Table I.B.3.b Percent of private-sector full-time employees at 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 88.3%    36.8%    63.1%    84.8%    97.9%    99.9%    56.4%    98.6%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 70.4%    20.2%    24.3% * 78.1%    91.2%    100.0%    37.7%    90.7%   
Mining and manufacturing 95.5%    46.4%    78.0%    91.0%    99.5%    100.0%    73.6%    99.6%   
Construction 73.2%    32.8%    58.4%    86.7%    99.0%    100.0%    54.2%    97.9%   
Utilities and transp. 91.7%    27.7%    61.0%    75.9%    98.6%    100.0%    52.4%    99.1%   
Wholesale trade 91.5%    49.7%    81.3%    94.6%    99.2%    100.0%    72.7%    99.3%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 94.2%    41.3%    83.9%    96.0%    99.8%    100.0%    62.5%    99.9%   
Retail trade 87.0%    28.2%    53.6%    85.6%    98.5%    100.0%    46.5%    99.3%   
Professional services 91.5%    44.9%    70.9%    90.7%    99.0%    99.9%    63.5%    99.3%   
Other services 79.9%    30.1%    48.1%    68.5%    93.1%    99.7%    44.2%    95.7%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 88.6%    37.3%    63.8%    85.0%    97.5%    99.9%    57.5%    98.6%   
For profit, unincorporated 78.1%    31.7%    54.1%    79.1%    97.6%    100.0%    47.1%    97.3%   
Nonprofit 96.3%    54.8%    76.8%    92.7%    99.7%    100.0%    73.3%    99.6%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 54.9%    24.6%    52.0%    74.6%    93.5%    100.0%    40.0%    90.3%   
5-9 years 61.4%    31.9%    45.0%    74.2%    95.6%    96.1%    42.4%    93.0%   
10-19 years 76.4%    37.7%    61.6%    82.7%    96.9%    98.9%    56.1%    95.6%   
20 or more years 95.0%    46.2%    72.5%    90.1%    98.7%    100.0%    67.9%    99.4%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 99.2%    52.3%    79.7%    89.8%    98.9%    99.9%    79.4%    99.6%   
1 location only 70.5%    36.7%    62.3%    83.6%    96.7%    99.1%    55.2%    94.8%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 70.0%    22.9%    26.8%    48.6%    86.7%    100.0%    31.6%    88.0%   
25-49 % 78.9%    25.1%    36.0%    61.9%    89.7%    99.7%    35.8%    94.4%   
50-74 % 82.2%    28.8%    47.7%    69.7%    98.2%    99.8%    41.7%    98.0%   
75% or more 90.0%    39.2%    68.5%    89.2%    98.6%    99.9%    60.8%    99.1%   
Union presence
No union employees 85.8%    36.2%    62.3%    84.1%    97.7%    99.9%    55.5%    98.2%   
Has union employees 99.0%    61.8%    82.6%    95.8%    99.9%    100.0%    81.8%    99.9%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 76.3%    17.3%    25.4%    58.5%    91.0%    99.9%    27.8%    94.9%   
Less than 50% low-wage 90.8%    42.0%    71.5%    90.8%    99.5%    99.9%    63.6%    99.4%   

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.3.b Standard errors for percent of private-sector full-time employees at 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 0.21%    0.87%    1.21%    0.83%    0.41%    0.04%    0.67%    0.14%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 3.99%    3.95%    9.13% * 7.83%    5.29%    0.00%    5.93%    3.37%   
Mining and manufacturing 0.42%    4.03%    3.35%    1.87%    0.42%    0.00%    2.14%    0.21%   
Construction 1.64%    2.38%    3.85%    3.04%    0.92%    0.00%    2.32%    0.90%   
Utilities and transp. 1.01%    4.47%    6.92%    6.82%    0.80%    0.00%    4.16%    0.43%   
Wholesale trade 0.77%    4.26%    3.71%    1.88%    0.61%    0.00%    2.27%    0.35%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.40%    3.14%    3.64%    1.85%    0.14%    0.00%    2.29%    0.03%   
Retail trade 0.68%    2.28%    3.93%    2.38%    0.52%    0.02%    2.12%    0.14%   
Professional services 0.32%    1.66%    2.08%    1.22%    0.26%    0.06%    1.20%    0.13%   
Other services 0.74%    1.70%    2.67%    2.31%    1.99%    0.21%    1.45%    0.63%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.26%    1.07%    1.40%    0.99%    0.58%    0.05%    0.81%    0.17%   
For profit, unincorporated 0.85%    1.70%    3.12%    2.29%    0.89%    0.00%    1.53%    0.52%   
Nonprofit 0.28%    3.32%    3.25%    1.42%    0.19%    0.03%    1.93%    0.14%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 2.07%    1.89%    3.82%    3.81%    3.62%    0.00%    2.13%    2.47%   
5-9 years 1.65%    1.99%    3.44%    3.11%    1.62%    3.83%    1.77%    1.52%   
10-19 years 0.87%    1.67%    2.34%    1.74%    0.82%    0.83%    1.32%    0.69%   
20 or more years 0.17%    1.52%    1.60%    0.86%    0.47%    0.01%    0.94%    0.12%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.07%    9.87%    3.30%    1.13%    0.22%    0.04%    1.98%    0.06%   
1 location only 0.57%    0.87%    1.26%    0.99%    0.88%    0.74%    0.71%    0.65%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1.67%    4.29%    4.19%    4.12%    3.27%    0.00%    2.71%    1.65%   
25-49 % 1.14%    2.56%    3.50%    3.47%    3.05%    0.14%    2.11%    0.99%   
50-74 % 0.75%    1.69%    2.95%    3.20%    0.80%    0.15%    1.56%    0.38%   
75% or more 0.23%    1.03%    1.39%    0.87%    0.43%    0.04%    0.77%    0.14%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.26%    0.88%    1.24%    0.87%    0.45%    0.06%    0.69%    0.18%   
Has union employees 0.14%    5.61%    5.30%    1.59%    0.10%    0.01%    2.84%    0.06%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 0.82%    1.34%    2.42%    2.74%    2.00%    0.05%    1.46%    0.67%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.20%    1.00%    1.28%    0.72%    0.15%    0.05%    0.71%    0.09%   

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.