Table I.G.1 Premium distributions (in dollars) for employees enrolled in single, employee-plus-one, and family coverage at the 10th, 25th, 50th(median), 75th and 90th percentiles at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size: United States, 2016
  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
Single coverage
Average (mean) 6,101    6,340    6,100    5,786    6,084    6,174    6,070    6,108   
10th percentile 3,700    3,300    3,600    3,400    3,400    4,200    3,600    3,900   
25th percentile 4,800    4,500    4,500    4,300    4,700    5,100    4,500    4,900   
50th percentile (median) 6,000    6,000    5,800    5,500    6,000    6,000    5,700    6,000   
75th percentile 7,200    7,800    7,200    6,900    7,300    7,100    7,200    7,100   
90th percentile 8,500    9,900    9,000    8,400    8,900    8,400    9,100    8,400   
Employee-plus-one coverage
Average (mean) 12,124    12,155    11,971    11,444    12,291    12,203    11,833    12,166   
10th percentile 7,700    6,500    6,500    6,500    7,600    8,200    6,500    7,800   
25th percentile 9,600    8,600    8,300    8,600    9,700    10,000    8,400    9,800   
50th percentile (median) 12,000    12,000    11,000    11,000    12,000    12,000    11,000    12,000   
75th percentile 14,000    15,000    15,000    14,000    15,000    14,000    14,000    14,000   
90th percentile 17,000    19,000    18,000    17,000    17,000    17,000    18,000    17,000   
Family coverage
Average (mean) 17,710    16,148    16,736    16,310    17,600    18,121    16,471    17,893   
10th percentile 11,000    8,100    9,600    9,600    11,000    13,000    9,200    12,000   
25th percentile 14,000    12,000    12,000    13,000    14,000    15,000    12,000    15,000   
50th percentile (median) 18,000    16,000    16,000    16,000    17,000    18,000    16,000    18,000   
75th percentile 21,000    20,000    20,000    20,000    21,000    21,000    20,000    21,000   
90th percentile 24,000    24,000    25,000    23,000    25,000    24,000    24,000    24,000   

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.

Dollar amounts have been rounded for confidentiality reasons.

 

Table I.G.1 Standard errors for premium distributions (in dollars) for employees enrolled in single, employee-plus-one, and family coverage at the 10th, 25th, 50th(median), 75th and 90th percentiles at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size: United States, 2016
  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
Single coverage
Average (mean) 26.96    105.25    95.09    63.90    71.52    33.82    53.29    30.64   
10th percentile 54.74    150.46    98.28    72.46    162.36    50.59    57.31    70.62   
25th percentile 21.52    130.85    88.34    61.50    89.04    38.52    56.66    34.09   
50th percentile (median) 18.46    91.90    122.07    58.53    72.63    32.56    77.32    20.25   
75th percentile 32.12    134.70    86.36    91.37    70.07    50.85    55.42    40.35   
90th percentile 73.53    309.47    290.10    199.13    132.59    69.99    167.22    63.97   
Employee-plus-one coverage
Average (mean) 60.14    314.93    273.42    163.25    129.91    79.15    155.93    65.00   
10th percentile 68.14    333.77    304.12    274.84    257.17    104.37    201.68    85.82   
25th percentile 78.58    254.58    236.54    140.03    156.53    105.06    132.47    74.06   
50th percentile (median) 49.97    304.54    321.21    199.35    125.86    82.04    196.28    61.42   
75th percentile 91.14    472.08    560.93    231.07    197.78    126.06    297.64    96.58   
90th percentile 167.92    979.64    561.85    420.55    306.00    159.43    281.97    163.53   
Family coverage
Average (mean) 84.41    370.36    389.69    232.37    189.94    108.62    207.40    91.81   
10th percentile 128.14    478.52    333.92    403.45    265.77    135.06    312.59    128.48   
25th percentile 80.89    362.54    363.91    338.74    303.98    143.64    152.26    122.08   
50th percentile (median) 112.16    468.67    391.47    239.88    197.86    126.04    275.41    96.09   
75th percentile 96.99    598.35    615.16    315.98    240.32    120.72    308.49    97.15   
90th percentile 184.98    518.29    798.07    413.96    411.74    293.69    398.09    214.05   

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.