Table I.B.2.c Percent of private-sector employees working in establishments that offer two or more health insurance plans 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 73.8%    24.3%    36.1%    55.9%    69.5%    85.1%    39.9%    79.1%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 42.0%    --    --    55.9%    56.6% * 35.3% * 24.1% * 47.1%   
Mining and manufacturing 70.4%    26.7% * 35.2%    47.3%    61.3%    84.7%    42.5%    73.7%   
Construction 60.8%    29.0%    39.7%    57.5%    65.2%    79.4%    44.1%    70.3%   
Utilities and transp. 70.3%    28.0% * 33.4% * 57.1%    58.5%    78.4%    40.2%    73.1%   
Wholesale trade 67.2%    18.1% * 35.2%    54.2%    70.9%    81.0%    34.6%    74.8%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 79.2%    24.3%    56.4%    62.9%    75.9%    84.4%    48.6%    81.9%   
Retail trade 75.8%    9.9% * 39.7%    56.6%    75.3%    84.9%    41.2%    80.9%   
Professional services 76.3%    29.4%    34.0%    60.7%    73.3%    86.4%    40.1%    81.7%   
Other services 75.0%    24.5%    32.8%    53.1%    68.3%    88.3%    35.6%    81.1%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 74.2%    22.1%    34.9%    55.9%    68.0%    86.1%    38.8%    80.0%   
For profit, unincorporated 70.9%    29.1%    45.9%    55.4%    72.3%    82.4%    45.2%    76.0%   
Nonprofit 74.5%    28.9%    29.7%    56.3%    72.2%    82.9%    38.4%    78.0%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 62.8%    25.9%    46.8%    72.2%    70.6%    86.6%    48.8%    75.7%   
5-9 years 57.2%    36.1%    46.8%    56.2%    67.2%    69.5%    50.5%    61.5%   
10-19 years 63.3%    23.7%    35.0%    57.3%    68.4%    86.7%    39.3%    73.8%   
20 or more years 76.4%    20.9%    32.8%    52.9%    69.9%    85.1%    36.3%    80.3%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 81.1%    --    33.9%    55.2%    70.6%    85.2%    45.2%    81.7%   
1 location only 54.5%    24.4%    36.3%    56.1%    67.9%    84.1%    39.3%    66.8%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 72.8%    16.5% * 30.5% * 42.1%    65.2%    91.6%    31.5%    79.2%   
25-49 % 68.0%    22.4% * 29.8%    40.5%    69.1%    80.1%    33.6%    72.7%   
50-74 % 74.8%    16.6%    29.4%    67.8%    67.1%    84.6%    34.3%    80.3%   
75% or more 74.3%    26.8%    38.1%    57.3%    70.2%    85.4%    41.8%    79.6%   
Union presence
No union employees 71.0%    23.9%    35.7%    56.4%    69.4%    83.0%    39.8%    76.9%   
Has union employees 87.2%    38.5% * 48.2%    44.4%    70.7%    91.4%    43.0%    88.3%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 70.1%    25.7%    37.5%    41.5%    66.7%    79.6%    34.0%    73.9%   
Less than 50% low-wage 74.5%    24.2%    35.9%    58.3%    70.0%    86.3%    40.6%    80.2%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 64.6%    23.3%    31.2%    54.9%    65.2%    83.3%    39.4%    73.0%   
25-49 % 79.4%    26.2%    39.7%    56.4%    69.8%    89.1%    43.8%    83.1%   
50-74 % 77.3%    21.3%    37.8%    58.0%    73.5%    85.1%    36.4%    81.3%   
75% or more 70.8%    28.2%    39.2%    55.2%    68.6%    80.3%    40.3%    75.7%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 70.1%    24.3%    37.7%    53.8%    70.4%    84.3%    40.6%    77.0%   
25-49 % 78.4%    28.8%    37.8%    60.6%    68.8%    86.1%    43.7%    81.3%   
50-74 % 69.4%    25.1%    28.8%    55.2%    68.2%    83.7%    35.6%    76.6%   
75% or more 52.1%    16.9%    31.0%    36.8%    75.2%    71.6%    24.5%    69.1%   

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.B.2.c Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees working in establishments that offer two or more health insurance plans 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 0.56%    1.91%    1.80%    1.44%    1.21%    0.74%    1.12%    0.61%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 9.14%    --    --    14.44%    17.65% * 18.58% * 12.95% * 11.49%   
Mining and manufacturing 1.64%    9.06% * 5.79%    3.97%    3.48%    2.02%    3.57%    1.77%   
Construction 2.90%    6.33%    4.85%    4.20%    6.28%    7.62%    3.28%    4.00%   
Utilities and transp. 3.78%    9.70% * 11.29% * 7.77%    7.01%    5.23%    6.41%    4.10%   
Wholesale trade 2.37%    6.71% * 6.30%    5.10%    4.45%    3.10%    4.08%    2.50%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 1.69%    6.01%    7.16%    5.57%    3.13%    2.17%    4.53%    1.78%   
Retail trade 1.45%    4.26% * 5.71%    4.41%    3.95%    1.57%    3.56%    1.50%   
Professional services 0.95%    3.54%    3.20%    2.57%    1.94%    1.22%    2.04%    1.01%   
Other services 1.21%    4.18%    3.77%    3.28%    2.67%    1.31%    2.35%    1.25%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.68%    2.21%    2.09%    1.73%    1.58%    0.87%    1.33%    0.74%   
For profit, unincorporated 1.48%    4.81%    4.68%    3.68%    2.86%    2.11%    2.76%    1.66%   
Nonprofit 1.36%    5.63%    5.09%    3.61%    2.44%    1.85%    3.11%    1.43%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 3.25%    5.10%    6.66%    4.42%    8.02%    12.00%    4.06%    4.81%   
5-9 years 2.99%    6.63%    5.69%    4.84%    6.31%    12.66%    3.60%    4.37%   
10-19 years 1.67%    3.64%    3.51%    3.05%    3.26%    2.64%    2.26%    2.03%   
20 or more years 0.62%    2.57%    2.36%    1.86%    1.32%    0.77%    1.44%    0.65%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.64%    --    4.88%    2.57%    1.39%    0.75%    3.37%    0.65%   
1 location only 1.10%    1.93%    1.90%    1.70%    2.22%    5.03%    1.19%    1.65%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 2.46%    9.11% * 9.16% * 6.81%    5.41%    2.13%    5.74%    2.49%   
25-49 % 2.46%    7.94% * 5.97%    5.53%    3.74%    3.94%    4.15%    2.78%   
50-74 % 1.53%    3.93%    4.80%    3.92%    3.66%    1.85%    3.22%    1.61%   
75% or more 0.64%    2.31%    2.08%    1.60%    1.41%    0.83%    1.28%    0.69%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.64%    1.93%    1.82%    1.47%    1.27%    0.91%    1.14%    0.71%   
Has union employees 1.09%    13.25% * 10.40%    6.68%    4.18%    1.09%    6.19%    1.09%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 1.60%    6.17%    5.85%    3.86%    2.65%    2.33%    3.14%    1.75%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.59%    2.01%    1.89%    1.53%    1.36%    0.74%    1.20%    0.64%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 1.24%    3.20%    2.62%    2.30%    2.69%    1.77%    1.78%    1.45%   
25-49 % 1.08%    4.75%    4.50%    3.60%    2.68%    1.14%    2.87%    1.11%   
50-74 % 0.97%    3.48%    4.13%    3.09%    2.01%    1.21%    2.34%    1.02%   
75% or more 1.36%    4.33%    3.76%    2.97%    2.39%    2.04%    2.35%    1.52%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 0.97%    2.81%    2.53%    2.03%    1.82%    1.45%    1.59%    1.10%   
25-49 % 0.79%    4.47%    3.38%    2.38%    1.92%    0.93%    2.15%    0.82%   
50-74 % 1.69%    4.49%    4.48%    4.22%    3.24%    2.23%    2.84%    1.83%   
75% or more 3.88%    4.50%    6.66%    7.67%    7.87%    6.73%    3.57%    5.02%   

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.