Table I.D.4 Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take family coverage 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 28.1%    24.6%    22.9%    21.7%    25.0%    31.5%    22.8%    29.1%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 21.8%    26.1%    --    18.1%    20.7%    25.1%    22.1%    21.7%   
Mining and manufacturing 30.3%    20.0%    20.5%    24.2%    31.3%    32.2%    21.1%    31.4%   
Construction 30.4%    34.4%    24.0%    28.0%    32.9%    34.2%    27.5%    32.5%   
Utilities and transp. 32.4%    26.6%    26.5%    27.6%    25.5%    34.4%    28.7%    32.8%   
Wholesale trade 30.1%    28.4%    26.4%    25.2%    28.9%    33.4%    24.1%    31.8%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 31.1%    20.5%    22.8%    21.4%    26.8%    33.8%    21.4%    32.1%   
Retail trade 22.1%    25.2%    19.9%    18.4%    16.3%    24.1%    21.9%    22.1%   
Professional services 27.8%    22.4%    22.6%    19.9%    22.0%    32.4%    21.3%    28.9%   
Other services 24.3%    23.7%    22.0%    17.0%    19.0%    28.3%    22.2%    24.8%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 28.6%    25.4%    23.0%    22.6%    26.7%    31.3%    22.9%    29.7%   
For profit, unincorporated 25.0%    21.7%    23.3%    20.1%    24.3%    28.5%    21.9%    26.0%   
Nonprofit 27.8%    25.7%    21.3%    18.2%    20.4%    33.7%    23.0%    28.3%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 22.1%    27.8%    27.3%    16.4%    21.6%    22.5%    24.8%    18.7%   
5-9 years 24.3%    27.5%    26.1%    20.4%    23.9%    31.1%    23.9%    24.6%   
10-19 years 24.2%    23.9%    23.4%    19.4%    24.3%    32.2%    22.0%    25.5%   
20 or more years 29.1%    22.9%    21.2%    23.7%    25.4%    31.5%    22.5%    29.8%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 30.0%    34.9% * 23.5%    21.8%    25.4%    31.5%    21.4%    30.2%   
1 location only 23.6%    24.5%    22.8%    21.7%    24.6%    31.5%    22.9%    24.3%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 19.6%    36.0%    13.3%    14.2%    15.9%    20.7%    23.6%    18.4%   
25-49 % 22.7%    28.2%    19.6%    15.0%    19.3%    25.2%    21.4%    22.8%   
50-74 % 25.5%    21.1%    18.6%    17.8%    15.4%    30.5%    20.0%    26.5%   
75% or more 28.8%    24.7%    23.6%    22.4%    26.4%    32.1%    23.1%    29.9%   
Union presence
No union employees 26.6%    23.5%    21.9%    20.4%    23.7%    30.8%    21.6%    27.8%   
Has union employees 33.7%    48.9%    41.2%    39.7%    34.7%    33.0%    44.9%    33.3%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 20.2%    22.5%    14.3%    13.0%    15.5%    23.5%    17.1%    20.6%   
Less than 50% low-wage 29.0%    24.8%    23.3%    22.6%    26.3%    32.5%    23.2%    30.1%   

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.D.4 Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take family coverage 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%    0.96%    0.89%    0.64%    0.54%    0.32%    0.54%    0.27%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 2.47%    7.13%    --    5.25%    3.20%    5.59%    4.40%    2.95%   
Mining and manufacturing 0.64%    3.00%    2.15%    1.52%    1.35%    0.87%    1.32%    0.70%   
Construction 1.46%    3.69%    2.94%    2.63%    3.29%    3.28%    2.14%    1.98%   
Utilities and transp. 1.10%    7.41%    5.05%    5.43%    2.57%    1.25%    4.18%    1.14%   
Wholesale trade 0.92%    3.17%    2.72%    2.44%    1.76%    1.35%    1.70%    1.06%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.59%    2.74%    2.85%    2.46%    1.43%    0.70%    1.75%    0.62%   
Retail trade 0.54%    3.55%    3.17%    1.27%    1.30%    0.65%    1.71%    0.56%   
Professional services 0.45%    1.47%    1.62%    0.99%    0.83%    0.62%    0.87%    0.50%   
Other services 0.62%    2.16%    2.29%    1.46%    1.22%    0.80%    1.26%    0.70%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.28%    1.19%    1.02%    0.75%    0.69%    0.35%    0.64%    0.30%   
For profit, unincorporated 0.76%    1.91%    2.31%    1.86%    1.75%    1.07%    1.23%    0.93%   
Nonprofit 0.65%    2.71%    3.01%    1.50%    0.78%    0.92%    1.63%    0.69%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1.48%    2.86%    3.37%    2.10%    3.66%    4.31%    1.81%    2.32%   
5-9 years 1.16%    2.61%    3.24%    1.86%    2.16%    3.99%    1.63%    1.63%   
10-19 years 0.74%    1.85%    1.61%    1.18%    1.40%    1.95%    0.98%    1.02%   
20 or more years 0.26%    1.34%    1.17%    0.87%    0.62%    0.32%    0.76%    0.28%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.28%    10.74% * 2.83%    1.18%    0.65%    0.32%    1.56%    0.28%   
1 location only 0.45%    0.96%    0.93%    0.75%    0.94%    1.89%    0.57%    0.68%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1.29%    6.63%    3.00%    2.41%    2.85%    1.57%    3.39%    1.35%   
25-49 % 0.92%    6.76%    4.59%    2.26%    1.57%    1.21%    2.95%    0.96%   
50-74 % 0.70%    2.27%    2.39%    2.17%    0.93%    0.91%    1.33%    0.79%   
75% or more 0.27%    1.07%    0.99%    0.69%    0.61%    0.35%    0.60%    0.29%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.26%    0.93%    0.87%    0.61%    0.52%    0.39%    0.51%    0.30%   
Has union employees 0.55%    6.80%    5.87%    3.55%    2.36%    0.54%    3.93%    0.55%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 0.61%    2.85%    3.47%    1.17%    1.27%    0.78%    1.47%    0.65%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.26%    1.02%    0.92%    0.69%    0.59%    0.34%    0.57%    0.29%   

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.