Table I.B.3.b Percent of private-sector full-time employees 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 89.2%    37.7%    66.8%    86.5%    98.6%    99.6%    59.2%    98.7%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 76.6%    23.0% * 55.8%    49.1%    98.2%    100.0%    35.9%    96.6%   
Mining and manufacturing 95.4%    37.7%    75.9%    91.8%    99.5%    99.7%    69.4%    99.5%   
Construction 79.6%    28.8%    68.9%    89.8%    98.7%    100.0%    60.8%    98.5%   
Utilities and transp. 92.9%    46.0%    67.3%    92.6%    99.3%    99.0%    66.0%    98.8%   
Wholesale trade 92.7%    51.0%    82.9%    94.2%    99.9%    100.0%    75.0%    100.0%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 93.9%    48.2%    80.2%    97.9%    99.6%    99.9%    63.9%    99.8%   
Retail trade 86.5%    29.2%    63.7%    88.5%    99.6%    99.9%    52.2%    99.4%   
Professional services 92.2%    45.9%    74.5%    92.0%    98.4%    99.7%    66.9%    99.0%   
Other services 81.8%    30.8%    46.5%    70.1%    96.4%    99.3%    45.3%    96.4%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 89.2%    36.8%    67.0%    86.2%    98.2%    99.7%    59.6%    98.7%   
For profit, unincorporated 82.5%    37.6%    60.2%    85.2%    99.0%    98.9%    53.4%    97.8%   
Nonprofit 96.4%    49.7%    81.4%    91.4%    99.3%    99.9%    73.1%    99.5%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 61.8%    27.7%    60.6%    78.7%    98.1%    96.6%    46.4%    93.4%   
5-9 years 71.1%    33.6%    57.6%    82.1%    94.6%    99.2%    50.5%    93.9%   
10-19 years 76.4%    38.5%    58.8%    81.9%    97.9%    99.1%    55.3%    96.4%   
20 or more years 94.8%    44.5%    75.0%    90.3%    99.1%    99.7%    68.3%    99.3%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 98.9%    72.8%    75.9%    90.9%    99.1%    99.7%    80.1%    99.4%   
1 location only 73.1%    37.2%    66.1%    85.4%    97.8%    98.4%    57.5%    95.7%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 78.0%    28.2%    32.8%    54.0%    91.4%    99.3%    37.6%    93.3%   
25-49 % 82.0%    20.0%    37.6%    71.0%    99.0%    99.8%    39.3%    97.1%   
50-74 % 81.5%    31.4%    55.4%    76.4%    97.5%    99.7%    46.4%    97.5%   
75% or more 90.7%    40.1%    71.6%    89.8%    98.8%    99.6%    63.0%    99.0%   
Union presence
No union employees 87.3%    37.5%    66.4%    86.3%    98.8%    99.5%    58.6%    98.5%   
Has union employees 98.2%    47.1%    78.5%    91.2%    97.2%    100.0%    74.5%    99.4%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 80.0%    15.6%    30.5%    62.9%    94.4%    99.4%    30.0%    96.3%   
Less than 50% low-wage 90.8%    42.1%    72.9%    90.6%    99.3%    99.7%    64.6%    99.1%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 85.1%    33.0%    70.6%    90.4%    98.9%    99.0%    59.6%    98.5%   
25-49 % 93.7%    49.3%    71.5%    89.4%    98.9%    100.0%    67.9%    99.2%   
50-74 % 90.8%    40.8%    64.2%    78.9%    98.0%    99.6%    56.8%    98.3%   
75% or more 86.8%    34.4%    59.3%    83.2%    98.2%    99.8%    53.4%    98.8%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 84.6%    36.3%    60.9%    81.3%    98.2%    99.2%    56.6%    97.6%   
25-49 % 95.1%    42.8%    74.4%    92.2%    98.6%    99.8%    68.9%    99.3%   
50-74 % 88.3%    40.0%    73.0%    93.9%    99.7%    99.9%    60.8%    99.4%   
75% or more 59.4%    32.7%    67.3%    84.0%    97.4%    99.7%    41.3%    97.2%   

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.3.b Standard errors for percent of private-sector full-time employees 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 0.22%    1.17%    1.29%    0.75%    0.26%    0.11%    0.73%    0.13%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 4.40%    7.16% * 10.34%    11.21%    1.29%    0.00%    5.53%    1.56%   
Mining and manufacturing 0.45%    4.79%    4.10%    1.61%    0.26%    0.32%    2.51%    0.22%   
Construction 1.31%    2.91%    3.50%    2.04%    1.24%    0.00%    2.14%    0.79%   
Utilities and transp. 1.01%    8.23%    6.55%    2.82%    0.50%    1.00%    3.89%    0.79%   
Wholesale trade 0.79%    4.75%    4.17%    1.84%    0.09%    0.00%    2.64%    0.03%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.48%    3.63%    4.35%    0.92%    0.25%    0.12%    2.49%    0.11%   
Retail trade 0.91%    3.18%    3.89%    2.51%    0.16%    0.05%    2.33%    0.43%   
Professional services 0.36%    2.24%    2.15%    0.96%    0.49%    0.19%    1.28%    0.19%   
Other services 0.83%    2.28%    3.06%    2.17%    0.99%    0.29%    1.64%    0.50%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.28%    1.34%    1.46%    0.89%    0.37%    0.12%    0.85%    0.16%   
For profit, unincorporated 0.81%    2.63%    3.41%    1.92%    0.36%    0.63%    1.81%    0.51%   
Nonprofit 0.30%    4.12%    3.42%    1.42%    0.33%    0.07%    2.21%    0.13%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 2.34%    2.76%    4.84%    3.78%    1.06%    3.53%    2.52%    2.36%   
5-9 years 1.62%    3.14%    3.53%    2.49%    1.91%    0.67%    2.08%    1.32%   
10-19 years 1.09%    2.21%    2.79%    1.80%    0.69%    0.87%    1.49%    0.73%   
20 or more years 0.19%    1.88%    1.51%    0.78%    0.25%    0.11%    0.99%    0.11%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.11%    8.49%    3.34%    1.13%    0.20%    0.11%    1.94%    0.10%   
1 location only 0.59%    1.17%    1.37%    0.90%    0.53%    1.24%    0.78%    0.54%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1.48%    5.08%    5.00%    4.20%    2.53%    0.43%    3.30%    1.12%   
25-49 % 1.02%    2.61%    3.70%    2.70%    0.87%    0.10%    2.08%    0.52%   
50-74 % 0.90%    2.40%    3.25%    2.42%    0.93%    0.24%    1.79%    0.48%   
75% or more 0.25%    1.38%    1.45%    0.82%    0.28%    0.13%    0.84%    0.15%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.27%    1.17%    1.31%    0.77%    0.22%    0.15%    0.74%    0.16%   
Has union employees 0.27%    8.47%    6.27%    2.64%    1.34%    0.02%    3.57%    0.21%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 0.89%    2.09%    3.26%    2.64%    1.39%    0.25%    1.71%    0.54%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.23%    1.29%    1.30%    0.71%    0.17%    0.12%    0.77%    0.13%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 0.59%    1.84%    2.04%    1.07%    0.43%    0.44%    1.21%    0.31%   
25-49 % 0.37%    3.06%    2.93%    1.45%    0.51%    0.00%    1.72%    0.21%   
50-74 % 0.44%    2.63%    2.95%    2.08%    0.54%    0.17%    1.65%    0.29%   
75% or more 0.55%    2.07%    2.69%    1.62%    0.58%    0.19%    1.49%    0.23%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 0.48%    1.67%    1.93%    1.24%    0.40%    0.32%    1.07%    0.32%   
25-49 % 0.24%    2.96%    2.08%    0.88%    0.44%    0.08%    1.42%    0.13%   
50-74 % 0.69%    2.69%    3.19%    1.32%    0.12%    0.06%    1.86%    0.20%   
75% or more 2.29%    2.68%    5.17%    4.58%    2.05%    0.19%    2.35%    1.45%   

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.