Table I.D.2.a(2000) 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, 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

1,602.98

1,745.46

2,143.10

2,303.70

1,870.63

1,322.60

2,043.18

1,509.08

 

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

1,217.02

1,146.81

*

655.65

*

1,573.37

*

2,948.98

538.81

1,012.19

*

2,456.28

Mining and manufacturing

1,328.51

1,764.92

*

2,328.92

1,842.12

1,486.55

1,050.90

2,053.88

1,207.26

Construction

2,063.87

1,488.71

2,160.53

2,537.57

1,850.41

1,545.91

1,991.15

2,178.89

Utilities and transp.

1,143.33

3,306.87

1,611.16

*

2,853.73

1,549.40

845.98

2,775.93

999.60

Wholesale trade

1,459.84

1,057.46

1,187.22

2,442.46

1,906.11

885.86

1,510.75

1,444.11

Fin. svs. and real est.

1,634.36

1,786.65

2,172.81

2,388.83

1,694.22

1,570.39

1,955.49

1,611.44

Retail trade

2,049.56

1,639.57

2,433.08

3,186.25

2,770.25

1,370.65

2,345.04

1,936.76

Professional services

1,614.96

1,723.05

2,598.47

2,293.93

2,071.47

1,344.11

2,190.06

1,514.14

Other Services

1,761.68

1,925.14

1,929.57

2,047.89

1,927.13

1,612.18

1,924.96

1,722.09

 

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

1,580.53

1,673.86

2,239.59

2,213.05

1,902.68

1,294.73

2,055.66

1,477.36

For profit, unincorporated

2,042.89

2,019.17

1,950.29

3,315.63

2,166.08

1,372.07

2,174.37

1,954.60

Nonprofit

1,601.47

1,615.05

1,646.20

2,345.04

1,739.75

1,436.73

1,737.16

1,584.06

Unknown

1,415.16

*****

*****

2,038.00

*

1,203.49

1,443.36

*****

1,415.16

 

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

2,306.99

2,153.79

2,315.32

2,830.56

2,080.98

2,209.84

2,321.88

2,282.06

5-9 years

1,811.59

1,456.49

2,318.65

2,163.74

1,764.98

1,358.97

1,966.50

1,651.93

10-19 years

1,906.84

1,941.01

2,171.04

2,548.70

1,791.46

1,410.59

2,171.38

1,732.75

20 or more years

1,578.35

1,289.64

1,990.93

2,184.72

1,903.42

1,268.68

1,876.33

1,528.92

Unknown

1,357.71

*****

*****

807.71

*

1,712.43

1,347.09

774.28

1,358.85

 

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

1,449.08

1,674.91

*

2,153.39

2,639.91

1,796.17

1,319.51

2,308.63

1,426.21

1 location only

2,024.96

1,746.49

2,142.05

2,197.21

2,011.69

1,547.21

2,011.04

2,044.71

 

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

1,634.47

1,436.99

1,300.46

*

1,799.03

1,387.78

*

2,017.87

1,358.75

1,790.39

25-49%

2,139.77

1,883.80

1,091.61

*

2,496.37

2,075.68

2,262.76

1,636.09

2,269.89

50-74%

1,834.00

2,284.82

1,706.59

3,049.16

2,472.78

1,472.13

2,184.14

1,748.25

75% or more

1,565.17

1,657.88

2,235.42

2,248.04

1,823.82

1,281.58

2,050.00

1,464.68

 

Union presence

No union employees

1,856.34

1,824.51

2,224.12

2,466.82

2,049.92

1,582.37

2,149.14

1,771.86

Has union employees

908.65

273.20

*

1,370.81

*

1,390.39

1,204.40

812.93

657.42

*

920.10

Unknown

1,356.98

2,069.64

*

1,234.41

*

2,473.36

1,858.79

1,296.14

1,632.69

*

1,315.25

 

Percent low wage employees **

50% or more low wage

2,278.35

1,781.59

1,590.74

2,669.45

2,431.67

2,125.33

2,199.87

2,319.49

Less than 50% low wage

1,649.64

1,745.34

2,208.47

2,257.42

1,778.54

1,248.72

2,031.36

1,524.46

Unknown

1,368.31

1,483.65

1,654.38

1,611.41

1,747.55

1,341.60

1,558.35

1,365.40

 

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.a(2000) 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, 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

26.29

102.41

247.88

97.72

95.99

34.51

89.18

29.05

 

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

314.29

389.22

*

371.46

*

512.81

*

875.23

156.53

345.09

*

649.13

Mining and manufacturing

77.13

599.83

*

486.97

235.41

97.53

63.18

155.11

57.80

Construction

163.35

245.16

389.85

300.51

455.44

286.79

275.46

318.84

Utilities and transp.

132.10

904.30

495.97

*

482.18

258.42

127.47

510.46

137.51

Wholesale trade

163.57

297.75

148.24

237.44

416.07

144.70

147.38

193.55

Fin. svs. and real est.

101.22

269.07

477.27

351.15

307.89

85.80

213.87

99.00

Retail trade

180.05

173.73

394.21

209.78

327.61

260.91

251.15

231.04

Professional services

86.91

242.00

438.16

271.92

159.57

92.76

178.74

80.65

Other Services

58.29

282.12

458.97

224.25

266.05

118.42

293.42

120.08

 

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

41.13

133.80

272.99

127.57

90.03

46.51

84.96

40.40

For profit, unincorporated

203.51

327.58

353.00

422.59

365.33

219.72

287.63

226.69

Nonprofit

110.75

251.28

301.61

285.60

259.97

117.07

208.38

125.48

Unknown

75.09

*****

*****

644.47

*

354.62

178.01

*****

75.09

 

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

127.68

294.71

573.85

395.84

208.24

394.30

253.08

275.01

5-9 years

144.97

229.14

413.17

304.90

358.50

251.42

147.23

227.47

10-19 years

64.74

268.59

309.51

185.32

73.80

88.03

135.34

73.21

20 or more years

49.14

124.87

277.23

119.16

123.94

62.16

135.72

50.53

Unknown

48.06

*****

*****

274.58

*

217.48

52.76

221.26

48.66

 

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

33.71

509.56

*

291.90

250.30

115.90

34.80

262.46

34.63

1 location only

69.36

102.95

274.22

104.34

121.52

263.61

104.05

78.75

 

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

178.74

349.58

409.52

*

358.39

419.77

*

328.80

282.81

241.46

25-49%

91.79

417.61

332.89

*

421.39

313.31

233.79

417.28

150.82

50-74%

82.44

393.29

243.79

356.00

207.37

164.69

229.63

130.89

75% or more

32.84

147.00

261.53

106.94

98.14

37.75

84.67

32.23

 

Union presence

No union employees

36.22

117.26

242.81

98.53

116.92

53.26

93.24

51.32

Has union employees

61.27

113.15

*

521.05

*

200.02

171.96

57.51

280.95

*

63.73

Unknown

136.62

786.61

*

443.85

*

727.74

521.41

142.57

566.43

*

152.21

 

Percent low wage employees **

50% or more low wage

99.69

280.71

284.72

254.92

211.19

180.47

226.31

147.34

Less than 50% low wage

50.46

124.16

276.65

101.84

126.19

56.07

88.71

56.98

Unknown

47.72

427.81

439.90

290.25

399.92

51.58

301.49

48.87

 

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.