Table I.C.3.a(1999) Percent of total premiums for exclusive-provider plans contributed by employees enrolled in single coverage at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 1999

__________

United States

19.1%

16.3%

19.4%

18.2%

16.9%

21.2%

17.2%

20.0%

Industry group

Agric., fish., forest.

17.0%

*

13.9%

*

8.4%

*

26.8%

3.4%

*

16.4%

9.5%

*

21.6%

Mining

18.8%

*****

60.0%

*

*****

48.9%

*

16.4%

60.0%

*

16.0%

Construction

18.7%

19.0%

18.6%

23.0%

9.1%

*

13.3%

18.6%

19.3%

Manufacturing

18.5%

11.7%

*

16.2%

17.3%

17.2%

21.0%

15.0%

19.5%

Transp., commu., util.

16.3%

12.4%

*

17.4%

31.5%

22.0%

13.2%

18.1%

*

15.6%

Wholesale trade

14.4%

10.4%

20.9%

9.3%

*

18.3%

14.8%

13.4%

15.2%

Retail trade

28.7%

27.4%

28.8%

25.6%

26.0%

31.6%

27.2%

29.7%

Fin., ins., real est.

20.9%

17.4%

18.9%

10.7%

16.8%

24.2%

15.1%

22.7%

Services

16.4%

12.1%

16.4%

16.1%

15.0%

18.8%

14.0%

17.4%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

20.1%

15.3%

20.7%

18.7%

19.2%

22.0%

17.6%

21.2%

For profit, unincorporated

19.5%

19.8%

15.6%

29.4%

12.0%

21.3%

18.4%

21.5%

Nonprofit

14.3%

12.0%

15.8%

12.0%

12.6%

16.7%

12.7%

14.7%

Unknown

25.2%

66.7%

*

*****

*****

25.2%

25.2%

16.4%

*

25.2%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

22.3%

18.9%

28.6%

27.4%

14.9%

*

26.0%

23.8%

20.7%

5-9 years

17.6%

18.6%

24.5%

15.3%

17.0%

11.2%

19.4%

15.1%

10-19 years

18.7%

20.4%

16.7%

20.8%

15.3%

19.3%

18.3%

19.3%

20 or more years

16.9%

10.7%

18.2%

16.6%

17.0%

18.4%

13.9%

18.1%

Unknown

23.6%

34.4%

24.3%

14.9%

*

20.4%

24.0%

26.6%

23.6%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

20.0%

23.5%

15.8%

17.5%

16.7%

21.4%

17.2%

20.2%

1 location only

17.8%

16.0%

19.7%

18.5%

17.3%

14.8%

17.2%

19.0%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

26.2%

22.5%

*

26.3%

*

28.2%

26.0%

25.7%

21.5%

29.5%

25-49%

24.0%

4.4%

*

18.6%

27.3%

22.0%

32.1%

16.3%

27.9%

50-74%

19.5%

12.7%

22.6%

22.0%

17.3%

21.5%

17.5%

20.5%

75% or more

18.7%

17.4%

18.8%

16.9%

16.4%

20.7%

17.1%

19.4%

Union presence

No union employees

19.8%

16.6%

19.7%

19.2%

17.2%

23.4%

17.5%

21.3%

Has union employees

14.6%

7.0%

*

8.3%

*

5.7%

*

16.1%

15.6%

7.5%

*

15.0%

Unknown

20.6%

6.6%

*

16.0%

34.3%

12.8%

*

21.8%

12.1%

21.4%

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

23.1%

12.9%

29.6%

*

23.5%

23.3%

33.2%

21.1%

24.9%

Less than 50% low wage

17.6%

16.7%

19.0%

17.8%

16.2%

18.6%

17.1%

18.0%

Unknown

22.7%

8.1%

*

15.6%

*

21.9%

20.9%

23.3%

11.4%

23.1%

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.C.3.a(1999) Standard error for percent of total premiums for exclusive-provider plans contributed by employees enrolled in single coverage at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 1999

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United States

0.61%

2.03%

1.91%

0.81%

1.18%

0.80%

1.55%

0.70%

Industry group

Agric., fish., forest.

5.47%

*

6.24%

*

12.51%

*

7.24%

1.28%

*

4.42%

6.88%

*

5.33%

Mining

3.99%

*****

18.97%

*

*****

15.45%

*

3.54%

18.97%

*

3.51%

Construction

1.73%

3.76%

2.89%

4.19%

9.34%

*

2.51%

1.81%

4.65%

Manufacturing

1.31%

6.82%

*

3.09%

3.49%

1.79%

1.49%

2.67%

1.34%

Transp., commu., util.

2.58%

4.65%

*

4.09%

7.69%

5.40%

1.90%

5.68%

*

1.75%

Wholesale trade

2.45%

2.54%

5.97%

4.51%

*

3.12%

2.46%

3.55%

2.23%

Retail trade

1.24%

4.75%

3.37%

2.39%

3.41%

1.95%

3.27%

0.94%

Fin., ins., real est.

1.16%

4.11%

4.59%

2.64%

2.55%

1.39%

2.61%

1.27%

Services

1.15%

2.02%

3.07%

1.44%

1.82%

1.66%

1.09%

1.47%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

0.54%

1.52%

2.11%

0.85%

1.61%

0.62%

1.66%

0.56%

For profit, unincorporated

2.74%

4.15%

4.17%

3.98%

3.24%

2.75%

3.54%

2.45%

Nonprofit

1.11%

1.90%

3.54%

2.42%

1.01%

2.26%

1.54%

1.40%

Unknown

1.93%

21.08%

*

*****

*****

7.14%

1.91%

7.42%

*

1.91%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

2.47%

2.77%

4.09%

2.75%

4.85%

*

4.17%

2.75%

3.42%

5-9 years

1.70%

3.07%

2.77%

2.54%

3.17%

3.33%

1.85%

2.70%

10-19 years

1.73%

3.61%

3.03%

1.18%

1.84%

1.70%

2.36%

1.34%

20 or more years

0.58%

1.76%

1.97%

1.14%

1.51%

1.33%

1.00%

0.95%

Unknown

0.99%

10.30%

6.89%

5.95%

*

2.59%

1.08%

7.11%

0.98%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

0.88%

5.47%

2.30%

3.20%

1.45%

0.83%

2.94%

0.82%

1 location only

0.98%

1.96%

2.16%

1.12%

1.44%

4.22%

1.56%

0.99%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

4.86%

9.12%

*

8.12%

*

7.38%

7.17%

3.33%

5.63%

4.58%

25-49%

1.34%

2.89%

*

4.15%

5.32%

2.29%

1.52%

2.13%

1.38%

50-74%

1.59%

3.11%

5.98%

1.92%

2.78%

2.26%

3.32%

1.06%

75% or more

0.69%

2.42%

1.90%

0.97%

1.28%

0.96%

1.78%

0.68%

Union presence

No union employees

0.64%

2.05%

2.02%

1.09%

1.32%

1.21%

1.62%

1.00%

Has union employees

0.96%

5.48%

*

3.29%

*

3.50%

*

3.08%

1.37%

3.69%

*

1.02%

Unknown

1.30%

2.60%

*

4.20%

6.43%

4.35%

*

1.00%

3.45%

1.21%

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

3.25%

3.51%

10.38%

*

4.05%

3.94%

3.87%

3.27%

3.78%

Less than 50% low wage

0.67%

2.02%

1.80%

0.73%

1.38%

1.13%

1.56%

0.80%

Unknown

0.87%

4.52%

*

6.36%

*

5.21%

3.40%

0.99%

2.73%

0.90%

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.