Table I.B.3.b.(2) Percent of private-sector full-time employees that are enrolled in health insurance 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 67.4%    70.6%    64.9%    65.0%    66.4%    68.4%    66.2%    67.7%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 55.8%    65.3%    --    --    42.7%    73.7%    62.2%    54.6%   
Mining and manufacturing 79.5%    76.6%    69.0%    72.5%    78.8%    82.3%    69.6%    80.6%   
Construction 61.0%    65.9%    63.2%    63.4%    59.6%    54.8%    63.4%    59.5%   
Utilities and transp. 74.6%    64.2%    67.5%    63.2%    72.8%    76.9%    62.2%    75.9%   
Wholesale trade 75.4%    71.2%    74.1%    68.8%    73.9%    79.4%    72.6%    76.1%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 78.0%    70.1%    73.6%    75.7%    77.4%    78.9%    71.6%    78.7%   
Retail trade 55.9%    68.1%    64.4%    63.4%    60.4%    52.0%    64.7%    54.6%   
Professional services 69.3%    71.2%    63.4%    66.6%    69.6%    70.1%    67.6%    69.6%   
Other services 53.4%    72.7%    60.0%    55.0%    48.3%    52.6%    61.0%    51.9%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 67.6%    70.2%    64.1%    65.0%    66.1%    68.8%    65.4%    68.0%   
For profit, unincorporated 63.3%    69.7%    66.3%    61.8%    62.5%    62.8%    66.4%    62.5%   
Nonprofit 70.6%    76.4%    68.7%    69.4%    70.9%    70.5%    72.1%    70.4%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 63.4%    74.1%    60.7%    56.4%    69.3%    53.0%    64.0%    62.8%   
5-9 years 62.4%    70.8%    63.6%    63.1%    57.5%    64.6%    64.4%    61.1%   
10-19 years 62.2%    71.1%    62.9%    62.2%    61.3%    59.2%    64.2%    61.2%   
20 or more years 68.7%    69.3%    67.1%    67.8%    68.6%    68.9%    68.1%    68.8%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 68.9%    70.2%    76.2%    69.2%    69.4%    68.7%    71.2%    68.8%   
1 location only 64.2%    70.7%    64.2%    63.8%    62.9%    58.4%    65.7%    62.9%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 61.2%    69.6%    71.4%    62.0%    56.1%    62.0%    68.0%    60.1%   
25-49 % 58.2%    78.2%    59.8%    55.4%    53.3%    60.2%    61.7%    57.5%   
50-74 % 62.1%    67.5%    61.1%    61.0%    59.1%    63.1%    64.0%    61.8%   
75% or more 68.5%    70.8%    65.4%    66.0%    68.1%    69.4%    66.6%    68.9%   
Union presence
No union employees 66.5%    70.7%    64.7%    64.6%    66.4%    66.9%    66.1%    66.6%   
Has union employees 71.5%    69.1%    68.6%    71.3%    66.2%    72.4%    68.8%    71.6%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 49.3%    64.6%    43.2%    42.6%    45.8%    52.4%    47.9%    49.5%   
Less than 50% low-wage 70.3%    71.1%    66.9%    69.1%    70.3%    70.9%    68.1%    70.7%   

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.

-- 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.B.3.b.(2) Standard errors for percent of private-sector full-time employees that are enrolled in health insurance 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 0.40%    0.95%    1.03%    0.79%    0.80%    0.61%    0.60%    0.46%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 7.16%    12.67%    --    --    10.04%    9.00%    9.45%    8.24%   
Mining and manufacturing 0.61%    3.93%    3.23%    1.48%    1.25%    0.79%    1.68%    0.64%   
Construction 1.54%    2.97%    2.62%    2.16%    3.59%    4.24%    1.59%    2.26%   
Utilities and transp. 1.90%    4.69%    5.21%    4.47%    3.40%    2.49%    3.85%    2.06%   
Wholesale trade 1.08%    3.01%    2.62%    2.77%    2.06%    1.62%    1.53%    1.31%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.89%    3.07%    2.85%    2.16%    1.27%    1.15%    1.77%    0.95%   
Retail trade 1.30%    3.00%    3.14%    1.97%    2.10%    1.82%    1.65%    1.45%   
Professional services 0.59%    1.63%    1.96%    1.55%    1.13%    0.85%    1.04%    0.67%   
Other services 1.04%    2.27%    2.67%    2.17%    2.30%    1.54%    1.69%    1.20%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.50%    1.09%    1.21%    0.92%    1.05%    0.74%    0.72%    0.58%   
For profit, unincorporated 1.06%    2.32%    2.52%    1.80%    2.06%    1.85%    1.36%    1.28%   
Nonprofit 0.73%    3.47%    3.12%    2.59%    1.18%    1.01%    1.70%    0.79%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 2.05%    3.05%    3.81%    3.04%    4.17%    11.30%    2.09%    3.48%   
5-9 years 1.78%    2.62%    3.68%    3.12%    3.82%    4.05%    2.29%    2.55%   
10-19 years 1.15%    1.81%    2.04%    1.55%    2.20%    3.51%    1.16%    1.59%   
20 or more years 0.45%    1.33%    1.22%    0.96%    0.81%    0.61%    0.71%    0.49%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.50%    6.10%    2.91%    1.73%    0.80%    0.60%    1.74%    0.51%   
1 location only 0.65%    0.96%    1.08%    0.88%    1.43%    5.11%    0.63%    1.07%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1.58%    12.43%    5.06%    3.50%    3.50%    2.18%    3.69%    1.74%   
25-49 % 1.30%    4.70%    3.97%    2.84%    3.29%    1.50%    2.37%    1.48%   
50-74 % 1.00%    2.90%    3.06%    1.92%    2.14%    1.46%    1.69%    1.13%   
75% or more 0.45%    1.03%    1.14%    0.89%    0.89%    0.69%    0.66%    0.52%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.45%    0.96%    1.04%    0.79%    0.83%    0.75%    0.60%    0.53%   
Has union employees 0.91%    6.57%    6.83%    4.15%    2.72%    1.00%    4.02%    0.93%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 0.99%    4.59%    3.32%    1.91%    1.90%    1.43%    2.27%    1.07%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.42%    0.96%    1.04%    0.74%    0.83%    0.65%    0.58%    0.49%   

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.

-- 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.