Employer Health Benefits 2005: Exhibit 3.2: Eligibility, Take-Up Rate, and Coverage in Firms Offering Health Benefits, by Firm Size, Region, and Industry, 2006

Employer Health Benefits 2006 Annual Survey

Section 3: Exhibit 3.2: Eligibility, Take-Up Rate, and Coverage in Firms Offering Health Benefits, by Firm Size, Region, and Industry, 2006

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Exhibit 3.2: Eligibility, Take-Up Rate, and Coverage in Firms Offering Health Benefits, by Firm Size, Region, and Industry, 2006

	Percentage of Workers Eligible For Health Benefits Offered By Their Employer	Percentage of Eligible Workers Who Participate in Their Employers’ Plan (Take-Up Rate)	Percentage of Workers Covered by Their Employers’ Health Benefits
FIRM SIZE
3-24 Workers	88%*	79%	69%*
25-49 Workers	79	79	63
50-199 Workers	80	84	67
200-999 Workers	78	84*	67
1,000-4,999 Workers	81*	83	68*
5,000 or More Workers	73*	80	60*
ALL SMALL FIRMS (3-199 Workers)	83%*	81%	67%
ALL LARGE FIRMS (200 or More Workers)	76%*	82%	63%
REGION
Northeast	80%	83%	67%
Midwest	77	83	64
South	77	79*	63
West	79	83	66
INDUSTRY
Agriculture/Mining/Construction	73%	82%	58%
Manufacturing	87*	86*	76*
Transportation/Communications/Utilities	84	89*	76*
Wholesale	76	80	62
Retail	59*	75*	43*
Finance	86*	84	73*
Service	76	78*	61*
State/Local Government	92*	92*	85*
Health Care	79	83	66
ALL FIRMS	78%	82%	65%

^*	Estimate for eligibility, take-up rate, or coverage is statistically different from all other firms not in the indicated size, region, or industry category at p<.05.

	Source: Kaiser/HRET Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits, 2006.

	For more information regarding survey methodology, click here to view the Survey Design and Methods section.

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