Table I.B.2.b Percent of private-sector employees that are enrolled in health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance 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 56.5%    61.1%    55.1%    51.7%    56.3%    57.4%    56.2%    56.5%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 45.7%    64.0%    --    40.6% * 43.6% * 45.1%    61.7%    43.0%   
Mining and manufacturing 76.8%    67.6%    66.1%    65.4%    75.4%    81.9%    65.1%    78.4%   
Construction 59.9%    57.2%    61.5%    56.8%    61.6%    62.4%    59.0%    60.5%   
Utilities and transp. 67.5%    57.0%    56.3%    62.3%    65.0%    69.7%    59.0%    68.3%   
Wholesale trade 73.5%    69.5%    66.7%    70.2%    70.9%    77.6%    67.6%    75.0%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 71.9%    68.9%    71.5%    74.6%    73.3%    71.4%    72.0%    71.9%   
Retail trade 42.1%    52.2%    55.0%    46.8%    49.3%    39.2%    49.9%    41.1%   
Professional services 60.6%    65.2%    56.6%    54.6%    55.6%    63.9%    60.6%    60.6%   
Other services 36.3%    54.1%    37.6%    33.2%    36.2%    35.8%    40.4%    35.5%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 57.0%    61.2%    57.9%    53.1%    57.9%    57.2%    57.7%    56.9%   
For profit, unincorporated 51.2%    62.9%    49.2%    47.0%    52.4%    50.7%    53.2%    50.7%   
Nonprofit 58.8%    56.5%    46.5%    51.3%    55.0%    62.8%    51.5%    59.5%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 50.4%    64.9%    47.9%    43.6%    51.8%    43.6%    53.6%    47.7%   
5-9 years 51.5%    64.9%    50.8%    47.1%    52.6%    47.3%    55.3%    49.0%   
10-19 years 52.0%    60.1%    52.8%    48.7%    53.4%    49.8%    54.0%    51.1%   
20 or more years 57.6%    59.0%    59.0%    54.9%    57.6%    57.9%    58.1%    57.6%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 57.9%    58.8%    64.8%    58.5%    57.6%    57.9%    64.5%    57.8%   
1 location only 53.1%    61.1%    54.5%    50.1%    54.3%    43.5%    55.5%    51.1%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 13.2%    29.7%    16.8%    11.5%    10.7%    13.4%    17.0%    12.6%   
25-49 % 25.1%    35.3%    26.1%    22.8%    24.2%    25.6%    26.2%    24.9%   
50-74 % 42.1%    46.7%    43.2%    38.5%    41.5%    42.5%    42.6%    42.1%   
75% or more 65.6%    67.9%    62.6%    61.1%    66.6%    66.4%    64.1%    65.9%   
Union presence
No union employees 55.3%    60.8%    54.7%    51.4%    55.9%    55.7%    55.9%    55.2%   
Has union employees 61.1%    66.3%    66.4%    56.8%    59.5%    61.4%    63.3%    61.0%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 30.6%    47.7%    31.9%    24.3%    29.8%    31.5%    32.6%    30.3%   
Less than 50% low-wage 62.4%    62.7%    57.9%    57.9%    63.5%    63.6%    59.6%    63.0%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 63.9%    61.9%    61.0%    58.9%    64.8%    66.9%    60.4%    65.1%   
25-49 % 61.0%    58.9%    62.0%    52.4%    61.1%    62.4%    57.2%    61.5%   
50-74 % 50.8%    63.1%    46.5%    45.3%    49.3%    51.9%    52.9%    50.6%   
75% or more 51.6%    59.2%    46.7%    46.1%    50.5%    53.1%    50.7%    51.7%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 48.3%    60.9%    50.9%    45.7%    50.7%    46.4%    52.6%    47.3%   
25-49 % 61.7%    58.2%    61.7%    57.7%    60.0%    62.8%    59.6%    61.9%   
50-74 % 61.8%    63.2%    58.1%    58.9%    63.2%    62.4%    60.9%    62.0%   
75% or more 59.9%    63.0%    52.7%    57.6%    64.3%    59.5%    58.6%    60.9%   

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.B.2.b Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees that are enrolled in health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance 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 0.41%    1.06%    1.05%    0.81%    0.84%    0.62%    0.60%    0.47%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 7.18%    10.02%    --    12.20% * 13.91% * 10.45%    5.36%    8.13%   
Mining and manufacturing 0.63%    4.05%    2.39%    1.96%    1.32%    0.75%    1.59%    0.67%   
Construction 1.55%    3.07%    2.60%    2.19%    3.80%    4.03%    1.54%    2.30%   
Utilities and transp. 1.78%    6.70%    6.47%    4.10%    3.48%    2.36%    3.55%    1.93%   
Wholesale trade 1.02%    3.52%    2.66%    2.22%    2.42%    1.53%    1.87%    1.19%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.91%    3.25%    3.00%    1.79%    1.51%    1.24%    1.87%    0.99%   
Retail trade 1.02%    2.86%    3.46%    2.12%    1.88%    1.34%    1.76%    1.13%   
Professional services 0.60%    1.67%    1.60%    1.44%    1.37%    0.81%    0.96%    0.68%   
Other services 0.93%    2.51%    2.19%    1.47%    1.83%    1.49%    1.29%    1.08%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.53%    1.33%    1.13%    0.98%    1.14%    0.78%    0.70%    0.61%   
For profit, unincorporated 0.98%    2.06%    3.03%    2.01%    1.90%    1.65%    1.57%    1.16%   
Nonprofit 0.81%    3.24%    2.54%    1.83%    1.62%    1.07%    1.63%    0.87%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1.76%    2.83%    4.15%    3.14%    3.49%    7.38%    2.25%    2.68%   
5-9 years 1.79%    2.92%    2.86%    2.49%    4.55%    4.19%    1.70%    2.73%   
10-19 years 1.11%    1.81%    1.99%    1.66%    2.14%    3.53%    1.18%    1.56%   
20 or more years 0.47%    1.66%    1.27%    1.04%    0.95%    0.64%    0.79%    0.51%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.52%    8.41%    3.12%    1.78%    0.92%    0.62%    1.85%    0.52%   
1 location only 0.65%    1.07%    1.10%    0.91%    1.56%    3.85%    0.63%    1.07%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 0.86%    4.58%    3.86%    1.21%    0.75%    1.36%    1.91%    0.94%   
25-49 % 0.75%    2.47%    2.29%    1.28%    1.42%    1.24%    1.33%    0.86%   
50-74 % 0.90%    2.37%    2.33%    2.24%    1.52%    1.37%    1.39%    1.03%   
75% or more 0.47%    1.16%    1.15%    0.86%    0.92%    0.72%    0.64%    0.54%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.45%    1.05%    1.06%    0.80%    0.87%    0.74%    0.61%    0.53%   
Has union employees 1.04%    7.43%    7.05%    5.15%    3.11%    1.15%    3.81%    1.06%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 0.80%    3.42%    2.76%    1.30%    1.96%    1.04%    1.53%    0.87%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.44%    1.11%    1.09%    0.85%    0.78%    0.68%    0.62%    0.51%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 0.98%    1.86%    1.51%    1.33%    1.86%    2.11%    0.95%    1.28%   
25-49 % 0.86%    2.19%    2.13%    1.63%    1.75%    1.21%    1.31%    0.95%   
50-74 % 0.75%    2.32%    2.72%    1.83%    1.46%    1.03%    1.48%    0.82%   
75% or more 0.77%    2.14%    2.06%    1.52%    1.59%    1.12%    1.21%    0.87%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 0.64%    1.69%    1.61%    1.12%    1.21%    1.09%    0.92%    0.76%   
25-49 % 0.62%    2.05%    1.61%    1.33%    1.39%    0.80%    1.03%    0.67%   
50-74 % 0.98%    2.17%    2.12%    1.98%    2.58%    1.49%    1.35%    1.20%   
75% or more 2.31%    2.97%    4.13%    5.16%    4.65%    5.30%    2.18%    3.68%   

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.