Table I.D.4(2010) Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take family coverage 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 30.3%    26.1%    25.7%    26.1%    29.5%    32.6%    25.8%    31.4%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 29.3%    35.3%    21.6% * 30.5%    36.6%    21.5%    29.6%    29.1%   
Mining and manufacturing 36.0%    27.8%    30.0%    29.0%    36.3%    38.3%    28.3%    37.2%   
Construction 31.0%    29.4%    27.2%    30.4%    34.8%    34.4%    27.9%    34.3%   
Utilities and transp. 33.3%    26.1%    28.0%    26.9%    34.0%    34.2%    28.7%    33.7%   
Wholesale trade 32.9%    26.2%    27.3%    27.2%    33.2%    37.4%    27.4%    34.6%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 30.8%    26.5%    27.1%    22.7%    29.8%    32.4%    26.5%    31.3%   
Retail trade 23.5%    26.6%    20.8%    22.7%    22.4%    23.8%    22.9%    23.6%   
Professional services 30.1%    23.4%    26.2%    24.8%    26.9%    33.7%    24.7%    31.2%   
Other services 26.3%    26.5%    21.8%    26.0%    24.2%    27.9%    24.3%    26.8%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 30.9%    26.9%    26.0%    26.6%    31.3%    32.7%    26.1%    32.0%   
For profit, unincorporated 29.6%    23.3%    24.1%    26.3%    31.6%    32.3%    25.0%    31.3%   
Nonprofit 28.6%    27.0%    26.6%    23.3%    23.3%    32.3%    25.2%    29.0%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 24.9%    24.8%    23.6%    21.4%    25.4%    29.9%    22.3%    27.8%   
5-9 years 29.9%    28.7%    28.0%    28.8%    31.1%    33.5%    28.8%    31.0%   
10-19 years 27.9%    26.2%    27.5%    24.1%    27.0%    31.9%    26.1%    28.9%   
20 or more years 30.9%    25.5%    24.7%    26.7%    29.9%    32.7%    25.5%    31.7%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 31.8%    27.2%    22.9%    25.9%    30.5%    32.5%    24.6%    31.9%   
1 location only 27.3%    26.1%    25.9%    26.2%    27.8%    35.6%    25.9%    28.8%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 28.2%    31.1%    23.7%    34.2%    22.9%    28.8%    32.1%    27.2%   
25-49 % 25.0%    30.6%    22.1%    20.6%    24.9%    26.0%    24.3%    25.2%   
50-74 % 25.9%    27.8%    25.8%    18.7%    23.1%    27.1%    25.2%    26.0%   
75% or more 31.3%    25.5%    25.9%    26.9%    30.4%    34.0%    25.8%    32.6%   
Union presence
No union employees 28.4%    25.5%    24.9%    25.2%    28.5%    31.1%    25.0%    29.5%   
Has union employees 34.1%    45.8%    40.0%    34.3%    36.4%    33.4%    41.2%    33.7%   
Unknown 34.5%    20.7%    29.2%    39.8%    29.2%    34.8%    27.3%    34.6%   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage 22.6%    26.7%    20.3%    17.9%    19.8%    24.5%    21.8%    22.8%   
Less than 50% low wage 31.7%    26.0%    26.4%    27.5%    31.3%    34.1%    26.4%    32.9%   

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.

** 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.4(2010) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take family coverage 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 0.32%    0.63%    0.68%    0.61%    0.46%    0.52%    0.45%    0.35%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 4.25%    5.52%    10.33% * 6.33%    9.43%    5.16%    5.02%    5.73%   
Mining and manufacturing 0.74%    3.28%    1.73%    1.67%    1.34%    0.95%    1.44%    0.70%   
Construction 0.65%    1.47%    2.47%    1.96%    3.55%    3.50%    1.57%    2.26%   
Utilities and transp. 1.29%    4.15%    7.62%    4.02%    3.66%    1.54%    3.14%    1.30%   
Wholesale trade 0.94%    1.86%    2.26%    2.15%    1.51%    2.42%    1.38%    1.04%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.66%    3.30%    1.76%    2.33%    1.71%    0.98%    1.58%    0.59%   
Retail trade 0.48%    2.60%    1.74%    1.77%    1.43%    0.58%    1.28%    0.57%   
Professional services 0.52%    1.16%    1.25%    1.19%    0.66%    1.02%    0.63%    0.64%   
Other services 0.61%    1.51%    1.26%    1.20%    1.49%    0.99%    0.80%    0.71%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.37%    0.64%    0.85%    0.74%    0.74%    0.57%    0.41%    0.41%   
For profit, unincorporated 0.75%    1.58%    0.64%    1.84%    2.53%    1.02%    1.01%    0.96%   
Nonprofit 1.11%    2.62%    1.94%    1.42%    0.87%    1.81%    1.74%    1.29%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1.89%    1.62%    2.29%    2.65%    3.55%    4.17%    0.94%    2.95%   
5-9 years 1.27%    2.11%    1.96%    2.06%    3.79%    3.57%    1.18%    2.29%   
10-19 years 0.98%    1.56%    1.40%    1.14%    1.26%    1.98%    0.97%    1.17%   
20 or more years 0.38%    0.89%    0.59%    0.72%    0.47%    0.51%    0.52%    0.40%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.42%    5.41%    1.47%    1.07%    0.72%    0.47%    0.87%    0.42%   
1 location only 0.36%    0.63%    0.72%    0.84%    0.92%    2.86%    0.48%    0.82%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1.63%    4.05%    6.98%    4.45%    3.42%    2.05%    3.88%    1.35%   
25-49 % 0.70%    4.01%    2.09%    1.26%    2.71%    1.43%    1.82%    0.75%   
50-74 % 0.52%    1.73%    2.38%    1.42%    1.37%    0.93%    0.86%    0.58%   
75% or more 0.37%    0.55%    0.71%    0.68%    0.64%    0.63%    0.42%    0.39%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.21%    0.64%    0.74%    0.52%    0.54%    0.48%    0.37%    0.24%   
Has union employees 0.82%    5.03%    6.57%    3.73%    2.43%    0.76%    3.91%    0.80%   
Unknown 0.83%    4.39%    3.54%    5.66%    2.57%    0.95%    3.17%    0.85%   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage 0.48%    1.24%    1.74%    1.19%    1.33%    0.58%    0.92%    0.54%   
Less than 50% low wage 0.37%    0.67%    0.67%    0.82%    0.66%    0.53%    0.52%    0.40%   

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.

** 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.