Table I.B.2.d Percent of private-sector employees that are enrolled in plans offered through a union (multi-employer health plan (MEHP)) or a trade or business association (AHP)) or neither by selected characteristics: United States, 2020
Characteristics UNION AHP NEITHER UNION NOR AHP
United States 2.0%    4.3%    93.7%   
Firm size
Less than 50 employees 2.5%    8.1%    89.4%   
50+ employees 1.9%    3.8%    94.3%   
Less than 10 employees 3.1%    6.0%    90.9%   
10-24 employees 2.8% * 9.5%    87.7%   
25-99 employees 1.7%    7.5%    90.8%   
100-999 employees 2.2%    4.6%    93.2%   
1000+ employees 1.8%    3.1%    95.1%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 5.8% * 5.3% * 88.9%   
Mining and manufacturing 2.0%    3.2%    94.8%   
Construction 8.1%    4.6%    87.3%   
Utilities and transp. 2.3% * 2.5%    95.2%   
Wholesale trade 0.5% * 8.3% * 91.2%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 1.3%    4.6% * 94.2%   
Retail trade 1.8% * 5.1%    93.1%   
Professional services 1.9%    3.1%    95.0%   
Other services 1.3%    6.1% * 92.7%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 1.9%    4.8%    93.3%   
For profit, unincorporated 1.4%    3.4%    95.2%   
Nonprofit 2.7%    3.1%    94.2%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 3.2% * 5.2%    91.6%   
5-9 years 0.9% * 6.2%    92.9%   
10-19 years 2.7%    4.0%    93.3%   
20 or more years 1.9%    4.3%    93.8%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 1.7%    3.5%    94.8%   
1 location only 2.9%    6.8%    90.3%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1.3% * 7.6%    91.2%   
25-49 % 2.4% * 3.5%    94.1%   
50-74 % 3.6%    7.0%    89.4%   
75% or more 1.8%    4.0%    94.3%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.4%    4.9%    94.7%   
Has union employees 9.3%    1.7%    89.0%   
Percent low wage employees **
50% or more low-wage 0.7% * 3.7%    95.7%   
Less than 50% low-wage 2.1%    4.4%    93.5%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 3.2%    3.7%    93.1%   
25-49 % 1.4%    6.6%    92.0%   
50-74 % 1.4%    2.8%    95.8%   
75% or more 2.2%    3.9%    93.9%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 2.2%    5.6%    92.3%   
25-49 % 1.7%    3.8%    94.5%   
50-74 % 3.2%    3.2%    93.6%   
75% or more 0.4% * 4.7%    95.0%   

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.

** 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.d Standard errors for Percent of private-sector employees that are enrolled in plans offered through a union (multi-employer health plan (MEHP)) or a trade or business association (AHP)) or neither by selected characteristics: United States, 2020
Characteristics UNION AHP NEITHER UNION NOR AHP
United States 0.21%    0.44%    0.47%   
Firm size
Less than 50 employees 0.44%    0.61%    0.74%   
50+ employees 0.23%    0.50%    0.54%   
Less than 10 employees 0.92%    0.94%    1.29%   
10-24 employees 0.86% * 1.12%    1.36%   
25-99 employees 0.40%    0.78%    0.87%   
100-999 employees 0.63%    0.55%    0.81%   
1000+ employees 0.24%    0.69%    0.72%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 5.54% * 2.41% * 6.01%   
Mining and manufacturing 0.48%    0.61%    0.76%   
Construction 2.40%    0.82%    2.47%   
Utilities and transp. 0.86% * 0.71%    1.12%   
Wholesale trade 0.26% * 2.60% * 2.61%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.38%    1.50% * 1.52%   
Retail trade 0.57% * 1.14%    1.26%   
Professional services 0.34%    0.31%    0.46%   
Other services 0.30%    1.97% * 1.97%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.25%    0.61%    0.65%   
For profit, unincorporated 0.34%    0.48%    0.59%   
Nonprofit 0.55%    0.41%    0.69%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1.59% * 1.45%    2.10%   
5-9 years 0.53% * 1.42%    1.51%   
10-19 years 0.64%    0.63%    0.88%   
20 or more years 0.23%    0.51%    0.55%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.20%    0.56%    0.58%   
1 location only 0.57%    0.54%    0.75%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 0.55% * 1.82%    1.98%   
25-49 % 1.03% * 0.80%    1.28%   
50-74 % 0.79%    1.94%    2.03%   
75% or more 0.22%    0.45%    0.49%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.08%    0.53%    0.53%   
Has union employees 1.05%    0.30%    1.10%   
Percent low wage employees **
50% or more low-wage 0.33% * 0.54%    0.63%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.22%    0.48%    0.52%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 0.59%    0.39%    0.70%   
25-49 % 0.31%    1.39%    1.41%   
50-74 % 0.26%    0.29%    0.40%   
75% or more 0.47%    0.46%    0.65%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 0.32%    0.73%    0.78%   
25-49 % 0.29%    0.67%    0.72%   
50-74 % 0.72%    0.47%    0.85%   
75% or more 0.19% * 1.05%    1.08%   

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.

** 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.