| Table I.C.4(2003) Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take single coverage by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 47.3% |
56.1% |
58.5% |
55.3% |
51.0% |
41.5% |
56.8% |
45.0% |
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| Industry group ** | ||||||||||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 51.2% |
51.8% |
47.1% |
65.1% |
46.1% |
34.1% |
53.9% |
49.6% |
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| Mining and manufacturing | 38.9% |
54.8% |
52.9% |
48.2% |
43.3% |
33.7% |
51.5% |
37.3% |
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| Construction | 49.8% |
49.6% |
57.2% |
48.3% |
47.7% |
44.7% |
52.9% |
46.3% |
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| Utilities and transp. | 42.2% |
50.9% |
60.8% |
44.1% |
49.7% |
39.0% |
50.9% |
41.1% |
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| Wholesale trade | 42.8% |
53.7% |
57.1% |
49.0% |
45.1% |
34.8% |
54.5% |
38.8% |
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| Fin. svs. and real estate | 43.8% |
57.5% |
55.4% |
55.0% |
49.4% |
39.3% |
55.4% |
42.1% |
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| Retail trade | 53.4% |
59.0% |
57.2% |
55.0% |
56.0% |
51.5% |
57.4% |
52.5% |
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| Professional services | 50.3% |
58.8% |
63.3% |
62.0% |
55.0% |
43.1% |
60.3% |
48.0% |
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| Other services | 53.8% |
56.0% |
59.1% |
64.4% |
57.7% |
48.0% |
60.0% |
51.8% |
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| Ownership | ||||||||||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 46.0% |
55.3% |
57.1% |
53.7% |
49.1% |
40.9% |
55.6% |
43.7% |
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| For profit, unincorporated | 51.6% |
59.3% |
61.5% |
58.3% |
53.3% |
43.2% |
60.3% |
47.6% |
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| Nonprofit | 51.3% |
53.6% |
69.8% |
63.0% |
56.0% |
45.1% |
61.6% |
50.1% |
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| Unknown | 49.6% |
57.2% |
62.0% |
60.6% |
54.3% |
41.0% |
59.1% |
46.4% |
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| Age of firm | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 52.2% |
53.6% |
57.5% |
55.4% |
51.8% |
40.8% |
54.4% |
49.8% |
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| 5-9 years | 52.9% |
57.5% |
62.5% |
55.9% |
48.9% |
43.1% |
59.2% |
47.8% |
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| 10-19 years | 54.9% |
56.6% |
60.6% |
58.4% |
55.7% |
42.1% |
58.5% |
51.9% |
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| 20 or more years | 48.2% |
55.9% |
56.8% |
54.1% |
50.7% |
42.4% |
55.7% |
46.4% |
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| Unknown | 40.6% |
61.8% |
76.5% |
* | 68.6% |
38.2% |
40.6% |
62.5% |
40.6% |
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| Multi/single status | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 44.0% |
59.1% |
61.8% |
57.9% |
49.7% |
41.5% |
61.2% |
43.6% |
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| 1 location only | 54.7% |
56.0% |
58.2% |
54.3% |
53.3% |
41.5% |
56.3% |
52.5% |
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| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than 25% | 53.2% |
51.6% |
59.9% |
67.4% |
59.9% |
49.4% |
57.5% |
52.4% |
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| 25-49 % | 56.4% |
53.6% |
63.8% |
66.9% |
65.2% |
51.1% |
61.6% |
55.2% |
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| 50-74 % | 53.6% |
57.3% |
68.5% |
64.5% |
57.6% |
48.0% |
62.6% |
51.5% |
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| 75% or more | 46.0% |
56.1% |
57.2% |
53.8% |
49.6% |
40.1% |
55.9% |
43.6% |
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| Union presence | ||||||||||||||||
| No union employees | 50.2% |
57.0% |
59.8% |
56.7% |
51.7% |
43.0% |
57.7% |
47.5% |
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| Has union employees | 40.6% |
35.2% |
42.8% |
41.0% |
47.0% |
39.4% |
41.2% |
40.5% |
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| Unknown | 41.1% |
55.0% |
46.5% |
53.5% |
50.0% |
40.5% |
54.4% |
40.9% |
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| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 61.3% |
60.6% |
67.3% |
70.2% |
61.1% |
54.6% |
66.0% |
59.6% |
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| Less than 50% low wage | 48.7% |
55.4% |
57.6% |
53.2% |
49.7% |
40.2% |
55.5% |
45.9% |
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| Unknown | 41.8% |
57.9% |
54.5% |
52.8% |
46.4% |
41.2% |
56.1% |
41.5% |
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| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2003 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. | ||||||||||||||||
| ** 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.4(2003) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take single coverage by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 0.31% |
0.90% |
1.10% |
0.82% |
0.82% |
0.50% |
0.58% |
0.35% |
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| Industry group ** | ||||||||||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.66% |
4.53% |
5.75% |
6.55% |
9.76% |
7.95% |
4.58% |
6.38% |
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| Mining and manufacturing | 0.60% |
2.93% |
3.49% |
1.42% |
1.82% |
0.51% |
1.71% |
0.74% |
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| Construction | 1.56% |
1.89% |
2.58% |
2.47% |
2.73% |
3.49% |
2.03% |
2.02% |
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| Utilities and transp. | 1.47% |
5.29% |
4.08% |
4.91% |
2.99% |
1.66% |
3.61% |
1.45% |
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| Wholesale trade | 0.86% |
2.52% |
3.31% |
1.96% |
2.34% |
1.46% |
1.55% |
1.05% |
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| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.95% |
3.23% |
4.69% |
1.73% |
1.99% |
0.67% |
1.87% |
1.04% |
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| Retail trade | 1.21% |
1.92% |
2.66% |
2.71% |
2.56% |
1.74% |
1.19% |
1.57% |
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| Professional services | 0.56% |
1.12% |
1.28% |
1.39% |
1.67% |
0.52% |
0.79% |
0.66% |
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| Other services | 1.21% |
1.95% |
1.89% |
1.39% |
2.38% |
1.45% |
0.93% |
1.66% |
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| Ownership | ||||||||||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.40% |
0.68% |
1.21% |
0.92% |
0.96% |
0.57% |
0.65% |
0.44% |
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| For profit, unincorporated | 0.82% |
2.10% |
1.56% |
1.99% |
2.04% |
0.75% |
1.82% |
0.79% |
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| Nonprofit | 0.91% |
4.84% |
4.41% |
2.40% |
1.88% |
1.05% |
3.44% |
0.73% |
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| Unknown | 1.29% |
3.05% |
2.95% |
4.48% |
3.70% |
2.20% |
2.38% |
1.74% |
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| Age of firm | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.13% |
2.07% |
3.15% |
3.24% |
3.25% |
3.49% |
1.41% |
2.29% |
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| 5-9 years | 0.79% |
1.48% |
3.15% |
2.54% |
2.10% |
2.17% |
0.95% |
1.03% |
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| 10-19 years | 0.77% |
1.22% |
0.90% |
1.72% |
2.04% |
1.99% |
0.85% |
1.39% |
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| 20 or more years | 0.39% |
1.51% |
1.73% |
1.01% |
0.86% |
0.80% |
0.93% |
0.40% |
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| Unknown | 0.45% |
18.44% |
24.18% |
* | 12.59% |
3.85% |
0.45% |
13.99% |
0.46% |
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| Multi/single status | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.42% |
6.84% |
3.14% |
1.67% |
1.02% |
0.50% |
1.68% |
0.44% |
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| 1 location only | 0.49% |
0.97% |
1.04% |
0.77% |
1.24% |
2.28% |
0.52% |
0.71% |
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| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.30% |
3.09% |
3.35% |
3.97% |
3.69% |
3.56% |
2.65% |
3.46% |
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| 25-49 % | 1.37% |
4.74% |
4.49% |
2.39% |
2.20% |
1.59% |
2.28% |
1.50% |
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| 50-74 % | 1.26% |
2.06% |
2.12% |
2.19% |
3.26% |
1.75% |
1.15% |
1.68% |
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| 75% or more | 0.30% |
0.87% |
1.01% |
0.81% |
0.94% |
0.42% |
0.54% |
0.33% |
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| Union presence | ||||||||||||||||
| No union employees | 0.36% |
0.81% |
1.04% |
0.76% |
0.82% |
0.53% |
0.47% |
0.40% |
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| Has union employees | 0.68% |
5.75% |
4.00% |
3.38% |
2.21% |
0.67% |
2.92% |
0.59% |
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| Unknown | 1.04% |
6.76% |
8.83% |
6.90% |
2.56% |
1.13% |
4.73% |
1.08% |
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| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.54% |
1.49% |
1.68% |
1.77% |
2.09% |
1.90% |
1.28% |
1.82% |
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| Less than 50% low wage | 0.43% |
0.96% |
1.16% |
0.86% |
0.60% |
0.66% |
0.64% |
0.33% |
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| Unknown | 0.58% |
3.84% |
5.96% |
3.83% |
2.18% |
0.55% |
3.34% |
0.57% |
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| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2003 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. | ||||||||||||||||
| ** 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. | ||||||||||||||||