Table I.A.2.k Among small firms, percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that use a third party to help purchase the insurance plans by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2020
Characteristics Total Less than 10 employees 10-24 employees 25-49 employees 50-100 employees
United States 80.2%    73.5%    85.6%    89.8%    93.4%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 79.1%    70.6%    98.4%    82.1%    100.0%   
Mining and manufacturing 82.7%    68.1%    92.5%    88.8%    100.0%   
Construction 82.6%    76.4%    83.0%    91.1%    100.0%   
Utilities and transp. 72.1%    64.9%    74.9%    93.4%    --   
Wholesale trade 83.1%    70.2%    95.7%    92.6%    89.5%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 80.1%    74.3%    86.3%    94.8%    100.0%   
Retail trade 80.2%    75.2%    82.1%    86.1%    95.6%   
Professional services 80.8%    74.9%    87.1%    91.2%    89.3%   
Other services 78.1%    73.4%    81.1%    87.3%    90.6%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 81.4%    74.4%    87.1%    90.4%    93.8%   
For profit, unincorporated 81.5%    76.9%    85.3%    90.3%    93.0%   
Nonprofit 71.1%    63.2%    76.1%    85.3%    91.6%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 84.1%    83.7%    80.6%    90.9%    --   
5-9 years 77.8%    71.9%    86.1%    89.7%    89.1%   
10-19 years 79.1%    70.0%    88.6%    92.4%    90.9%   
20 or more years 80.4%    72.6%    84.9%    88.7%    95.0%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 90.9%    81.3%    92.6%    90.2%    93.9%   
1 location only 78.9%    73.4%    84.7%    89.6%    92.8%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 63.3%    55.2%    67.3%    78.7%    --   
25-49 % 72.6%    60.0%    80.8%    83.7%    91.0%   
50-74 % 78.7%    74.5%    82.0%    90.5%    88.0%   
75% or more 82.1%    75.3%    87.7%    90.8%    94.8%   
Union presence
No union employees 80.9%    74.3%    86.5%    90.3%    93.6%   
Has union employees 52.8%    37.4% * 59.1%    69.2%    --   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 79.0%    75.1%    81.3%    86.6%    91.8%   
Less than 50% low-wage 80.4%    73.3%    86.1%    90.3%    93.4%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 77.3%    68.4%    83.1%    90.7%    99.9%   
25-49 % 87.4%    82.8%    89.5%    93.2%    95.0%   
50-74 % 80.2%    74.8%    87.8%    90.4%    91.9%   
75% or more 79.3%    73.8%    84.5%    85.0%    85.6%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 81.0%    73.7%    88.3%    89.1%    90.0%   
25-49 % 82.3%    75.1%    82.4%    90.8%    97.2%   
50-74 % 78.7%    73.7%    82.5%    89.5%    93.2%   
75% or more 74.8%    71.6%    88.3%    91.2%    98.2%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2020 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.A.2.k Standard errors among small firms for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that use a third party to help purchase the insurance plans by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2020
Characteristics Total Less than 10 employees 10-24 employees 25-49 employees 50-100 employees
United States 1.11%    1.95%    1.22%    0.98%    2.21%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 6.48%    9.76%    1.66%    12.44%    0.00%   
Mining and manufacturing 3.69%    8.77%    2.50%    3.27%    0.00%   
Construction 2.71%    5.52%    3.77%    2.25%    0.00%   
Utilities and transp. 8.70%    13.27%    9.52%    3.57%    --   
Wholesale trade 3.60%    7.26%    1.67%    2.72%    9.78%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 4.24%    6.35%    4.09%    1.73%    0.00%   
Retail trade 3.51%    6.72%    4.27%    3.96%    4.19%   
Professional services 1.95%    3.23%    2.17%    1.69%    4.71%   
Other services 2.51%    4.25%    2.96%    2.41%    6.00%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 1.27%    2.30%    1.39%    1.18%    2.95%   
For profit, unincorporated 2.75%    4.49%    3.11%    2.07%    3.88%   
Nonprofit 3.63%    6.11%    4.33%    3.17%    4.70%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 2.79%    3.79%    5.24%    2.90%    --   
5-9 years 3.56%    5.48%    3.84%    2.88%    9.66%   
10-19 years 2.56%    4.33%    2.21%    1.84%    5.75%   
20 or more years 1.41%    2.75%    1.63%    1.36%    2.29%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 1.65%    14.45%    2.00%    2.09%    3.46%   
1 location only 1.22%    1.96%    1.36%    1.08%    2.66%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 6.58%    10.86%    7.36%    6.44%    --   
25-49 % 4.77%    9.32%    5.16%    4.70%    6.35%   
50-74 % 3.43%    5.30%    3.89%    2.59%    9.45%   
75% or more 1.18%    2.12%    1.32%    1.08%    2.27%   
Union presence
No union employees 1.12%    1.97%    1.21%    0.98%    2.25%   
Has union employees 6.61%    12.19% * 9.37%    8.06%    --   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 3.84%    6.49%    4.08%    3.05%    8.32%   
Less than 50% low-wage 1.15%    2.03%    1.28%    1.03%    2.27%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 2.00%    3.51%    2.12%    1.43%    0.13%   
25-49 % 1.86%    3.69%    2.25%    1.56%    3.89%   
50-74 % 2.42%    3.75%    2.80%    2.08%    5.48%   
75% or more 2.17%    3.93%    2.57%    2.68%    5.85%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 1.56%    2.84%    1.51%    1.34%    4.22%   
25-49 % 2.14%    4.74%    2.76%    1.89%    1.86%   
50-74 % 2.76%    4.60%    3.01%    2.63%    5.06%   
75% or more 3.81%    4.58%    3.75%    4.12%    1.70%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2020 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.