Table I.B.3.b.(1) Percent of private-sector full-time employees eligible for health insurance 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 91.0%    92.6%    91.6%    92.8%    91.4%    90.2%    92.2%    90.8%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 63.3%    77.8%    86.4%    88.3%    59.0%    58.1% * 85.9%    59.2%   
Mining and manufacturing 96.1%    97.2%    91.1%    96.8%    96.8%    95.8%    94.8%    96.2%   
Construction 87.1%    91.7%    88.8%    89.3%    82.7%    87.6%    89.1%    85.8%   
Utilities and transp. 95.3%    96.3%    91.9%    95.8%    94.8%    95.6%    94.0%    95.5%   
Wholesale trade 95.5%    92.4%    94.5%    98.0%    95.7%    94.8%    95.0%    95.6%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 96.8%    96.9%    96.2%    98.8%    97.5%    96.4%    97.3%    96.7%   
Retail trade 91.2%    90.0%    88.8%    94.2%    94.9%    89.7%    90.0%    91.4%   
Professional services 92.2%    93.4%    94.2%    94.7%    92.6%    91.2%    94.5%    91.8%   
Other services 81.9%    89.1%    88.0%    84.0%    84.5%    79.2%    87.2%    80.9%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 91.0%    92.4%    92.0%    93.1%    91.3%    90.2%    92.3%    90.8%   
For profit, unincorporated 89.8%    92.3%    90.6%    90.6%    89.1%    89.3%    91.4%    89.3%   
Nonprofit 92.2%    95.0%    90.7%    95.0%    94.1%    90.9%    93.1%    92.1%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 90.3%    93.6%    89.9%    87.6%    90.0%    95.1%    90.9%    89.6%   
5-9 years 85.8%    91.7%    92.2%    91.5%    90.1%    54.0%    92.3%    82.0%   
10-19 years 90.1%    92.4%    92.2%    93.0%    86.7%    89.4%    92.3%    88.8%   
20 or more years 91.5%    92.6%    91.6%    93.7%    92.6%    90.8%    92.3%    91.4%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 91.4%    99.1%    95.7%    95.2%    93.4%    90.6%    95.4%    91.3%   
1 location only 90.2%    92.4%    91.2%    92.1%    88.7%    80.0%    91.8%    88.8%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 92.9%    97.2%    93.9%    94.1%    89.9%    93.9%    95.4%    92.6%   
25-49 % 87.5%    89.9%    91.0%    87.1%    91.8%    85.5%    90.1%    87.1%   
50-74 % 91.4%    93.8%    90.5%    90.8%    91.5%    91.4%    91.2%    91.5%   
75% or more 91.1%    92.4%    91.8%    93.3%    91.4%    90.3%    92.3%    90.9%   
Union presence
No union employees 91.8%    92.5%    92.0%    93.6%    93.0%    90.4%    92.7%    91.5%   
Has union employees 87.9%    93.7%    83.6%    77.3%    79.6%    89.8%    81.9%    88.2%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 83.6%    90.7%    80.5%    86.3%    85.0%    82.5%    86.5%    83.3%   
Less than 50% low-wage 92.2%    92.7%    92.4%    93.6%    92.5%    91.7%    92.7%    92.1%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 93.6%    91.4%    91.3%    93.5%    92.7%    94.8%    91.5%    94.2%   
25-49 % 91.8%    93.3%    94.5%    94.3%    90.8%    91.4%    94.5%    91.4%   
50-74 % 87.9%    94.4%    90.2%    90.3%    89.4%    86.6%    91.5%    87.4%   
75% or more 91.2%    91.5%    90.8%    91.9%    93.3%    90.1%    91.8%    91.0%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 90.0%    92.3%    90.9%    90.9%    90.5%    89.1%    91.4%    89.7%   
25-49 % 91.5%    93.9%    92.0%    94.1%    92.3%    90.8%    92.9%    91.3%   
50-74 % 92.0%    91.6%    93.0%    95.6%    92.7%    90.3%    92.7%    91.9%   
75% or more 91.4%    92.7%    92.5%    94.9%    81.6%    96.7%    93.1%    89.8%   

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.

* 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.(1) Standard errors for percent of private-sector full-time employees eligible for health insurance 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 0.34%    0.72%    0.69%    0.52%    0.69%    0.54%    0.41%    0.40%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 10.37%    12.57%    4.01%    6.88%    14.19%    19.22% * 5.28%    11.60%   
Mining and manufacturing 0.67%    1.37%    1.92%    0.58%    0.55%    1.24%    0.90%    0.73%   
Construction 1.38%    2.22%    2.43%    1.94%    3.48%    2.77%    1.42%    2.04%   
Utilities and transp. 0.66%    2.86%    5.42%    1.31%    1.82%    0.79%    2.13%    0.69%   
Wholesale trade 0.90%    2.44%    1.31%    0.57%    1.29%    1.91%    0.86%    1.14%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.37%    0.95%    1.47%    0.41%    0.47%    0.53%    0.63%    0.41%   
Retail trade 0.85%    2.73%    2.53%    1.28%    0.88%    1.31%    1.51%    0.98%   
Professional services 0.45%    1.09%    0.88%    0.73%    0.93%    0.68%    0.49%    0.52%   
Other services 1.22%    2.10%    1.97%    1.86%    2.09%    1.98%    1.29%    1.43%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.44%    0.88%    0.79%    0.61%    0.95%    0.68%    0.49%    0.52%   
For profit, unincorporated 0.76%    1.54%    1.70%    1.41%    1.62%    1.36%    0.95%    0.95%   
Nonprofit 0.57%    1.64%    2.23%    1.04%    0.78%    0.85%    1.13%    0.61%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1.47%    1.85%    2.31%    2.88%    3.55%    3.39%    1.37%    2.64%   
5-9 years 2.77%    2.11%    1.77%    1.60%    2.74%    11.31%    1.07%    4.21%   
10-19 years 1.23%    1.52%    1.44%    1.03%    3.05%    2.98%    0.79%    1.85%   
20 or more years 0.34%    1.00%    0.91%    0.61%    0.61%    0.49%    0.57%    0.38%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.39%    0.60%    1.26%    0.69%    0.51%    0.49%    0.95%    0.40%   
1 location only 0.69%    0.74%    0.74%    0.64%    1.45%    6.75%    0.44%    1.22%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1.32%    2.76%    2.97%    2.05%    3.21%    1.78%    1.45%    1.51%   
25-49 % 1.54%    3.37%    2.42%    2.31%    1.58%    2.50%    1.53%    1.74%   
50-74 % 0.83%    1.36%    1.69%    1.49%    1.39%    1.45%    1.07%    0.99%   
75% or more 0.38%    0.83%    0.77%    0.58%    0.80%    0.59%    0.46%    0.45%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.34%    0.74%    0.68%    0.48%    0.59%    0.61%    0.40%    0.41%   
Has union employees 1.04%    3.02%    4.46%    4.35%    3.40%    1.11%    3.19%    1.07%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 1.22%    4.08%    3.38%    1.80%    2.33%    1.73%    1.82%    1.33%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.34%    0.72%    0.68%    0.54%    0.70%    0.53%    0.42%    0.40%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 0.45%    1.47%    1.20%    0.74%    1.06%    0.75%    0.71%    0.55%   
25-49 % 0.74%    1.54%    1.19%    1.11%    1.69%    1.04%    0.72%    0.84%   
50-74 % 0.81%    1.10%    1.77%    1.53%    1.49%    1.14%    1.10%    0.90%   
75% or more 0.52%    1.44%    1.29%    1.07%    0.87%    0.82%    0.71%    0.60%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 0.56%    1.21%    1.07%    0.88%    0.86%    1.05%    0.65%    0.69%   
25-49 % 0.49%    1.12%    1.11%    0.73%    1.00%    0.68%    0.67%    0.54%   
50-74 % 0.95%    1.75%    1.52%    0.84%    2.20%    1.60%    0.97%    1.15%   
75% or more 3.28%    1.79%    3.00%    3.30%    12.77%    1.35%    1.35%    6.00%   

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.