Table I.E.4 Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take employee-plus-one coverage 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 19.0%    13.7%    13.5%    15.2%    18.4%    20.8%    13.9%    19.8%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 15.9%    24.2% * --    8.2%    11.7%    21.5%    15.6% * 16.0%   
Mining and manufacturing 22.2%    13.6%    13.8%    20.0%    22.4%    23.2%    15.9%    22.8%   
Construction 15.8%    14.0%    12.7%    14.0%    19.2%    17.4%    13.3%    17.4%   
Utilities and transp. 17.3%    6.2% * 22.1%    18.7%    17.7%    17.2%    19.3%    17.1%   
Wholesale trade 19.5%    19.7%    14.6%    15.7%    19.0%    21.8%    16.0%    20.5%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 20.9%    16.8%    15.8%    15.5%    19.8%    22.0%    15.9%    21.4%   
Retail trade 16.0%    11.7%    12.0%    15.0%    17.4%    16.4%    11.8%    16.7%   
Professional services 19.1%    11.3%    13.0%    14.5%    17.2%    21.8%    12.7%    20.2%   
Other services 16.9%    14.2%    12.5%    12.1%    15.3%    19.5%    13.2%    17.8%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 18.9%    13.1%    13.9%    15.6%    18.4%    20.5%    13.9%    19.7%   
For profit, unincorporated 18.9%    15.3%    12.1%    15.3%    20.7%    20.8%    14.2%    20.2%   
Nonprofit 19.4%    15.1%    12.1%    12.8%    16.7%    22.5%    13.7%    20.0%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 16.5%    14.9%    12.8%    17.5%    18.6%    15.9%    14.2%    18.8%   
5-9 years 15.7%    12.5%    10.1%    15.2%    17.7%    21.5%    11.6%    18.6%   
10-19 years 15.7%    11.5%    13.0%    15.3%    17.3%    17.5%    13.1%    17.0%   
20 or more years 19.7%    15.2%    14.7%    14.9%    18.7%    21.0%    14.8%    20.2%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 20.2%    20.5% * 17.9%    16.2%    18.3%    20.9%    16.3%    20.3%   
1 location only 15.8%    13.6%    13.1%    14.9%    18.6%    20.5%    13.7%    17.7%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 13.2%    16.3%    15.5%    9.9%    13.2%    13.3%    13.3%    13.2%   
25-49 % 14.4%    14.8%    6.9%    12.9%    16.2%    14.7%    11.8%    14.9%   
50-74 % 15.8%    9.5%    11.3%    11.8%    14.2%    17.8%    10.4%    16.6%   
75% or more 19.6%    14.2%    13.9%    15.8%    19.0%    21.5%    14.4%    20.5%   
Union presence
No union employees 18.6%    13.8%    13.5%    15.3%    18.4%    20.7%    14.0%    19.6%   
Has union employees 20.3%    11.8%    11.5%    14.0%    18.5%    21.1%    11.4%    20.6%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 14.1%    11.2%    7.0%    10.2%    12.7%    15.9%    8.6%    14.7%   
Less than 50% low-wage 19.5%    13.9%    13.8%    15.8%    19.1%    21.4%    14.3%    20.5%   

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.E.4 Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take employee-plus-one coverage 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 0.20%    0.77%    0.57%    0.41%    0.37%    0.28%    0.37%    0.22%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 2.15%    9.63% * --    2.16%    3.51%    2.03%    4.79% * 2.41%   
Mining and manufacturing 0.49%    2.58%    1.96%    1.04%    0.91%    0.70%    1.08%    0.53%   
Construction 0.72%    2.52%    1.43%    1.07%    1.76%    1.24%    1.00%    0.99%   
Utilities and transp. 1.02%    2.69% * 4.11%    4.09%    1.45%    1.28%    3.63%    1.06%   
Wholesale trade 0.57%    2.78%    1.46%    1.08%    1.28%    0.83%    1.12%    0.66%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.76%    2.58%    2.14%    1.24%    1.04%    0.99%    1.32%    0.81%   
Retail trade 0.50%    2.33%    2.62%    1.39%    1.24%    0.63%    1.26%    0.55%   
Professional services 0.29%    1.38%    0.95%    0.80%    0.59%    0.37%    0.64%    0.31%   
Other services 0.43%    1.62%    1.27%    0.76%    1.05%    0.56%    0.79%    0.48%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.25%    0.92%    0.68%    0.50%    0.46%    0.36%    0.44%    0.28%   
For profit, unincorporated 0.44%    1.76%    1.20%    1.01%    0.99%    0.59%    0.88%    0.49%   
Nonprofit 0.40%    2.32%    1.71%    0.83%    0.73%    0.53%    0.99%    0.42%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1.15%    2.67%    1.78%    2.03%    2.28%    4.54%    1.37%    1.78%   
5-9 years 0.75%    1.88%    1.46%    1.14%    1.49%    2.11%    0.93%    1.02%   
10-19 years 0.48%    1.33%    0.94%    0.90%    0.93%    1.22%    0.72%    0.63%   
20 or more years 0.22%    1.11%    0.84%    0.49%    0.41%    0.29%    0.50%    0.24%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.24%    6.17% * 3.22%    0.84%    0.42%    0.29%    1.56%    0.24%   
1 location only 0.31%    0.78%    0.55%    0.46%    0.64%    1.73%    0.37%    0.47%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 0.96%    4.10%    3.52%    1.75%    2.15%    1.30%    2.41%    1.04%   
25-49 % 0.63%    3.59%    1.60%    1.53%    1.31%    0.86%    1.44%    0.69%   
50-74 % 0.45%    1.69%    1.51%    1.04%    0.99%    0.59%    0.92%    0.49%   
75% or more 0.22%    0.89%    0.63%    0.46%    0.41%    0.32%    0.41%    0.25%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.21%    0.79%    0.58%    0.42%    0.38%    0.33%    0.38%    0.24%   
Has union employees 0.51%    3.19%    2.97%    1.78%    1.25%    0.58%    1.77%    0.52%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 0.47%    2.76%    1.44%    0.95%    0.83%    0.65%    1.01%    0.50%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.21%    0.80%    0.59%    0.44%    0.40%    0.31%    0.39%    0.24%   

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.