Table I.B.2 Percent of private-sector employees in establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2015
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 83.8%    30.4%    52.6%    77.3%    96.1%    99.8%    47.6%    97.4%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 62.7%    14.3%    22.3% * 77.7%    92.3%    100.0%    29.5%    91.1%   
Mining and manufacturing 94.3%    39.5%    74.9%    90.0%    99.4%    100.0%    69.5%    99.5%   
Construction 70.1%    29.9%    57.3%    86.1%    98.7%    100.0%    51.3%    97.5%   
Utilities and transp. 89.1%    24.8%    54.7%    69.6%    94.3%    99.9%    48.1%    97.6%   
Wholesale trade 89.9%    46.5%    77.5%    94.5%    98.1%    100.0%    69.6%    99.0%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 92.3%    35.3%    80.4%    94.3%    99.8%    100.0%    56.2%    99.8%   
Retail trade 85.3%    23.1%    42.4%    82.0%    96.7%    99.9%    38.5%    99.0%   
Professional services 88.1%    39.0%    64.1%    85.0%    97.2%    99.5%    57.0%    97.8%   
Other services 72.4%    23.1%    35.0%    58.5%    90.8%    99.7%    34.3%    93.5%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 84.9%    32.1%    54.9%    77.4%    95.2%    99.8%    49.9%    97.4%   
For profit, unincorporated 69.4%    23.4%    38.3%    70.2%    95.6%    100.0%    36.3%    94.9%   
Nonprofit 93.0%    42.0%    66.3%    89.0%    99.2%    99.5%    61.4%    99.0%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 45.4%    18.5%    36.3%    63.5%    89.0%    89.8%    30.2%    82.3%   
5-9 years 52.4%    25.0%    36.2%    64.2%    89.2%    95.7%    34.8%    85.2%   
10-19 years 69.7%    31.8%    52.7%    75.6%    93.5%    98.8%    48.3%    92.2%   
20 or more years 93.1%    40.2%    63.7%    84.9%    98.0%    99.9%    59.9%    98.9%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 98.6%    50.6%    69.1%    84.4%    97.7%    99.9%    71.7%    99.2%   
1 location only 62.6%    30.2%    51.8%    75.8%    94.1%    96.8%    46.4%    90.6%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 49.7%    7.2%    16.3%    40.8%    79.8%    97.4%    15.8%    82.7%   
25-49 % 77.8%    24.7%    35.0%    60.9%    89.4%    99.8%    34.8%    94.3%   
50-74 % 81.3%    28.4%    47.1%    69.1%    98.3%    99.8%    40.8%    98.0%   
75% or more 89.9%    39.5%    67.9%    89.1%    98.6%    99.9%    60.8%    99.1%   
Union presence
No union employees 80.6%    29.8%    51.7%    76.4%    95.7%    99.7%    46.8%    96.7%   
Has union employees 98.8%    55.6%    79.9%    94.4%    99.8%    100.0%    76.6%    99.8%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 70.6%    13.5%    20.6%    52.0%    88.1%    99.8%    23.1%    92.7%   
Less than 50% low-wage 88.5%    37.7%    66.7%    87.6%    99.0%    99.8%    58.4%    98.9%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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 Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees in establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2015
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 0.24%    0.74%    1.17%    0.96%    0.53%    0.09%    0.63%    0.19%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 4.17%    2.81%    7.99% * 7.53%    4.70%    0.00%    5.02%    3.17%   
Mining and manufacturing 0.46%    3.68%    3.45%    1.92%    0.44%    0.00%    2.15%    0.22%   
Construction 1.68%    2.18%    3.86%    3.06%    1.29%    0.00%    2.27%    1.06%   
Utilities and transp. 1.26%    4.08%    6.76%    6.88%    2.73%    0.08%    4.00%    0.77%   
Wholesale trade 0.86%    3.97%    4.06%    1.82%    1.41%    0.00%    2.31%    0.51%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.48%    2.80%    3.98%    2.32%    0.14%    0.00%    2.27%    0.09%   
Retail trade 0.66%    1.92%    3.51%    2.52%    1.27%    0.04%    1.84%    0.23%   
Professional services 0.42%    1.51%    2.09%    1.61%    0.68%    0.29%    1.17%    0.34%   
Other services 0.77%    1.31%    2.09%    2.20%    1.80%    0.16%    1.18%    0.66%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.30%    0.95%    1.37%    1.15%    0.76%    0.08%    0.78%    0.23%   
For profit, unincorporated 0.96%    1.30%    2.58%    2.52%    1.33%    0.00%    1.32%    0.76%   
Nonprofit 0.45%    2.68%    3.51%    1.85%    0.42%    0.38%    1.96%    0.32%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 2.21%    1.44%    3.17%    3.86%    5.38%    11.05%    1.74%    3.60%   
5-9 years 1.59%    1.64%    2.86%    3.24%    3.05%    4.16%    1.56%    2.40%   
10-19 years 0.93%    1.46%    2.24%    1.90%    1.33%    0.73%    1.23%    0.94%   
20 or more years 0.19%    1.35%    1.65%    1.08%    0.47%    0.06%    0.95%    0.14%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.11%    9.02%    3.80%    1.44%    0.38%    0.07%    2.16%    0.10%   
1 location only 0.60%    0.74%    1.21%    1.12%    1.08%    2.15%    0.66%    0.84%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1.48%    1.05%    2.60%    3.56%    3.45%    1.54%    1.41%    1.78%   
25-49 % 1.13%    2.55%    3.36%    3.37%    2.85%    0.13%    2.02%    0.94%   
50-74 % 0.75%    1.65%    2.92%    3.17%    0.75%    0.13%    1.52%    0.39%   
75% or more 0.23%    1.04%    1.40%    0.87%    0.43%    0.04%    0.78%    0.14%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.30%    0.75%    1.18%    1.00%    0.58%    0.12%    0.64%    0.25%   
Has union employees 0.15%    5.34%    5.42%    1.91%    0.18%    0.01%    2.96%    0.06%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 0.74%    1.02%    1.86%    2.25%    1.79%    0.07%    1.11%    0.65%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.23%    0.92%    1.29%    0.86%    0.23%    0.11%    0.71%    0.13%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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.