Table I.B.2 Percent of private-sector employees in establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2019
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 85.3%    31.2%    56.7%    80.1%    97.5%    99.6%    50.7%    98.0%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 72.5%    18.8%    59.1%    54.2%    98.1%    100.0%    33.7%    96.3%   
Mining and manufacturing 94.3%    32.3%    74.8%    90.2%    99.5%    99.7%    65.1%    99.4%   
Construction 77.6%    26.4%    69.0%    89.4%    98.8%    100.0%    58.2%    98.4%   
Utilities and transp. 91.3%    40.0%    63.4%    89.7%    99.0%    99.0%    60.1%    98.7%   
Wholesale trade 91.4%    48.2%    80.8%    93.0%    99.9%    100.0%    72.0%    99.9%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 92.6%    44.0%    77.5%    97.7%    99.5%    99.9%    59.8%    99.8%   
Retail trade 83.7%    23.5%    55.0%    85.0%    99.3%    99.7%    43.6%    99.2%   
Professional services 89.6%    39.3%    68.0%    87.5%    97.2%    99.7%    60.1%    98.3%   
Other services 75.6%    23.4%    34.2%    62.5%    94.3%    99.4%    36.6%    94.8%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 86.0%    31.4%    58.4%    79.9%    97.0%    99.6%    52.2%    97.9%   
For profit, unincorporated 75.8%    28.8%    46.9%    77.4%    97.5%    99.1%    42.8%    96.5%   
Nonprofit 93.0%    38.4%    66.8%    86.2%    99.1%    99.9%    60.3%    99.3%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 53.2%    22.2%    46.7%    71.2%    95.9%    96.7%    37.2%    91.1%   
5-9 years 63.3%    26.5%    44.9%    74.3%    91.1%    99.2%    41.3%    90.5%   
10-19 years 70.5%    32.2%    49.8%    75.1%    95.6%    99.2%    47.9%    94.0%   
20 or more years 92.7%    37.9%    66.9%    84.9%    98.7%    99.6%    60.4%    98.9%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 98.4%    65.9%    68.9%    86.6%    98.6%    99.7%    74.6%    99.2%   
1 location only 66.0%    30.7%    55.8%    78.4%    96.1%    98.4%    48.9%    93.3%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 57.6%    8.3%    19.4%    43.8%    85.7%    98.9%    19.0%    89.9%   
25-49 % 81.1%    19.5%    38.2%    70.2%    98.5%    99.8%    38.5%    96.9%   
50-74 % 80.4%    30.5%    53.7%    75.6%    97.1%    99.6%    44.9%    97.3%   
75% or more 90.7%    40.3%    71.3%    89.5%    98.8%    99.6%    63.1%    99.0%   
Union presence
No union employees 83.0%    31.0%    56.2%    79.7%    97.5%    99.5%    50.2%    97.6%   
Has union employees 97.6%    38.6%    71.7%    89.5%    97.1%    99.8%    67.8%    99.3%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 75.0%    11.7%    23.3%    57.1%    93.5%    99.5%    25.4%    95.2%   
Less than 50% low-wage 88.3%    37.3%    66.7%    87.4%    98.6%    99.6%    58.8%    98.7%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 82.5%    29.8%    67.7%    88.7%    98.8%    98.9%    55.4%    98.4%   
25-49 % 91.3%    42.3%    61.1%    84.6%    98.9%    100.0%    60.6%    98.8%   
50-74 % 86.6%    33.1%    50.2%    68.7%    96.2%    99.6%    46.3%    97.3%   
75% or more 80.1%    24.9%    47.5%    75.6%    96.1%    99.8%    42.3%    97.5%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 80.1%    29.2%    49.6%    73.8%    96.7%    99.3%    47.7%    96.5%   
25-49 % 93.3%    36.0%    68.0%    87.9%    98.2%    99.8%    61.5%    98.9%   
50-74 % 84.2%    34.6%    63.9%    91.0%    98.6%    99.9%    53.2%    99.0%   
75% or more 52.6%    27.0%    56.3%    76.5%    92.8%    99.5%    34.7%    94.8%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2019 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

** 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 Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees in establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2019
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 0.24%    0.98%    1.28%    0.84%    0.37%    0.10%    0.69%    0.16%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 4.39%    5.35%    9.49%    10.41%    1.31%    0.00%    4.76%    1.65%   
Mining and manufacturing 0.51%    4.25%    4.10%    1.80%    0.26%    0.31%    2.52%    0.23%   
Construction 1.39%    2.72%    3.47%    2.06%    1.21%    0.00%    2.16%    0.80%   
Utilities and transp. 1.08%    7.58%    6.49%    3.14%    0.73%    0.93%    3.92%    0.75%   
Wholesale trade 0.83%    4.45%    4.24%    1.90%    0.09%    0.00%    2.64%    0.09%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.54%    3.46%    4.50%    0.87%    0.25%    0.11%    2.47%    0.10%   
Retail trade 0.88%    2.56%    3.77%    2.33%    0.25%    0.20%    2.05%    0.33%   
Professional services 0.41%    1.99%    2.28%    1.26%    0.69%    0.17%    1.27%    0.26%   
Other services 0.81%    1.65%    2.31%    1.98%    1.19%    0.22%    1.34%    0.54%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.31%    1.17%    1.50%    1.03%    0.53%    0.11%    0.83%    0.20%   
For profit, unincorporated 0.86%    2.11%    3.05%    1.99%    0.70%    0.51%    1.58%    0.55%   
Nonprofit 0.45%    3.17%    4.06%    1.83%    0.45%    0.05%    2.18%    0.19%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 2.15%    2.19%    4.45%    3.53%    1.80%    3.25%    2.12%    2.34%   
5-9 years 1.68%    2.54%    3.29%    2.70%    2.82%    0.54%    1.85%    1.81%   
10-19 years 1.13%    1.92%    2.56%    1.95%    1.21%    0.70%    1.38%    0.94%   
20 or more years 0.21%    1.61%    1.64%    0.96%    0.29%    0.10%    0.98%    0.12%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.12%    9.09%    3.67%    1.32%    0.25%    0.09%    2.12%    0.10%   
1 location only 0.62%    0.98%    1.35%    1.00%    0.78%    1.04%    0.72%    0.67%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1.53%    1.50%    3.00%    3.73%    2.93%    0.55%    1.87%    1.29%   
25-49 % 1.04%    2.47%    3.63%    2.67%    1.26%    0.11%    2.04%    0.55%   
50-74 % 0.94%    2.32%    3.23%    2.48%    1.11%    0.28%    1.76%    0.52%   
75% or more 0.25%    1.38%    1.45%    0.84%    0.28%    0.12%    0.84%    0.15%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.29%    0.99%    1.29%    0.87%    0.38%    0.13%    0.70%    0.19%   
Has union employees 0.31%    7.25%    7.22%    2.91%    1.32%    0.11%    3.75%    0.24%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 0.81%    1.42%    2.24%    2.32%    1.25%    0.20%    1.43%    0.51%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.25%    1.16%    1.35%    0.79%    0.31%    0.12%    0.75%    0.15%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 0.63%    1.66%    2.06%    1.15%    0.42%    0.44%    1.17%    0.31%   
25-49 % 0.44%    2.75%    3.06%    1.73%    0.48%    0.03%    1.76%    0.24%   
50-74 % 0.51%    2.17%    2.74%    2.06%    0.90%    0.16%    1.48%    0.34%   
75% or more 0.66%    1.62%    2.47%    1.74%    0.92%    0.17%    1.30%    0.35%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 0.50%    1.41%    1.80%    1.28%    0.65%    0.24%    0.99%    0.35%   
25-49 % 0.29%    2.50%    2.18%    1.19%    0.49%    0.10%    1.41%    0.16%   
50-74 % 0.81%    2.36%    3.43%    1.49%    0.37%    0.05%    1.77%    0.24%   
75% or more 2.19%    2.21%    5.37%    4.93%    5.83%    0.36%    2.03%    2.72%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2019 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

** 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.