Table I.C.3.b(2005) Percent of total premiums for mixed-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, 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

18.0%

12.3%

14.4%

17.0%

19.2%

19.0%

14.4%

18.9%

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

9.9%

10.8%

*

15.4%

*

6.7%

*

9.0%

*

12.7%

*

9.4%

*

11.0%

Mining and manufacturing

16.7%

14.0%

*

16.2%

18.7%

17.8%

16.0%

17.1%

16.7%

Construction

18.0%

15.5%

14.9%

19.2%

14.2%

25.1%

14.5%

20.5%

Utilities and transp.

19.6%

20.3%

19.0%

29.2%

22.0%

18.3%

25.4%

18.9%

Wholesale trade

16.6%

11.6%

15.2%

19.4%

17.1%

16.3%

12.6%

18.5%

Fin. svs. and real estate

16.8%

6.4%

10.9%

10.6%

15.9%

19.2%

8.4%

18.1%

Retail trade

22.9%

15.0%

20.6%

20.9%

30.0%

22.6%

18.5%

23.9%

Professional services

15.5%

12.5%

10.8%

14.2%

17.0%

16.4%

12.8%

16.3%

Other services

21.8%

12.7%

14.5%

20.7%

24.3%

23.7%

16.9%

23.3%

 
Ownership
For profit, incorporated

18.6%

12.8%

14.6%

17.5%

19.6%

19.7%

14.5%

19.6%

For profit, unincorporated

17.8%

13.2%

16.9%

13.8%

21.5%

18.5%

14.6%

19.0%

Nonprofit

15.6%

6.6%

9.3%

16.9%

16.9%

15.6%

13.4%

16.0%

 
Age of firm
Less than 5 years

19.4%

13.0%

22.0%

21.2%

11.0%

*

47.9%

17.9%

21.4%

*
5-9 years

17.4%

17.5%

11.5%

13.7%

23.7%

20.5%

14.2%

20.8%

10-19 years

16.9%

11.9%

13.4%

17.3%

21.1%

18.2%

13.7%

19.5%

20 or more years

17.6%

10.8%

14.4%

17.1%

19.1%

18.1%

14.3%

18.4%

Unknown

19.4%

.

5.5%

13.2%

*

16.3%

19.6%

8.1%

*

19.4%

 
Multi/single status
2 or more locations

18.6%

10.2%

*

11.6%

15.3%

18.0%

19.1%

12.8%

18.7%

1 location only

16.8%

12.4%

14.6%

17.7%

21.4%

17.0%

14.6%

20.0%

 
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%

19.7%

20.2%

*

22.3%

19.1%

*

34.0%

13.3%

*

20.4%

19.4%

25-49 %

19.4%

13.2%

17.7%

19.1%

17.0%

20.9%

19.4%

19.3%

50-74 %

19.9%

10.6%

13.2%

19.5%

21.7%

21.1%

14.3%

21.0%

75% or more

17.7%

12.3%

14.2%

16.6%

18.6%

18.7%

14.0%

18.6%

 
Union presence
No union employees

18.1%

12.5%

14.3%

17.1%

19.4%

19.7%

14.2%

19.5%

Has union employees

16.8%

9.8%

*

13.6%

*

15.2%

17.1%

17.0%

16.6%

16.8%

Unknown

19.6%

8.1%

*

19.4%

*

20.1%

*

20.6%

19.7%

18.4%

19.7%

 
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage

21.8%

12.3%

17.4%

17.4%

22.1%

24.0%

16.4%

22.8%

Less than 50% low wage

17.3%

12.4%

13.9%

17.0%

18.7%

18.0%

14.1%

18.2%

 
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.
. 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.b(2005) Standard error for percent of total premiums for mixed-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, 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

0.46%

0.85%

1.05%

1.33%

0.89%

0.51%

0.90%

0.44%

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

2.25%

4.22%

*

4.71%

*

6.80%

*

3.01%

*

3.87%

*

3.16%

*

2.85%

Mining and manufacturing

0.62%

4.31%

*

1.85%

2.22%

1.66%

0.74%

1.17%

0.68%

Construction

1.54%

2.61%

1.97%

2.90%

2.62%

2.89%

1.56%

2.01%

Utilities and transp.

1.29%

4.21%

5.26%

6.69%

3.27%

1.62%

2.79%

1.23%

Wholesale trade

0.96%

2.72%

2.03%

3.70%

1.10%

1.33%

1.55%

1.24%

Fin. svs. and real estate

0.35%

1.79%

2.26%

0.90%

0.71%

0.44%

1.34%

0.37%

Retail trade

0.65%

2.09%

2.52%

3.48%

3.42%

0.87%

1.56%

0.85%

Professional services

0.48%

1.13%

1.60%

1.83%

1.27%

0.57%

1.38%

0.55%

Other services

1.39%

2.28%

2.28%

2.63%

2.12%

2.34%

1.77%

1.56%

 
Ownership
For profit, incorporated

0.43%

0.95%

1.29%

1.34%

0.94%

0.38%

0.89%

0.37%

For profit, unincorporated

1.45%

1.41%

1.92%

2.14%

2.77%

1.91%

1.02%

1.75%

Nonprofit

0.87%

1.35%

2.09%

3.53%

1.81%

1.01%

2.62%

0.78%

 
Age of firm
Less than 5 years

3.09%

2.50%

3.90%

4.95%

4.18%

*

10.14%

2.30%

6.56%

*
5-9 years

1.37%

2.93%

1.99%

3.38%

2.83%

2.33%

1.43%

1.63%

10-19 years

1.16%

1.78%

1.54%

1.95%

1.95%

2.89%

1.24%

1.52%

20 or more years

0.30%

1.11%

1.26%

1.36%

0.68%

0.58%

0.94%

0.30%

Unknown

0.54%

.

1.64%

6.94%

*

2.02%

0.55%

3.13%

*

0.54%

 
Multi/single status
2 or more locations

0.38%

3.97%

*

2.53%

1.57%

0.83%

0.51%

2.60%

0.40%

1 location only

0.81%

0.85%

1.06%

1.68%

1.54%

1.02%

0.88%

1.07%

 
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%

2.61%

6.34%

*

5.91%

6.51%

*

5.41%

4.09%

*

3.75%

3.58%

25-49 %

1.34%

2.98%

3.67%

4.86%

3.51%

1.28%

3.01%

1.18%

50-74 %

1.06%

1.34%

2.83%

2.56%

2.45%

1.51%

0.91%

1.33%

75% or more

0.45%

0.99%

1.00%

1.38%

0.79%

0.44%

0.99%

0.42%

 
Union presence
No union employees

0.50%

0.88%

1.09%

1.32%

0.84%

0.67%

0.84%

0.50%

Has union employees

1.09%

3.27%

*

4.64%

*

4.39%

2.93%

0.89%

4.64%

1.02%

Unknown

1.30%

5.93%

*

6.87%

*

7.42%

*

3.23%

1.30%

5.16%

1.27%

 
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage

1.02%

2.74%

2.20%

2.95%

2.37%

1.30%

1.01%

1.16%

Less than 50% low wage

0.42%

1.08%

1.00%

1.29%

0.89%

0.46%

1.05%

0.35%

 
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.
. 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.