Table I.G.3(2010) 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, 2010
  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) 3,918    4,358    3,989    3,732    3,960    3,883    4,049    3,882   
10th percentile 1,900    1,600    1,800    1,700    1,800    2,100    1,700    2,000   
25th percentile 2,900    2,600    2,500    2,600    2,900    3,000    2,600    2,900   
50th percentile (median) 3,800    4,000    3,600    3,500    3,800    3,800    3,700    3,800   
75th percentile 4,800    5,700    5,100    4,700    4,900    4,600    5,100    4,700   
90th percentile 6,000    7,300    6,500    6,000    6,100    5,600    6,700    5,800   
Employee-plus-one coverage
Average (mean) 7,167    7,931    6,907    6,185    7,031    7,340    7,013    7,191   
10th percentile 3,300    2,200    2,300    2,400    2,900    4,100    2,400    3,600   
25th percentile 5,000    4,200    3,600    3,800    4,700    5,600    3,700    5,300   
50th percentile (median) 7,000    7,000    5,800    5,700    7,000    7,200    6,200    7,100   
75th percentile 8,900    11,000    9,500    7,800    9,000    8,900    9,300    8,900   
90th percentile 11,000    15,000    12,000    10,000    11,000    11,000    13,000    11,000   
Family coverage
Average (mean) 10,150    9,962    8,820    8,473    9,881    10,676    9,053    10,350   
10th percentile 4,100    2,100    2,200    2,900    3,700    5,500    2,400    4,800   
25th percentile 7,300    5,300    4,200    4,800    6,800    8,200    4,600    7,800   
50th percentile (median) 10,000    9,700    8,200    8,000    10,000    11,000    8,400    10,000   
75th percentile 13,000    14,000    12,000    11,000    13,000    13,000    12,000    13,000   
90th percentile 16,000    18,000    16,000    14,000    15,000    16,000    17,000    15,000   

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.

Dollar amounts have been rounded for confidentiality reasons.

 

Table I.G.3(2010) 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, 2010
  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) 18.61    38.95    87.30    43.68    41.25    29.51    43.33    20.41   
10th percentile 30.86    75.76    47.31    73.17    95.22    45.03    47.90    41.60   
25th percentile 34.19    78.69    71.03    50.33    51.18    42.40    22.22    38.32   
50th percentile (median) 23.28    60.58    93.03    36.11    51.92    27.02    31.58    28.40   
75th percentile 16.82    85.92    113.24    52.59    80.04    56.62    60.36    32.78   
90th percentile 40.79    102.94    158.88    117.76    124.04    85.77    85.61    54.59   
Employee-plus-one coverage
Average (mean) 39.60    114.87    237.77    104.00    139.24    44.89    94.43    42.66   
10th percentile 105.19    227.01    108.43    116.49    161.52    87.96    118.94    105.62   
25th percentile 65.99    222.51    167.41    93.02    212.86    84.64    80.90    80.23   
50th percentile (median) 66.94    172.21    289.20    119.06    183.90    99.62    129.10    81.92   
75th percentile 83.58    300.12    418.66    152.08    138.26    95.61    202.42    85.57   
90th percentile 133.19    321.03    848.53    355.17    287.99    232.46    277.82    160.12   
Family coverage
Average (mean) 94.29    111.03    217.98    265.39    144.20    136.34    99.12    105.26   
10th percentile 135.48    269.44    138.87    130.04    269.84    224.37    94.10    169.81   
25th percentile 115.04    184.10    151.32    239.55    212.24    162.93    191.38    137.47   
50th percentile (median) 120.90    188.44    384.08    359.11    215.97    143.49    111.14    129.17   
75th percentile 100.04    214.34    303.97    350.75    154.89    153.87    194.05    117.65   
90th percentile 133.48    407.19    407.94    457.33    280.22    271.27    303.22    161.20   

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.