Table I.B.2.g Percent of private-sector employees in establishments that offer coverage to opposite-sex domestic partners for employer-sponsored 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 46.5%    31.0%    39.3%    41.2%    40.3%    51.4%    38.0%    47.9%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 40.0%    5.2% * 84.0%    57.8%    56.9%    8.1% * 50.5%    37.0%   
Mining and manufacturing 33.5%    26.0%    44.4%    41.2%    30.3%    32.6%    39.2%    32.8%   
Construction 37.3%    46.1%    31.0%    41.5%    27.6%    43.7%    39.7%    35.9%   
Utilities and transp. 34.3%    19.7% * 31.7% * 39.6%    33.5%    34.4%    32.2%    34.5%   
Wholesale trade 43.3%    14.4% * 57.5%    36.4%    31.5%    53.4%    36.9%    44.8%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 59.4%    45.7%    58.5%    46.2%    40.3%    66.4%    50.2%    60.2%   
Retail trade 52.4%    26.3%    20.8%    39.5%    40.9%    60.9%    32.0%    55.4%   
Professional services 47.4%    32.4%    41.8%    46.0%    44.3%    50.1%    40.5%    48.4%   
Other services 48.1%    29.5%    35.5%    36.6%    47.6%    52.8%    33.5%    50.3%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 47.7%    31.3%    40.1%    42.2%    40.1%    52.8%    38.9%    49.2%   
For profit, unincorporated 46.1%    39.6%    40.0%    40.6%    40.5%    52.1%    39.6%    47.4%   
Nonprofit 41.8%    15.0%    31.9%    36.9%    41.0%    44.7%    29.4%    43.1%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 50.1%    39.5%    46.8%    41.0%    66.1%    77.8%    42.9%    56.8%   
5-9 years 50.9%    31.1%    47.5%    52.8%    54.6%    62.0%    45.0%    54.7%   
10-19 years 45.8%    37.1%    39.9%    44.4%    45.9%    51.9%    39.4%    48.5%   
20 or more years 46.3%    25.5%    36.1%    38.1%    36.7%    51.3%    35.0%    47.4%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 48.9%    --    40.8%    39.9%    40.2%    51.4%    40.2%    49.0%   
1 location only 40.3%    31.0%    39.2%    41.6%    40.5%    53.0%    37.8%    42.4%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 40.2%    32.9% * 30.9% * 34.8%    52.1%    38.1%    31.7%    41.5%   
25-49 % 39.6%    28.2%    28.9%    28.6%    38.1%    44.5%    28.5%    41.1%   
50-74 % 49.3%    20.2%    36.2%    43.5%    42.4%    54.7%    34.3%    51.3%   
75% or more 47.2%    33.7%    41.3%    43.0%    39.5%    52.3%    39.9%    48.4%   
Union presence
No union employees 44.8%    31.1%    38.9%    41.3%    40.6%    49.3%    37.9%    46.2%   
Has union employees 54.7%    28.9% * 50.5%    38.0%    37.8%    57.5%    42.1%    55.0%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 41.5%    28.0%    26.4%    29.3%    42.7%    44.5%    28.7%    42.8%   
Less than 50% low-wage 47.5%    31.4%    40.8%    43.2%    39.9%    52.8%    39.2%    48.9%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 38.1%    32.4%    36.0%    39.8%    29.5%    43.4%    37.1%    38.4%   
25-49 % 54.3%    35.1%    38.3%    50.8%    46.5%    58.5%    40.6%    55.7%   
50-74 % 47.4%    23.7%    42.6%    37.5%    41.8%    51.6%    36.1%    48.5%   
75% or more 43.8%    33.9%    42.7%    38.8%    43.2%    45.8%    39.2%    44.5%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 46.8%    34.5%    38.7%    42.9%    46.0%    50.8%    39.9%    48.4%   
25-49 % 48.6%    29.7%    38.2%    39.3%    36.8%    53.9%    36.5%    49.6%   
50-74 % 37.8%    31.6%    40.7%    40.4%    34.7%    38.9%    36.8%    38.0%   
75% or more 36.8%    20.3%    49.4%    34.1%    39.9%    42.7%    30.9%    40.3%   

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.g Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees in establishments that offer coverage to opposite-sex domestic partners for employer-sponsored 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 0.71%    2.02%    1.81%    1.43%    1.32%    1.07%    1.10%    0.81%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 9.31%    3.03% * 9.69%    14.39%    15.76%    5.97% * 13.11%    11.09%   
Mining and manufacturing 1.79%    7.59%    5.96%    4.00%    3.29%    2.64%    3.50%    1.95%   
Construction 2.97%    6.94%    4.61%    4.42%    5.41%    8.20%    3.23%    4.27%   
Utilities and transp. 3.44%    7.84% * 10.74% * 7.87%    6.75%    4.61%    6.15%    3.72%   
Wholesale trade 2.87%    5.19% * 6.05%    4.93%    4.70%    4.81%    4.07%    3.40%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 2.14%    7.07%    6.95%    6.47%    4.28%    2.75%    4.50%    2.30%   
Retail trade 1.98%    6.50%    4.53%    4.44%    5.33%    2.45%    3.37%    2.17%   
Professional services 1.27%    3.45%    3.21%    2.69%    2.29%    1.86%    2.01%    1.42%   
Other services 1.73%    4.35%    3.92%    3.11%    2.94%    2.63%    2.30%    1.97%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.90%    2.39%    2.14%    1.76%    1.73%    1.31%    1.32%    1.02%   
For profit, unincorporated 1.68%    5.21%    4.62%    3.52%    3.16%    2.68%    2.71%    1.94%   
Nonprofit 1.71%    3.50%    4.73%    3.48%    2.85%    2.54%    2.78%    1.85%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 3.53%    5.83%    6.70%    5.27%    7.72%    12.57%    4.06%    5.52%   
5-9 years 2.97%    6.01%    5.66%    4.83%    6.08%    10.25%    3.59%    4.21%   
10-19 years 1.87%    4.29%    3.59%    3.18%    3.60%    4.48%    2.24%    2.49%   
20 or more years 0.81%    2.59%    2.39%    1.79%    1.44%    1.11%    1.42%    0.88%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.89%    --    5.33%    2.59%    1.59%    1.08%    3.35%    0.91%   
1 location only 1.13%    2.04%    1.91%    1.70%    2.36%    7.44%    1.17%    1.82%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 3.11%    11.37% * 11.86% * 6.18%    5.58%    4.69%    6.15%    3.47%   
25-49 % 2.34%    8.13%    5.46%    5.10%    4.10%    3.62%    3.89%    2.62%   
50-74 % 2.01%    4.36%    5.08%    4.47%    3.97%    2.76%    3.24%    2.23%   
75% or more 0.84%    2.40%    2.06%    1.63%    1.55%    1.26%    1.26%    0.95%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.77%    2.05%    1.84%    1.47%    1.37%    1.24%    1.12%    0.89%   
Has union employees 1.90%    13.14% * 10.40%    6.55%    4.67%    2.10%    6.30%    1.94%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 1.62%    6.71%    4.79%    3.61%    2.90%    2.31%    3.00%    1.77%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.79%    2.12%    1.93%    1.56%    1.47%    1.19%    1.18%    0.90%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 1.39%    3.31%    2.76%    2.30%    2.46%    2.78%    1.73%    1.77%   
25-49 % 1.55%    5.65%    4.51%    3.61%    3.04%    2.09%    2.86%    1.69%   
50-74 % 1.25%    3.42%    4.19%    3.09%    2.35%    1.70%    2.32%    1.35%   
75% or more 1.55%    4.26%    3.73%    2.96%    2.71%    2.37%    2.34%    1.75%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 1.16%    3.08%    2.51%    2.00%    2.09%    2.00%    1.57%    1.38%   
25-49 % 1.06%    4.41%    3.34%    2.53%    2.04%    1.38%    2.08%    1.13%   
50-74 % 1.91%    4.64%    5.10%    4.30%    3.31%    3.14%    2.96%    2.23%   
75% or more 3.68%    3.95%    7.30%    7.56%    10.10%    7.21%    3.70%    5.53%   

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.