Table I.D.2(2003) 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, 2003
 
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

2,283

2,034

2,663

2,920

2,569

2,075

2,494

2,242
 
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest.

1,275

1,134

1,333

 *

1,944

 *

1,368

 *

703

 *

1,469

1,164
Mining and manufacturing

1,782

1,842

2,399

2,358

1,815

1,653

2,195

1,742
Construction

2,256

1,555

2,319

2,528

2,622

2,061

2,293

2,218
Utilities and transp.

2,017

1,490

2,715

2,556

2,185

1,915

1,781

2,041
Wholesale trade

2,160

1,522

2,504

2,499

3,152

1,730

2,202

2,149
Fin. svs. and real estate

2,447

2,634

3,439

3,256

2,896

2,228

3,139

2,368
Retail trade

2,681

2,118

3,312

4,055

3,806

2,220

3,091

2,594
Professional services

2,509

2,618

2,843

3,409

2,805

2,247

2,790

2,454
Other services

2,472

1,594

2,355

2,915

2,642

2,515

2,111

2,574
 
Ownership
For profit, incorporated

2,271

1,975

2,667

2,978

2,577

2,051

2,520

2,222
For profit, unincorporated

2,351

2,582

2,726

2,677

2,824

1,972

2,682

2,239
Nonprofit

2,350

1,536

2,498

2,568

2,449

2,321

2,114

2,373
Unknown

2,176

1,706

2,591

2,947

2,434

1,998

2,025

2,220
 
Age of firm
Less than 5 years

2,499

2,682

2,703

2,833

2,456

1,782

2,612

2,373
5-9 years

2,433

2,148

2,897

2,798

2,427

2,140

2,506

2,384
10-19 years

2,715

1,736

3,061

3,390

3,237

2,034

2,576

2,820
20 or more years

2,304

1,993

2,447

2,823

2,449

2,109

2,435

2,277
Unknown

2,064

724

 *

4,391

 *

1,968

 *

2,745

2,049

1,915

2,064
 
Multi/single status
2 or more locations

2,190

3,226

3,520

3,007

2,485

2,080

3,208

2,172
1 location only

2,534

2,008

2,582

2,892

2,725

1,892

2,433

2,662
 
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%

2,652

2,036

1,807

 *

2,167

3,354

2,687

1,971

2,774
25-49 %

2,622

1,841

3,111

2,868

3,120

2,526

2,525

2,643
50-74 %

2,556

2,053

2,289

3,772

3,088

2,352

2,253

2,616
75% or more

2,238

2,040

2,688

2,878

2,499

2,015

2,526

2,182
 
Union presence
No union employees

2,524

2,136

2,877

3,119

2,705

2,279

2,628

2,494
Has union employees

1,604

598

 *

816

1,729

1,848

1,607

1,030

1,646
Unknown

2,196

3,328

2,969

2,104

2,545

2,175

3,320

2,179
 
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage

2,490

1,403

2,499

3,143

2,488

2,578

2,298

2,549
Less than 50% low wage

2,384

2,081

2,631

2,892

2,583

2,023

2,489

2,346
Unknown

2,115

2,534

3,559

3,192

 *

2,543

2,074

3,054

2,101
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2003 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.

 

Table I.D.2(2003) 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, 2003
 
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

35.63

101.92

107.87

112.01

59.89

44.63

75.65

35.40
 
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest.

272.38

193.61

744.25

 *

1,132.85

 *

528.70

 *

318.33

 *

374.34

335.55
Mining and manufacturing

63.90

332.44

409.98

152.24

85.47

105.94

194.37

60.85
Construction

140.29

129.89

286.83

350.90

387.76

201.89

131.57

237.89
Utilities and transp.

151.98

303.07

369.79

465.94

338.15

213.82

244.55

156.44
Wholesale trade

120.96

208.03

315.37

148.18

241.80

135.73

154.19

127.00
Fin. svs. and real estate

63.41

264.45

616.06

387.55

198.79

61.59

278.77

76.02
Retail trade

101.57

320.11

509.25

270.87

167.03

118.44

201.51

88.38
Professional services

55.99

171.51

288.37

275.57

113.67

87.06

174.99

53.55
Other services

81.33

189.12

150.18

269.33

176.25

145.54

115.82

116.41
 
Ownership
For profit, incorporated

35.06

138.77

105.46

130.54

59.17

45.85

92.33

35.40
For profit, unincorporated

119.27

251.67

278.60

177.19

276.67

198.67

186.12

170.32
Nonprofit

86.30

224.86

526.68

313.68

156.15

114.31

234.15

90.93
Unknown

133.85

362.67

776.31

338.48

367.63

183.18

384.84

135.94
 
Age of firm
Less than 5 years

221.24

394.16

241.69

416.51

410.01

297.56

273.40

317.03
5-9 years

151.62

311.10

306.75

401.84

312.76

285.23

243.81

177.31
10-19 years

130.90

165.37

249.32

242.59

222.50

232.60

109.02

247.32
20 or more years

47.06

150.67

214.05

126.34

57.02

73.47

101.11

49.62
Unknown

53.24

277.70

 *

1,388.56

 *

718.55

 *

270.30

53.02

549.88

53.26
 
Multi/single status
2 or more locations

39.21

815.89

368.46

206.93

82.59

45.15

278.92

37.89
1 location only

57.57

96.70

124.05

117.36

154.80

231.86

76.92

137.28
 
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%

172.63

499.76

673.02

 *

395.78

516.00

302.74

301.70

230.21
25-49 %

82.60

523.11

500.66

404.09

251.25

139.12

379.37

112.87
50-74 %

116.19

191.99

391.22

456.38

246.59

187.85

135.89

151.80
75% or more

40.59

95.33

119.35

125.80

63.52

43.56

85.88

38.15
 
Union presence
No union employees

30.55

103.63

95.10

124.83

65.60

38.77

65.39

28.18
Has union employees

82.88

306.93

 *

232.51

404.05

277.66

60.96

228.94

83.88
Unknown

120.17

910.88

812.73

573.30

379.21

122.99

645.51

120.16
 
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage

102.44

231.56

141.46

186.23

214.86

215.64

148.04

147.01
Less than 50% low wage

52.55

124.87

126.58

123.15

67.32

70.39

80.76

57.35
Unknown

37.58

534.20

788.35

965.73

 *

198.56

41.80

393.99

39.96
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2003 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.