Table I.A.2.b(2001) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer at least one health insurance plan that required no
 contribution from the employee for single coverage by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2001

 
 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

   
 
 United States

47.5%

 

   73.3%

 

   55.8%

 

   42.2%

 

   27.4%

 

   13.7%

 

   65.9%

 

   20.4%

   
 
 Industry group **
 Agric./fish./forest.

74.9%

 

   79.5%

 

   74.9%

 

   71.5%

 

   60.5%

 

   8.9%

*

   78.8%

 

   43.6%

   
 Mining and Mfg

46.4%

 

   72.1%

 

   48.1%

 

   43.8%

 

   27.5%

 

   20.8%

 

   59.5%

 

   26.6%

   
 Construction

68.7%

 

   74.9%

 

   66.9%

 

   59.5%

 

   44.5%

 

   21.1%

*

   71.9%

 

   41.2%

   
 Utilities and trans.

48.6%

 

   61.7%

 

   49.6%

 

   38.6%

 

   42.0%

 

   40.5%

 

   56.0%

 

   40.8%

   
 Wholesale

51.9%

 

   75.5%

 

   52.4%

 

   44.9%

 

   23.8%

 

   21.7%

 

   67.1%

 

   25.1%

   
 Fin. svs and real estate

34.6%

 

   72.6%

 

   64.9%

 

   34.7%

 

   25.0%

 

   9.9%

 

   67.9%

 

   14.0%

   
 Retail

32.7%

 

   66.9%

 

   47.5%

 

   29.3%

 

   20.8%

 

   8.7%

 

   57.2%

 

   12.6%

   
 Professional services

59.9%

 

   76.4%

 

   59.4%

 

   47.4%

 

   33.5%

 

   28.9%

 

   70.6%

 

   32.7%

   
 Others services

43.2%

 

   71.7%

 

   52.8%

 

   39.7%

 

   26.3%

 

   6.5%

 

   62.6%

 

   17.3%

   
 
 Ownership
 For profit, incorporated

44.4%

 

   72.1%

 

   55.2%

 

   40.7%

 

   27.2%

 

   14.2%

 

   64.0%

 

   19.6%

   
 For profit, unincorporated

61.8%

 

   73.3%

 

   52.4%

 

   36.2%

 

   26.1%

 

   10.1%

 

   68.8%

 

   21.8%

   
 Nonprofit

59.1%

 

   79.6%

 

   63.0%

 

   54.5%

 

   31.8%

 

   19.5%

 

   72.5%

 

   34.2%

   
 Unknown

 8.3%

 

   100.0%

*

 ***** 

 

   6.2%

*

   4.6%

*

   8.1%

 

   39.9%

*

   7.6%

   
 
 Age of firm
 Less than 5 years

60.6%

 

   69.4%

 

   51.1%

 

   41.9%

 

   25.8%

 

   8.1%

*

   65.0%

 

   26.2%

   
 5-9 years

57.9%

 

   70.2%

 

   51.8%

 

   41.0%

 

   27.9%

 

   9.9%

*

   64.4%

 

   22.6%

   
 10-19 years

58.5%

 

   73.0%

 

   53.2%

 

   41.6%

 

   27.4%

 

   13.0%

 

   65.5%

 

   26.3%

   
 20 or more      

47.5%

 

   76.2%

 

   59.0%

 

   42.8%

 

   28.1%

 

   17.4%

 

   66.9%

 

   24.0%

   
 Unknown

11.6%

 

   88.9%

 

   58.0%

*

   31.2%

*

   21.9%

 

   10.4%

 

   64.2%

 

   11.2%

   
 
 Multi/single status
 2 or more locations

21.4%

 

   71.2%

 

   49.4%

 

   37.1%

 

   25.4%

 

   13.7%

 

   47.8%

 

   18.2%

   
 1 location only   

65.5%

 

   73.3%

 

   56.7%

 

   45.3%

 

   41.1%

 

   30.4%

 

   67.3%

 

   40.3%

   
 
 Percent full-time employees
 Less than 25%

40.1%

 

   74.1%

 

   51.3%

 

   42.3%

 

   26.0%

 

   4.7%

 

   62.6%

 

   16.5%

   
 25-49 %

34.7%

 

   71.9%

 

   56.2%

 

   33.5%

 

   24.3%

 

   3.9%

*

   62.1%

 

   11.2%

   
 50-74 %

47.0%

 

   73.0%

 

   56.5%

 

   33.5%

 

   23.3%

 

   14.8%

 

   65.6%

 

   19.2%

   
 75% or more

49.5%

 

   73.4%

 

   56.0%

 

   44.7%

 

   28.8%

 

   15.7%

 

   66.4%

 

   22.2%

   
 
 Union presence
 No union employees

48.3%

 

   73.1%

 

   54.8%

 

   41.1%

 

   27.0%

 

   9.0%

 

   65.5%

 

   18.4%

   
 Has union employees

48.0%

 

   82.3%

 

   77.4%

 

   64.6%

 

   35.2%

 

   37.2%

 

   79.7%

 

   37.5%

   
 Unknown

21.0%

 

   68.6%

 

   58.8%

 

   32.5%

*

   14.9%

*

   8.0%

 

   62.5%

 

   9.3%

   
 
 Percent low wage employees **
 50% or more low wage

41.2%

 

   69.9%

 

   48.7%

 

   35.0%

 

   21.4%

 

   5.8%

 

   60.2%

 

   16.4%

   
 Less than 50% low wage

57.6%

 

   74.2%

 

   57.9%

 

   45.6%

 

   31.7%

 

   14.8%

 

   67.6%

 

   27.1%

   
 Unknown

20.3%

 

   70.6%

 

   59.3%

 

   35.3%

 

   26.0%

 

   15.5%

 

   64.0%

 

   16.3%

   
 

 Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2001 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.

 **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

 *****No estimate available.  No reported values in cell.

 

 

 

Table I.A.2.b(2001) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer at least one health insurance plan
that required no contribution from the employee for single coverage by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2001

 
 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

   
 
 United States

0.57%

 

   0.97%

 

   1.70%

 

   1.35%

 

   1.40%

 

   1.25%

 

   0.54%

 

   0.89%

   
 
 Industry group **
 Agric./fish./forest.

2.71%

 

   3.68%

 

   10.64%

 

   9.38%

 

   13.88%

 

   3.64%

*

   3.03%

 

   8.20%

   
 Mining and Mfg.

1.19%

 

   3.91%

 

   3.85%

 

   2.40%

 

   3.03%

 

   1.73%

 

   2.17%

 

   1.41%

   
 Construction

1.67%

 

   1.70%

 

   3.78%

 

   4.13%

 

   5.83%

 

   9.32%

*

   1.66%

 

   3.66%

   
 Utilities and trans.

2.96%

 

   5.82%

 

   9.24%

 

   6.58%

 

   6.62%

 

   4.29%

 

   4.51%

 

   3.85%

   
 Wholesale

1.48%

 

   2.49%

 

   5.55%

 

   3.75%

 

   3.89%

 

   5.88%

 

   1.17%

 

   3.97%

   
 Fin. svs and real estate

1.35%

 

   2.57%

 

   4.03%

 

   3.35%

 

   3.89%

 

   2.21%

 

   2.05%

 

   1.97%

   
 Retail

1.61%

 

   2.53%

 

   4.51%

 

   3.44%

 

   4.02%

 

   1.49%

 

   2.05%

 

   1.15%

   
 Professional services

0.94%

 

   1.16%

 

   3.05%

 

   2.35%

 

   2.02%

 

   3.99%

 

   0.86%

 

   2.06%

   
 Others services

1.37%

 

   1.80%

 

   2.92%

 

   2.05%

 

   3.87%

 

   0.86%

 

   1.54%

 

   1.34%

   
 
 Ownership
 For profit, incorporated

0.68%

 

   1.27%

 

   1.83%

 

   1.26%

 

   1.62%

 

   1.48%

 

   0.84%

 

   1.17%

   
 For profit, unincorporated

1.72%

 

   1.92%

 

   5.43%

 

   4.85%

 

   4.54%

 

   2.97%

 

   1.74%

 

   1.92%

   
 Nonprofit

1.19%

 

   1.78%

 

   3.04%

 

   2.52%

 

   3.67%

 

   4.73%

 

   1.43%

 

   2.43%

   
 Unknown

1.64%

 

   31.62%

*

 ***** 

 

   10.08%

*

   3.37%

*

   1.76%

 

   14.90%

*

   1.61%

   
 
 Age of firm
 Less than 5 years

2.47%

 

   2.48%

 

   4.69%

 

   4.28%

 

   5.84%

 

   4.93%

*

   2.30%

 

   4.87%

   
 5-9 years 

2.21%

 

   2.68%

 

   1.94%

 

   4.49%

 

   4.48%

 

   3.44%

*

   2.09%

 

   3.45%

   
 10-19 years

1.34%

 

   1.33%

 

   3.37%

 

   2.18%

 

   3.08%

 

   3.59%

 

   1.26%

 

   2.11%

   
 20 or more

0.77%

 

   1.12%

 

   1.93%

 

   1.53%

 

   1.27%

 

   1.83%

 

   0.62%

 

   1.04%

   
 Unknown

1.09%

 

   24.86%

 

   18.48%

*

   13.24%

*

   3.40%

 

   1.25%

 

   16.63%

 

   1.18%

   
 
 Multi/single status
 2 or more locations

1.03%

 

   6.01%

 

   4.18%

 

   2.35%

 

   1.57%

 

   1.26%

 

   2.25%

 

   1.06%

   
 1 location only

0.54%

 

   0.91%

 

   1.85%

 

   1.69%

 

   1.80%

 

   7.39%

 

   0.53%

 

   1.87%

   
 
 Percent full-time employees
 Less than 25%

1.69%

 

   4.18%

 

   5.09%

 

   4.90%

 

   5.13%

 

   1.23%

 

   2.45%

 

   2.78%

   
 25-49 %  

2.34%

 

   5.33%

 

   4.95%

 

   4.14%

 

   4.27%

 

   1.60%

*

   2.73%

 

   1.40%

   
 50-74 %

1.63%

 

   2.13%

 

   3.63%

 

   2.90%

 

   2.35%

 

   2.97%

 

   1.11%

 

   2.10%

   
 75% or more

0.40%

 

   0.90%

 

   2.15%

 

   1.41%

 

   1.43%

 

   1.57%

 

   0.61%

 

   1.03%

   
 
 Union presence
 No union employees

0.71%

 

   0.93%

 

   1.94%

 

   1.46%

 

   1.50%

 

   0.82%

 

   0.57%

 

   0.84%

   
 Has union employees

   2.85%

 

   6.26%

 

   3.59%

 

   2.91%

 

   3.03%

 

   4.54%

 

   2.99%

 

   3.49%

   
 Unknown

   2.23%

 

   9.03%

 

   10.75%

 

   11.52%

*

   9.62%

*

   1.08%

 

   6.86%

 

   1.25%

   
 
 Percent low wage employees **
 50% or more low wage

   1.27%

 

   1.60%

 

   4.09%

 

   2.02%

 

   3.21%

 

   1.45%

 

   1.30%

 

   1.48%

   
 Less than 50% low wage

   0.53%

 

   1.07%

 

   1.68%

 

   1.67%

 

   1.89%

 

   2.23%

 

   0.71%

 

   1.27%

   
 Unknown                     

1.50%

 

   4.06%

 

   10.06%

 

   5.14%

 

   3.11%

 

   1.83%

 

   3.85%

 

   1.85%

   
 

 Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2001 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.

 **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

 *****No estimate available.  No reported values in cell.