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, 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 18.6%    15.2%    13.1%    16.2%    16.6%    20.7%    14.8%    19.3%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 11.5%    7.4% * --    15.1% * 10.3%    13.5%    12.0% * 11.4%   
Mining and manufacturing 21.1%    13.4%    16.4%    18.6%    20.9%    22.4%    16.9%    21.6%   
Construction 15.9%    18.1%    13.2%    15.5%    17.1%    15.8%    15.5%    16.2%   
Utilities and transp. 20.6%    13.2% * 15.8%    17.3%    17.7%    22.0%    14.6%    21.1%   
Wholesale trade 18.5%    18.5%    11.9%    15.9%    18.7%    20.4%    15.6%    19.2%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 19.3%    16.5%    15.3%    18.8%    17.3%    20.3%    16.9%    19.6%   
Retail trade 16.4%    12.1%    11.7%    17.4%    13.1%    17.5%    13.4%    16.9%   
Professional services 19.1%    12.5%    12.1%    15.3%    15.5%    22.0%    13.2%    20.0%   
Other services 16.8%    18.6%    12.5%    14.3%    13.9%    18.9%    15.4%    17.1%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 18.7%    14.9%    12.8%    16.4%    17.3%    20.4%    14.8%    19.4%   
For profit, unincorporated 17.7%    14.7%    14.6%    15.9%    17.3%    19.6%    14.7%    18.5%   
Nonprofit 19.2%    18.1%    12.8%    15.6%    14.4%    22.3%    15.4%    19.6%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 17.0%    14.8%    16.2%    16.6%    18.7%    19.2%    15.8%    18.1%   
5-9 years 14.2%    13.1%    11.9%    13.9%    13.3%    21.5%    13.1%    15.0%   
10-19 years 16.6%    18.7%    14.3%    16.2%    16.0%    19.1%    16.5%    16.8%   
20 or more years 19.2%    14.0%    12.2%    16.6%    16.9%    20.7%    14.3%    19.7%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 19.9%    20.1% * 14.9%    16.6%    17.0%    20.7%    15.8%    20.0%   
1 location only 15.5%    15.1%    13.0%    16.1%    16.0%    17.8%    14.7%    16.1%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 14.6%    9.2% * 8.8%    11.1%    9.8%    17.8%    10.3%    15.4%   
25-49 % 15.5%    19.5% * 11.6%    12.3%    13.9%    17.4%    13.3%    15.9%   
50-74 % 18.1%    17.9%    12.3%    14.2%    14.2%    20.6%    14.8%    18.6%   
75% or more 18.9%    14.7%    13.3%    16.7%    17.1%    20.8%    15.0%    19.6%   
Union presence
No union employees 17.8%    15.2%    13.3%    16.3%    16.6%    19.7%    14.9%    18.4%   
Has union employees 21.6%    15.5% * 8.4%    15.4%    17.0%    22.6%    13.2%    21.9%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 15.0%    19.9%    8.4%    10.0%    10.3%    17.8%    13.1%    15.2%   
Less than 50% low-wage 19.1%    14.7%    13.4%    16.8%    17.4%    21.0%    15.0%    19.8%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 18.9%    15.0%    13.8%    16.9%    18.3%    21.9%    15.1%    20.1%   
25-49 % 19.6%    18.9%    13.2%    16.4%    17.7%    21.0%    15.8%    20.0%   
50-74 % 17.6%    14.9%    13.4%    16.3%    15.8%    18.7%    15.7%    17.9%   
75% or more 18.5%    12.5%    11.0%    14.3%    13.9%    22.0%    12.4%    19.4%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 16.1%    11.8%    11.9%    14.5%    15.2%    18.4%    13.1%    16.8%   
25-49 % 19.8%    15.1%    13.4%    17.1%    17.0%    21.3%    15.1%    20.3%   
50-74 % 20.8%    20.4%    15.3%    19.0%    19.5%    23.0%    18.2%    21.6%   
75% or more 17.9%    18.7%    16.7%    18.0%    20.6%    16.6%    17.7%    18.1%   

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.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, 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 0.16%    0.83%    0.50%    0.39%    0.36%    0.22%    0.36%    0.18%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 1.60%    3.34% * --    7.19% * 2.45%    1.70%    4.38% * 1.66%   
Mining and manufacturing 0.42%    2.90%    1.61%    0.93%    0.89%    0.55%    1.03%    0.44%   
Construction 0.70%    2.49%    1.56%    1.12%    1.49%    1.57%    1.03%    0.93%   
Utilities and transp. 0.67%    4.43% * 2.80%    2.67%    1.81%    0.74%    1.85%    0.69%   
Wholesale trade 0.67%    2.88%    1.46%    1.09%    0.96%    1.19%    1.15%    0.78%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.49%    2.27%    1.70%    1.61%    1.04%    0.62%    1.31%    0.52%   
Retail trade 0.49%    2.51%    1.54%    1.43%    1.03%    0.64%    1.21%    0.53%   
Professional services 0.28%    1.38%    0.89%    0.76%    0.54%    0.36%    0.62%    0.31%   
Other services 0.42%    2.33%    1.19%    0.80%    0.94%    0.55%    0.96%    0.46%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.20%    1.02%    0.59%    0.45%    0.48%    0.26%    0.43%    0.22%   
For profit, unincorporated 0.41%    1.62%    1.21%    1.07%    0.81%    0.61%    0.83%    0.47%   
Nonprofit 0.41%    3.23%    1.46%    1.09%    0.63%    0.53%    1.16%    0.44%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 0.85%    1.99%    1.73%    1.51%    1.72%    2.48%    1.22%    1.18%   
5-9 years 0.73%    1.75%    1.37%    1.02%    1.30%    2.94%    0.90%    1.09%   
10-19 years 0.47%    1.75%    1.06%    0.95%    0.85%    0.94%    0.82%    0.57%   
20 or more years 0.18%    1.32%    0.66%    0.49%    0.41%    0.23%    0.47%    0.19%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.19%    7.02% * 1.69%    0.78%    0.41%    0.22%    0.99%    0.19%   
1 location only 0.30%    0.84%    0.52%    0.45%    0.65%    1.21%    0.38%    0.45%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 0.96%    3.79% * 1.88%    2.12%    1.47%    1.16%    1.70%    1.04%   
25-49 % 0.79%    7.31% * 2.84%    2.16%    1.16%    1.17%    2.41%    0.83%   
50-74 % 0.52%    2.11%    1.53%    1.48%    0.87%    0.66%    1.08%    0.57%   
75% or more 0.18%    0.91%    0.55%    0.42%    0.40%    0.24%    0.39%    0.20%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.18%    0.83%    0.51%    0.39%    0.38%    0.27%    0.36%    0.21%   
Has union employees 0.35%    5.13% * 2.15%    2.11%    1.04%    0.36%    2.15%    0.35%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 0.51%    4.03%    1.79%    0.82%    0.81%    0.65%    1.54%    0.54%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.17%    0.83%    0.52%    0.42%    0.37%    0.23%    0.37%    0.19%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 0.34%    1.29%    0.81%    0.60%    0.72%    0.55%    0.53%    0.40%   
25-49 % 0.30%    2.18%    1.03%    0.84%    0.77%    0.36%    0.86%    0.32%   
50-74 % 0.30%    1.84%    1.18%    0.86%    0.58%    0.39%    0.92%    0.32%   
75% or more 0.39%    1.56%    1.10%    1.00%    0.70%    0.49%    0.70%    0.43%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 0.27%    0.98%    0.71%    0.53%    0.56%    0.41%    0.47%    0.31%   
25-49 % 0.22%    1.81%    0.92%    0.64%    0.52%    0.27%    0.65%    0.23%   
50-74 % 0.54%    2.32%    1.26%    1.26%    1.01%    0.82%    1.07%    0.62%   
75% or more 1.03%    2.44%    2.54%    2.23%    2.59%    1.62%    1.65%    1.32%   

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.