Table I.B.3.b.(1)(2010) Percent of private-sector full-time employees eligible for health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2010
Characteristics Total Less than 10 employees 10-24 employees 25-99 employees 100-999 employees 1000 or more employees Less than 50 employees 50 or more employees
United States 88.3%    91.4%    90.2%    88.4%    88.3%    87.8%    90.0%    87.9%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 77.1%    94.9%    92.3%    65.6%    73.6%    76.9%    89.2%    72.3%   
Mining and manufacturing 94.1%    92.9%    94.1%    95.4%    95.7%    93.2%    94.5%    94.0%   
Construction 83.6%    89.7%    89.0%    80.0%    80.8%    80.4%    87.0%    80.0%   
Utilities and transp. 91.4%    90.1%    85.8%    87.1%    94.0%    91.7%    88.6%    91.7%   
Wholesale trade 94.4%    94.9%    95.6%    95.3%    93.3%    94.3%    94.9%    94.3%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 93.9%    94.3%    93.1%    94.6%    95.6%    93.5%    94.0%    93.9%   
Retail trade 83.3%    91.2%    84.8%    91.3%    88.0%    80.1%    89.0%    82.2%   
Professional services 89.9%    92.3%    92.1%    90.5%    88.3%    89.8%    91.8%    89.5%   
Other services 79.2%    87.8%    85.6%    78.9%    77.6%    78.0%    83.9%    78.0%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 88.8%    92.1%    91.1%    88.7%    89.6%    87.9%    90.4%    88.4%   
For profit, unincorporated 86.2%    89.9%    86.7%    87.9%    84.8%    85.4%    88.6%    85.4%   
Nonprofit 87.9%    88.7%    88.1%    87.1%    86.6%    88.7%    88.9%    87.7%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 85.0%    92.2%    86.4%    81.9%    80.2%    85.3%    87.1%    82.9%   
5-9 years 86.4%    90.3%    88.6%    84.4%    81.2%    89.8%    88.7%    84.2%   
10-19 years 87.1%    90.2%    93.2%    87.6%    87.5%    83.0%    91.1%    85.0%   
20 or more years 88.7%    92.3%    90.0%    89.7%    89.2%    88.1%    90.3%    88.5%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 88.3%    94.7%    95.2%    92.6%    89.5%    87.7%    93.7%    88.2%   
1 location only 88.4%    91.4%    89.9%    87.2%    86.4%    88.8%    89.7%    86.9%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 87.5%    96.1%    89.5%    89.6%    88.0%    85.6%    89.4%    87.2%   
25-49 % 83.6%    94.6%    87.3%    89.4%    85.9%    79.6%    89.5%    82.4%   
50-74 % 89.5%    89.7%    86.4%    91.1%    89.4%    89.5%    88.4%    89.7%   
75% or more 88.3%    91.6%    90.7%    88.1%    88.2%    87.8%    90.2%    87.9%   
Union presence
No union employees 88.6%    91.4%    90.7%    89.3%    88.5%    87.4%    90.5%    88.0%   
Has union employees 86.0%    91.5%    82.8%    79.1%    89.5%    85.9%    81.6%    86.2%   
Unknown 89.8%    92.6%    85.3%    82.6%    78.6%    90.6%    89.0%    89.8%   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage 77.6%    85.3%    79.2%    78.1%    72.8%    78.7%    79.9%    77.2%   
Less than 50% low wage 91.0%    92.4%    92.1%    91.0%    92.8%    90.0%    91.9%    90.8%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2010 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.

 

Table I.B.3.b.(1)(2010) Standard error for percent of private-sector full-time employees eligible for health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2010
Characteristics Total Less than 10 employees 10-24 employees 25-99 employees 100-999 employees 1000 or more employees Less than 50 employees 50 or more employees
United States 0.34%    0.41%    0.43%    0.50%    0.79%    0.69%    0.25%    0.40%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 5.18%    1.21%    14.14%    10.24%    14.10%    8.02%    3.36%    7.79%   
Mining and manufacturing 0.63%    1.67%    1.64%    0.85%    1.35%    0.67%    0.84%    0.68%   
Construction 1.28%    1.64%    1.32%    2.74%    5.65%    6.58%    0.86%    2.46%   
Utilities and transp. 1.03%    2.97%    4.39%    2.51%    1.24%    1.23%    2.54%    1.07%   
Wholesale trade 0.82%    1.20%    1.53%    0.91%    1.82%    1.39%    0.84%    1.15%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.90%    0.80%    1.41%    1.07%    1.00%    1.25%    0.94%    0.97%   
Retail trade 1.41%    0.57%    1.75%    1.01%    3.05%    1.97%    1.07%    1.58%   
Professional services 0.53%    1.12%    0.67%    1.51%    1.25%    0.58%    0.80%    0.55%   
Other services 1.35%    0.99%    2.39%    1.76%    2.96%    2.45%    0.98%    1.57%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.40%    0.59%    0.53%    0.54%    0.93%    0.77%    0.38%    0.48%   
For profit, unincorporated 0.91%    1.36%    2.41%    1.79%    1.96%    1.58%    0.91%    1.09%   
Nonprofit 0.84%    1.66%    2.32%    2.22%    1.39%    1.25%    1.36%    0.97%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1.76%    1.36%    2.07%    4.09%    6.44%    5.06%    1.58%    2.32%   
5-9 years 1.22%    1.27%    1.44%    1.55%    4.05%    3.06%    1.10%    1.98%   
10-19 years 1.07%    0.72%    0.73%    1.14%    1.82%    2.99%    0.45%    1.72%   
20 or more years 0.39%    0.58%    0.56%    0.72%    0.69%    0.67%    0.27%    0.43%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.49%    3.30%    1.21%    0.69%    0.66%    0.69%    0.83%    0.49%   
1 location only 0.44%    0.42%    0.47%    0.54%    1.39%    3.07%    0.30%    0.74%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1.71%    3.55%    2.89%    2.48%    3.69%    2.84%    2.72%    2.06%   
25-49 % 1.48%    1.70%    2.84%    2.48%    2.80%    2.26%    1.24%    1.60%   
50-74 % 0.54%    0.93%    1.75%    1.37%    1.56%    1.07%    0.74%    0.69%   
75% or more 0.38%    0.51%    0.49%    0.63%    0.75%    0.78%    0.23%    0.45%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.30%    0.43%    0.42%    0.46%    0.75%    0.93%    0.24%    0.41%   
Has union employees 1.00%    2.91%    4.00%    2.85%    1.90%    1.31%    3.20%    0.98%   
Unknown 0.47%    2.34%    6.60%    4.90%    3.88%    0.76%    2.97%    0.48%   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage 1.06%    1.44%    1.88%    1.45%    1.91%    1.41%    1.44%    1.14%   
Less than 50% low wage 0.45%    0.34%    0.41%    0.61%    0.42%    0.82%    0.31%    0.55%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2010 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.