Employer Health Benefits Survey 2004: Exhibit 11.5: Percentage of All Large Firms (200 or More Workers) Offering Retiree Benefits to Early and Medicare-Age Retirees, Among All Large Firms Offering Retiree Coverage, by Firm Size, Region, and

Employer Health Benefits 2006 Annual Survey

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Exhibit 11.5: Percentage of All Large Firms (200 or More Workers) Offering Retiree Benefits to Early and Medicare-Age Retirees, Among All Large Firms Offering Retiree Coverage, by Firm Size, Region, and Industry, 2004

	Percentage of Employers Offering Retiree Health Benefits to Early Retirees	Percentage of Employers Offering Retiree Health Benefits to Medicare-Age Retirees
FIRM SIZE
Midsize (200-999 Workers)	96%	70%
Large (1,000-4,999 Workers)	93	81
Jumbo (5,000 or More Workers)	99*	88*
REGIONS
Northeast	97%	81%
Midwest	99	82
South	94	68
West	93	70
INDUSTRY
Mining/Construction/Wholesale	90%	88%
Manufacturing	98	82
Transportation/Communications/Utility	97	83
Retail	NSD	NSD
Finance	92	86
Service	98	67
State/Local Government	96	71
Health Care	75	66
ALL FIRM SIZES, REGIONS, AND INDUSTRIES	96%	75%

* Estimate is statistically different from All Large Firms at p<.05.

Early retiree: Workers retiring before age 65.

NSD: Not Sufficient Data.

Source: Kaiser/HRET Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits: 2004.

The Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and Educational Trust
Program Area: Health Care Marketplace Project | Publication Date: 09/26/2006