Table 1

Table I.A.2.f(2001) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that required a waiting period before new employees were eligible for health insurance 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
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	73.3%	牋 55.3%	牋 79.8%		牋 86.4%	牋 91.0%	牋 84.0%	牋 64.5%		牋 86.4%

Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest.牋牋牋牋牋	45.9%	牋 32.9%	牋 78.4%		牋 78.9%	牋 87.1%	牋 65.0%	牋 41.8%		牋 79.5%
Mining and manufacturing	85.1%	牋 74.2%	牋 90.9%		牋 96.1%	牋 91.8%	牋 75.4%	牋 84.4%		牋 86.2%
Construction	71.3%	牋 61.3%	牋 81.7%		牋 90.5%	牋 91.1%	牋 92.6%	牋 68.9%		牋 91.3%
Utilities and transp.	72.4%	牋 53.5%	牋 84.9%		牋 90.4%	牋 94.6%	牋 71.3%	牋 65.3%		牋 79.8%
Wholesale trade	74.9%	牋 54.7%	牋 89.5%		牋 96.4%	牋 94.5%	牋 81.9%	牋 67.4%		牋 88.2%
Fin. svs. and real est.	70.3%	牋 55.9%	牋 74.0%		牋 81.1%	牋 88.6%	牋 71.9%	牋 61.5%		牋 75.8%
Retail trade	83.2%	牋 63.4%	牋 87.5%		牋 91.3%	牋 95.8%	牋 90.4%	牋 73.1%		牋 91.6%
Professional services	67.2%	牋 53.3%	牋 77.5%		牋 80.7%	牋 88.9%	牋 82.3%	牋 60.6%		牋 84.3%
Other Services	71.2%	牋 47.6%	牋 68.8%		牋 79.9%	牋 88.6%	牋 92.5%	牋 57.1%		牋 90.0%

Ownership
For profit, incorporated	76.3%	牋 57.7%	牋 82.2%		牋 89.8%	牋 93.5%	牋 83.0%	牋 68.3%		牋 86.3%
For profit, unincorporated	62.3%	牋 53.9%	牋 83.0%		牋 81.4%	牋 82.0%	牋 79.8%	牋 59.0%		牋 81.3%
Nonprofit	63.2%	牋 44.1%	牋 62.3%		牋 71.9%	牋 86.8%	牋 86.9%	牋 51.4%		牋 85.3%
Unknown	92.5%	�*****�	牋 100.0%	*�	牋 95.7%	牋 84.0%	牋 94.3%	牋 60.1%	*牋	牋 93.2%

Age of firm
Less than 5 years	61.2%	牋 53.1%	牋 76.9%		牋 85.1%	牋 76.9%	牋 85.7%	牋 58.6%		牋 81.6%
5-9 years	66.5%	牋 55.2%	牋 81.3%		牋 85.7%	牋 87.2%	牋 85.9%	牋 63.0%		� �85.7%
10-19 years	69.9%	牋 56.1%	牋 81.7%		牋 88.0%	牋 91.0%	牋 93.7%	牋 65.2%		牋 91.1%
20 or more years	75.2%	牋 55.5%	牋 78.8%		牋 86.3%	牋 91.7%	牋 81.9%	牋 66.1%		牋 86.2%
Unknown	85.6%	牋 63.0%	牋 100.0%		牋 71.4%	牋 95.3%	牋 85.2%	牋 78.8%		牋 85.7%

Multi/single status
2 or more locations	85.8%	牋 73.4%	� �79.4%		牋 88.1%	牋 91.4%	牋 84.0%	牋 81.8%		牋 86.2%
1 location only	64.8%	牋 54.9%	牋 79.9%		牋 85.4%	牋 88.5%	牋 68.9%	牋 63.1%		牋 87.7%

Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%	65.9%	牋 28.4%	牋 60.4%		牋 77.3%	牋 80.9%	牋 92.0%	牋 45.7%		牋 87.1%
25-49%	74.2%	牋 43.1%	牋 68.7%		牋 81.8%	牋 94.5%	牋 89.4%	牋 56.1%		牋 89.7%
50-74%	75.6%	牋 57.1%	牋 79.7%		牋 85.6%	牋 91.4%	牋 93.1%	牋 64.6%		牋 92.2%
75% or more	73.3%	牋 56.9%	牋 82.0%		牋 87.9%	牋 91.5%	牋 80.7%	牋 66.2%		牋 84.6%

Union presence
No union employees	72.4%	牋 55.1%	牋 80.2%		牋 86.8%	牋 91.2%	牋 83.3%	牋 64.4%		牋 86.4%
Has union employees	81.3%	牋 67.1%	牋 73.0%		牋 80.4%	牋 88.8%	牋 84.0%	牋 71.1%		牋 84.6%
Unknown	82.3%	牋 43.5%	牋 71.7%		牋 80.4%	牋 90.2%	牋 90.5%	牋 54.7%		牋 90.2%

Percent low-wage employees **
50% or more low wage	72.9%	牋 45.6%	牋 77.4%		牋 87.1%	牋 92.8%	牋 90.0%	牋 58.8%		牋 91.3%
Less than 50% low wage	70.5%	牋 57.8%	牋 80.9%		牋 86.0%	牋 89.7%	牋 76.1%	牋 66.2%		牋 83.7%
Unknown	83.7%	牋 54.3%	牋 63.2%		牋 87.9%	牋 92.1%	牋 85.4%	牋 60.9%		牋 85.8%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2001 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component
燦ote: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
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Table I.A.2.f(2001) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that required a waiting period before new employees were eligible for health insurance 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	0.40%	牋 0.58%	牋 0.88%		牋 0.47%	牋 0.37%	牋 0.74%	牋 0.44%		牋 0.45%

Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest.	3.18%	牋 3.84%	牋 10.76%		牋 11.46%	牋 13.82%	牋 11.57%	牋 3.01%		牋 9.91%
Mining and manufacturing	1.35%	牋 4.68%	牋 1.87%		牋 1.23%	牋 2.30%	牋 1.64%	牋 2.26%		牋 0.84%
Construction	1.24%	牋 2.24%	牋 4.37%		牋 2.17%	牋 3.12%	牋 4.82%	牋 1.34%		牋 2.65%
Utilities and transp.	3.01%	牋 6.63%	牋 5.25%		牋 3.63%	牋 3.52%	牋 5.29%	牋 5.50%		牋 2.97%
Wholesale trade	1.80%	牋 4.20%	牋 4.75%		牋 1.55%	牋 2.06%	牋 3.42%	牋 1.98%		牋 2.12%
Fin. svs. and real est.	2.36%	牋 2.73%	牋 3.27%		牋 3.18%	牋 1.69%	牋 3.81%	牋 2.52%		牋 3.06%
Retail trade	1.29%	牋 2.68%	牋 2.52%		牋 1.75%	牋 1.24%	牋 1.40%	牋 2.16%		牋 0.96%
Professional services	1.22%	牋 2.00%	牋 1.71%		牋 1.58%	牋 1.77%	牋 3.04%	牋 1.56%		牋 1.97%
Other Services	1.19%	牋 1.90%	牋 3.27%		牋 2.01%	牋 0.94%	牋 1.65%	牋 1.50%		牋 1.17%

Ownership
For profit, incorporated	0.55%	牋 0.88%	牋 1.21%		牋 0.88%	牋 0.51%	牋 0.93%	牋 0.47%		牋 0.60%
For profit, unincorporated	1.39%	牋 1.40%	牋 2.91%		牋 4.86%	牋 2.20%	牋 6.33%	牋 1.65%		牋 2.91%
Nonprofit	1.21%	牋 2.25%	牋 2.31%		牋 1.40%	牋 1.86%	牋 3.24%	牋 1.44%		牋 1.31%
Unknown	1.55%	�*****�	牋 31.62%	*	牋 18.81%	牋 5.29%	牋 1.11%	牋 18.27%	*牋	牋 1.52%

Age of firm
Less than 5 years	2.22%	牋 2.99%	牋 2.62%		牋 2.59%	牋 5.23%	牋 7.40%	牋 2.52%		牋 2.98%
5-9 years	0.88%	牋 1.92%	牋 1.24%		牋 2.96%	牋 3.01%	牋 5.29%	牋 1.13%		牋 2.50%
10-19 years	0.94%	牋 1.70%	牋 1.96%		牋 2.11%	牋 2.15%	牋 1.98%	牋 1.20%		牋 1.07%
20 or more years	0.49%	牋 1.21%	牋 1.07%		牋 0.68%	牋 0.66%	牋 1.09%	牋 0.80%		牋 0.72%
Unknown	1.21%	牋 18.82%	牋 27.89%		牋 13.27%	牋 2.40%	牋 1.29%	牋 15.51%		牋 1.23%

Multi/single status
2 or more locations	0.52%	牋 5.91%	牋 3.81%		牋 1.51%	牋 0.44%	牋 0.75%	牋 1.93%		牋 0.54%
1 location only	0.48%	牋 0.59%	牋 1.14%		牋 0.82%	牋 1.77%	牋 7.24%	牋 0.53%		牋 1.15%

Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%	1.45%	牋 5.32%	牋 6.21%		牋 4.17%	牋 3.74%	牋 2.82%	牋 1.76%		牋 2.13%
25-49%	0.86%	牋 4.33%	牋 4.88%		牋 3.51%	牋 1.49%	牋 1.64%	牋 1.93%		牋 1.15%
50-74%	1.31%	牋 1.64%	牋 3.31%		牋 2.37%	牋 1.70%	牋 2.30%	牋 1.74%		牋 1.50%
75% or more	0.51%	牋 0.58%	牋 1.20%		牋 0.49%	牋 0.61%	牋 1.19%	牋 0.61%		牋 0.76%

Union presence
No union employees	0.40%	牋 0.62%	牋 0.82%		牋 0.59%	牋 0.46%	牋 0.84%	牋 0.42%		牋 0.38%
Has union employees	1.59%	牋 4.98%	牋 6.22%		牋 3.83%	牋 3.10%	牋 2.34%	牋 3.28%		牋 2.10%
Unknown	1.51%	牋 10.34%	牋 9.80%		牋 6.40%	牋 4.46%	牋 2.11%	牋 7.81%		牋 1.79%

Percent low-wage employees **
50% or more low wage	1.19%	牋 2.40%	牋 2.51%		牋 1.53%	牋 1.26%	牋 0.82%	牋 1.58%		牋 0.80%
Less than 50% low wage	0.25%	牋 0.42%	牋 1.31%		牋 0.67%	牋 0.76%	牋 2.10%	牋 0.34%		牋 0.79%
Unknown	0.80%	牋 5.23%	牋 7.95%		牋 3.72%	牋 2.61%	牋 1.07%	牋 4.06%		牋 0.90%

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.