Table I.A.2.a(2000) Percent of
private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that self-insure
at least one plan by firm size and |
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Characteristics |
Total |
Less than 100 |
100 - 499 |
500 or more |
Less than 50 |
50 or more |
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United States |
29.7% |
10.7% |
29.6% |
76.3% |
10.2% |
59.4% |
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Industry group ** |
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Agric., fish., forest. |
10.0% |
7.9% |
* |
28.0% |
* |
60.2% |
7.8% |
* |
32.7% |
Mining and manufacturing |
25.7% |
8.9% |
42.3% |
74.7% |
7.4% |
53.7% |
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Construction |
14.9% |
13.2% |
26.6% |
63.7% |
12.9% |
32.7% |
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Utilities and transp. |
39.1% |
9.0% |
39.6% |
83.9% |
8.1% |
69.8% |
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Wholesale trade |
25.0% |
8.4% |
40.6% |
77.3% |
7.3% |
58.6% |
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Fin. svs. and real est. |
46.5% |
9.9% |
27.8% |
85.3% |
9.0% |
73.2% |
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Retail trade |
39.8% |
10.4% |
30.1% |
76.9% |
9.7% |
64.6% |
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Professional services |
19.8% |
8.1% |
30.0% |
73.1% |
7.8% |
53.1% |
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Other Services |
30.1% |
15.1% |
21.8% |
68.5% |
15.2% |
50.3% |
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Ownership |
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For profit, incorporated |
31.7% |
9.6% |
31.7% |
77.4% |
9.0% |
61.7% |
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For profit, unincorporated |
15.1% |
10.8% |
31.6% |
68.7% |
10.5% |
48.1% |
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Nonprofit |
20.8% |
16.7% |
22.9% |
47.8% |
17.1% |
28.0% |
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Unknown |
78.5% |
74.6% |
17.8% |
* |
80.2% |
***** |
78.6% |
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Age of firm |
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Less than 5 years |
13.6% |
11.1% |
26.6% |
66.6% |
11.0% |
41.2% |
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5-9 years |
13.7% |
10.1% |
31.5% |
55.1% |
10.1% |
34.4% |
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10-19 years |
15.3% |
8.5% |
23.6% |
69.2% |
8.0% |
41.4% |
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20 or more years |
29.8% |
11.7% |
31.1% |
76.0% |
11.1% |
53.5% |
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Unknown |
77.1% |
63.6% |
30.7% |
78.8% |
63.4% |
77.2% |
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Multi/single status |
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2 or more locations |
57.6% |
13.9% |
30.7% |
76.4% |
12.4% |
63.4% |
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1 location only |
10.6% |
10.3% |
23.0% |
47.4% |
10.0% |
19.1% |
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Percent full-time employees |
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Less than 25% |
28.5% |
12.5% |
18.0% |
* |
65.7% |
12.8% |
46.2% |
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25-49% |
38.6% |
11.6% |
22.6% |
77.8% |
11.4% |
61.5% |
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50-74% |
26.7% |
12.0% |
28.6% |
68.2% |
11.8% |
52.2% |
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75% or more |
29.5% |
10.3% |
31.9% |
78.3% |
9.7% |
61.4% |
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Union presence |
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No union employees |
26.4% |
9.7% |
28.7% |
74.3% |
9.3% |
56.0% |
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Has union employees |
61.5% |
34.0% |
36.3% |
83.4% |
34.8% |
74.0% |
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Unknown |
65.6% |
17.6% |
62.2% |
86.8% |
16.9% |
84.3% |
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Percent low wage employees ** |
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50% or more low wage |
21.9% |
11.0% |
24.4% |
60.2% |
10.9% |
38.7% |
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Less than 50% low wage |
18.8% |
10.2% |
32.8% |
75.0% |
9.7% |
49.0% |
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Unknown |
74.4% |
22.6% |
35.8% |
81.2% |
21.0% |
78.9% |
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Source: Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Center for Cost and Financing Studies. 2000 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Insurance Component. |
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Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. |
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*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision. |
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** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to prior year's estimates. See Technical Appendix |
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***** No estimate available. No reported values in cell. |
Table I.A.2.a(2000) Standard error for
percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that
self-insure at least one plan |
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Characteristics |
Total |
Less than 100 |
100 - 499 |
500 or more |
Less than 50 |
50 or more |
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United States |
0.50% |
0.48% |
1.22% |
0.89% |
0.50% |
0.69% |
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Industry group ** |
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Agric., fish., forest. |
1.91% |
2.39% |
* |
10.75% |
* |
12.81% |
2.60% |
* |
6.33% |
Mining and manufacturing |
1.06% |
1.39% |
3.78% |
3.53% |
1.55% |
2.10% |
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Construction |
1.64% |
1.63% |
6.64% |
9.11% |
1.78% |
3.65% |
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Utilities and transp. |
3.05% |
2.21% |
8.05% |
3.74% |
2.24% |
4.45% |
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Wholesale trade |
1.88% |
2.05% |
5.80% |
3.72% |
1.89% |
2.40% |
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Fin. svs. and real est. |
2.45% |
1.26% |
3.80% |
2.44% |
1.12% |
2.52% |
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Retail trade |
1.58% |
1.26% |
2.82% |
1.85% |
1.34% |
1.53% |
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Professional services |
0.83% |
0.65% |
3.13% |
1.26% |
0.65% |
1.59% |
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Other Services |
1.15% |
0.84% |
2.90% |
2.48% |
0.97% |
2.53% |
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Ownership |
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For profit, incorporated |
0.64% |
0.47% |
1.35% |
1.26% |
0.49% |
0.85% |
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For profit, unincorporated |
0.61% |
0.99% |
6.75% |
5.42% |
1.20% |
3.39% |
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Nonprofit |
1.04% |
1.24% |
1.86% |
4.08% |
1.27% |
1.42% |
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Unknown |
3.65% |
21.31% |
8.79% |
* |
3.57% |
***** |
3.63% |
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Age of firm |
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Less than 5 years |
1.97% |
1.67% |
7.40% |
7.72% |
1.70% |
6.37% |
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5-9 years |
1.14% |
1.15% |
7.49% |
6.98% |
1.18% |
3.93% |
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10-19 years |
1.09% |
0.94% |
2.38% |
3.36% |
1.06% |
2.84% |
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20 or more years |
0.91% |
0.80% |
1.39% |
1.90% |
0.76% |
1.43% |
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Unknown |
1.42% |
7.88% |
5.94% |
1.40% |
13.51% |
1.42% |
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Multi/single status |
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2 or more locations |
0.68% |
1.39% |
1.24% |
0.89% |
1.84% |
0.67% |
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1 location only |
0.43% |
0.45% |
1.68% |
4.61% |
0.50% |
1.21% |
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Percent full-time employees |
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Less than 25% |
2.56% |
2.69% |
5.63% |
* |
3.84% |
2.90% |
2.97% |
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25-49% |
1.78% |
1.01% |
3.85% |
2.94% |
1.22% |
2.56% |
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50-74% |
1.62% |
1.37% |
2.76% |
3.41% |
1.56% |
3.05% |
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75% or more |
0.68% |
0.52% |
1.70% |
1.29% |
0.45% |
0.92% |
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Union presence |
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No union employees |
0.41% |
0.37% |
1.17% |
0.98% |
0.40% |
0.64% |
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Has union employees |
2.10% |
3.58% |
4.78% |
1.85% |
3.79% |
1.68% |
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Unknown |
3.23% |
3.40% |
14.04% |
3.34% |
3.38% |
2.84% |
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Percent low wage employees ** |
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50% or more low wage |
1.09% |
1.09% |
1.49% |
1.86% |
1.31% |
1.53% |
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Less than 50% low wage |
0.85% |
0.63% |
1.53% |
2.93% |
0.64% |
2.09% |
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Unknown |
1.31% |
3.92% |
4.15% |
1.18% |
3.83% |
1.19% |
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Source: Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Center for Cost and Financing Studies. 2000 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Insurance Component. |
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Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. |
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*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision. |
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** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to prior year's estimates. See Technical Appendix |
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***** No estimate available. No reported values in cell. |