Table I.A.2.c.(1)(1999) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer an exclusive-provider plan that required no contribution from the employee for family coverage by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 1999

__________

United States

8.9%

14.5%

9.0%

6.4%

2.7%

3.1%

12.4%

3.2%

Industry group

Agric., fish., forest.

7.4%

9.4%

*

0.4%

*

2.3%

*

14.8%

*

*****

7.9%

3.4%

*

Mining

0.5%

*

*****

*****

3.7%

*

*****

*****

*****

0.8%

*

Construction

14.4%

17.6%

11.5%

8.3%

4.4%

*

*****

14.9%

9.2%

Manufacturing

9.0%

13.7%

14.7%

5.1%

4.7%

*

2.5%

12.3%

4.0%

Transp., commu., util.

14.4%

16.8%

*

8.0%

*

12.8%

*

4.3%

*

17.5%

14.5%

14.3%

Wholesale trade

8.7%

15.1%

10.4%

*

7.5%

0.6%

*

1.7%

*

13.0%

1.8%

Retail trade

6.1%

16.2%

9.1%

5.8%

1.7%

*

0.9%

*

12.7%

1.3%

Fin., ins., real est.

5.8%

13.0%

6.5%

*

6.1%

*

2.1%

*

0.4%

*

11.4%

1.0%

*

Services

9.9%

13.9%

7.2%

5.9%

3.0%

6.0%

12.0%

4.3%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

8.2%

13.8%

8.7%

6.2%

2.8%

3.3%

11.5%

3.4%

For profit, unincorporated

12.1%

14.6%

7.4%

6.5%

*

2.3%

*

1.3%

*

13.5%

1.8%

Nonprofit

11.9%

18.3%

12.5%

7.2%

2.8%

*

7.8%

*

15.8%

4.0%

Unknown

0.3%

*

*****

*****

*****

*****

0.4%

*

*****

0.3%

*

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

11.0%

13.2%

6.5%

7.9%

2.2%

*

1.3%

*

11.8%

3.2%

*

5-9 years

10.7%

13.8%

6.1%

*

4.8%

*

5.1%

*

9.1%

*

11.5%

5.0%

10-19 years

11.3%

15.3%

8.9%

7.4%

2.0%

*

4.0%

*

12.9%

3.7%

20 or more years

9.0%

14.9%

10.8%

6.0%

2.9%

3.6%

12.7%

3.4%

Unknown

2.8%

9.2%

*

2.3%

*

5.8%

*

1.6%

*

2.8%

5.9%

*

2.7%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

3.4%

13.3%

*

6.8%

*

3.8%

2.3%

3.1%

7.0%

2.9%

1 location only

12.5%

14.5%

9.3%

8.3%

5.4%

7.2%

*

12.9%

6.3%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

7.8%

14.5%

10.3%

7.1%

*

2.3%

*

0.3%

*

13.1%

1.2%

*

25-49%

6.4%

16.9%

8.5%

4.6%

*

2.6%

*

0.4%

*

12.8%

1.2%

*

50-74%

7.8%

14.0%

6.7%

5.2%

1.2%

*

0.7%

*

11.6%

1.1%

75% or more

9.5%

14.4%

9.4%

6.7%

3.0%

4.3%

12.5%

4.1%

Union presence

No union employees

8.7%

14.3%

8.6%

5.8%

2.0%

1.0%

12.1%

1.8%

Has union employees

13.7%

16.1%

19.5%

14.7%

9.2%

12.5%

16.6%

12.2%

Unknown

6.0%

19.2%

*

2.6%

*

7.3%

*

5.3%

*

2.8%

16.0%

2.9%

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

10.4%

16.8%

12.5%

9.6%

2.4%

*

1.1%

*

15.5%

2.4%

*

Less than 50% low wage

10.1%

13.9%

9.0%

6.1%

2.8%

6.1%

12.0%

4.3%

Unknown

3.7%

24.2%

*****

6.1%

*

2.2%

*

2.1%

17.9%

2.2%

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.c.(1)(1999) 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 family coverage by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 1999

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United States

0.31%

0.67%

0.79%

0.56%

0.39%

0.46%

0.50%

0.19%

Industry group

Agric., fish., forest.

2.20%

2.86%

*

0.20%

*

4.78%

*

6.58%

*

*****

2.34%

2.26%

*

Mining

0.73%

*

*****

*****

10.22%

*

*****

*****

*****

3.33%

*

Construction

1.85%

2.32%

3.10%

1.67%

2.08%

*

*****

1.98%

2.21%

Manufacturing

0.58%

1.68%

2.39%

1.39%

1.63%

*

0.70%

0.68%

0.57%

Transp., commu., util.

2.01%

5.64%

*

3.47%

*

6.15%

*

2.78%

*

4.59%

3.91%

3.16%

Wholesale trade

1.19%

2.82%

3.80%

*

2.13%

0.51%

*

0.71%

*

1.72%

0.33%

Retail trade

0.46%

1.55%

1.60%

1.12%

0.58%

*

0.27%

*

0.83%

0.30%

Fin., ins., real est.

1.22%

2.60%

2.53%

*

3.25%

*

1.39%

*

0.21%

*

2.04%

0.30%

*

Services

0.76%

1.18%

1.10%

0.95%

0.68%

1.02%

1.03%

0.45%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

0.23%

0.64%

0.88%

0.82%

0.39%

0.55%

0.39%

0.34%

For profit, unincorporated

1.19%

1.57%

1.54%

2.48%

*

0.80%

*

0.69%

*

1.29%

0.43%

Nonprofit

0.88%

1.54%

2.65%

1.35%

1.12%

*

3.58%

*

1.36%

1.13%

Unknown

0.27%

*

*****

*****

*****

*****

0.35%

*

*****

0.27%

*

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

1.42%

1.75%

1.48%

2.23%

3.46%

*

1.21%

*

1.51%

1.03%

*

5-9 years

0.81%

0.90%

2.57%

*

1.51%

*

2.40%

*

5.39%

*

0.87%

1.08%

10-19 years

0.42%

0.81%

1.89%

1.55%

0.78%

*

1.82%

*

0.49%

0.75%

20 or more years

0.30%

0.88%

0.97%

0.66%

0.54%

0.92%

0.63%

0.30%

Unknown

0.47%

3.60%

*

4.87%

*

2.39%

*

0.77%

*

0.53%

3.39%

*

0.48%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

0.30%

4.21%

*

2.05%

*

0.76%

0.47%

0.46%

1.25%

0.25%

1 location only

0.48%

0.69%

0.71%

0.51%

1.30%

3.11%

*

0.50%

0.74%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

1.10%

2.78%

3.05%

3.59%

*

1.37%

*

0.62%

*

2.26%

0.58%

*

25-49%

0.94%

3.36%

1.98%

1.85%

*

1.37%

*

0.29%

*

1.91%

0.36%

*

50-74%

0.91%

1.65%

1.77%

1.44%

0.51%

*

0.33%

*

1.42%

0.27%

75% or more

0.39%

0.91%

0.97%

0.69%

0.46%

0.67%

0.60%

0.32%

Union presence

No union employees

0.29%

0.60%

0.82%

0.53%

0.30%

0.22%

0.47%

0.23%

Has union employees

1.75%

4.45%

4.66%

4.07%

2.34%

2.94%

2.09%

2.40%

Unknown

1.36%

6.55%

*

2.87%

*

9.98%

*

1.81%

*

0.71%

4.72%

0.69%

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

1.22%

2.81%

2.96%

2.64%

1.00%

*

1.63%

*

1.84%

0.81%

*

Less than 50% low wage

0.36%

0.72%

0.82%

0.60%

0.48%

1.12%

0.47%

0.26%

Unknown

0.51%

2.55%

*****

3.82%

*

0.86%

*

0.41%

1.97%

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.