Table I.B.2(1998) Percent of private-sector employees in establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 1998
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 87.0%    51.2%    70.6%    86.6%    96.7%    99.1%    64.7%    97.5%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 61.4%    29.1%    69.4%    68.3%    71.4%    100.0%    42.9%    91.8%   
Mining 94.7%    59.4%    82.1%    75.4%    100.0%    99.8%    72.8%    97.1%   
Construction 72.4%    48.8%    68.9%    84.6%    92.8%    100.0%    61.5%    92.5%   
Manufacturing 96.1%    70.8%    85.9%    92.3%    98.8%    100.0%    82.2%    99.1%   
Transp., commu., util. 93.3%    43.7%    75.0%    91.9%    96.9%    99.7%    69.8%    98.7%   
Wholesale trade 93.1%    61.3%    86.0%    95.2%    99.6%    99.9%    78.8%    99.5%   
Retail Trade 81.9%    36.8%    50.8%    77.7%    96.7%    99.9%    50.3%    97.7%   
Fin., ins., real est. 93.5%    57.2%    86.6%    97.2%    98.3%    99.9%    73.0%    99.4%   
Services 85.1%    55.7%    74.1%    86.9%    95.7%    96.9%    67.2%    95.7%   
Unknown 14.1% * 18.1% * --    --    --    --    18.1% * --   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 89.7%    58.4%    74.2%    86.8%    95.8%    99.6%    70.4%    97.7%   
For profit, unincorporated 57.5%    35.0%    44.7%    73.3%    97.4%    98.9%    40.6%    94.3%   
Nonprofit 89.4%    58.9%    78.4%    92.5%    99.2%    94.1%    73.4%    96.3%   
Unknown 99.1%    1.9% * --    99.0%    99.9%    99.8%    29.0% * 99.8%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 58.4%    37.4%    54.4%    73.0%    93.0%    92.6%    47.5%    90.3%   
5-9 years 68.4%    43.1%    62.8%    77.6%    92.7%    96.1%    55.2%    90.9%   
10-19 years 75.4%    52.6%    68.0%    81.8%    92.9%    90.1%    63.6%    90.0%   
20 or more years 92.7%    62.8%    82.3%    93.6%    98.8%    99.8%    77.2%    98.9%   
Unknown 99.1%    38.8% * 56.3%    88.6%    95.3%    99.7%    66.6%    99.3%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 98.1%    76.2%    83.1%    93.0%    97.8%    99.1%    87.1%    98.6%   
1 location only 71.2%    50.8%    69.2%    84.4%    94.3%    97.7%    62.7%    92.3%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 43.3%    12.9%    23.9%    55.1%    93.0%    59.0%    22.8%    77.2%   
25-49 % 82.6%    39.6%    54.5%    80.9%    91.9%    99.4%    51.3%    96.7%   
50-74 % 80.3%    43.7%    64.5%    75.5%    96.2%    99.4%    54.3%    96.8%   
75% or more 91.2%    60.7%    78.5%    91.7%    97.4%    99.7%    73.9%    98.4%   
Union presence
No union employees 84.0%    49.3%    69.9%    86.1%    97.1%    98.7%    63.7%    97.0%   
Has union employees 98.1%    84.9%    91.1%    96.4%    97.3%    99.8%    88.2%    99.2%   
Unknown 93.1%    45.1%    70.9%    75.9%    88.7%    99.3%    60.4%    97.6%   
Percent low wage employees **
50% or more low wage 57.4%    23.6%    30.0%    60.8%    87.8%    93.9%    32.7%    85.8%   
Less than 50% low wage 86.5%    57.4%    79.0%    91.2%    97.9%    98.4%    71.6%    97.4%   
Unknown 97.1%    38.2%    66.1%    77.1%    96.3%    99.8%    50.9%    99.4%   
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1998 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.B.2(1998) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees in establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 1998
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 0.27%    1.37%    1.32%    0.92%    0.37%    0.49%    0.97%    0.29%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 4.44%    2.98%    10.77%    10.36%    12.96%    0.00%    5.02%    6.67%   
Mining 1.66%    13.49%    17.83%    14.12%    0.00%    0.09%    8.34%    1.27%   
Construction 1.60%    2.25%    4.35%    2.21%    3.02%    0.00%    1.53%    2.13%   
Manufacturing 0.56%    8.00%    3.18%    1.77%    0.46%    0.00%    2.47%    0.26%   
Transp., commu., util. 1.02%    4.31%    3.81%    2.67%    2.25%    0.22%    2.30%    0.51%   
Wholesale trade 0.53%    3.15%    2.83%    1.43%    0.27%    0.07%    1.28%    0.22%   
Retail Trade 0.44%    1.77%    2.45%    1.40%    0.74%    0.05%    1.13%    0.27%   
Fin., ins., real est. 0.44%    2.03%    3.64%    0.99%    1.19%    0.06%    1.79%    0.24%   
Services 0.58%    1.77%    1.80%    1.18%    0.60%    1.42%    1.16%    0.82%   
Unknown 7.54% * 7.74% * --    --    --    --    7.74% * --   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.24%    1.86%    1.21%    1.00%    0.54%    0.14%    1.06%    0.13%   
For profit, unincorporated 1.73%    1.96%    2.48%    3.86%    0.67%    0.50%    1.85%    1.95%   
Nonprofit 1.77%    3.00%    3.42%    1.24%    0.45%    3.36%    1.72%    2.19%   
Unknown 0.26%    1.23% * --    1.36%    0.07%    0.12%    9.43% * 0.12%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1.53%    2.23%    3.18%    2.75%    2.78%    3.77%    1.82%    2.12%   
5-9 years 1.12%    1.26%    2.22%    1.96%    1.92%    1.68%    1.38%    1.60%   
10-19 years 1.39%    1.98%    3.23%    1.85%    1.41%    5.53%    1.71%    2.66%   
20 or more years 0.29%    2.00%    1.74%    0.48%    0.24%    0.12%    0.77%    0.21%   
Unknown 0.13%    12.64% * 15.91%    4.03%    1.65%    0.07%    7.17%    0.10%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.33%    5.51%    2.14%    0.89%    0.25%    0.49%    1.07%    0.36%   
1 location only 0.87%    1.43%    1.37%    1.12%    0.99%    1.34%    1.11%    0.64%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 2.65%    1.55%    3.84%    4.10%    2.31%    12.22%    2.63%    5.83%   
25-49 % 1.08%    1.43%    2.74%    2.24%    3.44%    0.35%    1.34%    0.71%   
50-74 % 0.87%    2.17%    2.41%    1.78%    1.21%    0.25%    1.16%    0.60%   
75% or more 0.21%    1.64%    1.31%    1.01%    0.40%    0.10%    0.85%    0.19%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.45%    1.12%    1.32%    1.01%    0.37%    0.86%    0.86%    0.48%   
Has union employees 0.25%    8.58%    3.04%    1.31%    1.28%    0.21%    3.46%    0.31%   
Unknown 0.74%    4.95%    8.33%    6.50%    3.81%    0.33%    3.53%    0.51%   
Percent low wage employees **
50% or more low wage 1.46%    1.68%    3.07%    3.71%    2.50%    1.81%    2.22%    1.93%   
Less than 50% low wage 0.48%    1.37%    0.91%    0.97%    0.30%    1.27%    0.95%    0.60%   
Unknown 0.16%    6.81%    5.72%    4.42%    1.30%    0.07%    4.22%    0.10%   
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1998 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.