Table I.B.2.b.(1)(2001) Percent of private-sector enrollees that are enrolled in self-insured plans at establishments that offer 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

48.8%

12.3%

11.3%

16.8%

39.5%

68.6%

12.0%

57.8%

 
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest.

41.7%

7.2%

*

4.9%

*

28.1%

*

50.2%

78.8%

7.4%

*

61.7%

Mining and manufacturing

57.0%

11.3%

9.1%

*

19.8%

53.5%

72.6%

10.4%

63.0%

Construction

27.8%

22.5%

22.6%

16.6%

36.7%

45.9%

19.6%

36.5%

Utilities and transp.

72.7%

14.6%

7.0%

*

9.2%

45.0%

85.0%

9.1%

*

77.9%

Wholesale trade

45.4%

8.7%

6.5%

*

18.2%

44.3%

67.2%

11.8%

55.9%

Fin. svs. and real estate

54.4%

8.5%

5.6%

*

16.4%

31.5%

67.5%

9.0%

60.3%

Retail trade

45.5%

12.8%

10.2%

11.5%

29.3%

70.8%

11.5%

57.1%

Professional services

43.7%

8.7%

8.5%

20.5%

32.5%

62.5%

9.8%

53.2%

Other services

43.2%

15.8%

14.7%

12.2%

33.5%

65.9%

13.4%

51.3%

 
Ownership
For profit, incorporated

50.2%

10.6%

10.4%

17.3%

43.7%

68.6%

10.9%

59.6%

For profit, unincorporated

31.8%

10.8%

7.0%

15.9%

34.3%

72.9%

10.5%

46.7%

Nonprofit

40.7%

27.4%

21.2%

15.4%

26.9%

61.9%

21.6%

44.5%

Unknown

73.2%

0.0%

100.0%

*

1.2%

*

54.8%

75.8%

7.7%

*

74.2%

 
Age of firm
Less than 5 years

22.3%

13.5%

5.1%

*

15.4%

28.2%

55.8%

10.3%

37.2%

5-9 years

23.8%

10.5%

11.2%

14.9%

37.6%

49.7%

11.0%

38.6%

10-19 years

25.9%

9.9%

9.8%

18.7%

39.1%

48.7%

12.0%

38.0%

20 or more years

46.9%

13.9%

12.6%

16.5%

38.9%

67.4%

12.2%

54.4%

Unknown

71.8%

57.3%

*

54.0%

*

47.4%

56.9%

72.5%

61.7%

71.8%

 
Multi/single status
2 or more locations

61.9%

19.3%

*

14.6%

22.7%

43.0%

69.1%

18.8%

63.1%

1 location only

19.6%

12.1%

11.0%

15.1%

33.3%

51.4%

11.3%

30.8%

 
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%

47.8%

18.8%

13.3%

*

9.3%

13.0%

*

75.2%

14.0%

56.9%

25-49 %

50.2%

8.4%

7.5%

*

14.8%

18.3%

70.4%

8.8%

58.2%

50-74 %

48.2%

10.2%

7.6%

12.7%

33.6%

67.1%

10.1%

56.7%

75% or more

48.8%

12.7%

11.9%

17.5%

41.3%

68.5%

12.3%

57.9%

 
Union presence
No union employees

42.3%

11.2%

9.2%

16.5%

38.2%

65.9%

10.7%

52.9%

Has union employees

65.0%

40.2%

41.6%

20.7%

47.7%

71.3%

33.1%

66.7%

Unknown

71.4%

24.9%

*

15.6%

*

23.0%

*

40.3%

75.5%

19.6%

73.1%

 
Percent low wage employees **
50% or more low wage

36.5%

12.3%

9.1%

17.3%

31.9%

70.1%

12.0%

45.5%

Less than 50% low wage

38.9%

11.9%

11.6%

16.6%

39.5%

66.2%

11.7%

50.4%

Unknown

68.0%

23.1%

17.8%

*

21.5%

*

55.8%

69.8%

20.2%

*

68.8%

 
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.

 

Table I.B.2.b.(1)(2001) Standard error for percent of private-sector enrollees that are enrolled in self-insured plans at establishments that offer 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

1.01%

1.13%

0.80%

1.13%

1.96%

1.26%

0.59%

1.28%

 
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest.

4.92%

3.43%

*

4.75%

*

9.29%

*

11.99%

7.87%

2.86%

*

6.54%

Mining and manufacturing

1.27%

2.91%

3.25%

*

3.56%

3.17%

1.51%

1.18%

1.40%

Construction

3.25%

4.27%

3.13%

2.35%

7.13%

11.38%

1.90%

5.86%

Utilities and transp.

4.87%

4.23%

3.76%

*

2.53%

6.10%

4.02%

2.73%

*

4.82%

Wholesale trade

3.09%

2.46%

2.39%

*

5.20%

7.09%

6.00%

3.06%

4.16%

Fin. svs. and real estate

2.80%

1.60%

2.64%

*

2.89%

4.10%

2.57%

2.14%

2.77%

Retail trade

1.22%

2.73%

2.43%

2.07%

3.80%

1.38%

1.15%

1.41%

Professional services

2.19%

0.88%

1.20%

4.13%

2.52%

2.41%

1.17%

2.45%

Other services

1.88%

2.22%

2.01%

2.03%

5.11%

2.52%

1.09%

2.33%

 
Ownership
For profit, incorporated

1.11%

0.98%

0.96%

1.11%

2.46%

1.21%

0.72%

1.27%

For profit, unincorporated

2.06%

1.98%

1.63%

3.30%

5.90%

2.38%

1.55%

3.14%

Nonprofit

2.43%

4.80%

4.53%

2.25%

3.36%

4.39%

3.32%

3.20%

Unknown

3.88%

0.00%

31.62%

*

10.42%

*

10.34%

3.84%

13.95%

*

3.71%

 
Age of firm
Less than 5 years

2.39%

3.72%

2.79%

*

3.55%

4.75%

9.61%

2.03%

4.49%

5-9 years

2.34%

1.42%

3.21%

4.32%

6.39%

4.60%

1.67%

4.14%

10-19 years

1.93%

1.41%

2.18%

2.21%

4.19%

6.47%

1.31%

3.36%

20 or more years

0.84%

2.15%

1.59%

1.74%

2.89%

1.75%

0.92%

1.24%

Unknown

2.16%

18.62%

*

16.66%

*

13.35%

8.22%

2.24%

15.59%

2.17%

 
Multi/single status
2 or more locations

1.18%

8.56%

*

3.48%

3.39%

2.43%

1.24%

1.55%

1.20%

1 location only

1.11%

1.24%

0.75%

1.33%

3.22%

6.62%

0.69%

2.78%

 
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%

4.92%

4.91%

4.45%

*

2.12%

5.81%

*

4.71%

3.05%

5.41%

25-49 %

2.95%

2.12%

4.36%

*

4.06%

4.38%

2.52%

2.14%

2.70%

50-74 %

2.71%

1.25%

1.34%

2.49%

3.94%

3.38%

1.05%

2.81%

75% or more

1.13%

1.36%

0.93%

1.36%

2.35%

1.31%

0.73%

1.47%

 
Union presence
No union employees

0.93%

1.21%

0.91%

1.21%

1.81%

1.61%

0.76%

1.26%

Has union employees

2.19%

9.42%

5.54%

4.81%

4.51%

2.12%

5.61%

2.11%

Unknown

2.10%

8.19%

*

5.85%

*

10.72%

*

10.21%

1.50%

4.13%

2.15%

 
Percent low wage employees **
50% or more low wage

1.89%

0.97%

2.27%

1.49%

2.71%

4.08%

0.70%

2.27%

Less than 50% low wage

1.15%

1.46%

1.13%

1.23%

2.40%

2.01%

0.74%

1.49%

Unknown

1.98%

6.48%

9.77%

*

7.23%

*

6.24%

2.08%

6.20%

*

2.04%

 
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.