Table I.C.1.a 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, 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 6,021    6,158    6,110    5,689    5,828    6,284    5,936    6,050   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 4,341    --    --    --    --    --    --    4,148   
Mining and manufacturing 5,910    6,815    6,335    6,006    5,605    5,895    5,988    5,885   
Construction 5,294    5,752    5,034    5,515    4,776    --    5,353    5,229   
Utilities and transp. 5,708    --    --    5,355    5,697    6,092    5,256    5,888   
Wholesale trade 5,707    5,566    6,529    5,328    5,637    5,943    5,738    5,672   
Fin. svs. and real estate 6,543    6,675    6,579    6,516    7,126    6,260    6,616    6,519   
Retail trade 5,663    6,492    5,946    5,623    5,596    5,434    6,079    5,478   
Professional services 6,515    5,953    7,064    5,746    6,452    6,776    6,266    6,565   
Other services 5,583    6,532    5,382    5,618    5,269    5,633    5,725    5,531   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 5,646    5,998    5,983    5,491    5,345    5,781    5,809    5,580   
For profit, unincorporated 5,826    5,826    6,102    5,599    5,787    6,003    5,676    5,910   
Nonprofit 6,958    7,612    7,112    6,649    6,883    7,006    7,054    6,945   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 5,243    5,690    5,209    5,126    5,195    --    5,441    5,127   
5-9 years 5,169    5,434    5,536    5,166    4,813    5,229    5,250    5,097   
10-19 years 5,571    6,178    5,322    5,506    5,202    6,296    5,701    5,438   
20 or more years 6,241    6,480    6,713    5,962    6,140    6,298    6,307    6,227   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 6,318    --    6,717    5,859    6,473    6,308    5,857    6,336   
1 location only 5,702    6,157    6,077    5,655    5,241    5,824    5,943    5,472   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 5,473    --    --    4,713    5,691    6,115    4,917    5,697   
25-49 % 5,834    7,386    5,761    5,642    5,803    5,617    6,282    5,681   
50-74 % 5,979    6,494    6,314    5,664    5,473    6,348    6,090    5,947   
75% or more 6,048    6,030    6,130    5,722    5,902    6,306    5,916    6,094   
Union presence
No union employees 5,903    6,043    6,102    5,625    5,760    6,135    5,888    5,910   
Has union employees 6,631    --    --    6,566    6,529    6,607    7,137    6,598   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 5,108    4,578    4,984    5,156    5,069    5,200    4,850    5,155   
Less than 50% low-wage 6,166    6,303    6,184    5,768    5,999    6,460    6,033    6,216   

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.a Standard errors 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, 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 62.46    191.53    192.46    117.66    125.75    105.50    99.05    76.63   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 405.38    --    --    --    --    --    --    437.13   
Mining and manufacturing 167.10    605.38    446.17    369.91    176.96    367.10    238.79    206.51   
Construction 180.14    618.78    386.94    272.73    323.06    --    253.93    253.80   
Utilities and transp. 210.72    --    --    455.81    483.19    264.06    434.37    229.91   
Wholesale trade 221.93    400.45    845.37    294.82    377.59    205.10    332.36    283.40   
Fin. svs. and real estate 127.47    460.57    515.35    312.66    345.76    134.15    282.35    141.25   
Retail trade 109.19    459.80    319.97    186.32    226.44    194.24    216.17    124.27   
Professional services 114.18    282.46    508.29    262.98    198.49    170.81    213.62    129.52   
Other services 120.27    537.91    291.31    282.98    222.89    152.83    241.87    137.55   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 65.51    206.21    199.10    133.26    148.17    96.18    105.89    80.87   
For profit, unincorporated 152.71    347.82    548.73    341.59    306.89    223.94    237.18    198.98   
Nonprofit 126.35    729.50    730.00    275.20    214.93    182.16    339.02    136.07   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 311.01    733.22    377.57    506.38    566.37    --    340.60    452.81   
5-9 years 178.23    352.66    347.21    268.85    435.13    432.99    214.99    275.02   
10-19 years 149.50    289.99    222.39    242.95    350.45    322.95    158.47    252.19   
20 or more years 71.66    310.74    291.83    142.47    138.10    109.33    147.11    81.17   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 83.97    --    421.97    257.10    161.39    105.90    300.18    86.18   
1 location only 84.69    193.88    201.56    131.35    158.54    532.30    104.26    127.03   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 234.46    --    --    396.20    538.48    321.80    285.06    302.22   
25-49 % 198.41    943.47    542.08    231.69    243.13    482.08    378.11    231.14   
50-74 % 160.32    368.97    444.06    305.26    394.53    148.94    249.05    192.82   
75% or more 71.63    221.08    217.90    137.30    137.48    124.64    113.07    88.07   
Union presence
No union employees 60.63    166.91    196.13    115.42    134.35    97.72    95.64    76.07   
Has union employees 192.70    --    --    673.73    230.10    237.25    816.08    198.77   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 142.18    401.65    320.77    179.26    313.89    220.44    206.90    164.25   
Less than 50% low-wage 66.03    200.67    202.46    131.13    130.75    110.40    104.91    81.56   

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.