Table I.C.3.b(2001) Percent of total premiums for mixed-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

16.9%

11.1%

 

14.4%

 

16.6%

 

16.6%

 

18.6%

13.7%

 

17.9%

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

15.4%

9.2%

*

6.7%

*

9.0%

*

22.5%

 

20.4%

7.0%

*

18.9%

Mining and manufacturing

15.3%

8.7%

 

11.2%

 

18.6%

 

15.3%

 

15.0%

15.1%

 

15.3%

Construction

14.4%

11.7%

 

10.0%

 

13.0%

 

20.1%

 

19.6%

12.0%

 

17.3%

Utilities and transp.

13.6%

13.9%

*

12.6%

*

14.7%

 

15.8%

 

13.1%

12.9%

 

13.7%

Wholesale trade

16.3%

16.9%

 

17.6%

 

15.6%

 

16.0%

 

16.3%

17.1%

 

16.0%

Fin. svs. and real est.

17.5%

10.9%

 

9.6%

 

15.4%

 

15.5%

 

19.7%

11.4%

 

18.6%

Retail trade

23.4%

12.3%

 

21.5%

 

23.3%

 

32.0%

 

23.0%

18.5%

 

25.0%

Professional services

14.9%

9.4%

 

15.1%

 

13.6%

 

15.1%

 

16.7%

11.6%

 

16.1%

Other Services

18.9%

12.2%

 

14.3%

 

17.9%

 

14.0%

 

23.3%

14.6%

 

20.1%

 
Ownership
For profit, incorporated

17.7%

11.8%

 

14.7%

 

16.9%

 

17.6%

 

19.3%

14.5%

 

18.6%

For profit, unincorporated

15.0%

9.4%

 

10.8%

 

19.8%

 

16.8%

*

17.6%

11.7%

 

17.3%

Nonprofit

14.1%

10.5%

 

15.5%

 

13.4%

 

12.9%

 

15.7%

11.4%

 

14.7%

Unknown

16.9%

*****

 

*****

 

21.1%

*

21.0%

 

16.5%

19.1%

*

16.9%

 
Age of firm
Less than 5 years

14.9%

7.8%

 

17.5%

 

15.0%

 

22.9%

 

16.2%

10.3%

 

21.0%

5-9 years

17.4%

14.0%

 

13.2%

 

24.0%

 

15.4%

 

21.2%

16.3%

 

18.9%

10-19 years

16.5%

10.9%

 

17.1%

 

16.2%

 

19.0%

 

22.2%

14.2%

 

19.0%

20 or more years

16.6%

11.3%

 

13.2%

 

15.7%

 

16.2%

 

18.4%

13.5%

 

17.4%

Unknown

18.1%

0.1%

*

9.5%

*

29.9%

 

13.8%

 

18.5%

11.2%

*

18.2%

 
Multi/single status
2 or more locations

18.3%

10.7%

*

15.5%

 

17.2%

 

17.6%

 

18.7%

16.9%

 

18.4%

1 location only

14.2%

11.1%

 

14.3%

 

16.4%

 

14.5%

 

15.1%

13.4%

 

15.5%

 
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%

21.9%

24.0%

 

16.5%

 

21.0%

 

19.7%

 

23.0%

20.5%

 

22.2%

25-49%

21.5%

18.9%

 

13.4%

 

23.5%

 

27.1%

 

20.6%

20.9%

 

21.6%

50-74%

19.8%

12.2%

 

17.0%

 

20.7%

 

22.7%

 

20.3%

15.8%

 

20.9%

75% or more

16.2%

10.5%

 

14.1%

 

15.8%

 

15.3%

 

18.1%

13.1%

 

17.1%

 
Union presence
No union employees

17.1%

11.2%

 

14.9%

 

17.0%

 

17.0%

 

19.3%

14.0%

 

18.3%

Has union employees

14.6%

3.3%

*

6.2%

*

10.8%

 

13.0%

 

15.8%

7.1%

*

15.1%

Unknown

19.2%

13.5%

*

17.0%

*

13.1%

*

19.8%

 

19.6%

14.9%

 

19.4%

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

20.5%

16.7%

 

15.1%

 

22.1%

 

20.3%

 

21.9%

18.3%

 

21.2%

Less than 50% low wage

15.4%

10.2%

 

14.3%

 

15.1%

 

15.8%

 

17.8%

12.9%

 

16.7%

Unknown

18.3%

11.7%

 

12.0%

*

21.4%

 

14.9%

 

18.6%

19.0%

 

18.3%

 

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.b(2001) Standard error for percent of total premiums for mixed-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

0.32%

0.73%

 

0.91%

 

0.90%

 

0.85%

 

0.36%

0.59%

 

0.31%

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

2.40%

5.63%

*

5.06%

*

7.52%

*

5.74%

 

3.72%

2.66%

*

3.65%

Mining and manufacturing

0.69%

2.11%

 

2.76%

 

1.34%

 

1.53%

 

0.60%

1.39%

 

0.80%

Construction

1.25%

1.79%

 

1.77%

 

3.54%

 

4.34%

 

2.65%

1.23%

 

2.38%

Utilities and transp.

1.55%

8.06%

*

4.36%

*

3.22%

 

2.35%

 

2.37%

2.94%

 

1.59%

Wholesale trade

0.93%

4.21%

 

2.71%

 

2.38%

 

3.14%

 

1.37%

2.18%

 

1.70%

Fin. svs. and real est.

0.71%

2.31%

 

1.68%

 

2.75%

 

1.90%

 

1.00%

1.25%

 

0.75%

Retail trade

1.44%

2.21%

 

3.64%

 

2.54%

 

4.27%

 

0.92%

2.53%

 

1.69%

Professional services

0.56%

1.04%

 

1.74%

 

0.96%

 

1.00%

 

0.67%

0.72%

 

0.52%

Other Services

0.39%

1.52%

 

1.90%

 

1.97%

 

1.97%

 

0.90%

1.34%

 

0.43%

 
Ownership
For profit, incorporated

0.27%

0.75%

 

0.96%

 

1.05%

 

0.64%

 

0.35%

0.72%

 

0.23%

For profit, unincorporated

2.50%

1.59%

 

2.59%

 

2.04%

 

6.59%

*

2.12%

1.39%

 

3.64%

Nonprofit

0.55%

2.65%

 

4.14%

 

1.83%

 

1.11%

 

1.35%

1.63%

 

0.83%

Unknown

1.08%

*****

 

*****

 

8.05%

*

4.67%

 

1.30%

8.19%

*

1.21%

 
Age of firm
Less than 5 years

1.16%

1.16%

 

2.84%

 

2.55%

 

3.51%

 

2.81%

1.18%

 

2.69%

5-9 years

1.27%

2.10%

 

2.30%

 

4.13%

 

2.66%

 

3.12%

1.66%

 

1.86%

10-19 years

0.65%

1.74%

 

2.26%

 

1.48%

 

1.66%

 

2.36%

1.28%

 

0.79%

20 or more years

0.44%

1.07%

 

0.99%

 

1.28%

 

1.25%

 

0.32%

0.94%

 

0.46%

Unknown

0.72%

0.03%

*

3.91%

*

5.85%

 

2.56%

 

0.79%

6.58%

*

0.70%

 
Multi/single status
2 or more locations

0.36%

3.46%

*

2.91%

 

1.65%

 

0.93%

 

0.38%

2.54%

 

0.32%

1 location only

0.61%

0.73%

 

0.93%

 

0.90%

 

1.25%

 

1.71%

0.63%

 

0.97%

 
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%

1.12%

4.86%

 

3.85%

 

2.93%

 

3.44%

 

3.27%

2.68%

 

1.37%

25-49%

1.61%

4.41%

 

3.19%

 

3.91%

 

3.50%

 

2.31%

3.15%

 

1.75%

50-74%

0.95%

2.12%

 

2.79%

 

2.48%

 

3.14%

 

0.97%

1.69%

 

1.47%

75% or more

0.29%

1.01%

 

0.77%

 

1.02%

 

0.64%

 

0.41%

0.74%

 

0.25%

 
Union presence
No union employees

0.34%

0.78%

 

1.08%

 

0.82%

 

0.87%

 

0.50%

0.61%

 

0.32%

Has union employees

0.97%

1.83%

*

5.70%

*

2.90%

 

1.54%

 

1.00%

2.63%

*

0.96%

Unknown

1.23%

5.05%

*

5.63%

*

4.60%

*

5.31%

 

1.30%

2.82%

 

1.33%

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

0.50%

1.59%

 

2.64%

 

2.01%

 

1.25%

 

1.49%

1.16%

 

0.48%

Less than 50% low wage

0.42%

0.76%

 

0.96%

 

0.85%

 

0.98%

 

0.59%

0.73%

 

0.43%

Unknown

0.56%

3.35%

 

4.09%

*

4.81%

 

2.50%

 

0.60%

3.66%

 

0.52%

 

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.