Table I.B.2.b.1.a Among self-insured plans, percent of private-sector employees that are enrolled in a plan with a third party administrator (TPA) or administrative services only (ASO) 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 81.8%    46.6%    62.8%    66.4%    84.1%    82.8%    53.6%    82.9%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 84.3%    --    --    93.7%    100.0%    82.9%    --    85.3%   
Mining and manufacturing 85.4%    --    62.6%    86.7%    84.0%    86.5%    61.8%    86.0%   
Construction 81.9%    74.5%    41.6%    60.4%    82.9%    93.3%    51.4%    89.6%   
Utilities and transp. 78.4%    --    --    63.9% * 79.2%    78.7%    --    78.9%   
Wholesale trade 82.9%    --    72.4%    59.1%    75.7%    88.2%    40.8%    85.1%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 77.7%    --    --    73.7%    87.4%    77.1%    59.2%    78.1%   
Retail trade 89.2%    --    49.2% * 72.0%    91.0%    90.4%    47.1%    90.3%   
Professional services 81.1%    40.5%    77.6%    59.3%    85.4%    81.6%    55.8%    81.9%   
Other services 79.7%    44.2%    64.1%    63.5%    82.1%    81.5%    55.0%    81.2%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 81.9%    40.5%    53.2%    64.8%    83.8%    83.1%    46.4%    83.2%   
For profit, unincorporated 81.0%    54.0%    78.1%    66.4%    81.7%    83.0%    58.9%    82.4%   
Nonprofit 81.9%    58.5%    81.8%    72.9%    87.6%    81.4%    76.3%    82.1%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 74.4%    62.6%    78.4%    67.8%    86.6%    61.9%    68.5%    76.7%   
5-9 years 59.6%    53.6% * 57.4%    55.5%    60.1%    66.4%    51.4%    61.9%   
10-19 years 74.9%    45.7%    45.0%    58.5%    73.4%    82.8%    43.5%    79.6%   
20 or more years 82.8%    37.5%    67.8%    70.4%    86.7%    83.0%    53.8%    83.5%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 83.0%    --    70.7%    76.4%    83.4%    83.0%    61.1%    83.1%   
1 location only 73.3%    47.2%    61.9%    63.6%    85.6%    75.6%    52.7%    81.1%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 75.0%    --    --    60.4%    80.5%    77.4%    35.4%    77.9%   
25-49 % 79.2%    --    66.0%    58.2%    85.2%    80.0%    50.8%    80.2%   
50-74 % 81.8%    28.1% * 65.9%    78.1%    73.1%    85.7%    57.3%    83.1%   
75% or more 82.1%    51.3%    63.7%    65.8%    85.2%    82.8%    53.7%    83.1%   
Union presence
No union employees 80.4%    47.2%    60.3%    67.0%    85.6%    80.9%    53.9%    81.6%   
Has union employees 85.9%    --    80.4%    60.0%    74.4%    87.2%    50.8%    86.3%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 81.8%    29.3% * 42.5%    57.8%    79.4%    84.0%    43.4%    83.0%   
Less than 50% low-wage 81.8%    49.1%    63.9%    67.3%    84.5%    82.7%    54.6%    82.9%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 78.3%    44.7%    49.4%    69.6%    82.9%    79.5%    44.6%    80.4%   
25-49 % 85.9%    42.1% * 69.9%    70.1%    84.8%    87.1%    60.0%    86.6%   
50-74 % 80.3%    52.4%    80.5%    62.2%    84.9%    80.4%    64.0%    80.8%   
75% or more 82.0%    47.1%    70.2%    57.3%    84.1%    83.3%    53.0%    83.1%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 78.1%    44.3%    45.3%    52.7%    87.1%    79.3%    42.8%    80.2%   
25-49 % 84.2%    55.3%    77.7%    76.7%    81.7%    85.0%    67.1%    84.6%   
50-74 % 80.6%    60.6%    64.0%    82.3%    85.8%    79.6%    62.0%    81.2%   
75% or more 75.1%    26.3% * --    68.1%    85.3%    83.1%    32.6%    81.5%   

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.a Standard errors among self-insured plans for percent of private-sector employees that are enrolled in a plan with a third party administrator (TPA) or administrative services only (ASO) 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 0.82%    5.94%    5.21%    3.17%    1.59%    0.98%    3.23%    0.85%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 7.25%    --    --    6.64%    0.00%    9.37%    --    7.67%   
Mining and manufacturing 1.52%    --    12.49%    5.03%    3.75%    1.64%    8.11%    1.53%   
Construction 3.59%    12.23%    11.83%    12.23%    8.11%    2.93%    9.26%    3.56%   
Utilities and transp. 4.17%    --    --    22.26% * 10.15%    4.60%    --    4.21%   
Wholesale trade 2.47%    --    13.81%    10.20%    5.22%    2.92%    10.47%    2.47%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 2.18%    --    --    9.16%    3.27%    2.48%    12.72%    2.21%   
Retail trade 1.65%    --    15.09% * 8.63%    3.12%    1.82%    10.95%    1.65%   
Professional services 1.58%    9.02%    7.57%    6.24%    2.39%    1.87%    6.29%    1.62%   
Other services 2.64%    7.82%    10.99%    7.85%    5.34%    3.21%    6.00%    2.80%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.96%    8.41%    6.12%    3.99%    1.99%    1.12%    3.97%    0.99%   
For profit, unincorporated 2.16%    11.97%    8.65%    7.05%    4.40%    2.69%    7.12%    2.23%   
Nonprofit 2.24%    9.92%    10.61%    7.78%    2.86%    2.70%    5.82%    2.30%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 6.07%    13.42%    13.79%    11.33%    5.94%    17.32%    9.15%    7.61%   
5-9 years 6.24%    20.32% * 16.48%    10.90%    11.30%    11.97%    12.25%    7.34%   
10-19 years 4.23%    10.83%    11.12%    8.19%    7.92%    5.00%    6.61%    4.29%   
20 or more years 0.86%    6.19%    6.01%    3.73%    1.39%    1.00%    3.89%    0.88%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.90%    --    12.77%    4.05%    1.78%    0.99%    7.37%    0.90%   
1 location only 2.12%    5.94%    5.61%    3.88%    3.20%    6.09%    3.49%    2.50%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 4.43%    --    --    16.86%    8.17%    5.07%    10.59%    4.63%   
25-49 % 4.16%    --    10.00%    12.70%    5.80%    4.99%    8.56%    4.31%   
50-74 % 2.02%    9.39% * 11.69%    8.95%    7.64%    1.98%    7.49%    2.07%   
75% or more 0.91%    7.32%    5.85%    3.51%    1.67%    1.08%    3.73%    0.93%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.97%    6.06%    5.28%    3.23%    1.50%    1.22%    3.22%    1.01%   
Has union employees 1.54%    --    12.95%    12.99%    6.36%    1.59%    14.27%    1.55%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 1.86%    10.68% * 10.47%    9.72%    4.84%    2.03%    7.38%    1.88%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.90%    6.48%    5.41%    3.33%    1.68%    1.08%    3.46%    0.92%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 1.94%    8.43%    8.43%    4.72%    3.33%    2.58%    4.82%    2.09%   
25-49 % 1.19%    15.72% * 10.61%    6.84%    2.98%    1.33%    7.53%    1.20%   
50-74 % 1.71%    13.63%    7.84%    8.04%    2.93%    1.99%    6.88%    1.75%   
75% or more 1.61%    9.52%    9.91%    7.20%    3.26%    1.84%    6.14%    1.63%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 1.65%    8.38%    7.21%    5.14%    2.10%    2.09%    4.37%    1.75%   
25-49 % 1.01%    13.01%    6.71%    4.35%    2.57%    1.13%    4.98%    1.03%   
50-74 % 2.28%    12.30%    11.66%    6.31%    3.36%    2.91%    7.48%    2.34%   
75% or more 4.66%    10.20% * --    7.73%    9.52%    5.77%    9.70%    4.51%   

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.