Table I.B.2.b.(1)(2004) 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, 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

  
 
United States

53.7%

18.8%

13.2%

16.3%

35.8%

77.7%

15.7%

63.4%
 
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest.

56.1%

17.1%

4.8%

 *

1.4%

 *

64.7%

82.5%

9.3%

 *

69.1%
Mining and manufacturing

62.0%

8.0%

 *

9.1%

19.4%

49.7%

81.1%

13.0%

69.1%
Construction

28.4%

15.7%

21.5%

21.1%

38.6%

58.2%

19.0%

39.9%
Utilities and transp.

64.1%

18.2%

 *

17.9%

 *

9.3%

33.9%

80.8%

14.9%

70.3%
Wholesale trade

49.1%

8.9%

6.0%

 *

18.0%

47.8%

85.0%

10.7%

64.9%
Fin. svs. and real estate

64.1%

30.6%

12.3%

 *

26.0%

36.4%

78.9%

23.0%

70.0%
Retail trade

52.5%

14.0%

 *

22.3%

13.4%

21.0%

76.7%

15.5%

61.9%
Professional services

52.0%

23.9%

8.0%

11.0%

28.2%

79.2%

15.3%

61.2%
Other services

43.8%

14.7%

15.3%

15.0%

27.7%

66.3%

15.0%

53.7%
 
Ownership
For profit, incorporated

55.3%

18.0%

13.3%

16.4%

38.6%

78.7%

15.3%

65.6%
For profit, unincorporated

47.9%

22.2%

13.2%

16.4%

36.0%

76.6%

17.1%

60.0%
Nonprofit

50.1%

17.5%

12.7%

15.9%

27.0%

73.2%

15.7%

55.3%
 
Age of firm
Less than 5 years

14.8%

12.7%

11.6%

 *

6.0%

 *

20.2%

 *

50.9%

10.2%

 *

22.6%
5-9 years

24.1%

11.3%

17.1%

14.2%

14.9%

53.8%

14.7%

32.5%
10-19 years

25.7%

21.5%

9.8%

16.6%

25.3%

59.6%

14.7%

35.6%
20 or more years

52.3%

20.7%

14.1%

17.2%

39.4%

77.4%

17.2%

60.7%
Unknown

79.8%

24.9%

 *

9.4%

 *

17.6%

 *

45.9%

81.1%

4.6%

 *

80.2%
 
Multi/single status
2 or more locations

67.9%

37.9%

 *

10.7%

18.3%

38.7%

78.7%

16.3%

69.7%
1 location only

20.8%

18.3%

13.5%

15.5%

30.3%

49.2%

15.6%

28.5%
 
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%

33.6%

15.0%

29.1%

20.3%

7.2%

 *

49.6%

18.8%

37.4%
25-49 %

50.5%

31.9%

14.1%

 *

14.3%

 *

16.3%

74.7%

22.7%

56.8%
50-74 %

56.5%

19.2%

10.7%

13.4%

28.4%

81.9%

14.9%

67.0%
75% or more

53.9%

18.2%

13.2%

16.6%

38.0%

77.8%

15.4%

63.8%
 
Union presence
No union employees

44.2%

17.8%

11.8%

14.0%

33.9%

74.7%

14.0%

55.6%
Has union employees

68.2%

42.7%

28.1%

 *

36.0%

47.1%

76.3%

38.2%

70.4%
Unknown

83.4%

15.0%

 *

22.7%

 *

21.9%

 *

38.2%

87.1%

20.3%

 *

84.5%
 
Percent low wage employees **
50% or more low wage

54.3%

16.2%

10.8%

13.8%

31.4%

79.2%

14.5%

62.5%
Less than 50% low wage

53.6%

19.2%

13.6%

16.8%

36.9%

77.4%

15.9%

63.6%
 
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.
* 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)(2004) 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, 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

  
 
United States

0.92%

2.39%

1.24%

0.89%

1.61%

1.37%

1.05%

1.18%
 
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest.

6.70%

3.24%

3.34%

 *

2.54%

 *

15.96%

5.46%

2.98%

 *

8.46%
Mining and manufacturing

1.45%

2.73%

 *

2.26%

3.77%

2.64%

1.86%

2.74%

1.57%
Construction

1.94%

1.59%

5.34%

3.91%

5.46%

8.81%

2.52%

4.35%
Utilities and transp.

3.76%

6.70%

 *

7.07%

 *

2.79%

7.21%

5.33%

4.15%

4.53%
Wholesale trade

3.33%

2.36%

2.75%

 *

4.21%

6.08%

3.04%

1.59%

3.67%
Fin. svs. and real estate

1.47%

6.92%

3.78%

 *

6.08%

5.30%

3.00%

3.88%

1.76%
Retail trade

1.84%

5.03%

 *

4.28%

2.47%

2.68%

2.68%

2.39%

2.25%
Professional services

1.69%

5.81%

0.98%

2.16%

2.18%

1.93%

2.90%

1.85%
Other services

2.97%

1.50%

2.24%

3.17%

4.66%

5.08%

1.19%

3.98%
 
Ownership
For profit, incorporated

0.79%

2.93%

1.53%

1.07%

1.48%

1.18%

1.01%

0.95%
For profit, unincorporated

2.61%

4.05%

2.89%

3.92%

5.84%

3.25%

2.26%

3.26%
Nonprofit

2.05%

2.82%

3.55%

2.72%

2.99%

4.03%

1.61%

2.49%
 
Age of firm
Less than 5 years

2.63%

1.78%

6.57%

 *

2.51%

 *

8.43%

 *

11.77%

3.16%

 *

5.69%
5-9 years

2.98%

2.11%

4.39%

3.63%

2.67%

7.50%

2.05%

4.17%
10-19 years

1.75%

4.69%

1.42%

3.14%

2.80%

4.37%

2.40%

2.08%
20 or more years

1.30%

3.25%

1.62%

1.62%

1.95%

1.92%

1.10%

1.63%
Unknown

1.73%

11.16%

 *

9.95%

 *

10.95%

 *

6.88%

1.73%

12.65%

 *

1.74%
 
Multi/single status
2 or more locations

0.89%

11.60%

 *

2.54%

3.08%

1.26%

1.09%

2.67%

0.96%
1 location only

1.06%

2.51%

1.43%

1.31%

3.22%

9.01%

1.37%

2.22%
 
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%

5.13%

4.06%

7.59%

5.97%

3.54%

 *

10.47%

2.74%

6.79%
25-49 %

3.93%

7.25%

4.39%

 *

4.91%

 *

3.80%

6.34%

5.25%

4.99%
50-74 %

1.92%

4.65%

3.10%

3.39%

3.20%

1.42%

2.70%

2.30%
75% or more

0.88%

2.08%

1.49%

1.20%

1.80%

1.20%

0.93%

1.04%
 
Union presence
No union employees

0.81%

2.60%

1.21%

1.22%

1.45%

1.50%

0.96%

0.92%
Has union employees

2.38%

6.76%

10.01%

 *

4.76%

5.40%

3.08%

4.27%

2.71%
Unknown

1.10%

9.58%

 *

7.08%

 *

13.31%

 *

6.70%

1.21%

7.54%

 *

1.05%
 
Percent low wage employees **
50% or more low wage

1.64%

3.76%

2.29%

2.88%

2.03%

2.31%

1.69%

1.41%
Less than 50% low wage

1.16%

2.57%

1.35%

0.89%

2.00%

1.74%

1.22%

1.47%
 
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.
* 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.