Table I.A.2.b.(1)(2008) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer an exclusive-provider plan that required no contribution from the employee for single coverage by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2008

 

Characteristics

Total

  

Less than 10 employees

  

10-24 employees

  

25-99 employees

  

100-999 employees

  

1000 or more employees

  

Less than 50 employees

  

50 or more employees

  

 

United States

13.4%

22.2%

15.5%

11.9%

5.2%

3.9%

19.4%

5.2%

 

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

15.3%

*

.

.

.

.

.

17.7%

*

2.4%

*

Mining and manufacturing

13.2%

.

.

.

.

.

18.1%

5.1%

Construction

16.7%

.

.

.

.

.

17.6%

10.2%

Utilities and transp.

6.7%

.

.

.

.

.

12.9%

1.4%

*

Wholesale trade

14.5%

.

.

.

.

.

20.5%

4.1%

Fin. svs. and real estate

10.9%

.

.

.

.

.

22.0%

3.4%

Retail trade

9.6%

.

.

.

.

.

17.0%

5.2%

Professional services

14.8%

.

.

.

.

.

18.9%

6.5%

Other services

15.3%

.

.

.

.

.

21.9%

6.1%

 

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

12.7%

.

.

.

.

.

19.4%

4.7%

For profit, unincorporated

14.4%

.

.

.

.

.

18.4%

4.5%

Nonprofit

16.7%

.

.

.

.

.

21.7%

10.1%

 

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

18.7%

.

.

.

.

.

20.3%

5.9%

5-9 years

18.6%

.

.

.

.

.

20.1%

8.1%

10-19 years

17.5%

.

.

.

.

.

19.7%

8.3%

20 or more years

13.2%

.

.

.

.

.

18.9%

6.3%

Unknown

2.5%

.

.

.

.

.

10.7%

*

2.4%

 

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

4.9%

.

.

.

.

.

9.9%

4.5%

1 location only

19.3%

.

.

.

.

.

20.0%

10.9%

 

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

14.6%

.

.

.

.

.

24.4%

6.4%

25-49 %

11.1%

.

.

.

.

.

16.8%

6.8%

50-74 %

14.5%

.

.

.

.

.

20.4%

6.0%

75% or more

13.3%

.

.

.

.

.

19.2%

4.7%

 

Union presence

No union employees

14.2%

.

.

.

.

.

19.3%

5.3%

Has union employees

9.5%

.

.

.

.

.

21.0%

6.0%

Unknown

5.5%

.

.

.

.

.

24.4%

4.0%

*

 

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

11.5%

.

.

.

.

.

18.8%

6.5%

Less than 50% low wage

14.0%

.

.

.

.

.

19.5%

4.5%

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

. Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.

** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.

 

Table I.A.2.b.(1)(2008) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer an exclusive-provider plan that required no contribution from the employee for single coverage by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2008

 

Characteristics

Total

  

Less than 10 employees

  

10-24 employees

  

25-99 employees

  

100-999 employees

  

1000 or more employees

  

Less than 50 employees

  

50 or more employees

  

 

United States

0.55%

1.22%

1.00%

1.01%

0.42%

0.69%

0.79%

0.38%

 

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

4.91%

*

.

.

.

.

.

5.58%

*

1.07%

*

Mining and manufacturing

1.35%

.

.

.

.

.

1.85%

0.97%

Construction

2.16%

.

.

.

.

.

2.41%

1.91%

Utilities and transp.

1.64%

.

.

.

.

.

3.29%

0.53%

*

Wholesale trade

1.50%

.

.

.

.

.

2.28%

0.51%

Fin. svs. and real estate

1.03%

.

.

.

.

.

2.24%

0.97%

Retail trade

0.84%

.

.

.

.

.

1.71%

0.79%

Professional services

0.66%

.

.

.

.

.

0.96%

0.77%

Other services

1.14%

.

.

.

.

.

1.59%

0.85%

 

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

0.64%

.

.

.

.

.

0.93%

0.51%

For profit, unincorporated

1.82%

.

.

.

.

.

2.40%

0.66%

Nonprofit

1.32%

.

.

.

.

.

2.51%

0.89%

 

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

1.89%

.

.

.

.

.

2.19%

1.57%

5-9 years

1.54%

.

.

.

.

.

1.79%

2.38%

10-19 years

1.02%

.

.

.

.

.

1.23%

0.58%

20 or more years

0.81%

.

.

.

.

.

1.08%

0.57%

Unknown

0.64%

.

.

.

.

.

13.69%

*

0.65%

 

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

0.39%

.

.

.

.

.

1.18%

0.44%

1 location only

0.78%

.

.

.

.

.

0.84%

0.83%

 

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

1.59%

.

.

.

.

.

2.97%

1.54%

25-49 %

0.88%

.

.

.

.

.

1.44%

1.07%

50-74 %

1.00%

.

.

.

.

.

1.37%

0.84%

75% or more

0.69%

.

.

.

.

.

1.04%

0.38%

 

Union presence

No union employees

0.60%

.

.

.

.

.

0.82%

0.40%

Has union employees

1.07%

.

.

.

.

.

3.55%

0.95%

Unknown

1.50%

.

.

.

.

.

6.46%

1.54%

*

 

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

0.86%

.

.

.

.

.

1.46%

0.85%

Less than 50% low wage

0.55%

.

.

.

.

.

0.82%

0.20%

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

. Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.

** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.