| Table I.B.2.a(2003) Percent of private-sector employees eligible for health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance 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 | 78.5% |
82.2% |
77.6% |
74.8% |
76.6% |
79.7% |
78.5% |
78.5% |
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| Industry group ** | ||||||||||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 62.1% |
74.2% |
56.9% |
68.8% |
62.5% |
45.4% |
* | 61.0% |
62.8% |
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| Mining and manufacturing | 91.6% |
90.3% |
90.6% |
89.8% |
93.3% |
91.5% |
90.4% |
91.8% |
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| Construction | 80.9% |
86.2% |
82.5% |
78.0% |
77.2% |
84.4% |
84.3% |
77.1% |
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| Utilities and transp. | 86.9% |
87.8% |
77.1% |
85.7% |
81.2% |
88.9% |
83.8% |
87.3% |
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| Wholesale trade | 89.2% |
89.4% |
85.8% |
85.8% |
92.0% |
90.1% |
88.2% |
89.6% |
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| Fin. svs. and real estate | 88.7% |
88.7% |
87.2% |
84.1% |
89.9% |
89.1% |
86.9% |
89.0% |
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| Retail trade | 69.0% |
74.6% |
72.2% |
77.4% |
72.8% |
66.1% |
73.8% |
68.0% |
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| Professional services | 81.8% |
86.4% |
79.9% |
79.9% |
78.9% |
83.2% |
82.3% |
81.7% |
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| Other services | 61.0% |
71.0% |
65.2% |
51.6% |
55.0% |
64.9% |
63.2% |
60.3% |
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| Ownership | ||||||||||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 79.8% |
84.5% |
80.2% |
77.0% |
78.2% |
80.4% |
80.7% |
79.6% |
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| For profit, unincorporated | 75.2% |
81.9% |
74.6% |
66.9% |
72.7% |
77.8% |
76.2% |
74.8% |
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| Nonprofit | 75.2% |
72.6% |
69.4% |
70.4% |
73.2% |
78.1% |
70.2% |
75.8% |
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| Unknown | 69.9% |
68.7% |
52.4% |
67.1% |
76.3% |
72.0% |
63.4% |
72.6% |
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| Age of firm | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 70.2% |
78.9% |
71.8% |
67.4% |
64.1% |
69.1% |
74.3% |
66.4% |
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| 5-9 years | 76.0% |
81.2% |
75.0% |
69.9% |
77.0% |
78.3% |
77.1% |
75.2% |
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| 10-19 years | 75.5% |
84.6% |
77.1% |
70.5% |
72.2% |
78.2% |
78.5% |
73.3% |
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| 20 or more years | 79.0% |
82.1% |
79.1% |
78.0% |
78.4% |
79.3% |
79.5% |
78.9% |
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| Unknown | 80.4% |
85.1% |
56.1% |
* | 64.4% |
74.7% |
80.6% |
58.8% |
80.5% |
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| Multi/single status | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 79.6% |
72.9% |
85.8% |
78.1% |
78.6% |
79.9% |
80.1% |
79.6% |
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| 1 location only | 76.1% |
82.4% |
76.9% |
73.7% |
73.5% |
73.3% |
78.3% |
73.2% |
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| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than 25% | 39.0% |
39.6% |
22.5% |
22.4% |
29.6% |
50.1% |
25.9% |
42.0% |
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| 25-49 % | 48.1% |
41.9% |
42.3% |
38.4% |
44.3% |
53.3% |
42.3% |
49.5% |
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| 50-74 % | 66.7% |
69.5% |
61.3% |
60.2% |
66.5% |
68.6% |
64.6% |
67.3% |
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| 75% or more | 87.0% |
90.7% |
88.4% |
85.0% |
86.7% |
87.0% |
88.6% |
86.6% |
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| Union presence | ||||||||||||||||
| No union employees | 77.0% |
81.8% |
77.2% |
75.1% |
76.0% |
77.3% |
78.2% |
76.6% |
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| Has union employees | 82.0% |
92.4% |
81.5% |
72.2% |
80.8% |
82.8% |
81.3% |
82.0% |
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| Unknown | 82.2% |
85.2% |
91.8% |
69.4% |
76.8% |
82.5% |
88.1% |
82.0% |
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| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 55.8% |
60.7% |
51.2% |
51.7% |
58.5% |
55.8% |
54.3% |
56.3% |
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| Less than 50% low wage | 84.2% |
86.6% |
83.6% |
82.7% |
83.1% |
85.3% |
84.5% |
84.0% |
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| Unknown | 80.0% |
82.8% |
81.1% |
62.7% |
74.7% |
80.5% |
78.9% |
80.0% |
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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. | ||||||||||||||||
| ** 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.B.2.a(2003) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees eligible for health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance 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 | 0.51% |
0.56% |
0.94% |
0.76% |
0.38% |
1.06% |
0.46% |
0.67% |
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| Industry group ** | ||||||||||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 5.27% |
3.64% |
10.41% |
6.51% |
13.58% |
15.02% |
* | 6.26% |
7.36% |
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| Mining and manufacturing | 0.96% |
1.33% |
1.44% |
1.01% |
0.85% |
1.48% |
0.60% |
1.09% |
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| Construction | 1.98% |
1.00% |
2.32% |
2.53% |
4.17% |
3.64% |
1.20% |
3.95% |
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| Utilities and transp. | 1.51% |
3.67% |
3.73% |
3.53% |
2.63% |
1.86% |
2.30% |
1.64% |
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| Wholesale trade | 0.92% |
1.75% |
2.44% |
2.84% |
1.50% |
1.16% |
1.59% |
0.80% |
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| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.99% |
1.83% |
2.73% |
2.45% |
1.52% |
1.12% |
1.09% |
1.07% |
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| Retail trade | 2.32% |
3.32% |
2.38% |
2.06% |
2.25% |
3.18% |
1.82% |
2.91% |
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| Professional services | 0.47% |
0.93% |
1.43% |
1.61% |
1.15% |
0.89% |
0.64% |
0.70% |
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| Other services | 1.07% |
2.03% |
2.78% |
1.83% |
2.12% |
1.59% |
1.72% |
1.32% |
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| Ownership | ||||||||||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.67% |
0.74% |
0.72% |
0.76% |
0.76% |
1.27% |
0.53% |
0.85% |
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| For profit, unincorporated | 1.47% |
1.33% |
2.40% |
2.90% |
2.75% |
3.92% |
1.04% |
2.18% |
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| Nonprofit | 0.92% |
3.78% |
4.22% |
2.58% |
1.96% |
1.28% |
2.10% |
1.17% |
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| Unknown | 3.44% |
2.98% |
3.83% |
3.69% |
4.28% |
5.50% |
2.67% |
4.70% |
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| Age of firm | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.38% |
2.70% |
2.57% |
4.66% |
4.62% |
7.10% |
2.20% |
4.05% |
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| 5-9 years | 1.28% |
2.22% |
2.23% |
3.27% |
3.83% |
3.28% |
0.86% |
2.39% |
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| 10-19 years | 1.08% |
1.22% |
1.88% |
1.72% |
2.35% |
2.53% |
1.30% |
1.57% |
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| 20 or more years | 0.49% |
0.84% |
1.25% |
0.85% |
0.59% |
1.21% |
0.45% |
0.66% |
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| Unknown | 1.65% |
24.12% |
17.74% |
* | 12.45% |
4.46% |
1.75% |
14.54% |
1.65% |
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| Multi/single status | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.97% |
6.13% |
2.01% |
1.41% |
1.03% |
1.14% |
1.70% |
0.99% |
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| 1 location only | 0.64% |
0.59% |
0.95% |
0.80% |
1.32% |
3.20% |
0.49% |
1.21% |
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| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than 25% | 4.26% |
4.46% |
3.07% |
2.02% |
4.52% |
6.86% |
1.21% |
4.82% |
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| 25-49 % | 2.45% |
3.04% |
2.17% |
3.62% |
4.02% |
2.57% |
2.15% |
2.71% |
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| 50-74 % | 1.29% |
1.13% |
1.64% |
1.86% |
2.30% |
2.27% |
1.25% |
1.55% |
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| 75% or more | 0.34% |
0.42% |
0.67% |
0.96% |
0.64% |
0.60% |
0.47% |
0.36% |
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| Union presence | ||||||||||||||||
| No union employees | 0.54% |
0.55% |
0.86% |
0.69% |
0.81% |
1.01% |
0.46% |
0.73% |
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| Has union employees | 1.17% |
2.25% |
5.34% |
6.75% |
2.86% |
1.45% |
2.30% |
1.26% |
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| Unknown | 1.91% |
6.51% |
10.27% |
10.78% |
3.52% |
1.97% |
4.12% |
1.95% |
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| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.49% |
2.48% |
2.96% |
1.56% |
2.56% |
3.41% |
1.34% |
1.88% |
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| Less than 50% low wage | 0.43% |
0.43% |
0.69% |
0.86% |
0.89% |
0.92% |
0.42% |
0.59% |
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| Unknown | 1.28% |
2.57% |
3.78% |
6.67% |
2.81% |
1.50% |
2.08% |
1.29% |
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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. | ||||||||||||||||
| ** 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. | ||||||||||||||||