Table I.A.2.b.(1)(2006) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer an exclusive-provider plan that required no contribution from the employee for single coverage by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2006

 

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

12.6%

21.0%

16.4%

12.4%

6.2%

1.8%

18.8%

4.3%

 

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

12.0%

.

.

.

.

.

12.9%

5.0%

*

Mining and manufacturing

13.2%

.

.

.

.

.

17.6%

5.5%

Construction

20.2%

.

.

.

.

.

21.3%

11.1%

Utilities and transp.

11.9%

.

.

.

.

.

18.8%

6.0%

Wholesale trade

12.8%

.

.

.

.

.

18.1%

4.6%

*

Fin. svs. and real estate

9.4%

.

.

.

.

.

21.0%

1.5%

*

Retail trade

9.8%

.

.

.

.

.

20.5%

3.5%

Professional services

13.1%

.

.

.

.

.

17.1%

6.0%

Other services

13.0%

.

.

.

.

.

18.9%

4.4%

 

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

11.7%

.

.

.

.

.

18.4%

3.6%

For profit, unincorporated

13.6%

.

.

.

.

.

18.4%

2.0%

*

Nonprofit

18.1%

.

.

.

.

.

22.0%

12.6%

 

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

16.0%

.

.

.

.

.

16.6%

9.4%

*

5-9 years

17.9%

.

.

.

.

.

19.5%

7.4%

10-19 years

17.0%

.

.

.

.

.

19.8%

6.0%

20 or more years

12.4%

.

.

.

.

.

18.5%

5.3%

Unknown

2.0%

.

.

.

.

.

18.7%

1.4%

 

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

4.3%

.

.

.

.

.

12.9%

3.5%

1 location only

18.7%

.

.

.

.

.

19.2%

11.6%

 

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

11.3%

.

.

.

.

.

19.3%

4.3%

25-49 %

11.7%

.

.

.

.

.

21.1%

2.9%

*

50-74 %

14.6%

.

.

.

.

.

19.8%

6.7%

75% or more

12.3%

.

.

.

.

.

18.4%

4.0%

 

Union presence

No union employees

13.5%

.

.

.

.

.

18.8%

4.2%

Has union employees

9.3%

.

.

.

.

.

18.0%

6.9%

Unknown

3.1%

*

.

.

.

.

.

18.0%

*

1.2%

*

 

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

9.5%

.

.

.

.

.

17.6%

3.9%

Less than 50% low wage

13.6%

.

.

.

.

.

19.0%

4.4%

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 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.A.2.b.(1)(2006) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer an exclusive-provider plan that required no contribution from the employee for single coverage by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2006

 

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

0.37%

0.73%

0.84%

0.72%

0.65%

0.27%

0.61%

0.27%

 

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

2.71%

.

.

.

.

.

3.09%

2.00%

*

Mining and manufacturing

1.55%

.

.

.

.

.

2.29%

1.60%

Construction

1.52%

.

.

.

.

.

1.85%

1.69%

Utilities and transp.

2.17%

.

.

.

.

.

3.40%

0.86%

Wholesale trade

1.31%

.

.

.

.

.

2.75%

1.42%

*

Fin. svs. and real estate

1.23%

.

.

.

.

.

2.83%

0.56%

*

Retail trade

0.50%

.

.

.

.

.

1.27%

0.37%

Professional services

0.89%

.

.

.

.

.

1.16%

0.64%

Other services

1.00%

.

.

.

.

.

1.49%

0.65%

 

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

0.39%

.

.

.

.

.

0.65%

0.30%

For profit, unincorporated

0.74%

.

.

.

.

.

0.82%

0.64%

*

Nonprofit

1.62%

.

.

.

.

.

2.60%

1.95%

 

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

1.08%

.

.

.

.

.

1.41%

3.69%

*

5-9 years

1.37%

.

.

.

.

.

1.83%

1.95%

10-19 years

1.11%

.

.

.

.

.

1.67%

1.15%

20 or more years

0.46%

.

.

.

.

.

0.79%

0.28%

Unknown

0.32%

.

.

.

.

.

5.40%

0.37%

 

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

0.21%

.

.

.

.

.

1.22%

0.25%

1 location only

0.57%

.

.

.

.

.

0.64%

1.21%

 

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

1.16%

.

.

.

.

.

2.53%

0.77%

25-49 %

2.14%

.

.

.

.

.

3.45%

1.01%

*

50-74 %

0.61%

.

.

.

.

.

0.95%

0.76%

75% or more

0.52%

.

.

.

.

.

0.81%

0.37%

 

Union presence

No union employees

0.40%

.

.

.

.

.

0.60%

0.33%

Has union employees

0.50%

.

.

.

.

.

2.22%

0.50%

Unknown

0.94%

*

.

.

.

.

.

6.71%

*

0.40%

*

 

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

0.60%

.

.

.

.

.

1.65%

0.44%

Less than 50% low wage

0.65%

.

.

.

.

.

0.90%

0.34%

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 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.