Table I.A.2.c(2003) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer at least one health insurance plan that required no contribution from the employee for family coverage by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 24.5% |
41.8% |
32.7% |
16.3% |
7.0% |
6.4% |
36.9% |
7.5% |
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Industry group ** | ||||||||||||||||
Agric., fish., forest. | 48.2% |
50.4% |
52.0% |
41.4% |
24.2% |
* | 12.4% |
* | 51.0% |
24.9% |
* | |||||
Mining and manufacturing | 24.3% |
37.0% |
32.6% |
14.7% |
7.6% |
16.4% |
32.0% |
12.1% |
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Construction | 42.1% |
51.3% |
38.9% |
21.7% |
12.0% |
16.8% |
* | 44.5% |
22.2% |
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Utilities and transp. | 22.5% |
37.0% |
31.1% |
25.5% |
* | 14.5% |
* | 8.3% |
* | 33.7% |
12.1% |
* | ||||
Wholesale trade | 24.5% |
39.7% |
28.7% |
12.3% |
4.9% |
* | 11.8% |
* | 33.4% |
9.1% |
* | |||||
Fin. svs. and real estate | 14.7% |
33.6% |
25.4% |
8.2% |
* | 9.7% |
2.4% |
* | 29.9% |
4.4% |
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Retail trade | 14.9% |
40.1% |
25.7% |
12.6% |
3.4% |
* | 2.6% |
* | 33.2% |
2.8% |
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Professional services | 28.1% |
40.4% |
29.4% |
15.5% |
5.4% |
* | 18.3% |
36.0% |
12.6% |
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Other services | 27.0% |
45.0% |
40.1% |
20.2% |
7.9% |
2.8% |
40.6% |
7.2% |
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Ownership | ||||||||||||||||
For profit, incorporated | 22.9% |
42.2% |
32.6% |
15.6% |
6.1% |
5.7% |
36.5% |
6.6% |
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For profit, unincorporated | 28.0% |
36.0% |
29.5% |
15.4% |
4.8% |
14.8% |
* | 33.5% |
12.0% |
* | ||||||
Nonprofit | 26.1% |
46.1% |
26.9% |
21.9% |
9.9% |
12.6% |
* | 37.7% |
12.7% |
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Unknown | 37.1% |
51.4% |
51.9% |
19.0% |
* | 18.6% |
* | 0.6% |
* | 49.6% |
6.4% |
* | ||||
Age of firm | ||||||||||||||||
Less than 5 years | 30.0% |
35.4% |
32.7% |
13.6% |
6.3% |
* | 5.2% |
* | 33.8% |
7.7% |
* | |||||
5-9 years | 31.9% |
40.5% |
27.5% |
21.4% |
7.7% |
* | 8.8% |
* | 36.5% |
10.3% |
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10-19 years | 31.4% |
43.3% |
29.9% |
12.2% |
3.4% |
4.5% |
* | 37.0% |
6.8% |
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20 or more years | 24.8% |
43.4% |
35.5% |
17.2% |
8.4% |
9.0% |
* | 37.7% |
9.5% |
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Unknown | 4.0% |
95.8% |
. |
. |
1.1% |
* | 4.1% |
22.8% |
* | 4.0% |
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Multi/single status | ||||||||||||||||
2 or more locations | 8.0% |
38.7% |
21.6% |
11.4% |
6.3% |
6.4% |
20.6% |
6.6% |
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1 location only | 36.8% |
41.9% |
34.3% |
19.8% |
12.3% |
11.4% |
* | 38.2% |
16.8% |
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Percent full-time employees | ||||||||||||||||
Less than 25% | 18.2% |
32.9% |
39.5% |
24.3% |
5.7% |
* | 2.5% |
* | 33.4% |
5.6% |
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25-49 % | 19.5% |
47.7% |
32.7% |
17.7% |
4.1% |
* | 1.7% |
* | 38.7% |
3.4% |
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50-74 % | 24.8% |
41.4% |
36.8% |
19.9% |
5.1% |
* | 3.0% |
* | 39.0% |
4.2% |
* | |||||
75% or more | 25.4% |
41.9% |
31.7% |
15.1% |
7.9% |
8.3% |
36.5% |
9.0% |
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Union presence | ||||||||||||||||
No union employees | 24.8% |
41.0% |
31.2% |
14.9% |
5.8% |
2.2% |
35.9% |
5.0% |
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Has union employees | 33.1% |
69.2% |
66.9% |
41.9% |
26.0% |
17.8% |
* | 64.3% |
20.8% |
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Unknown | 10.7% |
39.8% |
16.1% |
* | 10.3% |
* | 1.6% |
* | 9.1% |
29.2% |
8.8% |
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Percent low wage employees | ||||||||||||||||
50% or more low wage | 22.0% |
40.5% |
35.4% |
14.8% |
6.8% |
2.6% |
35.4% |
5.9% |
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Less than 50% low wage | 29.0% |
42.1% |
32.2% |
16.7% |
7.7% |
3.3% |
37.1% |
7.6% |
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Unknown | 11.5% |
42.1% |
31.2% |
19.5% |
* | 3.3% |
* | 8.6% |
38.9% |
8.3% |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2003 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.A.2.c(2003) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer at least one health insurance plan that required no contribution from the employee for family coverage by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 0.69% |
1.39% |
1.38% |
0.87% |
0.74% |
1.60% |
1.05% |
1.02% |
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Industry group ** | ||||||||||||||||
Agric., fish., forest. | 3.38% |
3.04% |
12.37% |
10.71% |
11.71% |
* | 7.50% |
* | 2.86% |
8.38% |
* | |||||
Mining and manufacturing | 2.19% |
4.49% |
5.01% |
2.19% |
1.48% |
2.74% |
3.44% |
1.64% |
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Construction | 1.45% |
2.70% |
2.98% |
3.25% |
2.60% |
8.41% |
* | 1.57% |
3.33% |
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Utilities and transp. | 3.07% |
4.28% |
6.01% |
8.29% |
* | 7.26% |
* | 4.93% |
* | 3.45% |
4.45% |
* | ||||
Wholesale trade | 1.75% |
3.16% |
4.50% |
1.74% |
2.37% |
* | 4.14% |
* | 2.36% |
3.09% |
* | |||||
Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.26% |
2.56% |
5.23% |
2.85% |
* | 2.11% |
0.76% |
* | 2.38% |
0.78% |
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Retail trade | 1.06% |
2.53% |
3.97% |
2.12% |
1.28% |
* | 0.93% |
* | 1.42% |
0.77% |
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Professional services | 1.48% |
1.89% |
2.33% |
2.59% |
1.72% |
* | 5.25% |
1.49% |
2.87% |
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Other services | 0.89% |
1.97% |
3.18% |
1.82% |
1.91% |
0.71% |
1.48% |
0.55% |
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Ownership | ||||||||||||||||
For profit, incorporated | 0.65% |
1.18% |
1.64% |
1.29% |
0.94% |
1.24% |
0.98% |
0.97% |
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For profit, unincorporated | 2.04% |
1.96% |
4.31% |
2.91% |
1.42% |
5.89% |
* | 1.78% |
4.47% |
* | ||||||
Nonprofit | 2.89% |
5.68% |
4.32% |
4.60% |
2.95% |
5.69% |
* | 3.99% |
2.40% |
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Unknown | 2.40% |
3.43% |
4.54% |
6.83% |
* | 10.75% |
* | 2.68% |
* | 2.68% |
3.33% |
* | ||||
Age of firm | ||||||||||||||||
Less than 5 years | 1.52% |
1.99% |
2.77% |
3.63% |
7.89% |
* | 4.55% |
* | 1.65% |
2.81% |
* | |||||
5-9 years | 2.20% |
3.05% |
4.09% |
3.76% |
2.93% |
* | 7.00% |
* | 2.58% |
1.45% |
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10-19 years | 0.96% |
2.04% |
2.71% |
0.96% |
0.92% |
1.80% |
* | 1.37% |
1.11% |
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20 or more years | 1.04% |
1.84% |
2.06% |
1.13% |
1.03% |
3.37% |
* | 1.08% |
1.82% |
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Unknown | 0.81% |
28.56% |
. |
. |
1.66% |
* | 0.88% |
11.08% |
* | 0.84% |
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Multi/single status | ||||||||||||||||
2 or more locations | 1.06% |
9.63% |
3.47% |
1.01% |
0.82% |
1.61% |
3.08% |
1.15% |
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1 location only | 0.97% |
1.38% |
1.38% |
1.07% |
1.47% |
4.12% |
* | 1.04% |
1.24% |
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Percent full-time employees | ||||||||||||||||
Less than 25% | 2.31% |
5.16% |
8.57% |
4.56% |
3.22% |
* | 1.12% |
* | 4.32% |
1.58% |
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25-49 % | 1.20% |
2.85% |
5.95% |
4.17% |
1.33% |
* | 0.99% |
* | 2.31% |
0.73% |
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50-74 % | 1.40% |
3.27% |
3.27% |
3.05% |
2.48% |
* | 1.64% |
* | 2.22% |
1.56% |
* | |||||
75% or more | 0.75% |
1.42% |
1.82% |
1.06% |
0.95% |
1.95% |
1.03% |
1.09% |
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Union presence | ||||||||||||||||
No union employees | 0.73% |
1.49% |
1.34% |
0.93% |
0.72% |
0.25% |
1.11% |
0.23% |
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Has union employees | 3.53% |
4.49% |
3.84% |
6.46% |
5.06% |
6.35% |
* | 3.07% |
5.28% |
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Unknown | 0.90% |
6.99% |
8.77% |
* | 6.19% |
* | 1.66% |
* | 1.17% |
5.68% |
1.12% |
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Percent low wage employees | ||||||||||||||||
50% or more low wage | 0.99% |
2.65% |
2.93% |
1.65% |
1.86% |
0.67% |
2.18% |
0.71% |
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Less than 50% low wage | 0.88% |
1.45% |
1.54% |
1.13% |
0.65% |
0.54% |
1.14% |
0.33% |
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Unknown | 1.91% |
4.01% |
9.22% |
6.29% |
* | 1.68% |
* | 2.33% |
3.40% |
2.14% |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2003 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. |