Table I.B.3.b Percent of private-sector full-time employees at 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 90.4%    36.1%    65.1%    87.1%    98.5%    99.5%    58.8%    98.7%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 71.9%    22.1%    50.2%    64.9%    97.4%    100.0%    36.5%    90.3%   
Mining and manufacturing 95.4%    42.6%    69.2%    91.2%    99.3%    100.0%    69.0%    99.5%   
Construction 82.7%    31.0%    68.3%    93.9%    96.8%    100.0%    64.4%    98.2%   
Utilities and transp. 95.4%    49.0%    65.6%    93.2%    98.5%    100.0%    64.9%    99.7%   
Wholesale trade 91.9%    47.6%    72.7%    93.3%    99.8%    100.0%    69.1%    99.5%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 95.2%    39.4%    70.3%    98.0%    99.9%    99.9%    61.5%    99.9%   
Retail trade 88.5%    27.3%    64.7%    88.9%    99.0%    99.9%    54.4%    99.4%   
Professional services 93.2%    44.9%    77.0%    90.3%    98.5%    99.7%    67.1%    99.0%   
Other services 83.4%    29.5%    48.1%    71.5%    96.6%    97.8%    44.0%    96.5%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 90.3%    36.4%    65.4%    86.8%    98.1%    99.7%    59.6%    98.8%   
For profit, unincorporated 84.1%    29.8%    59.4%    85.4%    98.4%    97.5%    50.1%    96.9%   
Nonprofit 97.0%    57.7%    75.1%    92.2%    99.7%    100.0%    74.1%    99.6%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 57.3%    20.9%    49.0%    82.2%    96.0%    100.0%    40.6%    91.5%   
5-9 years 65.1%    28.9%    52.9%    80.6%    94.8%    100.0%    45.8%    93.8%   
10-19 years 78.5%    36.4%    65.8%    82.5%    96.6%    94.3%    57.2%    94.5%   
20 or more years 95.7%    47.7%    71.6%    90.7%    99.3%    99.7%    69.2%    99.4%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 99.1%    55.3%    73.4%    92.5%    99.4%    99.7%    80.7%    99.5%   
1 location only 73.0%    35.9%    64.5%    85.6%    97.1%    91.3%    57.2%    94.8%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 74.9%    23.1%    31.6%    53.3%    87.4%    99.4%    30.7%    92.3%   
25-49 % 79.8%    21.9%    40.2%    65.0%    94.4%    99.4%    37.2%    94.9%   
50-74 % 85.3%    31.1%    47.9%    73.6%    98.6%    99.8%    42.9%    98.4%   
75% or more 91.7%    38.0%    70.0%    90.8%    98.8%    99.4%    63.0%    99.0%   
Union presence
No union employees 88.7%    35.7%    64.6%    86.9%    98.5%    99.3%    58.4%    98.4%   
Has union employees 98.8%    51.6%    82.8%    91.5%    98.9%    99.9%    74.8%    99.7%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 80.0%    16.0%    31.9%    63.7%    96.0%    97.6%    30.6%    95.5%   
Less than 50% low-wage 92.0%    40.4%    70.7%    90.6%    98.8%    99.8%    64.0%    99.2%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 85.6%    34.0%    66.1%    91.4%    97.9%    98.4%    61.4%    98.0%   
25-49 % 94.6%    41.7%    71.4%    89.3%    99.5%    99.7%    64.8%    99.2%   
50-74 % 92.0%    39.9%    61.1%    79.4%    98.2%    99.5%    54.7%    98.5%   
75% or more 88.5%    31.8%    61.4%    82.6%    98.4%    99.8%    52.9%    98.9%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 85.4%    35.4%    60.6%    83.4%    97.6%    98.7%    57.1%    97.5%   
25-49 % 95.7%    37.1%    69.0%    92.4%    99.1%    99.8%    66.2%    99.4%   
50-74 % 89.1%    39.5%    74.0%    87.9%    99.2%    99.6%    60.2%    98.8%   
75% or more 65.7%    33.4%    69.5%    85.8%    98.5%    100.0%    43.5%    99.3%   

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.

** 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.3.b Standard errors for percent of private-sector full-time employees at 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 0.23%    1.22%    1.37%    0.75%    0.29%    0.26%    0.75%    0.20%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 5.06%    5.48%    11.80%    10.90%    2.00%    0.00%    5.86%    4.32%   
Mining and manufacturing 0.43%    5.36%    4.21%    1.62%    0.55%    0.00%    2.46%    0.21%   
Construction 1.37%    3.37%    4.01%    1.55%    2.81%    0.04%    2.13%    1.25%   
Utilities and transp. 0.70%    6.52%    8.15%    2.48%    1.48%    0.02%    4.26%    0.31%   
Wholesale trade 0.91%    6.61%    4.99%    2.25%    0.14%    0.00%    2.96%    0.43%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.42%    3.93%    5.93%    0.71%    0.05%    0.03%    2.92%    0.03%   
Retail trade 0.79%    3.56%    4.27%    2.43%    0.52%    0.05%    2.52%    0.19%   
Professional services 0.32%    2.36%    2.12%    1.29%    0.42%    0.15%    1.35%    0.19%   
Other services 0.91%    2.32%    2.99%    2.16%    0.83%    1.20%    1.64%    0.91%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.26%    1.48%    1.58%    0.91%    0.42%    0.10%    0.90%    0.15%   
For profit, unincorporated 1.05%    2.51%    3.45%    1.80%    0.60%    2.07%    1.81%    1.27%   
Nonprofit 0.30%    3.93%    4.21%    1.95%    0.14%    0.00%    2.16%    0.18%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 2.21%    2.19%    4.68%    3.04%    2.55%    0.00%    2.39%    2.48%   
5-9 years 1.84%    3.33%    4.09%    2.74%    2.04%    0.00%    2.28%    1.58%   
10-19 years 1.25%    2.41%    2.62%    1.78%    1.41%    4.64%    1.53%    1.89%   
20 or more years 0.16%    1.98%    1.83%    0.88%    0.13%    0.08%    1.05%    0.08%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.10%    11.40%    4.51%    1.29%    0.13%    0.08%    2.46%    0.08%   
1 location only 0.66%    1.23%    1.44%    0.90%    0.72%    7.84%    0.80%    1.05%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1.85%    5.11%    5.84%    4.82%    4.00%    0.46%    3.35%    1.59%   
25-49 % 1.19%    3.60%    3.94%    3.53%    1.86%    0.31%    2.43%    0.86%   
50-74 % 0.74%    2.61%    3.40%    2.87%    0.59%    0.16%    1.92%    0.36%   
75% or more 0.26%    1.43%    1.57%    0.79%    0.32%    0.30%    0.86%    0.23%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.28%    1.23%    1.39%    0.78%    0.32%    0.34%    0.77%    0.25%   
Has union employees 0.19%    8.35%    7.95%    2.69%    0.51%    0.07%    4.07%    0.11%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 1.14%    2.09%    3.31%    2.84%    0.89%    1.80%    1.76%    1.29%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.21%    1.37%    1.45%    0.73%    0.31%    0.08%    0.81%    0.12%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 0.72%    1.93%    2.32%    1.04%    0.83%    1.46%    1.24%    0.82%   
25-49 % 0.32%    3.51%    2.91%    1.61%    0.33%    0.14%    1.83%    0.18%   
50-74 % 0.38%    2.47%    3.13%    2.12%    0.53%    0.19%    1.70%    0.24%   
75% or more 0.51%    2.36%    2.79%    1.68%    0.45%    0.08%    1.60%    0.20%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 0.55%    1.75%    1.96%    1.09%    0.68%    0.86%    1.10%    0.56%   
25-49 % 0.22%    3.06%    2.42%    1.18%    0.27%    0.10%    1.51%    0.13%   
50-74 % 0.70%    2.92%    3.46%    2.45%    0.34%    0.24%    1.99%    0.36%   
75% or more 2.12%    2.97%    5.83%    4.30%    0.88%    0.00%    2.53%    0.32%   

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.