Table I.A.2.b.(2)(2001) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer a mixed-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

26.4%

 

   37.7%

 

   31.6%

 

   24.7%

 

   18.9%

 

   9.6%

 

   34.9%

 

   13.8%

   
 

 Industry group **

 Agric., fish., forest.

35.9%

 

   34.8%

 

   39.5%

 

   48.0%

 

   40.8%

 

   8.4%

*

   36.4%

 

   31.5%

   

 Mining and manufacturing

27.0%

 

   36.1%

 

   30.1%

 

   26.2%

 

   20.3%

 

   14.7%

 

   32.7%

 

   18.5%

   

 Construction

37.1%

 

   38.9%

 

   37.5%

 

   35.5%

 

   27.2%

 

   16.8%

*

   38.1%

 

   28.7%

   

 Utilities and transp.

30.7%

 

   37.4%

 

   13.8%

*

   27.3%

 

   38.0%

 

   29.0%

 

   30.3%

 

   31.0%

   

 Wholesale trade

28.1%

 

   36.1%

 

   27.7%

 

   27.1%

 

   18.7%

 

   17.4%

*

   33.6%

 

   18.5%

   

 Fin. svs. and real est.

22.5%

 

   44.5%

 

   41.8%

 

   25.3%

 

   16.4%

 

   7.6%

 

   42.1%

 

   10.4%

   

 Retail trade

17.0%

 

   31.9%

 

   27.0%

 

   17.4%

 

   16.1%

 

   3.9%

*

   28.9%

 

   7.2%

   

 Professional services

34.6%

 

   41.6%

 

   34.4%

 

   29.3%

 

   20.2%

 

   23.0%

 

   39.0%

 

   23.3%

   

 Other Services

22.0%

 

   33.8%

 

   28.5%

 

   19.2%

 

   17.4%

 

   4.5%

 

   30.5%

 

   10.6%

   
 

 Ownership

 For profit, incorporated

25.3%

 

   37.4%

 

   31.9%

 

   24.8%

 

   19.0%

 

   10.2%

 

   34.4%

 

   13.7%

   

 For profit, unincorporated

31.5%

 

   36.3%

 

   29.7%

 

   20.3%

 

   17.2%

 

   5.4%

*

   34.6%

 

   13.8%

   

 Nonprofit

32.0%

 

   42.8%

 

   31.9%

 

   27.3%

 

   21.0%

 

   10.9%

*

   38.1%

 

   20.4%

   

 Unknown

 5.1%

 

   100.0%

*

 ***** 

 

   6.2%

*

   4.6%

*

   4.3%

 

   39.9%

*

   4.3%

   
 

 Age of firm

 Less than 5 years

35.1%

 

   40.3%

 

   28.8%

 

   23.3%

 

   18.8%

 

   3.4%

*

   37.7%

 

   14.9%

   

 5-9 years

31.6%

 

   37.3%

 

   31.6%

 

   20.5%

 

   17.1%

 

   7.7%

*

   34.9%

 

   13.8%

   

 10-19 years

31.2%

 

   37.6%

 

   30.6%

 

   24.1%

 

   15.5%

 

   5.6%

*

   34.6%

 

   15.5%

   

 20 or more years

26.3%

 

   37.0%

 

   32.6%

 

   25.7%

 

   19.9%

 

   12.4%

 

   34.3%

 

   16.6%

   

 Unknown

 8.4%

 

   52.0%

*

   58.0%

*

   31.2%

*

   17.6%

 

   7.4%

 

   43.9%

*

   8.1%

   
 

 Multi/single status

 2 or more locations

14.3%

 

   37.0%

 

   30.8%

 

   23.4%

 

   17.7%

 

   9.6%

 

   28.6%

 

   12.6%

   

 1 location only

34.7%

 

   37.7%

 

   31.7%

 

   25.4%

 

   27.2%

 

   21.3%

 

   35.4%

 

   25.0%

   
 

 Percent full-time employees

 Less than 25%

17.9%

 

   30.2%

 

   27.9%

 

   19.1%

 

   11.4%

*

   2.7%

*

   27.0%

 

   8.4%

   

 25-49%

19.4%

 

   40.1%

 

   27.3%

 

   20.8%

 

   15.4%

 

   2.6%

*

   34.2%

 

   6.7%

   

 50-74%

22.6%

 

   33.3%

 

   29.3%

 

   16.7%

 

   15.3%

 

   7.0%

 

   30.5%

 

   10.8%

   

 75% or more

28.4%

 

   38.8%

 

   32.7%

 

   27.1%

 

   20.8%

 

   11.8%

 

   36.2%

 

   15.9%

   
 

 Union presence

 No union employees

26.3%

 

   37.4%

 

   31.0%

 

   23.9%

 

   18.4%

 

   6.3%

 

   34.4%

 

   12.2%

   

 Has union employees

32.7%

 

   55.5%

 

   49.0%

 

   40.3%

 

   27.1%

 

   25.9%

 

   52.0%

 

   26.3%

   

 Unknown

12.5%

 

   36.4%

 

   21.1%

*

   25.6%

*

   11.8%

*

   6.1%

 

   32.0%

 

   7.0%

   
 

 Percent low-wage employees **

 50% or more low wage

21.3%

 

   33.3%

 

   26.4%

 

   20.0%

 

   13.0%

 

   3.9%

 

   29.9%

 

   10.1%

   

 Less than 50% low wage

31.9%

 

   38.8%

 

   33.2%

 

   27.0%

 

   22.6%

 

   10.5%

 

   36.3%

 

   18.5%

   

 Unknown

13.5%

 

   40.5%

 

   31.3%

 

   18.7%

 

   20.3%

 

   10.9%

 

   35.9%

 

   11.5%

   
 

 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.(2)(2001) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer a mixed-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

0.42%

 

   0.84%

 

   1.07%

 

   1.16%

 

   1.09%

 

   1.33%

 

   0.45%

 

   0.77%

   
 

 Industry group **

 Agric., fish., forest.

3.10%

 

   2.58%

 

   11.28%

 

   12.06%

 

   11.50%

 

   3.66%

*

   2.98%

 

   7.80%

   

 Mining and manufacturing

1.81%

 

   4.97%

 

   3.73%

 

   2.29%

 

   3.84%

 

   1.75%

 

   2.79%

 

   1.59%

   

 Construction

1.31%

 

   1.93%

 

   1.79%

 

   4.03%

 

   5.29%

 

   6.95%

*

   1.31%

 

   2.95%

   

 Utilities and transp.

3.75%

 

   6.44%

 

   9.39%

*

   5.98%

 

   6.70%

 

   3.00%

 

   6.17%

 

   3.37%

   

 Wholesale trade

2.39%

 

   3.11%

 

   5.17%

 

   3.03%

 

   3.35%

 

   5.52%

*

   2.26%

 

   3.70%

   

 Fin. svs. and real est.

1.53%

 

   2.76%

 

   4.20%

 

   3.39%

 

   2.63%

 

   1.79%

 

   2.42%

 

   1.56%

   

 Retail trade

1.09%

 

   2.13%

 

   3.10%

 

   3.16%

 

   3.20%

 

   1.19%

*

   1.72%

 

   0.60%

   

 Professional services

1.17%

 

   1.62%

 

   2.09%

 

   1.93%

 

   2.19%

 

   4.33%

 

   1.30%

 

   2.36%

   

 Other Services

0.59%

 

   1.32%

 

   2.57%

 

   2.16%

 

   2.58%

 

   0.76%

 

   0.72%

 

   0.87%

   
 

 Ownership

 For profit, incorporated

0.59%

 

   1.28%

 

   1.50%

 

   1.17%

 

   1.38%

 

   1.54%

 

   0.80%

 

   1.03%

   

 For profit, unincorporated

1.49%

 

   1.96%

 

   3.46%

 

   2.80%

 

   3.82%

 

   1.63%

*

   1.67%

 

   1.56%

   

 Nonprofit

0.91%

 

   2.45%

 

   2.92%

 

   1.98%

 

   1.93%

 

   3.31%

*

   1.56%

 

   1.18%

   

 Unknown

1.29%

 

   31.62%

*

 ***** 

 

   10.08%

*

   3.38%

*

   1.12%

 

   14.90%

*

   1.04%

   
 

 Age of firm

 Less than 5 years

1.66%

 

   1.92%

 

   3.83%

 

   4.49%

 

   4.40%

 

   3.18%

*

   1.69%

 

   3.31%

   

 5-9 years

1.79%

 

   2.57%

 

   2.04%

 

   2.64%

 

   2.82%

 

   3.40%

*

   2.09%

 

   1.97%

   

 10-19 years

1.20%

 

   1.39%

 

   2.76%

 

   2.10%

 

   2.10%

 

   2.56%

*

   1.13%

 

   1.58%

   

 20 or more years

0.62%

 

   1.30%

 

   1.52%

 

   1.39%

 

   1.16%

 

   1.95%

 

   0.61%

 

   1.01%

   

 Unknown

1.09%

 

   16.81%

*

   18.48%

*

   13.24%

*

   3.48%

 

   1.24%

 

   13.56%

*

   1.18%

   
 

 Multi/single status

 2 or more locations

0.81%

 

   7.41%

 

   3.10%

 

   1.81%

 

   1.24%

 

   1.34%

 

   2.33%

 

   0.91%

   

 1 location only

0.49%

 

   0.88%

 

   1.13%

 

   1.23%

 

   1.53%

 

   6.08%

 

   0.47%

 

   1.43%

   
 

 Percent full-time employees

 Less than 25%

1.85%

 

   3.67%

 

   5.76%

 

   3.47%

 

   4.03%

*

   1.33%

*

   3.38%

 

   1.38%

   

 25-49%

2.05%

 

   5.95%

 

   3.83%

 

   3.60%

 

   3.82%

 

   0.96%

*

   3.21%

 

   1.03%

   

 50-74%

0.96%

 

   2.96%

 

   2.94%

 

   1.80%

 

   2.15%

 

   1.64%

 

   1.99%

 

   1.20%

   

 75% or more

0.55%

 

   1.15%

 

   1.05%

 

   1.17%

 

   1.24%

 

   1.64%

 

   0.73%

 

   0.94%

   
 

 Union presence

 No union employees

0.41%

 

   0.80%

 

   1.23%

 

   1.26%

 

   1.07%

 

   0.84%

 

   0.42%

 

   0.53%

   

 Has union employees

2.79%

 

   7.06%

 

   6.06%

 

   5.01%

 

   4.06%

 

   4.63%

 

   4.39%

 

   3.59%

   

 Unknown

1.21%

 

   4.95%

 

   11.45%

*

   12.22%

*

   9.13%

*

   1.16%

 

   3.36%

 

   1.35%

   
 

 Percent low-wage employees **

 50% or more low wage

0.92%

 

   1.71%

 

   3.35%

 

   1.82%

 

   2.27%

 

   1.18%

 

   1.02%

 

   1.01%

   

 Less than 50% low wage

0.67%

 

   0.98%

 

   0.90%

 

   1.27%

 

   1.66%

 

   2.14%

 

   0.73%

 

   1.14%

   

 Unknown

1.55%

 

   5.99%

 

   5.79%

 

   2.84%

 

   2.84%

 

   1.88%

 

   4.37%

 

   1.81%

   
 

 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.