Table I.B.2(2014) Percent of private-sector employees in establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2014
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 83.2%    32.9%    55.5%    77.2%    92.7%    99.1%    49.8%    95.8%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 46.3%    24.0%    38.6%    42.9%    49.0%    91.8%    28.3%    65.0%   
Mining and manufacturing 93.8%    50.4%    69.2%    88.7%    97.7%    100.0%    69.3%    98.6%   
Construction 72.5%    32.8%    71.1%    84.9%    96.0%    100.0%    55.9%    93.9%   
Utilities and transp. 90.3%    23.4%    62.8%    85.9%    95.0%    100.0%    55.3%    98.3%   
Wholesale trade 89.4%    49.4%    76.7%    91.1%    99.8%    99.7%    70.5%    98.8%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 91.9%    37.2%    87.9%    88.5%    98.3%    99.9%    58.8%    99.0%   
Retail trade 85.1%    26.4%    46.1%    82.5%    94.2%    99.9%    41.8%    98.3%   
Professional services 87.7%    40.6%    65.0%    85.4%    94.3%    99.0%    57.4%    97.0%   
Other services 71.1%    24.8%    37.1%    59.8%    84.7%    97.1%    37.0%    89.7%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 84.4%    35.8%    57.7%    77.4%    91.2%    99.1%    52.1%    95.8%   
For profit, unincorporated 66.7%    22.9%    40.8%    67.1%    90.1%    97.8%    36.5%    90.8%   
Nonprofit 93.6%    44.4%    73.1%    90.5%    98.5%    99.6%    67.5%    98.7%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 45.7%    20.3%    31.6%    55.8%    81.5%    100.0%    27.8%    81.7%   
5-9 years 54.8%    27.6%    38.7%    67.6%    86.0%    90.7%    39.2%    82.5%   
10-19 years 68.0%    31.6%    57.6%    74.9%    86.6%    92.9%    48.9%    86.6%   
20 or more years 93.0%    45.4%    69.2%    85.8%    96.2%    99.4%    64.7%    98.0%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 97.5%    60.1%    74.2%    83.6%    95.2%    99.2%    77.7%    98.0%   
1 location only 62.9%    32.7%    54.4%    75.7%    89.6%    95.7%    48.1%    87.4%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 50.0%    8.6%    16.4%    42.0%    70.7%    94.9%    18.4%    79.0%   
25-49 % 76.4%    30.9%    33.9%    63.1%    89.3%    98.5%    39.2%    92.6%   
50-74 % 82.9%    31.9%    47.7%    71.6%    93.5%    99.0%    43.9%    96.0%   
75% or more 89.5%    41.8%    72.6%    89.0%    96.1%    99.5%    63.1%    97.9%   
Union presence
No union employees 77.4%    33.0%    54.8%    76.5%    91.8%    98.4%    49.3%    93.5%   
Has union employees 99.0%    53.8%    91.7%    95.9%    99.1%    100.0%    82.7%    99.8%   
Unknown 96.7%    6.6% * 13.3% * 47.9%    93.4%    99.3%    16.9%    99.0%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 70.7%    16.3%    25.0%    54.5%    80.5%    97.7%    26.6%    89.6%   
Less than 50% low-wage 88.5%    40.9%    70.6%    87.1%    97.4%    99.6%    61.0%    98.2%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2014 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.B.2(2014) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees in establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2014
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 0.26%    0.71%    1.14%    0.94%    0.70%    0.17%    0.60%    0.25%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 4.48%    3.72%    9.57%    10.46%    13.44%    6.98%    3.78%    8.08%   
Mining and manufacturing 0.54%    3.42%    3.75%    2.12%    1.07%    0.00%    2.14%    0.44%   
Construction 1.53%    2.17%    3.26%    3.07%    2.25%    0.00%    1.91%    1.81%   
Utilities and transp. 0.97%    3.74%    6.77%    3.73%    2.64%    0.00%    3.53%    0.62%   
Wholesale trade 0.91%    3.23%    3.91%    2.28%    0.18%    0.27%    2.14%    0.58%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.55%    2.37%    2.99%    3.05%    1.09%    0.06%    2.06%    0.32%   
Retail trade 0.69%    1.98%    3.79%    2.61%    1.66%    0.07%    1.89%    0.32%   
Professional services 0.46%    1.38%    2.07%    1.52%    1.16%    0.31%    1.13%    0.42%   
Other services 0.80%    1.38%    2.02%    2.13%    1.93%    0.68%    1.20%    0.82%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.33%    0.90%    1.36%    1.15%    1.03%    0.20%    0.74%    0.31%   
For profit, unincorporated 1.02%    1.22%    2.53%    2.63%    1.71%    0.80%    1.30%    0.98%   
Nonprofit 0.39%    2.55%    2.97%    1.59%    0.47%    0.21%    1.73%    0.27%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1.81%    1.40%    3.01%    3.92%    4.69%    0.03%    1.54%    2.93%   
5-9 years 1.44%    1.48%    2.71%    2.83%    2.75%    4.17%    1.45%    2.16%   
10-19 years 1.07%    1.39%    2.25%    2.02%    2.51%    2.96%    1.20%    1.60%   
20 or more years 0.21%    1.29%    1.58%    1.07%    0.49%    0.12%    0.89%    0.17%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.18%    7.62%    3.16%    1.65%    0.55%    0.16%    1.91%    0.18%   
1 location only 0.59%    0.71%    1.19%    1.10%    1.40%    2.11%    0.63%    0.96%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1.50%    1.15%    2.55%    3.54%    3.77%    1.41%    1.45%    1.90%   
25-49 % 1.13%    2.45%    2.99%    3.32%    2.43%    0.60%    1.91%    0.97%   
50-74 % 0.74%    1.63%    2.94%    2.77%    2.40%    0.32%    1.53%    0.64%   
75% or more 0.26%    0.98%    1.29%    0.84%    0.64%    0.19%    0.72%    0.24%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.37%    0.71%    1.17%    0.98%    0.80%    0.31%    0.61%    0.39%   
Has union employees 0.17%    7.53%    3.27%    1.49%    0.59%    0.00%    2.74%    0.10%   
Unknown 0.41%    1.99% * 10.49% * 11.76%    4.55%    0.31%    4.57%    0.33%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 0.72%    1.02%    1.93%    2.22%    2.07%    0.52%    1.08%    0.74%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.25%    0.88%    1.25%    0.89%    0.47%    0.12%    0.68%    0.18%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2014 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.