Table I.C.3.b Percent of total premiums for mixed-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, 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 21.2%    14.1%    16.9%    21.2%    20.6%    22.3%    17.5%    21.8%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 27.4% * --    --    --    --    --    9.7% * 35.9% *
Mining and manufacturing 20.6%    20.6%    19.6%    21.1%    21.3%    20.3%    20.3%    20.7%   
Construction 19.5%    12.8%    19.7%    19.0%    18.0%    24.5%    18.0%    20.3%   
Utilities and transp. 19.3%    14.1% * 22.0% * 22.0%    26.9%    18.0%    22.0%    19.1%   
Wholesale trade 19.9%    15.7%    12.0%    19.0%    24.8%    19.9%    15.3%    21.2%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 19.8%    10.7%    11.1%    19.0%    16.1%    21.5%    15.6%    20.2%   
Retail trade 27.4%    21.5%    18.5%    29.3%    26.7%    28.0%    23.8%    27.9%   
Professional services 19.5%    11.0%    13.7%    19.5%    18.6%    21.1%    14.6%    20.3%   
Other services 24.1%    16.6%    23.3%    20.3%    24.3%    25.8%    20.6%    24.9%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 21.9%    14.6%    17.6%    21.8%    22.5%    22.5%    18.2%    22.5%   
For profit, unincorporated 23.0%    14.0%    18.2%    31.6%    20.4%    24.7%    19.2%    24.1%   
Nonprofit 16.3%    11.0%    10.3%    10.0%    15.6%    19.2%    10.7%    17.0%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 25.2%    17.0%    20.5%    32.7%    26.3%    21.6%    22.1%    29.7%   
5-9 years 21.6%    18.9%    15.4%    29.1%    19.8%    19.2%    22.2%    21.2%   
10-19 years 21.0%    13.2%    19.5%    22.4%    21.4%    22.7%    18.3%    22.4%   
20 or more years 21.0%    12.1%    15.4%    18.2%    20.3%    22.3%    15.3%    21.6%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 21.9%    --    19.4%    18.4%    20.6%    22.3%    16.7%    21.9%   
1 location only 19.4%    14.2%    16.8%    22.0%    20.5%    19.3%    17.6%    21.1%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 27.1%    18.6% * 21.2% * 25.4%    27.8%    28.9%    21.8%    28.6%   
25-49 % 26.2%    21.0%    20.1%    22.0%    22.8%    28.3%    22.8%    26.5%   
50-74 % 23.3%    14.9%    17.6%    26.0%    19.1%    25.6%    18.8%    24.0%   
75% or more 20.5%    13.6%    16.7%    20.7%    20.6%    21.3%    17.1%    21.1%   
Union presence
No union employees 21.5%    14.2%    17.1%    21.9%    21.1%    22.9%    17.8%    22.3%   
Has union employees 19.6%    8.1% * 14.9% * 9.2%    16.5%    20.7%    10.1% * 19.9%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 26.0%    12.8%    20.0%    25.4%    24.6%    27.7%    18.9%    26.8%   
Less than 50% low-wage 20.5%    14.2%    16.8%    20.7%    20.0%    21.5%    17.4%    21.1%   

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.

-- 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.b Standard errors for percent of total premiums for mixed-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, 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 0.26%    1.04%    1.03%    1.00%    0.53%    0.32%    0.62%    0.28%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 9.20% * --    --    --    --    --    3.92% * 11.92% *
Mining and manufacturing 0.70%    5.58%    3.02%    2.35%    1.03%    1.01%    1.82%    0.75%   
Construction 1.67%    3.19%    3.39%    2.17%    4.45%    2.55%    1.86%    2.46%   
Utilities and transp. 0.94%    7.70% * 7.10% * 4.01%    2.69%    1.01%    4.29%    0.96%   
Wholesale trade 0.71%    3.83%    2.15%    2.31%    1.59%    0.77%    1.86%    0.73%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.53%    2.31%    2.19%    2.62%    1.04%    0.63%    2.24%    0.54%   
Retail trade 0.58%    3.42%    2.85%    2.20%    1.38%    0.65%    2.16%    0.59%   
Professional services 0.49%    1.54%    1.91%    1.42%    0.82%    0.70%    1.07%    0.53%   
Other services 0.63%    2.50%    2.71%    2.11%    1.23%    0.83%    1.48%    0.70%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.29%    1.33%    1.15%    0.95%    0.64%    0.36%    0.74%    0.31%   
For profit, unincorporated 1.04%    1.90%    3.52%    4.60%    1.80%    0.92%    1.55%    1.27%   
Nonprofit 0.57%    3.21%    1.72%    1.20%    0.82%    0.88%    1.31%    0.62%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1.52%    3.13%    2.68%    2.70%    2.58%    4.09%    1.92%    2.38%   
5-9 years 1.27%    3.22%    2.84%    3.03%    1.59%    2.97%    2.17%    1.50%   
10-19 years 1.05%    1.90%    2.20%    2.84%    1.80%    1.09%    1.22%    1.49%   
20 or more years 0.27%    1.40%    1.35%    0.99%    0.58%    0.33%    0.79%    0.28%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.27%    --    2.07%    1.24%    0.55%    0.32%    1.73%    0.28%   
1 location only 0.58%    1.05%    1.09%    1.25%    1.02%    2.59%    0.66%    0.95%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1.14%    8.24% * 6.37% * 3.75%    1.75%    1.19%    3.26%    1.10%   
25-49 % 1.15%    5.25%    5.31%    2.54%    1.68%    1.57%    2.75%    1.24%   
50-74 % 0.61%    3.06%    2.29%    2.55%    1.51%    0.67%    1.82%    0.65%   
75% or more 0.29%    1.13%    1.15%    1.11%    0.59%    0.36%    0.68%    0.32%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.29%    1.06%    0.95%    1.05%    0.50%    0.38%    0.62%    0.32%   
Has union employees 0.58%    4.55% * 9.61% * 1.78%    2.32%    0.57%    4.69% * 0.58%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 0.63%    2.78%    4.01%    2.85%    1.23%    0.77%    1.91%    0.66%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.28%    1.12%    1.06%    1.06%    0.57%    0.35%    0.65%    0.31%   

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.

-- 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.