Table I.G.3(2012) 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, 2012
  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) 4,267    4,893    4,373    4,161    4,304    4,185    4,481    4,212   
10th percentile 2,100    1,800    1,800    1,900    2,000    2,300    1,800    2,200   
25th percentile 3,100    3,000    2,800    2,700    3,000    3,300    2,800    3,200   
50th percentile (median) 4,100    4,500    4,000    3,900    4,200    4,100    4,100    4,100   
75th percentile 5,200    6,200    5,600    5,200    5,400    5,100    5,700    5,100   
90th percentile 6,500    8,400    7,400    6,500    6,600    6,100    7,600    6,300   
Employee-plus-one coverage
Average (mean) 7,797    8,683    7,098    6,850    7,612    8,012    7,520    7,838   
10th percentile 3,500    2,400    2,100    2,600    2,900    4,500    2,400    3,700   
25th percentile 5,600    5,000    3,600    4,000    4,800    6,300    4,100    5,800   
50th percentile (median) 7,700    8,400    6,100    6,100    7,400    7,900    6,700    7,800   
75th percentile 9,800    12,000    9,500    9,100    10,000    9,700    10,000    9,700   
90th percentile 12,000    15,000    13,000    12,000    12,000    12,000    14,000    12,000   
Family coverage
Average (mean) 11,238    10,960    9,788    10,207    10,897    11,638    10,130    11,411   
10th percentile 4,400    2,600    2,400    2,900    3,700    6,300    2,400    5,100   
25th percentile 8,100    6,000    5,100    5,400    7,200    9,000    5,300    8,500   
50th percentile (median) 11,000    11,000    9,000    9,600    11,000    12,000    9,600    11,000   
75th percentile 14,000    15,000    14,000    14,000    14,000    14,000    14,000    14,000   
90th percentile 17,000    20,000    18,000    19,000    17,000    17,000    18,000    17,000   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 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(2012) 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, 2012
  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) 28.34    112.46    75.83    47.33    49.34    36.95    60.93    29.08   
10th percentile 42.96    76.72    62.58    60.70    119.64    73.76    42.78    52.43   
25th percentile 28.53    85.01    59.73    41.12    64.33    37.82    50.96    30.89   
50th percentile (median) 28.37    125.69    83.57    48.06    39.70    26.12    62.03    27.92   
75th percentile 39.69    183.40    112.13    64.47    63.85    28.50    71.45    34.96   
90th percentile 44.85    211.88    190.13    127.88    100.29    66.68    128.73    67.77   
Employee-plus-one coverage
Average (mean) 45.24    183.82    256.34    162.66    110.13    45.18    155.52    46.52   
10th percentile 74.23    262.43    268.30    155.89    199.59    148.94    112.80    80.98   
25th percentile 57.72    292.38    233.41    85.69    139.24    59.91    119.73    63.90   
50th percentile (median) 48.91    368.06    277.11    157.58    149.00    35.86    149.37    49.10   
75th percentile 87.45    209.14    433.97    257.26    237.20    84.22    292.11    85.45   
90th percentile 132.17    295.78    694.97    409.08    252.38    156.94    249.81    129.15   
Family coverage
Average (mean) 74.44    339.91    238.32    209.98    179.14    52.61    192.18    64.76   
10th percentile 117.35    536.44    142.19    164.90    266.99    236.60    172.36    152.51   
25th percentile 123.37    441.99    218.51    117.55    231.58    126.01    204.50    130.01   
50th percentile (median) 94.80    409.02    304.06    248.54    194.62    58.53    224.39    79.42   
75th percentile 95.25    345.47    450.33    262.76    299.08    125.08    246.89    100.61   
90th percentile 110.57    727.15    819.04    445.43    410.66    147.10    512.79    120.83   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

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