Table I.C.3.a Percent of total premiums for exclusive-provider plans contributed by employees enrolled in single coverage at private-sector 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 23.3%    18.2%    23.9%    21.5%    23.8%    25.0%    21.5%    23.9%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 16.8%    --    --    --    --    --    --    --   
Mining and manufacturing 23.6%    13.8% * 17.5%    22.3%    30.9%    21.8%    21.1%    24.3%   
Construction 28.7%    28.2%    32.8%    27.4%    27.0%    34.0%    29.6%    27.4%   
Utilities and transp. 28.9%    --    --    37.6%    27.2%    28.4%    22.5%    30.1%   
Wholesale trade 19.7%    15.1% * 17.4%    16.7%    24.5%    25.3%    17.5%    21.6%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 18.4%    8.5% * 23.6%    13.6% * 19.0%    20.5%    15.6%    18.9%   
Retail trade 28.0%    16.8%    29.4%    30.0%    38.3%    21.7%    25.3%    29.3%   
Professional services 21.1%    15.4%    24.5%    15.8%    19.3%    24.6%    18.4%    21.7%   
Other services 27.4%    23.6%    20.3%    24.4%    26.1%    34.6%    23.0%    29.3%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 24.6%    18.5%    25.5%    22.9%    27.6%    25.4%    22.6%    25.5%   
For profit, unincorporated 28.3%    18.4%    22.7%    24.4%    27.0%    37.3%    21.7%    31.3%   
Nonprofit 16.9%    15.0%    13.0% * 14.6%    16.2%    18.7%    14.0%    17.2%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 24.2%    29.0%    29.7%    15.8%    28.4%    --    25.6%    22.3%   
5-9 years 23.7%    14.7%    22.9%    26.6%    25.7%    --    22.1%    25.1%   
10-19 years 23.2%    18.1%    26.3%    25.7%    21.4%    24.2%    24.1%    22.6%   
20 or more years 23.2%    16.0%    21.4%    20.4%    24.0%    25.0%    19.4%    24.1%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 24.0%    --    19.2%    20.2%    23.7%    24.9%    18.6%    24.2%   
1 location only 22.5%    18.8%    24.3%    21.9%    24.0%    27.0%    21.8%    23.1%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 26.1%    --    --    29.7%    27.2%    24.8%    27.1%    25.6%   
25-49 % 26.9%    --    26.2%    32.8%    22.7%    30.7%    21.5%    28.3%   
50-74 % 22.5%    16.3%    20.9%    23.4%    19.0%    25.4%    20.0%    23.4%   
75% or more 23.1%    19.0%    24.0%    20.3%    24.5%    24.6%    21.7%    23.7%   
Union presence
No union employees 23.6%    18.3%    24.3%    21.9%    25.4%    24.9%    21.7%    24.5%   
Has union employees 21.6%    --    --    16.3% * 14.6%    25.0%    16.2%    21.9%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 30.1%    14.4% * 26.4%    28.9%    24.8%    36.4%    22.6%    31.7%   
Less than 50% low-wage 22.3%    18.5%    23.7%    20.6%    23.7%    23.0%    21.4%    22.7%   

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.

-- 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.C.3.a Standard errors for percent of total premiums for exclusive-provider plans contributed by employees enrolled in single coverage at private-sector 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 0.63%    1.81%    1.93%    1.18%    1.08%    1.22%    1.00%    0.77%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 4.08%    --    --    --    --    --    --    --   
Mining and manufacturing 1.36%    6.62% * 4.98%    2.48%    2.91%    1.87%    2.89%    1.53%   
Construction 2.96%    5.47%    6.77%    4.39%    7.53%    5.68%    3.13%    5.38%   
Utilities and transp. 2.32%    --    --    5.28%    4.59%    2.71%    5.31%    2.47%   
Wholesale trade 1.68%    5.82% * 3.90%    2.76%    3.29%    2.06%    2.64%    2.13%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 1.43%    2.84% * 5.52%    5.21% * 2.62%    1.69%    2.85%    1.63%   
Retail trade 1.61%    4.60%    4.71%    3.40%    2.25%    2.24%    2.73%    2.03%   
Professional services 1.22%    3.08%    3.04%    1.55%    1.53%    2.43%    1.67%    1.46%   
Other services 1.43%    4.89%    3.70%    2.92%    2.09%    2.77%    2.30%    1.79%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.70%    2.21%    2.33%    1.60%    1.53%    1.00%    1.23%    0.86%   
For profit, unincorporated 2.53%    3.94%    4.01%    2.95%    2.53%    6.04%    2.25%    3.37%   
Nonprofit 0.74%    3.20%    4.32% * 1.44%    1.44%    1.07%    1.92%    0.80%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 2.95%    5.59%    8.60%    3.30%    4.06%    --    4.32%    3.75%   
5-9 years 2.38%    3.92%    5.41%    2.89%    5.46%    --    2.80%    3.71%   
10-19 years 1.29%    3.32%    3.02%    3.03%    2.23%    2.26%    1.91%    1.70%   
20 or more years 0.76%    2.42%    2.28%    1.47%    1.21%    1.31%    1.18%    0.90%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.89%    --    4.26%    1.95%    1.11%    1.26%    2.56%    0.92%   
1 location only 0.87%    1.83%    2.05%    1.40%    1.91%    4.65%    1.06%    1.40%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 3.01%    --    --    5.35%    4.80%    6.24%    5.46%    3.54%   
25-49 % 2.41%    --    6.11%    7.21%    3.33%    1.80%    4.04%    2.87%   
50-74 % 1.58%    4.50%    3.84%    2.14%    2.34%    3.12%    2.34%    1.97%   
75% or more 0.72%    2.06%    2.26%    1.28%    1.24%    1.41%    1.15%    0.88%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.60%    1.82%    1.96%    1.20%    1.09%    1.16%    1.02%    0.75%   
Has union employees 2.20%    --    --    5.03% * 2.57%    2.90%    4.86%    2.31%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 1.90%    7.13% * 3.31%    2.68%    1.86%    3.43%    2.99%    2.14%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.65%    1.85%    2.07%    1.26%    1.21%    1.23%    1.05%    0.80%   

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.