Table 2 Relationship between whether employees held jobs with employment-based health insurance (EHBI) with other characteristics
Held jobs with EBHI | Yes % (SE) | No % (SE) |
|---|---|---|
BMI group | ||
normal | 34 (0.8) | 42 (1.1) |
overweight | 38 (0.8) | 35 (0.9) |
obese | 28 (0.7) | 24 (0.8) |
Age, years | ||
< 40 | 46 (0.9) | 58 (0.9) |
≥ 40 | 54 (0.9) | 42 (0.9) |
Race/ethnicity | ||
white | 71 (0.9) | 65 (1.3) |
Hispanic | 10 (0.6) | 17 (1.0) |
African American | 12 (0.7) | 10 (0.7) |
other | 7 (0.5) | 7 (0.5) |
Marital status | ||
never | 26 (0.8) | 33 (0.9) |
married | 58 (0.9) | 54 (0.9) |
widowed/divorced | 16 (0.6) | 13 (0.6) |
Spouse offered EBHI | ||
yes | 24 (0.8) | 31 (0.9) |
no | 76 (0.8) | 69 (0.9) |
Number of dependents | ||
0 | 39 (0.8) | 29 (0.8) |
1 | 23 (0.7) | 21 (0.8) |
2 | 21 (0.7) | 24 (0.8) |
3 | 11 (0.5) | 14 (0.6) |
4 or more | 6 (0.4) | 11 (0.7) |
Family income | ||
low | 13 (0.5) | 32 (1.0) |
medium | 35 (0.9) | 32 (1.0) |
high | 52 (1.0) | 36 (0.7) |
Completed years of education | ||
<12 | 9 (0.4) | 22 (0.9) |
= 12 | 30 (0.8) | 34 (1.0) |
>12 | 62 (1.0) | 43 (1.2) |
Metropolitan area residency | ||
No | 15 (1.1) | 18 (1.5) |
Yes | 85 (1.1) | 82 (1.5) |
Region of residency | ||
northeast | 19 (0.9) | 18 (1.0) |
midwest | 23 (1.0) | 24 (1.3) |
south | 35 (1.4) | 38 (1.5) |
west | 22 (1.0) | 21 (1.2) |
Smoking status | ||
yes | 20 (0.6) | 25 (0.8) |
no | 80 (0.6) | 75 (0.8) |
Full-time employment | ||
yes | 93 (0.4) | 55 (1.0) |
no | 7 (0.4) | 44 (1.0) |
Number of employees at workplace | ||
Not ascertained/did not know | 5 (0.4) | 15 (0.8) |
1–10 | 12 (0.5) | 29 (0.9) |
11–25 | 12 (0.5) | 17 (0.8) |
26–100 | 26 (0.7) | 21 (0.8) |
> 100 | 45 (0.9) | 18 (0.8) |
Union member | ||
yes | 18 (0.8) | 4 (0.4) |
no | 81 (0.7) | 96 (0.5) |
Blue collar | ||
yes | 25 (0.8) | 24 (0.9) |
no | 75 (0.8) | 76 (0.9) |