Table I.C.3.a 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, 2016
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 21.1%    16.4%    22.8%    24.6%    21.6%    19.7%    21.2%    21.1%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 21.0%    --    --    --    --    --    --    21.1% *
Mining and manufacturing 23.0%    23.6% * 20.9%    24.5%    22.6%    22.4%    23.1%    23.0%   
Construction 23.4%    14.1% * 23.8%    24.9%    28.9%    --    23.1%    23.7%   
Utilities and transp. 22.0%    --    --    16.9% * 24.0%    21.7%    20.1%    22.7%   
Wholesale trade 24.9%    20.3%    31.8%    20.5%    28.0%    24.8%    25.3%    24.5%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 17.3%    12.9%    10.6% * 14.7%    18.2%    20.1%    13.7%    18.6%   
Retail trade 25.8%    22.5%    20.7%    31.1%    31.1%    21.6%    24.4%    26.5%   
Professional services 17.8%    13.1%    21.5%    22.5%    17.4%    16.9%    19.0%    17.5%   
Other services 25.5%    17.6%    28.0%    28.2%    25.8%    25.3%    22.2%    26.8%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 23.9%    15.8%    24.7%    27.5%    25.1%    22.6%    22.3%    24.6%   
For profit, unincorporated 22.7%    20.9%    23.3%    25.6%    25.6%    16.7%    23.8%    22.2%   
Nonprofit 15.4%    11.5% * 9.5% * 13.5%    13.9%    17.0%    12.6%    15.7%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 27.7%    20.0%    22.0% * 29.8%    30.5%    --    23.6%    30.3%   
5-9 years 24.9%    20.4%    26.5%    27.4%    26.1%    15.6%    25.9%    24.1%   
10-19 years 22.6%    16.9%    25.9%    28.9%    19.9%    18.5%    21.9%    23.4%   
20 or more years 20.2%    14.2%    21.0%    22.1%    20.9%    19.8%    19.5%    20.3%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 20.2%    --    27.4%    23.0%    21.0%    19.7%    23.5%    20.1%   
1 location only 22.2%    16.5%    22.5%    25.0%    22.3%    20.1%    21.0%    23.5%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 23.1%    --    --    30.1%    23.5%    21.6%    20.5%    24.1%   
25-49 % 22.8%    13.2% * 25.8%    23.6%    24.7%    22.8%    22.4%    22.9%   
50-74 % 19.6%    15.7%    18.5%    28.1%    19.0%    17.4%    19.2%    19.7%   
75% or more 21.3%    16.8%    23.2%    24.1%    21.9%    19.9%    21.4%    21.2%   
Union presence
No union employees 22.0%    16.9%    23.6%    25.1%    21.4%    21.4%    21.8%    22.1%   
Has union employees 17.0%    --    --    19.4%    23.5%    16.1%    8.4% * 17.6%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 25.9%    20.0%    21.4%    27.7%    25.5%    26.5%    25.7%    26.0%   
Less than 50% low-wage 20.5%    16.1%    22.9%    24.2%    20.9%    18.8%    20.8%    20.4%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 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 Standard errors 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, 2016
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 0.49%    1.59%    1.58%    1.17%    0.85%    0.81%    0.93%    0.58%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 5.51%    --    --    --    --    --    --    6.37% *
Mining and manufacturing 1.27%    8.72% * 4.64%    2.70%    1.94%    2.01%    2.65%    1.45%   
Construction 2.09%    4.29% * 3.29%    3.88%    3.90%    --    2.75%    3.19%   
Utilities and transp. 2.22%    --    --    6.14% * 3.32%    2.93%    5.43%    2.31%   
Wholesale trade 1.60%    4.51%    3.65%    2.73%    2.77%    2.70%    2.33%    2.12%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 1.26%    3.66%    3.94% * 4.42%    2.65%    1.53%    2.75%    1.37%   
Retail trade 1.55%    5.92%    4.71%    3.52%    2.04%    2.42%    3.09%    1.74%   
Professional services 0.69%    2.15%    3.15%    2.13%    1.53%    0.84%    1.82%    0.74%   
Other services 1.30%    3.87%    3.29%    2.74%    1.73%    2.88%    2.08%    1.61%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.65%    1.92%    1.72%    1.47%    1.13%    1.20%    1.08%    0.80%   
For profit, unincorporated 1.61%    3.19%    4.19%    2.60%    3.12%    3.50%    2.17%    2.17%   
Nonprofit 0.62%    4.49% * 3.15% * 2.22%    0.93%    0.87%    2.55%    0.61%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 2.26%    5.88%    7.88% * 3.84%    3.11%    --    3.58%    2.96%   
5-9 years 2.21%    3.95%    3.87%    2.88%    6.70%    2.14%    2.27%    3.68%   
10-19 years 1.28%    2.50%    3.04%    2.92%    2.05%    2.59%    1.70%    1.96%   
20 or more years 0.55%    2.46%    2.10%    1.49%    0.82%    0.85%    1.32%    0.61%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.64%    --    4.51%    2.30%    0.87%    0.84%    3.02%    0.65%   
1 location only 0.74%    1.62%    1.65%    1.33%    1.52%    2.73%    0.98%    1.14%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1.45%    --    --    4.12%    2.16%    1.37%    3.10%    1.62%   
25-49 % 1.58%    5.98% * 5.66%    3.46%    2.80%    2.27%    3.76%    1.66%   
50-74 % 1.12%    3.38%    3.85%    2.76%    2.24%    1.45%    2.27%    1.29%   
75% or more 0.57%    1.86%    1.77%    1.35%    0.97%    0.96%    1.06%    0.68%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.52%    1.60%    1.56%    1.20%    0.79%    1.03%    0.93%    0.63%   
Has union employees 1.13%    --    --    4.48%    4.68%    0.97%    3.10% * 1.18%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 1.05%    5.88%    4.15%    2.08%    2.19%    1.37%    2.91%    1.12%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.53%    1.65%    1.65%    1.29%    0.92%    0.88%    0.97%    0.64%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 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.