Table I.G.3(2011) 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, 2011
  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) 4,132    4,706    4,152    3,910    4,195    4,097    4,298    4,088   
10th percentile 2,000    1,500    1,700    1,700    2,000    2,200    1,700    2,100   
25th percentile 3,000    2,800    2,600    2,500    3,200    3,200    2,700    3,100   
50th percentile (median) 4,000    4,200    3,700    3,600    4,100    4,000    3,900    4,000   
75th percentile 5,100    6,000    5,300    5,000    5,200    5,000    5,400    5,000   
90th percentile 6,300    8,400    7,000    6,400    6,300    6,000    7,200    6,100   
Employee-plus-one coverage
Average (mean) 7,593    8,428    7,034    6,554    7,415    7,816    7,311    7,635   
10th percentile 3,500    2,100    2,000    2,400    3,200    4,500    2,100    3,900   
25th percentile 5,400    4,600    3,600    3,800    5,100    6,000    3,800    5,700   
50th percentile (median) 7,500    8,000    6,200    5,900    7,300    7,700    6,500    7,500   
75th percentile 9,400    12,000    9,500    8,600    9,600    9,400    9,800    9,400   
90th percentile 12,000    16,000    13,000    12,000    12,000    11,000    14,000    11,000   
Family coverage
Average (mean) 11,060    10,737    9,691    9,483    10,773    11,528    9,942    11,242   
10th percentile 4,600    2,700    2,400    2,800    3,900    6,500    2,500    5,500   
25th percentile 8,000    5,700    4,800    5,100    7,600    9,000    5,100    8,400   
50th percentile (median) 11,000    10,000    9,000    9,000    11,000    12,000    9,200    11,000   
75th percentile 14,000    15,000    13,000    13,000    14,000    14,000    14,000    14,000   
90th percentile 17,000    20,000    18,000    17,000    17,000    17,000    18,000    17,000   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2011 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(2011) 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, 2011
  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) 25.49    41.10    65.43    48.10    67.03    41.51    31.84    29.68   
10th percentile 37.55    69.30    114.55    72.23    142.30    47.17    47.31    35.18   
25th percentile 33.67    52.77    35.01    68.43    81.88    51.20    33.15    45.03   
50th percentile (median) 14.99    56.34    62.87    54.90    42.60    38.82    36.16    21.13   
75th percentile 47.17    35.01    95.97    76.10    65.88    72.50    54.57    48.27   
90th percentile 78.06    190.03    162.89    134.64    146.57    103.51    114.75    82.46   
Employee-plus-one coverage
Average (mean) 94.80    259.64    162.19    131.26    161.64    98.15    113.69    99.08   
10th percentile 124.53    313.21    153.32    135.07    231.84    110.39    83.10    151.40   
25th percentile 86.84    301.72    147.97    94.69    181.71    121.53    86.69    90.97   
50th percentile (median) 85.98    292.40    135.29    121.04    173.81    101.79    113.77    91.78   
75th percentile 137.48    509.88    268.89    165.58    193.73    148.32    181.19    143.56   
90th percentile 202.65    599.80    535.69    339.56    221.23    264.09    378.58    214.52   
Family coverage
Average (mean) 98.25    96.88    256.67    291.13    199.69    138.71    111.48    109.63   
10th percentile 161.98    161.55    220.99    239.90    299.16    171.21    166.85    158.54   
25th percentile 98.43    118.08    317.57    264.65    178.22    169.83    194.25    134.56   
50th percentile (median) 107.45    181.86    303.03    351.64    159.35    158.02    156.03    126.49   
75th percentile 111.10    375.91    287.23    302.73    301.84    162.79    117.10    120.93   
90th percentile 152.15    391.31    603.07    533.99    417.59    171.72    312.09    167.49   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2011 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

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