Table I.C.2.a Average total employee contribution (in dollars) for exclusive-provider plans per enrolled employee for single coverage 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 1,272    1,007    1,394    1,401    1,261    1,237    1,256    1,278   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 913 * --    --    --    --    --    --    874 *
Mining and manufacturing 1,360    1,605 * 1,324    1,473    1,266    1,321    1,384    1,353   
Construction 1,238    810 * 1,197    1,374    1,381    --    1,237    1,240   
Utilities and transp. 1,258    --    --    906 * 1,369    1,322    1,057    1,338   
Wholesale trade 1,423    1,127    2,075    1,091    1,576    1,475    1,454    1,388   
Fin. svs. and real estate 1,133    859    695 * 960    1,296    1,260    904    1,209   
Retail trade 1,462    1,461    1,230    1,748    1,738    1,173    1,481    1,453   
Professional services 1,159    779    1,516    1,293    1,125    1,143    1,193    1,152   
Other services 1,424    1,152    1,509    1,584    1,359    1,427    1,269    1,480   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 1,351    950    1,479    1,508    1,341    1,308    1,295    1,374   
For profit, unincorporated 1,324    1,215    1,423    1,436    1,481    1,001    1,350    1,310   
Nonprofit 1,069    879 * 673    899    960    1,190    886    1,094   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1,454    1,137 * 1,148 * 1,528    1,582    --    1,282    1,555   
5-9 years 1,288    1,107    1,467    1,415    1,258 * 818    1,358    1,226   
10-19 years 1,260    1,044    1,379    1,589    1,037    1,166    1,246    1,274   
20 or more years 1,261    920    1,409    1,315    1,285    1,244    1,231    1,267   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 1,278    --    1,842    1,346    1,361    1,240    1,374    1,275   
1 location only 1,266    1,018    1,370    1,413    1,170    1,169    1,246    1,284   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1,267    --    --    1,419    1,339    1,319    1,010    1,370   
25-49 % 1,329    975 * 1,488    1,333    1,434    1,282    1,406    1,302   
50-74 % 1,173    1,022    1,171    1,589    1,040    1,105    1,168    1,174   
75% or more 1,286    1,011    1,424    1,377    1,291    1,256    1,265    1,293   
Union presence
No union employees 1,301    1,020    1,440    1,411    1,235    1,316    1,282    1,308   
Has union employees 1,125    --    --    1,274    1,533    1,066    600 * 1,159   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 1,326    914 * 1,069    1,429    1,295    1,379    1,249    1,339   
Less than 50% low-wage 1,264    1,016    1,416    1,397    1,253    1,213    1,256    1,266   

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.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

-- 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.2.a Standard errors for average total employee contribution (in dollars) for exclusive-provider plans per enrolled employee for single coverage 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 30.08    99.02    100.37    67.99    58.56    49.35    56.04    35.59   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 292.02 * --    --    --    --    --    --    329.79 *
Mining and manufacturing 70.40    606.65 * 269.02    137.08    108.83    119.34    150.34    79.53   
Construction 107.03    244.90 * 208.24    186.25    231.09    --    154.61    146.83   
Utilities and transp. 128.83    --    --    272.42 * 257.74    185.53    270.73    143.34   
Wholesale trade 114.82    287.02    343.31    157.48    196.44    128.06    176.79    137.84   
Fin. svs. and real estate 77.89    247.45    221.08 * 271.11    190.58    89.75    172.15    84.79   
Retail trade 85.65    389.89    289.29    191.45    117.95    122.95    187.71    91.32   
Professional services 45.48    122.42    233.14    126.33    108.30    57.06    116.12    49.28   
Other services 83.16    249.04    197.46    187.42    108.04    183.70    120.64    105.12   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 40.75    113.90    118.20    89.87    76.71    73.85    66.30    50.84   
For profit, unincorporated 100.44    220.84    248.19    106.39    216.96    232.08    129.29    138.45   
Nonprofit 40.89    320.15 * 182.33    147.64    74.15    50.71    171.48    40.28   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 133.02    447.38 * 448.54 * 153.92    252.85    --    244.29    151.03   
5-9 years 130.74    220.21    225.25    143.46    399.25 * 82.34    124.62    218.73   
10-19 years 79.47    151.41    170.73    165.12    146.35    142.78    94.35    129.37   
20 or more years 34.43    154.63    145.86    94.74    55.34    51.43    83.67    37.83   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 39.37    --    367.33    133.55    58.13    51.37    156.09    40.41   
1 location only 45.86    100.52    103.94    77.25    95.56    140.90    59.27    69.93   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 78.38    --    --    175.04    140.41    103.92    123.27    94.41   
25-49 % 93.88    458.07 * 337.24    186.40    168.88    140.74    226.26    99.08   
50-74 % 75.67    218.80    226.57    183.48    168.63    84.86    138.41    88.97   
75% or more 34.60    113.16    113.48    78.36    64.71    58.45    64.03    41.06   
Union presence
No union employees 33.13    101.24    101.38    69.53    55.29    66.19    57.20    40.50   
Has union employees 69.38    --    --    301.18    322.74    55.71    186.77 * 72.53   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 67.47    304.46 * 232.93    93.13    165.01    66.91    149.82    75.20   
Less than 50% low-wage 33.23    104.00    105.66    76.87    61.83    56.13    59.55    39.90   

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.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

-- 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.