Table I.B.2.d Percent of private-sector employees that are enrolled in plans offered through a union (multi-employer health plan (MEHP)) or a trade or business association (AHP)) or neither by selected characteristics: United States, 2019
Characteristics Union AHP Neither Union nor AHP
United States 1.9%    3.8%    94.3%   
Firm size
Less than 50 employees 2.4%    8.4%    89.2%   
50+ employees 1.8%    3.0%    95.2%   
Less than 10 employees 2.7% * 9.1%    88.3%   
10-24 employees 2.1% * 8.5%    89.4%   
25-99 employees 1.7%    7.7%    90.7%   
100-999 employees 2.7%    4.8%    92.5%   
1000+ employees 1.6%    1.7%    96.7%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 0.1% * 4.9% * 95.0%   
Mining and manufacturing 3.5%    3.0%    93.6%   
Construction 9.6%    6.2%    84.2%   
Utilities and transp. 1.4% * 2.3% * 96.3%   
Wholesale trade 1.2% * 4.2%    94.6%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 1.0% * 3.8%    95.1%   
Retail trade 0.8% * 5.6%    93.5%   
Professional services 1.2%    3.8%    95.0%   
Other services 1.2%    3.0%    95.8%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 2.1%    3.5%    94.4%   
For profit, unincorporated 1.4% * 5.1%    93.5%   
Nonprofit 1.6%    4.0%    94.4%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 0.5% * 6.7%    92.8%   
5-9 years 1.2% * 5.6%    93.2%   
10-19 years 2.8% * 6.0%    91.2%   
20 or more years 1.9%    3.3%    94.8%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 1.5%    2.5%    96.0%   
1 location only 2.9%    7.1%    90.0%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1.0% * 9.6% * 89.4%   
25-49 % 1.7% * 3.4%    94.8%   
50-74 % 1.6% * 5.7%    92.7%   
75% or more 2.0%    3.5%    94.5%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.3%    4.1%    95.6%   
Has union employees 8.3%    2.7%    89.0%   
Percent low wage employees **
50% or more low-wage 0.3% * 3.6%    96.1%   
Less than 50% low-wage 2.1%    3.8%    94.1%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 2.9%    4.6%    92.5%   
25-49 % 2.1%    3.0%    94.9%   
50-74 % 1.1%    3.8%    95.1%   
75% or more 1.4%    3.8%    94.8%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 2.2%    4.5%    93.3%   
25-49 % 1.4%    2.9%    95.8%   
50-74 % 2.8% * 5.5%    91.8%   
75% or more 4.9% * 5.4%    89.7%   

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.

** 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.d Standard errors for Percent of private-sector employees that are enrolled in plans offered through a union (multi-employer health plan (MEHP)) or a trade or business association (AHP)) or neither by selected characteristics: United States, 2019
Characteristics Union AHP Neither Union nor AHP
United States 0.22%    0.23%    0.31%   
Firm size
Less than 50 employees 0.46%    0.64%    0.76%   
50+ employees 0.24%    0.24%    0.34%   
Less than 10 employees 1.00% * 1.14%    1.46%   
10-24 employees 0.81% * 1.23%    1.42%   
25-99 employees 0.35%    0.71%    0.79%   
100-999 employees 0.78%    0.63%    0.97%   
1000+ employees 0.20%    0.23%    0.31%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 0.11% * 2.37% * 2.38%   
Mining and manufacturing 0.74%    0.52%    0.89%   
Construction 2.64%    1.18%    2.74%   
Utilities and transp. 0.55% * 0.73% * 0.92%   
Wholesale trade 0.49% * 0.99%    1.09%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.37% * 0.57%    0.68%   
Retail trade 0.52% * 1.00%    1.11%   
Professional services 0.24%    0.44%    0.50%   
Other services 0.36%    0.43%    0.57%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.28%    0.25%    0.37%   
For profit, unincorporated 0.59% * 0.72%    0.92%   
Nonprofit 0.34%    0.64%    0.73%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 0.28% * 1.73%    1.76%   
5-9 years 0.55% * 1.04%    1.16%   
10-19 years 1.37% * 0.92%    1.59%   
20 or more years 0.21%    0.24%    0.31%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.19%    0.21%    0.29%   
1 location only 0.58%    0.58%    0.80%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 0.47% * 3.86% * 3.85%   
25-49 % 1.18% * 0.79%    1.39%   
50-74 % 0.53% * 0.73%    0.89%   
75% or more 0.24%    0.24%    0.34%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.08%    0.24%    0.26%   
Has union employees 1.02%    0.60%    1.15%   
Percent low wage employees **
50% or more low-wage 0.18% * 0.78%    0.80%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.24%    0.24%    0.34%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 0.56%    0.47%    0.72%   
25-49 % 0.45%    0.36%    0.57%   
50-74 % 0.30%    0.51%    0.58%   
75% or more 0.31%    0.49%    0.58%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 0.44%    0.41%    0.60%   
25-49 % 0.20%    0.28%    0.34%   
50-74 % 0.84% * 0.84%    1.15%   
75% or more 2.16% * 1.45%    2.52%   

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.

** 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.