Table I.A.2.c.(3)(2001) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer an any-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                

   5.5%

  

   8.2%

 

   7.0%

 

   2.4%

 

   0.9%

 

   4.1%

 

   7.3%

 

   2.9%

 
 

 Industry group **

  Agric., fish., forest.          

  20.7%

  

   22.8%

 

   29.0%

*

   6.0%

*

   7.2%

*

   0.6%

*

   22.8%

 

   3.6%

*

  Mining and manufacturing              

   3.2%

  

   6.4%

 

   3.1%

*

   1.1%

*

   1.2%

*

   2.8%

 

   4.2%

 

   1.7%

 

  Construction                    

   8.4%

  

   9.0%

 

   12.0%

 

   2.1%

*

   3.7%

*

   3.4%

*

   9.1%

 

   3.1%

*

  Utilities and transp.

   4.5%

  

   4.2%

*

   5.8%

*

   4.7%

*

   1.7%

*

   5.3%

*

   4.5%

*

   4.5%

*

  Wholesale trade

   7.3%

  

   7.5%

 

   9.7%

*

   3.8%

*

   1.5%

*

   11.3%

*

   7.5%

 

   6.9%

*

  Fin. svs. and real est.

   2.7%

  

   7.0%

 

   6.1%

*

   2.1%

*

   0.4%

*

   0.3%

*

   6.6%

 

   0.3%

*

  Retail trade                  

   3.6%

  

   5.9%

 

   3.8%

 

   1.7%

*

   1.0%

*

   3.1%

*

   4.9%

 

   2.6%

*

  Professional services

   7.1%

  

   7.3%

 

   6.8%

 

   1.5%

 

   0.4%

*

   14.1%

 

   6.7%

 

   8.1%

 

  Other Services                      

   5.1%

  

   9.9%

 

   6.5%

 

   3.5%

*

   0.6%

*

   0.6%

*

   8.3%

 

   0.8%

 
 

 Ownership

  For profit, incorporated    

   5.4%

  

   7.8%

 

   7.3%

 

   2.0%

 

   1.1%

 

   4.6%

 

   7.0%

 

   3.4%

 

  For profit, unincorporated  

   6.7%

  

   7.9%

 

   6.6%

*

   2.6%

*

   0.6%

*

   3.4%

*

   7.5%

 

   2.0%

*

  Nonprofit                   

   6.1%

  

   10.7%

 

   5.5%

 

   4.4%

*

   0.4%

*

   2.2%

*

   8.8%

 

   1.2%

*

  Unknown                      

   0.2%

*

 ***** 

 

 ***** 

 

 ***** 

 

 ***** 

 

   0.3%

*

 ***** 

 

   0.2%

*
 

 Age of firm

  Less than 5 years           

   5.9%

  

   6.3%

 

   8.8%

 

   2.4%

*

 ***** 

 

   3.0%

*

   6.5%

 

   1.6%

*

  5-9 years                   

   4.1%

  

   5.6%

 

   3.3%

 

   1.1%

*

   0.7%

*

   0.3%

*

   4.8%

 

   0.4%

*

  10-19 years                 

   5.4%

  

   7.1%

 

   5.7%

 

   1.7%

*

   1.1%

 

   1.4%

*

   6.3%

 

   1.2%

 

  20 or more years            

   7.0%

  

   10.7%

 

   8.3%

 

   2.9%

 

   0.9%

*

   7.6%

 

   9.0%

 

   4.5%

 

  Unknown                      

   1.2%

*

   37.0%

*

 ***** 

 

   0.7%

*

   0.9%

*

   1.1%

*

   21.1%

*

   1.0%

*
 

 Multi/single status

  2 or more locations          

   3.2%

  

   11.3%

*

   5.9%

*

   1.4%

*

   0.7%

 

   4.1%

 

   4.9%

 

   3.0%

 

  1 location only             

   7.1%

  

   8.1%

 

   7. 1%

 

   3.0%

 

   2.4%

 

   1.0%

*

   7.5%

 

   2.2%

 
 

 Percent full-time employees

  Less than 25%               

   5.5%

  

   11.3%

 

   5.9%

*

   6.4%

*

   1.7%

*

   0.9%

*

   9.3%

  

   1.6%

*

  25-49%                      

   4.2%

  

   8.0%

 

   9.7%

*

   3.2%

*

   1.8%

*

   0.5%

*

   7.8%

 

   1.1%

*

  50-74%                      

   5.4%

  

   9.9%

 

   6.7%

*

   2.2%

*

   0.4%

*

   0.9%

*

   8.5%

 

   0.8%

*

  75% or more                 

   5.7%

  

   7.7%

 

   6.8%

 

   2.0%

 

   0.8%

 

   5.6%

 

   6.9%

 

   3.8%

 
 

 Union presence

  No union employees          

   5.0%

  

   8.1%

 

   6.8%

 

   2.3%

 

   0.8%

 

   1.0%

 

   7.2%

 

   1.0%

 

  Has union employees         

  14.5%

  

   10.6%

*

   11.7%

 

   5.3%

*

   1.8%

 

   19.2%

 

   10.1%

 

   15.9%

 

  Unknown                     

   2.1%

*

   10.3%

*

   3.8%

*

 ***** 

 

 ***** 

 

   0.7%

*

   7.5%

*

   0.6%

*
 

 Percent low-wage employees **

  50% or more low wage        

   4.0%

  

   7.5%

 

   6.0%

*

   2.8%

 

   0.9%

*

   0.2%

*

   6.6%

 

   0.8%

 

  Less than 50% low wage      

   6.3%

  

   8.3%

 

   7.3%

 

   2.3%

 

   0.9%

 

   4.9%

*

   7.5%

 

   2.6%

 

  Unknown                     

   4.9%

  

   9.4%

*

   6.9%

*

   0.3%

*

   1.0%

*

   4.9%

 

   7.9%

*

   4.6%

 
 

 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.(3)(2001) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer an any-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               

   0.31%

 

   0.72%

 

   0.62%

 

   0.32%

 

   0.21%

 

   0.81%

 

   0.45%

 

   0.54%

     
 

 Industry group **

  Agric., fish., forest.          

   2.26%

 

   3.76%

 

   10.00%

*

   3.68%

*

   4.12%

*

   0.41%

*

   2.42%

 

   2.72%

*

    

  Mining and manufacturing              

   0.54%

 

   1.66%

 

   0.98%

*

   0.60%

*

   0.60%

*

   0.70%

 

   0.84%

 

   0.32%

     

  Construction                     

   1.30%

 

   1.73%

 

   2.81%

 

   0.88%

*

   2.24%

*

   3.13%

*

   1.46%

 

   1.29%

*

    

  Utilities and transp.

   1.20%

 

   1.98%

*

   8.09%

*

   2.75%

*

   2.11%

*

   2.60%

*

   1.38%

*  

   1.60%

*

    

  Wholesale trade

   1.85%

 

   2.23%

 

   3.53%

*

   1.47%

*

   1.21%

*

   6.18%

*

   1.69%

 

   3.90%

*

    

  Fin. svs. and real est.

   0.34%

 

   1.82%

 

   2.09%

*

   1.01%

*

   0.50%

*

   0.23%

*

   1.20%

 

   0.18%

*

    

  Retail trade                  

   0.72%

 

   1.58%

 

   1.10%

 

   0.66%

*

   0.61%

*

   1.21%

*

   0.94%

 

   0.93%

*

    

 Professional services

   0.60%

 

   0.90%

 

   1.46%

 

   0.31%

 

   0.20%

*

   3.82%

 

   0.70%

 

   2.14%

     

  Other Services                      

   0.55%

 

   1.47%

 

   1.44%

 

   1.40%

*

   0.27%

*

   0.26%

*

   0.85%

 

   0.20%

     
 

 Ownership

  For profit, incorporated    

   0.34%

 

   0.70%

 

   0.41%

 

   0.34%

 

   0.29%

 

   0.92%

 

   0.42%

 

   0.68%

     

  For profit, unincorporated  

   0.84%

 

   1.24%

 

   2.67%

*

   1.48%

*

   0.29%

*

   2.32%

*

   1.00%

 

   0.85%

*

    

  Nonprofit                   

   0.59%

 

   1.32%

 

   1.16%

 

   1.42%

*

   0.14%

*

   1.41%

*

   0.81%

 

   0.39%

*

    

  Unknown                      

   0.17%

*

 ***** 

 

 ***** 

 

 *****  

  

 ***** 

 

   0.22%

*

 ***** 

 

   0.17%

*

    
 

 Age of firm

  Less than 5 years           

   1.15%

 

   1.19%

 

   2.40%

 

   1.21%

*

 ***** 

 

   2.43%

*

   1.25%

 

   0.75%

*

    

  5-9 years                   

   0.86%

 

   1.65%

 

   0.85%

 

   0.82%

*

   0.65%

*

   0.20%

*

   1.09%

 

   0.19%

*

    

  10-19 years                 

   0.40%

 

   0.58%

 

   0.92%

 

   0.65%

*

   0.31%

 

   0.65%

*

   0.45%

 

   0.35%

     

  20 or more years             

   0.61%

 

   1.30%

 

   1.24%

 

   0.40%

 

   0.27%

*

   1.58%

 

   0.74%

 

   0.93%

     

  Unknown                      

   0.36%

*

   13.45%

*

 ***** 

 

   5.12%

*

   0.68%

*

   0.39%

*

   13.34%

*

   0.36%

*

    
 

 Multi/single status

  2 or more locations         

   0.55%

 

   3.91%

*

   2.29%

*

   0.49%

*

   0.18%

 

   0.81%

 

   1.12%

 

   0.60%

     

  1 location only             

   0.39%

 

   0.67%

 

   0.68%

 

   0.49%

 

   0.62%

 

   0.40%

*

   0.42%

 

   0.39%

     
 

 Percent full-time employees

  Less than 25%               

   0.90%

 

   2.16%

 

   2.30%

*

   2.42%

*

   0.90%

*

   0.50%

*

   1.48%

 

   0.57%

*

    

  25-49%                      

   0.71%

 

   1.65%

 

   2.95%

*

   1.51%

*

   1.39%

*

   0.48%

*

   1.58%

 

   0.43%

*

    

  50-74%                      

   0.42%

 

   1.56%

 

   2.15%

*

   1.43%

*

   0.34%

*

   0.58%

*

   0.75%

 

   0.39%

*

    

  75% or more                 

   0.40%

 

   0.60%

 

   0.58%

 

   0.31%

 

   0.22%

 

   1.09%

 

   0.41%

 

   0.74%

     
 

 Union presence

  No union employees           

   0.26%

 

   0.76%

 

   0.63%

 

   0.26%

 

   0.22%

 

   0.28%

 

   0.46%

 

   0.17%

     

  Has union employees         

   2.66%

 

   3.27%

*

   2.89%

 

   2.19%

*

   0.48%

 

   4.01%

 

   1.27%

 

   3.31%

     

  Unknown                     

   0.64%

*

   7.27%

*

   3.15%

*

 ***** 

 

 ***** 

 

   0.57%

*

   2.49%

*

   0.48%

*

    
 

 Percent low-wage employees **

  50% or more low wage        

   0.43%

 

   0.86%

 

   1.90%

*

   0.43%

 

   0.37%

*

   0.10%

*

   0.69%

 

   0.18%

     

  Less than 50% low wage      

   0.35%

 

   0.82%

 

   0.66%

 

   0.41%

 

   0.21%

 

   1.72%

*

   0.55%

 

   0.74%

     

  Unknown                     

   1.22%

 

   4.14%

*

   6.51%

*

   0.20%

*

   0.47%

*

   1.39%

 

   3.01%

*

   1.32%

     
 

 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.