Table I.A.2(2001) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States , 2001 | |||||||||||||||||
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Characteristics | Total |
Less than 10 employees |
10 - 24 employees |
25 - 99 employees |
100-999 employees |
1000 or more employees |
Less than 50 employees |
50 or more employees |
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United States |
58.3% |
38.6% |
67.4% |
83.2% |
95.4% |
99.4% |
46.0% |
96.9% |
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Industry group ** |
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Agric., fish., forest. |
30.7% |
25.4% |
52.2% |
67.6% |
76.7% |
100.0% |
28.5% |
83.8% |
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Mining and manufacturing |
73.8% |
47.8% |
83.3% |
93.6% |
99.2% |
100.0% |
63.2% |
98.7% |
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Construction |
48.5% |
38.1% |
75.2% |
86.1% |
91.1% |
100.0% |
45.9% |
93.5% |
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Utilities and transp. |
64.3% |
39.7% |
77.0% |
85.2% |
99.1% |
99.2% |
48.4% |
98.7% |
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Wholesale trade |
66.9% |
48.8% |
77.2% |
90.9% |
99.6% |
99.6% |
56.5% |
98.6% |
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Fin. svs. and real est. |
71.5% |
42.0% |
82.1% |
92.8% |
97.2% |
99.5% |
49.4% |
98.7% |
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Retail trade |
63.7% |
36.2% |
67.1% |
84.1% |
96.4% |
99.7% |
44.7% |
98.1% |
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Professional services |
63.3% |
49.2% |
78.3% |
90.4% |
97.2% |
99.7% |
55.6% |
97.8% |
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Other Services |
47.2% |
28.0% |
48.2% |
70.9% |
91.1% |
98.5% |
34.4% |
93.2% |
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Ownership |
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For profit, incorporated |
66.3% |
44.8% |
70.3% |
83.4% |
95.3% |
99.5% |
52.9% |
97.2% |
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For profit, unincorporated |
34.5% |
28.5% |
49.2% |
73.7% |
90.5% |
98.1% |
31.2% |
90.2% |
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Nonprofit |
59.1% |
39.9% |
72.2% |
88.8% |
98.0% |
98.2% |
48.9% |
97.0% |
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Unknown |
90.1% |
7.0%* |
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100.0%* |
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100.0% |
96.8% |
99.1% |
17.2%* |
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98.9% |
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Age of firm |
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Less than 5 years |
35.3% |
30.4% |
43.6% |
66.2% |
89.0% |
88.7% |
32.9% |
85.0% |
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5-9 years |
44.4% |
36.0% |
57.6% |
74.1% |
83.7% |
98.4% |
40.7% |
88.6% |
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10-19 years |
50.7% |
39.3% |
69.3% |
79.1% |
91.9% |
97.3% |
46.1% |
91.4% |
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20 or more years |
68.0% |
43.9% |
76.5% |
89.3% |
97.9% |
99.6% |
54.3% |
97.9% |
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Unknown |
97.1% |
18.5%* |
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15.2%* |
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72.6% |
95.0% |
99.7% |
23.9%* |
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99.3% |
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Multi/single status |
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2 or more locations |
95.3% |
70.4% |
77.4% |
86.3% |
96.0% |
99.4% |
78.2% |
97.8% |
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1 location only |
46.0% |
38.3% |
66.3% |
81.4% |
91.9% |
98.7% |
44.5% |
89.2% |
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Percent full-time employees |
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Less than 25% |
23.1% |
8.9% |
28.1% |
60.2% |
85.1% |
96.4% |
13.5% |
89.0% |
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25-49% |
57.8% |
32.8% |
50.8% |
68.8% |
96.2% |
99.4% |
39.3% |
96.9% |
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50-74% |
54.4% |
36.5% |
59.2% |
80.0% |
92.6% |
99.7% |
42.3% |
95.4% |
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75% or more |
65.9% |
46.7% |
78.5% |
89.2% |
97.1% |
99.6% |
54.7% |
98.0% |
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Union presence |
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No union employees |
57.2% |
39.2% |
67.5% |
83.3% |
95.4% |
99.3% |
46.4% |
96.6% |
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Has union employees |
89.2% |
54.9% |
84.2% |
90.8% |
99.1% |
99.9% |
67.8% |
99.6% |
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Unknown |
46.6% |
12.4% |
38.0% |
55.4% |
81.3% |
99.4% |
16.6% |
96.0% |
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Percent low-wage employees ** |
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50% or more low wage |
40.7% |
22.5% |
44.2% |
69.2% |
92.9% |
98.7% |
28.5% |
92.7% |
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Less than 50% low wage |
64.7% |
50.1% |
82.6% |
92.3% |
97.5% |
99.0% |
58.3% |
97.7% |
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Unknown |
74.8% |
16.6% |
31.0% |
64.7% |
93.9% |
99.8% |
20.1% |
99.0% |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2001 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 IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix. |
Table I.A.2(2001) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States , 2001 |
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Characteristics | Total |
Less than 10 employees |
10 - 24 employees |
25 - 99 employees |
100-999 employees |
1000 or more employees |
Less than 50 employees |
50 or more employees |
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United States |
0.33% |
0.45% |
0.84% |
1.08% |
0.50% |
0.08% |
0.34% |
0.26% |
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Industry group ** |
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Agric., fish., forest. |
1.71% |
1.43% |
6.69% |
9.20% |
10.78% |
0.00% |
1.84% |
6.51% |
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Mining and manufacturing |
1.17% |
2.17% |
2.28% |
1.48% |
0.59% |
0.00% |
1.67% |
0.40% |
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Construction |
1.49% |
1.76% |
2.35% |
1.82% |
3.64% |
0.00% |
1.60% |
2.22% |
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Utilities and transp. |
2.05% |
3.80% |
5.85% |
3.31% |
0.84% |
0.88% |
1.75% |
0.73% |
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Wholesale trade |
1.90% |
3.02% |
3.54% |
1.65% |
0.27% |
0.40% |
2.34% |
0.42% |
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Fin. svs. and real est. |
1.24% |
2.16% |
3.35% |
2.09% |
1.25% |
0.29% |
1.77% |
0.34% |
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Retail trade |
0.62% |
1.50% |
1.83% |
1.79% |
0.66% |
0.08% |
1.08% |
0.41% |
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Professional services |
0.76% |
0.92% |
2.53% |
1.44% |
0.84% |
0.24% |
0.72% |
0.43% |
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Other Services |
0.59% |
0.99% |
2.04% |
2.17% |
1.60% |
0.30% |
0.81% |
0.72% |
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Ownership |
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For profit, incorporated |
0.46% |
0.59% |
0.93% |
0.86% |
0.57% |
0.07% |
0.55% |
0.19% |
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For profit, unincorporated |
0.92% |
1.11% |
3.29% |
4.46% |
2.34% |
1.40% |
0.86% |
2.48% |
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Nonprofit |
1.21% |
2.11% |
2.34% |
2.10% |
0.74% |
1.11% |
1.62% |
0.47% |
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Unknown |
1.15% |
3.83%* |
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31.62%* |
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18.26% |
2.39% |
0.40% |
6.77%* |
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0.38% |
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Age of firm |
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Less than 5 years |
1.05% |
1.37% |
3.57% |
3.32% |
3.43% |
5.70% |
1.07% |
2.41% |
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5-9 years |
1.12% |
1.22% |
2.20% |
2.79% |
3.88% |
2.21% |
0.97% |
2.93% |
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10-19 years |
0.66% |
1.01% |
1.19% |
1.88% |
1.74% |
0.86% |
0.87% |
1.02% |
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20 or more years |
0.67% |
0.79% |
1.19% |
0.90% |
0.38% |
0.15% |
0.79% |
0.30% |
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Unknown |
0.51% |
8.16%* |
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9.92%* |
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12.66% |
3.40% |
0.11% |
10.40%* |
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0.27% |
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Multi/single status |
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2 or more locations |
0.29% |
4.14% |
2.32% |
1.42% |
0.68% |
0.08% |
1.52% |
0.23% |
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1 location only |
0.36% |
0.46% |
0.98% |
1.15% |
1.17% |
0.50% |
0.37% |
1.06% |
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Percent full-time employees |
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Less than 25% |
0.93% |
0.66% |
2.59% |
4.15% |
3.19% |
1.18% |
0.36% |
1.95% |
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25-49% |
1.57% |
3.02% |
4.81% |
4.10% |
1.58% |
0.44% |
2.30% |
0.71% |
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50-74% |
1.09% |
1.41% |
3.20% |
2.50% |
1.81% |
0.14% |
1.24% |
0.85% |
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75% or more |
0.41% |
0.61% |
0.74% |
0.69% |
0.46% |
0.11% |
0.40% |
0.22% |
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Union presence |
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No union employees |
0.33% |
0.49% |
0.86% |
1.15% |
0.57% |
0.09% |
0.40% |
0.34% |
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Has union employees |
1.24% |
4.63% |
4.94% |
3.64% |
0.50% |
0.05% |
3.87% |
0.13% |
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Unknown |
2.57% |
2.51% |
4.63% |
9.62% |
5.42% |
0.32% |
1.78% |
0.93% |
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Percent low-wage employees ** |
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50% or more low wage |
0.51% |
0.70% |
1.70% |
2.42% |
1.00% |
0.42% |
0.58% |
0.96% |
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Less than 50% low wage |
0.53% |
0.70% |
0.87% |
0.68% |
0.57% |
0.26% |
0.56% |
0.35% |
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Unknown |
0.98% |
1.48% |
4.71% |
4.00% |
3.72% |
0.08% |
1.09% |
0.26% |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2001 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 IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix. |