Table IX.B.1 Health insurance offer, eligibility and take up rates for private-sector establishments and employees by firm size for 20 largest metro areas: United States, 2015
METRO AREA Percent of establishments that offer health insurance Percent of employees in establishments that offer health insurance Percent of employees eligible for health insurance in establishments that offer health insurance Percent of employees eligible for health insurance that are enrolled in health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance Percent of employees that are enrolled in health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
Less than 50 employees 39.5%    61.7%    80.4%    68.3%    54.9%   
50 or more employees 96.8%    99.0%    72.4%    75.7%    54.8%   
Total 48.7%    87.4%    74.2%    73.9%    54.8%   
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Less than 50 employees 32.4%    51.4%    85.6%    72.5%    62.1%   
50 or more employees 95.8%    96.1%    76.4%    80.9%    61.9%   
Total 42.3%    83.0%    78.1%    79.3%    61.9%   
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Less than 50 employees 28.9%    49.8%    68.3%    78.0%    53.3%   
50 or more employees 98.1%    98.0%    74.6%    74.7%    55.8%   
Total 45.2%    85.3%    73.7%    75.2%    55.4%   
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Less than 50 employees 23.5%    46.6%    84.6%    79.5%    67.2%   
50 or more employees 94.2%    97.0%    78.9%    80.3%    63.3%   
Total 45.1%    88.4%    79.4%    80.2%    63.7%   
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Less than 50 employees 27.8%    43.3%    92.1%    80.4%    74.0%   
50 or more employees 97.2%    96.3%    77.7%    76.7%    59.6%   
Total 51.8%    85.8%    79.1%    77.2%    61.1%   
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Less than 50 employees 33.0%    52.8%    81.2%    72.0%    58.5%   
50 or more employees 98.9%    99.4%    79.6%    77.7%    61.8%   
Total 51.2%    89.1%    79.8%    76.9%    61.4%   
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Less than 50 employees 37.2%    61.9%    70.7%    73.5%    52.0%   
50 or more employees 95.6%    98.0%    74.3%    74.9%    55.7%   
Total 51.6%    88.8%    73.7%    74.7%    55.0%   
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Less than 50 employees 24.9%    47.2%    93.0%    75.9%    70.6%   
50 or more employees 94.2%    96.7%    83.8%    77.0%    64.5%   
Total 37.9%    84.8%    85.0%    76.9%    65.3%   
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Less than 50 employees 22.9%    42.4%    80.9%    72.5%    58.7%   
50 or more employees 99.1%    99.4%    73.3%    71.4%    52.3%   
Total 42.5%    86.2%    74.2%    71.5%    53.0%   
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Less than 50 employees 42.0%    64.5%    70.8%    67.2%    47.6%   
50 or more employees 92.3%    99.3%    79.3%    74.1%    58.8%   
Total 55.1%    91.4%    77.9%    73.1%    57.0%   
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
Less than 50 employees 37.2%    58.1%    80.1%    66.3%    53.1%   
50 or more employees 95.9%    96.4%    81.2%    77.7%    63.2%   
Total 50.4%    85.8%    81.0%    75.6%    61.3%   
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
Less than 50 employees 25.6%    40.5%    81.3%    71.5%    58.1%   
50 or more employees 94.2%    97.6%    75.7%    72.2%    54.6%   
Total 44.8%    83.2%    76.4%    72.1%    55.1%   
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Less than 50 employees 26.7%    47.7%    77.9%    55.3%    43.1%   
50 or more employees 90.7%    95.2%    77.3%    72.3%    55.9%   
Total 41.3%    80.6%    77.4%    69.2%    53.6%   
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
Less than 50 employees 37.8%    42.4%    84.3%    79.1%    66.7%   
50 or more employees 91.8%    94.2%    79.8%    77.9%    62.2%   
Total 50.5%    78.5%    80.5%    78.1%    62.9%   
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Less than 50 employees 23.2%    42.4%    80.8%    80.3%    64.9%   
50 or more employees 98.2%    98.6%    68.2%    84.9%    57.9%   
Total 41.0%    83.3%    70.0%    84.1%    58.9%   
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Less than 50 employees 31.1%    53.2%    77.4%    71.1%    55.1%   
50 or more employees 96.6%    98.5%    78.1%    72.1%    56.3%   
Total 49.3%    89.0%    78.0%    72.0%    56.1%   
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
Less than 50 employees 31.7%    49.7%    86.9%    84.7%    73.6%   
50 or more employees 97.1%    97.4%    74.0%    76.4%    56.6%   
Total 48.2%    87.3%    75.6%    77.6%    58.6%   
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Less than 50 employees 19.5%    35.2%    86.3%    69.0%    59.6%   
50 or more employees 98.9%    96.1%    71.1%    78.0%    55.4%   
Total 34.5%    79.0%    73.0%    76.7%    56.0%   
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
Less than 50 employees 26.7%    47.1%    75.5%    68.9%    52.0%   
50 or more employees 97.8%    97.7%    68.9%    66.1%    45.5%   
Total 44.2%    83.7%    69.9%    66.6%    46.6%   
St. Louis, MO-IL
Less than 50 employees 30.5%    37.6%    78.7%    80.1%    63.1%   
50 or more employees 96.2%    98.9%    80.2%    71.8%    57.5%   
Total 46.7%    83.4%    80.0%    72.7%    58.2%   
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definition of each area can be found in the Technical Notes and Survey Documentation.

 

Table IX.B.1 Standard errors for health insurance offer, eligibility, take up rates for private-sector establishments and employees by firm size for 20 largest metro areas: United States, 2015
METRO AREA Percent of establishments that offer health insurance Percent of employees in establishments that offer health insurance Percent of employees eligible for health insurance in establishments that offer health insurance Percent of employees eligible for health insurance that are enrolled in health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance Percent of employees that are enrolled in health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
Less than 50 employees 2.06%    2.38%    2.01%    2.05%    2.16%   
50 or more employees 1.11%    0.42%    2.48%    1.45%    2.27%   
Total 1.79%    0.92%    1.99%    1.22%    1.83%   
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Less than 50 employees 2.75%    3.67%    2.93%    2.63%    3.39%   
50 or more employees 1.49%    1.71%    2.21%    1.52%    2.40%   
Total 2.47%    1.73%    1.88%    1.35%    2.06%   
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Less than 50 employees 3.13%    4.24%    6.28%    3.04%    5.54%   
50 or more employees 0.76%    0.91%    2.59%    2.15%    3.09%   
Total 2.62%    1.47%    2.42%    1.88%    2.76%   
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Less than 50 employees 4.08%    6.26%    4.81%    4.73%    6.04%   
50 or more employees 2.33%    1.32%    3.54%    2.98%    3.95%   
Total 3.62%    1.93%    3.23%    2.73%    3.63%   
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Less than 50 employees 4.41%    5.84%    2.51%    4.08%    4.09%   
50 or more employees 1.26%    1.60%    3.36%    2.30%    3.44%   
Total 3.62%    2.07%    3.03%    2.08%    3.12%   
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Less than 50 employees 2.70%    3.69%    2.64%    2.23%    2.84%   
50 or more employees 0.39%    0.25%    2.19%    1.65%    2.17%   
Total 2.33%    1.12%    1.94%    1.47%    1.92%   
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Less than 50 employees 3.91%    4.73%    4.09%    3.54%    4.30%   
50 or more employees 1.95%    1.05%    3.15%    3.14%    3.45%   
Total 3.43%    1.53%    2.69%    2.67%    2.93%   
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Less than 50 employees 3.47%    5.26%    1.95%    3.96%    3.97%   
50 or more employees 2.18%    1.35%    1.90%    1.79%    2.35%   
Total 3.22%    1.78%    1.72%    1.62%    2.14%   
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Less than 50 employees 3.76%    5.19%    4.06%    5.22%    5.09%   
50 or more employees 0.85%    0.61%    4.96%    3.72%    5.36%   
Total 3.16%    1.79%    4.48%    3.33%    4.83%   
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Less than 50 employees 3.82%    3.92%    4.43%    2.70%    3.47%   
50 or more employees 5.96%    0.50%    2.68%    1.77%    2.90%   
Total 3.19%    1.06%    2.38%    1.58%    2.51%   
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
Less than 50 employees 4.39%    5.19%    4.28%    6.24%    5.37%   
50 or more employees 2.32%    2.10%    3.25%    2.92%    3.25%   
Total 3.82%    2.40%    2.76%    2.66%    2.83%   
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
Less than 50 employees 3.80%    5.49%    4.27%    4.41%    5.15%   
50 or more employees 2.17%    1.06%    3.38%    2.47%    2.94%   
Total 3.05%    2.02%    3.01%    2.22%    2.67%   
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Less than 50 employees 6.18%    8.85%    5.99%    7.96%    5.40%   
50 or more employees 4.81%    2.43%    4.92%    5.08%    5.78%   
Total 5.67%    4.04%    4.17%    4.52%    4.84%   
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
Less than 50 employees 5.09%    5.79%    3.84%    3.74%    4.36%   
50 or more employees 4.31%    3.29%    3.51%    2.61%    3.88%   
Total 4.15%    3.27%    2.99%    2.25%    3.31%   
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Less than 50 employees 3.40%    4.68%    3.69%    3.85%    4.32%   
50 or more employees 1.25%    1.15%    4.58%    1.87%    4.43%   
Total 3.16%    2.05%    4.03%    1.69%    3.89%   
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Less than 50 employees 3.49%    4.96%    4.78%    3.11%    4.11%   
50 or more employees 1.70%    1.03%    2.78%    2.32%    2.91%   
Total 2.82%    1.49%    2.51%    2.07%    2.60%   
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
Less than 50 employees 5.93%    8.11%    4.91%    3.93%    5.50%   
50 or more employees 1.89%    1.77%    3.95%    3.31%    4.77%   
Total 5.20%    2.72%    3.57%    2.89%    4.29%   
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Less than 50 employees 4.36%    6.95%    4.83%    6.16%    6.70%   
50 or more employees 0.66%    2.57%    3.68%    2.74%    3.52%   
Total 4.59%    3.77%    3.32%    2.50%    3.20%   
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
Less than 50 employees 3.66%    5.81%    6.66%    3.63%    5.45%   
50 or more employees 1.66%    2.07%    4.78%    5.18%    4.08%   
Total 3.13%    2.53%    4.19%    4.37%    3.58%   
St. Louis, MO-IL
Less than 50 employees 4.96%    6.28%    6.89%    4.93%    5.91%   
50 or more employees 2.84%    0.80%    3.23%    4.35%    3.64%   
Total 4.37%    2.51%    2.97%    3.95%    3.31%   
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definition of each area can be found in the Technical Notes and Survey Documentation.