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, 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 21.9%    14.3%    20.8%    23.4%    21.5%    22.3%    19.9%    22.2%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 10.5%    --    --    --    --    --    9.6%    10.9%   
Mining and manufacturing 21.4%    12.0% * 20.5%    23.6%    21.7%    21.1%    23.0%    21.3%   
Construction 24.8%    21.8%    21.6%    28.3%    28.2%    18.5%    22.3%    26.6%   
Utilities and transp. 21.3%    --    47.1%    22.0%    26.9%    19.4%    29.2%    20.7%   
Wholesale trade 22.6%    16.5% * 18.6%    20.1%    21.4%    25.1%    17.4%    23.8%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 20.6%    15.1%    15.3%    19.3%    19.3%    21.4%    15.9%    21.0%   
Retail trade 28.3%    18.9%    26.1%    33.9%    31.6%    27.5%    28.2%    28.3%   
Professional services 19.1%    12.3%    19.6%    18.8%    18.6%    19.8%    16.6%    19.5%   
Other services 25.3%    10.0%    18.4%    27.3%    22.5%    28.4%    19.3%    26.6%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 22.9%    15.1%    22.3%    25.4%    23.2%    22.8%    21.2%    23.2%   
For profit, unincorporated 23.3%    15.6%    19.7%    24.0%    23.8%    24.6%    20.2%    24.1%   
Nonprofit 17.2%    7.0%    11.6%    13.8%    16.1%    18.9%    10.8%    17.7%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 24.3%    18.3%    22.9%    28.2%    22.9%    28.7%    22.0%    25.8%   
5-9 years 24.1%    23.6%    21.0%    27.4%    23.9%    20.7%    24.1%    24.0%   
10-19 years 22.1%    15.2%    21.3%    25.1%    22.6%    21.2%    20.3%    22.9%   
20 or more years 21.7%    9.9%    20.3%    21.5%    21.0%    22.3%    18.4%    22.0%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 22.2%    --    20.6%    23.5%    21.8%    22.3%    22.3%    22.2%   
1 location only 21.1%    14.3%    20.8%    23.4%    21.1%    24.5%    19.6%    22.4%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 25.9%    18.2% * 14.3%    23.3%    26.7%    28.1%    21.7%    26.6%   
25-49 % 25.9%    10.8% * 21.2%    26.1%    25.1%    27.0%    19.9%    26.7%   
50-74 % 23.8%    13.9%    27.1%    24.8%    20.7%    25.2%    24.5%    23.7%   
75% or more 21.4%    14.4%    20.1%    23.2%    21.3%    21.7%    19.3%    21.8%   
Union presence
No union employees 22.6%    14.4%    21.8%    23.8%    21.5%    23.6%    20.5%    23.0%   
Has union employees 19.3%    11.4% * 6.1% * 16.7%    21.5%    19.4%    8.6%    19.6%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 26.6%    6.7% * 28.4%    24.7%    25.6%    28.2%    23.2%    27.0%   
Less than 50% low-wage 21.3%    15.0%    20.3%    23.3%    20.9%    21.6%    19.7%    21.6%   

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.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, 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 0.23%    1.29%    1.21%    0.86%    0.50%    0.26%    0.69%    0.24%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 1.77%    --    --    --    --    --    2.85%    2.27%   
Mining and manufacturing 0.49%    3.69% * 2.83%    1.67%    1.01%    0.61%    1.73%    0.51%   
Construction 1.39%    6.13%    3.52%    2.29%    2.80%    1.92%    2.24%    1.77%   
Utilities and transp. 1.16%    --    10.68%    3.53%    3.73%    1.13%    6.48%    1.13%   
Wholesale trade 0.78%    5.74% * 3.66%    1.90%    1.17%    1.07%    2.12%    0.79%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.56%    3.97%    3.83%    4.03%    1.37%    0.56%    2.15%    0.58%   
Retail trade 0.71%    4.25%    3.44%    3.14%    1.55%    0.72%    2.76%    0.68%   
Professional services 0.37%    2.02%    1.69%    1.82%    0.75%    0.42%    0.98%    0.40%   
Other services 0.71%    1.95%    2.44%    1.74%    1.53%    0.99%    1.55%    0.80%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.27%    1.60%    1.50%    1.15%    0.61%    0.30%    0.87%    0.28%   
For profit, unincorporated 0.65%    3.06%    2.64%    1.48%    1.19%    1.01%    1.55%    0.72%   
Nonprofit 0.51%    1.37%    2.32%    1.36%    1.09%    0.63%    1.16%    0.54%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1.37%    3.86%    3.51%    3.12%    1.82%    3.20%    2.17%    1.74%   
5-9 years 1.19%    4.69%    2.44%    2.29%    2.03%    2.25%    1.88%    1.51%   
10-19 years 0.82%    2.43%    2.32%    2.15%    1.44%    1.08%    1.32%    1.03%   
20 or more years 0.24%    1.51%    1.80%    1.05%    0.56%    0.27%    0.99%    0.24%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.24%    --    2.71%    1.89%    0.58%    0.26%    2.52%    0.24%   
1 location only 0.53%    1.30%    1.30%    0.96%    0.90%    2.28%    0.71%    0.77%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1.24%    8.98% * 4.12%    4.21%    2.86%    1.13%    3.69%    1.31%   
25-49 % 1.06%    3.62% * 5.68%    2.53%    2.98%    1.26%    2.74%    1.16%   
50-74 % 0.68%    2.77%    5.38%    3.53%    1.36%    0.64%    3.17%    0.60%   
75% or more 0.25%    1.47%    1.18%    0.94%    0.54%    0.29%    0.70%    0.26%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.25%    1.33%    1.23%    0.89%    0.51%    0.30%    0.71%    0.27%   
Has union employees 0.50%    5.03% * 2.66% * 2.98%    1.90%    0.52%    2.21%    0.50%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 0.60%    3.00% * 4.45%    1.83%    1.19%    0.73%    2.37%    0.61%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.24%    1.36%    1.25%    0.94%    0.54%    0.28%    0.73%    0.25%   

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.