Table I.D.2(2000) Average total employee contribution (in dollars) per enrolled employee for family coverage at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2000

 

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

1,613.98

1,673.57

1,883.57

2,183.77

1,880.07

1,395.27

1,894.03

1,554.70

 

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

1,344.93

*

1,340.97

1,274.26

*

1,082.84

1,086.50

*

1,521.83

*

1,243.88

1,399.74

*

Mining and manufacturing

1,253.57

1,890.56

1,521.69

1,710.60

1,527.43

1,053.84

1,719.61

1,203.44

Construction

1,718.18

1,216.30

1,961.15

2,037.20

2,173.99

1,002.90

1,744.34

1,687.10

Utilities and transp.

1,114.69

2,739.10

1,859.35

1,888.45

1,392.03

896.01

2,231.90

1,007.83

Wholesale trade

1,470.66

1,237.48

1,300.51

2,405.06

1,623.81

1,215.57

1,580.01

1,443.07

Fin. svs. and real est.

1,805.37

1,847.26

1,772.35

2,071.88

2,286.52

1,707.66

1,729.65

1,814.83

Retail trade

1,912.03

1,688.06

2,163.14

2,765.07

2,255.38

1,583.85

2,193.42

1,832.01

Professional services

1,788.60

1,850.27

2,469.83

2,538.98

2,101.82

1,491.06

2,244.92

1,679.44

Other Services

1,884.77

1,522.32

1,533.73

2,166.87

2,059.56

1,855.69

1,674.92

1,935.99

 

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

1,579.62

1,646.54

1,911.68

2,182.41

1,838.56

1,356.65

1,918.87

1,510.05

For profit, unincorporated

2,068.42

1,968.63

2,064.47

2,505.47

2,228.99

1,844.98

2,043.18

2,086.64

Nonprofit

1,694.44

1,219.48

1,514.06

2,003.02

1,924.79

1,574.50

1,506.44

1,728.70

Unknown

1,455.73

*****

1,969.53

*

1,358.02

1,720.64

1,431.72

1,476.29

*

1,455.72

 

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

2,108.90

2,178.44

1,986.97

2,261.32

1,944.66

2,121.98

2,128.16

2,081.86

5-9 years

1,785.79

1,206.01

1,779.66

2,507.08

1,821.49

1,502.56

1,718.96

1,853.10

10-19 years

1,872.90

1,710.16

1,939.47

2,421.34

1,866.67

1,524.13

1,953.48

1,821.48

20 or more years

1,592.15

1,503.79

1,848.45

2,032.69

1,928.76

1,292.41

1,831.43

1,546.82

Unknown

1,444.04

*****

1,620.00

*

1,999.83

1,319.99

1,445.93

1,445.49

1,444.04

 

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

1,506.92

2,214.33

1,882.35

2,335.46

1,841.98

1,389.80

2,073.81

1,492.20

1 location only

1,920.23

1,663.80

1,883.73

2,128.33

1,961.89

1,774.95

1,872.40

1,992.58

 

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

1,789.18

1,252.53

1,002.02

*

2,028.38

1,659.81

1,991.38

1,292.51

1,940.39

25-49%

1,667.14

2,041.34

1,088.85

*

2,564.17

2,132.33

1,439.63

1,750.74

1,651.73

50-74%

1,828.46

1,560.04

1,638.59

2,570.52

2,383.66

1,630.43

1,780.31

1,840.14

75% or more

1,590.12

1,684.87

1,946.14

2,146.65

1,834.15

1,365.02

1,919.59

1,521.35

 

Union presence

No union employees

1,830.80

1,762.88

1,995.04

2,338.92

2,010.98

1,621.64

2,002.40

1,782.96

Has union employees

921.91

435.71

*

673.28

*

1,148.24

1,212.28

869.89

715.94

935.73

Unknown

1,666.96

3,019.53

1,275.50

*

1,939.40

2,649.57

1,560.36

1,885.36

1,652.76

 

Percent low wage employees **

50% or more low wage

2,103.33

1,607.62

1,641.25

2,513.90

2,259.28

1,965.87

1,937.46

2,164.33

Less than 50% low wage

1,649.39

1,612.26

1,918.78

2,138.57

1,837.72

1,272.37

1,872.43

1,566.15

Unknown

1,452.88

2,909.19

1,757.90

1,828.87

1,639.77

1,424.92

2,242.93

1,439.89

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Cost and Financing Studies. 2000 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.

** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to prior year's estimates. See Technical Appendix.

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

 

 

Table I.D.2(2000) Standard error for average total employee contribution (in dollars) per enrolled employee for family coverage at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2000

 

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

16.41

98.18

124.53

54.87

54.60

25.86

31.90

19.43

 

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

404.43

*

375.44

483.33

*

212.65

655.24

*

670.23

*

241.87

512.24

*

Mining and manufacturing

31.12

356.09

354.64

107.84

118.38

28.71

104.42

34.25

Construction

136.48

218.08

175.94

153.61

287.49

260.05

156.95

202.19

Utilities and transp.

91.03

253.56

418.95

251.25

119.43

113.04

172.59

96.12

Wholesale trade

65.94

146.90

137.86

245.61

133.20

67.60

60.98

84.83

Fin. svs. and real est.

77.35

296.00

376.22

325.28

271.08

83.52

183.40

78.87

Retail trade

73.27

145.02

225.35

135.60

211.44

102.91

97.92

94.75

Professional services

61.08

166.16

128.55

167.39

129.80

85.85

109.39

66.03

Other Services

51.08

170.10

219.05

90.37

112.40

83.42

110.09

69.03

 

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

24.60

120.80

132.56

74.85

54.02

27.12

44.85

27.65

For profit, unincorporated

93.37

273.07

297.48

116.34

215.81

92.33

200.78

61.74

Nonprofit

68.01

218.84

224.27

190.42

153.75

74.46

219.43

55.42

Unknown

91.07

*****

624.00

*

343.68

436.55

90.13

475.50

*

91.13

 

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

98.01

166.10

236.86

256.40

150.46

405.59

140.52

141.58

5-9 years

100.98

124.33

271.24

244.45

201.07

142.06

141.05

99.87

10-19 years

48.26

134.17

197.56

120.73

93.75

77.13

49.44

79.78

20 or more years

27.67

152.21

132.74

75.39

57.61

36.99

47.08

32.78

Unknown

38.78

*****

512.29

*

268.07

134.51

40.08

326.73

38.91

 

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

19.13

501.43

239.66

119.39

49.20

26.71

126.28

20.63

1 location only

42.79

99.90

138.74

57.99

105.08

210.33

36.07

73.92

 

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

59.56

276.59

518.83

*

177.37

242.60

57.43

131.16

79.56

25-49%

103.23

291.41

411.73

*

222.45

173.20

137.47

236.19

115.58

50-74%

96.86

240.89

125.27

148.12

116.68

171.21

144.18

119.49

75% or more

22.56

117.96

132.12

63.13

63.78

29.04

36.45

24.98

 

Union presence

No union employees

24.49

113.80

110.64

57.65

50.07

45.24

43.52

32.83

Has union employees

26.18

488.74

*

427.69

*

126.86

102.42

41.61

202.12

28.34

Unknown

98.70

683.62

444.67

*

561.83

606.87

107.73

442.83

109.81

 

Percent low wage employees **

50% or more low wage

33.15

176.91

155.66

187.73

151.34

103.09

122.51

81.55

Less than 50% low wage

37.00

74.86

141.49

62.53

85.81

44.78

39.56

41.91

Unknown

33.10

625.27

414.77

385.34

152.18

32.50

361.56

34.95

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Cost and Financing Studies. 2000 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.

** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to prior year's estimates. See Technical Appendix.

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