Table I.A.2.b(2006) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer at least one health insurance plan that required no contribution from the employee for single coverage by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2006 |
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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 |
41.2% |
|
67.2% |
|
50.6% |
|
35.6% |
|
20.3% |
|
12.0% |
|
59.5% |
|
16.6% |
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Industry group ** |
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Agric., fish., forest. |
62.8% |
|
70.7% |
|
56.2% |
|
47.0% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
65.9% |
|
37.1% |
|
Mining and manufacturing |
38.2% |
|
61.6% |
|
45.2% |
|
30.6% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
48.7% |
|
19.7% |
|
Construction |
62.2% |
|
72.4% |
|
52.1% |
|
50.5% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
65.6% |
|
35.5% |
|
Utilities and transp. |
35.5% |
|
56.9% |
|
40.2% |
|
41.2% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
50.6% |
|
22.8% |
|
Wholesale trade |
42.0% |
|
68.7% |
|
54.5% |
|
40.6% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
61.2% |
|
12.6% |
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Fin. svs. and real estate |
32.4% |
|
68.9% |
|
56.0% |
|
35.8% |
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. |
|
. |
|
63.7% |
|
11.1% |
|
Retail trade |
25.8% |
|
64.1% |
|
44.3% |
|
25.8% |
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. |
|
. |
|
53.6% |
|
9.1% |
|
Professional services |
50.3% |
|
68.1% |
|
54.3% |
|
36.0% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
61.9% |
|
29.8% |
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Other services |
39.0% |
|
64.6% |
|
48.7% |
|
33.2% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
56.7% |
|
13.0% |
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Ownership |
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For profit, incorporated |
38.3% |
|
66.3% |
|
48.8% |
|
35.2% |
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. |
|
. |
|
57.6% |
|
15.3% |
|
For profit, unincorporated |
48.9% |
|
65.9% |
|
53.2% |
|
30.1% |
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. |
|
. |
|
61.6% |
|
18.0% |
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Nonprofit |
51.3% |
|
78.0% |
|
62.1% |
|
42.3% |
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. |
|
. |
|
69.1% |
|
26.7% |
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Age of firm |
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Less than 5 years |
55.0% |
|
62.3% |
|
50.2% |
|
28.8% |
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. |
|
. |
|
58.3% |
|
20.8% |
|
5-9 years |
52.1% |
|
63.0% |
|
48.9% |
|
22.1% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
57.0% |
|
18.8% |
|
10-19 years |
50.5% |
|
64.8% |
|
50.0% |
|
35.7% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
58.5% |
|
18.0% |
|
20 or more years |
42.7% |
|
71.6% |
|
51.3% |
|
38.0% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
61.0% |
|
21.3% |
|
Unknown |
8.8% |
|
65.6% |
|
50.5% |
* |
28.8% |
* |
. |
|
. |
|
57.0% |
|
7.2% |
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Multi/single status |
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2 or more locations |
17.5% |
|
53.7% |
|
48.6% |
|
33.6% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
44.7% |
|
14.9% |
|
1 location only |
58.6% |
|
67.4% |
|
50.8% |
|
36.6% |
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. |
|
. |
|
60.5% |
|
33.0% |
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Percent full-time employees |
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Less than 25% |
37.4% |
|
71.3% |
|
62.6% |
|
34.9% |
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. |
|
. |
|
64.5% |
|
13.7% |
|
25-49 % |
31.8% |
|
67.9% |
|
47.9% |
|
32.6% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
56.7% |
|
8.4% |
|
50-74 % |
41.5% |
|
66.8% |
|
46.5% |
|
30.1% |
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. |
|
. |
|
59.4% |
|
13.9% |
|
75% or more |
42.2% |
|
67.0% |
|
50.9% |
|
36.7% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
59.4% |
|
18.2% |
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Union presence |
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No union employees |
42.8% |
|
67.0% |
|
50.0% |
|
34.2% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
59.1% |
|
13.9% |
|
Has union employees |
41.3% |
|
74.4% |
|
65.1% |
|
56.6% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
69.6% |
|
33.3% |
|
Unknown |
15.3% |
|
70.4% |
|
44.2% |
* |
39.9% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
58.1% |
|
9.9% |
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Percent low wage employees |
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50% or more low wage |
29.2% |
|
64.3% |
|
48.7% |
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29.5% |
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. |
|
. |
|
55.8% |
|
11.1% |
|
Less than 50% low wage |
45.0% |
|
67.8% |
|
50.9% |
|
37.4% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
60.2% |
|
19.4% |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. |
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Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. |
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* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision. |
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. Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell. |
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** 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.A.2.b(2006) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer at least one health insurance plan that required no contribution from the employee for single coverage by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2006 |
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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 |
0.59% |
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0.91% |
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1.77% |
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1.00% |
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0.96% |
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0.93% |
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0.88% |
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0.71% |
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Industry group ** |
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Agric., fish., forest. |
5.39% |
|
6.23% |
|
13.44% |
|
11.38% |
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. |
|
. |
|
5.71% |
|
10.21% |
|
Mining and manufacturing |
2.38% |
|
4.84% |
|
4.93% |
|
4.48% |
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. |
|
. |
|
2.82% |
|
2.36% |
|
Construction |
2.25% |
|
2.99% |
|
3.43% |
|
3.54% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
2.67% |
|
4.56% |
|
Utilities and transp. |
4.31% |
|
9.34% |
|
8.82% |
|
8.47% |
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. |
|
. |
|
6.03% |
|
3.30% |
|
Wholesale trade |
1.03% |
|
3.70% |
|
2.58% |
|
4.96% |
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. |
|
. |
|
2.26% |
|
1.94% |
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Fin. svs. and real estate |
1.06% |
|
2.25% |
|
5.94% |
|
3.10% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
2.43% |
|
1.25% |
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Retail trade |
1.24% |
|
3.74% |
|
3.93% |
|
3.65% |
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. |
|
. |
|
2.73% |
|
0.64% |
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Professional services |
0.87% |
|
1.54% |
|
2.21% |
|
2.44% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
1.41% |
|
2.11% |
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Other services |
1.27% |
|
2.61% |
|
3.84% |
|
2.40% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
1.30% |
|
1.20% |
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Ownership |
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For profit, incorporated |
0.78% |
|
1.29% |
|
2.07% |
|
1.31% |
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. |
|
. |
|
1.16% |
|
0.92% |
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For profit, unincorporated |
1.09% |
|
1.41% |
|
4.23% |
|
3.92% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
1.39% |
|
2.77% |
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Nonprofit |
1.85% |
|
3.32% |
|
3.97% |
|
3.02% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
2.06% |
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1.92% |
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Age of firm |
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Less than 5 years |
2.43% |
|
3.40% |
|
5.39% |
|
6.42% |
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. |
|
. |
|
2.80% |
|
5.91% |
|
5-9 years |
2.15% |
|
2.39% |
|
4.21% |
|
2.12% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
2.63% |
|
1.79% |
|
10-19 years |
1.33% |
|
2.64% |
|
2.43% |
|
3.85% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
1.78% |
|
1.85% |
|
20 or more years |
0.90% |
|
1.27% |
|
2.06% |
|
1.33% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
1.10% |
|
1.20% |
|
Unknown |
0.75% |
|
8.34% |
|
15.82% |
* |
11.60% |
* |
. |
|
. |
|
7.99% |
|
0.67% |
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Multi/single status |
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2 or more locations |
0.83% |
|
6.07% |
|
4.49% |
|
1.99% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
1.69% |
|
0.83% |
|
1 location only |
0.93% |
|
0.94% |
|
1.78% |
|
1.67% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0.93% |
|
2.47% |
|
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Percent full-time employees |
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Less than 25% |
1.68% |
|
4.95% |
|
7.73% |
|
5.85% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
2.63% |
|
1.52% |
|
25-49 % |
2.15% |
|
4.32% |
|
6.34% |
|
5.33% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
2.95% |
|
1.24% |
|
50-74 % |
1.22% |
|
1.89% |
|
3.26% |
|
2.65% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
1.68% |
|
1.25% |
|
75% or more |
0.77% |
|
1.13% |
|
1.99% |
|
1.10% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
1.09% |
|
0.97% |
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Union presence |
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No union employees |
0.64% |
|
0.94% |
|
1.73% |
|
0.96% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0.87% |
|
0.54% |
|
Has union employees |
2.07% |
|
4.85% |
|
9.48% |
|
8.53% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
3.84% |
|
2.49% |
|
Unknown |
2.29% |
|
8.70% |
|
13.87% |
* |
7.59% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
7.66% |
|
1.54% |
|
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Percent low wage employees |
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50% or more low wage |
1.13% |
|
1.76% |
|
3.24% |
|
2.87% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
1.21% |
|
0.64% |
|
Less than 50% low wage |
0.95% |
|
1.32% |
|
2.09% |
|
1.06% |
|
. |
|
. |
|
1.22% |
|
1.09% |
|
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. |
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Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. |
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* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision. |
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. Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell. |
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** 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. |