Table I.B.2.b.(1)(2005) 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, 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

  
 
United States

53.4%

11.0%

10.6%

13.0%

35.8%

79.3%

11.7%

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

40.1%

13.8%

 *

24.8%

 *

38.0%

 *

33.6%

 *

93.1%

30.8%

 *

51.9%
Mining and manufacturing

63.8%

7.4%

3.3%

 *

14.2%

44.7%

86.5%

8.3%

70.2%
Construction

36.5%

16.6%

12.6%

21.4%

49.2%

80.7%

15.4%

55.6%
Utilities and transp.

67.9%

13.2%

2.7%

 *

9.0%

 *

51.9%

81.8%

7.6%

 *

75.5%
Wholesale trade

48.4%

7.0%

10.8%

17.0%

34.9%

88.0%

13.6%

61.9%
Fin. svs. and real estate

65.8%

5.2%

 *

8.0%

9.1%

39.2%

84.9%

6.4%

73.7%
Retail trade

53.9%

11.6%

14.8%

13.4%

 *

23.1%

81.2%

14.4%

63.3%
Professional services

49.6%

10.8%

10.6%

7.4%

32.8%

76.0%

9.1%

59.0%
Other services

40.2%

12.8%

11.8%

12.4%

26.3%

62.1%

12.8%

49.0%
 
Ownership
For profit, incorporated

56.0%

11.3%

10.1%

14.3%

39.1%

80.9%

12.2%

66.3%
For profit, unincorporated

43.0%

9.8%

9.9%

10.3%

28.7%

75.1%

9.1%

56.4%
Nonprofit

47.6%

11.8%

16.0%

8.2%

29.3%

72.6%

11.9%

53.0%
 
Age of firm
Less than 5 years

21.6%

9.1%

4.0%

 *

3.7%

 *

46.9%

43.3%

6.3%

39.5%
5-9 years

22.2%

11.8%

11.2%

 *

10.2%

23.8%

75.0%

11.5%

34.5%
10-19 years

24.9%

10.0%

10.4%

10.1%

26.1%

66.4%

10.2%

36.1%
20 or more years

50.9%

11.7%

11.2%

14.5%

37.1%

81.0%

13.1%

60.1%
Unknown

78.0%

0.0%

38.9%

 *

19.5%

 *

51.3%

79.2%

6.9%

 *

78.2%
 
Multi/single status
2 or more locations

68.8%

7.9%

 *

13.9%

11.5%

40.9%

79.6%

11.4%

70.3%
1 location only

18.1%

11.0%

10.3%

13.6%

27.0%

66.6%

11.8%

26.6%
 
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%

36.0%

14.0%

4.7%

 *

26.3%

14.2%

66.1%

15.0%

44.7%
25-49 %

54.1%

10.2%

7.4%

 *

8.8%

30.1%

81.0%

9.8%

64.2%
50-74 %

52.4%

13.3%

10.0%

10.2%

26.8%

78.1%

12.3%

61.5%
75% or more

53.8%

10.5%

10.9%

13.2%

37.5%

79.5%

11.7%

63.8%
 
Union presence
No union employees

44.7%

10.2%

9.5%

11.4%

34.7%

77.9%

10.6%

56.5%
Has union employees

67.9%

26.6%

22.6%

25.8%

41.3%

78.1%

26.7%

70.6%
Unknown

81.7%

15.1%

10.1%

 *

30.9%

 *

43.3%

85.5%

17.5%

 *

83.4%
 
Percent low wage employees **
50% or more low wage

52.1%

16.7%

15.9%

15.0%

33.3%

74.8%

18.3%

59.3%
Less than 50% low wage

53.7%

10.2%

9.8%

12.7%

36.2%

80.1%

10.8%

64.0%
 
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.b.(1)(2005) 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, 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

  
 
United States

0.70%

0.81%

0.66%

1.44%

1.30%

0.94%

0.79%

0.78%
 
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest.

8.81%

4.28%

 *

8.03%

 *

13.71%

 *

12.43%

 *

14.12%

9.74%

 *

12.41%
Mining and manufacturing

2.25%

2.13%

1.42%

 *

3.81%

2.55%

1.77%

2.45%

2.03%
Construction

5.63%

2.60%

2.64%

4.79%

8.64%

9.41%

2.09%

7.38%
Utilities and transp.

2.24%

2.62%

3.39%

 *

3.41%

 *

7.78%

2.11%

2.73%

 *

2.24%
Wholesale trade

2.64%

1.49%

3.16%

3.15%

4.40%

2.43%

2.59%

3.24%
Fin. svs. and real estate

1.27%

1.66%

 *

1.85%

2.57%

3.79%

1.07%

1.44%

1.54%
Retail trade

1.80%

1.45%

3.49%

4.56%

 *

4.41%

2.26%

2.14%

1.94%
Professional services

1.18%

1.13%

2.10%

1.52%

1.53%

1.37%

0.82%

1.15%
Other services

1.67%

1.61%

2.58%

2.68%

4.41%

3.02%

1.92%

2.25%
 
Ownership
For profit, incorporated

0.86%

0.91%

0.60%

1.58%

2.11%

1.01%

0.93%

0.98%
For profit, unincorporated

2.28%

0.64%

1.91%

2.54%

4.30%

3.61%

0.62%

2.99%
Nonprofit

0.84%

2.63%

3.51%

1.25%

1.66%

2.32%

1.98%

1.11%
 
Age of firm
Less than 5 years

4.90%

1.77%

2.94%

 *

1.34%

 *

10.94%

12.80%

1.49%

7.64%
5-9 years

2.24%

2.75%

3.57%

 *

2.85%

5.38%

6.22%

1.00%

5.44%
10-19 years

1.87%

1.29%

2.18%

1.97%

2.72%

5.42%

1.05%

2.67%
20 or more years

1.02%

0.82%

1.22%

1.76%

0.55%

1.46%

1.20%

1.14%
Unknown

1.69%

0.00%

13.81%

 *

8.65%

 *

4.44%

1.74%

14.24%

 *

1.70%
 
Multi/single status
2 or more locations

0.74%

4.38%

 *

3.31%

1.51%

1.54%

0.96%

1.45%

0.84%
1 location only

1.07%

0.81%

0.86%

1.77%

2.23%

4.64%

0.92%

1.82%
 
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%

5.92%

3.13%

7.08%

 *

7.42%

3.89%

6.16%

4.31%

6.08%
25-49 %

2.04%

2.26%

2.37%

 *

2.50%

6.12%

3.09%

1.96%

2.79%
50-74 %

2.06%

1.52%

2.07%

2.32%

3.93%

2.54%

2.29%

2.31%
75% or more

0.66%

0.82%

0.74%

1.61%

1.30%

0.95%

0.88%

0.76%
 
Union presence
No union employees

0.83%

0.81%

0.64%

1.52%

1.27%

1.33%

0.99%

1.04%
Has union employees

1.34%

6.66%

4.44%

6.09%

4.15%

1.51%

3.53%

1.28%
Unknown

1.56%

3.81%

10.19%

 *

12.28%

 *

6.56%

1.60%

7.42%

 *

1.59%
 
Percent low wage employees **
50% or more low wage

1.31%

2.19%

3.46%

3.17%

3.14%

1.42%

2.67%

1.55%
Less than 50% low wage

0.80%

0.76%

0.68%

1.55%

1.49%

0.95%

0.79%

0.87%
 
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.