| Table I.A.2(2002) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
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| United States | 57.2% |
36.8% |
67.8% |
82.4% |
95.4% |
98.8% |
44.5% |
96.5% |
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| Industry group ** | ||||||||||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 29.1% |
24.7% |
46.2% |
70.2% |
98.8% |
100.0% |
27.1% |
91.2% |
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| Mining and manufacturing | 75.0% |
52.4% |
83.0% |
90.3% |
99.4% |
100.0% |
65.8% |
97.5% |
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| Construction | 46.8% |
35.4% |
74.3% |
90.5% |
92.3% |
100.0% |
44.2% |
93.4% |
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| Utilities and transp. | 60.6% |
33.7% |
78.0% |
89.1% |
97.5% |
100.0% |
44.6% |
99.3% |
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| Wholesale trade | 70.2% |
51.0% |
84.6% |
98.8% |
96.3% |
98.4% |
60.8% |
97.7% |
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| Fin. svs. and real estate | 70.0% |
43.8% |
82.9% |
96.1% |
98.4% |
99.2% |
50.5% |
99.0% |
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| Retail trade | 62.6% |
33.7% |
69.4% |
87.9% |
94.1% |
100.0% |
43.7% |
97.7% |
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| Professional services | 60.9% |
45.3% |
78.5% |
92.1% |
94.5% |
99.9% |
52.0% |
97.3% |
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| Other services | 46.1% |
26.4% |
46.9% |
63.5% |
94.1% |
95.9% |
32.6% |
92.3% |
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| Ownership | ||||||||||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 65.2% |
43.8% |
71.3% |
84.1% |
95.2% |
99.0% |
52.3% |
96.8% |
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| For profit, unincorporated | 31.0% |
24.8% |
45.4% |
64.5% |
95.0% |
95.4% |
27.3% |
90.9% |
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| Nonprofit | 58.7% |
38.1% |
74.7% |
85.9% |
96.7% |
99.8% |
47.3% |
96.9% |
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| Unknown | 92.8% |
25.4% |
* | 12.0% |
* | 93.3% |
92.6% |
98.0% |
29.9% |
* | 97.3% |
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| Age of firm | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 30.8% |
25.6% |
43.3% |
57.2% |
86.6% |
98.6% |
28.4% |
83.0% |
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| 5-9 years | 41.1% |
32.4% |
59.6% |
72.7% |
93.4% |
99.0% |
37.7% |
89.7% |
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| 10-19 years | 50.5% |
39.0% |
65.8% |
79.1% |
94.5% |
99.3% |
45.7% |
93.4% |
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| 20 or more years | 67.5% |
43.7% |
77.8% |
89.5% |
96.3% |
98.1% |
54.1% |
96.8% |
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| Unknown | 97.4% |
6.2% |
* | 4.0% |
* | 71.4% |
95.6% |
99.4% |
20.0% |
* | 98.9% |
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| Multi/single status | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 94.9% |
65.9% |
76.7% |
88.4% |
95.7% |
98.8% |
77.7% |
97.4% |
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| 1 location only | 44.7% |
36.5% |
66.9% |
79.2% |
93.4% |
97.8% |
43.1% |
89.1% |
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| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than 25% | 20.6% |
8.7% |
24.4% |
50.0% |
84.2% |
95.6% |
12.3% |
86.3% |
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| 25-49 % | 57.7% |
34.1% |
45.8% |
70.1% |
92.9% |
99.9% |
39.3% |
96.3% |
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| 50-74 % | 54.3% |
37.9% |
60.4% |
76.5% |
95.9% |
98.3% |
42.9% |
96.1% |
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| 75% or more | 64.5% |
43.6% |
79.6% |
89.8% |
96.7% |
98.9% |
52.7% |
97.4% |
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| Union presence | ||||||||||||||||
| No union employees | 55.5% |
37.2% |
68.0% |
82.3% |
95.4% |
98.6% |
44.7% |
96.0% |
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| Has union employees | 87.4% |
53.0% |
81.5% |
92.5% |
99.3% |
100.0% |
65.7% |
99.5% |
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| Unknown | 58.1% |
17.4% |
39.8% |
58.8% |
87.4% |
98.3% |
21.2% |
96.4% |
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| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 38.6% |
22.0% |
41.2% |
64.4% |
91.8% |
94.9% |
27.3% |
90.3% |
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| Less than 50% low wage | 62.4% |
46.6% |
82.9% |
92.8% |
97.8% |
99.6% |
55.7% |
97.7% |
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| Unknown | 75.6% |
19.1% |
45.0% |
63.9% |
95.1% |
99.4% |
23.4% |
98.8% |
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| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2002 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.A.2(2002) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
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| United States | 0.33% |
0.63% |
0.86% |
0.82% |
0.46% |
0.37% |
0.48% |
0.26% |
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| Industry group ** | ||||||||||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 1.58% |
1.73% |
6.60% |
9.07% |
0.92% |
0.00% |
1.62% |
3.18% |
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| Mining and manufacturing | 1.44% |
3.55% |
3.14% |
1.21% |
0.36% |
0.00% |
2.25% |
0.59% |
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| Construction | 0.82% |
1.12% |
2.88% |
2.29% |
2.64% |
0.00% |
0.82% |
1.76% |
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| Utilities and transp. | 2.50% |
3.76% |
4.35% |
3.78% |
1.13% |
0.01% |
3.25% |
0.38% |
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| Wholesale trade | 1.58% |
2.27% |
2.88% |
0.51% |
1.65% |
2.09% |
2.00% |
1.10% |
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| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.33% |
2.31% |
3.42% |
1.88% |
1.24% |
0.65% |
1.85% |
0.46% |
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| Retail trade | 0.99% |
1.62% |
2.10% |
2.07% |
1.14% |
0.00% |
1.22% |
0.41% |
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| Professional services | 0.78% |
0.96% |
1.54% |
1.15% |
1.22% |
0.11% |
0.85% |
0.57% |
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| Other services | 0.94% |
1.27% |
1.87% |
1.87% |
1.04% |
1.00% |
0.93% |
0.58% |
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| Ownership | ||||||||||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.42% |
0.73% |
1.02% |
1.12% |
0.58% |
0.36% |
0.54% |
0.31% |
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| For profit, unincorporated | 0.50% |
0.59% |
1.67% |
4.14% |
0.94% |
3.04% |
0.53% |
1.90% |
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| Nonprofit | 1.08% |
1.83% |
2.66% |
1.48% |
0.72% |
0.12% |
1.53% |
0.42% |
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| Unknown | 1.71% |
7.95% |
* | 10.02% |
* | 19.75% |
3.45% |
0.83% |
10.63% |
* | 0.95% |
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| Age of firm | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.08% |
1.28% |
5.35% |
3.98% |
3.39% |
1.74% |
1.02% |
2.40% |
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| 5-9 years | 0.75% |
0.83% |
3.19% |
2.70% |
2.73% |
0.74% |
0.91% |
1.85% |
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| 10-19 years | 1.05% |
1.24% |
1.19% |
2.33% |
0.80% |
0.43% |
1.01% |
0.60% |
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| 20 or more years | 0.59% |
1.01% |
1.01% |
0.77% |
0.50% |
0.80% |
0.78% |
0.39% |
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| Unknown | 0.37% |
3.78% |
* | 10.20% |
* | 10.67% |
1.49% |
0.26% |
6.25% |
* | 0.29% |
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| Multi/single status | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.44% |
4.16% |
3.09% |
1.17% |
0.61% |
0.36% |
1.95% |
0.30% |
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| 1 location only | 0.48% |
0.63% |
0.87% |
1.01% |
1.40% |
1.67% |
0.48% |
1.10% |
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| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.96% |
0.53% |
2.54% |
3.82% |
3.03% |
1.08% |
0.49% |
1.57% |
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| 25-49 % | 1.16% |
2.43% |
4.14% |
3.00% |
1.91% |
0.11% |
1.58% |
0.60% |
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| 50-74 % | 0.84% |
1.01% |
1.51% |
2.06% |
1.75% |
1.28% |
0.85% |
0.99% |
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| 75% or more | 0.50% |
0.87% |
0.87% |
0.82% |
0.41% |
0.32% |
0.74% |
0.26% |
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| Union presence | ||||||||||||||||
| No union employees | 0.45% |
0.72% |
0.94% |
0.89% |
0.53% |
0.51% |
0.54% |
0.32% |
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| Has union employees | 1.34% |
4.95% |
5.52% |
2.29% |
0.39% |
0.01% |
3.04% |
0.29% |
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| Unknown | 2.15% |
1.69% |
6.60% |
6.22% |
3.21% |
0.87% |
1.62% |
1.28% |
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| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.69% |
0.86% |
2.38% |
1.61% |
1.10% |
2.49% |
0.72% |
1.06% |
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| Less than 50% low wage | 0.52% |
0.89% |
0.85% |
0.70% |
0.39% |
0.32% |
0.71% |
0.22% |
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| Unknown | 0.81% |
2.18% |
6.05% |
5.98% |
0.61% |
0.24% |
2.65% |
0.23% |
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| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2002 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. | ||||||||||||||||