Table I.C.1.a(2013) Average total single premium (in dollars) for exclusive-provider plans per enrolled employee at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2013
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 5,537    5,830    5,419    5,194    5,550    5,676    5,460    5,568   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 4,007    --    --    --    --    --    3,433    4,208   
Mining and manufacturing 5,358    5,598    5,551    4,964    5,189    5,718    5,381    5,350   
Construction 4,972    6,314    4,677    4,484    5,261    4,536    5,135    4,730   
Utilities and transp. 5,416    5,839    5,306    4,863    5,166    5,836    5,481    5,398   
Wholesale trade 5,338    5,939    5,211    5,280    5,212    5,325    5,432    5,257   
Fin. svs. and real estate 5,730    6,198    5,188    5,012    5,789    5,817    5,605    5,764   
Retail trade 5,133    5,818    5,648    5,373    4,475    4,836    5,659    4,809   
Professional services 6,021    5,908    5,548    5,656    6,184    6,172    5,618    6,144   
Other services 5,123    5,517    5,687    5,161    4,958    4,983    5,346    5,030   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 5,348    5,996    5,460    4,996    5,172    5,459    5,447    5,299   
For profit, unincorporated 5,248    5,359    4,896    5,357    5,160    5,315    5,346    5,182   
Nonprofit 6,206    5,921    5,766    5,882    6,412    6,226    5,754    6,272   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 4,970    5,040    5,059    5,412    4,371    5,800    5,039    4,834   
5-9 years 4,960    5,698    4,338    4,752    4,903    4,885    5,103    4,742   
10-19 years 5,468    5,676    5,621    4,975    5,977    5,321    5,335    5,581   
20 or more years 5,653    6,281    5,666    5,367    5,585    5,714    5,743    5,632   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 5,648    5,938    7,505    5,427    5,517    5,689    5,985    5,632   
1 location only 5,415    5,828    5,246    5,136    5,591    5,371    5,414    5,415   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 4,479    5,136    7,267    6,002    5,466    3,349    5,935    3,937   
25-49 % 5,516    5,892    5,396    6,078    4,980    5,449    6,022    5,356   
50-74 % 5,675    6,164    5,909    5,473    5,556    5,648    5,950    5,583   
75% or more 5,552    5,799    5,303    5,082    5,580    5,826    5,356    5,636   
Union presence
No union employees 5,475    5,767    5,482    5,226    5,446    5,614    5,463    5,482   
Has union employees 6,172    7,974    5,510    4,738    6,268    6,313    6,002    6,184   
Unknown 5,209    6,784    2,498 * 3,567 * 4,678    5,274    4,143    5,256   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage 4,875    5,993    5,235    5,244    4,514    4,694    5,365    4,734   
Less than 50% low wage 5,672    5,805    5,443    5,186    5,777    5,926    5,474    5,760   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2013 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

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

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

-- 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.C.1.a(2013) Standard error for average total single premium (in dollars) for exclusive-provider plans per enrolled employee at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2013
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 47.84    100.29    103.71    124.44    118.19    71.87    82.80    66.30   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 466.30    --    --    --    --    --    440.86    870.31   
Mining and manufacturing 112.97    194.95    333.23    145.84    304.97    259.89    161.32    127.90   
Construction 164.95    648.65    558.18    361.61    734.42    1,093.87    203.30    475.03   
Utilities and transp. 429.91    836.59    980.62    881.86    825.70    333.22    335.22    514.33   
Wholesale trade 264.34    615.36    748.37    567.98    387.02    258.52    380.04    179.16   
Fin. svs. and real estate 121.94    260.42    458.74    299.60    174.64    274.23    215.42    201.10   
Retail trade 143.82    319.05    532.86    335.64    255.42    153.83    309.89    167.94   
Professional services 123.53    365.38    218.50    218.24    255.57    122.15    181.03    148.53   
Other services 128.50    320.66    408.95    263.48    204.38    209.29    179.47    182.28   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 50.71    121.84    157.83    119.43    89.40    110.24    102.02    69.89   
For profit, unincorporated 106.29    167.56    345.27    269.91    223.35    215.92    112.82    175.86   
Nonprofit 133.97    298.34    104.81    282.58    201.59    151.91    194.95    161.86   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 280.86    437.63    392.13    532.53    388.64    1,059.38    331.85    360.73   
5-9 years 126.56    315.56    315.00    183.73    203.26    939.95    171.19    183.30   
10-19 years 205.26    190.95    505.10    313.27    512.84    322.70    209.10    280.02   
20 or more years 53.27    128.34    226.09    93.98    83.22    73.55    81.64    69.22   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 65.17    1,240.53    806.86    112.28    98.78    74.02    276.27    70.83   
1 location only 82.25    96.02    130.43    166.41    190.47    391.98    87.34    170.61   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 368.43    882.81    1,376.94    465.89    363.46    376.74    330.52    432.98   
25-49 % 171.69    1,172.43    356.25    603.90    470.26    328.58    357.73    243.06   
50-74 % 116.80    245.07    379.14    456.70    216.83    186.77    123.74    145.52   
75% or more 44.91    122.84    113.34    97.89    127.03    87.52    85.62    64.31   
Union presence
No union employees 59.26    105.91    129.40    121.80    151.81    103.54    99.59    92.82   
Has union employees 89.09    1,782.80    1,175.41    577.29    195.46    93.13    635.15    58.80   
Unknown 214.33    1,899.53    767.35 * 1,120.83 * 279.31    223.00    1,181.86    213.78   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage 150.76    618.14    489.82    384.72    159.32    225.19    282.12    154.13   
Less than 50% low wage 30.20    137.74    135.46    96.02    101.50    56.91    89.65    59.12   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2013 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

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

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

-- 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.