Table I.C.4 Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take single coverage 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 55.8%    62.7%    64.4%    64.0%    59.1%    52.0%    63.3%    54.7%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 51.7%    59.4%    52.9%    43.1% * 73.5%    44.2%    55.8%    50.7%   
Mining and manufacturing 50.3%    71.9%    64.1%    62.0%    52.8%    45.3%    60.8%    49.2%   
Construction 58.4%    59.4%    59.7%    65.7%    54.4%    52.1%    62.8%    55.8%   
Utilities and transp. 52.6%    78.2%    68.8%    57.1%    53.0%    50.5%    68.3%    51.2%   
Wholesale trade 53.2%    63.0%    64.6%    59.9%    57.1%    46.1%    61.5%    51.4%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 52.7%    53.1%    61.7%    61.0%    57.9%    50.2%    58.3%    52.3%   
Retail trade 64.2%    72.2%    74.5%    69.1%    64.3%    62.1%    70.3%    63.3%   
Professional services 55.1%    61.0%    60.7%    65.6%    60.4%    50.9%    61.7%    54.1%   
Other services 61.2%    62.5%    69.3%    67.2%    66.3%    57.8%    66.5%    60.3%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 55.3%    62.1%    64.6%    63.0%    57.4%    51.9%    62.9%    54.0%   
For profit, unincorporated 58.4%    66.2%    62.7%    65.3%    60.2%    54.3%    63.5%    57.5%   
Nonprofit 56.0%    60.6%    65.8%    67.9%    63.6%    50.9%    65.9%    55.2%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 63.7%    67.5%    53.8%    65.8%    63.0%    66.3%    61.4%    66.0%   
5-9 years 63.9%    63.6%    65.6%    67.6%    61.3%    56.1%    64.6%    63.4%   
10-19 years 59.7%    60.0%    65.8%    62.2%    59.6%    54.7%    63.1%    58.1%   
20 or more years 54.8%    63.0%    65.0%    63.9%    58.7%    51.8%    63.5%    54.0%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 53.4%    --    65.7%    63.0%    57.5%    52.0%    62.3%    53.3%   
1 location only 62.7%    62.9%    64.3%    64.3%    61.8%    51.6%    63.4%    62.1%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 60.2%    51.9%    58.8%    78.3%    75.6%    53.2%    59.6%    60.3%   
25-49 % 64.7%    59.1%    64.0%    72.1%    70.8%    61.4%    65.0%    64.6%   
50-74 % 59.7%    64.8%    67.1%    68.0%    65.8%    56.4%    64.2%    59.1%   
75% or more 54.9%    62.7%    64.2%    63.1%    57.8%    50.9%    63.2%    53.6%   
Union presence
No union employees 57.0%    63.6%    65.1%    64.3%    59.8%    52.7%    64.1%    55.8%   
Has union employees 50.1%    32.9% * 47.5%    58.6%    51.0%    49.8%    41.7%    50.3%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 68.0%    62.2%    72.7%    77.0%    72.3%    65.6%    68.2%    68.0%   
Less than 50% low-wage 54.6%    62.8%    64.0%    63.1%    57.8%    50.5%    63.0%    53.3%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 54.2%    61.0%    62.4%    61.3%    55.0%    47.5%    61.6%    52.0%   
25-49 % 53.1%    65.4%    62.6%    61.4%    55.5%    50.5%    61.6%    52.2%   
50-74 % 57.1%    60.0%    66.1%    67.9%    62.1%    53.9%    64.1%    56.4%   
75% or more 60.0%    67.2%    68.8%    70.3%    65.9%    55.2%    68.4%    58.8%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 59.1%    62.4%    65.8%    65.9%    61.9%    54.2%    64.0%    57.9%   
25-49 % 53.9%    61.9%    64.4%    62.9%    57.2%    51.3%    63.7%    53.1%   
50-74 % 54.4%    63.4%    59.7%    60.5%    57.3%    50.1%    59.9%    53.3%   
75% or more 59.9%    64.1%    66.0%    64.2%    63.9%    50.1%    63.7%    57.4%   

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.C.4 Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take single coverage 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 0.27%    1.68%    1.09%    0.81%    0.64%    0.33%    0.71%    0.29%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 6.46%    7.47%    7.68%    15.40% * 3.50%    9.09%    5.51%    7.89%   
Mining and manufacturing 0.69%    5.40%    3.67%    1.79%    1.57%    0.74%    2.00%    0.72%   
Construction 1.26%    4.97%    3.30%    1.84%    3.05%    1.95%    1.84%    1.61%   
Utilities and transp. 1.32%    5.78%    5.47%    2.87%    3.42%    1.56%    3.26%    1.37%   
Wholesale trade 1.01%    4.72%    3.09%    2.38%    1.72%    1.15%    2.04%    1.09%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.65%    5.43%    3.29%    3.34%    1.42%    0.72%    2.55%    0.67%   
Retail trade 0.94%    5.53%    2.32%    2.95%    3.39%    0.89%    2.82%    0.98%   
Professional services 0.49%    3.04%    2.19%    1.34%    1.05%    0.58%    1.39%    0.52%   
Other services 0.77%    3.99%    2.33%    1.66%    1.41%    0.96%    1.69%    0.83%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.34%    2.03%    1.27%    1.04%    0.83%    0.39%    0.85%    0.36%   
For profit, unincorporated 0.73%    3.71%    2.73%    1.52%    1.41%    1.02%    1.67%    0.80%   
Nonprofit 0.63%    5.08%    3.19%    1.73%    1.18%    0.72%    1.97%    0.65%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1.73%    3.57%    4.48%    2.63%    3.93%    5.40%    2.30%    2.56%   
5-9 years 1.53%    4.66%    2.56%    1.76%    3.65%    3.50%    2.01%    2.23%   
10-19 years 0.98%    3.43%    2.55%    2.37%    1.76%    1.59%    1.57%    1.21%   
20 or more years 0.29%    2.45%    1.30%    0.93%    0.70%    0.33%    0.93%    0.30%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.30%    --    2.54%    1.44%    0.78%    0.33%    2.44%    0.30%   
1 location only 0.56%    1.69%    1.16%    0.96%    1.06%    1.88%    0.74%    0.83%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 4.12%    11.33%    6.67%    5.29%    2.12%    4.58%    4.61%    4.64%   
25-49 % 1.05%    8.53%    3.93%    3.48%    2.19%    1.15%    3.56%    1.07%   
50-74 % 0.77%    4.78%    3.25%    2.85%    1.88%    0.82%    2.51%    0.80%   
75% or more 0.30%    1.84%    1.20%    0.86%    0.69%    0.36%    0.77%    0.32%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.31%    1.68%    1.08%    0.82%    0.64%    0.40%    0.71%    0.34%   
Has union employees 0.58%    10.38% * 6.78%    4.82%    2.54%    0.57%    4.31%    0.58%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 0.71%    5.72%    4.08%    1.77%    1.79%    0.81%    2.41%    0.75%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.28%    1.76%    1.12%    0.85%    0.67%    0.34%    0.74%    0.30%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 0.60%    2.68%    1.73%    1.33%    1.27%    0.77%    1.09%    0.68%   
25-49 % 0.53%    2.93%    2.20%    1.67%    1.26%    0.62%    1.49%    0.55%   
50-74 % 0.46%    3.95%    2.56%    1.69%    1.06%    0.50%    1.76%    0.48%   
75% or more 0.63%    3.80%    2.50%    1.47%    1.19%    0.76%    1.67%    0.66%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 0.51%    2.43%    1.68%    1.12%    1.14%    0.69%    1.07%    0.57%   
25-49 % 0.36%    3.17%    1.63%    1.40%    0.88%    0.40%    1.10%    0.38%   
50-74 % 0.78%    3.84%    2.87%    2.19%    1.63%    0.98%    1.89%    0.85%   
75% or more 2.05%    5.40%    4.83%    4.57%    5.23%    1.81%    3.49%    2.50%   

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.