Table I.C.3.c(2003) Percent of total premiums for any-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, 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

13.7%

10.1%

14.6%

18.0%

14.1%

13.5%

12.6%

14.2%
 
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest.

6.4%

 *

.

.

.

.

.

3.6%

 *

10.0%

 *
Mining and manufacturing

13.1%

.

.

.

.

.

12.6%

 *

13.3%
Construction

14.1%

.

.

.

.

.

10.8%

23.9%

 *
Utilities and transp.

13.2%

.

.

.

.

.

30.6%

11.8%
Wholesale trade

16.0%

.

.

.

.

.

14.7%

16.8%
Fin. svs. and real estate

13.4%

.

.

.

.

.

6.6%

 *

15.4%
Retail trade

11.8%

.

.

.

.

.

17.0%

11.1%

 *
Professional services

12.8%

.

.

.

.

.

10.1%

14.2%
Other services

21.6%

.

.

.

.

.

16.3%

25.1%
 
Ownership
For profit, incorporated

14.2%

.

.

.

.

.

13.4%

14.4%
For profit, unincorporated

14.8%

.

.

.

.

.

10.9%

17.8%
Nonprofit

10.4%

.

.

.

.

.

3.5%

 *

11.2%
Unknown

9.2%

 *

.

.

.

.

.

9.8%

8.9%

 *
 
Age of firm
Less than 5 years

12.1%

 *

.

.

.

.

.

9.9%

 *

19.6%

 *
5-9 years

14.8%

.

.

.

.

.

21.0%

8.8%

 *
10-19 years

15.9%

.

.

.

.

.

11.4%

28.7%
20 or more years

15.4%

.

.

.

.

.

12.1%

16.6%
Unknown

10.1%

.

.

.

.

.

.

10.1%
 
Multi/single status
2 or more locations

13.6%

.

.

.

.

.

6.7%

 *

13.9%
1 location only

13.9%

.

.

.

.

.

13.1%

15.6%
 
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%

19.6%

 *

.

.

.

.

.

16.3%

 *

19.8%

 *
25-49 %

13.2%

.

.

.

.

.

10.9%

 *

14.6%

 *
50-74 %

9.3%

 *

.

.

.

.

.

14.7%

8.3%

 *
75% or more

14.3%

.

.

.

.

.

12.2%

15.2%
 
Union presence
No union employees

16.2%

.

.

.

.

.

12.5%

19.4%
Has union employees

7.6%

.

.

.

.

.

9.7%

7.6%
Unknown

17.1%

.

.

.

.

.

19.1%

 *

17.0%
 
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage

17.1%

.

.

.

.

.

14.2%

20.7%
Less than 50% low wage

13.7%

.

.

.

.

.

12.2%

14.8%
Unknown

13.2%

.

.

.

.

.

13.8%

 *

13.2%
 
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.
. 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.c(2003) Standard error for percent of total premiums for any-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, 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

0.71%

1.02%

1.87%

2.87%

1.97%

1.36%

0.74%

1.22%
 
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest.

3.66%

 *

.

.

.

.

.

4.05%

 *

3.30%

 *
Mining and manufacturing

1.98%

.

.

.

.

.

4.02%

 *

2.23%
Construction

2.87%

.

.

.

.

.

2.04%

9.43%

 *
Utilities and transp.

1.65%

.

.

.

.

.

7.86%

2.14%
Wholesale trade

2.35%

.

.

.

.

.

3.48%

3.99%
Fin. svs. and real estate

1.67%

.

.

.

.

.

2.09%

 *

2.67%
Retail trade

2.75%

.

.

.

.

.

3.65%

4.03%

 *
Professional services

1.22%

.

.

.

.

.

1.51%

1.83%
Other services

1.72%

.

.

.

.

.

2.77%

2.99%
 
Ownership
For profit, incorporated

1.12%

.

.

.

.

.

1.01%

1.87%
For profit, unincorporated

1.81%

.

.

.

.

.

1.57%

3.83%
Nonprofit

2.05%

.

.

.

.

.

1.85%

 *

2.14%
Unknown

3.30%

 *

.

.

.

.

.

2.49%

10.31%

 *
 
Age of firm
Less than 5 years

3.92%

 *

.

.

.

.

.

4.09%

 *

6.84%

 *
5-9 years

2.99%

.

.

.

.

.

3.19%

8.88%

 *
10-19 years

2.77%

.

.

.

.

.

1.67%

7.04%
20 or more years

1.05%

.

.

.

.

.

1.33%

1.32%
Unknown

1.68%

.

.

.

.

.

.

1.70%
 
Multi/single status
2 or more locations

1.03%

.

.

.

.

.

3.75%

 *

1.05%
1 location only

0.93%

.

.

.

.

.

0.90%

3.19%
 
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%

5.93%

 *

.

.

.

.

.

5.64%

 *

10.35%

 *
25-49 %

3.75%

.

.

.

.

.

4.04%

 *

7.12%

 *
50-74 %

3.27%

 *

.

.

.

.

.

2.55%

4.65%

 *
75% or more

0.60%

.

.

.

.

.

1.11%

1.12%
 
Union presence
No union employees

0.72%

.

.

.

.

.

0.72%

1.58%
Has union employees

1.40%

.

.

.

.

.

2.52%

1.69%
Unknown

1.98%

.

.

.

.

.

7.78%

 *

2.02%
 
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage

1.23%

.

.

.

.

.

1.77%

2.07%
Less than 50% low wage

0.74%

.

.

.

.

.

1.16%

1.81%
Unknown

1.31%

.

.

.

.

.

5.55%

 *

1.44%
 
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.