Table I.C.2.c(1999) Average total employee contribution (in dollars) for any-provider plans per enrolled employee for single coverage at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 1999

 

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

429.54

375.15

569.26

447.56

387.99

424.92

439.42

425.35

Industry group

Agric., fish., forest.

290.19

348.87

172.22

*

Mining

40.85

*****

42.43

Construction

420.49

*

543.73

145.64

*

Manufacturing

321.56

638.76

279.59

Transp., commu., util.

327.64

403.24

*

317.63

Wholesale trade

395.96

239.28

*

461.51

Retail trade

620.29

These cell estimates have been suppressed because the size of their standard errors makes them extremely unreliable. Column or row estimates should be used in place of these estimates.

470.75

687.82

Fin., ins., real est.

450.67

340.76

488.53

Services

447.67

416.80

470.01

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

417.88

449.64

405.64

For profit, unincorporated

439.44

414.65

474.28

Nonprofit

445.59

389.95

476.87

*

Unknown

557.46

2,080.00

*

539.00

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

517.02

532.44

480.76

5-9 years

394.25

335.43

487.39

10-19 years

461.38

535.35

349.76

20 or more years

353.49

386.64

338.89

Unknown

524.88

471.35

*

525.64

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

429.81

458.31

427.97

1 location only

429.03

436.51

407.57

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

453.38

556.33

336.91

25-49%

593.69

485.01

*

626.39

50-74%

414.85

444.37

397.00

75% or more

421.83

432.87

417.36

Union presence

No union employees

478.93

451.42

495.81

Has union employees

280.32

438.59

*

258.42

Unknown

380.07

163.51

*

403.24

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

374.24

351.73

*

386.58

Less than 50% low wage

396.59

440.59

362.28

Unknown

494.00

493.66

*

494.01

 

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Cost and Financing Studies. 1999 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.

***** No estimate available. No reported values in cell.

 

 

Table I.C.2.c(1999) Standard error for average total employee contribution (in dollars) for any-provider plans per enrolled employee for single coverage at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 1999

 

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

19.25

56.09

106.29

50.96

33.70

40.53

43.48

25.46

Industry group

Agric., fish., forest.

76.30

95.04

63.60

*

Mining

10.55

*****

10.68

Construction

132.63

*

149.64

128.38

*

Manufacturing

37.93

188.33

19.17

Transp., commu., util.

85.76

176.35

*

82.35

Wholesale trade

55.68

84.08

*

59.01

Retail trade

86.89

72.58

105.56

Fin., ins., real est.

34.76

68.34

52.28

Services

27.19

74.94

48.14

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

32.09

54.98

33.11

For profit, unincorporated

107.76

121.01

116.24

Nonprofit

103.12

85.80

191.91

*

Unknown

91.50

657.75

*

81.89

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

118.54

149.36

126.45

5-9 years

29.91

38.97

113.59

10-19 years

63.05

95.19

48.89

20 or more years

30.58

58.28

30.42

Unknown

55.29

167.50

*

55.70

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

27.61

71.50

29.85

1 location only

34.30

46.08

62.55

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

43.52

144.96

98.11

25-49%

69.96

164.76

*

60.85

50-74%

85.99

133.04

40.57

75% or more

22.74

44.78

30.26

Union presence

No union employees

22.95

46.08

32.84

Has union employees

28.35

283.39

*

31.93

Unknown

37.43

127.69

*

38.07

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

76.62

113.15

*

79.63

Less than 50% low wage

19.75

43.29

29.48

Unknown

46.74

203.17

*

50.25

 

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Cost and Financing Studies. 1999 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.

***** No estimate available. No reported values in cell.