Table I.D.2.a(2003) 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, 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

2,495

2,123

2,792

3,128

2,781

2,222

2,642

2,452
 
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest.

1,113

 *

1,325

 *

483

 *

769

 *

1,541

 *

863

 *

835

 *

1,226

 *
Mining and manufacturing

2,051

2,499

3,118

 *

2,503

2,088

1,755

2,741

1,910
Construction

2,818

1,667

2,678

3,433

3,426

2,278

2,819

2,815
Utilities and transp.

2,030

775

 *

3,632

3,367

2,879

1,709

1,427

 *

2,132
Wholesale trade

2,973

1,522

 *

2,917

2,918

4,439

2,384

2,394

3,270
Fin. svs. and real estate

2,499

2,157

2,807

3,505

3,072

2,257

2,976

2,422
Retail trade

2,918

3,315

3,459

3,384

3,825

2,267

3,344

2,779
Professional services

2,489

2,716

3,079

3,231

2,558

2,239

2,764

2,428
Other services

2,617

1,371

2,052

3,339

2,528

2,939

2,075

2,804
 
Ownership
For profit, incorporated

2,570

2,201

2,925

3,234

2,986

2,209

2,759

2,511
For profit, unincorporated

2,332

2,372

2,166

2,541

 *

2,483

2,247

2,483

2,250
Nonprofit

2,214

1,075

 *

1,942

2,775

2,228

2,201

1,989

2,235
Unknown

2,521

1,743

1,619

 *

2,698

2,857

2,911

1,844

2,995
 
Age of firm
Less than 5 years

2,628

3,366

2,578

2,517

1,794

 *

2,316

2,855

2,249
5-9 years

2,751

2,508

2,724

2,969

2,832

2,646

2,610

2,846
10-19 years

3,099

1,830

3,226

3,507

4,295

2,289

2,566

3,581
20 or more years

2,461

1,882

2,625

3,110

2,507

2,266

2,654

2,408
Unknown

2,128

1,495

 *

.

1,121

 *

1,984

2,135

2,314

2,127
 
Multi/single status
2 or more locations

2,305

3,343

3,647

2,885

2,438

2,218

3,430

2,275
1 location only

2,823

2,109

2,709

3,193

3,206

2,333

2,581

3,145
 
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%

3,262

3,428

473

 *

2,569

 *

3,463

3,745

2,494

3,629
25-49 %

2,831

2,553

 *

4,187

3,000

3,094

2,431

3,597

2,547
50-74 %

2,789

2,309

2,099

 *

3,258

3,148

2,678

2,229

2,936
75% or more

2,443

2,044

2,805

3,129

2,706

2,158

2,645

2,385
 
Union presence
No union employees

2,689

2,139

3,034

3,293

2,813

2,430

2,722

2,676
Has union employees

1,999

743

 *

804

 *

2,161

2,639

1,932

1,490

2,052
Unknown

2,134

5,578

3,097

 *

2,173

 *

2,514

2,049

4,511

2,041
 
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage

2,614

1,810

2,452

3,284

2,491

2,840

2,512

2,649
Less than 50% low wage

2,626

2,207

2,718

3,115

2,917

2,188

2,643

2,618
Unknown

2,234

1,167

 *

3,726

3,020

2,203

2,203

2,830

2,212
 
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.
. Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.
** 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.a(2003) 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, 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

53.06

131.96

281.14

110.23

188.81

69.63

105.59

77.99
 
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest.

393.30

 *

533.39

 *

589.22

 *

655.42

 *

985.70

 *

297.61

 *

508.61

 *

653.18

 *
Mining and manufacturing

89.00

666.92

938.08

 *

299.24

151.85

92.34

431.60

86.01
Construction

219.77

296.26

486.24

495.40

909.40

257.85

274.03

320.09
Utilities and transp.

197.29

1,585.94

 *

1,026.31

655.42

592.69

246.13

1,189.06

 *

212.34
Wholesale trade

407.32

718.21

 *

665.25

298.47

1,087.48

150.69

460.81

513.80
Fin. svs. and real estate

177.11

511.24

818.01

492.52

818.15

133.95

453.42

152.57
Retail trade

317.42

382.08

726.34

519.44

498.61

342.95

444.97

295.45
Professional services

85.96

260.36

464.46

532.67

203.88

103.72

249.49

81.37
Other services

141.17

323.97

388.05

422.09

296.09

186.68

200.61

182.27
 
Ownership
For profit, incorporated

55.16

213.27

312.52

143.08

235.02

60.94

128.47

77.47
For profit, unincorporated

144.93

332.47

458.40

774.33

 *

285.99

123.55

350.61

133.21
Nonprofit

140.22

619.24

 *

563.16

487.58

231.85

132.59

311.61

149.94
Unknown

187.05

379.09

563.20

 *

490.11

592.99

459.86

230.71

292.84
 
Age of firm
Less than 5 years

396.77

430.69

707.40

625.46

648.90

 *

398.37

389.94

480.33
5-9 years

201.87

547.01

480.74

682.97

711.17

396.70

366.03

448.36
10-19 years

343.35

350.39

507.16

293.27

935.53

238.50

263.69

614.51
20 or more years

57.04

213.59

393.21

147.31

151.03

95.24

208.54

82.40
Unknown

104.82

473.79

 *

.

405.58

 *

389.54

102.99

692.75

104.85
 
Multi/single status
2 or more locations

69.82

889.61

554.87

340.95

202.73

68.79

295.04

74.53
1 location only

75.15

130.95

334.41

158.75

269.30

241.35

117.31

167.08
 
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%

400.37

918.48

1,396.13

 *

1,094.32

 *

742.29

612.72

635.50

509.22
25-49 %

421.85

901.43

 *

840.04

696.06

842.48

107.68

781.79

186.84
50-74 %

190.16

368.08

636.73

 *

399.78

490.11

370.49

212.99

248.78
75% or more

65.99

133.50

322.72

138.80

214.53

76.60

139.62

90.76
 
Union presence
No union employees

42.12

149.62

258.18

163.37

185.29

100.38

106.44

82.03
Has union employees

175.33

463.22

 *

266.21

 *

545.81

500.07

131.40

307.35

215.27
Unknown

126.63

1,548.16

1,050.39

 *

716.09

 *

529.12

114.83

923.32

109.38
 
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage

186.41

398.28

503.13

340.47

355.10

293.58

308.66

268.99
Less than 50% low wage

97.24

167.51

339.03

149.22

238.88

114.14

123.67

141.36
Unknown

69.30

493.37

 *

1,033.41

570.91

230.43

75.72

607.91

71.07
 
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.
. Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.
** 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.