January 30, 2006 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Health care plans and establishment size in 2005

Participation in employer-provided health plans varied markedly by establishment size in 2005.

Percent of workers participating in an employer-provided health care plan, by establishment size and type of plan, private industry, 2005
[Chart data—TXT]

For example, 65 percent of workers in large establishments (defined as having 100 or more workers) participated in employer-provided medical plans in 2005.

In contrast, only 43 percent of workers in smaller establishments (those with less than 100 workers) participated in employer-provided medical plans.

These data are from the BLS National Compensation Survey program. Learn more in "Access to and Participation in Employer-Provided Health Care Plans, Private Industry, 2005," in the January 2006 issue of Compensation and Working Conditions Online.

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