Table I.C.3.a(2014) Percent of total premiums for exclusive-provider plans contributed by employees enrolled in single coverage at private-sector 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 20.8%    16.7%    20.2%    22.4%    21.1%    21.0%    20.0%    21.1%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 16.2% * --    --    --    --    --    16.2% * --   
Mining and manufacturing 21.9%    14.2% * 26.9%    21.1%    23.7%    21.2%    19.7%    22.6%   
Construction 18.8%    25.0%    21.2%    18.6%    13.4% * 5.4% * 21.4%    15.2%   
Utilities and transp. 25.8%    --    --    33.5%    28.1%    23.6%    27.4%    25.3%   
Wholesale trade 22.2%    20.8% * 11.1% * 20.3%    20.1%    39.7%    19.3%    24.5%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 17.7%    10.2%    10.4% * 18.5%    18.9%    20.7%    11.3%    20.1%   
Retail trade 26.8%    25.5%    26.9%    29.4%    24.5%    26.7%    26.1%    27.3%   
Professional services 18.3%    10.6%    18.6%    20.3%    19.6%    18.0%    17.4%    18.5%   
Other services 24.6%    17.7%    23.5%    26.4%    24.0%    26.4%    23.6%    25.0%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 22.3%    18.9%    21.2%    23.4%    22.4%    22.9%    21.1%    22.8%   
For profit, unincorporated 24.6%    13.0%    20.3%    27.9%    25.8%    30.6%    19.8%    27.5%   
Nonprofit 16.2%    5.3%    15.1%    16.8%    17.3%    16.0%    14.2%    16.4%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 22.6%    10.3%    25.9%    31.0%    25.6%    --    20.3%    24.7%   
5-9 years 19.5%    14.6%    22.6%    21.9%    17.1%    25.0%    19.8%    19.3%   
10-19 years 21.5%    13.6%    23.4%    21.8%    24.0%    24.9%    19.2%    23.3%   
20 or more years 20.7%    20.6%    17.9%    21.8%    20.5%    20.8%    20.3%    20.8%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 21.2%    --    14.0%    19.5%    22.3%    21.1%    17.5%    21.3%   
1 location only 20.4%    16.7%    20.7%    23.1%    19.8%    18.8%    20.2%    20.6%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 21.0%    10.3% * --    24.4% * 30.5%    19.5%    17.8% * 23.2%   
25-49 % 25.7%    38.6%    29.5%    26.8%    20.4%    22.5%    33.6%    22.2%   
50-74 % 19.9%    9.8%    26.6%    19.5%    20.4%    20.4%    19.5%    20.0%   
75% or more 20.7%    16.1%    18.5%    22.4%    21.1%    21.0%    19.2%    21.2%   
Union presence
No union employees 22.0%    17.1%    21.3%    24.0%    22.6%    22.3%    21.0%    22.6%   
Has union employees 15.5%    --    --    5.9% * 14.7%    17.9%    6.3% * 16.4%   
Unknown 22.0%    --    --    --    10.8% * 22.5%    --    22.1%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 26.8%    23.7%    28.9%    25.4%    25.8%    28.3%    25.9%    27.1%   
Less than 50% low-wage 19.9%    15.5%    19.2%    22.0%    20.3%    19.7%    19.1%    20.2%   

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.

-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few 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.C.3.a(2014) Standard error for percent of total premiums for exclusive-provider plans contributed by employees enrolled in single coverage at private-sector 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 0.46%    1.63%    1.61%    1.19%    0.95%    0.65%    1.01%    0.51%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 8.85% * --    --    --    --    --    9.47% * --   
Mining and manufacturing 1.01%    4.64% * 2.79%    2.35%    1.62%    1.59%    2.27%    1.10%   
Construction 2.57%    7.41%    4.90%    3.72%    5.27% * 2.89% * 3.62%    3.38%   
Utilities and transp. 2.29%    --    --    5.82%    5.87%    2.60%    5.29%    2.49%   
Wholesale trade 2.20%    6.46% * 3.66% * 3.34%    2.12%    8.20%    3.04%    3.17%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 1.25%    2.69%    3.17% * 3.87%    2.35%    2.00%    2.12%    1.48%   
Retail trade 1.69%    5.57%    3.74%    3.94%    3.15%    1.83%    3.14%    1.95%   
Professional services 0.69%    1.76%    3.16%    2.33%    1.47%    0.85%    1.84%    0.74%   
Other services 1.21%    3.68%    3.70%    3.24%    2.97%    1.33%    2.62%    1.33%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.57%    2.05%    1.91%    1.43%    1.12%    0.77%    1.22%    0.61%   
For profit, unincorporated 1.59%    3.16%    4.20%    3.72%    3.65%    2.06%    2.75%    1.94%   
Nonprofit 0.82%    1.52%    4.25%    2.55%    1.66%    0.99%    2.21%    0.88%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 2.30%    2.47%    5.88%    5.91%    4.70%    --    4.10%    2.41%   
5-9 years 2.04%    4.10%    4.93%    3.29%    4.26%    5.56%    2.76%    3.02%   
10-19 years 1.19%    1.77%    3.13%    2.08%    2.59%    3.18%    1.65%    1.66%   
20 or more years 0.53%    2.84%    2.08%    1.58%    1.04%    0.66%    1.45%    0.55%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.56%    --    3.66%    1.87%    1.21%    0.67%    2.29%    0.57%   
1 location only 0.75%    1.63%    1.71%    1.41%    1.50%    2.35%    1.08%    1.05%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 2.98%    5.73% * --    8.36% * 3.70%    2.59%    5.91% * 2.69%   
25-49 % 2.27%    10.15%    4.81%    3.43%    3.08%    2.91%    5.54%    1.81%   
50-74 % 0.88%    2.55%    5.30%    2.79%    1.84%    0.93%    2.63%    0.87%   
75% or more 0.54%    1.66%    1.71%    1.37%    1.13%    0.80%    1.10%    0.62%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.56%    1.70%    1.64%    1.24%    1.07%    0.86%    1.05%    0.65%   
Has union employees 0.91%    --    --    2.00% * 2.03%    1.18%    2.17% * 0.97%   
Unknown 1.25%    --    --    --    3.64% * 1.29%    --    1.27%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 1.09%    5.73%    3.67%    2.85%    1.86%    1.37%    2.91%    1.06%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.50%    1.62%    1.69%    1.28%    1.08%    0.69%    1.07%    0.56%   

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.

-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few 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.