Table I.D.1(2006) Average total family premium (in dollars) per enrolled employee 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

11,381

11,245

11,107

10,945

11,181

11,569

11,095

11,438

 

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

9,820

.

.

.

.

.

9,898

9,788

Mining and manufacturing

10,621

11,378

10,381

10,401

10,098

10,875

10,388

10,646

Construction

10,310

9,928

10,435

10,399

10,399

10,253

10,289

10,333

Utilities and transp.

11,529

11,557

11,729

10,872

10,623

11,715

11,522

11,529

Wholesale trade

11,114

10,549

10,475

10,798

10,578

11,660

10,800

11,212

Fin. svs. and real estate

12,080

11,917

11,963

11,952

12,664

11,984

11,799

12,119

Retail trade

10,106

10,666

10,562

10,275

9,315

10,166

10,540

10,036

Professional services

12,238

12,006

11,510

11,600

11,985

12,502

11,712

12,330

Other services

11,436

11,333

11,625

11,269

12,349

11,095

11,447

11,433

 

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

11,163

11,200

10,887

10,800

10,968

11,317

10,977

11,202

For profit, unincorporated

11,405

11,231

11,479

10,935

10,895

11,744

11,251

11,450

Nonprofit

12,592

11,800

12,839

11,885

12,281

12,861

11,974

12,658

 

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

10,778

10,388

11,198

10,411

10,275

11,940

10,458

11,213

5-9 years

11,144

11,085

10,772

10,946

11,836

10,597

11,024

11,257

10-19 years

11,414

11,469

11,502

11,059

11,410

11,726

11,351

11,460

20 or more years

11,266

11,368

11,016

10,965

11,070

11,466

11,093

11,301

Unknown

11,679

12,002

7,239

9,960

11,932

11,680

11,251

11,680

 

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

11,469

13,490

11,955

11,042

11,177

11,542

11,350

11,471

1 location only

11,164

11,228

11,046

10,919

11,188

12,427

11,075

11,265

 

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

11,287

10,254

11,406

11,949

10,155

12,127

10,884

11,396

25-49 %

11,537

10,696

11,353

11,030

10,985

11,732

11,253

11,585

50-74 %

11,288

11,859

11,770

11,396

11,557

11,054

11,837

11,174

75% or more

11,386

11,206

11,032

10,898

11,169

11,604

11,022

11,458

 

Union presence

No union employees

11,249

11,369

11,048

10,841

11,051

11,490

11,083

11,299

Has union employees

11,627

9,676

11,783

11,579

11,547

11,677

11,304

11,645

Unknown

11,656

8,675

11,729

11,711

12,871

11,625

10,743

11,673

 

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

10,397

10,875

11,773

10,437

9,625

10,520

10,880

10,339

Less than 50% low wage

11,526

11,284

11,055

10,994

11,404

11,747

11,114

11,613

 

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.

. 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.D.1(2006) Standard error for average total family premium (in dollars) per enrolled employee 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

32.33

190.19

230.13

219.83

110.93

59.60

115.51

37.45

 

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

742.52

.

.

.

.

.

419.82

1,442.79

Mining and manufacturing

102.04

698.51

327.71

378.39

218.49

109.53

243.11

96.85

Construction

195.33

217.48

311.95

298.77

815.77

467.70

202.26

359.48

Utilities and transp.

198.95

923.02

1,118.97

1,123.13

763.33

153.15

961.68

183.83

Wholesale trade

69.77

594.68

514.65

480.55

240.60

219.09

281.10

107.52

Fin. svs. and real estate

169.18

387.08

668.34

311.08

333.34

219.47

298.06

186.36

Retail trade

131.81

347.02

561.63

432.78

503.02

167.60

263.40

133.84

Professional services

120.63

212.90

265.50

208.01

221.07

172.57

176.36

125.82

Other services

224.08

191.68

628.93

467.56

432.37

370.73

384.42

211.19

 

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

37.97

238.72

299.73

226.48

122.73

63.44

147.94

44.58

For profit, unincorporated

107.77

251.33

350.67

389.35

283.21

194.32

190.09

143.87

Nonprofit

189.76

397.49

427.44

347.03

277.66

335.71

358.51

200.10

 

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

318.00

600.24

572.05

571.03

1,450.57

1,262.67

408.62

820.83

5-9 years

206.89

303.24

412.71

378.14

481.04

541.78

167.99

363.29

10-19 years

225.77

434.00

652.88

183.34

522.93

193.93

307.07

269.44

20 or more years

97.20

239.97

149.64

255.70

125.82

150.57

112.72

116.87

Unknown

122.41

1,909.85

1,891.50

773.47

581.15

118.72

668.00

121.82

 

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

48.81

1,246.92

511.06

326.60

126.62

62.12

394.86

55.59

1 location only

136.67

188.46

241.06

204.68

316.96

495.54

116.80

168.68

 

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

533.10

508.06

1,533.04

593.91

651.40

761.38

665.69

617.50

25-49 %

455.15

693.62

539.53

486.49

654.64

576.09

271.07

536.13

50-74 %

216.80

470.79

583.91

655.94

224.67

332.80

295.37

263.33

75% or more

33.08

225.19

236.78

233.46

118.45

35.83

109.74

31.90

 

Union presence

No union employees

46.47

193.34

259.11

214.76

169.27

53.95

129.33

54.26

Has union employees

134.73

667.29

547.66

641.03

319.48

194.72

464.92

141.17

Unknown

156.99

922.71

2,817.59

1,538.68

931.18

170.84

752.65

162.51

 

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

155.55

545.36

1,047.47

217.19

351.86

145.88

493.73

145.16

Less than 50% low wage

46.51

187.83

177.79

230.03

121.49

79.49

121.70

51.03

 

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.

. 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.