Table I.C.1.c Average total single premium (in dollars) for any-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 5,920    6,491    6,101    5,605    5,357    6,686    6,172    5,813   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. --    --    --    --    --    --    --    --   
Mining and manufacturing 5,978    --    5,935    4,172    6,469    6,309    5,854    6,010   
Construction 6,537    7,126    5,883    5,377    --    --    6,042    6,818   
Utilities and transp. 5,635    --    --    --    --    6,665    --    5,944   
Wholesale trade 6,176    --    --    7,752    5,395    --    7,346    5,508   
Fin. svs. and real estate 6,932    7,284    8,156    5,719    6,324    7,130    7,489    6,488   
Retail trade 6,168    5,724    6,211    5,908    6,529    6,108    6,281    6,101   
Professional services 5,902    6,066    5,646    5,840    5,692    6,619    5,884    5,909   
Other services 5,154    6,975    5,170    5,467    3,599    6,736    5,912    4,851   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 5,755    6,100    6,159    5,565    5,047    6,557    6,142    5,582   
For profit, unincorporated 5,549    6,925    5,856    4,761    4,499    6,748    5,837    5,391   
Nonprofit 6,980    8,369    6,004    6,903    6,882    7,134    7,032    6,968   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 4,634    6,105    6,162    4,208    --    --    5,678    3,167   
5-9 years 4,993    4,784    5,192    4,886    5,010    --    5,087    4,875   
10-19 years 4,861    6,361    5,719    5,479    3,455    5,653    5,982    4,054   
20 or more years 6,366    7,235    6,412    5,987    6,063    6,721    6,612    6,296   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 6,208    --    6,088    6,228    5,635    6,708    7,228    6,159   
1 location only 5,616    6,495    6,102    5,390    4,960    --    6,081    5,017   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 5,697    --    --    5,092    5,690    --    --    5,469   
25-49 % 5,950    --    --    5,418    6,030    5,892    6,087    5,918   
50-74 % 6,043    6,594    6,930    4,720    5,963    6,320    6,369    5,804   
75% or more 5,909    6,429    6,011    5,726    5,244    6,750    6,143    5,812   
Union presence
No union employees 5,775    6,331    6,102    5,586    5,231    6,784    6,122    5,593   
Has union employees 6,743    --    --    --    6,998    6,574    --    6,666   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 5,244    5,134    5,015    5,301    4,549    6,229    5,274    5,235   
Less than 50% low-wage 6,033    6,654    6,259    5,659    5,494    6,773    6,283    5,922   

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.c Standard errors for average total single premium (in dollars) for any-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 185.08    283.53    236.34    265.89    390.37    219.03    171.77    249.57   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. --    --    --    --    --    --    --    --   
Mining and manufacturing 311.84    --    284.28    965.04    558.23    322.46    368.12    383.25   
Construction 550.69    1,198.48    591.74    391.50    --    --    472.72    736.10   
Utilities and transp. 418.00    --    --    --    --    225.20    --    436.77   
Wholesale trade 480.76    --    --    1,323.06    343.15    --    989.08    213.95   
Fin. svs. and real estate 297.55    528.22    1,076.06    318.69    537.51    372.10    536.56    296.18   
Retail trade 286.23    491.51    309.93    998.13    576.56    248.55    432.65    375.80   
Professional services 468.07    515.62    316.35    311.58    936.50    310.55    233.70    627.20   
Other services 290.34    715.73    322.92    302.09    350.36    410.30    343.11    366.36   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 253.47    356.65    270.54    366.65    528.32    316.15    215.54    345.19   
For profit, unincorporated 301.82    419.75    335.27    386.39    624.65    336.63    312.82    426.99   
Nonprofit 214.41    777.28    1,189.98    320.59    352.32    335.19    521.15    234.85   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 522.99    635.26    444.65    721.30    --    --    466.53    553.61   
5-9 years 236.95    379.02    423.41    421.37    575.91    --    254.02    426.18   
10-19 years 608.57    534.29    334.42    239.79    741.33    636.48    292.36    738.14   
20 or more years 150.52    422.59    373.37    406.28    264.99    224.20    263.19    178.31   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 188.80    --    369.91    563.89    296.16    220.52    924.41    191.46   
1 location only 301.46    284.06    250.22    285.36    772.52    --    161.55    569.95   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 513.07    --    --    652.00    1,094.77    --    --    601.44   
25-49 % 293.23    --    --    467.46    515.42    184.01    502.34    346.21   
50-74 % 253.66    544.69    681.18    489.68    397.88    595.91    382.28    327.94   
75% or more 215.66    344.45    258.10    309.56    444.92    238.22    196.83    290.02   
Union presence
No union employees 198.56    261.51    245.13    268.91    403.74    199.75    170.86    278.30   
Has union employees 363.49    --    --    --    1,035.01    418.14    --    374.50   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 308.90    537.56    320.47    455.70    623.71    383.12    292.08    389.65   
Less than 50% low-wage 211.04    302.36    264.33    301.43    451.95    245.71    187.95    289.21   

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.