Employer-sponsored health insurance coverage* for "strongly attached" private-sector workers,** by occupation, firm size, and industry, 2000–2012
| Share with ESI | Percentage-point change | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2007 | 2011 | 2012 | 2000– 2007 | 2007– 2012 | 2011– 2012 | 2000– 2012 | |
| All workers | 58.9% | 55.4% | 52.3% | 51.6% | -3.5 | -3.8 | -0.6 | -7.3 |
| Occupations | ||||||||
| White collar | 65.0% | 61.9% | 59.3% | 58.4% | -3.1 | -3.5 | -0.9 | -6.6 |
| Blue collar | 59.0% | 53.9% | 51.5% | 50.6% | -5.1 | -3.3 | -0.9 | -8.4 |
| Service | 33.9% | 29.5% | 24.1% | 24.6% | -4.4 | -4.9 | 0.5 | -9.3 |
| Firm size | ||||||||
| Nine or fewer | 30.6% | 27.1% | 24.6% | 24.6% | -3.5 | -2.5 | 0.0 | -6.0 |
| 10 to 99 | 50.6% | 46.7% | 42.0% | 41.9% | -3.9 | -4.8 | -0.1 | -8.7 |
| 100 to 499 | 65.9% | 63.1% | 59.8% | 58.5% | -2.8 | -4.6 | -1.3 | -7.4 |
| 500 to 999 | 67.1% | 64.9% | 62.7% | 60.8% | -2.2 | -4.1 | -1.9 | -6.3 |
| 1,000 plus | 69.9% | 67.5% | 64.4% | 63.6% | -2.4 | -3.9 | -0.9 | -6.3 |
| 2002 | 2007 | 2011 | 2012 | 2002– 2007 | 2007– 2012 | 2011– 2012 | 2002– 2012 | |
| Industry*** | ||||||||
| Arts, entertainment, recreation, and accommodation | 32.5% | 31.9% | 25.4% | 25.3% | -0.6 | -6.6 | -0.2 | -7.2 |
| Construction | 47.5% | 44.1% | 43.4% | 41.7% | -3.4 | -2.4 | -1.6 | -5.8 |
| Education, health, and social services | 59.4% | 60.2% | 56.0% | 55.9% | 0.8 | -4.3 | -0.1 | -3.5 |
| Finance, insurance, and real estate and leasing | 65.8% | 65.1% | 65.5% | 64.5% | -0.7 | -0.6 | -1.0 | -1.3 |
| Information | 73.0% | 72.7% | 71.3% | 70.8% | -0.3 | -1.9 | -0.5 | -2.2 |
| Manufacturing | 72.7% | 70.2% | 67.8% | 67.9% | -2.5 | -2.3 | 0.0 | -4.8 |
| Mining | 78.4% | 73.9% | 71.4% | 72.0% | -4.5 | -1.9 | 0.6 | -6.4 |
| Other services (except public administration) | 40.1% | 37.4% | 34.4% | 34.6% | -2.7 | -2.8 | 0.2 | -5.5 |
| Professional, scientific, management, and administration | 57.4% | 56.0% | 53.4% | 53.1% | -1.4 | -2.9 | -0.3 | -4.3 |
| Transportation and communication | 66.9% | 63.0% | 61.7% | 58.3% | -3.9 | -4.7 | -3.4 | -8.6 |
| Wholesale trade | 53.9% | 51.6% | 47.9% | 46.2% | -2.3 | -5.4 | -1.6 | -7.7 |
* 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.
Note: The industry category for agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting was removed from this year's analysis due to an issue regarding data consistency.
Source: Author's analysis of Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement microdata
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