Exhibit 2.4 Percentage of Firms Offering Health Benefits, by Firm Characteristics, 2015 Lower Wage Level Less Than 35% Earn $23,000 a Year or Less * 35% or More Earn $23,000 a Year or Less * Higher Wage Level Less Than 35% Earn $58,000 a Year or More * 35% or More Earn $58,000 a Year or More * Younger Workers Less Than 35% of Workers Are Age 26 or Younger * 35% or More Workers Are Age 26 or Younger * Older Workers Less Than 35% of Workers Are Age 50 or Older 35% or More Workers Are Age 50 or Older Firm Ownership Private For-Profit * Public * Private Not-For-Profit * * Estimates are statistically different from each other within category (p<.05). SOURCE: Kaiser/HRET Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits, 2015.