Table I.C.2.b


Table I.C.2.b(2006) Average total employee contribution (in dollars) for mixed-provider plans per enrolled employee for single coverage at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2006

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	781	577		633		749		796	826		666		808

Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest.	465	.		.		.		.	.		449		478
Mining and manufacturing	686	624		579		750		649	698		676		688
Construction	668	387		710		581		802	885		556		766
Utilities and transp.	742	744	*	1,089	*	785	*	784	708		965		712
Wholesale trade	727	538		479		813		832	737		565		792
Fin. svs. and real estate	793	572		518		886		716	844		651		815
Retail trade	924	770		701		1,071		982	921		834		936
Professional services	699	549		572		625		766	732		586		729
Other services	990	671		781		840		1,054	1,095		832		1,035

Ownership
For profit, incorporated	804	560		665		779		844	840		674		835
For profit, unincorporated	780	680		614		783		724	848		715		802
Nonprofit	655	409		364	*	602		684	704		526		676

Age of firm
Less than 5 years	639	496		659		734	*	822	619	*	565		755
5-9 years	759	477		862		923		817	723		656		884
10-19 years	779	659		688		669		1,029	747		726		814
20 or more years	773	587		563		762		759	839		660		801
Unknown	814	563	*	706		366		666	823		456		816

Multi/single status
2 or more locations	814	831		620		774		788	824		873		813
1 location only	710	573		634		742		810	863		649		786

Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%	913	505	*	516		1,281		858	973		809	*	927
25-49 %	905	823	*	1,156		799		803	948		937		897
50-74 %	845	789		648		800		735	918		740		874
75% or more	767	534		616		737		800	807		644		795

Union presence
No union employees	777	581		630		777		813	826		672		812
Has union employees	701	490		585	*	412		679	731		548		709
Unknown	914	338	*	1,213	*	469	*	735	932		561	*	920

Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage	851	862		651		801		819	882		827		855
Less than 50% low wage	764	538		630		736		792	809		642		796

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 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 no 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.b(2006) Standard error for average total employee contribution (in dollars) for mixed-provider plans per enrolled employee for single coverage at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2006

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	17.49	43.70		60.18		35.18		41.01	18.01		36.11		18.36

Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest.	105.55	.		.		.		.	.		133.40		116.45
Mining and manufacturing	23.21	133.97		140.01		51.74		21.51	30.38		68.59		21.77
Construction	48.99	66.89		95.07		83.56		93.98	116.52		69.38		63.45
Utilities and transp.	35.60	466.47	*	329.81	*	310.49	*	102.04	42.23		198.96		37.21
Wholesale trade	24.93	133.04		111.47		96.21		109.23	32.06		58.45		45.65
Fin. svs. and real estate	20.68	140.84		124.24		175.86		41.49	22.04		124.59		22.61
Retail trade	36.27	116.74		94.85		111.80		82.11	48.88		84.24		40.23
Professional services	34.18	81.44		77.49		72.73		44.93	41.03		53.33		35.91
Other services	48.63	110.91		162.26		115.36		153.87	61.32		116.01		59.08

Ownership
For profit, incorporated	13.49	42.17		63.79		36.78		46.23	13.73		38.44		15.92
For profit, unincorporated	42.16	106.98		109.12		181.69		78.46	64.61		77.37		48.97
Nonprofit	48.69	82.50		116.68	*	72.07		55.82	66.98		53.06		53.47

Age of firm
Less than 5 years	68.71	113.87		120.26		364.78	*	81.36	321.18	*	77.73		73.11
5-9 years	49.36	55.20		89.07		115.32		63.41	80.23		46.39		80.05
10-19 years	78.49	121.32		90.12		79.14		149.30	86.27		96.75		110.43
20 or more years	28.73	61.18		107.63		46.88		26.07	39.67		48.97		27.75
Unknown	11.90	218.17	*	200.50		93.38		79.04	13.60		130.71		12.00

Multi/single status
2 or more locations	15.92	181.08		114.89		104.36		23.23	18.93		81.19		15.81
1 location only	35.43	45.72		60.72		37.44		84.73	119.19		38.43		53.24

Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%	59.45	433.86	*	114.34		342.99		129.24	87.61		310.51	*	80.88
25-49 %	53.67	293.34	*	293.83		148.10		82.20	57.92		169.33		42.62
50-74 %	28.22	123.30		93.12		74.24		64.76	50.23		68.17		34.62
75% or more	16.68	46.11		66.14		41.14		43.32	16.53		40.34		18.63

Union presence
No union employees	16.53	44.22		62.37		37.91		52.07	21.95		38.69		19.31
Has union employees	31.30	136.67		179.95	*	97.90		78.71	35.70		101.93		33.76
Unknown	31.56	400.60	*	480.15	*	175.76	*	117.33	27.15		224.22	*	30.59

Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage	26.56	154.32		116.75		78.17		57.37	33.36		96.71		26.69
Less than 50% low wage	17.08	40.53		62.93		36.44		48.23	15.63		38.21		19.20

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 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 no 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.