Table I.B.2.b.(1)(2003) Percent of private-sector enrollees that are enrolled in self-insured plans 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

  
 
United States

51.6%

11.8%

11.6%

14.8%

36.1%

75.8%

11.7%

61.2%
 
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest.

39.4%

12.0%

11.5%

 *

11.0%

 *

70.7%

91.6%

11.0%

55.3%
Mining and manufacturing

62.4%

10.8%

 *

15.0%

 *

16.7%

49.9%

82.0%

13.2%

68.8%
Construction

29.2%

17.9%

11.9%

26.7%

 *

35.9%

74.7%

14.0%

46.2%
Utilities and transp.

69.6%

8.6%

 *

2.9%

 *

21.3%

 *

55.6%

86.1%

15.9%

 *

76.4%
Wholesale trade

49.1%

10.3%

14.6%

11.4%

36.8%

80.5%

11.8%

61.9%
Fin. svs. and real estate

56.4%

9.1%

4.8%

 *

19.8%

33.9%

73.1%

7.6%

63.2%
Retail trade

57.2%

11.9%

12.1%

8.0%

39.4%

80.5%

9.9%

68.2%
Professional services

46.6%

11.1%

9.4%

9.6%

27.0%

72.3%

10.5%

55.2%
Other services

41.3%

11.4%

14.6%

13.0%

27.3%

65.2%

13.2%

50.5%
 
Ownership
For profit, incorporated

52.8%

11.8%

12.4%

13.7%

39.0%

75.8%

11.6%

62.7%
For profit, unincorporated

42.4%

11.6%

6.1%

23.1%

31.3%

74.9%

11.0%

56.9%
Nonprofit

49.7%

12.9%

5.0%

10.6%

27.6%

75.1%

10.3%

54.1%
Unknown

54.2%

10.3%

22.8%

27.2%

42.3%

81.9%

18.6%

66.3%
 
Age of firm
Less than 5 years

25.9%

12.4%

4.8%

 *

8.0%

 *

36.2%

80.8%

10.6%

42.6%
5-9 years

24.5%

11.1%

9.8%

12.3%

25.9%

59.4%

10.7%

35.4%
10-19 years

28.4%

11.6%

12.8%

12.2%

33.6%

71.7%

12.0%

41.9%
20 or more years

47.0%

11.9%

11.9%

16.4%

36.7%

72.6%

11.9%

55.3%
Unknown

79.2%

65.2%

 *

100.0%

 *

22.0%

 *

56.9%

79.8%

31.9%

 *

79.2%
 
Multi/single status
2 or more locations

65.7%

18.4%

 *

6.5%

 *

12.6%

39.5%

76.1%

8.7%

67.2%
1 location only

19.7%

11.6%

12.1%

15.6%

30.1%

66.7%

12.0%

30.0%
 
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%

60.1%

19.0%

 *

8.7%

 *

11.0%

 *

26.7%

82.4%

11.0%

 *

69.6%
25-49 %

49.9%

11.5%

8.1%

17.1%

25.1%

73.4%

10.4%

59.4%
50-74 %

50.6%

12.8%

11.4%

14.3%

 *

25.3%

76.5%

10.5%

60.1%
75% or more

51.6%

11.5%

11.8%

14.8%

37.9%

75.7%

11.9%

61.1%
 
Union presence
No union employees

43.5%

10.4%

10.1%

12.3%

35.7%

75.4%

10.3%

55.2%
Has union employees

65.4%

37.7%

31.0%

38.5%

37.6%

74.3%

32.8%

67.4%
Unknown

76.1%

24.2%

14.4%

 *

26.8%

 *

44.3%

78.8%

18.5%

77.2%
 
Percent low wage employees **
50% or more low wage

36.4%

11.8%

10.9%

13.4%

34.3%

68.1%

11.7%

45.4%
Less than 50% low wage

38.5%

11.8%

11.8%

14.8%

35.6%

72.4%

11.7%

49.8%
Unknown

75.0%

10.5%

 *

7.4%

 *

20.3%

 *

44.2%

78.2%

11.6%

 *

76.2%
 
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.b.(1)(2003) Standard error for percent of private-sector enrollees that are enrolled in self-insured plans 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

  
 
United States

0.76%

1.03%

0.93%

1.17%

1.45%

1.07%

0.53%

0.86%
 
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest.

7.41%

1.98%

10.43%

 *

5.97%

 *

17.23%

16.08%

2.20%

12.03%
Mining and manufacturing

1.59%

4.05%

 *

5.00%

 *

2.48%

2.49%

1.35%

3.40%

1.31%
Construction

2.85%

3.80%

1.66%

8.18%

 *

6.48%

5.11%

2.00%

4.89%
Utilities and transp.

2.49%

3.34%

 *

2.03%

 *

9.67%

 *

6.59%

2.78%

6.35%

 *

2.43%
Wholesale trade

2.70%

2.54%

3.68%

3.23%

5.29%

4.46%

1.98%

3.50%
Fin. svs. and real estate

2.26%

2.03%

1.65%

 *

4.89%

4.38%

1.99%

1.16%

2.27%
Retail trade

4.16%

1.58%

2.37%

1.99%

7.30%

5.40%

1.46%

4.89%
Professional services

1.03%

1.48%

1.99%

1.25%

2.29%

1.87%

1.06%

1.52%
Other services

3.68%

1.46%

3.49%

2.10%

3.41%

5.52%

1.49%

4.44%
 
Ownership
For profit, incorporated

1.10%

1.20%

1.17%

1.34%

1.67%

1.33%

0.59%

1.21%
For profit, unincorporated

1.60%

1.44%

1.23%

4.34%

4.48%

4.24%

1.56%

2.22%
Nonprofit

2.04%

2.74%

1.33%

1.69%

3.56%

1.66%

1.77%

2.26%
Unknown

2.86%

1.39%

6.55%

5.89%

8.62%

4.01%

3.52%

4.31%
 
Age of firm
Less than 5 years

2.91%

1.77%

2.66%

 *

2.95%

 *

5.82%

5.77%

2.12%

5.32%
5-9 years

2.63%

1.77%

2.59%

2.64%

5.47%

7.02%

1.31%

4.82%
10-19 years

1.19%

1.95%

2.26%

2.77%

3.27%

4.43%

1.53%

2.29%
20 or more years

0.88%

1.62%

1.33%

1.21%

1.77%

1.92%

0.95%

0.91%
Unknown

1.43%

19.80%

 *

31.62%

 *

13.20%

 *

8.15%

1.43%

14.56%

 *

1.42%
 
Multi/single status
2 or more locations

0.84%

8.15%

 *

3.97%

 *

1.97%

1.64%

1.08%

1.88%

0.91%
1 location only

0.65%

0.99%

0.87%

1.61%

1.75%

6.34%

0.60%

1.38%
 
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%

9.63%

6.00%

 *

2.65%

 *

4.16%

 *

7.29%

9.62%

3.62%

 *

9.46%
25-49 %

2.70%

1.91%

2.40%

3.42%

4.34%

5.12%

1.04%

3.03%
50-74 %

3.27%

1.19%

2.07%

5.61%

 *

4.07%

4.04%

0.74%

3.47%
75% or more

0.54%

1.17%

0.97%

1.33%

1.54%

1.00%

0.63%

0.55%
 
Union presence
No union employees

0.79%

0.84%

1.09%

0.71%

1.69%

1.55%

0.43%

0.98%
Has union employees

1.41%

7.86%

5.32%

6.97%

3.11%

1.96%

3.37%

1.39%
Unknown

3.28%

6.43%

5.49%

 *

15.30%

 *

8.77%

3.21%

4.69%

3.21%
 
Percent low wage employees **
50% or more low wage

2.30%

1.72%

1.98%

2.68%

2.88%

5.21%

1.42%

3.20%
Less than 50% low wage

0.88%

1.31%

0.99%

1.27%

1.58%

1.04%

0.63%

0.97%
Unknown

1.54%

3.17%

 *

4.50%

 *

7.68%

 *

6.29%

1.49%

4.48%

 *

1.45%
 
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.