Table I.C.3.a(2002) 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, 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

  
 
United States

18.6%

13.7%

16.2%

19.7%

19.6%

19.4%

16.3%

19.5%
 
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest.

16.3%

21.8%

 *

27.5%

 *

13.7%

 *

10.9%

.

18.6%

 *

10.9%

 *
Mining and manufacturing

17.0%

14.8%

 *

11.4%

19.9%

16.3%

17.6%

15.6%

17.5%
Construction

19.2%

13.1%

19.4%

23.9%

18.2%

 *

26.0%

19.9%

17.3%
Utilities and transp.

20.6%

10.8%

 *

27.5%

 *

27.3%

22.8%

17.7%

19.8%

 *

20.9%
Wholesale trade

17.5%

13.2%

19.0%

20.3%

18.9%

15.1%

15.1%

19.2%
Fin. svs. and real estate

18.2%

6.5%

16.3%

 *

13.2%

20.5%

19.8%

12.1%

19.5%
Retail trade

23.4%

17.2%

23.0%

24.9%

27.2%

23.5%

20.5%

24.9%
Professional services

15.6%

9.6%

8.0%

17.9%

16.8%

17.0%

11.7%

16.8%
Other services

22.0%

23.4%

18.2%

17.8%

24.2%

23.8%

19.5%

23.0%
 
Ownership
For profit, incorporated

19.8%

13.1%

16.1%

22.8%

21.1%

20.8%

16.5%

21.4%
For profit, unincorporated

17.3%

16.6%

22.9%

15.4%

 *

15.6%

19.9%

18.5%

16.1%
Nonprofit

14.9%

11.8%

11.7%

9.7%

17.8%

15.3%

12.0%

15.4%
Unknown

17.9%

.

.

11.8%

 *

17.7%

18.0%

.

18.0%
 
Age of firm
Less than 5 years

20.3%

12.8%

16.8%

 *

28.2%

28.9%

19.6%

16.3%

25.7%
5-9 years

17.1%

13.5%

16.1%

24.9%

16.0%

15.8%

15.7%

19.1%
10-19 years

20.5%

16.3%

19.1%

22.2%

20.4%

26.5%

18.2%

22.7%
20 or more years

18.2%

12.4%

14.5%

17.6%

19.3%

20.0%

15.5%

19.2%
Unknown

18.3%

17.1%

 *

.

12.2%

20.6%

18.2%

17.1%

 *

18.3%
 
Multi/single status
2 or more locations

19.1%

5.3%

 *

12.1%

18.5%

18.2%

19.6%

15.9%

19.2%
1 location only

17.9%

13.9%

16.4%

20.1%

21.6%

15.5%

16.3%

20.3%
 
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%

19.7%

16.7%

 *

4.7%

 *

21.9%

23.3%

 *

24.4%

12.6%

 *

25.0%
25-49 %

23.5%

23.9%

20.9%

25.1%

21.2%

24.9%

23.3%

23.6%
50-74 %

20.6%

16.2%

16.3%

18.2%

20.1%

24.5%

16.9%

22.2%
75% or more

17.9%

12.8%

16.2%

19.6%

19.3%

18.4%

15.9%

18.8%
 
Union presence
No union employees

18.9%

14.1%

16.0%

19.9%

19.8%

20.7%

16.3%

20.3%
Has union employees

17.5%

2.8%

 *

4.8%

 *

16.5%

16.1%

18.7%

11.0%

 *

17.9%
Unknown

16.2%

8.4%

 *

50.7%

 *

27.6%

 *

25.8%

13.9%

26.0%

 *

15.8%
 
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage

22.4%

20.4%

15.5%

24.2%

23.4%

24.2%

18.4%

24.7%
Less than 50% low wage

17.4%

12.4%

16.4%

18.2%

18.1%

19.7%

15.9%

18.3%
Unknown

19.2%

17.6%

14.5%

 *

29.0%

24.5%

18.7%

14.0%

19.3%
 
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.
. Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.
** 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.C.3.a(2002) 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, 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

  
 
United States

0.62%

0.98%

1.02%

1.01%

1.24%

0.59%

0.64%

0.68%
 
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest.

4.65%

7.29%

 *

8.86%

 *

5.40%

 *

3.06%

.

6.80%

 *

3.92%

 *
Mining and manufacturing

1.33%

4.79%

 *

2.56%

2.46%

2.45%

1.55%

2.60%

1.61%
Construction

1.71%

2.81%

3.58%

2.67%

5.55%

 *

6.57%

2.09%

3.20%
Utilities and transp.

2.26%

3.75%

 *

9.64%

 *

6.01%

6.49%

2.13%

6.92%

 *

1.86%
Wholesale trade

1.03%

3.51%

4.40%

4.27%

3.35%

1.80%

3.14%

2.20%
Fin. svs. and real estate

1.04%

1.20%

7.78%

 *

1.36%

2.61%

1.21%

1.91%

1.09%
Retail trade

0.81%

2.04%

2.49%

2.90%

2.24%

1.69%

1.46%

0.81%
Professional services

0.69%

1.37%

1.14%

2.22%

1.43%

1.24%

1.30%

0.84%
Other services

1.02%

3.35%

3.59%

1.83%

3.12%

2.21%

1.61%

1.28%
 
Ownership
For profit, incorporated

0.79%

1.27%

1.52%

1.31%

1.57%

0.74%

0.77%

0.90%
For profit, unincorporated

1.49%

2.41%

5.34%

5.16%

 *

3.60%

2.58%

1.71%

2.52%
Nonprofit

0.81%

2.10%

2.58%

1.74%

1.28%

1.30%

1.32%

0.89%
Unknown

1.98%

.

.

3.73%

 *

2.93%

2.04%

.

1.99%
 
Age of firm
Less than 5 years

2.48%

3.59%

5.52%

 *

4.47%

5.20%

4.69%

2.37%

3.48%
5-9 years

1.04%

2.66%

4.29%

2.76%

4.78%

3.06%

1.83%

2.68%
10-19 years

1.72%

2.14%

2.74%

1.49%

3.17%

3.11%

1.49%

2.41%
20 or more years

0.65%

1.74%

1.59%

1.12%

1.05%

0.88%

0.98%

0.75%
Unknown

1.09%

5.40%

 *

.

3.20%

3.99%

1.10%

5.40%

 *

1.09%
 
Multi/single status
2 or more locations

0.60%

4.74%

 *

2.97%

1.76%

0.83%

0.53%

1.87%

0.60%
1 location only

0.90%

1.01%

1.05%

1.19%

2.03%

2.77%

0.70%

1.27%
 
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%

2.60%

7.55%

 *

6.13%

 *

4.90%

7.12%

 *

3.10%

3.86%

 *

3.07%
25-49 %

1.57%

3.60%

2.51%

4.87%

2.23%

1.65%

2.68%

1.37%
50-74 %

1.18%

3.22%

3.21%

3.04%

1.76%

1.90%

2.64%

0.99%
75% or more

0.70%

1.00%

1.23%

1.23%

1.57%

0.63%

0.73%

0.79%
 
Union presence
No union employees

0.61%

1.01%

0.97%

1.00%

1.25%

0.76%

0.52%

0.70%
Has union employees

1.81%

6.65%

 *

1.43%

 *

3.04%

4.69%

1.33%

5.28%

 *

1.92%
Unknown

1.86%

4.96%

 *

16.44%

 *

8.41%

 *

5.24%

1.31%

10.80%

 *

1.75%
 
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage

1.01%

4.11%

2.63%

2.03%

1.91%

2.04%

1.66%

1.30%
Less than 50% low wage

0.82%

0.58%

1.30%

1.37%

1.31%

1.26%

0.62%

1.02%
Unknown

0.90%

4.73%

4.96%

 *

6.76%

4.54%

0.87%

3.89%

0.95%
 
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.
. Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.
** 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.