Table I.C.3.a(2001) Percent of total premiums for exclusive-provider plans contributed by employees enrolled in single coverage at private-sector 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

18.3%

13.1%

 

18.6%

 

23.2%

 

18.4%

 

17.5%

 

18.2%

 

18.3%

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

24.6%

27.5%

*

45.7%

 

8.1%

*

25.5%

*

18.8%

 

26.4%

 

21.3%

Mining and manufacturing

15.7%

10.0%

 

18.2%

 

18.0%

 

18.7%

 

12.8%

 

15.5%

 

15.7%

Construction

19.9%

13.4%

 

22.4%

 

23.6%

 

19.0%

 

20.2%

 

19.0%

 

21.1%

Utilities and transp.

18.4%

38.8%

 

12.3%

 

14.5%

 

18.9%

*

16.7%

 

24.0%

 

16.2%

Wholesale trade

16.1%

13.8%

 

19.2%

 

15.1%

 

15.0%

 

18.3%

 

16.4%

 

16.0%

Fin. svs. and real est.

20.4%

7.3%

*

6.2%

*

25.1%

*

17.4%

 

22.2%

 

11.6%

 

21.8%

Retail trade

25.2%

17.7%

 

21.0%

 

25.9%

 

26.0%

 

29.8%

 

20.5%

 

28.2%

Professional services

14.6%

8.9%

 

14.1%

 

20.6%

 

16.4%

 

14.0%

 

14.0%

 

14.8%

Other Services

21.3%

14.9%

 

25.4%

 

30.1%

 

19.3%

 

18.0%

 

25.4%

 

19.6%

 
Ownership
For profit, incorporated

19.6%

14.2%

 

20.2%

 

23.7%

 

20.5%

 

18.8%

 

19.4%

 

19.7%

For profit, unincorporated

16.9%

13.1%

 

13.2%

*

24.4%

 

20.6%

 

14.2%

 

15.3%

 

18.8%

Nonprofit

13.8%

5.6%

*

14.3%

 

20.2%

 

14.1%

 

12.2%

 

15.3%

 

13.4%

Unknown

18.8%

*****

 

*****

 

48.8%

*

21.7%

 

18.2%

 

*****

 

18.8%

 
Age of firm
Less than 5 years

18.4%

15.5%

 

20.7%

 

26.7%

 

20.2%

 

11.4%

 

17.9%

 

19.1%

5-9 years

22.4%

12.9%

 

23.7%

 

31.2%

 

21.3%

 

25.2%

 

22.4%

 

22.4%

10-19 years

20.1%

14.7%

 

19.3%

 

24.7%

 

22.7%

 

18.2%

 

17.1%

 

23.1%

20 or more years

17.6%

11.4%

 

16.8%

 

21.0%

 

17.3%

 

17.6%

 

17.6%

 

17.6%

Unknown

17.1%

5.1%

*

9.7%

*

27.0%

 

16.8%

 

17.1%

 

6.9%

*

17.1%

 
Multi/single status
2 or more locations

18.1%

7.1%

*

20.8%

 

20.8%

 

19.2%

 

17.6%

 

23.2%

 

17.9%

1 location only

18.5%

13.2%

 

18.4%

 

23.8%

 

17.0%

 

15.3%

 

17.8%

 

19.5%

 
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%

19.3%

12.1%

*

28.4%

 

25.4%

 

19.0%

 

12.8%

*

21.6%

 

18.1%

25-49%

28.6%

18.9%

*

22.9%

 

26.1%

 

32.7%

 

31.2%

 

22.8%

 

31.0%

50-74%

17.5%

13.4%

 

29.8%

 

27.8%

 

17.5%

 

14.5%

 

23.6%

 

15.9%

75% or more

18.0%

12.9%

 

16.5%

 

22.4%

 

17.8%

 

17.8%

 

17.2%

 

18.3%

 
Union presence
No union employees

19.6%

13.0%

 

19.4%

 

23.4%

 

18.8%

 

20.4%

 

18.4%

 

20.2%

Has union employees

13.9%

15.3%

*

12.8%

*

21.9%

 

14.6%

 

13.3%

 

18.4%

*

13.6%

Unknown

14.3%

16.8%

*

3.1%

*

14.7%

*

22.0%

 

14.4%

 

10.0%

*

14.7%

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

23.9%

 

19.4%

 

25.8%

 

27.9%

 

21.1%

 

27.7%

 

24.4%

 

23.7%

Less than 50% low wage

17.4%

 

12.1%

 

17.3%

 

22.4%

 

17.4%

 

16.1%

 

17.3%

 

17.4%

Unknown

17.5%

 

8.2%

*

9.5%

*

18.7%

 

18.5%

 

17.7%

 

10.7%

*

17.8%

 
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.
***** No estimate available. No reported values in cell.

 

Table I.C.3.a(2001) Standard error for percent of total premiums for exclusive-provider plans contributed by employees enrolled in single coverage at private-sector 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

0.62%

0.74%

 

0.80%

 

0.62%

 

0.99%

 

1.29%

 

0.84%

 

0.78%

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

4.56%

9.56%

*

11.48%

 

5.32%

*

10.45%

*

5.00%

 

6.68%

 

5.31%

Mining and manufacturing

0.59%

1.97%

 

2.70%

 

1.37%

 

1.79%

 

0.95%

 

2.12%

 

0.68%

Construction

1.93%

1.53%

 

4.31%

 

4.32%

 

4.65%

 

5.04%

 

2.27%

 

2.43%

Utilities and transp.

1.99%

10.13%

 

3.45%

 

2.88%

 

9.44%

*

1.50%

 

6.36%

 

1.38%

Wholesale trade

1.88%

3.14%

 

3.53%

 

2.54%

 

3.67%

 

2.57%

 

1.71%

 

2.27%

Fin. svs. and real est.

1.09%

2.67%

*

2.16%

*

8.49%

*

2.89%

 

0.99%

 

2.05%

 

1.46%

Retail trade

0.74%

2.29%

 

4.21%

 

3.08%

 

2.87%

 

1.62%

 

1.69%

 

1.34%

Professional services

1.21%

1.07%

 

2.48%

 

3.71%

 

2.04%

 

2.46%

 

2.02%

 

1.84%

Other Services

0.73%

2.27%

 

2.52%

 

1.82%

 

1.80%

 

1.55%

 

2.07%

 

0.80%

 
Ownership
For profit, incorporated

0.51%

1.32%

 

1.41%

 

1.38%

 

1.26%

 

1.01%

 

1.42%

 

0.63%

For profit, unincorporated

1.09%

1.70%

 

4.17%

*

2.49%

 

2.67%

 

2.06%

 

1.54%

 

1.64%

Nonprofit

1.54%

1.85%

*

3.69%

 

3.71%

 

1.24%

 

2.48%

 

2.94%

 

1.70%

Unknown

1.55%

*****

 

*****

 

14.69%

*

4.83%

 

1.65%

 

*****

 

1.55%

 
Age of firm
Less than 5 years

1.57%

2.42%

 

5.50%

 

4.04%

 

3.51%

 

2.64%

 

1.79%

 

4.34%

5-9 years

1.56%

2.15%

 

2.83%

 

6.47%

 

3.71%

 

3.21%

 

3.42%

 

2.58%

10-19 years

1.52%

2.19%

 

1.64%

 

2.15%

 

2.73%

 

3.68%

 

1.32%

 

2.40%

20 or more years

0.90%

1.24%

 

1.87%

 

0.93%

 

1.32%

 

1.47%

 

1.30%

 

1.07%

Unknown

0.91%

1.61%

*

3.06%

*

8.07%

 

3.31%

 

0.91%

 

2.10%

*

0.92%

 
Multi/single status
2 or more locations

0.88%

2.73%

*

4.49%

 

2.15%

 

0.85%

 

1.31%

 

2.21%

 

0.95%

1 location only

0.45%

0.74%

 

0.74%

 

0.82%

 

1.61%

 

2.81%

 

0.86%

 

1.29%

 
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%

2.15%

5.81%

*

7.93%

 

5.67%

 

2.77%

 

5.53%

*

1.97%

 

2.65%

25-49%

1.93%

5.87%

*

5.39%

 

3.40%

 

4.95%

 

2.37%

 

4.32%

 

2.28%

50-74%

2.74%

2.92%

 

5.38%

 

4.23%

 

1.95%

 

3.64%

 

2.66%

 

3.00%

75% or more

0.41%

1.07%

 

1.29%

 

0.90%

 

1.21%

 

0.75%

 

1.03%

 

0.50%

 
Union presence
No union employees

0.47%

0.74%

 

1.03%

 

0.93%

 

1.12%

 

0.83%

 

0.94%

 

0.54%

Has union employees

1.95%

6.66%

*

8.96%

*

4.76%

 

1.76%

 

2.00%

 

5.89%

*

1.85%

Unknown

2.07%

5.94%

*

1.03%

*

6.43%

*

5.27%

 

2.46%

 

3.96%

*

2.21%

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

1.05%

2.95%

 

2.68%

 

2.28%

 

2.07%

 

2.84%

 

0.86%

 

1.54%

Less than 50% low wage

0.80%

1.07%

 

1.59%

 

1.04%

 

1.31%

 

1.64%

 

1.17%

 

1.03%

Unknown

0.66%

5.53%

*

8.27%

*

3.30%

 

2.04%

 

0.77%

 

5.44%

*

0.74%

 
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.