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

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United States

1,460.24

1,686.95

2,047.08

1,965.55

1,665.27

1,227.37

1,879.13

1,366.68

Industry group

Agric., fish., forest.

1,854.40

863.59

*

3,446.93

1,977.91

*

1,726.52

2,060.03

1,648.35

2,141.43

Mining

1,375.66

*****

3,931.00

*

*****

1,998.87

*

1,618.19

3,931.00

*

1,191.50

Construction

1,820.79

1,469.96

2,389.32

1,776.74

1,569.71

*

2,249.51

1,826.34

1,805.44

Manufacturing

1,215.97

1,931.08

1,455.18

1,669.63

1,336.58

1,045.96

1,738.47

1,139.39

Transp., commu., util.

1,035.59

1,293.21

1,802.19

1,831.19

1,509.60

*

878.18

1,472.24

974.76

Wholesale trade

1,314.55

1,237.22

*

1,841.28

2,017.92

1,692.73

962.65

1,598.47

1,226.40

Retail trade

1,879.94

1,545.06

2,194.52

2,464.80

2,307.49

1,636.52

2,212.46

1,793.62

Fin., ins., real est.

1,608.84

2,823.54

2,245.70

1,869.72

1,869.87

1,392.21

2,488.44

1,473.46

Services

1,538.23

1,581.07

2,146.27

2,150.26

1,719.60

1,317.85

1,859.58

1,474.58

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

1,429.58

1,872.07

2,150.20

1,938.41

1,611.69

1,169.55

1,987.90

1,302.43

For profit, unincorporated

1,530.24

1,559.16

1,077.70

*

2,441.65

1,197.42

1,594.28

1,448.70

1,584.82

Nonprofit

1,574.17

768.51

2,368.14

1,902.14

2,040.88

1,347.59

1,578.68

1,573.51

Unknown

1,525.20

*****

2,220.00

*

*****

1,029.29

1,561.96

2,220.00

*

1,523.46

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

1,593.40

1,680.49

2,200.63

1,992.33

946.98

*

1,603.69

1,897.06

1,392.49

5-9 years

1,731.82

1,740.68

2,490.33

2,368.12

1,316.84

1,072.75

*

2,214.02

1,311.32

10-19 years

1,873.13

1,798.00

2,344.20

2,045.91

2,060.96

1,259.18

2,049.07

1,715.15

20 or more years

1,467.65

1,594.80

1,683.43

1,838.30

1,701.91

1,227.54

1,649.85

1,428.00

Unknown

1,237.28

2,133.07

*

3,084.48

2,320.22

1,610.95

1,213.43

2,826.06

1,230.53

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

1,311.75

1,625.68

2,293.68

1,840.45

1,627.61

1,224.48

1,777.57

1,300.53

1 location only

1,838.14

1,690.68

2,023.70

2,001.39

1,725.78

1,335.85

1,889.48

1,765.04

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

2,355.02

1,090.49

*

2,746.51

*

3,323.33

2,328.41

2,411.71

1,958.50

*

2,516.46

25-49%

1,877.46

1,506.99

*

1,272.17

*

2,739.92

1,934.20

1,776.76

1,796.83

1,891.28

50-74%

1,604.92

1,541.35

2,621.21

1,918.22

2,173.50

1,329.11

1,991.67

1,528.03

75% or more

1,424.87

1,715.86

2,008.01

1,932.83

1,599.31

1,193.73

1,869.90

1,323.84

Union presence

No union employees

1,675.63

1,721.57

2,034.95

2,092.48

1,786.01

1,433.07

1,940.93

1,584.90

Has union employees

932.72

940.73

*

1,869.82

*

870.65

*

1,201.51

871.05

1,033.70

*

928.20

Unknown

1,255.60

1,041.40

*

3,000.00

1,390.98

*

1,498.07

1,216.93

1,356.37

*

1,251.64

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

1,582.64

828.25

*

2,525.20

1,620.00

1,857.13

1,419.94

1,424.54

1,675.64

Less than 50% low wage

1,586.15

1,726.47

1,997.74

1,999.17

1,654.02

1,249.07

1,898.58

1,466.82

Unknown

1,244.12

1,471.46

3,313.72

1,368.01

*

1,739.64

1,210.16

1,687.59

1,235.80

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.D.2.a(1999) Standard error for average total employee contribution (in dollars) for exclusive-provider plans per enrolled employee for family coverage at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 1999

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United States

33.88

158.22

86.17

111.38

74.46

46.74

96.80

45.90

Industry group

Agric., fish., forest.

329.65

582.72

*

994.48

684.37

*

457.07

501.98

406.41

529.96

Mining

309.92

*****

1,243.09

*

*****

632.10

*

361.89

1,243.09

*

266.89

Construction

189.21

195.23

331.59

256.73

518.37

*

470.36

205.60

347.43

Manufacturing

46.77

338.38

237.37

187.91

96.49

49.51

148.96

42.98

Transp., commu., util.

69.78

366.67

488.57

498.48

487.42

*

79.43

244.13

86.09

Wholesale trade

94.03

383.16

*

302.76

295.53

153.92

125.28

144.10

112.52

Retail trade

68.25

295.04

425.42

248.47

195.91

85.70

142.30

76.81

Fin., ins., real est.

126.74

456.80

587.48

281.60

131.80

95.35

414.28

86.48

Services

87.44

153.05

289.57

133.26

163.26

96.85

164.39

100.82

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

24.37

195.54

65.06

120.00

89.94

42.12

98.90

36.44

For profit, unincorporated

184.12

184.99

529.08

*

313.68

349.02

208.86

129.31

255.48

Nonprofit

87.59

147.74

583.92

217.05

146.29

108.24

296.98

89.06

Unknown

183.09

*****

702.03

*

*****

307.07

196.87

702.03

*

183.39

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

116.77

161.74

351.39

350.55

305.86

*

226.56

150.26

142.40

5-9 years

128.02

202.83

395.56

289.57

281.18

398.73

*

163.58

190.92

10-19 years

176.05

399.84

303.40

194.50

209.26

197.71

229.41

180.83

20 or more years

43.32

177.61

171.82

120.90

66.84

59.23

77.27

55.09

Unknown

55.79

674.54

*

865.18

645.96

210.12

54.03

737.37

55.17

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

42.63

320.34

284.24

156.39

80.34

40.94

175.67

40.91

1 location only

63.22

171.10

103.67

113.88

159.65

386.37

105.27

123.15

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

354.86

490.26

*

846.56

*

695.32

433.13

263.55

592.19

*

260.84

25-49%

137.33

509.92

*

426.76

*

442.53

348.49

141.03

350.30

153.40

50-74%

76.65

235.42

390.73

282.46

190.83

105.14

149.65

97.41

75% or more

32.45

185.96

103.57

109.33

75.97

45.04

118.32

45.54

Union presence

No union employees

36.10

164.65

94.15

91.94

80.48

68.59

86.28

54.49

Has union employees

67.87

642.34

*

690.24

*

294.56

*

157.74

66.20

332.18

*

62.42

Unknown

101.86

425.40

*

699.02

471.90

*

324.47

106.37

436.19

*

106.52

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

138.58

251.42

*

677.20

289.34

386.94

195.39

240.47

193.03

Less than 50% low wage

42.32

168.05

100.81

106.87

70.27

69.60

95.35

63.28

Unknown

40.78

343.98

649.73

581.58

*

249.39

41.50

502.42

42.41

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.