Table I.B.3.b Percent of private-sector full-time employees at 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 88.7%    36.8%    63.0%    86.0%    98.6%    99.6%    56.8%    98.6%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 65.0%    20.5%    30.7% * 59.2%    85.5%    100.0%    28.3%    85.7%   
Mining and manufacturing 95.5%    49.7%    68.6%    93.4%    99.5%    99.7%    71.8%    99.4%   
Construction 76.8%    31.5%    66.8%    87.8%    99.0%    99.9%    56.5%    98.6%   
Utilities and transp. 92.9%    35.5%    50.9%    87.1%    98.4%    100.0%    56.9%    99.4%   
Wholesale trade 92.5%    54.0%    80.9%    95.0%    99.4%    100.0%    74.1%    99.3%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 94.2%    40.1%    77.9%    94.7%    99.9%    100.0%    60.6%    99.8%   
Retail trade 87.9%    28.5%    59.7%    83.9%    99.6%    99.9%    49.8%    99.3%   
Professional services 90.8%    44.2%    71.2%    91.0%    98.3%    98.8%    64.0%    98.3%   
Other services 81.9%    29.1%    47.7%    73.0%    98.0%    99.8%    44.6%    97.6%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 88.8%    36.9%    63.8%    85.4%    98.5%    99.6%    57.4%    98.6%   
For profit, unincorporated 81.2%    32.1%    55.7%    83.2%    97.6%    99.1%    49.0%    97.5%   
Nonprofit 96.5%    56.4%    75.3%    94.1%    99.6%    100.0%    74.0%    99.7%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 58.2%    25.6%    52.6%    78.4%    98.2%    90.6%    41.9%    92.2%   
5-9 years 65.8%    30.9%    51.4%    75.3%    93.7%    99.8%    46.0%    92.8%   
10-19 years 76.9%    35.6%    59.2%    83.6%    98.1%    100.0%    53.2%    97.0%   
20 or more years 95.1%    46.7%    73.2%    90.7%    99.3%    99.6%    68.4%    99.2%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 99.0%    51.1%    75.4%    92.6%    99.4%    99.6%    80.4%    99.5%   
1 location only 71.6%    36.5%    62.4%    84.3%    97.5%    98.4%    55.2%    95.2%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 74.3%    23.6%    29.4%    53.4%    94.8%    99.1%    32.5%    92.9%   
25-49 % 78.0%    24.2%    40.0%    64.3%    96.1%    99.8%    38.7%    95.3%   
50-74 % 82.3%    27.4%    44.4%    76.1%    98.3%    99.9%    41.6%    97.9%   
75% or more 90.3%    39.3%    68.3%    89.8%    98.8%    99.5%    60.9%    98.9%   
Union presence
No union employees 86.6%    36.3%    62.4%    85.4%    98.4%    99.5%    56.0%    98.3%   
Has union employees 99.1%    64.4%    82.7%    96.6%    99.7%    99.9%    83.6%    99.7%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 77.5%    13.6%    29.3%    68.4%    95.8%    99.5%    29.7%    96.1%   
Less than 50% low-wage 90.8%    42.2%    70.5%    90.3%    99.1%    99.6%    63.0%    99.1%   

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.3.b Standard errors for percent of private-sector full-time employees at 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 0.21%    0.95%    1.29%    0.70%    0.39%    0.15%    0.67%    0.16%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 5.54%    5.05%    11.00% * 12.11%    11.25%    0.00%    5.48%    6.69%   
Mining and manufacturing 0.38%    4.10%    4.32%    1.21%    0.34%    0.21%    2.13%    0.20%   
Construction 1.38%    2.70%    3.84%    2.15%    0.98%    0.10%    2.11%    0.63%   
Utilities and transp. 0.85%    5.28%    8.19%    4.07%    0.98%    0.00%    4.11%    0.31%   
Wholesale trade 0.73%    3.99%    3.98%    1.74%    0.42%    0.00%    2.23%    0.36%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.47%    3.16%    4.40%    2.13%    0.06%    0.00%    2.35%    0.11%   
Retail trade 0.69%    2.74%    3.83%    2.41%    0.21%    0.05%    2.13%    0.20%   
Professional services 0.45%    1.83%    2.14%    1.04%    0.87%    0.52%    1.22%    0.43%   
Other services 0.68%    1.90%    2.74%    1.96%    0.48%    0.12%    1.53%    0.31%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.27%    1.13%    1.52%    0.85%    0.45%    0.19%    0.82%    0.19%   
For profit, unincorporated 0.81%    1.95%    3.03%    1.80%    1.50%    0.47%    1.51%    0.59%   
Nonprofit 0.27%    3.61%    3.41%    1.23%    0.23%    0.00%    1.88%    0.09%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 2.00%    2.07%    4.74%    2.90%    1.07%    5.97%    2.03%    1.88%   
5-9 years 1.70%    2.28%    3.52%    2.78%    3.39%    0.11%    2.03%    2.06%   
10-19 years 0.89%    1.81%    2.48%    1.53%    1.28%    0.00%    1.34%    0.72%   
20 or more years 0.18%    1.59%    1.62%    0.75%    0.15%    0.16%    0.90%    0.13%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.13%    9.33%    4.14%    0.94%    0.12%    0.15%    2.00%    0.13%   
1 location only 0.55%    0.95%    1.34%    0.84%    0.82%    1.01%    0.71%    0.60%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1.47%    5.44%    4.02%    3.65%    1.20%    0.51%    2.59%    1.03%   
25-49 % 1.09%    2.61%    3.54%    3.40%    1.24%    0.13%    2.11%    0.85%   
50-74 % 0.77%    2.09%    3.33%    2.35%    0.62%    0.08%    1.71%    0.37%   
75% or more 0.24%    1.10%    1.47%    0.73%    0.45%    0.18%    0.77%    0.18%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.26%    0.95%    1.31%    0.73%    0.43%    0.20%    0.68%    0.20%   
Has union employees 0.19%    6.76%    7.33%    1.86%    0.20%    0.10%    3.39%    0.13%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 0.78%    1.49%    2.66%    2.27%    1.59%    0.20%    1.69%    0.57%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.22%    1.07%    1.38%    0.68%    0.34%    0.17%    0.72%    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.