| Same-Sex Couples Eligible | Unmarried Heterosexual Couples |
FIRM SIZE | | |
Small (3-24 Workers) | 14% | 13% |
Small (25-49 Workers) | 14 | 13 |
Small (50-199 Workers) | 10 | 10 |
ALL SMALL FIRMS (3-199 Workers) | 14% | 12% |
Midsize (200-999 Workers) | 13 | 13 |
Large (1,000-4,999 Workers) | 15 | 11 |
Jumbo (5,000+ Workers) | 32* | 20 |
ALL LARGE FIRMS (200 or More Workers) | 15% | 13% |
REGION | | |
Northeast | 30% | 22% |
Midwest | 7 | 7 |
South | 3* | 3* |
West | 23 | 24 |
ALL FIRM SIZES AND REGIONS | 14% | 12% |
* Estimate is statistically different from All Firms at p<.05.
‡ These questions were asked of firms that reported offering nontraditional partners health coverage, but are presented as a percentage of all firms offering health benefits. We assume firms not offering nontraditional partner benefits do not offer benefits to same-sex or unmarried heterosexual couples. A small percentage (approximately two percent) of firms responded ‘don’t know’ to either or both questions.
Source: Kaiser/HRET Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits: 2004.
