Table I.E.1 Average total employee-plus-one 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 12,124    12,155    11,971    11,444    12,291    12,203    11,833    12,166   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 9,382    --    --    --    --    --    10,800    8,873   
Mining and manufacturing 11,985    11,690    12,573    11,604    11,976    12,044    11,870    11,995   
Construction 11,600    10,635    11,944    11,396    11,234    13,018    11,877    11,446   
Utilities and transp. 11,955    --    12,753    11,844    12,842    11,767    11,875    11,961   
Wholesale trade 11,636    12,059    12,550    11,469    11,449    11,615    11,812    11,598   
Fin. svs. and real estate 12,570    13,636    15,605    12,765    13,243    12,246    14,203    12,420   
Retail trade 11,246    12,656    11,702    10,578    11,696    11,153    11,772    11,165   
Professional services 12,701    11,801    11,382    11,094    12,833    13,020    11,262    12,875   
Other services 11,472    12,700    10,187    11,586    12,106    11,177    11,441    11,478   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 11,831    11,883    12,010    11,526    11,867    11,859    11,836    11,830   
For profit, unincorporated 11,481    11,434    11,838    10,459    12,287    11,314    11,189    11,553   
Nonprofit 13,552    14,982    11,950    12,342    13,512    13,717    13,179    13,575   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 11,224    11,298    9,250    10,887    12,412    10,720    10,832    11,478   
5-9 years 10,522    9,604    11,361    9,671    11,002    11,940    10,262    10,692   
10-19 years 11,619    11,488    11,036    11,491    11,902    11,712    11,351    11,730   
20 or more years 12,298    13,490    12,955    11,897    12,474    12,238    12,601    12,271   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 12,267    --    11,614    11,815    12,666    12,205    12,471    12,263   
1 location only 11,704    12,146    12,005    11,326    11,699    12,125    11,752    11,667   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 11,263    --    --    12,007    10,723    11,741    10,032    11,540   
25-49 % 12,092    --    11,349    10,455    12,255    12,170    12,382    12,044   
50-74 % 12,166    14,072    11,368    10,402    12,324    12,332    11,605    12,246   
75% or more 12,132    11,739    12,138    11,560    12,314    12,195    11,871    12,169   
Union presence
No union employees 11,962    12,128    11,790    11,236    12,209    12,036    11,684    12,011   
Has union employees 12,683    --    13,751    13,856    13,040    12,564    14,197    12,633   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 11,175    14,528    9,964    10,601    11,432    11,150    11,089    11,184   
Less than 50% low-wage 12,208    12,033    12,105    11,516    12,375    12,297    11,878    12,256   

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.E.1 Standard errors for average total employee-plus-one 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 60.14    314.93    273.42    163.25    129.91    79.15    155.93    65.00   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 972.19    --    --    --    --    --    954.59    1,168.60   
Mining and manufacturing 142.71    798.22    894.03    267.77    266.87    199.23    352.04    152.35   
Construction 249.92    819.60    562.50    471.53    430.07    635.84    427.18    303.24   
Utilities and transp. 317.76    --    1,886.30    702.19    1,107.34    337.26    831.05    335.89   
Wholesale trade 165.11    875.67    877.02    318.00    324.76    227.14    443.35    175.66   
Fin. svs. and real estate 137.73    804.09    777.61    538.13    281.98    161.81    543.69    139.50   
Retail trade 155.18    1,262.11    736.84    429.05    528.74    167.87    458.99    164.46   
Professional services 112.51    521.69    360.54    391.83    205.72    145.53    285.62    119.59   
Other services 174.31    861.73    832.28    464.90    369.77    223.71    438.63    189.82   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 66.34    375.98    324.16    158.18    161.25    85.01    174.99    71.62   
For profit, unincorporated 163.89    517.62    644.17    480.04    243.20    241.51    394.66    179.60   
Nonprofit 154.31    1,054.13    767.25    567.48    279.39    197.97    528.05    160.49   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 271.72    512.01    701.37    500.92    478.60    659.04    360.83    381.92   
5-9 years 259.21    561.38    846.37    437.98    312.20    1,128.67    466.59    298.05   
10-19 years 191.11    602.89    470.68    378.49    429.58    314.13    298.85    240.93   
20 or more years 65.87    503.39    365.75    193.77    146.20    81.82    205.83    69.32   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 69.66    --    777.21    312.53    153.91    80.46    455.76    70.45   
1 location only 117.76    320.56    289.61    191.41    226.73    437.30    165.85    164.77   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 447.72    --    --    708.47    924.10    528.65    1,236.80    461.65   
25-49 % 356.70    --    1,189.65    490.39    581.18    502.13    949.87    385.63   
50-74 % 184.47    1,192.39    545.58    772.28    425.65    200.60    751.39    178.82   
75% or more 65.22    304.59    300.12    168.84    140.64    86.83    156.06    71.08   
Union presence
No union employees 65.90    319.85    270.61    158.12    134.57    92.43    154.76    72.50   
Has union employees 140.28    --    1,130.11    669.70    476.05    150.83    730.78    142.23   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 147.70    1,904.53    1,139.73    433.64    371.18    151.63    704.01    147.05   
Less than 50% low-wage 63.96    310.61    278.14    172.14    137.65    84.97    159.68    69.46   

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.