Table I.D.3.b Percent of total premiums for mixed-provider plans contributed by employees enrolled in family 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 27.5%    24.3%    32.8%    33.4%    27.6%    26.7%    31.5%    27.1%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 29.4%    --    --    --    --    --    --    30.3%   
Mining and manufacturing 21.7%    32.6%    23.4%    29.2%    22.8%    20.1%    25.9%    21.4%   
Construction 27.7%    12.2% * 40.2%    26.8%    22.0%    31.4%    33.1%    25.2%   
Utilities and transp. 25.3%    --    --    21.1%    21.6%    26.0%    26.5%    25.3%   
Wholesale trade 27.2%    19.6% * 39.8%    36.7%    23.8%    26.5%    35.4%    25.9%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 28.5%    37.3%    27.7%    36.7%    31.2%    27.6%    34.3%    28.2%   
Retail trade 36.2%    33.3%    42.4%    46.8%    44.5%    33.1%    47.0%    35.0%   
Professional services 27.2%    27.0%    33.0%    37.3%    28.8%    25.5%    32.0%    26.7%   
Other services 32.0%    20.2%    24.2%    29.8%    33.1%    33.5%    24.5%    33.2%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 28.1%    25.0%    33.3%    32.7%    27.7%    27.5%    32.0%    27.7%   
For profit, unincorporated 27.4%    31.7%    37.9%    41.3%    29.8%    23.0%    37.3%    25.8%   
Nonprofit 24.8%    12.5%    16.5%    27.0%    25.3%    25.2%    17.9%    25.3%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 34.2%    34.9%    25.0% * 43.0%    31.4%    --    33.9%    34.5%   
5-9 years 33.7%    29.1%    37.7%    36.1%    30.6%    36.5%    35.6%    32.6%   
10-19 years 31.2%    20.5%    38.4%    32.9%    29.5%    32.3%    33.2%    30.4%   
20 or more years 26.8%    21.2%    29.6%    32.5%    26.7%    26.4%    29.2%    26.6%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 26.9%    --    33.2%    37.8%    26.4%    26.7%    35.2%    26.8%   
1 location only 30.0%    24.1%    32.8%    32.1%    29.3%    28.6%    31.1%    29.1%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 29.5%    --    --    28.2%    25.0% * 33.5%    18.3% * 31.6%   
25-49 % 29.2%    8.1% * 22.5% * 26.2%    37.8%    30.1%    19.3%    31.2%   
50-74 % 31.3%    16.8% * 22.4%    42.2%    32.4%    31.3%    24.4%    31.9%   
75% or more 27.1%    27.2%    34.2%    33.0%    27.0%    26.1%    33.0%    26.5%   
Union presence
No union employees 29.3%    25.1%    32.7%    36.3%    29.3%    28.5%    31.9%    29.0%   
Has union employees 21.9%    12.9% * 33.4% * 17.4%    17.6%    22.6%    27.8%    21.7%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 35.2%    14.8% * 26.0% * 42.1%    38.4%    34.8%    26.5%    36.0%   
Less than 50% low-wage 27.0%    24.9%    33.1%    32.9%    26.8%    26.1%    31.8%    26.5%   

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.D.3.b Standard errors for percent of total premiums for mixed-provider plans contributed by employees enrolled in family 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 0.39%    2.30%    2.82%    1.55%    0.80%    0.47%    1.52%    0.40%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 3.15%    --    --    --    --    --    --    3.36%   
Mining and manufacturing 0.98%    7.30%    6.97%    2.58%    1.53%    1.26%    2.92%    1.01%   
Construction 2.69%    6.59% * 10.23%    5.24%    4.54%    1.99%    5.91%    2.62%   
Utilities and transp. 1.07%    --    --    4.28%    1.96%    1.21%    3.80%    1.10%   
Wholesale trade 1.13%    6.15% * 5.51%    2.65%    2.29%    1.41%    3.13%    1.19%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.74%    6.48%    6.01%    4.94%    1.76%    0.84%    4.09%    0.75%   
Retail trade 1.22%    8.76%    7.80%    7.23%    3.24%    1.08%    6.79%    1.04%   
Professional services 0.71%    4.11%    5.40%    2.47%    1.49%    0.83%    2.60%    0.73%   
Other services 1.21%    4.96%    5.68%    3.92%    2.25%    1.57%    3.26%    1.31%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.42%    2.89%    3.52%    1.93%    1.03%    0.47%    1.91%    0.42%   
For profit, unincorporated 1.81%    5.36%    5.87%    3.34%    1.72%    2.39%    3.04%    1.93%   
Nonprofit 0.79%    3.59%    4.16%    2.61%    1.59%    0.99%    2.60%    0.82%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 2.70%    6.65%    7.64% * 4.25%    3.37%    --    4.47%    3.17%   
5-9 years 2.46%    4.38%    9.96%    3.78%    2.74%    3.43%    5.35%    2.14%   
10-19 years 1.42%    4.14%    4.06%    3.48%    2.84%    1.97%    2.76%    1.65%   
20 or more years 0.41%    3.34%    3.44%    1.95%    0.86%    0.48%    2.04%    0.42%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.42%    --    9.17%    2.29%    0.95%    0.47%    3.53%    0.43%   
1 location only 0.95%    2.31%    2.95%    1.87%    1.39%    3.28%    1.62%    1.12%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 2.42%    --    --    5.70%    8.02% * 2.48%    6.13% * 2.74%   
25-49 % 2.08%    4.48% * 9.96% * 6.08%    6.68%    2.31%    5.40%    2.24%   
50-74 % 1.21%    5.63% * 5.87%    3.13%    3.93%    1.36%    3.89%    1.27%   
75% or more 0.42%    2.62%    3.12%    1.67%    0.82%    0.51%    1.67%    0.43%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.41%    2.36%    2.54%    1.46%    0.84%    0.51%    1.43%    0.43%   
Has union employees 0.84%    9.11% * 14.93% * 4.38%    1.88%    0.91%    8.26%    0.81%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 1.12%    6.69% * 8.39% * 3.37%    3.11%    1.25%    4.62%    1.14%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.41%    2.39%    2.92%    1.61%    0.81%    0.49%    1.58%    0.41%   

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.