Table I.D.2.a(2001) 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, 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

1,828.54

1,654.76

2,378.35

2,520.97

2,415.42

1,499.23

2,219.43

1,746.82

 

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

1,370.92

1,364.09

*

3,662.34

859.16

*

1,641.43

*

1,273.29

1,782.67

*

1,173.28

Mining and manufacturing

1,342.11

1,303.92

*

1,877.41

1,630.50

2,000.31

1,025.94

1,585.56

1,307.69

Construction

1,944.09

1,798.80

1,740.78

2,351.65

1,580.65

*

2,122.01

2,089.00

1,821.10

Utilities and transp.

1,440.54

2,668.45

2,358.89

1,852.89

*

1,840.53

*

1,208.02

2,522.01

1,280.52

Wholesale trade

1,895.89

1,689.15

1,713.86

2,965.11

3,135.81

1,337.92

2,145.05

1,835.34

Fin. svs. and real est.

1,700.90

1,131.65

*

2,233.30

*

2,517.62

2,040.55

1,628.90

1,867.52

1,692.47

Retail trade

2,824.26

1,935.25

3,279.07

3,539.51

3,627.35

2,332.87

2,922.52

2,784.54

Professional services

1,787.85

1,596.53

2,665.24

2,587.12

2,438.30

1,491.19

2,317.58

1,692.40

Other Services

2,282.87

1,548.20

2,819.78

2,927.07

2,771.43

1,886.31

2,379.27

2,254.20

 

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

1,813.21

1,715.07

2,166.04

2,527.75

2,448.51

1,514.02

2,229.86

1,726.02

For profit, unincorporated

2,656.39

1,556.39

3,807.19

2,627.64

3,350.25

1,820.01

2,349.82

2,849.33

Nonprofit

1,792.77

1,446.61

2,966.28

2,264.80

1,942.18

1,540.93

2,060.39

1,747.50

Unknown

1,255.64

*****

*****

8,816.46

*

1,548.45

1,213.70

*****

1,268.53

 

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

2,500.25

1,840.64

4,064.48

3,399.00

1,653.46

*

909.99

3,196.89

1,727.00

*

5-9 years

2,267.63

1,393.15

2,804.66

2,178.83

3,218.82

2,061.47

1,973.61

2,610.28

10-19 years

1,955.82

1,526.45

2,214.28

2,312.42

2,217.17

1,483.72

1,888.63

2,010.09

20 or more years

1,854.57

1,820.38

2,055.34

2,509.26

2,429.86

1,434.64

2,259.44

1,779.56

Unknown

1,572.62

624.00

*

893.00

*

2,070.00

*

1,863.99

1,569.50

676.45

*

1,573.96

 

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

1,694.08

1,246.64

*

2,953.47

2,718.34

2,613.25

1,494.31

2,780.28

1,669.66

1 location only

2,148.99

1,659.93

2,328.72

2,472.78

2,151.02

1,636.12

2,164.26

2,131.58

 

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

1,257.61

487.44

*

2,192.21

*

607.74

*

1,808.56

*

1,561.08

781.57

*

1,785.84

25-49%

2,182.96

1,649.69

3,026.35

2,634.87

1,655.07

*

2,227.56

2,563.53

2,077.54

50-74%

2,080.23

1,266.85

2,700.08

3,254.09

2,791.26

1,872.83

2,221.72

2,055.78

75% or more

1,792.51

1,742.01

2,321.56

2,517.10

2,417.49

1,425.31

2,251.25

1,697.87

 

Union presence

No union employees

2,108.92

1,651.53

2,461.36

2,734.43

2,602.97

1,733.44

2,290.15

2,051.41

Has union employees

1,156.70

1,581.15

*

720.68

*

775.06

*

1,703.83

1,097.84

965.36

*

1,164.47

Unknown

1,705.95

2,733.92

*

3,631.42

*

1,534.39

1,372.74

*

1,685.01

3,118.48

1,665.51

 

Percent low wage employees **

50% or more low wage

2,591.78

1,101.08

3,473.81

2,570.53

3,294.13

1,748.38

2,305.94

2,723.28

Less than 50% low wage

1,899.86

1,679.04

2,188.23

2,507.69

2,243.43

1,376.47

2,180.08

1,794.19

Unknown

1,587.48

3,733.45

2,256.48

*

2,736.50

2,191.15

1,551.52

2,931.08

1,570.38

 

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.a(2001) 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, 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

39.87

134.03

195.51

101.33

186.86

28.94

82.90

45.29

 

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

268.67

676.51

*

1,031.98

652.27

*

500.70

*

376.01

726.20

*

255.29

Mining and manufacturing

53.71

392.27

*

461.23

163.06

205.25

59.56

209.30

53.74

Construction

225.63

319.73

390.05

329.22

515.46

*

276.60

253.98

240.40

Utilities and transp.

106.09

769.21

687.00

606.19

*

687.14

*

81.17

542.40

66.82

Wholesale trade

114.44

462.53

417.86

261.13

381.77

143.22

210.15

104.90

Fin. svs. and real est.

74.83

534.53

*

781.58

*

320.13

268.20

69.65

413.41

72.87

Retail trade

108.14

423.11

472.16

278.61

293.05

157.30

200.31

109.75

Professional services

80.30

268.02

385.25

273.49

299.29

77.48

182.72

78.63

Other Services

133.06

226.54

668.40

244.28

234.41

119.42

220.77

138.63

 

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

37.52

197.53

191.73

113.29

189.86

28.52

92.78

38.48

For profit, unincorporated

211.65

248.07

618.95

284.05

442.67

135.90

304.61

268.48

Nonprofit

78.74

342.49

596.54

229.89

244.71

97.14

291.19

102.83

Unknown

162.57

*****

*****

2,723.66

*

379.85

155.79

*****

154.33

 

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

455.58

288.98

831.91

721.75

568.60

*

163.96

587.48

594.39

*

5-9 years

214.28

386.54

426.40

392.94

412.52

226.91

317.03

163.31

10-19 years

118.96

250.52

508.76

172.59

151.28

251.10

128.00

163.13

20 or more years

77.01

126.46

240.16

122.10

222.35

49.46

140.81

81.70

Unknown

69.69

197.33

*

282.39

*

654.59

*

400.17

70.33

203.04

*

70.83

 

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

47.23

401.70

*

637.82

179.52

225.78

30.85

280.24

48.49

1 location only

116.08

133.84

196.79

116.94

259.54

294.37

77.43

187.04

 

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

149.46

196.84

*

678.32

*

736.76

*

756.29

*

334.11

240.84

*

213.45

25-49%

204.49

349.63

685.05

459.49

1,237.17

*

127.20

372.17

183.32

50-74%

89.67

295.36

730.16

461.51

327.52

104.50

294.65

123.35

75% or more

47.01

175.82

203.14

115.70

190.54

25.62

98.25

47.19

 

Union presence

No union employees

45.59

134.53

195.88

99.32

170.92

45.40

90.01

54.17

Has union employees

63.15

686.08

*

216.33

*

368.41

*

308.59

48.49

439.93

*

58.00

Unknown

108.20

831.15

*

1,241.81

*

388.36

627.34

*

113.31

919.41

103.22

 

Percent low wage employees **

50% or more low wage

184.05

265.79

618.10

348.79

305.53

187.01

270.88

266.23

Less than 50% low wage

55.87

169.07

193.63

92.36

164.69

63.38

107.46

70.63

Unknown

65.57

1,075.13

730.06

*

445.71

319.98

54.77

764.01

64.04

 

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.