Table I.C.4 Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take single coverage 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 55.2%    61.9%    65.2%    63.5%    58.2%    50.9%    63.2%    53.8%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 61.9%    63.8%    --    69.9%    58.1%    60.0%    65.7%    60.9%   
Mining and manufacturing 49.5%    69.8%    63.1%    61.4%    50.3%    45.2%    64.7%    47.8%   
Construction 57.7%    53.6%    61.2%    61.9%    51.9%    59.7%    59.3%    56.7%   
Utilities and transp. 49.1%    66.0%    55.9%    60.4%    55.8%    45.6%    58.9%    48.2%   
Wholesale trade 53.1%    56.6%    63.9%    62.0%    53.1%    48.2%    60.3%    51.4%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 50.4%    60.2%    61.9%    57.2%    55.5%    47.1%    59.6%    49.4%   
Retail trade 63.6%    67.5%    73.4%    63.3%    69.0%    61.5%    68.7%    62.8%   
Professional services 54.8%    64.7%    66.6%    63.9%    61.5%    49.1%    64.0%    53.2%   
Other services 62.6%    60.3%    66.8%    69.6%    65.1%    59.6%    64.7%    62.2%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 54.8%    62.2%    65.5%    62.9%    56.5%    51.1%    63.4%    53.2%   
For profit, unincorporated 57.8%    61.6%    65.7%    63.5%    59.0%    53.0%    62.3%    56.5%   
Nonprofit 54.8%    60.6%    61.8%    66.5%    62.4%    49.2%    62.9%    54.1%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 61.1%    60.2%    61.8%    61.9%    60.8%    60.6%    60.2%    61.9%   
5-9 years 63.7%    65.9%    69.6%    63.6%    62.1%    58.6%    64.9%    62.7%   
10-19 years 61.3%    58.4%    62.9%    64.9%    61.7%    56.1%    61.4%    61.2%   
20 or more years 53.7%    63.2%    66.1%    63.2%    57.0%    50.6%    64.1%    52.7%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 52.6%    55.6%    64.2%    62.4%    57.8%    50.9%    62.6%    52.4%   
1 location only 61.8%    62.0%    65.3%    63.8%    58.9%    52.5%    63.2%    60.5%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 69.0%    67.1%    72.4%    72.7%    73.2%    67.0%    69.4%    69.0%   
25-49 % 65.8%    62.2%    61.9%    75.3%    66.3%    63.2%    67.0%    65.6%   
50-74 % 60.7%    60.7%    68.5%    69.5%    66.1%    56.7%    65.4%    59.9%   
75% or more 53.9%    62.0%    64.9%    62.2%    56.8%    49.6%    62.7%    52.4%   
Union presence
No union employees 57.0%    62.9%    65.6%    64.4%    59.2%    52.2%    63.8%    55.6%   
Has union employees 48.5%    44.4%    55.6%    49.6%    50.2%    48.3%    49.1%    48.5%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 67.9%    58.6%    74.6%    78.5%    74.1%    63.9%    70.2%    67.7%   
Less than 50% low-wage 53.7%    62.2%    64.6%    62.1%    56.2%    49.4%    62.6%    52.2%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 52.7%    60.0%    61.5%    59.9%    51.8%    46.9%    60.3%    50.3%   
25-49 % 52.9%    59.4%    63.2%    62.5%    55.7%    49.8%    61.7%    51.9%   
50-74 % 57.2%    59.7%    67.6%    66.0%    62.1%    53.8%    63.1%    56.5%   
75% or more 58.6%    70.9%    73.8%    69.8%    65.9%    51.7%    71.2%    56.6%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 60.0%    62.8%    66.9%    66.0%    61.5%    55.4%    64.4%    58.8%   
25-49 % 52.7%    63.4%    64.6%    62.5%    56.7%    49.6%    63.2%    51.8%   
50-74 % 52.0%    58.8%    60.5%    57.9%    53.4%    47.1%    59.2%    50.0%   
75% or more 58.0%    61.6%    67.1%    64.5%    55.3%    51.4%    64.0%    53.7%   

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.

-- 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.4 Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take single coverage 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 0.27%    1.23%    0.96%    0.67%    0.64%    0.36%    0.60%    0.30%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 3.48%    11.80%    --    10.55%    5.25%    4.83%    7.62%    3.79%   
Mining and manufacturing 0.69%    4.30%    2.94%    1.65%    1.45%    0.86%    1.70%    0.72%   
Construction 1.44%    3.89%    2.91%    2.12%    3.59%    2.69%    1.81%    2.02%   
Utilities and transp. 1.19%    7.93%    5.28%    3.46%    3.23%    1.28%    3.12%    1.24%   
Wholesale trade 1.09%    4.48%    3.18%    2.11%    1.64%    1.92%    2.01%    1.28%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.76%    3.47%    3.25%    2.54%    1.70%    0.91%    2.08%    0.81%   
Retail trade 0.70%    4.33%    2.77%    2.12%    1.68%    0.84%    1.95%    0.74%   
Professional services 0.46%    2.08%    1.65%    1.34%    1.04%    0.53%    1.13%    0.49%   
Other services 0.70%    2.94%    2.51%    1.38%    1.83%    0.89%    1.47%    0.78%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.33%    1.52%    1.11%    0.77%    0.82%    0.44%    0.69%    0.37%   
For profit, unincorporated 0.71%    2.59%    2.16%    1.94%    1.43%    0.97%    1.58%    0.79%   
Nonprofit 0.64%    3.78%    3.87%    1.69%    1.36%    0.74%    1.85%    0.68%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1.27%    3.03%    3.10%    2.35%    2.37%    4.03%    1.88%    1.71%   
5-9 years 1.37%    3.44%    3.11%    2.55%    2.72%    2.31%    2.13%    1.77%   
10-19 years 0.79%    2.24%    1.68%    1.48%    1.61%    1.47%    1.16%    1.05%   
20 or more years 0.30%    1.95%    1.36%    0.81%    0.74%    0.37%    0.80%    0.32%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.31%    9.67%    2.91%    1.17%    0.72%    0.36%    1.54%    0.32%   
1 location only 0.53%    1.24%    1.01%    0.79%    1.19%    2.26%    0.64%    0.82%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1.19%    10.47%    5.32%    3.43%    3.14%    1.09%    4.48%    1.11%   
25-49 % 1.16%    7.34%    6.05%    2.28%    2.60%    1.52%    3.35%    1.24%   
50-74 % 0.75%    2.74%    2.59%    2.18%    1.86%    0.88%    1.64%    0.83%   
75% or more 0.30%    1.40%    1.04%    0.73%    0.71%    0.40%    0.66%    0.33%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.30%    1.22%    0.95%    0.65%    0.66%    0.43%    0.60%    0.34%   
Has union employees 0.60%    7.11%    7.63%    3.99%    2.21%    0.62%    4.06%    0.60%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 0.65%    4.61%    3.26%    1.48%    1.72%    0.73%    2.10%    0.68%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.29%    1.27%    1.00%    0.70%    0.68%    0.38%    0.63%    0.32%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 0.59%    2.22%    1.58%    1.13%    1.30%    0.89%    1.02%    0.69%   
25-49 % 0.52%    2.72%    2.22%    1.35%    1.28%    0.63%    1.34%    0.55%   
50-74 % 0.51%    2.42%    1.92%    1.34%    0.94%    0.68%    1.29%    0.55%   
75% or more 0.59%    2.45%    1.86%    1.42%    1.42%    0.65%    1.15%    0.63%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 0.45%    1.84%    1.40%    0.89%    1.02%    0.64%    0.87%    0.52%   
25-49 % 0.38%    2.61%    1.69%    1.16%    0.94%    0.46%    1.17%    0.40%   
50-74 % 0.81%    2.82%    2.52%    1.88%    1.82%    1.11%    1.44%    0.93%   
75% or more 1.80%    3.39%    3.89%    3.56%    3.97%    3.56%    2.35%    2.52%   

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.

-- 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.