Table I.C.3.c(2005) 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, 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

18.4%

12.2%

18.0%

21.6%

19.3%

19.3%

15.3%

20.9%

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

6.5%

*

.

.

.

.

.

5.3%

*

22.3%

Mining and manufacturing

16.8%

.

.

.

.

.

22.1%

15.0%

Construction

21.1%

.

.

.

.

.

20.4%

*

22.8%

*
Utilities and transp.

14.6%

.

.

.

.

.

24.1%

12.8%

Wholesale trade

9.1%

.

.

.

.

.

9.1%

*

9.1%

*
Fin. svs. and real estate

21.0%

.

.

.

.

.

10.8%

25.6%

Retail trade

20.5%

.

.

.

.

.

13.7%

*

26.8%

Professional services

14.9%

.

.

.

.

.

12.6%

16.8%

Other services

26.0%

.

.

.

.

.

18.6%

36.3%

 
Ownership
For profit, incorporated

18.9%

.

.

.

.

.

16.3%

21.2%

For profit, unincorporated

21.4%

.

.

.

.

.

14.6%

*

29.8%

Nonprofit

11.2%

.

.

.

.

.

6.1%

*

13.0%

 
Age of firm
Less than 5 years

15.1%

.

.

.

.

.

12.4%

23.8%

*
5-9 years

23.4%

.

.

.

.

.

15.1%

*

35.8%

10-19 years

18.4%

.

.

.

.

.

18.0%

19.8%

20 or more years

17.4%

.

.

.

.

.

13.9%

19.9%

Unknown

19.9%

.

.

.

.

.

38.7%

19.0%

 
Multi/single status
2 or more locations

21.8%

.

.

.

.

.

21.6%

21.8%

1 location only

15.9%

.

.

.

.

.

14.7%

18.8%

 
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%

13.1%

*

.

.

.

.

.

12.1%

*

14.0%

*
25-49 %

28.5%

.

.

.

.

.

14.8%

36.1%

50-74 %

18.6%

.

.

.

.

.

11.3%

23.2%

75% or more

17.8%

.

.

.

.

.

16.1%

19.3%

 
Union presence
No union employees

19.0%

.

.

.

.

.

15.6%

23.1%

Has union employees

16.0%

.

.

.

.

.

8.2%

*

17.1%

Unknown

17.6%

.

.

.

.

.

14.6%

*

17.7%

 
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage

24.2%

.

.

.

.

.

16.7%

29.5%

Less than 50% low wage

17.1%

.

.

.

.

.

15.0%

18.8%

 
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.c(2005) 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, 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

0.72%

2.05%

2.39%

2.29%

2.27%

1.38%

1.45%

1.16%

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

6.08%

*

.

.

.

.

.

6.46%

*

5.88%

Mining and manufacturing

1.75%

.

.

.

.

.

4.56%

2.34%

Construction

4.56%

.

.

.

.

.

6.11%

*

7.33%

*
Utilities and transp.

1.82%

.

.

.

.

.

4.98%

1.97%

Wholesale trade

2.56%

.

.

.

.

.

6.38%

*

4.42%

*
Fin. svs. and real estate

1.78%

.

.

.

.

.

2.50%

2.00%

Retail trade

2.72%

.

.

.

.

.

4.34%

*

3.99%

Professional services

1.01%

.

.

.

.

.

2.45%

1.85%

Other services

2.23%

.

.

.

.

.

3.08%

2.75%

 
Ownership
For profit, incorporated

1.16%

.

.

.

.

.

1.65%

1.47%

For profit, unincorporated

2.68%

.

.

.

.

.

5.08%

*

3.50%

Nonprofit

2.77%

.

.

.

.

.

2.24%

*

3.01%

 
Age of firm
Less than 5 years

3.58%

.

.

.

.

.

3.55%

10.40%

*
5-9 years

4.12%

.

.

.

.

.

6.22%

*

6.31%

10-19 years

1.93%

.

.

.

.

.

2.64%

5.26%

20 or more years

0.83%

.

.

.

.

.

1.85%

1.57%

Unknown

1.52%

.

.

.

.

.

11.56%

1.15%

 
Multi/single status
2 or more locations

1.40%

.

.

.

.

.

5.54%

1.46%

1 location only

1.05%

.

.

.

.

.

1.41%

2.02%

 
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%

4.56%

*

.

.

.

.

.

4.70%

*

8.32%

*
25-49 %

5.09%

.

.

.

.

.

3.20%

5.84%

50-74 %

2.02%

.

.

.

.

.

2.49%

2.40%

75% or more

0.79%

.

.

.

.

.

1.69%

1.50%

 
Union presence
No union employees

1.17%

.

.

.

.

.

1.55%

2.10%

Has union employees

1.72%

.

.

.

.

.

5.41%

*

2.03%

Unknown

2.32%

.

.

.

.

.

5.55%

*

2.40%

 
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage

3.44%

.

.

.

.

.

3.60%

3.45%

Less than 50% low wage

0.77%

.

.

.

.

.

1.38%

1.52%

 
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.