Table I.B.2.b.(1) Percent of private-sector enrollees that are enrolled in self-insured plans at 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 58.5%    13.0%    11.9%    17.3%    39.5%    83.0%    13.7%    66.6%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 46.8%    --    25.9% * 36.7% * 16.0% * 86.0%    16.3% * 55.8%   
Mining and manufacturing 62.4%    20.4% * 18.0%    17.0%    51.7%    82.5%    16.1%    66.8%   
Construction 32.0%    15.8% * 15.5%    14.7%    31.9%    71.5%    17.4%    40.7%   
Utilities and transp. 67.5%    10.3% * 1.7% * 9.3% * 45.7%    86.3%    7.0% * 74.4%   
Wholesale trade 53.7%    3.9% * 7.5% * 25.1%    41.5%    90.0%    11.3%    66.8%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 64.9%    11.9% * 10.4% * 17.3%    38.6%    83.0%    12.7%    71.3%   
Retail trade 61.5%    13.0% * 6.0% * 13.9%    34.1%    89.3%    10.8%    70.6%   
Professional services 59.5%    11.5%    13.6%    17.1%    38.9%    82.2%    12.7%    67.5%   
Other services 52.9%    18.2%    11.0%    20.4%    29.6%    78.1%    16.5%    60.9%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 58.6%    12.0%    10.4%    15.9%    39.6%    82.1%    12.5%    67.0%   
For profit, unincorporated 50.7%    11.8%    13.1%    19.0%    41.9%    83.8%    13.5%    61.3%   
Nonprofit 64.8%    25.6%    21.2% * 23.3%    37.0%    86.2%    23.3%    68.8%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 30.0%    16.8%    10.8% * 23.7%    38.9%    95.5%    16.7%    43.4%   
5-9 years 23.5%    15.7% * 7.0% * 17.3%    31.6%    58.0%    12.1%    31.8%   
10-19 years 34.4%    8.5%    13.0%    17.3%    28.5%    80.4%    12.4%    46.7%   
20 or more years 64.4%    13.5%    12.7%    16.6%    42.0%    83.2%    13.9%    70.0%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 72.7%    5.7% * 12.8% * 15.5%    44.9%    83.1%    12.5%    74.1%   
1 location only 23.6%    13.2%    11.8%    17.9%    31.6%    80.3%    13.8%    32.4%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 44.2%    18.6% * 22.6% * 11.6% * 12.3% * 74.4%    16.5%    50.2%   
25-49 % 57.0%    16.0% * 13.9%    19.7%    33.0%    78.7%    14.1%    63.6%   
50-74 % 53.6%    18.1%    8.1%    16.4%    38.7%    79.7%    14.7%    62.7%   
75% or more 59.3%    11.9%    12.1%    17.4%    40.5%    83.7%    13.5%    67.5%   
Union presence
No union employees 53.5%    12.9%    10.9%    16.5%    38.9%    81.4%    12.9%    62.6%   
Has union employees 78.8%    15.8% * 33.7% * 34.9%    44.3%    86.8%    30.6%    80.5%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 61.1%    22.6%    13.1%    22.2%    30.2%    81.0%    19.6%    65.5%   
Less than 50% low-wage 58.2%    12.3%    11.8%    16.9%    40.6%    83.3%    13.3%    66.8%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 51.9%    13.8%    13.9%    18.1%    42.5%    83.4%    13.9%    62.7%   
25-49 % 63.1%    11.9%    9.2%    16.6%    39.2%    86.7%    13.1%    70.0%   
50-74 % 60.0%    12.8%    12.8%    15.7%    38.4%    79.0%    14.3%    66.3%   
75% or more 59.0%    13.4%    9.8%    18.0%    36.9%    83.1%    13.2%    67.1%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 50.5%    14.7%    10.5%    16.4%    33.7%    80.4%    13.5%    60.1%   
25-49 % 66.6%    14.7%    16.8%    18.6%    44.4%    83.8%    17.3%    71.6%   
50-74 % 51.9%    8.3%    6.8%    14.7%    39.0%    85.6%    8.7%    62.1%   
75% or more 36.2%    11.7%    5.0% * 32.1% * 42.4%    84.0%    9.4%    63.4%   

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.

* 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.(1) Standard errors for percent of private-sector enrollees that are enrolled in self-insured plans at 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 0.73%    1.47%    1.36%    1.16%    1.52%    0.93%    0.83%    0.82%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 7.84%    --    11.94% * 15.02% * 7.63% * 7.30%    5.83% * 9.46%   
Mining and manufacturing 1.85%    7.74% * 4.56%    3.02%    3.88%    1.91%    2.55%    1.98%   
Construction 2.76%    5.04% * 3.77%    3.24%    5.98%    6.72%    2.72%    4.15%   
Utilities and transp. 2.94%    5.43% * 1.09% * 3.79% * 7.80%    2.41%    2.95% * 2.90%   
Wholesale trade 2.57%    1.59% * 2.76% * 4.56%    4.47%    2.57%    2.45%    2.73%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 2.37%    5.36% * 3.57% * 4.16%    5.27%    2.65%    3.24%    2.63%   
Retail trade 2.15%    5.40% * 1.92% * 2.89%    5.19%    1.64%    2.22%    2.29%   
Professional services 1.31%    2.06%    3.21%    2.35%    2.61%    1.95%    1.55%    1.49%   
Other services 2.72%    3.25%    2.84%    3.12%    4.27%    2.72%    1.97%    2.89%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.92%    1.85%    1.26%    1.34%    1.97%    1.17%    0.92%    1.04%   
For profit, unincorporated 2.04%    2.77%    3.86%    2.77%    3.86%    2.06%    1.92%    2.32%   
Nonprofit 1.68%    4.95%    7.16% * 3.96%    3.22%    1.89%    3.62%    1.76%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 4.47%    4.68%    5.23% * 4.93%    11.65%    2.55%    3.24%    8.45%   
5-9 years 2.84%    5.89% * 2.36% * 3.97%    6.53%    8.80%    2.80%    4.34%   
10-19 years 3.35%    1.82%    2.74%    2.77%    3.95%    4.46%    1.56%    4.44%   
20 or more years 0.78%    1.86%    1.84%    1.37%    1.64%    0.96%    1.03%    0.84%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.83%    5.48% * 4.21% * 1.75%    1.69%    0.94%    1.99%    0.85%   
1 location only 1.15%    1.50%    1.44%    1.42%    2.77%    4.67%    0.90%    1.98%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 3.91%    6.48% * 7.91% * 4.44% * 3.82% * 3.71%    4.02%    4.66%   
25-49 % 2.69%    5.36% * 3.83%    4.76%    6.09%    3.28%    2.48%    2.92%   
50-74 % 2.21%    3.48%    2.25%    3.68%    5.60%    2.86%    2.21%    2.51%   
75% or more 0.82%    1.69%    1.57%    1.28%    1.68%    1.03%    0.94%    0.91%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.84%    1.49%    1.21%    1.16%    1.59%    1.17%    0.79%    0.96%   
Has union employees 1.58%    9.00% * 13.30% * 6.83%    5.44%    1.41%    6.89%    1.60%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 1.98%    5.11%    3.22%    3.77%    3.53%    1.95%    2.81%    2.09%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.79%    1.54%    1.42%    1.22%    1.64%    1.02%    0.87%    0.89%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 1.56%    2.34%    2.20%    1.90%    2.85%    2.60%    1.28%    1.84%   
25-49 % 1.48%    3.47%    2.32%    2.45%    3.14%    1.20%    1.91%    1.58%   
50-74 % 1.48%    3.36%    3.79%    2.41%    3.01%    1.86%    2.08%    1.60%   
75% or more 1.65%    2.48%    2.61%    2.63%    3.45%    1.80%    1.57%    1.76%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 1.40%    2.34%    1.54%    1.62%    2.50%    1.60%    1.15%    1.60%   
25-49 % 1.05%    3.77%    3.13%    2.03%    2.27%    1.31%    1.83%    1.12%   
50-74 % 2.01%    2.09%    1.92%    2.73%    3.81%    1.93%    1.31%    2.30%   
75% or more 4.25%    2.95%    2.59% * 9.97% * 9.35%    6.19%    2.05%    5.71%   

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.

* 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.