Table I.A.2.c.(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 family 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                

   9.3%

 

   14.7%

 

   11.3%

 

   6.9%

 

   2.4%

 

   3.9%

 

   13.0%

 

   3.8%

   
 

 Industry group **

   Agric., fish., forest.          

   10.8%

 

   13.3%

 

   3.2%

*

   8.0%

*

   6.9%

*

 ***** 

 

   11.3%

 

   6.7%

*

  

   Mining and manufacturing            

   9.5%

 

   17.7%

 

   11.1%

*

   8.3%

 

   1.3%

*

   2.4%

 

   14.2%

 

   2.5%

   

   Construction                    

   15.0%

 

   15.2%

 

   16.7%

 

   15.3%

 

   9.7%

 

   4.1%

*

   15.7%

 

   9.5%

   

   Utilities and transp.

   8.9%

 

   18.7%

 

   8.4%

*

   2.6%

*

   2.2%

*

   4.0%

*

   14.1%

 

   3.5%

*

  

   Wholesale trade

   11.7%

 

   16.9%

 

   14.7%

*

   3.7%

*

   0.9%

*

   10.3%

*

   14.7%

 

   6.3%

*

  

   Fin. svs. and real est.

   3.2%

 

   7.8%

 

   9.8%

*

   0.5%

*

   0.8%

*

   0.4%

*

   7.6%

 

   0.5%

*

  

   Retail trade                  

   6.4%

 

   14.4%

 

   10.6%

 

   3.3%

*

   1.3%

*

   1.8%

*

   11.8%

 

   2.0%

*

  

   Professional services

   12.1%

 

   14.6%

 

   10.2%

 

   5.1%

 

   2.9%

*

   15.5%

 

   13.0%

 

   9.7%

   

   Other Services                      

   9.1%

 

   15.9%

 

   10.4%

 

   9.9%

 

   3.6%

*

   0.8%

 

   13.5%

 

   3.2%

   
 

 Ownership

   For profit, incorporated    

   9.0%

 

   15.5%

 

   10.8%

 

   6.4%

 

   1.7%

 

   4.3%

 

   13.1%

 

   3.9%

   

   For profit, unincorporated  

   10.5%

 

   12.1%

 

   10.1%

 

   7.6%

*

   6.4%

*

   0.6%

*

   11.6%

 

   4.2%

*

  

   Nonprofit                   

   11.4%

 

   16.2%

 

   14.7%

 

   9.0%

 

   3.5%

 

   4.5%

*

   15.1%

 

   4.6%

   

   Unknown                       

   0.7%

*

 ***** 

 

   100.0%

*

 ***** 

 

 ***** 

 

   0.2%

*

   22.8%

*

   0.2%

*

  
 
 Age of firm

   Less than 5 years           

   7.9%

 

   8.6%

 

   6.7%

*

   9.6%

*

   1.3%

*

   1.9%

*

   8.2%

 

   5.3%

*

  

   5-9 years                   

   13.5%

 

   17.8%

 

   10.8%

 

   6.3%

*

   2.9%

*

   0.0%

*

   15.6%

 

   1.9%

*

  

   10-19 years                 

   12.1%

 

   16.0%

 

   11.3%

 

   7.6%

 

   2.1%

*

   0.9%

*

   14.2%

 

   2.6%

   

   20 or more years            

   9.5%

 

   14.6%

 

   12.1%

 

   6.6%

 

   2.7%

 

   7.3%

 

   12.7%

 

   5.7%

   

   Unknown                      

   0.8%

 

 ***** 

 

 ***** 

 

 ***** 

 

   0.5%

*

   0.8%

 

 ***** 

 

   0.8%

   
 

 Multi/single status

   2 or more locations         

   3.7%

 

   12.3%

*

   5.7%

 

   4.2%

 

   1.9%

 

   3.9%

 

   6.0%

 

   3.4%

   

   1 location only             

   13.2%

 

   14.8%

 

   12.0%

 

   8.5%

 

   6.0%

 

   4.7%

*

   13.6%

 

   7.4%

   
 

 Percent full-time employees

   Less than 25%               

   8.7%

 

   15.8%

 

   18.9%

*

   6.3%

*

   4.0%

*

   0.4%

*

   15.3%

 

   1.9%

*

  

   25-49%                      

   7.2%

 

   14.3%

 

   17.0%

 

   6.4%

 

   1.6%

*

   0.5%

*

   13.5%

 

   1.7%

   

   50-74%                      

   9.0%

 

   16.2%

 

   10.1%

 

   7.1%

 

   2.3%

*

   0.3%

*

   13.9%

 

   1.8%

   

   75% or more                 

   9.6%

 

   14.4%

 

   10.4%

 

   6.9%

 

   2.4%

 

   5.4%

 

   12.7%

 

   4.6%

   
 

 Union presence

   No union employees          

   8.8%

 

   14.8%

 

   10.8%

 

   6.5%

 

   1.6%

 

   0.4%

 

   12.9%

 

   1.5%

   

   Has union employees         

   18.1%

 

   14.5%

 

   20.3%

 

   15.3%

 

   11.8%

 

   20.1%

 

   16.9%

 

   18.5%

   

   Unknown                     

   3.9%

*    

   10.3%

*

   15.4%

*

   2.4%

*

   7.2%

*

   1.4%

*

   10.6%

*

   2.0%

*

  
 

 Percent low-wage employees **

   50% or more low wage        

   8.2%

 

   15.0%

 

   11.2%

 

   6.9%

 

   2.1%

 

   0.2%

*

   12.8%

 

   2.1%

   

   Less than 50% low wage      

   10.9%

 

   14.7%

 

   11.2%

 

   6.9%

 

   2.9%

 

   4.6%

*

   13.1%

 

   4.2%

   

   Unknown                     

   5.0%

 

   12.1%

*

   15.6%

*

   6.5%

*

   0.7%

*

   4.6%

*

   12.1%

 

   4.4%

*

  
 

 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.c.(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 family 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               

   0.20%

 

   0.56%

 

   0.73%

 

   0.52%

 

   0.48%

 

   0.93%

 

   0.33%

 

   0.53%

   
 

 Industry group **

   Agric., fish., forest.          

   1.99%

 

   2.78%

 

   1.98%

*

   5.07%

*

   6.38%

*

 ***** 

 

   2.32%

 

   6.05%

*

  

   Mining and manufacturing             

   1.19%

 

   2.19%

 

   3.66%

*

   1.97%

 

   0.54%

*

   0.56%

 

   2.14%

 

   0.39%

   

   Construction                    

   1.19%

 

   2.02%

 

   2.93%

 

   2.48%

 

   2.70%

 

   3.12%

*

   1.26%

 

   1.37%

   

   Utilities and transp.

   2.47%

 

   5.43%

 

   3.15%

*

   1.95%

*

   2.90%

*

   2.43%

*

   3.68%

 

   1.27%

*

  

   Wholesale trade

   1.55%

 

   1.81%

 

   5.58%

*

   1.35%

*

   1.15%

*

   5.76%

*

   1.64%

 

   3.52%

*

  

   Fin. svs. and real est.

   0.39%

 

   0.97%

 

   3.08%

*

   0.35%

*

   0.47%

*

   0.25%

*

   0.97%

 

   0.17%

*

  

   Retail trade                  

   0.87%

 

   1.87%

 

   1.81%

 

   1.15%

*

   0.57%

*

   1.38%

*

   1.04%

 

   1.07%

*

  

   Professional services

   1.03%

 

   1.32%

 

   1.37%

 

   1.08%

 

   0.93%

*

   4.58%

 

   0.87%

 

   2.51%

   

   Other Services                      

   0.61%

 

   1.15%

 

   1.77%

 

   1.95%

 

   1.15%

*

   0.23%

 

   0.89%

 

   0.58%

   
 

 Ownership

   For profit, incorporated    

   0.44%

 

   0.98%

 

   0.64%

 

   0.50%

 

   0.48%

 

   1.08%

 

   0.62%

 

   0.73%

   

   For profit, unincorporated  

   0.91%

 

   1.46%

 

   2.59%

 

   3.50%

*

   2.04%

*

   0.31%

*

   0.99%

 

   1.47%

*

  

   Nonprofit                   

   1.18%

 

   1.94%

 

   1.76%

 

   2.28%

 

   0.98%

 

   1.56%

*

   1.41%

 

   0.94%

   

   Unknown                      

   0.54%

*

 ***** 

 

   31.62%

*

 ***** 

 

 ***** 

 

   0.30%

*

   10.88%

*

   0.22%

*

  
 

 Age of firm

   Less than 5 years           

   0.99%

 

   1.43%

 

   3.13%

*

   3.27%

*

   0.49%

*

   1.81%

*

   1.24%

 

   1.85%

*

  

   5-9 years                   

   1.16%

 

   1.66%

 

   1.52%

 

   2.65%

*

   1.35%

*

   0.02%

*

   1.27%

 

   0.88%

*

  

   10-19 years                 

   0.71%

 

   1.61%

 

   1.79%

 

   1.22%

 

   0.71%

*

   0.34%

*

   0.87%

 

   0.46%

   

   20 or more years            

   0.33%

 

   0.59%

 

   1.41%

 

   0.47%

 

   0.57%

 

   1.79%

 

   0.35%

 

   0.92%

   

   Unknown                       

   0.17%

 

 ***** 

 

 ***** 

 

 ***** 

 

   0.32%

*

   0.19%

 

 ***** 

 

   0.17%

   
 

 Multi/single status

   2 or more locations         

   0.53%

 

   4.23%

*

   1.22%

 

   0.68%

 

   0.40%

 

   0.94%

 

   0.86%

 

   0.62%

   

   1 location only              

   0.35%

 

   0.59%

 

   0.74%

 

   0.78%

 

   1.35%

 

   3.18%

*

   0.36%

 

   0.46%

   
 

 Percent full-time employees

   Less than 25%               

   1.71%

 

   3.22%

 

   7.19%

*

   2.78%

*

   2.71%

*

   0.27%

*

   2.53%

 

   1.06%

*

  

   25-49%                      

   1.22%

 

   3.02%

 

   4.17%

 

   1.60%

 

   0.78%

*

   0.32%

*

   2.66%

 

   0.41%

   

   50-74%                      

   1.07%

 

   1.93%

 

   2.17%

 

   1.59%

 

   0.89%

*

   0.15%

*

   1.49%

 

   0.42%

   

   75% or more                 

   0.41%

 

   0.89%

 

   0.83%

 

   0.69%

 

   0.49%

 

   1.25%

 

   0.51%

 

   0.77%

   
 

 Union presence

   No union employees          

   0.21%

 

   0.49%

 

   0.89%

 

   0.60%

 

   0.32%

 

   0.10%

 

   0.29%

 

   0.17%

   

   Has union employees         

   2.88%

 

   4.19%

 

   5.95%

 

   4.16%

 

   3.26%

 

   4.51%

 

   4.00%

 

   3.43%

   

   Unknown                     

   1.58%

*

   5.92%

*

   6.64%

*

   4.58%

*

   6.10%

*

   0.83%

*

   5.85%

*

   1.16%

*

  
 

 Percent low-wage employees **

   50% or more low wage        

   0.51%

 

   0.98%

 

   1.25%

 

   1.44%

 

   0.59%

 

   0.07%

*

   0.80%

 

   0.41%

   

   Less than 50% low wage      

   0.33%

 

   0.70%

 

   0.86%

 

   0.74%

 

   0.61%

 

   1.68%

*

   0.47%

 

   0.75%

   

   Unknown                     

   1.25%

 

   4.55%

*

   8.20%

*

   3.90%

*

   0.28%

*

   1.44%

*

   3.53%

 

   1.37%

*

  
 

 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.