Table I.A.2.e Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by plan provider arrangement by selected characteristics: United States, 2017
Characteristics Conventional indemnity Any managed care Exclusive provider Mixed provider
United States 12.1%    92.7%    30.9%    74.5%   
Firm size
Less than 50 employees 15.1%    88.4%    35.1%    61.0%   
50+ employees 9.4%    96.7%    27.1%    87.0%   
Less than 10 employees 17.3%    86.1%    33.6%    58.4%   
10-24 employees 11.6%    92.1%    36.4%    64.7%   
25-99 employees 11.4%    93.1%    38.7%    68.9%   
100-999 employees 11.4%    93.9%    32.2%    78.3%   
1000+ employees 8.2%    98.4%    22.8%    93.5%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 14.3% * 87.1%    29.9%    66.3%   
Mining and manufacturing 12.0%    92.6%    34.2%    69.3%   
Construction 12.5%    90.5%    38.2%    60.3%   
Utilities and transp. 11.9%    90.9%    23.4%    76.9%   
Wholesale trade 11.6%    91.3%    27.3%    70.9%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 7.9%    95.5%    27.3%    81.3%   
Retail trade 10.0%    95.0%    26.5%    80.2%   
Professional services 16.2%    91.0%    34.2%    73.0%   
Other services 11.9%    92.9%    32.6%    73.5%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 12.1%    92.8%    30.0%    75.5%   
For profit, unincorporated 12.4%    93.4%    33.3%    71.8%   
Nonprofit 12.2%    91.3%    34.0%    71.5%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 12.3%    93.8%    38.2%    65.6%   
5-9 years 14.3%    89.5%    32.1%    67.1%   
10-19 years 14.5%    89.3%    36.0%    63.9%   
20 or more years 11.3%    93.9%    28.8%    78.9%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 9.3%    96.4%    26.5%    86.4%   
1 location only 15.1%    88.8%    35.6%    61.9%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 11.5%    91.9%    28.5%    76.4%   
25-49 % 13.2%    93.2%    32.6%    73.9%   
50-74 % 13.5%    92.7%    31.2%    72.4%   
75% or more 11.8%    92.8%    30.9%    74.8%   
Union presence
No union employees 11.9%    92.2%    31.4%    73.0%   
Has union employees 14.0%    97.5%    26.6%    88.0%   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low-wage 12.9%    93.2%    29.5%    76.6%   
Less than 50% low-wage 12.0%    92.6%    31.3%    74.0%   

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.

** 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.

Estimates previously displayed in this table prior to 2011 are now located in the following tables: Two or more plans (Table I.A.2.d), With waiting period (Table I.A.2.f), and Insurance to Retirees (Table I.A.2.h).

 

Table I.A.2.e Standard errors for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by plan provider arrangement by selected characteristics: United States, 2017
Characteristics Conventional indemnity Any managed care Exclusive provider Mixed provider
United States 0.47%    0.39%    0.62%    0.61%   
Firm size
Less than 50 employees 0.84%    0.77%    1.07%    1.13%   
50+ employees 0.45%    0.23%    0.66%    0.48%   
Less than 10 employees 1.29%    1.19%    1.59%    1.68%   
10-24 employees 1.03%    0.81%    1.63%    1.61%   
25-99 employees 0.79%    0.63%    1.21%    1.15%   
100-999 employees 0.80%    0.63%    1.17%    1.09%   
1000+ employees 0.60%    0.20%    0.87%    0.51%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 4.34% * 4.24%    7.55%    7.43%   
Mining and manufacturing 1.97%    1.70%    2.64%    2.77%   
Construction 1.97%    1.83%    2.95%    3.00%   
Utilities and transp. 2.73%    2.57%    2.77%    3.18%   
Wholesale trade 1.59%    1.49%    2.45%    2.56%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.95%    0.72%    1.58%    1.45%   
Retail trade 1.04%    0.85%    1.43%    1.39%   
Professional services 1.12%    0.92%    1.27%    1.26%   
Other services 0.95%    0.83%    1.40%    1.38%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.56%    0.48%    0.72%    0.72%   
For profit, unincorporated 1.11%    0.81%    1.68%    1.66%   
Nonprofit 1.32%    1.23%    1.76%    1.80%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1.90%    1.46%    3.09%    3.05%   
5-9 years 2.25%    2.20%    2.44%    2.69%   
10-19 years 1.36%    1.25%    1.70%    1.77%   
20 or more years 0.50%    0.38%    0.69%    0.64%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.46%    0.26%    0.70%    0.54%   
1 location only 0.83%    0.75%    1.04%    1.09%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 2.01%    1.89%    2.60%    2.55%   
25-49 % 1.70%    1.57%    1.94%    2.07%   
50-74 % 1.26%    0.91%    1.78%    1.77%   
75% or more 0.55%    0.46%    0.73%    0.73%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.49%    0.43%    0.65%    0.66%   
Has union employees 1.63%    0.62%    1.93%    1.45%   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low-wage 0.95%    0.78%    1.32%    1.32%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.54%    0.45%    0.70%    0.70%   

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.

** 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.

Estimates previously displayed in this table prior to 2011 are now located in the following tables: Two or more plans (Table I.A.2.d), With waiting period (Table I.A.2.f), and Insurance to Retirees (Table I.A.2.h).