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, 2016
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 32.1%    51.8%    83.3%    64.5%    53.7%   
50 or more employees 98.4%    98.9%    74.3%    70.2%    52.2%   
Total 44.7%    85.2%    75.9%    69.1%    52.5%   
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Less than 50 employees 30.3%    49.4%    86.1%    74.8%    64.4%   
50 or more employees 95.8%    97.6%    75.9%    70.5%    53.5%   
Total 42.3%    84.5%    77.5%    71.2%    55.2%   
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Less than 50 employees 30.0%    50.2%    81.2%    75.7%    61.5%   
50 or more employees 97.5%    99.3%    76.9%    73.7%    56.6%   
Total 47.5%    89.0%    77.4%    73.9%    57.2%   
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Less than 50 employees 28.8%    45.6%    87.9%    67.1%    59.0%   
50 or more employees 98.0%    98.1%    76.4%    68.2%    52.1%   
Total 53.0%    87.2%    77.7%    68.1%    52.9%   
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Less than 50 employees 28.0%    37.9%    87.2%    79.3%    69.2%   
50 or more employees 99.5%    100.0%    77.2%    77.1%    59.5%   
Total 44.9%    85.8%    78.2%    77.3%    60.5%   
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Less than 50 employees 40.8%    54.1%    79.6%    68.9%    54.8%   
50 or more employees 97.8%    98.1%    79.8%    68.6%    54.7%   
Total 56.0%    88.1%    79.8%    68.6%    54.8%   
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Less than 50 employees 35.2%    59.4%    78.6%    68.8%    54.0%   
50 or more employees 97.8%    97.2%    75.4%    75.8%    57.2%   
Total 50.7%    87.8%    76.0%    74.5%    56.6%   
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Less than 50 employees 22.7%    39.8%    80.4%    65.1%    52.3%   
50 or more employees 97.7%    97.5%    80.6%    76.4%    61.5%   
Total 34.7%    79.9%    80.6%    74.7%    60.1%   
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Less than 50 employees 19.5%    36.2%    89.6%    72.9%    65.3%   
50 or more employees 100.0%    100.0%    77.4%    71.4%    55.2%   
Total 41.3%    86.3%    78.5%    71.5%    56.1%   
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Less than 50 employees 45.0%    60.7%    80.9%    60.5%    48.9%   
50 or more employees 99.5%    97.4%    73.8%    74.8%    55.2%   
Total 59.8%    89.0%    74.9%    72.4%    54.2%   
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
Less than 50 employees 29.8%    61.7%    86.2%    72.3%    62.3%   
50 or more employees 97.6%    98.4%    78.6%    77.0%    60.5%   
Total 41.5%    88.1%    80.1%    76.0%    60.9%   
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
Less than 50 employees 16.8%    42.6%    85.0%    67.7%    57.6%   
50 or more employees 96.9%    97.7%    81.3%    70.4%    57.2%   
Total 38.4%    85.6%    81.7%    70.1%    57.2%   
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Less than 50 employees 22.8%    37.0%    83.9%    57.4%    48.2%   
50 or more employees 94.8%    98.1%    75.0%    72.1%    54.1%   
Total 39.6%    82.6%    76.0%    70.2%    53.4%   
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
Less than 50 employees 20.7%    44.8%    82.5%    76.9%    63.4%   
50 or more employees 97.7%    96.3%    75.1%    80.0%    60.1%   
Total 39.5%    85.4%    75.9%    79.6%    60.4%   
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Less than 50 employees 31.6%    50.5%    76.0%    82.3%    62.6%   
50 or more employees 99.6%    99.6%    81.2%    78.7%    63.9%   
Total 48.5%    85.8%    80.4%    79.2%    63.7%   
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Less than 50 employees 24.8%    48.4%    70.6%    73.4%    51.8%   
50 or more employees 95.6%    96.6%    76.5%    77.6%    59.3%   
Total 42.9%    84.5%    75.6%    77.0%    58.2%   
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
Less than 50 employees 41.4%    55.1%    80.4%    73.6%    59.2%   
50 or more employees 92.1%    97.9%    69.1%    77.7%    53.7%   
Total 52.9%    86.0%    71.1%    76.9%    54.6%   
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Less than 50 employees 33.4% * 34.4%    95.2%    75.5%    71.9%   
50 or more employees 100.0%    100.0%    74.9%    78.5%    58.8%   
Total 50.9%    87.4%    76.4%    78.2%    59.7%   
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
Less than 50 employees 30.8%    48.7%    71.6%    77.0%    55.2%   
50 or more employees 98.9%    98.7%    72.6%    70.8%    51.4%   
Total 49.4%    85.6%    72.5%    71.7%    52.0%   
St. Louis, MO-IL
Less than 50 employees 25.9%    45.8%    60.0%    77.8%    46.7%   
50 or more employees 97.9%    99.0%    75.7%    77.2%    58.5%   
Total 42.2%    83.7%    73.2%    77.3%    56.6%   
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definition of each area can be found in the Technical Notes and Survey Documentation.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

 

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, 2016
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 2.52%    2.77%    1.95%    2.61%    2.34%   
50 or more employees 0.55%    0.40%    1.74%    1.71%    1.86%   
Total 2.14%    1.00%    1.48%    1.47%    1.59%   
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Less than 50 employees 2.94%    3.27%    1.99%    2.40%    2.61%   
50 or more employees 1.44%    1.07%    2.57%    2.48%    2.74%   
Total 2.58%    1.41%    2.21%    2.09%    2.38%   
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Less than 50 employees 4.77%    4.73%    3.29%    3.99%    3.35%   
50 or more employees 1.32%    0.43%    2.86%    2.41%    2.88%   
Total 3.61%    1.16%    2.55%    2.17%    2.57%   
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Less than 50 employees 4.84%    5.95%    3.97%    6.25%    6.26%   
50 or more employees 0.90%    0.86%    2.98%    2.95%    3.45%   
Total 3.83%    1.76%    2.72%    2.70%    3.15%   
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Less than 50 employees 4.78%    5.32%    3.88%    5.23%    5.58%   
50 or more employees 0.37%    0.04%    3.23%    3.01%    3.92%   
Total 4.14%    1.94%    2.92%    2.73%    3.55%   
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Less than 50 employees 3.99%    4.20%    3.95%    2.96%    3.80%   
50 or more employees 0.75%    0.79%    2.21%    2.39%    2.66%   
Total 3.13%    1.38%    1.98%    2.10%    2.35%   
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Less than 50 employees 3.96%    4.18%    3.70%    2.82%    3.26%   
50 or more employees 0.93%    1.26%    2.43%    1.81%    2.43%   
Total 3.39%    1.59%    2.10%    1.59%    2.10%   
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Less than 50 employees 4.86%    5.74%    4.65%    5.90%    4.86%   
50 or more employees 1.34%    1.53%    3.20%    3.62%    3.92%   
Total 4.42%    2.88%    2.80%    3.25%    3.44%   
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Less than 50 employees 3.69%    4.96%    3.36%    4.30%    4.36%   
50 or more employees 0.00%    0.00%    2.81%    3.35%    3.13%   
Total 3.12%    1.51%    2.57%    3.04%    2.88%   
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Less than 50 employees 5.25%    4.34%    2.96%    3.47%    3.75%   
50 or more employees 0.37%    0.35%    2.46%    1.86%    2.69%   
Total 3.92%    1.21%    2.12%    1.73%    2.35%   
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
Less than 50 employees 5.02%    5.28%    3.97%    3.40%    3.60%   
50 or more employees 1.74%    1.14%    3.73%    2.92%    4.04%   
Total 4.62%    1.96%    3.11%    2.43%    3.32%   
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
Less than 50 employees 2.85%    4.71%    3.89%    5.07%    4.82%   
50 or more employees 1.38%    1.05%    2.26%    3.33%    3.34%   
Total 2.52%    1.58%    2.05%    3.01%    3.02%   
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Less than 50 employees 6.41%    7.77%    7.26%    9.97%    9.12%   
50 or more employees 2.81%    1.13%    4.44%    4.14%    4.71%   
Total 5.91%    3.26%    4.01%    3.97%    4.34%   
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
Less than 50 employees 3.62%    5.58%    3.32%    4.39%    5.00%   
50 or more employees 1.14%    2.12%    4.27%    2.46%    4.05%   
Total 3.31%    2.27%    3.84%    2.23%    3.66%   
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Less than 50 employees 4.51%    5.04%    4.20%    3.27%    4.49%   
50 or more employees 0.40%    0.45%    3.01%    2.73%    3.51%   
Total 3.71%    1.82%    2.61%    2.36%    3.02%   
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Less than 50 employees 3.85%    5.14%    5.89%    4.02%    5.30%   
50 or more employees 2.05%    1.64%    3.10%    1.94%    3.10%   
Total 3.05%    2.03%    2.80%    1.77%    2.78%   
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
Less than 50 employees 7.16%    6.97%    4.20%    6.22%    5.47%   
50 or more employees 3.78%    1.45%    4.87%    3.17%    4.15%   
Total 5.95%    2.82%    4.13%    2.85%    3.55%   
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Less than 50 employees 11.23% * 10.08%    3.06%    4.83%    5.06%   
50 or more employees 0.00%    0.00%    7.52%    4.20%    6.21%   
Total 8.54%    3.82%    7.05%    3.82%    5.82%   
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
Less than 50 employees 5.40%    6.31%    5.58%    4.47%    5.23%   
50 or more employees 0.94%    1.06%    4.10%    3.10%    3.91%   
Total 4.39%    2.01%    3.59%    2.73%    3.42%   
St. Louis, MO-IL
Less than 50 employees 5.37%    6.90%    9.56%    5.31%    8.35%   
50 or more employees 1.56%    0.81%    3.13%    2.38%    3.20%   
Total 4.76%    2.42%    3.19%    2.19%    3.10%   
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definition of each area can be found in the Technical Notes and Survey Documentation.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.