Table I.B.2 Percent of private-sector employees in establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2020
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 86.9%    30.2%    55.8%    80.7%    97.3%    99.4%    50.5%    97.9%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 67.3%    20.0%    52.5%    65.0%    91.8%    99.8%    36.4%    88.9%   
Mining and manufacturing 94.1%    37.1%    65.9%    88.8%    99.3%    100.0%    64.9%    99.2%   
Construction 80.8%    28.6%    65.2%    94.0%    96.7%    100.0%    61.5%    98.1%   
Utilities and transp. 94.3%    40.5%    63.2%    91.8%    98.4%    100.0%    59.5%    99.6%   
Wholesale trade 90.7%    43.4%    70.2%    92.3%    99.6%    100.0%    65.9%    99.4%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 93.9%    34.2%    68.6%    97.3%    99.8%    99.8%    56.5%    99.8%   
Retail trade 86.4%    22.1%    55.3%    86.3%    98.4%    99.9%    46.4%    99.0%   
Professional services 90.3%    38.2%    68.9%    84.5%    96.7%    99.5%    59.2%    98.1%   
Other services 77.8%    24.2%    37.2%    63.2%    94.9%    98.1%    35.8%    95.0%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 87.2%    31.1%    57.4%    80.0%    96.7%    99.6%    52.2%    97.9%   
For profit, unincorporated 78.0%    23.7%    45.4%    77.7%    96.3%    97.8%    40.2%    95.7%   
Nonprofit 94.2%    42.6%    65.9%    89.4%    99.7%    99.7%    62.2%    99.3%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 48.8%    16.8%    37.7%    72.4%    95.7%    100.0%    33.0%    87.5%   
5-9 years 57.2%    23.6%    41.3%    71.0%    90.0%    99.8%    36.6%    89.2%   
10-19 years 73.1%    31.6%    57.0%    73.8%    93.8%    94.9%    49.7%    91.9%   
20 or more years 94.0%    40.2%    64.6%    87.1%    98.8%    99.6%    61.8%    99.0%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 98.6%    50.7%    65.4%    87.5%    99.0%    99.6%    73.3%    99.2%   
1 location only 66.0%    30.0%    55.2%    79.0%    94.7%    93.1%    49.0%    91.9%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 54.5%    7.7%    18.1%    44.7%    80.4%    96.7%    16.2%    86.3%   
25-49 % 79.6%    21.6%    41.2%    64.6%    93.9%    99.5%    36.8%    94.8%   
50-74 % 84.4%    30.1%    45.9%    72.9%    98.6%    99.8%    41.5%    98.3%   
75% or more 91.7%    38.0%    69.8%    90.6%    98.8%    99.4%    63.0%    99.0%   
Union presence
No union employees 84.8%    29.9%    55.3%    80.5%    97.2%    99.2%    50.1%    97.5%   
Has union employees 98.5%    44.0%    79.5%    88.2%    98.2%    99.9%    68.9%    99.6%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 74.4%    13.5%    25.6%    57.7%    92.1%    98.1%    25.3%    93.8%   
Less than 50% low-wage 89.7%    35.5%    64.7%    86.5%    98.4%    99.6%    58.0%    98.7%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 83.0%    31.7%    61.7%    89.5%    97.5%    98.5%    57.2%    97.7%   
25-49 % 92.7%    37.2%    64.1%    84.2%    98.9%    99.7%    58.5%    98.8%   
50-74 % 87.9%    31.1%    47.3%    70.6%    96.9%    99.5%    43.9%    97.4%   
75% or more 82.5%    23.2%    49.9%    73.8%    95.7%    99.4%    42.0%    97.4%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 81.2%    29.7%    50.2%    76.0%    96.6%    98.8%    48.2%    96.4%   
25-49 % 93.9%    31.5%    61.3%    88.9%    97.8%    99.6%    58.9%    98.8%   
50-74 % 85.2%    32.1%    68.5%    83.2%    98.2%    99.6%    53.0%    97.9%   
75% or more 59.9%    28.0%    60.3%    75.4%    95.6%    99.3%    36.8%    97.7%   

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.

** 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 Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees in establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2020
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 0.25%    1.05%    1.30%    0.90%    0.43%    0.22%    0.71%    0.21%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 5.02%    4.89%    14.15%    10.12%    6.35%    0.16%    6.70%    4.57%   
Mining and manufacturing 0.59%    5.07%    4.23%    2.68%    0.54%    0.00%    2.48%    0.46%   
Construction 1.41%    3.12%    4.05%    1.49%    2.67%    0.04%    2.13%    1.21%   
Utilities and transp. 0.78%    5.96%    7.94%    2.63%    1.54%    0.02%    4.21%    0.31%   
Wholesale trade 0.96%    6.30%    4.89%    2.31%    0.22%    0.00%    2.95%    0.41%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.48%    3.56%    5.73%    0.88%    0.07%    0.14%    2.82%    0.11%   
Retail trade 0.78%    2.79%    3.97%    2.43%    0.88%    0.09%    2.22%    0.26%   
Professional services 0.42%    2.12%    2.29%    1.60%    0.97%    0.22%    1.37%    0.33%   
Other services 0.82%    1.89%    2.30%    2.15%    1.11%    0.91%    1.33%    0.74%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.30%    1.31%    1.53%    1.12%    0.62%    0.10%    0.87%    0.21%   
For profit, unincorporated 0.97%    2.03%    2.98%    2.15%    1.06%    1.71%    1.57%    1.09%   
Nonprofit 0.43%    3.51%    4.10%    1.94%    0.15%    0.32%    2.18%    0.28%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 2.06%    1.77%    3.78%    3.84%    2.28%    0.00%    2.01%    3.45%   
5-9 years 1.81%    2.72%    3.48%    3.14%    3.33%    0.15%    1.96%    2.21%   
10-19 years 1.19%    2.17%    2.55%    2.08%    1.91%    3.84%    1.46%    1.70%   
20 or more years 0.19%    1.76%    1.79%    0.97%    0.22%    0.09%    1.03%    0.11%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.12%    12.08%    4.34%    1.51%    0.20%    0.10%    2.58%    0.10%   
1 location only 0.66%    1.05%    1.36%    1.07%    1.01%    6.36%    0.75%    1.03%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1.84%    1.63%    3.29%    4.06%    4.70%    1.35%    1.72%    2.00%   
25-49 % 1.19%    3.46%    3.93%    3.63%    2.19%    0.26%    2.36%    0.91%   
50-74 % 0.77%    2.53%    3.34%    2.83%    0.64%    0.20%    1.88%    0.37%   
75% or more 0.26%    1.42%    1.57%    0.80%    0.31%    0.29%    0.86%    0.22%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.30%    1.06%    1.31%    0.93%    0.46%    0.30%    0.72%    0.26%   
Has union employees 0.22%    7.91%    7.84%    3.16%    0.89%    0.06%    4.24%    0.14%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 0.95%    1.70%    2.46%    2.57%    1.89%    1.19%    1.38%    0.98%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.23%    1.24%    1.44%    0.90%    0.33%    0.10%    0.80%    0.15%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 0.72%    1.77%    2.28%    1.11%    0.83%    1.39%    1.20%    0.79%   
25-49 % 0.40%    3.15%    3.06%    2.22%    0.50%    0.13%    1.85%    0.26%   
50-74 % 0.46%    2.12%    2.74%    2.23%    0.72%    0.18%    1.51%    0.31%   
75% or more 0.66%    1.81%    2.48%    1.95%    1.36%    0.28%    1.40%    0.46%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 0.54%    1.52%    1.75%    1.27%    0.67%    0.65%    1.01%    0.48%   
25-49 % 0.28%    2.60%    2.45%    1.33%    0.71%    0.14%    1.47%    0.21%   
50-74 % 0.84%    2.49%    3.46%    3.36%    0.70%    0.21%    1.93%    0.62%   
75% or more 2.19%    2.53%    5.56%    5.68%    3.38%    0.64%    2.23%    1.37%   

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.

** 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.