Table I.A.2.b.(1)(2001) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer an exclusive-provider 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

16.6%

 

   24.9%

 

   18.3%

 

   15.9%

 

   10.0%

 

   5.7%

 

   22.4%

 

   7.9%

   
 

 Industry group **

 Agric., fish., forest.

13.7%

 

   15.0%

 

   7.9%

*

   17.8%

*

   12.5%

*

 ***** 

 

   14.3%

 

   8.7%

*

  

 Mining and manufacturing        

16.8%

 

   27.1%

 

   18.0%

 

   17.6%

 

   7.5%

 

   5.1%

 

   22.9%

 

   7.6%

   

 Construction

23.1%

 

   24.3%

 

   23.1%

 

   23.5%

 

   15.3%

 

   7.4%

*

   24.3%

 

   13.5%

   

 Utilities and transp.

14.2%

 

   16.6%

 

   26.9%

 

   6.1%

*

   5.7%

*

   12.7%

 

   18.0%

 

   10.2%

   

 Wholesale trade

20.2%

 

   30.2%

 

   19.1%

*

   14.6%

 

   7.7%

 

   10.7%

*

   25.8%

 

   10.4%

*

  

 Fin. svs. and real est.

 9.7%

 

   17.5%

 

   22.5%

 

   8.5%

 

   11.1%

 

   2.8%

*

   18.0%

 

   4.6%

   

 Retail trade

11.4%

 

   25.8%

 

   14.3%

 

   10.2%

 

   6.3%

 

   2.1%

*

   20.7%

 

   3.7%

   

 Professional services

21.6%

 

   25.3%

 

   17.9%

 

   16.6%

 

   16.0%

 

   19.1%

 

   23.2%

 

   17.4%

   

 Other Services

16.4%

 

   26.9%

 

   17.7%

 

   18.7%

 

   9.4%

 

   2.4%

 

   23.4%

 

   7.0%

   
 

 Ownership

 For profit, incorporated

15.3%

 

   24.4%

 

   17.4%

 

   15.1%

 

   9.0%

 

   5.8%

 

   21.6%

 

   7.3%

   

 For profit, unincorporated

21.9%

 

   25.8%

 

   18.4%

 

   13.3%

 

   11.2%

 

   2.9%

*

   24.2%

 

   8.4%

   

 Nonprofit

21.6%

 

   25.7%

 

   24.2%

 

   22.2%

 

   14.2%

 

   11.2%

*

   24.7%

 

   15.9%

   

 Unknown

 3.3%

*

 ***** 

 

 ***** 

 

 ***** 

 

 ***** 

 

   3.9%

*

 ***** 

 

   3.4%

*

  
 

 Age of firm

 Less than 5 years

19.1%

 

   22.0%

 

   14.2%

*

   18.1%

 

   4.6%

*

   2.4%

*

   20.1%

 

   11.5%

   

 5-9 years

21.7%

 

   25.6%

 

   18.1%

 

   21.8%

 

   11.7%

 

   0.6%

*

   24.1%

 

   8.6%

   

 10-19 years

21.0%

 

   25.5%

 

   19.2%

 

   16.1%

 

   11.4%

 

   5.6%

*

   23.4%

 

   9.8%

   

 20 or more years

16.8%

 

   25.2%

 

   18.6%

 

   14.8%

 

   10.5%

 

   9.5%

 

   21.9%

 

   10.5%

   

 Unknown

 2.2%

 

 ***** 

 

 ***** 

 

 ***** 

 

   3.3%

*

   2.2%

 

 ***** 

 

   2.2%

   
 

 Multi/single status

 2 or more locations

 7.8%

 

   20.6%

 

   15.6%

 

   11.7%

 

   9.2%

 

   5.7%

 

   14.9%

 

   7.0%

   

 1 location only

22.6%

 

   25.0%

 

   18.7%

 

   18.4%

 

   15.7%

 

   12.9%

*

   23.0%

 

   16.5%

   
 

 Percent full-time employees

 Less than 25%

14.8%

 

   27.5%

 

   14.1%

*

   15.1%

 

   14.2%

 

   1.9%

*

   22.5%

 

   6.8%

   

 25-49%

10.8%

 

   21.9%

 

   19.7%

 

   11.3%

 

   7.2%

*

   0.7%

*

   19.3%

 

   3.6%

   

 50-74%

17.0%

 

   27.5%

 

   17.8%

 

   13.9%

 

   8.9%

 

   3.9%

 

   24.1%

 

   6.3%

   

 75% or more

17.2%

 

   24.4%

 

   18.5%

 

   16.9%

 

   10.2%

 

   7.1%

 

   22.4%

 

   8.9%

   
 

 Union presence

 No union employees

16.4%

 

   25.0%

 

   18.0%

 

   15.7%

 

   9.7%

 

   1.9%

 

   22.5%

 

   5.9%

   

 Has union employees

22.4%

 

   23.5%

 

   20.2%

 

   20.5%

 

   14.6%

 

   24.2%

 

   22.1%

 

   22.5%

   

 Unknown

 6.6%

 

   13.6%

*

   37.7%

 

   11.9%

*

   5.1%

*

   2.3%

*

   18.8%

 

   3.1%

   
 

 Percent low-wage employees **

 50% or more low wage

14.0%

 

   24.4%

 

   14.2%

 

   11.9%

 

   8.7%

 

   1.2%

*

   20.3%

 

   5.8%

   

 Less than 50% low wage

20.2%

 

   25.3%

 

   19.4%

 

   17.5%

 

   11.6%

 

   8.0%

 

   23.1%

 

   11.1%

   

 Unknown

 7.2%

 

   17.4%

 

   25.8%

*

   18.9%

*

   5.4%

 

   6.0%

 

   19.4%

 

   6.1%

   
 

 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.(1)(2001) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer an exclusive-provider 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

0.32%

 

   0.72%

 

   1.04%

 

   0.62%

 

   0.74%

 

   1.06%

 

   0.46%

 

   0.72%

   
 

 Industry group **

 Agric., fish., forest.

1.92%

 

   2.49%

 

   7.16%

*

   8.15%

*

   8.57%

*

 ***** 

 

   2.16%

 

   6.92%

*

  

 Mining and manufacturing        

1.21%

 

   2.45%

 

   3.44%

 

   1.74%

 

   1.23%

 

   0.97%

 

   2.23%

 

   0.76%

   

 Construction

   1.30%

 

   2.15%

 

   3.11%

 

   2.23%

 

   2.08%

 

   5.70%

*

   1.48%

 

   1.52%

   

 Utilities and transp.

2.06%

 

   4.09%

 

   4.97%

 

   2.11%

*

   3.20%

*

   2.75%

 

   3.03%

 

   2.14%

   

 Wholesale trade

1.45%

 

   3.27%

 

   6.85%

*

   2.59%

 

   1.82%

 

   5.72%

*

   2.99%

 

   3.27%

*

  

 Fin. svs. and real est.

1.14%

 

   3.36%

 

   5.82%

 

   2.00%

 

   2.21%

 

   0.86%

*

   3.46%

 

   0.74%

   

 Retail trade

1.01%

 

   2.65%

 

   2.68%

 

   1.73%

 

   1.64%

 

   1.38%

*

   1.79%

 

   1.03%

   

 Professional services

1.02%

 

   1.06%

 

   2.30%

 

   1.48%

 

   1.98%

 

   4.00%

 

   0.90%

 

   2.08%

   

 Other Services

1.14%

 

   1.91%

 

   2.22%

 

   2.06%

 

   1.82%

 

   0.40%

 

   1.58%

 

   0.75%

   
 

 Ownership

 For profit, incorporated

0.39%

 

   0.88%

 

   0.79%

 

   0.61%

 

   0.73%

 

   1.26%

 

   0.50%

 

   0.97%

   

 For profit, unincorporated

1.40%

 

   1.77%

 

   4.01%

 

   2.69%

 

   2.82%

 

   1.90%

*

   1.54%

 

   1.86%

   

 Nonprofit

1.11%

 

   1.79%

 

   3.55%

 

   2.35%

 

   2.56%

 

   4.25%

*

   1.29%

 

   1.52%

   

 Unknown

1.35%

*

 ***** 

 

 ***** 

 

 ***** 

 

 ***** 

 

   1.52%

*

 ***** 

 

   1.37%

*

  
 

 Age of firm

 Less than 5 years

1.49%

 

   1.92%

 

   4.64%

*

   4.73%

 

   1.68%

*

   2.13%

*

   1.63%

 

   2.60%

   

 5-9 years

1.45%

 

   2.02%

 

   1.79%

 

   3.99%

 

   2.74%

 

   0.47%

*

   1.49%

 

   1.14%

   

 10-19 years

1.05%

 

   1.76%

 

   2.10%

 

   1.83%

 

   2.22%

 

   2.59%

*

   1.27%

 

   1.24%

   

 20 or more years

0.57%

 

   1.15%

 

   1.45%

 

   0.76%

 

   0.84%

 

   2.12%

 

   0.71%

 

   1.23%

   

 Unknown

0.20%

 

 ***** 

 

 ***** 

 

 ***** 

 

   1.06%

*

   0.20%

 

 ***** 

 

   0.20%

   
 

 Multi/single status

 2 or more locations

0.89%

 

   5.86%

 

   3.00%

 

   1.59%

 

   0.81%

 

   1.07%

 

   1.95%

 

   0.84%

   

 1 location only

0.49%

 

   0.76%

 

   0.99%

 

   1.00%

 

   1.47%

 

   4.14%

*

   0.49%

 

   0.85%

   
 

 Percent full-time employees

 Less than 25%

1.76%

 

   3.72%

 

   4.75%

*

   4.39%

 

   3.22%

 

   0.89%

*

   2.66%

 

   1.60%

   

 25-49%

1.47%

 

   4.36%

 

   4.63%

 

   2.57%

 

   2.55%

*

   0.33%

*

   3.43%

 

   0.75%

   

 50-74%

1.44%

 

   2.87%

 

   3.69%

 

   2.11%

 

   1.24%

 

   0.99%

 

   1.97%

 

   0.94%

   

 75% or more

0.44%

 

   0.95%

 

   1.51%

 

   0.52%

 

   0.72%

 

   1.28%

 

   0.78%

 

   0.88%

   
 

 Union presence

 No union employees

0.40%

 

   0.63%

 

   1.15%

 

   0.72%

 

   0.77%

 

   0.23%

 

   0.42%

 

   0.39%

   

 Has union employees

3.44%

 

   6.08%

 

   4.73%

 

   4.68%

 

   3.21%

 

   5.28%

 

   3.93%

 

   4.14%

   

 Unknown

1.50%

 

   8.07%

*

   9.90%

 

   8.35%

*

   5.28%

*

   0.82%

*

   4.87%

 

   0.90%

   
 

 Percent low-wage employees **

 50% or more low wage

0.95%

 

   2.12%

 

   1.94%

 

   1.71%

 

   1.39%

 

   0.60%

*

   1.40%

 

   0.72%

   

 Less than 50% low wage

0.53%

 

   0.98%

 

   1.31%

 

   0.71%

 

   0.84%

 

   1.85%

 

   0.79%

 

   0.98%

   

 Unknown

1.40%

 

   4.58%

 

   11.56%

*

   6.84%

*

   1.11%

 

   1.54%

 

   4.09%

 

   1.48%

   
 

 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.