Table I.A.2.c(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 family 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

21.3%

36.4%

27.6%

15.6%

7.0%

6.0%

31.8%

7.3%

 

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

47.6%

52.2%

50.6%

.

.

.

49.7%

.

Mining and manufacturing

16.8%

26.8%

23.4%

.

.

.

21.8%

.

Construction

39.1%

45.8%

33.3%

.

.

.

41.3%

.

Utilities and transp.

19.5%

27.1%

*

17.2%

.

.

.

22.4%

.

Wholesale trade

22.0%

36.0%

34.6%

.

.

.

33.1%

.

Fin. svs. and real estate

15.4%

36.3%

24.1%

.

.

.

32.1%

.

Retail trade

13.7%

40.4%

25.5%

.

.

.

31.4%

.

Professional services

24.7%

35.3%

27.8%

.

.

.

31.5%

.

Other services

19.7%

32.2%

25.6%

.

.

.

28.8%

.

 

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

20.5%

37.7%

27.1%

.

.

.

31.9%

.

For profit, unincorporated

23.5%

31.6%

26.2%

.

.

.

29.5%

.

Nonprofit

24.0%

40.2%

34.1%

.

.

.

35.6%

.

 

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

22.7%

24.4%

25.4%

.

.

.

23.9%

.

5-9 years

28.3%

34.3%

28.4%

.

.

.

31.3%

.

10-19 years

27.0%

35.8%

28.0%

.

.

.

32.0%

.

20 or more years

22.3%

41.1%

27.7%

.

.

.

33.5%

.

Unknown

4.5%

34.4%

20.5%

*

.

.

.

31.5%

.

 

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

7.5%

29.6%

25.2%

.

.

.

19.4%

.

1 location only

31.5%

36.5%

27.9%

.

.

.

32.7%

.

 

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

19.3%

45.1%

26.2%

*

.

.

.

37.3%

.

25-49 %

16.6%

32.4%

31.5%

.

.

.

30.1%

.

50-74 %

20.0%

32.7%

25.6%

.

.

.

29.6%

.

75% or more

22.1%

37.1%

27.7%

.

.

.

32.1%

.

 

Union presence

No union employees

21.4%

35.6%

26.4%

.

.

.

30.8%

.

Has union employees

28.0%

60.3%

55.8%

.

.

.

59.2%

.

Unknown

10.3%

48.1%

30.9%

*

.

.

.

36.5%

.

 

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

13.0%

30.5%

22.7%

.

.

.

26.4%

.

Less than 50% low wage

24.0%

37.6%

28.6%

.

.

.

32.9%

.

 

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.c(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 family 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

0.34%

0.77%

0.92%

1.20%

0.86%

0.71%

0.49%

0.46%

 

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

3.37%

4.59%

12.58%

.

.

.

3.62%

.

Mining and manufacturing

1.46%

3.11%

2.33%

.

.

.

1.68%

.

Construction

1.66%

3.41%

2.27%

.

.

.

1.98%

.

Utilities and transp.

2.12%

9.29%

*

3.91%

.

.

.

3.71%

.

Wholesale trade

1.31%

2.82%

4.94%

.

.

.

1.64%

.

Fin. svs. and real estate

0.55%

1.67%

7.18%

.

.

.

1.61%

.

Retail trade

0.74%

2.33%

2.49%

.

.

.

1.55%

.

Professional services

0.76%

1.46%

1.25%

.

.

.

0.95%

.

Other services

0.96%

2.03%

2.78%

.

.

.

1.31%

.

 

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

0.45%

1.38%

1.22%

.

.

.

0.88%

.

For profit, unincorporated

0.86%

1.34%

3.73%

.

.

.

1.04%

.

Nonprofit

1.81%

3.72%

3.58%

.

.

.

2.61%

.

 

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

1.45%

1.86%

3.47%

.

.

.

1.63%

.

5-9 years

1.39%

2.33%

2.62%

.

.

.

1.81%

.

10-19 years

1.05%

1.31%

1.62%

.

.

.

1.25%

.

20 or more years

0.62%

1.37%

1.28%

.

.

.

1.04%

.

Unknown

0.53%

9.07%

12.48%

*

.

.

.

6.57%

.

 

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

0.45%

5.54%

3.92%

.

.

.

2.39%

.

1 location only

0.45%

0.78%

0.83%

.

.

.

0.47%

.

 

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

2.25%

7.11%

8.85%

*

.

.

.

4.60%

.

25-49 %

1.83%

3.22%

5.88%

.

.

.

3.25%

.

50-74 %

1.11%

2.06%

2.77%

.

.

.

1.56%

.

75% or more

0.47%

1.18%

1.07%

.

.

.

0.77%

.

 

Union presence

No union employees

0.37%

0.85%

0.72%

.

.

.

0.52%

.

Has union employees

2.34%

5.08%

9.75%

.

.

.

3.21%

.

Unknown

1.80%

10.72%

10.36%

*

.

.

.

8.35%

.

 

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

0.52%

1.89%

3.55%

.

.

.

1.74%

.

Less than 50% low wage

0.39%

0.81%

1.31%

.

.

.

0.68%

.

 

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.