Table I.E.1(2010) Average total employee-plus-one premium (in dollars) per enrolled employee at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2010
Characteristics 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
United States 9,664    10,116    9,853    9,355    9,931    9,594    9,850    9,635   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 8,689    --    --    --    --    --    9,018    8,523   
Mining and manufacturing 9,231    9,935    10,125    9,227    9,438    9,088    10,132    9,120   
Construction 9,298    9,459    9,340    8,435    9,922    9,870    9,120    9,453   
Utilities and transp. 9,356    9,697    10,279    9,541    9,234    9,336    9,963    9,321   
Wholesale trade 9,451    11,196    9,902    9,306    10,188    8,766    10,098    9,275   
Fin. svs. and real estate 9,791    10,133    11,245    10,146    10,235    9,607    10,202    9,754   
Retail trade 8,982    9,866    8,692    9,434    9,225    8,840    9,173    8,954   
Professional services 10,454    10,369    9,699    9,551    10,758    10,544    9,956    10,525   
Other services 9,135    10,077    10,242    9,531    8,718    9,000    10,209    8,924   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 9,381    10,328    9,641    9,279    9,519    9,277    9,772    9,315   
For profit, unincorporated 9,763    9,130    9,558    8,736    10,221    9,946    9,286    9,884   
Nonprofit 10,873    10,822    12,841    10,590    10,984    10,798    11,762    10,811   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 9,237    9,683    9,146    8,476    9,841    9,235    9,232    9,242   
5-9 years 9,207    9,643    8,945    8,384    9,499    9,375    9,333    9,127   
10-19 years 9,671    9,536    9,283    8,790    9,377    10,411    9,371    9,793   
20 or more years 9,696    10,685    10,242    9,669    10,058    9,545    10,196    9,642   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 9,633    10,560    10,031    9,877    10,072    9,537    9,859    9,629   
1 location only 9,751    10,107    9,843    9,167    9,700    10,767    9,849    9,664   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 9,778    8,716    12,421    10,454    9,696    9,652    10,288    9,687   
25-49 % 9,283    12,252    10,578    9,715    8,707    9,031    10,438    9,080   
50-74 % 9,313    9,116    10,150    10,301    10,314    9,085    9,950    9,256   
75% or more 9,735    10,229    9,790    9,246    9,932    9,724    9,813    9,722   
Union presence
No union employees 9,544    10,059    9,595    9,230    9,706    9,488    9,672    9,513   
Has union employees 10,155    11,733    14,658    10,505    11,070    9,942    12,840    10,054   
Unknown 9,510    10,413    9,853    10,802    11,358    9,408    9,977    9,502   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage 8,905    8,233    9,888    8,554    9,147    8,886    8,773    8,920   
Less than 50% low wage 9,779    10,379    9,850    9,465    10,047    9,708    9,972    9,748   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2010 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

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

-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.

** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.

 

Table I.E.1(2010) Standard error for average total employee-plus-one premium (in dollars) per enrolled employee at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2010
Characteristics 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
United States 59.76    155.09    181.68    99.80    147.37    59.11    79.97    58.81   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 558.86    --    --    --    --    --    267.94    857.11   
Mining and manufacturing 122.39    502.59    406.30    319.52    214.29    220.80    457.90    163.28   
Construction 326.35    686.51    556.98    334.89    644.13    414.64    279.22    408.63   
Utilities and transp. 302.48    1,453.65    986.10    642.87    352.28    339.08    688.29    297.15   
Wholesale trade 192.02    761.41    511.84    383.94    409.11    319.39    226.77    254.86   
Fin. svs. and real estate 128.34    712.18    887.34    424.46    314.29    182.20    368.53    138.43   
Retail trade 178.67    606.55    483.60    476.52    520.68    267.09    318.16    199.63   
Professional services 116.06    375.30    313.03    171.18    208.41    163.35    227.64    132.27   
Other services 182.41    459.45    612.42    490.39    388.91    206.36    313.40    222.96   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 77.27    203.50    115.24    117.37    172.65    82.21    85.68    79.13   
For profit, unincorporated 181.40    370.02    381.18    309.06    291.65    208.42    243.40    181.58   
Nonprofit 210.49    1,006.12    947.61    354.99    223.92    232.95    419.40    198.69   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 144.68    388.02    547.83    335.24    706.54    599.19    248.91    167.50   
5-9 years 141.85    219.26    380.63    326.50    343.79    532.07    228.96    218.89   
10-19 years 164.88    257.10    256.35    303.34    252.33    329.93    107.39    203.19   
20 or more years 56.34    263.88    289.37    128.06    175.36    45.83    103.00    55.66   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 76.09    1,470.68    489.27    294.94    129.61    77.97    308.27    74.55   
1 location only 134.18    152.68    202.20    161.32    283.08    511.07    86.10    211.73   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 383.76    942.22    2,056.76    351.25    364.87    725.90    926.95    494.75   
25-49 % 239.99    1,035.28    1,234.52    653.40    609.67    254.19    431.13    250.62   
50-74 % 264.27    438.60    806.84    788.00    307.43    299.66    403.91    277.10   
75% or more 71.74    153.41    178.77    105.13    155.65    72.63    80.29    75.88   
Union presence
No union employees 100.73    166.14    160.88    105.12    135.98    154.92    89.75    117.02   
Has union employees 139.35    1,367.51    1,491.62    788.41    446.36    154.10    981.98    137.18   
Unknown 206.70    1,432.78    1,386.50    1,390.98    818.00    199.08    599.83    205.65   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage 154.01    483.25    871.30    219.80    346.30    196.03    244.55    163.17   
Less than 50% low wage 61.57    186.02    209.89    101.88    161.74    62.09    95.53    60.83   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2010 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

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

-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.

** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.