Table I.C.1 Average total single premium (in dollars) per enrolled employee at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2016
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 6,101    6,340    6,100    5,786    6,084    6,174    6,070    6,108   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 4,931    --    --    --    --    --    5,411    4,764   
Mining and manufacturing 5,924    6,550    6,067    5,723    5,892    5,963    5,962    5,919   
Construction 5,772    6,051    5,914    5,442    5,323    7,066    5,808    5,746   
Utilities and transp. 6,125    4,968    5,820    5,546    5,904    6,296    5,523    6,196   
Wholesale trade 5,910    5,775    6,453    5,596    5,946    5,953    5,929    5,904   
Fin. svs. and real estate 6,494    7,111    7,381    6,774    6,700    6,314    7,196    6,404   
Retail trade 5,660    6,603    5,717    5,764    5,709    5,530    6,136    5,554   
Professional services 6,499    6,312    6,327    6,003    6,585    6,610    6,230    6,549   
Other services 5,698    6,330    5,453    5,551    5,634    5,740    5,764    5,681   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 5,925    6,186    6,044    5,680    5,771    6,010    5,990    5,911   
For profit, unincorporated 5,829    6,294    5,981    5,433    5,999    5,759    5,886    5,810   
Nonprofit 6,971    7,387    6,851    6,779    6,964    6,998    6,967    6,971   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 5,568    6,556    5,829    5,181    5,476    5,430    5,928    5,339   
5-9 years 5,464    5,465    5,804    5,335    5,326    5,845    5,514    5,421   
10-19 years 5,724    6,184    5,515    5,441    5,583    6,250    5,766    5,699   
20 or more years 6,227    6,689    6,517    6,110    6,315    6,178    6,395    6,206   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 6,211    6,211    6,482    6,067    6,398    6,169    6,319    6,208   
1 location only 5,877    6,341    6,071    5,705    5,667    6,363    6,044    5,723   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 5,398    5,826    4,996    5,011    5,298    5,640    5,295    5,420   
25-49 % 6,063    7,541    5,937    5,454    6,173    6,138    6,084    6,059   
50-74 % 6,033    6,610    6,459    5,843    6,156    5,913    6,388    5,962   
75% or more 6,126    6,265    6,086    5,820    6,088    6,219    6,044    6,143   
Union presence
No union employees 6,005    6,271    6,030    5,734    6,006    6,067    6,014    6,002   
Has union employees 6,525    8,452    7,624    6,846    6,873    6,426    7,565    6,489   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 5,525    5,641    5,318    5,320    5,544    5,576    5,419    5,539   
Less than 50% low-wage 6,183    6,403    6,161    5,847    6,183    6,258    6,129    6,195   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 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 few 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 Standard errors for average total single premium (in dollars) per enrolled employee at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2016
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 26.96    105.25    95.09    63.90    71.52    33.82    53.29    30.64   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 328.01    --    --    --    --    --    314.91    407.17   
Mining and manufacturing 60.34    356.31    210.34    178.91    123.73    79.19    125.70    65.98   
Construction 133.43    346.90    306.57    168.08    208.40    370.63    172.47    194.89   
Utilities and transp. 97.25    406.82    511.35    263.73    302.56    109.41    271.78    102.84   
Wholesale trade 87.58    248.19    396.78    223.24    213.00    84.49    193.49    96.46   
Fin. svs. and real estate 62.76    264.22    369.59    253.97    163.56    71.51    187.47    66.30   
Retail trade 57.04    340.31    165.81    168.47    137.64    69.83    152.57    60.05   
Professional services 57.86    173.00    184.97    121.27    161.43    69.07    97.05    66.24   
Other services 68.02    278.80    166.90    154.81    163.81    91.52    126.07    79.26   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 31.07    123.60    112.63    76.87    96.60    34.31    63.07    35.19   
For profit, unincorporated 64.88    202.35    202.52    157.66    143.95    89.02    113.86    77.78   
Nonprofit 66.42    381.91    321.44    147.71    108.39    99.94    172.30    71.23   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 152.33    405.20    273.99    255.63    295.64    404.18    196.77    212.38   
5-9 years 94.10    182.63    244.44    159.97    193.50    255.37    133.61    131.31   
10-19 years 95.71    178.33    131.02    125.74    259.04    127.51    90.57    141.73   
20 or more years 28.39    158.90    146.47    83.54    68.28    35.18    77.41    30.46   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 30.21    834.40    224.60    139.12    76.50    33.86    191.86    30.59   
1 location only 52.17    105.87    100.70    71.31    121.06    292.95    55.31    84.54   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 131.72    430.49    680.32    457.00    193.44    150.79    303.22    145.87   
25-49 % 112.61    597.45    349.68    196.48    255.18    161.74    214.40    127.98   
50-74 % 69.87    239.99    212.15    202.15    201.36    77.99    144.22    78.30   
75% or more 30.45    119.61    107.08    71.08    81.26    38.24    59.68    34.68   
Union presence
No union employees 29.19    99.61    91.31    64.42    75.95    37.07    51.84    34.19   
Has union employees 63.29    1,084.35    752.92    365.43    162.91    69.52    452.09    63.53   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 63.09    462.92    261.87    155.39    154.38    69.05    165.99    68.02   
Less than 50% low-wage 29.25    106.70    99.75    68.87    79.76    36.91    55.94    33.52   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 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 few 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.