Table 3

Employer-sponsored health insurance coverage* for "strongly attached" private-sector workers,** by occupation, firm size, and industry, 2000–2011

Share with ESI Percentage-point change
2000 2007 2010 2011 2000–2007 2007–2011 2010–2011 2000–2011
All workers 58.9% 55.4% 53.1% 52.3% -3.5 -3.1 -0.9 -6.6
Occupations
White collar 65.0% 61.9% 60.0% 59.3% -3.1 -2.6 -0.7 -5.7
Blue collar 59.0% 53.9% 51.6% 51.5% -5.1 -2.4 -0.2 -7.5
Service 33.9% 29.5% 26.1% 24.1% -4.4 -5.4 -2.0 -9.9
Firm size
Nine or fewer 30.6% 27.1% 26.3% 24.6% -3.5 -2.5 -1.8 -6.0
10 to 99 50.6% 46.7% 43.6% 42.0% -3.9 -4.7 -1.6 -8.6
100 to 499 65.9% 63.1% 61.5% 59.8% -2.8 -3.3 -1.8 -6.1
500 to 999 67.1% 64.9% 62.1% 62.7% -2.2 -2.2 0.6 -4.4
1,000 plus 69.9% 67.5% 64.9% 64.4% -2.4 -3.1 -0.5 -5.5
2002 2007 2010 2011 2002–2007 2007–2011 2010–2011 2002–2011
Industry***
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting 37.1% 27.1% 24.8% 22.8% -10.0 -4.3 -2.0 -14.3
Arts, entertainment, recreation, and accommodation 32.5% 31.9% 26.8% 25.4% -0.6 -6.5 -1.4 -7.1
Construction 47.5% 44.1% 42.2% 43.4% -3.4 -0.7 1.2 -4.1
Education, health, and social services 59.4% 60.2% 57.0% 56.0% 0.8 -4.2 -1.0 -3.4
Finance, insurance, and real estate and leasing 65.8% 65.1% 65.4% 65.5% -0.7 0.4 0.1 -0.3
Information 73.0% 72.7% 69.4% 71.3% -0.3 -1.4 1.9 -1.7
Manufacturing 72.7% 70.2% 68.6% 67.8% -2.5 -2.4 -0.8 -4.8
Mining 78.4% 73.9% 72.6% 71.4% -4.5 -2.5 -1.2 -7.0
Other services (except public administration) 40.1% 37.4% 35.5% 34.4% -2.7 -3.0 -1.1 -5.7
Professional, scientific, management, and administration 57.4% 56.0% 56.1% 53.4% -1.4 -2.6 -2.7 -4.0
Transportation and communication 66.9% 63.0% 61.4% 61.7% -3.9 -1.3 0.3 -5.2
Wholesale trade 53.9% 51.6% 48.5% 47.9% -2.3 -3.7 -0.7 -6.0

* To qualify as employer-sponsored health insurance coverage, workers must receive employer-sponsored health insurance through their own job, and employer must pay at least part of their insurance premiums.

** Defined as private-sector wage and salary workers, age 18–64, who worked at least 20 hours per week and 26 weeks per year

*** Industry classification changes make it impossible to compare 2011 with years earlier than 2002.

Source: Author's analysis of Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement microdata

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