* Estimate is statistically different from the previous year shown at p<.05.
Note: The percentage of all small firms (3-199 workers) offering health benefits in 1999 was 66%, not 61% as reported last year.
Source: Kaiser/HRET Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004; KPMG Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits: 1996, 1998.