Table I.G.3(2006) Employer cost distributions (in dollars) for employees enrolled in single, employee-plus-one, and family coverage at the 10th, 25th, 50th(median), 75th and 90th percentiles at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size: United States, 2006

 

 

Total

  

Less than 10 employees

  

10-24 Employees

  

25-99 employees

  

100-999 employees

  

1000 or more employees

  

Less than 50 employees

  

50 or more employees

  

 

Single coverage

Average (mean)

3,330

3,903

3,572

3,239

3,279

3,251

3,555

3,264

10th percentile

1,600

1,400

1,500

1,400

1,500

1,700

1,400

1,600

25th percentile

2,400

2,400

2,300

2,300

2,400

2,500

2,300

2,400

50th percentile (median)

3,200

3,600

3,400

3,100

3,100

3,100

3,300

3,100

75th percentile

4,100

5,000

4,600

4,000

4,100

3,900

4,500

4,000

90th percentile

5,200

6,600

5,800

5,100

5,000

4,900

6,000

5,000

 

Employee-plus-one coverage

Average (mean)

6,086

6,669

6,060

5,283

6,003

6,201

5,937

6,111

10th percentile

2,700

2,200

2,200

1,900

2,400

3,500

2,100

3,000

25th percentile

4,200

3,700

3,600

3,100

3,800

4,700

3,400

4,400

50th percentile (median)

5,900

6,000

5,300

4,800

5,700

6,100

5,100

6,000

75th percentile

7,500

9,000

7,900

7,000

7,700

7,500

7,800

7,500

90th percentile

9,700

12,000

11,000

9,000

10,000

9,200

11,000

9,600

 

Family coverage

Average (mean)

8,491

8,649

7,970

7,400

7,835

8,952

7,994

8,590

10th percentile

3,300

2,400

2,200

2,400

2,500

4,800

2,300

3,600

25th percentile

6,000

4,900

4,500

4,200

4,800

6,900

4,500

6,300

50th percentile (median)

8,400

8,200

7,500

6,900

7,800

8,900

7,800

8,600

75th percentile

11,000

12,000

11,000

10,000

10,000

11,000

11,000

11,000

90th percentile

13,000

15,000

14,000

13,000

13,000

13,000

14,000

13,000

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

Dollar amounts have been rounded for confidentiality reasons.

 

Table I.G.3(2006) Standard error for employer cost distributions (in dollars) for employees enrolled in single, employee-plus-one, and family coverage at the 10th, 25th, 50th(median), 75th and 90th percentiles at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size: United States, 2006

 

 

Total

  

Less than 10 employees

  

10-24 Employees

  

25-99 employees

  

100-999 employees

  

1000 or more employees

  

Less than 50 employees

  

50 or more employees

  

 

Single coverage

Average (mean)

28.46

81.26

99.57

52.97

45.70

34.42

50.99

33.58

10th percentile

30.01

50.67

83.29

61.03

79.41

46.94

32.71

34.96

25th percentile

22.24

71.91

110.96

52.85

50.37

22.02

63.43

18.11

50th percentile (median)

34.63

84.03

77.66

83.52

91.75

25.02

49.18

31.05

75th percentile

33.44

141.19

96.58

100.49

59.93

43.38

69.85

41.20

90th percentile

62.85

128.06

111.64

106.48

76.56

106.24

78.36

62.15

 

Employee-plus-one coverage

Average (mean)

58.81

210.13

214.67

120.78

94.07

78.11

112.06

64.99

10th percentile

73.19

234.16

212.56

111.29

111.89

126.63

144.51

84.54

25th percentile

73.38

211.45

155.66

123.07

145.23

87.57

123.88

90.61

50th percentile (median)

71.36

276.05

228.35

153.81

87.07

80.51

125.57

73.01

75th percentile

64.84

315.76

332.87

179.83

185.30

83.47

204.52

72.29

90th percentile

136.71

465.18

406.92

307.94

223.91

194.08

215.00

156.76

 

Family coverage

Average (mean)

29.88

172.46

237.95

259.28

51.32

51.73

130.21

33.26

10th percentile

91.77

418.47

295.07

161.73

269.54

131.30

148.62

109.00

25th percentile

48.25

300.02

354.38

232.96

238.93

87.06

154.34

67.54

50th percentile (median)

44.75

212.72

257.38

306.33

102.08

66.87

174.63

44.76

75th percentile

89.80

295.84

299.03

321.82

103.57

121.50

182.05

91.16

90th percentile

128.60

324.13

378.44

433.85

147.21

188.80

260.22

173.66

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.