Table I.B.2.b(1997) Percent of private-sector employees that are enrolled in health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 1997
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 66.7%    67.0%    65.3%    62.7%    63.9%    69.5%    64.8%    67.3%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 61.8%    65.0%    58.4%    75.9%    55.7%    70.5%    63.7%    60.2%   
Mining 95.1%    92.8%    96.6%    91.0%    99.4%    97.8%    91.0%    97.5%   
Construction 63.3%    71.0%    61.9%    58.5%    60.8%    79.0%    64.2%    61.9%   
Manufacturing 82.3%    77.1%    75.7%    76.0%    77.4%    87.3%    74.5%    83.6%   
Transp., commu., util. 81.9%    76.5%    79.1%    72.2%    70.9%    87.8%    75.7%    83.0%   
Wholesale trade 78.5%    76.3%    77.4%    74.6%    80.5%    79.7%    75.4%    79.6%   
Retail Trade 45.3%    51.4%    54.0%    45.4%    43.4%    44.1%    50.7%    44.0%   
Fin., ins., real est. 76.4%    70.2%    75.0%    75.7%    72.0%    79.4%    73.5%    77.2%   
Services 62.3%    66.5%    62.0%    57.8%    58.8%    65.2%    62.5%    62.2%   
Unknown 72.1%    72.1%    0.0%    0.0%    0.0%    0.0%    72.1%    0.0%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 67.7%    66.8%    67.3%    64.2%    64.4%    70.4%    65.6%    68.3%   
For profit, unincorporated 64.0%    69.6%    61.4%    56.6%    64.2%    63.0%    65.7%    62.5%   
Nonprofit 61.1%    61.0%    54.9%    56.1%    58.7%    65.5%    56.6%    62.1%   
Unknown 72.4%    73.4%    90.0%    76.0%    76.4%    70.2%    80.3%    71.9%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 57.5%    66.5%    62.4%    51.0%    52.8%    48.3%    61.6%    51.2%   
5-9 years 62.2%    67.7%    67.9%    57.4%    57.7%    64.5%    65.5%    58.6%   
10-19 years 63.8%    66.1%    67.9%    62.4%    58.3%    66.8%    65.5%    62.3%   
20 or more years 65.6%    66.6%    63.0%    66.8%    63.3%    66.7%    64.7%    65.8%   
Unknown 72.1%    88.8%    71.4%    68.2%    70.8%    72.6%    73.5%    72.1%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 69.6%    74.3%    69.7%    68.1%    67.6%    70.2%    69.0%    69.6%   
1 location only 62.1%    66.8%    64.9%    61.0%    58.8%    55.9%    64.4%    59.3%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 22.9%    24.5%    21.2%    17.1%    20.1%    30.4%    21.5%    23.6%   
25-49 % 32.0%    35.6%    30.9%    27.1%    32.6%    32.7%    30.9%    32.2%   
50-74 % 51.4%    53.9%    50.4%    45.0%    46.2%    56.3%    50.6%    51.7%   
75% or more 74.5%    75.8%    72.4%    72.1%    71.4%    76.9%    73.0%    75.0%   
Union presence
No union employees 65.8%    66.4%    65.3%    62.4%    63.2%    68.9%    64.6%    66.3%   
Has union employees 71.0%    74.4%    65.9%    66.8%    67.2%    72.4%    65.2%    71.5%   
Unknown 66.3%    72.7%    64.1%    61.1%    66.1%    66.6%    69.0%    66.1%   
Percent low wage employees **
50% or more low wage 33.7%    34.6%    33.8%    29.9%    30.6%    40.3%    33.3%    33.8%   
Less than 50% low wage 68.9%    70.2%    68.0%    66.7%    68.9%    70.0%    67.7%    69.4%   
Unknown 70.7%    66.5%    61.6%    64.0%    68.0%    71.5%    63.1%    71.1%   
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1997 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
** 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.b(1997) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees that are enrolled in health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 1997
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 0.60%    1.73%    1.09%    0.87%    1.00%    0.98%    0.86%    0.66%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 7.41%    6.89%    6.03%    14.43%    13.64%    17.77%    4.94%    9.88%   
Mining 2.61%    14.66%    23.29%    13.53%    25.67%    14.65%    11.29%    1.48%   
Construction 1.84%    2.67%    3.09%    3.59%    6.28%    4.92%    2.15%    3.12%   
Manufacturing 0.52%    3.26%    2.24%    1.42%    1.59%    1.05%    1.17%    0.64%   
Transp., commu., util. 1.65%    2.69%    3.47%    3.24%    3.52%    2.34%    1.53%    1.84%   
Wholesale trade 1.77%    1.74%    1.99%    2.34%    1.70%    3.24%    1.30%    2.33%   
Retail Trade 1.28%    3.67%    3.19%    1.88%    2.52%    1.74%    2.41%    1.18%   
Fin., ins., real est. 1.61%    1.66%    3.18%    2.97%    2.17%    2.07%    1.63%    1.80%   
Services 0.46%    1.98%    1.52%    1.43%    1.71%    1.57%    1.22%    0.73%   
Unknown 16.59%    16.59%    0.00%    0.00%    0.00%    0.00%    16.59%    0.00%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.77%    2.13%    1.28%    1.01%    1.41%    1.21%    0.90%    0.90%   
For profit, unincorporated 1.68%    1.63%    2.93%    4.40%    4.47%    3.68%    1.87%    2.94%   
Nonprofit 0.86%    2.45%    2.52%    2.33%    1.82%    2.27%    1.50%    1.08%   
Unknown 2.47%    6.34%    23.12%    6.70%    1.92%    3.62%    6.25%    2.49%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1.92%    2.43%    2.85%    2.49%    5.45%    6.32%    1.60%    3.33%   
5-9 years 1.32%    1.41%    3.51%    2.86%    4.18%    2.60%    1.00%    2.88%   
10-19 years 1.05%    2.75%    1.69%    1.18%    2.87%    4.08%    1.53%    1.84%   
20 or more years 0.71%    2.43%    1.58%    1.59%    0.90%    1.31%    1.24%    0.83%   
Unknown 1.16%    5.67%    3.66%    1.57%    1.46%    1.37%    2.60%    1.17%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.62%    2.73%    2.83%    1.89%    1.01%    0.90%    1.30%    0.65%   
1 location only 0.77%    1.76%    1.23%    1.04%    1.82%    5.83%    0.94%    1.10%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 2.06%    4.73%    1.83%    1.87%    2.63%    3.76%    1.82%    2.87%   
25-49 % 1.92%    1.25%    1.32%    2.30%    1.93%    2.83%    0.93%    2.37%   
50-74 % 0.99%    2.02%    1.21%    1.55%    1.73%    2.52%    1.30%    1.60%   
75% or more 0.52%    1.46%    1.21%    0.95%    1.41%    1.02%    0.73%    0.62%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.48%    1.69%    1.05%    0.60%    0.81%    1.28%    0.79%    0.63%   
Has union employees 1.70%    5.20%    5.14%    4.28%    3.31%    2.02%    3.95%    1.88%   
Unknown 2.33%    3.65%    4.49%    3.70%    5.40%    2.53%    2.22%    2.45%   
Percent low wage employees **
50% or more low wage 1.65%    5.47%    3.16%    2.71%    2.54%    3.12%    2.18%    1.76%   
Less than 50% low wage 0.69%    1.24%    1.19%    0.84%    1.01%    1.96%    0.59%    0.99%   
Unknown 1.26%    2.74%    4.06%    3.03%    3.64%    1.32%    2.42%    1.25%   
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1997 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
** 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.