Table I.D.3(2010) Percent of total premiums contributed by employees enrolled in family coverage at private-sector 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 26.8%    24.4%    33.4%    35.1%    29.1%    24.4%    31.3%    26.1%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 27.4%    --    --    --    --    --    23.9%    30.0%   
Mining and manufacturing 23.5%    21.5%    29.7%    30.6%    26.9%    20.8%    30.0%    22.8%   
Construction 30.9%    29.1%    32.7%    35.3%    29.1%    26.4%    32.9%    29.3%   
Utilities and transp. 21.6%    16.9% * 25.1%    37.1%    21.7%    20.7%    22.7%    21.5%   
Wholesale trade 26.5%    19.0%    32.9%    33.8%    25.9%    24.2%    29.7%    25.7%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 27.0%    27.7%    30.6%    29.8%    30.2%    25.9%    28.5%    26.8%   
Retail trade 32.6%    18.1%    38.1%    45.8%    44.2%    28.6%    35.3%    32.1%   
Professional services 26.1%    26.1%    36.0%    35.6%    29.9%    23.0%    33.1%    25.1%   
Other services 31.8%    23.2%    33.5%    34.9%    29.3%    32.8%    30.0%    32.2%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 27.6%    26.0%    33.4%    35.6%    30.1%    25.1%    32.2%    26.7%   
For profit, unincorporated 28.3%    24.1%    38.4%    39.3%    29.0%    24.7%    32.2%    27.2%   
Nonprofit 22.8%    8.9% * 24.6%    28.0%    25.9%    21.6%    22.2%    22.9%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 34.5%    33.3%    41.5%    38.0%    38.4%    25.1%    35.8%    33.3%   
5-9 years 31.6%    24.0%    39.6%    35.9%    28.2%    32.4%    32.7%    30.6%   
10-19 years 30.3%    27.7%    33.5%    37.9%    31.5%    25.7%    32.2%    29.3%   
20 or more years 26.0%    20.9%    31.0%    34.1%    28.6%    24.2%    30.1%    25.5%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 25.4%    18.5% * 34.5%    31.8%    28.3%    24.5%    32.6%    25.3%   
1 location only 30.6%    24.5%    33.4%    36.2%    30.5%    22.6%    31.1%    30.1%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 32.5%    21.9% * 33.1% * 50.6%    28.5%    31.0%    33.8%    32.1%   
25-49 % 32.2%    21.0%    29.2%    32.0%    26.3%    36.4%    25.3%    33.7%   
50-74 % 24.3%    21.3%    33.8%    36.3%    30.9%    22.0%    28.1%    23.8%   
75% or more 26.9%    25.1%    33.5%    34.8%    29.0%    24.4%    31.8%    26.1%   
Union presence
No union employees 29.0%    24.8%    34.9%    37.0%    31.0%    25.2%    32.6%    28.1%   
Has union employees 18.9%    17.6%    13.2%    21.3%    17.8%    19.1%    15.9%    19.1%   
Unknown 28.6%    23.5% * 42.1%    24.8%    30.4%    28.5%    34.0%    28.5%   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage 31.6%    21.6%    33.2%    40.6%    33.6%    30.6%    31.1%    31.7%   
Less than 50% low wage 26.3%    24.7%    33.4%    34.5%    28.6%    23.6%    31.3%    25.4%   

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.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.

** 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.D.3(2010) Standard error for percent of total premiums contributed by employees enrolled in family coverage at private-sector 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 0.42%    0.63%    1.33%    1.29%    0.67%    0.62%    0.42%    0.49%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 3.17%    --    --    --    --    --    5.10%    2.54%   
Mining and manufacturing 0.59%    3.71%    4.18%    1.92%    1.69%    0.77%    2.00%    0.68%   
Construction 1.59%    4.63%    3.73%    2.70%    5.06%    3.39%    2.10%    2.36%   
Utilities and transp. 1.07%    7.93% * 5.35%    6.71%    3.03%    1.13%    2.09%    1.24%   
Wholesale trade 0.59%    3.41%    2.92%    2.13%    1.35%    1.11%    2.75%    0.79%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.89%    3.43%    3.57%    2.92%    1.45%    1.26%    1.88%    0.96%   
Retail trade 0.90%    4.11%    3.67%    2.41%    4.29%    0.49%    2.13%    0.91%   
Professional services 0.78%    2.26%    2.60%    2.00%    1.66%    1.09%    0.79%    0.96%   
Other services 0.74%    2.56%    3.48%    2.74%    2.31%    1.41%    1.54%    0.93%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.47%    1.15%    1.41%    1.41%    0.94%    0.58%    0.55%    0.53%   
For profit, unincorporated 0.78%    1.87%    4.49%    3.42%    1.79%    1.23%    1.27%    1.00%   
Nonprofit 0.72%    3.18% * 5.24%    1.99%    1.42%    1.17%    3.06%    0.86%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 2.61%    3.93%    5.03%    4.15%    5.06%    5.87%    2.00%    3.67%   
5-9 years 1.62%    2.59%    3.99%    2.35%    2.27%    3.12%    2.51%    1.71%   
10-19 years 1.23%    2.54%    3.68%    2.59%    2.41%    2.10%    1.05%    1.73%   
20 or more years 0.49%    0.78%    2.10%    1.34%    0.83%    0.69%    0.64%    0.53%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.48%    6.85% * 3.22%    1.62%    0.66%    0.62%    1.92%    0.49%   
1 location only 0.65%    0.59%    1.35%    1.39%    1.01%    2.95%    0.40%    1.19%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1.82%    7.92% * 10.53% * 4.39%    4.98%    2.99%    5.96%    2.09%   
25-49 % 1.80%    5.34%    5.32%    4.21%    4.31%    1.85%    3.00%    1.86%   
50-74 % 0.96%    3.05%    5.10%    2.43%    1.84%    1.00%    2.21%    1.04%   
75% or more 0.40%    1.10%    1.42%    1.45%    0.82%    0.60%    0.54%    0.46%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.41%    0.71%    1.22%    1.24%    0.73%    0.72%    0.48%    0.48%   
Has union employees 0.66%    3.38%    3.91%    2.85%    1.71%    0.78%    2.21%    0.67%   
Unknown 1.35%    9.97% * 6.70%    6.46%    2.83%    1.42%    4.69%    1.38%   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage 0.70%    3.22%    3.48%    2.21%    2.32%    1.02%    2.03%    0.64%   
Less than 50% low wage 0.50%    0.74%    1.31%    1.35%    0.77%    0.68%    0.54%    0.56%   

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.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.

** 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.