Table I.B.2 Percent of private-sector employees in establishments that offer health insurance 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 84.5%    30.8%    52.8%    78.9%    97.5%    99.5%    48.3%    97.7%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 62.2%    23.5%    25.6% * 60.3%    82.0%    100.0%    27.3%    85.2%   
Mining and manufacturing 94.3%    43.4%    65.3%    92.9%    99.5%    99.6%    67.1%    99.3%   
Construction 74.4%    29.1%    65.6%    87.6%    99.0%    99.9%    53.7%    98.5%   
Utilities and transp. 91.0%    31.1%    49.7%    82.8%    97.3%    100.0%    52.6%    98.9%   
Wholesale trade 90.8%    48.9%    79.8%    93.3%    99.4%    100.0%    70.4%    98.9%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 92.6%    37.6%    73.6%    92.7%    99.8%    99.9%    56.1%    99.7%   
Retail trade 84.7%    21.9%    47.7%    79.8%    99.0%    99.7%    40.5%    98.9%   
Professional services 87.6%    37.5%    61.8%    84.6%    97.4%    98.7%    56.1%    97.4%   
Other services 75.2%    23.5%    37.0%    63.9%    95.6%    99.8%    36.3%    95.4%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 85.3%    31.9%    54.1%    78.0%    97.4%    99.5%    49.7%    97.6%   
For profit, unincorporated 74.1%    24.6%    44.0%    73.7%    96.5%    99.0%    38.9%    96.2%   
Nonprofit 92.8%    42.4%    63.6%    91.4%    98.6%    99.9%    62.0%    99.1%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 47.6%    19.2%    38.0%    64.1%    97.6%    91.2%    32.2%    85.8%   
5-9 years 57.2%    24.2%    41.1%    65.0%    91.1%    95.8%    36.9%    88.0%   
10-19 years 70.8%    29.9%    50.9%    76.2%    96.2%    99.7%    45.7%    94.8%   
20 or more years 93.3%    42.0%    64.5%    86.8%    98.6%    99.6%    61.6%    98.8%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 98.5%    44.9%    63.6%    87.8%    98.9%    99.5%    73.4%    99.2%   
1 location only 64.1%    30.6%    52.2%    76.8%    95.8%    98.1%    46.8%    92.1%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 53.7%    9.9%    17.5%    44.4%    86.8%    96.8%    17.1%    86.9%   
25-49 % 76.7%    24.0%    39.2%    62.7%    95.5%    99.8%    37.6%    94.9%   
50-74 % 81.6%    26.8%    43.6%    75.9%    98.2%    99.9%    40.6%    97.9%   
75% or more 90.3%    39.6%    67.7%    89.6%    98.8%    99.6%    60.9%    98.9%   
Union presence
No union employees 82.0%    30.4%    52.3%    78.1%    97.3%    99.4%    47.6%    97.2%   
Has union employees 98.5%    53.9%    70.3%    95.3%    98.9%    99.8%    74.9%    99.5%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 71.8%    10.9%    23.0%    60.2%    93.6%    99.1%    24.2%    94.0%   
Less than 50% low-wage 88.4%    38.0%    65.2%    86.4%    98.7%    99.6%    57.6%    98.7%   

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.

 

Table I.B.2 Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees in establishments that offer health insurance 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 0.23%    0.82%    1.20%    0.86%    0.41%    0.13%    0.62%    0.18%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 5.21%    5.86%    9.11% * 11.85%    11.06%    0.00%    5.01%    6.20%   
Mining and manufacturing 0.44%    3.86%    4.35%    1.27%    0.34%    0.25%    2.18%    0.22%   
Construction 1.40%    2.49%    3.80%    2.14%    0.96%    0.10%    2.05%    0.62%   
Utilities and transp. 0.98%    4.74%    7.73%    4.36%    1.98%    0.00%    3.88%    0.49%   
Wholesale trade 0.82%    3.84%    3.97%    2.14%    0.46%    0.00%    2.29%    0.47%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.55%    2.91%    4.55%    2.35%    0.16%    0.08%    2.30%    0.13%   
Retail trade 0.72%    2.16%    3.59%    2.52%    0.42%    0.17%    1.89%    0.24%   
Professional services 0.47%    1.63%    2.16%    1.48%    0.76%    0.46%    1.19%    0.40%   
Other services 0.71%    1.50%    2.14%    1.96%    1.01%    0.10%    1.21%    0.52%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.30%    1.01%    1.45%    1.07%    0.46%    0.17%    0.77%    0.22%   
For profit, unincorporated 0.86%    1.53%    2.61%    2.11%    1.38%    0.40%    1.30%    0.59%   
Nonprofit 0.47%    3.13%    3.52%    1.60%    0.91%    0.05%    1.90%    0.34%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1.86%    1.61%    3.79%    3.76%    1.01%    5.55%    1.66%    3.37%   
5-9 years 1.61%    1.83%    3.02%    2.90%    3.36%    2.48%    1.71%    2.14%   
10-19 years 0.93%    1.56%    2.28%    1.73%    1.30%    0.25%    1.23%    0.80%   
20 or more years 0.19%    1.46%    1.69%    0.88%    0.25%    0.14%    0.91%    0.13%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.13%    8.61%    4.96%    1.24%    0.20%    0.14%    2.29%    0.12%   
1 location only 0.56%    0.82%    1.24%    1.02%    0.87%    0.93%    0.65%    0.74%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1.39%    1.57%    2.46%    3.09%    2.98%    0.88%    1.32%    1.41%   
25-49 % 1.15%    2.52%    3.50%    3.64%    1.43%    0.18%    2.07%    1.03%   
50-74 % 0.79%    2.06%    3.26%    2.33%    0.68%    0.08%    1.68%    0.37%   
75% or more 0.24%    1.10%    1.47%    0.74%    0.43%    0.17%    0.77%    0.17%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.28%    0.82%    1.22%    0.89%    0.46%    0.18%    0.63%    0.23%   
Has union employees 0.24%    6.62%    7.84%    2.20%    0.64%    0.12%    3.82%    0.16%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 0.74%    1.08%    1.99%    2.15%    1.33%    0.24%    1.19%    0.62%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.24%    0.99%    1.35%    0.80%    0.34%    0.16%    0.70%    0.16%   

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.