Table I.C.3.c(2004) 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, 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

17.6%

15.5%

15.9%

19.9%

19.3%

18.2%

15.9%

19.2%

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

10.9%

*

.

.

.

.

.

10.9%

*

10.0%

*
Mining and manufacturing

13.8%

.

.

.

.

.

17.1%

11.3%

Construction

13.8%

.

.

.

.

.

12.1%

16.7%

*
Utilities and transp.

20.9%

.

.

.

.

.

25.8%

19.4%

Wholesale trade

14.5%

.

.

.

.

.

9.0%

19.3%

Fin. svs. and real estate

20.2%

.

.

.

.

.

19.4%

20.6%

Retail trade

19.5%

.

.

.

.

.

17.8%

21.1%

Professional services

15.3%

.

.

.

.

.

15.7%

14.9%

Other services

23.3%

.

.

.

.

.

16.3%

32.4%

 
Ownership
For profit, incorporated

18.1%

.

.

.

.

.

17.1%

19.0%

For profit, unincorporated

16.1%

.

.

.

.

.

12.4%

24.2%

*
Nonprofit

15.9%

.

.

.

.

.

11.3%

18.2%

 
Age of firm
Less than 5 years

14.0%

.

.

.

.

.

12.7%

18.7%

*
5-9 years

18.8%

.

.

.

.

.

17.7%

26.2%

*
10-19 years

22.0%

.

.

.

.

.

21.1%

23.9%

20 or more years

15.8%

.

.

.

.

.

14.2%

17.1%

Unknown

20.9%

.

.

.

.

.

0.6%

*

22.2%

 
Multi/single status
2 or more locations

18.7%

.

.

.

.

.

14.9%

19.1%

1 location only

16.6%

.

.

.

.

.

16.0%

19.4%

 
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%

29.7%

.

.

.

.

.

14.6%

38.8%

25-49 %

14.4%

.

.

.

.

.

10.1%

*

20.0%

50-74 %

18.1%

.

.

.

.

.

16.5%

18.9%

75% or more

17.4%

.

.

.

.

.

16.1%

18.7%

 
Union presence
No union employees

18.1%

.

.

.

.

.

16.3%

21.0%

Has union employees

14.4%

.

.

.

.

.

6.5%

*

15.2%

Unknown

19.2%

.

.

.

.

.

5.1%

*

19.9%

 
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage

23.2%

.

.

.

.

.

17.0%

29.1%

Less than 50% low wage

16.3%

.

.

.

.

.

15.6%

16.9%

 
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.
. 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(2004) 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, 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

0.62%

2.26%

1.96%

2.19%

2.58%

1.11%

1.13%

0.79%

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

3.60%

*

.

.

.

.

.

3.60%

*

3.16%

*
Mining and manufacturing

1.68%

.

.

.

.

.

3.39%

1.60%

Construction

2.13%

.

.

.

.

.

2.72%

5.04%

*
Utilities and transp.

3.55%

.

.

.

.

.

6.16%

3.14%

Wholesale trade

2.68%

.

.

.

.

.

2.57%

5.53%

Fin. svs. and real estate

2.54%

.

.

.

.

.

4.91%

2.39%

Retail trade

1.51%

.

.

.

.

.

1.30%

2.70%

Professional services

1.96%

.

.

.

.

.

2.73%

2.63%

Other services

2.71%

.

.

.

.

.

2.58%

4.09%

 
Ownership
For profit, incorporated

0.81%

.

.

.

.

.

1.32%

1.16%

For profit, unincorporated

1.94%

.

.

.

.

.

1.87%

7.83%

*
Nonprofit

2.88%

.

.

.

.

.

2.17%

3.60%

 
Age of firm
Less than 5 years

2.57%

.

.

.

.

.

2.61%

9.37%

*
5-9 years

3.36%

.

.

.

.

.

3.33%

9.13%

*
10-19 years

2.63%

.

.

.

.

.

3.41%

4.83%

20 or more years

0.98%

.

.

.

.

.

1.13%

1.52%

Unknown

2.35%

.

.

.

.

.

5.25%

*

2.14%

 
Multi/single status
2 or more locations

1.13%

.

.

.

.

.

3.02%

1.08%

1 location only

0.72%

.

.

.

.

.

1.05%

1.96%

 
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%

6.10%

.

.

.

.

.

4.31%

8.27%

25-49 %

2.75%

.

.

.

.

.

4.80%

*

3.70%

50-74 %

1.63%

.

.

.

.

.

2.54%

2.61%

75% or more

0.89%

.

.

.

.

.

1.21%

0.91%

 
Union presence
No union employees

0.94%

.

.

.

.

.

1.20%

2.08%

Has union employees

1.66%

.

.

.

.

.

4.20%

*

1.63%

Unknown

1.71%

.

.

.

.

.

3.36%

*

1.69%

 
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage

2.83%

.

.

.

.

.

3.36%

3.83%

Less than 50% low wage

0.88%

.

.

.

.

.

1.48%

0.93%

 
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.
. 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.