Table I.D.3.b(2003) Percent of total premiums for mixed-provider plans contributed by employees enrolled in family 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

23.9%

21.5%

28.5%

29.8%

26.5%

22.1%

26.4%

23.5%

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

18.1%

16.5%

27.7%

*

26.9%

*

11.8%

*

11.0%

24.4%

14.5%

Mining and manufacturing

19.4%

15.1%

21.3%

26.0%

20.5%

18.2%

20.8%

19.2%

Construction

21.7%

12.2%

25.4%

21.9%

26.7%

22.6%

21.7%

21.7%

Utilities and transp.

24.5%

20.7%

27.6%

25.0%

*

25.1%

24.3%

19.5%

25.0%

Wholesale trade

22.2%

17.3%

24.4%

27.0%

29.0%

19.0%

24.0%

21.8%

Fin. svs. and real estate

24.3%

29.5%

38.7%

33.2%

26.7%

22.4%

33.3%

23.5%

Retail trade

31.0%

18.9%

35.9%

46.5%

42.6%

26.0%

35.8%

30.0%

Professional services

25.3%

27.1%

30.0%

32.5%

28.9%

22.8%

28.8%

24.7%

Other services

26.8%

18.7%

26.7%

29.4%

28.4%

27.1%

23.2%

27.7%

 
Ownership
For profit, incorporated

23.8%

19.4%

28.2%

30.5%

26.2%

22.1%

26.4%

23.4%

For profit, unincorporated

26.1%

32.3%

28.9%

31.3%

29.9%

21.1%

31.3%

24.6%

Nonprofit

24.0%

18.7%

27.8%

21.5%

25.8%

23.6%

21.0%

24.3%

Unknown

22.0%

18.6%

34.7%

30.7%

26.2%

18.9%

22.3%

21.9%

 
Age of firm
Less than 5 years

27.5%

30.0%

31.0%

31.1%

30.6%

18.6%

29.3%

26.1%

5-9 years

24.1%

19.6%

31.7%

27.3%

23.5%

21.6%

25.6%

23.1%

10-19 years

26.9%

18.0%

31.2%

33.9%

29.5%

21.1%

28.0%

26.2%

20 or more years

24.3%

21.9%

26.5%

29.1%

25.9%

22.2%

25.5%

24.1%

Unknown

22.3%

3.3%

*

62.5%

*

38.8%

28.0%

22.2%

16.2%

*

22.3%

 
Multi/single status
2 or more locations

23.3%

34.4%

38.9%

32.5%

26.3%

22.1%

33.9%

23.1%

1 location only

26.0%

21.1%

27.6%

28.9%

27.1%

20.0%

25.7%

26.4%

 
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%

25.2%

21.4%

*

26.2%

18.0%

*

32.3%

24.2%

20.3%

26.6%

25-49 %

27.5%

14.9%

33.6%

35.7%

33.0%

26.7%

25.1%

27.8%

50-74 %

27.8%

22.4%

20.5%

39.7%

30.9%

26.8%

24.5%

28.4%

75% or more

23.5%

21.6%

29.0%

29.3%

26.0%

21.5%

26.7%

22.9%

 
Union presence
No union employees

26.3%

23.3%

31.1%

31.7%

28.3%

24.0%

28.3%

25.9%

Has union employees

16.3%

5.2%

*

7.9%

17.9%

16.3%

16.8%

7.8%

*

16.9%

Unknown

23.6%

25.0%

*

39.5%

22.8%

*

30.0%

23.3%

36.8%

23.5%

 
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage

28.9%

14.8%

31.6%

35.6%

29.9%

28.6%

27.5%

29.2%

Less than 50% low wage

24.7%

21.8%

28.0%

29.4%

26.0%

21.7%

26.1%

24.3%

Unknown

22.3%

27.6%

36.8%

30.1%

*

27.7%

21.9%

33.4%

22.2%

 
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.D.3.b(2003) Standard error for percent of total premiums for mixed-provider plans contributed by employees enrolled in family 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

0.42%

1.55%

1.73%

1.54%

0.75%

0.55%

1.34%

0.38%

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

4.40%

4.34%

10.94%

*

9.50%

*

6.94%

*

3.09%

6.05%

3.25%

Mining and manufacturing

0.81%

2.67%

4.69%

2.79%

0.83%

1.35%

2.70%

0.87%

Construction

1.69%

3.02%

3.14%

3.89%

3.03%

2.60%

2.19%

2.35%

Utilities and transp.

1.95%

5.53%

7.72%

8.48%

*

6.59%

2.50%

4.09%

1.87%

Wholesale trade

0.70%

4.78%

6.90%

3.32%

3.08%

0.93%

1.66%

0.89%

Fin. svs. and real estate

0.91%

3.85%

5.42%

3.21%

2.71%

1.08%

3.31%

1.03%

Retail trade

1.10%

4.96%

4.60%

3.61%

4.00%

1.30%

2.53%

1.26%

Professional services

0.70%

2.65%

2.79%

3.04%

1.54%

0.99%

2.58%

0.70%

Other services

0.98%

2.81%

3.43%

3.53%

2.05%

1.65%

1.75%

1.31%

 
Ownership
For profit, incorporated

0.39%

1.97%

1.45%

1.81%

0.86%

0.58%

1.41%

0.36%

For profit, unincorporated

1.63%

3.44%

4.76%

3.03%

3.65%

1.78%

2.64%

1.86%

Nonprofit

0.66%

4.18%

6.87%

3.90%

1.52%

1.00%

4.26%

0.73%

Unknown

1.05%

5.36%

8.58%

6.18%

3.04%

1.32%

5.71%

1.58%

 
Age of firm
Less than 5 years

3.03%

6.30%

4.76%

5.34%

4.87%

3.96%

4.48%

4.37%

5-9 years

2.15%

3.17%

5.69%

5.60%

3.17%

2.27%

2.86%

2.28%

10-19 years

1.39%

2.02%

4.01%

2.45%

2.47%

2.22%

1.85%

1.81%

20 or more years

0.70%

2.15%

2.69%

1.57%

0.78%

1.29%

1.60%

0.78%

Unknown

0.74%

5.11%

*

19.75%

*

11.46%

2.28%

0.74%

7.59%

*

0.74%

 
Multi/single status
2 or more locations

0.51%

9.69%

5.69%

2.56%

0.90%

0.58%

4.00%

0.50%

1 location only

1.02%

1.57%

1.76%

1.38%

1.66%

3.61%

1.30%

1.65%

 
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%

2.19%

7.41%

*

7.37%

8.57%

*

7.23%

4.23%

3.65%

3.57%

25-49 %

1.41%

3.95%

6.89%

6.10%

5.27%

2.23%

3.42%

1.80%

50-74 %

1.22%

2.69%

4.87%

4.31%

3.39%

1.76%

2.40%

1.46%

75% or more

0.43%

1.75%

1.81%

1.65%

0.85%

0.54%

1.56%

0.35%

 
Union presence
No union employees

0.36%

1.61%

1.27%

1.39%

0.91%

0.46%

1.16%

0.31%

Has union employees

1.24%

3.46%

*

2.19%

5.33%

2.33%

1.02%

3.27%

*

1.20%

Unknown

1.47%

8.46%

*

9.45%

8.33%

*

4.10%

1.47%

9.01%

1.44%

 
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage

0.80%

3.84%

5.50%

2.89%

3.42%

1.78%

1.97%

1.20%

Less than 50% low wage

0.59%

1.76%

1.65%

1.57%

0.79%

1.01%

1.33%

0.54%

Unknown

0.57%

5.68%

7.77%

9.11%

*

1.61%

0.60%

5.36%

0.60%

 
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.