Table I.D.2(2001) 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, 2001

 

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

1,740.66

1,690.75

2,053.98

2,341.33

2,107.54

1,514.10

2,035.30

1,686.00

 

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

1,106.10

663.99

1,087.60

*

906.20

*

1,194.59

*

1,379.89

839.71

1,234.66

Mining and manufacturing

1,311.18

1,386.38

1,833.40

1,590.22

1,588.66

1,141.38

1,645.65

1,280.59

Construction

1,838.82

1,676.46

1,638.23

2,170.84

1,689.09

1,979.42

1,946.62

1,736.96

Utilities and transp.

1,271.29

2,106.59

2,535.64

1,632.30

1,569.88

1,168.52

2,242.56

1,215.67

Wholesale trade

1,650.48

1,502.06

1,682.15

2,085.04

2,355.33

1,299.83

1,794.05

1,618.83

Fin. svs. and real est.

1,912.73

1,853.51

1,947.52

3,057.52

2,247.16

1,788.99

1,936.84

1,910.55

Retail trade

2,233.58

1,701.33

2,876.07

3,358.80

3,497.57

1,722.77

2,628.25

2,124.68

Professional services

1,921.28

2,001.94

2,325.27

2,807.19

2,502.93

1,600.27

2,315.76

1,836.74

Other Services

2,088.17

1,382.71

1,933.99

2,440.24

2,325.49

2,030.33

1,863.84

2,144.88

 

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

1,701.18

1,637.88

1,995.55

2,370.44

2,023.58

1,490.49

2,031.44

1,640.96

For profit, unincorporated

2,358.58

2,076.74

2,971.57

2,349.23

2,857.89

1,792.11

2,374.25

2,350.44

Nonprofit

1,757.25

1,389.40

1,812.34

2,115.54

2,122.60

1,517.18

1,714.32

1,765.07

Unknown

1,671.02

*****

*****

3,084.99

*

1,490.51

1,665.55

1,471.61

*

1,673.20

 

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

2,126.00

1,685.11

3,529.19

2,526.60

2,147.45

1,183.26

2,413.64

1,829.49

5-9 years

2,340.34

1,821.88

2,686.46

2,824.48

2,563.94

1,986.64

2,256.93

2,430.28

10-19 years

1,995.67

1,705.24

2,170.93

2,358.14

2,079.81

1,570.48

1,964.86

2,019.72

20 or more years

1,714.21

1,636.21

1,710.41

2,254.34

2,063.87

1,465.62

1,953.13

1,673.92

Unknown

1,586.49

998.35

*

785.08

*

2,694.16

2,310.91

1,561.38

1,005.70

*

1,587.93

 

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

1,643.79

1,116.05

1,939.52

2,490.33

2,209.68

1,504.83

2,177.04

1,632.86

1 location only

2,013.28

1,703.52

2,065.89

2,294.41

1,942.62

1,883.23

2,020.49

2,004.82

 

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

1,829.49

871.70

1,418.61

*

1,590.94

2,000.23

2,045.28

955.63

2,116.69

25-49%

1,675.88

1,363.32

1,789.02

2,355.28

2,150.63

1,573.21

1,741.48

1,665.58

50-74%

1,963.31

1,610.91

2,239.05

2,599.78

3,145.74

1,709.90

1,982.74

1,960.14

75% or more

1,716.13

1,733.54

2,063.13

2,338.82

2,027.60

1,476.72

2,077.46

1,648.41

 

Union presence

No union employees

1,966.10

1,680.49

2,144.15

2,538.97

2,262.17

1,714.61

2,106.25

1,928.32

Has union employees

1,185.73

1,817.05

*

893.61

965.40

1,438.82

1,151.59

1,201.67

1,184.89

Unknown

1,597.59

1,972.39

*

3,184.32

1,005.28

*

2,198.41

1,575.92

2,299.64

1,582.34

 

Percent low wage employees **

50% or more low wage

2,226.83

1,294.31

2,701.99

2,572.50

2,712.75

1,805.62

2,017.32

2,299.93

Less than 50% low wage

1,802.45

1,723.19

1,961.63

2,302.09

1,992.53

1,448.99

2,012.29

1,731.56

Unknown

1,571.33

2,367.87

2,059.87

*

2,631.62

2,309.17

1,529.74

2,790.94

1,557.44

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2001 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 IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.

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

 

Table I.D.2(2001) 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, 2001

 

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

18.44

60.88

85.27

80.08

74.43

27.84

47.26

20.38

 

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

75.08

162.67

499.05

*

330.53

*

676.33

*

195.03

166.09

180.25

Mining and manufacturing

24.51

146.29

295.46

89.43

107.75

36.40

130.30

34.05

Construction

127.70

301.92

173.98

152.34

336.15

255.73

166.74

238.83

Utilities and transp.

99.16

511.85

596.95

303.16

157.04

125.13

355.04

99.92

Wholesale trade

76.41

301.11

368.58

280.12

380.67

74.35

146.65

89.43

Fin. svs. and real est.

60.34

279.01

369.43

400.24

204.23

74.63

236.51

56.12

Retail trade

80.04

157.23

322.94

161.91

381.21

62.90

134.80

91.34

Professional services

59.30

189.74

157.53

196.75

94.04

68.91

115.86

61.27

Other Services

78.42

126.91

344.13

273.87

234.80

47.05

122.86

85.04

 

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

16.35

73.00

84.01

95.07

80.64

26.70

59.00

22.61

For profit, unincorporated

205.15

207.66

473.78

294.93

420.55

126.76

121.90

305.13

Nonprofit

52.75

227.08

283.95

204.05

118.13

77.91

139.98

63.61

Unknown

91.04

*****

*****

927.45

*

444.12

116.57

561.86

*

96.45

 

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

242.14

207.22

369.01

399.55

204.57

158.70

302.82

313.13

5-9 years

164.21

282.79

311.16

423.50

233.55

177.80

204.62

194.46

10-19 years

98.49

165.93

179.28

157.21

154.53

174.99

112.02

110.12

20 or more years

35.76

138.07

124.37

68.49

121.81

40.69

64.88

40.90

Unknown

51.42

310.99

*

299.94

*

624.47

372.01

43.47

574.87

*

51.61

 

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

23.12

279.64

393.52

160.88

94.01

31.39

153.01

23.97

1 location only

58.08

65.12

96.19

78.75

118.03

201.95

44.59

106.95

 

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

112.41

188.52

474.40

*

410.52

353.78

188.22

119.85

167.71

25-49%

157.03

355.18

338.62

371.42

337.93

167.75

287.11

152.25

50-74%

76.83

215.62

454.96

370.77

363.23

86.92

184.53

85.76

75% or more

22.30

52.27

92.17

75.43

71.13

25.68

54.80

25.91

 

Union presence

No union employees

15.79

80.34

109.40

86.29

60.58

48.09

49.07

19.96

Has union employees

47.46

648.12

*

170.59

133.08

182.91

43.43

223.27

48.36

Unknown

113.07

626.83

*

898.96

348.51

*

266.12

104.58

576.12

115.07

 

Percent low wage employees **

50% or more low wage

68.74

109.03

425.83

272.06

177.54

87.99

166.35

101.17

Less than 50% low wage

32.85

74.85

85.57

91.65

85.07

37.71

61.11

42.42

Unknown

46.16

538.61

656.95

*

454.14

246.02

42.40

463.11

43.26

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2001 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 IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.

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