Table I.E.2(2008) Average total employee contribution (in dollars) per enrolled employee for employee-plus-one coverage at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2008
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 2,303    1,885    2,530    2,884    2,564    2,141    2,442    2,281   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 2,162    --    --    --    --    --    1,620 * 2,525   
Mining and manufacturing 1,924    2,313 * 1,935    2,445    2,215    1,681    2,304    1,886   
Construction 2,394    1,756    2,312    2,802    2,298    2,302    2,284    2,484   
Utilities and transp. 2,361    2,451    2,915    3,130    2,299    2,307    3,048    2,317   
Wholesale trade 2,070    1,327    2,488    2,855    2,262    1,750    2,300    2,017   
Fin. svs. and real estate 2,170    1,681    2,327    3,003    2,670    2,053    2,298    2,159   
Retail trade 2,505    2,121    3,165    3,680    3,156    2,268    2,996    2,435   
Professional services 2,395    1,829    2,645    2,882    2,852    2,190    2,364    2,400   
Other services 2,702    2,220    2,591    3,030    2,730    2,692    2,618    2,718   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 2,286    1,936    2,502    2,874    2,540    2,127    2,496    2,252   
For profit, unincorporated 2,375    1,829    2,779    2,882    2,720    2,185    2,305    2,390   
Nonprofit 2,333    1,510    2,386 * 2,967    2,538    2,185    2,191    2,345   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 2,494    2,168    2,382    2,817    2,450    2,409    2,442    2,543   
5-9 years 2,513    1,968    2,565    2,870    2,398    2,609    2,457    2,554   
10-19 years 2,570    1,946    2,757    3,061    2,743    2,255    2,574    2,568   
20 or more years 2,344    1,759    2,450    2,851    2,543    2,157    2,390    2,337   
Unknown 2,121    943 * 456 * 2,574 * 2,628    2,106    607 * 2,122   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 2,237    3,238    3,471    3,125    2,626    2,132    3,208    2,222   
1 location only 2,488    1,863    2,467    2,831    2,472    2,424    2,376    2,590   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1,867    772 * 1,891    3,513    2,734    1,712    1,615    1,894   
25-49 % 2,754    2,769    2,127 * 3,411    3,452    2,515    2,684    2,764   
50-74 % 2,327    2,021    2,657    2,989    2,776    2,175    2,450    2,312   
75% or more 2,291    1,844    2,530    2,857    2,507    2,130    2,444    2,266   
Union presence
No union employees 2,467    1,867    2,581    2,982    2,653    2,293    2,481    2,464   
Has union employees 1,883    2,647    875 * 1,869    2,041    1,862    1,494    1,895   
Unknown 2,099    1,067    521 * 2,339 * 2,390    2,089    2,531 * 2,097   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage 2,552    1,428    2,011    3,000    2,653    2,563    2,038    2,601   
Less than 50% low wage 2,260    1,956    2,571    2,871    2,551    2,057    2,484    2,223   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 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.E.2(2008) Standard error for average total employee contribution (in dollars) per enrolled employee for employee-plus-one coverage at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2008
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 22.39    126.67    95.77    72.11    78.53    45.83    67.49    26.23   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 253.52    --    --    --    --    --    1,061.54 * 448.77   
Mining and manufacturing 56.61    699.46 * 271.40    90.27    200.72    74.28    166.03    54.36   
Construction 125.83    264.92    242.54    241.63    202.48    276.19    160.13    159.36   
Utilities and transp. 137.62    604.36    492.99    287.88    317.27    178.52    316.17    151.08   
Wholesale trade 93.55    271.93    299.88    182.53    195.12    93.66    182.26    110.24   
Fin. svs. and real estate 83.81    264.97    274.37    285.20    210.33    82.00    176.26    81.31   
Retail trade 63.53    239.43    414.50    218.44    249.68    73.76    143.38    66.05   
Professional services 65.67    200.85    154.89    126.56    147.78    81.27    109.72    76.34   
Other services 105.77    277.37    376.10    182.50    218.06    137.13    175.68    113.39   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 27.52    174.92    118.12    78.15    82.15    43.65    102.50    26.02   
For profit, unincorporated 90.91    218.47    280.21    175.07    149.65    149.26    155.61    98.33   
Nonprofit 62.77    371.12    730.66 * 273.85    128.26    76.20    443.16    65.41   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 149.56    251.94    422.43    180.28    378.71    669.85    144.30    213.58   
5-9 years 165.04    253.16    415.00    222.77    327.02    199.96    161.48    189.92   
10-19 years 92.72    236.25    135.42    199.53    102.04    152.18    100.88    140.37   
20 or more years 38.87    226.32    106.12    114.69    98.03    53.10    95.62    35.89   
Unknown 56.53    311.65 * 144.20 * 903.88 * 247.87    60.73    318.61 * 56.79   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 42.75    938.91    608.78    176.00    70.78    48.37    272.94    41.32   
1 location only 59.44    123.63    108.32    73.07    111.80    244.45    63.11    88.55   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 143.20    918.07 * 393.15    348.80    408.14    129.61    317.58    154.73   
25-49 % 122.68    682.02    683.77 * 441.21    433.04    70.73    427.56    105.57   
50-74 % 101.81    262.53    361.62    193.57    183.32    98.31    236.42    92.93   
75% or more 20.36    161.38    113.68    77.99    79.37    44.93    93.69    20.44   
Union presence
No union employees 30.62    119.39    101.21    58.42    73.52    63.45    60.91    41.79   
Has union employees 60.72    691.57    622.57 * 259.24    157.03    54.77    341.35    59.34   
Unknown 48.00    320.20    644.63 * 888.23 * 331.74    53.00    779.23 * 48.25   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage 75.66    287.55    376.23    198.26    144.54    121.98    170.83    81.11   
Less than 50% low wage 21.93    141.99    94.21    91.71    88.64    42.73    64.67    24.81   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 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.