Table I.E.4 Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take employee-plus-one 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 18.5%    15.1%    14.3%    15.6%    17.4%    20.0%    15.1%    19.0%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 19.2%    17.7% * --    11.3% * 13.5%    25.7%    21.0%    18.8%   
Mining and manufacturing 19.8%    11.4%    16.7%    18.5%    20.0%    20.3%    18.4%    19.9%   
Construction 17.6%    17.1%    14.5%    15.0%    17.9%    22.4%    14.7%    19.3%   
Utilities and transp. 19.3%    10.4% * 13.8%    16.1%    20.8%    19.8%    14.2%    19.7%   
Wholesale trade 19.5%    15.6%    14.0%    19.1%    19.2%    20.9%    16.2%    20.2%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 20.0%    13.5%    14.5%    15.2%    18.4%    21.3%    15.1%    20.4%   
Retail trade 15.5%    13.9% * 9.6%    14.1%    14.6%    16.5%    12.4%    15.9%   
Professional services 18.5%    15.9%    15.4%    13.8%    16.1%    20.5%    15.2%    19.0%   
Other services 17.6%    15.3%    13.3%    15.2%    15.5%    19.3%    14.3%    18.2%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 18.6%    14.2%    14.8%    16.1%    17.7%    19.9%    15.3%    19.1%   
For profit, unincorporated 17.7%    17.4%    12.7%    15.7%    18.6%    18.4%    15.4%    18.1%   
Nonprofit 19.0%    16.8%    13.6%    12.6%    15.6%    21.4%    13.5%    19.4%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 14.5%    11.5%    15.1%    12.8%    18.7%    14.2% * 12.5%    16.5%   
5-9 years 15.2%    16.3%    12.4%    14.2%    16.3%    19.8%    14.7%    15.7%   
10-19 years 16.8%    16.6%    14.4%    15.8%    16.7%    18.9%    15.8%    17.2%   
20 or more years 19.0%    14.6%    14.6%    16.0%    17.5%    20.1%    15.3%    19.3%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 19.5%    --    14.9%    16.5%    17.9%    20.0%    14.9%    19.6%   
1 location only 15.7%    15.1%    14.3%    15.3%    16.4%    19.7%    15.2%    16.1%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 14.5%    13.1% * 20.0% * 8.5%    11.1%    16.2%    14.7%    14.4%   
25-49 % 16.2%    15.8% * 14.5%    10.9%    13.2%    18.5%    12.7%    16.8%   
50-74 % 16.7%    8.4%    13.2%    13.9%    14.1%    18.4%    12.3%    17.2%   
75% or more 18.9%    16.2%    14.4%    16.0%    17.9%    20.4%    15.5%    19.4%   
Union presence
No union employees 18.2%    15.1%    14.2%    15.6%    17.2%    20.0%    15.1%    18.8%   
Has union employees 19.9%    15.2% * 18.2%    14.2%    19.1%    20.2%    16.7%    20.0%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 15.4%    19.2%    14.6%    11.4%    13.2%    16.5%    16.5%    15.3%   
Less than 50% low-wage 18.8%    14.7%    14.3%    15.8%    17.8%    20.4%    15.0%    19.4%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 18.4%    15.4%    14.9%    16.5%    18.9%    20.2%    15.9%    19.2%   
25-49 % 18.9%    13.6%    15.8%    16.6%    18.5%    19.7%    15.2%    19.3%   
50-74 % 18.7%    16.4%    13.1%    14.6%    16.1%    20.3%    15.2%    19.1%   
75% or more 17.8%    14.0%    12.8%    12.8%    15.4%    20.1%    13.1%    18.4%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 17.1%    15.1%    12.7%    13.7%    15.9%    19.6%    13.7%    17.9%   
25-49 % 19.2%    13.9%    14.0%    16.9%    18.5%    20.0%    15.3%    19.5%   
50-74 % 19.5%    14.2%    17.8%    17.8%    17.9%    21.4%    17.6%    19.9%   
75% or more 18.4%    17.5%    21.9%    17.3%    14.8%    21.0%    19.3%    17.8%   

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.E.4 Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take employee-plus-one 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 0.16%    1.07%    0.63%    0.41%    0.38%    0.21%    0.42%    0.18%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 2.78%    7.32% * --    3.50% * 2.06%    4.09%    4.05%    3.36%   
Mining and manufacturing 0.44%    2.74%    2.46%    1.16%    1.20%    0.45%    1.40%    0.46%   
Construction 0.76%    3.27%    1.43%    0.97%    1.04%    1.97%    0.98%    1.00%   
Utilities and transp. 0.80%    4.65% * 2.98%    2.11%    2.60%    0.86%    2.08%    0.84%   
Wholesale trade 0.60%    3.24%    1.57%    1.30%    1.31%    0.91%    1.26%    0.68%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.45%    2.37%    1.45%    1.79%    0.79%    0.56%    1.42%    0.47%   
Retail trade 0.50%    5.06% * 1.46%    1.14%    1.00%    0.65%    1.40%    0.53%   
Professional services 0.28%    2.00%    1.19%    0.67%    0.59%    0.36%    0.80%    0.30%   
Other services 0.45%    2.28%    1.79%    1.18%    1.07%    0.57%    1.13%    0.48%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.20%    1.26%    0.75%    0.50%    0.49%    0.25%    0.50%    0.21%   
For profit, unincorporated 0.41%    2.44%    1.37%    1.06%    0.94%    0.53%    1.03%    0.45%   
Nonprofit 0.43%    3.58%    2.03%    0.89%    0.77%    0.56%    1.28%    0.45%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1.19%    2.32%    2.56%    1.53%    3.16%    4.37% * 1.27%    1.96%   
5-9 years 0.88%    3.06%    1.33%    1.20%    1.86%    2.25%    1.29%    1.21%   
10-19 years 0.46%    1.89%    1.36%    0.91%    0.76%    0.90%    0.84%    0.55%   
20 or more years 0.18%    1.66%    0.83%    0.51%    0.44%    0.22%    0.58%    0.19%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.18%    --    1.83%    0.70%    0.42%    0.21%    0.94%    0.19%   
1 location only 0.34%    1.08%    0.67%    0.49%    0.75%    1.41%    0.46%    0.51%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1.02%    6.54% * 8.26% * 2.36%    1.43%    0.86%    4.13%    1.01%   
25-49 % 0.72%    5.58% * 2.81%    1.78%    1.36%    0.87%    1.95%    0.75%   
50-74 % 0.47%    1.76%    1.76%    1.72%    1.12%    0.56%    1.38%    0.50%   
75% or more 0.18%    1.24%    0.68%    0.43%    0.42%    0.23%    0.45%    0.20%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.18%    1.08%    0.63%    0.41%    0.39%    0.25%    0.43%    0.20%   
Has union employees 0.39%    7.41% * 4.15%    1.91%    1.64%    0.40%    2.55%    0.40%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 0.52%    5.52%    3.70%    1.26%    1.48%    0.54%    2.21%    0.53%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.17%    1.07%    0.63%    0.43%    0.39%    0.22%    0.43%    0.19%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 0.33%    1.78%    1.05%    0.62%    0.78%    0.46%    0.65%    0.38%   
25-49 % 0.31%    1.87%    1.45%    1.03%    0.78%    0.37%    0.94%    0.33%   
50-74 % 0.31%    2.43%    1.22%    0.95%    0.68%    0.36%    1.03%    0.32%   
75% or more 0.40%    2.49%    1.33%    0.74%    0.77%    0.53%    0.90%    0.43%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 0.29%    1.65%    0.87%    0.55%    0.58%    0.42%    0.59%    0.33%   
25-49 % 0.22%    1.71%    0.93%    0.67%    0.57%    0.26%    0.63%    0.23%   
50-74 % 0.53%    2.18%    1.63%    1.33%    1.02%    0.76%    1.18%    0.59%   
75% or more 1.39%    3.60%    4.97%    2.71%    3.30%    1.36%    2.53%    1.58%   

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.