Table 6. Number and percent of business establishments with health plans that offer a health maintenance organization (HMO) option, by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) organization type and size: 1984.
| SIC organization type | Number of employees | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
| Total | Less than 100 | 100 or more | 1,000 or more1 | |
| Total | ||||
| Number of business establishments2 | 2,284.1 | 2,196.9 | 87.2 | 14.2 |
| Percent offering HMO option | 4 | 3 | 29 | 55 |
| Agriculture, forestry, and fishing | ||||
| Number of business establishments2 | 63.8 | 62.9 | 0.9 | 0.13 |
| Percent offering HMO option | 0.17 | 0.035 | 11 | 17 |
| Mining | ||||
| Number of business establishments2 | 17.4 | 16.0 | 1.4 | 0.26 |
| Percent offering HMO option | 2 | 0.70 | 21 | 58 |
| Construction | ||||
| Number of business establishments2 | 266.7 | 261.5 | 5.2 | 0.39 |
| Percent offering HMO option | 2 | 2 | 16 | 47 |
| Manufacturing | ||||
| Number of business establishments2 | 186.1 | 160.7 | 25.4 | 4.21 |
| Percent offering HMO option | 17 | 14 | 34 | 62 |
| Transportation, communication, and utilities | ||||
| Number of business establishments2 | 66.9 | 62.4 | 4.5 | 1.19 |
| Percent offering HMO option | 7 | 5 | 32 | 58 |
| Wholesale trade | ||||
| Number of business establishments2 | 268.7 | 263.0 | 5.7 | 0.59 |
| Percent offering HMO option | 10.0 | 4.0 | 25 | 51 |
| Retail trade | ||||
| Number of business establishments2 | 515.8 | 503.4 | 12.4 | 2.04 |
| Percent offering HMO option | 2 | 1.5 | 18 | 42 |
| Finance, Insurance, and real estate | ||||
| Number of business establishments2 | 168.3 | 159.2 | 9.1 | 1.77 |
| Percent offering HMO option | 3 | 0.80 | 37 | 68 |
| Services | ||||
| Number of business establishments2 | 730.4 | 707.7 | 22.7 | 3.66 |
| Percent offering HMO option | 4 | 3 | 29 | 49 |
1
The “1,000 or more” category is included within the “100 or more” category.
2
The number of business establishments is in thousands.
SOURCE: Health Care Financing Administration, Office of the Actuary: Data from the Division of National Cost Estimates.