Table I.B.3.b(2014) Percent of private-sector full-time employees at 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 87.8%    39.5%    66.6%    84.6%    95.3%    99.4%    58.7%    97.3%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 52.7%    26.5%    49.6%    43.6%    50.0%    96.5%    32.3%    69.5%   
Mining and manufacturing 94.8%    55.4%    70.8%    90.1%    97.7%    100.0%    72.6%    98.7%   
Construction 75.0%    35.3%    71.9%    85.1%    95.9%    100.0%    58.9%    93.9%   
Utilities and transp. 92.2%    27.3%    69.8%    89.0%    95.9%    100.0%    60.6%    98.8%   
Wholesale trade 90.8%    52.1%    78.8%    91.7%    99.7%    99.7%    73.4%    98.8%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 93.8%    41.5%    91.7%    92.1%    98.4%    100.0%    64.3%    99.4%   
Retail trade 86.7%    33.8%    55.5%    85.0%    96.0%    99.9%    50.7%    98.2%   
Professional services 91.5%    47.0%    74.7%    90.8%    97.2%    99.6%    65.5%    98.5%   
Other services 78.8%    32.5%    50.0%    70.8%    89.2%    97.3%    46.4%    93.1%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 88.2%    40.9%    67.8%    85.0%    94.3%    99.4%    60.0%    97.3%   
For profit, unincorporated 76.3%    31.0%    55.1%    77.7%    94.8%    98.2%    47.5%    94.5%   
Nonprofit 96.5%    60.8%    82.8%    91.9%    98.9%    99.8%    78.1%    99.1%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 57.3%    26.5%    46.5%    72.1%    83.2%    100.0%    37.5%    87.3%   
5-9 years 63.0%    33.1%    50.4%    77.2%    90.9%    93.2%    47.7%    87.8%   
10-19 years 75.5%    38.2%    67.9%    82.0%    92.9%    94.0%    57.6%    91.6%   
20 or more years 95.0%    52.6%    76.8%    89.7%    97.6%    99.6%    71.8%    98.7%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 98.5%    67.2%    79.1%    90.0%    97.8%    99.5%    83.4%    98.9%   
1 location only 70.9%    39.3%    65.7%    83.3%    92.3%    96.0%    57.0%    91.1%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 68.8%    25.3%    24.3%    55.3%    78.1%    96.6%    35.8%    85.5%   
25-49 % 77.7%    31.9%    34.6%    62.7%    89.8%    98.6%    40.0%    92.9%   
50-74 % 83.7%    32.5%    49.2%    72.2%    94.1%    99.1%    45.1%    96.3%   
75% or more 89.5%    41.5%    73.1%    89.0%    96.1%    99.5%    63.0%    97.9%   
Union presence
No union employees 83.1%    39.3%    65.9%    84.0%    94.7%    98.9%    57.9%    95.8%   
Has union employees 99.2%    68.7%    92.3%    97.2%    99.0%    100.0%    88.5%    99.8%   
Unknown 98.0%    11.7% * 23.4% * 59.9%    95.2%    99.6%    27.8%    99.4%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 75.9%    20.7%    32.4%    60.2%    84.7%    97.6%    32.3%    91.5%   
Less than 50% low-wage 90.9%    45.0%    76.0%    90.8%    97.8%    99.8%    66.1%    98.7%   

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.3.b(2014) Standard error for percent of private-sector full-time employees at 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 0.23%    0.82%    1.14%    0.81%    0.60%    0.17%    0.63%    0.21%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 5.16%    4.17%    10.11%    11.50%    14.05%    2.80%    4.34%    8.70%   
Mining and manufacturing 0.50%    3.60%    3.82%    1.91%    1.09%    0.00%    2.13%    0.42%   
Construction 1.52%    2.35%    3.29%    3.13%    2.36%    0.00%    1.97%    1.85%   
Utilities and transp. 0.84%    4.37%    6.59%    3.40%    2.19%    0.00%    3.58%    0.50%   
Wholesale trade 0.85%    3.37%    3.71%    2.27%    0.18%    0.28%    2.09%    0.60%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.46%    2.62%    1.95%    2.32%    1.18%    0.03%    2.09%    0.25%   
Retail trade 0.71%    2.51%    4.28%    2.64%    1.61%    0.03%    2.17%    0.42%   
Professional services 0.35%    1.52%    1.93%    1.23%    0.79%    0.20%    1.13%    0.27%   
Other services 0.80%    1.82%    2.49%    2.15%    1.76%    0.86%    1.44%    0.78%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.29%    1.00%    1.33%    0.96%    0.87%    0.19%    0.75%    0.27%   
For profit, unincorporated 0.93%    1.57%    2.93%    2.40%    1.20%    0.87%    1.52%    0.78%   
Nonprofit 0.30%    2.86%    2.58%    1.66%    0.37%    0.10%    1.71%    0.21%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 2.00%    1.82%    3.83%    3.70%    4.98%    0.03%    1.94%    2.80%   
5-9 years 1.48%    1.75%    3.19%    2.57%    2.42%    4.09%    1.61%    1.98%   
10-19 years 1.00%    1.63%    2.24%    1.78%    1.89%    3.37%    1.26%    1.40%   
20 or more years 0.18%    1.40%    1.46%    0.97%    0.43%    0.09%    0.88%    0.14%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.15%    7.51%    3.09%    1.22%    0.35%    0.16%    1.69%    0.15%   
1 location only 0.57%    0.82%    1.20%    0.97%    1.24%    2.14%    0.66%    0.85%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1.68%    3.81%    3.76%    3.92%    3.81%    1.21%    2.72%    1.76%   
25-49 % 1.14%    2.58%    3.09%    3.44%    2.47%    0.54%    1.98%    0.98%   
50-74 % 0.72%    1.69%    2.98%    2.76%    2.03%    0.31%    1.56%    0.58%   
75% or more 0.26%    0.97%    1.29%    0.86%    0.65%    0.20%    0.72%    0.24%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.34%    0.82%    1.18%    0.85%    0.69%    0.33%    0.64%    0.34%   
Has union employees 0.17%    7.82%    3.35%    1.21%    0.72%    0.00%    2.44%    0.11%   
Unknown 0.30%    3.62% * 16.99% * 12.17%    3.11%    0.21%    6.90%    0.24%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 0.81%    1.36%    2.79%    2.54%    2.26%    0.77%    1.45%    0.86%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.21%    0.95%    1.17%    0.73%    0.46%    0.05%    0.67%    0.15%   

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.