| Table I.B.2.a(2004) Percent of private-sector employees eligible for health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 78.4% |
82.5% |
77.9% |
75.0% |
75.3% |
79.9% |
78.8% |
78.3% |
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| Industry group ** | ||||||||||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 71.1% |
83.3% |
58.6% |
53.3% |
82.9% |
63.6% |
74.0% |
70.2% |
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| Mining and manufacturing | 91.6% |
87.3% |
88.9% |
89.1% |
90.8% |
92.9% |
89.6% |
91.9% |
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| Construction | 78.7% |
86.9% |
83.7% |
76.7% |
69.9% |
78.8% |
82.4% |
74.6% |
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| Utilities and transp. | 87.4% |
89.7% |
86.1% |
86.0% |
81.6% |
88.9% |
86.5% |
87.5% |
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| Wholesale trade | 88.6% |
89.0% |
88.9% |
90.4% |
87.5% |
88.2% |
90.2% |
87.9% |
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| Fin. svs. and real estate | 89.6% |
89.3% |
85.5% |
86.4% |
90.5% |
90.0% |
86.4% |
90.1% |
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| Retail trade | 67.5% |
76.3% |
70.3% |
69.1% |
71.6% |
65.3% |
73.6% |
66.2% |
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| Professional services | 81.6% |
84.3% |
82.7% |
80.5% |
77.8% |
82.9% |
82.8% |
81.3% |
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| Other services | 60.9% |
74.0% |
61.8% |
51.3% |
50.8% |
65.7% |
63.0% |
60.3% |
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| Ownership | ||||||||||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 78.7% |
84.3% |
79.3% |
76.2% |
76.4% |
79.3% |
80.2% |
78.3% |
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| For profit, unincorporated | 77.9% |
82.4% |
74.9% |
72.2% |
75.9% |
80.2% |
78.7% |
77.6% |
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| Nonprofit | 77.1% |
68.8% |
72.5% |
70.8% |
71.7% |
83.1% |
69.7% |
78.4% |
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| Age of firm | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 72.1% |
82.1% |
76.5% |
60.2% |
72.7% |
71.0% |
75.5% |
67.7% |
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| 5-9 years | 76.2% |
84.3% |
77.4% |
69.0% |
69.4% |
82.1% |
80.3% |
72.9% |
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| 10-19 years | 74.9% |
86.1% |
76.7% |
76.6% |
67.7% |
71.0% |
79.9% |
71.0% |
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| 20 or more years | 79.3% |
80.1% |
78.8% |
76.8% |
77.5% |
81.1% |
78.5% |
79.6% |
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| Unknown | 79.2% |
84.3% |
70.9% |
74.3% |
78.6% |
79.2% |
83.2% |
79.2% |
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| Multi/single status | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 79.2% |
85.2% |
81.8% |
78.7% |
76.0% |
79.9% |
80.9% |
79.1% |
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| 1 location only | 76.7% |
82.5% |
77.5% |
73.6% |
73.9% |
79.0% |
78.6% |
74.0% |
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| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than 25% | 32.5% |
44.0% |
23.1% |
26.1% |
26.3% |
40.2% |
28.6% |
33.7% |
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| 25-49 % | 51.0% |
48.7% |
41.6% |
39.2% |
43.4% |
59.6% |
43.1% |
53.2% |
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| 50-74 % | 66.3% |
68.7% |
67.5% |
60.5% |
59.1% |
69.3% |
67.5% |
66.1% |
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| 75% or more | 86.1% |
90.3% |
87.6% |
85.3% |
86.1% |
85.5% |
88.1% |
85.6% |
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| Union presence | ||||||||||||||||
| No union employees | 77.6% |
82.2% |
77.9% |
74.8% |
74.9% |
79.2% |
78.9% |
77.1% |
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| Has union employees | 79.6% |
90.6% |
78.1% |
75.8% |
78.7% |
79.9% |
76.5% |
79.8% |
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| Unknown | 81.0% |
90.8% |
78.8% |
78.4% |
71.5% |
81.5% |
85.4% |
80.9% |
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| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 60.4% |
69.1% |
54.1% |
54.6% |
55.5% |
63.7% |
58.8% |
60.7% |
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| Less than 50% low wage | 84.7% |
85.6% |
84.2% |
82.2% |
83.7% |
85.6% |
84.2% |
84.8% |
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| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2004 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. | ||||||||||||||||
| Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. | ||||||||||||||||
| ** 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(2004) 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, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 0.43% |
0.48% |
1.08% |
0.86% |
0.78% |
0.78% |
0.64% |
0.62% |
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| Industry group ** | ||||||||||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 6.03% |
3.55% |
10.28% |
12.72% |
11.22% |
8.99% |
5.53% |
7.83% |
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| Mining and manufacturing | 0.57% |
2.18% |
1.00% |
0.76% |
1.30% |
0.78% |
0.90% |
0.65% |
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| Construction | 0.91% |
1.22% |
1.92% |
4.99% |
5.02% |
5.00% |
2.33% |
1.57% |
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| Utilities and transp. | 1.13% |
2.51% |
2.44% |
4.14% |
3.77% |
1.43% |
1.51% |
1.19% |
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| Wholesale trade | 1.33% |
0.90% |
1.53% |
1.00% |
3.36% |
2.23% |
0.96% |
2.11% |
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| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.68% |
1.48% |
2.20% |
1.17% |
1.56% |
0.83% |
1.37% |
0.78% |
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| Retail trade | 0.94% |
1.99% |
2.06% |
2.06% |
2.46% |
1.39% |
0.82% |
1.01% |
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| Professional services | 0.57% |
0.84% |
1.03% |
1.74% |
1.44% |
0.66% |
0.61% |
0.66% |
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| Other services | 0.72% |
1.86% |
1.98% |
2.74% |
2.64% |
1.51% |
1.77% |
1.20% |
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| Ownership | ||||||||||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.50% |
0.57% |
1.19% |
1.00% |
1.23% |
0.75% |
0.79% |
0.66% |
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| For profit, unincorporated | 0.87% |
1.50% |
2.85% |
2.95% |
1.79% |
2.12% |
1.45% |
1.34% |
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| Nonprofit | 1.20% |
2.91% |
2.58% |
1.28% |
2.21% |
1.74% |
1.60% |
1.36% |
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| Age of firm | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.09% |
1.98% |
3.75% |
5.36% |
4.99% |
7.15% |
2.38% |
2.57% |
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| 5-9 years | 1.24% |
1.22% |
2.65% |
4.57% |
3.90% |
2.18% |
1.58% |
2.07% |
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| 10-19 years | 1.41% |
1.02% |
1.71% |
2.29% |
3.79% |
3.91% |
1.22% |
2.16% |
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| 20 or more years | 0.87% |
0.70% |
1.24% |
1.48% |
1.23% |
1.27% |
0.84% |
1.17% |
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| Unknown | 0.68% |
23.80% |
19.95% |
9.64% |
2.45% |
0.70% |
9.02% |
0.67% |
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| Multi/single status | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.67% |
3.16% |
1.77% |
1.62% |
0.96% |
0.78% |
1.63% |
0.71% |
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| 1 location only | 0.56% |
0.50% |
1.18% |
1.13% |
1.20% |
5.03% |
0.57% |
1.25% |
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| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than 25% | 3.23% |
4.94% |
2.84% |
4.12% |
2.90% |
5.81% |
3.81% |
3.93% |
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| 25-49 % | 1.96% |
3.37% |
2.91% |
2.10% |
4.01% |
2.68% |
1.96% |
2.48% |
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| 50-74 % | 0.75% |
1.48% |
1.38% |
1.88% |
2.03% |
1.29% |
0.66% |
0.90% |
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| 75% or more | 0.34% |
0.49% |
0.52% |
1.23% |
0.59% |
0.44% |
0.69% |
0.40% |
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| Union presence | ||||||||||||||||
| No union employees | 0.55% |
0.45% |
1.01% |
0.82% |
0.96% |
1.18% |
0.63% |
0.83% |
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| Has union employees | 0.67% |
2.56% |
4.48% |
4.71% |
1.84% |
0.91% |
3.16% |
0.72% |
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| Unknown | 1.00% |
5.10% |
15.81% |
5.64% |
6.24% |
1.10% |
3.35% |
1.06% |
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| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.00% |
1.60% |
2.34% |
1.88% |
1.88% |
1.90% |
1.91% |
1.48% |
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| Less than 50% low wage | 0.25% |
0.51% |
0.89% |
1.17% |
0.77% |
0.42% |
0.56% |
0.30% |
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| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2004 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. | ||||||||||||||||
| Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. | ||||||||||||||||
| ** 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. | ||||||||||||||||