Table I.B.2(2000) Percent of private-sector employees in establishments
that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: |
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Characteristics |
Total |
Less than 10 |
10 - 24 |
25 - 99 |
100-999 |
1000 or more |
Less than 50 |
50 or more |
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United States |
89.4% |
53.2% |
75.2% |
88.4% |
97.3% |
99.4% |
67.8% |
98.1% |
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Industry group ** |
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Agric., fish., forest. |
68.1% |
29.3% |
60.7% |
86.8% |
97.5% |
98.4% |
47.4% |
96.3% |
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Mining and manufacturing |
97.3% |
71.0% |
87.1% |
94.9% |
98.9% |
99.8% |
86.3% |
99.2% |
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Construction |
79.4% |
48.2% |
84.4% |
91.3% |
94.6% |
100.0% |
69.5% |
95.3% |
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Utilities and transp. |
93.0% |
75.7% |
72.3% |
87.7% |
99.6% |
96.1% |
76.8% |
96.3% |
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Wholesale trade |
93.5% |
65.1% |
85.9% |
95.6% |
99.6% |
100.0% |
81.0% |
99.2% |
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Fin. svs. and real est. |
95.7% |
62.7% |
92.9% |
98.3% |
99.0% |
99.5% |
77.3% |
99.4% |
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Retail trade |
90.0% |
47.1% |
76.7% |
92.9% |
98.3% |
99.7% |
66.3% |
99.2% |
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Professional services |
91.5% |
62.0% |
83.0% |
94.1% |
99.0% |
99.6% |
73.5% |
99.1% |
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Other Services |
81.1% |
42.1% |
56.7% |
76.4% |
93.8% |
99.3% |
54.3% |
95.4% |
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Unknown |
12.5% |
* |
13.3% |
* |
***** |
***** |
***** |
***** |
12.5% |
* |
***** |
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Ownership |
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For profit, incorporated |
91.7% |
59.3% |
79.5% |
89.1% |
97.0% |
99.3% |
74.1% |
98.0% |
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For profit, unincorporated |
65.0% |
42.2% |
50.0% |
77.0% |
97.1% |
99.5% |
47.0% |
96.4% |
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Nonprofit |
90.8% |
53.8% |
78.4% |
91.4% |
98.6% |
99.9% |
68.7% |
98.8% |
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Unknown |
99.4% |
0.6% |
* |
63.1% |
* |
96.8% |
99.7% |
100.0% |
4.0% |
* |
100.0% |
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Age of firm |
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Less than 5 years |
64.8% |
47.4% |
66.2% |
75.3% |
93.0% |
96.2% |
55.4% |
91.7% |
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5-9 years |
73.2% |
45.6% |
69.9% |
82.1% |
92.8% |
98.4% |
59.8% |
92.7% |
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10-19 years |
82.3% |
56.0% |
72.7% |
86.4% |
96.0% |
99.6% |
68.3% |
95.6% |
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20 or more years |
93.5% |
60.1% |
83.0% |
93.2% |
98.9% |
99.0% |
77.1% |
98.6% |
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Unknown |
99.5% |
***** |
15.2% |
* |
93.8% |
94.4% |
99.8% |
80.6% |
99.6% |
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Multi/single status |
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2 or more locations |
98.6% |
78.3% |
83.2% |
94.5% |
97.9% |
99.4% |
88.6% |
98.9% |
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1 location only |
74.9% |
52.8% |
74.5% |
86.6% |
96.4% |
99.5% |
66.1% |
94.1% |
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Percent full-time employees |
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Less than 25% |
62.5% |
17.8% |
35.0% |
63.7% |
91.6% |
97.3% |
30.6% |
92.7% |
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25-49% |
84.8% |
45.7% |
60.9% |
78.6% |
97.0% |
100.0% |
57.2% |
97.1% |
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50-74% |
85.8% |
50.2% |
70.5% |
83.3% |
97.8% |
99.9% |
61.7% |
98.3% |
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75% or more |
93.0% |
62.7% |
84.1% |
93.6% |
97.7% |
99.4% |
77.2% |
98.5% |
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Union presence |
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No union employees |
87.6% |
52.9% |
75.3% |
88.5% |
97.6% |
99.5% |
67.6% |
98.0% |
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Has union employees |
98.3% |
81.3% |
87.1% |
96.4% |
99.3% |
99.2% |
87.2% |
99.2% |
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Unknown |
89.2% |
27.3% |
49.4% |
48.7% |
78.8% |
99.2% |
37.9% |
95.6% |
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Percent low-wage employees ** |
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50% or more low wage |
74.2% |
32.9% |
52.5% |
78.2% |
95.8% |
97.6% |
48.7% |
94.3% |
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Less than 50% low wage |
91.5% |
65.9% |
88.8% |
95.0% |
98.8% |
99.2% |
79.9% |
98.6% |
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Unknown |
97.2% |
42.3% |
33.3% |
78.6% |
93.1% |
99.8% |
48.7% |
99.3% |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 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.B.2(2000) Standard error for percent of private-sector
employees in establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and
selected |
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Characteristics |
Total |
Less than 10 |
10 - 24 |
25 - 99 |
100-999 |
1000 or more |
Less than 50 |
50 or more |
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United States |
0.33% |
1.29% |
0.89% |
0.68% |
0.34% |
0.36% |
0.69% |
0.23% |
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Industry group ** |
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Agric., fish., forest. |
4.09% |
3.31% |
5.37% |
3.24% |
1.02% |
8.09% |
2.53% |
4.92% |
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Mining and manufacturing |
0.28% |
3.81% |
3.31% |
0.85% |
0.71% |
0.13% |
1.27% |
0.22% |
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Construction |
0.75% |
2.56% |
2.09% |
1.69% |
1.90% |
0.01% |
0.92% |
1.20% |
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Utilities and transp. |
1.47% |
8.28% |
4.26% |
2.90% |
0.42% |
1.99% |
3.66% |
1.71% |
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Wholesale trade |
0.85% |
3.51% |
2.99% |
1.53% |
0.40% |
0.05% |
2.17% |
0.48% |
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Fin. svs. and real est. |
0.51% |
3.11% |
2.87% |
0.75% |
0.66% |
0.60% |
2.00% |
0.46% |
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Retail trade |
0.41% |
1.23% |
1.77% |
1.26% |
0.61% |
0.11% |
0.64% |
0.14% |
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Professional services |
0.53% |
2.75% |
1.43% |
1.47% |
0.30% |
0.22% |
1.28% |
0.29% |
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Other Services |
1.00% |
1.41% |
2.43% |
2.58% |
1.12% |
0.46% |
1.89% |
0.47% |
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Unknown |
5.33% |
* |
5.47% |
* |
***** |
***** |
***** |
***** |
5.33% |
* |
***** |
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Ownership |
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For profit, incorporated |
0.36% |
1.33% |
0.95% |
0.64% |
0.46% |
0.46% |
0.65% |
0.29% |
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For profit, unincorporated |
0.99% |
2.83% |
3.50% |
3.13% |
0.78% |
0.40% |
1.96% |
0.63% |
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Nonprofit |
0.64% |
1.75% |
2.55% |
1.75% |
0.54% |
0.06% |
1.51% |
0.33% |
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Unknown |
0.10% |
0.61% |
* |
19.60% |
* |
22.84% |
0.17% |
0.00% |
2.24% |
* |
0.03% |
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Age of firm |
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Less than 5 years |
1.56% |
2.98% |
3.11% |
2.78% |
2.45% |
3.53% |
1.67% |
1.27% |
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5-9 years |
1.22% |
2.09% |
2.60% |
1.74% |
2.24% |
1.25% |
1.22% |
2.22% |
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10-19 years |
0.69% |
2.40% |
2.69% |
1.50% |
1.30% |
0.23% |
1.53% |
0.67% |
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20 or more years |
0.36% |
1.59% |
0.96% |
0.34% |
0.30% |
0.77% |
0.56% |
0.39% |
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Unknown |
0.13% |
***** |
10.41% |
* |
2.94% |
2.05% |
0.11% |
10.50% |
0.11% |
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Multi/single status |
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2 or more locations |
0.33% |
5.93% |
2.78% |
0.98% |
0.25% |
0.36% |
1.88% |
0.28% |
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1 location only |
0.46% |
1.35% |
1.05% |
0.85% |
0.86% |
0.30% |
0.67% |
0.70% |
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Percent full-time employees |
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Less than 25% |
1.97% |
1.97% |
5.00% |
4.15% |
2.11% |
1.67% |
2.97% |
1.69% |
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25-49% |
0.95% |
3.42% |
3.44% |
3.41% |
0.88% |
0.04% |
2.12% |
0.60% |
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50-74% |
0.75% |
3.26% |
2.16% |
1.66% |
0.67% |
0.10% |
2.22% |
0.33% |
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75% or more |
0.27% |
1.13% |
1.13% |
0.39% |
0.36% |
0.40% |
0.48% |
0.25% |
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Union presence |
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No union employees |
0.33% |
1.14% |
0.97% |
0.64% |
0.43% |
0.25% |
0.68% |
0.23% |
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Has union employees |
0.59% |
4.97% |
3.40% |
1.30% |
0.42% |
0.81% |
1.26% |
0.63% |
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Unknown |
1.91% |
5.49% |
10.54% |
10.56% |
8.94% |
0.68% |
5.15% |
1.46% |
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Percent low-wage employees ** |
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50% or more low wage |
0.73% |
1.43% |
1.49% |
1.58% |
0.90% |
1.09% |
1.52% |
0.70% |
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Less than 50% low wage |
0.28% |
1.33% |
0.75% |
0.36% |
0.40% |
0.63% |
0.40% |
0.29% |
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Unknown |
0.22% |
7.11% |
5.51% |
4.97% |
1.23% |
0.09% |
5.90% |
0.14% |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 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. |