Table I.A.2.b.(3)(1999) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer an any-provider plan that required no contribution from the employee for single coverage by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 1999

__________

United States

8.6%

13.9%

8.7%

6.1%

3.0%

3.0%

11.9%

3.2%

Industry group

Agric., fish., forest.

26.8%

32.4%

20.9%

*

6.6%

*

3.3%

*

11.8%

*

29.4%

7.3%

*

Mining

17.7%

*

30.6%

*

*****

34.0%

*

14.2%

*

15.0%

*

17.1%

*

18.2%

*

Construction

9.3%

10.5%

6.6%

9.1%

7.0%

*

1.6%

*

9.4%

7.8%

*

Manufacturing

8.4%

12.7%

9.1%

6.3%

4.5%

6.2%

10.0%

5.9%

Transp., commu., util.

8.5%

10.2%

7.6%

*

5.2%

*

5.1%

*

9.2%

9.0%

8.0%

Wholesale trade

9.2%

17.6%

6.5%

*

3.0%

*

3.9%

*

4.6%

12.4%

4.2%

Retail trade

5.1%

10.3%

10.8%

5.2%

2.3%

1.1%

10.0%

1.5%

Fin., ins., real est.

6.3%

10.8%

8.5%

*

7.4%

*

3.3%

*

2.4%

*

10.0%

3.0%

Services

9.9%

14.3%

8.3%

6.3%

2.3%

3.2%

12.4%

3.0%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

7.7%

12.5%

8.3%

6.2%

3.2%

3.1%

10.7%

3.3%

For profit, unincorporated

13.3%

16.4%

8.5%

3.6%

2.8%

*

0.3%

*

14.8%

2.3%

Nonprofit

11.0%

16.2%

11.8%

7.4%

3.0%

*

8.0%

*

14.0%

4.8%

Unknown

0.7%

*

*****

*****

*****

*****

0.8%

*

*****

0.7%

*

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

9.0%

10.3%

9.3%

3.0%

*

2.7%

*

3.3%

*

9.7%

2.7%

*

5-9 years

9.0%

12.2%

3.2%

5.9%

1.4%

*

0.3%

*

9.9%

1.7%

10-19 years

9.5%

12.7%

8.7%

5.1%

3.3%

1.4%

*

10.8%

3.3%

20 or more years

10.2%

17.8%

10.6%

7.2%

3.4%

3.0%

14.4%

3.6%

Unknown

3.2%

16.2%

*

3.7%

*

6.4%

*

2.0%

*

3.1%

11.2%

*

3.0%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

3.7%

6.7%

7.6%

6.4%

2.7%

3.0%

7.7%

3.1%

1 location only

11.9%

14.1%

8.9%

5.9%

5.4%

8.1%

*

12.3%

4.9%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

9.7%

13.9%

15.5%

11.4%

*

6.3%

*

1.9%

*

14.1%

4.1%

*

25-49%

6.1%

14.6%

11.1%

*

6.1%

*

1.1%

*

0.1%

*

12.3%

1.0%

*

50-74%

8.5%

13.8%

9.2%

4.2%

*

4.1%

2.0%

*

12.0%

2.6%

75% or more

8.9%

13.9%

8.1%

6.2%

2.8%

3.8%

11.7%

3.7%

Union presence

No union employees

8.8%

13.9%

8.4%

5.5%

2.7%

2.4%

11.7%

2.8%

Has union employees

9.5%

16.5%

14.7%

11.1%

7.0%

6.5%

15.3%

6.7%

Unknown

5.0%

12.2%

*

9.9%

*

18.4%

*

3.5%

*

2.1%

13.7%

*

2.3%

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

11.0%

20.6%

8.6%

*

4.8%

*

3.9%

1.4%

*

16.4%

2.7%

Less than 50% low wage

9.8%

13.5%

8.7%

6.2%

3.0%

4.3%

11.6%

4.0%

Unknown

3.3%

10.1%

7.9%

*

7.9%

*

2.4%

*

2.6%

10.3%

2.6%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Cost and Financing Studies. 1999 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.

***** No estimate available. No reported values in cell.

Table I.A.2.b.(3)(1999) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer an any-provider plan that required no contribution from the employee for single coverage by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 1999

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United States

0.21%

0.49%

0.67%

0.57%

0.41%

0.23%

0.36%

0.26%

Industry group

Agric., fish., forest.

2.60%

3.34%

8.76%

*

8.28%

*

1.59%

*

12.77%

*

2.57%

6.03%

*

Mining

7.68%

*

13.41%

*

*****

13.85%

*

9.07%

*

9.01%

*

12.45%

*

7.95%

*

Construction

1.57%

2.06%

1.16%

2.58%

2.13%

*

2.93%

*

1.53%

3.03%

*

Manufacturing

1.14%

1.69%

2.63%

1.31%

0.74%

1.76%

1.61%

1.31%

Transp., commu., util.

0.84%

1.95%

3.05%

*

2.56%

*

1.68%

*

1.84%

1.81%

1.53%

Wholesale trade

1.09%

2.35%

2.54%

*

0.95%

*

2.04%

*

1.23%

1.91%

0.58%

Retail trade

0.45%

1.35%

1.90%

1.34%

0.51%

0.30%

0.97%

0.20%

Fin., ins., real est.

0.57%

1.61%

3.20%

*

2.93%

*

1.56%

*

1.05%

*

1.26%

0.81%

Services

0.43%

0.82%

0.88%

1.30%

0.47%

0.49%

0.62%

0.43%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

0.34%

0.83%

0.65%

0.50%

0.51%

0.27%

0.61%

0.26%

For profit, unincorporated

1.08%

1.29%

1.93%

0.92%

1.04%

*

0.38%

*

1.22%

0.42%

Nonprofit

0.84%

1.29%

2.06%

2.02%

1.02%

*

2.50%

*

1.13%

1.24%

Unknown

0.33%

*

*****

*****

*****

*****

0.37%

*

*****

0.33%

*

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

0.74%

0.93%

1.72%

1.15%

*

1.58%

*

4.02%

*

0.78%

1.18%

*

5-9 years

1.07%

1.67%

0.71%

1.61%

0.68%

*

0.29%

*

1.20%

0.43%

10-19 years

0.48%

0.91%

1.14%

0.71%

0.85%

0.91%

*

0.62%

0.51%

20 or more years

0.28%

0.97%

1.35%

0.82%

0.68%

0.56%

0.62%

0.55%

Unknown

0.33%

10.17%

*

1.73%

*

4.40%

*

0.98%

*

0.36%

4.20%

*

0.28%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

0.20%

1.99%

1.28%

0.74%

0.46%

0.23%

1.33%

0.24%

1 location only

0.35%

0.48%

0.88%

0.73%

1.13%

3.22%

*

0.37%

0.76%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

1.14%

2.57%

3.98%

4.09%

*

2.78%

*

1.84%

*

1.72%

1.42%

*

25-49%

0.81%

2.50%

3.66%

*

1.89%

*

0.53%

*

0.03%

*

2.26%

0.32%

*

50-74%

0.94%

1.58%

1.68%

1.34%

*

1.09%

0.62%

*

1.31%

0.50%

75% or more

0.22%

0.55%

0.78%

0.60%

0.50%

0.29%

0.34%

0.25%

Union presence

No union employees

0.24%

0.45%

0.59%

0.56%

0.45%

0.28%

0.36%

0.26%

Has union employees

0.87%

3.91%

4.25%

2.75%

1.67%

0.80%

2.48%

0.73%

Unknown

1.17%

4.97%

*

5.50%

*

5.88%

*

2.91%

*

0.50%

4.61%

*

0.44%

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

1.40%

3.09%

2.69%

*

1.92%

*

1.03%

0.87%

*

2.29%

0.66%

Less than 50% low wage

0.32%

0.65%

0.75%

0.67%

0.40%

0.79%

0.48%

0.52%

Unknown

0.41%

3.04%

5.89%

*

2.89%

*

1.28%

*

0.40%

2.07%

0.36%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Cost and Financing Studies. 1999 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.

***** No estimate available. No reported values in cell.