Table I.A.2.d Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer two or more health insurance plans by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2017
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 51.8%    18.6%    30.7%    48.7%    64.8%    85.6%    25.1%    76.4%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 20.0%    7.8% * --    --    50.1%    39.4% * 12.7% * 44.0%   
Mining and manufacturing 44.0%    23.4%    25.2%    49.8%    60.0%    80.3%    28.2%    67.2%   
Construction 30.0%    17.7%    28.8%    41.8%    52.3%    90.7%    22.8%    64.3%   
Utilities and transp. 50.1%    22.3% * 30.9% * 32.6%    57.6%    71.2%    26.2%    65.2%   
Wholesale trade 43.2%    14.0%    29.3%    45.4%    57.6%    78.2%    23.1%    66.6%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 58.6%    16.6%    37.6%    53.2%    62.2%    81.3%    24.4%    74.8%   
Retail trade 65.7%    13.2%    24.3%    44.3%    69.2%    88.8%    20.1%    82.5%   
Professional services 50.8%    21.6%    34.9%    53.2%    68.2%    91.4%    27.7%    80.2%   
Other services 49.9%    18.6%    29.0%    49.4%    66.5%    86.3%    25.5%    76.0%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 54.1%    18.5%    28.5%    47.1%    64.9%    87.3%    24.6%    78.7%   
For profit, unincorporated 45.6%    21.3%    39.6%    56.1%    65.8%    72.9%    28.4%    69.8%   
Nonprofit 45.5%    13.9%    30.8%    48.5%    63.5%    85.3%    22.6%    68.4%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 35.3%    26.8%    44.4%    53.7%    67.6%    71.1%    32.4%    62.1%   
5-9 years 33.8%    18.6%    30.0%    58.9%    69.2%    92.4%    25.1%    70.6%   
10-19 years 34.9%    15.8%    32.9%    50.8%    64.9%    77.7%    23.7%    66.4%   
20 or more years 59.8%    17.3%    27.0%    45.7%    64.4%    85.9%    23.8%    77.9%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 74.6%    17.8% * 31.9%    46.8%    65.2%    85.6%    34.8%    78.0%   
1 location only 27.7%    18.6%    30.5%    50.0%    62.1%    66.8%    24.2%    60.8%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 47.8%    20.0% * 17.3% * 35.7%    57.8%    83.9%    21.6%    69.7%   
25-49 % 56.5%    12.7% * 29.6%    46.7%    66.4%    87.1%    21.5%    78.5%   
50-74 % 52.5%    15.4%    20.2%    54.3%    68.0%    89.8%    20.1%    81.2%   
75% or more 51.4%    19.6%    33.3%    49.1%    64.8%    84.7%    26.6%    75.9%   
Union presence
No union employees 49.2%    18.4%    30.6%    48.8%    64.8%    85.6%    24.9%    75.2%   
Has union employees 75.4%    27.6% * 33.5%    46.4%    65.8%    85.6%    31.5%    82.9%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 58.1%    7.9% * 18.7%    47.0%    62.5%    85.8%    17.3%    75.4%   
Less than 50% low-wage 50.2%    19.9%    32.3%    49.2%    65.7%    85.5%    26.2%    76.8%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 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.A.2.d Standard errors for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer two or more health insurance plans by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2017
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 0.64%    1.25%    1.57%    1.25%    1.24%    0.71%    0.91%    0.60%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 5.26%    6.65% * --    --    10.09%    12.02% * 6.12% * 7.68%   
Mining and manufacturing 2.44%    5.23%    4.99%    3.42%    3.80%    2.49%    3.31%    2.08%   
Construction 2.49%    3.87%    4.46%    4.14%    6.13%    4.27%    2.72%    3.67%   
Utilities and transp. 3.08%    7.42% * 9.99% * 6.56%    6.53%    3.29%    5.19%    2.95%   
Wholesale trade 2.33%    3.63%    4.92%    4.30%    4.71%    3.49%    2.84%    2.66%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 1.85%    3.71%    5.66%    4.12%    3.24%    2.18%    2.99%    1.74%   
Retail trade 1.57%    3.76%    4.68%    3.91%    3.54%    1.15%    2.64%    1.23%   
Professional services 1.35%    2.45%    3.10%    2.37%    2.26%    0.87%    1.82%    1.05%   
Other services 1.48%    2.70%    3.34%    2.71%    2.54%    1.55%    1.96%    1.33%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.76%    1.55%    1.85%    1.53%    1.57%    0.73%    1.10%    0.67%   
For profit, unincorporated 1.70%    2.86%    3.94%    2.85%    2.97%    2.95%    2.20%    1.92%   
Nonprofit 1.88%    2.81%    4.48%    3.28%    2.85%    1.91%    2.34%    1.83%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 2.84%    3.72%    6.21%    4.44%    5.71%    15.90%    3.06%    4.59%   
5-9 years 2.26%    3.00%    4.05%    4.06%    4.30%    3.41%    2.41%    3.13%   
10-19 years 1.53%    2.32%    3.14%    2.60%    3.09%    3.28%    1.76%    1.97%   
20 or more years 0.73%    1.89%    2.07%    1.62%    1.44%    0.73%    1.27%    0.65%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.67%    9.20% * 5.04%    2.20%    1.39%    0.71%    2.91%    0.64%   
1 location only 0.89%    1.27%    1.66%    1.47%    1.96%    5.03%    0.96%    1.54%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 2.83%    6.43% * 5.49% * 4.92%    4.90%    2.30%    4.48%    2.46%   
25-49 % 2.19%    3.83% * 5.70%    4.49%    3.70%    1.99%    3.01%    1.76%   
50-74 % 1.91%    3.28%    4.08%    3.46%    3.45%    1.37%    2.45%    1.43%   
75% or more 0.77%    1.45%    1.85%    1.46%    1.48%    0.92%    1.06%    0.75%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.67%    1.27%    1.60%    1.28%    1.28%    0.77%    0.92%    0.65%   
Has union employees 1.85%    8.77% * 8.27%    5.57%    4.60%    1.71%    5.45%    1.60%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 1.44%    2.62% * 3.58%    2.91%    2.41%    1.16%    2.13%    1.13%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.73%    1.36%    1.71%    1.38%    1.44%    0.88%    0.99%    0.72%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 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.