Table I.A.2.i Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that use a private exchange by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2018
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 23.7%    30.0%    31.6%    28.0%    20.7%    15.0%    30.2%    17.9%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 34.4%    41.6%    --    26.6% * 7.3% * 7.8% * 40.1%    11.5% *
Mining and manufacturing 21.0%    20.6%    32.7%    24.7%    10.5%    13.5%    26.1%    14.4%   
Construction 29.7%    30.7%    30.5%    27.7%    32.1%    20.3%    30.4%    26.3%   
Utilities and transp. 17.5%    16.4% * 49.4%    24.8%    15.2%    9.0%    27.3%    11.7%   
Wholesale trade 21.6%    27.8%    25.3%    27.2%    22.0%    8.6%    27.6%    14.8%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 20.9%    33.1%    27.6%    30.4%    19.6%    12.3%    31.2%    15.8%   
Retail trade 21.7%    32.8%    20.7%    28.8%    21.4%    17.3%    30.0%    18.3%   
Professional services 23.5%    27.8%    36.5%    26.8%    19.5%    12.1%    29.6%    16.2%   
Other services 27.7%    33.3%    30.8%    29.7%    24.9%    21.2%    31.8%    23.7%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 22.7%    28.8%    31.7%    28.6%    19.9%    14.3%    29.5%    17.0%   
For profit, unincorporated 26.7%    31.7%    30.4%    24.0%    24.5%    19.5%    30.8%    21.3%   
Nonprofit 25.9%    35.3%    32.7%    30.4%    20.4%    14.2%    33.9%    19.5%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 31.5%    31.6%    32.9%    34.2%    25.2%    18.3% * 31.8%    28.9%   
5-9 years 32.7%    36.3%    33.1%    26.3%    23.8%    21.3%    34.5%    24.6%   
10-19 years 25.8%    23.4%    29.0%    29.7%    30.2%    15.4%    25.9%    25.3%   
20 or more years 21.3%    31.2%    32.3%    27.0%    18.8%    14.9%    30.7%    16.9%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 17.7%    33.6% * 28.2%    26.7%    20.1%    15.0%    28.5%    16.9%   
1 location only 30.1%    30.0%    32.0%    28.8%    25.5%    21.1%    30.3%    28.3%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 27.0%    31.1%    30.6%    35.8%    23.6%    22.5%    31.5%    24.1%   
25-49 % 28.8%    42.2%    32.3%    26.8%    21.3%    26.3%    36.1%    25.0%   
50-74 % 25.0%    28.9%    36.8%    28.4%    26.2%    16.3%    30.1%    20.4%   
75% or more 22.7%    29.6%    30.8%    27.5%    19.3%    12.5%    29.7%    15.9%   
Union presence
No union employees 25.2%    30.4%    32.1%    28.3%    20.9%    17.1%    30.6%    19.6%   
Has union employees 11.1%    21.0% * 16.2% * 21.4%    17.9%    8.1%    19.5%    9.6%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 26.0%    32.3%    25.1%    31.3%    24.1%    23.2%    30.0%    24.3%   
Less than 50% low-wage 23.2%    29.8%    32.3%    27.3%    19.5%    12.4%    30.2%    15.9%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 26.4%    31.3%    34.9%    25.2%    18.5%    14.4%    31.4%    17.6%   
25-49 % 25.5%    28.2%    33.5%    30.6%    23.3%    21.0%    30.8%    22.0%   
50-74 % 21.2%    29.7%    23.7%    32.0%    22.6%    13.0%    28.5%    16.6%   
75% or more 22.4%    29.7%    31.9%    26.0%    19.2%    12.3%    29.5%    16.4%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 26.4%    32.7%    30.4%    31.3%    22.5%    18.9%    31.9%    21.4%   
25-49 % 18.4%    25.3%    34.5%    24.4%    18.5%    11.1%    28.1%    13.7%   
50-74 % 27.1%    33.0%    28.7%    26.9%    21.0%    17.9%    31.2%    20.7%   
75% or more 23.3%    25.0%    35.5%    16.1%    15.3%    4.7% * 25.9%    10.8%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2018 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.A.2.i Standard errors for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that use a private exchange by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2018
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 0.58%    1.54%    1.53%    1.08%    1.01%    0.74%    1.03%    0.57%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 6.86%    10.58%    --    10.59% * 4.50% * 4.85% * 8.53%    4.46% *
Mining and manufacturing 1.80%    4.97%    4.71%    3.00%    1.87%    2.88%    2.98%    1.69%   
Construction 2.61%    4.75%    4.52%    3.45%    5.89%    5.25%    3.08%    3.21%   
Utilities and transp. 2.33%    7.05% * 10.02%    6.14%    4.34%    1.88%    5.40%    1.87%   
Wholesale trade 1.98%    5.50%    4.76%    3.51%    4.13%    1.69%    3.40%    1.80%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 1.60%    5.15%    5.62%    3.84%    2.58%    1.53%    3.86%    1.31%   
Retail trade 1.41%    5.23%    4.07%    3.27%    3.11%    1.75%    3.20%    1.48%   
Professional services 1.12%    2.57%    2.90%    2.02%    1.78%    1.35%    1.84%    1.03%   
Other services 1.34%    3.52%    3.33%    2.38%    2.21%    1.92%    2.32%    1.36%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.67%    1.84%    1.79%    1.32%    1.28%    0.83%    1.22%    0.67%   
For profit, unincorporated 1.49%    3.24%    3.82%    2.39%    2.50%    2.20%    2.33%    1.53%   
Nonprofit 1.78%    5.25%    4.33%    2.95%    2.21%    2.23%    3.39%    1.49%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 2.73%    3.90%    4.87%    4.22%    4.74%    10.45% * 3.09%    3.72%   
5-9 years 2.70%    4.39%    4.90%    3.30%    4.67%    6.03%    3.20%    3.13%   
10-19 years 1.45%    2.57%    2.88%    2.37%    3.14%    3.22%    1.81%    1.93%   
20 or more years 0.63%    2.34%    2.11%    1.37%    1.12%    0.76%    1.43%    0.61%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.59%    12.44% * 4.67%    1.97%    1.12%    0.74%    2.67%    0.60%   
1 location only 1.00%    1.55%    1.62%    1.26%    1.93%    4.51%    1.09%    1.49%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 2.30%    7.25%    6.46%    4.77%    4.15%    2.88%    4.66%    2.27%   
25-49 % 2.26%    8.28%    5.72%    3.81%    3.22%    3.44%    4.65%    2.36%   
50-74 % 1.55%    3.58%    4.60%    3.27%    3.10%    2.17%    2.66%    1.71%   
75% or more 0.67%    1.77%    1.75%    1.24%    1.17%    0.79%    1.19%    0.62%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.63%    1.57%    1.56%    1.11%    1.05%    0.90%    1.05%    0.64%   
Has union employees 1.21%    7.80% * 5.86% * 4.73%    3.50%    1.02%    5.24%    0.99%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 1.32%    5.01%    4.11%    2.68%    2.01%    1.80%    3.19%    1.31%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.64%    1.61%    1.63%    1.18%    1.17%    0.78%    1.09%    0.61%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 1.15%    2.53%    2.55%    1.78%    1.92%    1.61%    1.68%    1.13%   
25-49 % 1.29%    3.73%    3.53%    2.49%    2.57%    1.87%    2.42%    1.44%   
50-74 % 1.06%    3.20%    3.09%    2.35%    1.89%    1.10%    2.25%    0.94%   
75% or more 1.14%    3.16%    3.11%    2.17%    1.85%    1.33%    2.12%    1.04%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 0.86%    2.33%    2.14%    1.59%    1.46%    1.29%    1.49%    0.92%   
25-49 % 0.82%    3.28%    2.89%    1.77%    1.70%    0.87%    1.92%    0.75%   
50-74 % 1.80%    3.65%    3.71%    2.94%    2.91%    2.93%    2.68%    1.92%   
75% or more 2.56%    3.49%    6.71%    4.29%    4.14%    1.63% * 3.06%    2.20%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2018 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.