| Table I.B.2.a(2005) Percent of private-sector employees eligible for health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 78.5% |
82.2% |
77.8% |
75.7% |
76.1% |
79.8% |
78.0% |
78.6% |
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| Industry group ** | ||||||||||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 65.1% |
71.3% |
55.8% |
66.0% |
54.3% |
95.0% |
71.3% |
59.1% |
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| Mining and manufacturing | 91.5% |
82.9% |
88.2% |
87.2% |
91.7% |
93.0% |
85.2% |
92.4% |
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| Construction | 80.5% |
84.4% |
82.3% |
80.3% |
72.4% |
86.8% |
83.0% |
78.4% |
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| Utilities and transp. | 85.4% |
85.1% |
76.1% |
81.4% |
84.0% |
86.8% |
78.5% |
86.4% |
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| Wholesale trade | 89.1% |
88.6% |
89.2% |
92.1% |
88.5% |
88.0% |
90.2% |
88.7% |
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| Fin. svs. and real estate | 90.4% |
87.7% |
90.6% |
90.9% |
91.8% |
90.2% |
89.6% |
90.5% |
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| Retail trade | 66.1% |
78.5% |
73.1% |
76.9% |
74.3% |
60.9% |
74.8% |
64.4% |
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| Professional services | 81.2% |
85.0% |
81.2% |
79.9% |
76.7% |
83.1% |
82.3% |
80.9% |
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| Other services | 64.0% |
74.4% |
64.5% |
55.5% |
56.9% |
69.0% |
63.2% |
64.2% |
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| Ownership | ||||||||||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 79.5% |
84.0% |
79.0% |
77.4% |
79.0% |
79.8% |
79.2% |
79.6% |
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| For profit, unincorporated | 75.3% |
81.6% |
80.0% |
68.5% |
69.4% |
78.2% |
77.5% |
74.5% |
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| Nonprofit | 75.7% |
69.3% |
65.6% |
72.8% |
71.5% |
80.9% |
70.7% |
76.6% |
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| Age of firm | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 72.8% |
83.2% |
75.3% |
59.4% |
70.5% |
77.3% |
77.5% |
67.7% |
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| 5-9 years | 73.9% |
85.8% |
74.8% |
65.7% |
69.0% |
81.3% |
75.5% |
72.2% |
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| 10-19 years | 75.7% |
82.7% |
77.7% |
71.8% |
71.9% |
81.0% |
77.8% |
74.2% |
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| 20 or more years | 79.8% |
80.4% |
78.9% |
79.5% |
77.9% |
81.1% |
78.7% |
80.1% |
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| Unknown | 78.3% |
23.3% |
* | 73.4% |
74.7% |
76.5% |
78.4% |
90.6% |
78.3% |
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| Multi/single status | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 79.8% |
84.1% |
82.1% |
82.2% |
79.1% |
79.8% |
83.2% |
79.7% |
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| 1 location only | 75.6% |
82.1% |
77.6% |
73.7% |
71.5% |
79.1% |
77.6% |
73.2% |
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| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than 25% | 39.3% |
51.1% |
19.9% |
29.2% |
37.3% |
49.9% |
30.9% |
42.0% |
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| 25-49 % | 46.9% |
47.8% |
40.9% |
35.9% |
40.0% |
53.9% |
40.3% |
48.7% |
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| 50-74 % | 66.3% |
69.7% |
62.9% |
60.4% |
64.4% |
68.2% |
64.2% |
66.8% |
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| 75% or more | 85.8% |
89.5% |
86.6% |
86.9% |
85.0% |
85.3% |
87.6% |
85.4% |
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| Union presence | ||||||||||||||||
| No union employees | 77.1% |
82.0% |
77.7% |
74.9% |
75.5% |
78.0% |
77.7% |
76.9% |
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| Has union employees | 82.7% |
83.4% |
80.9% |
83.8% |
79.8% |
83.3% |
82.5% |
82.8% |
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| Unknown | 80.2% |
89.8% |
71.2% |
83.0% |
78.2% |
80.3% |
80.4% |
80.2% |
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| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 58.9% |
67.8% |
55.7% |
52.2% |
55.3% |
62.2% |
54.5% |
59.9% |
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| Less than 50% low wage | 84.1% |
84.6% |
83.1% |
83.6% |
82.5% |
84.9% |
84.0% |
84.1% |
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| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2005 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.a(2005) 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, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 0.51% |
0.56% |
1.15% |
1.17% |
0.90% |
0.72% |
0.74% |
0.57% |
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| Industry group ** | ||||||||||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 5.25% |
5.69% |
8.65% |
9.26% |
12.71% |
10.12% |
6.14% |
10.56% |
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| Mining and manufacturing | 0.48% |
1.91% |
1.19% |
1.62% |
1.28% |
0.85% |
1.28% |
0.61% |
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| Construction | 0.92% |
2.26% |
2.60% |
3.21% |
4.84% |
6.19% |
1.82% |
2.85% |
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| Utilities and transp. | 1.53% |
4.30% |
5.39% |
4.96% |
5.77% |
2.42% |
3.89% |
1.99% |
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| Wholesale trade | 1.03% |
2.07% |
2.17% |
1.34% |
1.95% |
1.66% |
1.13% |
1.12% |
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| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.41% |
1.18% |
1.35% |
1.14% |
1.29% |
0.46% |
0.90% |
0.45% |
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| Retail trade | 0.79% |
1.36% |
1.52% |
2.14% |
2.72% |
1.50% |
0.82% |
0.96% |
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| Professional services | 0.66% |
0.54% |
1.53% |
1.56% |
1.55% |
0.94% |
0.61% |
0.86% |
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| Other services | 1.28% |
3.00% |
2.69% |
2.22% |
2.55% |
1.50% |
1.94% |
1.47% |
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| Ownership | ||||||||||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.52% |
0.60% |
1.31% |
1.13% |
0.95% |
0.89% |
0.82% |
0.65% |
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| For profit, unincorporated | 1.27% |
1.05% |
2.07% |
4.18% |
3.41% |
1.41% |
1.75% |
1.45% |
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| Nonprofit | 0.91% |
3.18% |
3.79% |
2.04% |
1.73% |
0.80% |
2.53% |
0.89% |
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| Age of firm | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.59% |
1.48% |
4.15% |
6.50% |
5.89% |
4.80% |
1.71% |
4.76% |
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| 5-9 years | 2.13% |
1.55% |
1.70% |
3.39% |
5.27% |
4.02% |
2.12% |
2.98% |
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| 10-19 years | 1.23% |
1.21% |
1.30% |
2.69% |
2.49% |
2.72% |
1.08% |
1.86% |
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| 20 or more years | 0.56% |
0.64% |
1.66% |
0.98% |
1.20% |
0.75% |
0.77% |
0.62% |
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| Unknown | 0.99% |
10.94% |
* | 18.25% |
6.98% |
2.72% |
0.98% |
10.17% |
1.00% |
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| Multi/single status | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.61% |
3.51% |
2.65% |
1.76% |
1.38% |
0.73% |
1.69% |
0.64% |
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| 1 location only | 0.69% |
0.60% |
1.15% |
1.51% |
1.93% |
2.24% |
0.87% |
1.13% |
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| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than 25% | 3.26% |
3.96% |
3.58% |
4.28% |
6.65% |
5.78% |
4.45% |
4.64% |
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| 25-49 % | 1.01% |
2.15% |
2.09% |
1.68% |
2.72% |
2.06% |
1.62% |
1.40% |
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| 50-74 % | 1.17% |
0.98% |
1.29% |
2.59% |
1.73% |
1.86% |
1.13% |
1.28% |
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| 75% or more | 0.53% |
0.58% |
1.00% |
0.74% |
0.67% |
0.75% |
0.61% |
0.58% |
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| Union presence | ||||||||||||||||
| No union employees | 0.52% |
0.58% |
1.29% |
1.20% |
1.05% |
0.67% |
0.78% |
0.63% |
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| Has union employees | 1.41% |
5.67% |
4.46% |
3.74% |
1.96% |
1.97% |
3.22% |
1.49% |
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| Unknown | 1.38% |
4.09% |
9.79% |
5.88% |
3.21% |
1.40% |
4.26% |
1.37% |
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| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.06% |
2.07% |
2.03% |
2.10% |
2.30% |
1.43% |
1.33% |
1.25% |
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| Less than 50% low wage | 0.32% |
0.48% |
0.96% |
1.22% |
1.06% |
0.54% |
0.62% |
0.33% |
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| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2005 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. | ||||||||||||||||