Table I.D.2.a(2005) 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, 2005
 
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

2,621

2,196

3,801

3,482

3,153

2,158

3,175

2,489
 
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest.

3,084

4,209

3,018

2,888

 *

4,680

 *

1,909

3,286

2,150
Mining and manufacturing

2,199

1,479

 *

2,845

3,314

2,352

1,913

2,682

2,145
Construction

3,461

2,265

4,532

3,739

3,140

2,730

3,804

2,911
Utilities and transp.

1,791

1,505

 *

3,848

2,945

3,046

1,471

2,722

1,674
Wholesale trade

2,784

2,277

 *

3,354

3,394

2,617

2,384

3,137

2,615
Fin. svs. and real estate

2,531

2,259

4,034

3,728

2,948

2,284

3,398

2,427
Retail trade

3,243

2,489

3,482

3,417

4,707

2,517

3,133

3,294
Professional services

2,461

2,868

2,909

3,869

3,637

1,927

3,143

2,378
Other services

3,196

1,476

4,719

3,065

3,192

3,329

2,870

3,355
 
Ownership
For profit, incorporated

2,596

2,413

3,834

3,632

2,951

2,093

3,428

2,392
For profit, unincorporated

2,536

2,038

3,323

3,101

2,959

2,269

2,638

2,489
Nonprofit

2,748

706

 *

4,185

2,957

3,758

2,327

2,351

2,801
 
Age of firm
Less than 5 years

2,648

1,612

3,197

2,685

3,693

 *

1,735

 *

2,285

3,180
5-9 years

3,063

2,401

2,975

3,976

3,239

2,803

2,837

3,432
10-19 years

3,213

2,367

3,764

3,694

3,413

2,751

3,277

3,168
20 or more years

2,658

2,138

4,095

3,443

2,999

2,149

3,354

2,507
Unknown

2,184

.

.

3,764

5,085

2,100

3,750

 *

2,180
 
Multi/single status
2 or more locations

2,317

2,477

3,300

3,253

3,037

2,113

3,418

2,287
1 location only

3,277

2,192

3,827

3,562

3,301

3,563

3,150

3,433
 
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%

3,685

3,427

 *

1,525

 *

5,656

4,753

2,864

 *

3,201

 *

4,137
25-49 %

2,750

811

 *

3,589

2,961

5,257

2,515

2,645

2,809
50-74 %

2,562

2,683

3,485

2,354

 *

3,116

2,285

2,663

2,541
75% or more

2,614

2,179

3,896

3,563

3,115

2,131

3,259

2,466
 
Union presence
No union employees

3,053

2,291

3,870

3,698

3,271

2,663

3,271

2,973
Has union employees

1,674

865

 *

2,037

 *

2,244

2,262

1,536

2,010

1,653
Unknown

2,496

495

 *

9,151

2,156

 *

5,631

2,192

4,268

2,430
 
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage

3,194

2,242

4,223

3,063

3,528

3,111

3,121

3,212
Less than 50% low wage

2,561

2,191

3,759

3,525

3,116

2,053

3,181

2,413
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2005 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(2005) 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, 2005
 
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

64.38

184.87

261.93

87.15

159.06

46.25

147.84

78.13
 
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest.

923.92

1,252.95

889.03

894.28

 *

1,479.95

 *

537.70

975.11

620.72
Mining and manufacturing

195.30

567.11

 *

702.19

421.90

233.81

241.41

470.16

211.14
Construction

136.14

515.03

813.81

552.48

524.64

702.95

248.52

460.73
Utilities and transp.

331.44

786.75

 *

962.17

850.87

703.28

393.13

597.72

411.37
Wholesale trade

136.26

803.28

 *

722.27

381.97

381.77

163.24

500.63

201.51
Fin. svs. and real estate

107.53

418.08

722.09

598.29

307.68

102.45

390.58

114.20
Retail trade

123.99

626.58

462.14

341.39

333.66

102.45

485.83

156.71
Professional services

122.17

364.70

332.64

299.36

293.15

76.47

267.65

136.29
Other services

260.65

273.69

580.71

560.34

693.08

389.82

391.73

310.34
 
Ownership
For profit, incorporated

78.91

253.52

273.28

137.40

100.32

86.15

188.78

86.23
For profit, unincorporated

188.28

370.79

517.10

873.75

353.00

246.09

255.89

217.43
Nonprofit

222.82

304.42

 *

845.14

458.90

313.18

212.49

446.19

224.56
 
Age of firm
Less than 5 years

398.25

371.40

805.70

704.57

1,209.87

 *

864.77

 *

475.30

308.28
5-9 years

191.40

640.98

527.58

601.46

531.74

704.98

332.15

436.99
10-19 years

173.95

292.90

529.78

249.25

365.18

251.72

338.88

152.04
20 or more years

99.64

346.25

435.16

156.83

141.32

82.76

184.63

101.86
Unknown

89.30

.

.

1,005.41

953.61

79.78

1,182.60

 *

87.41
 
Multi/single status
2 or more locations

64.41

708.21

818.07

280.35

160.95

45.50

440.19

58.05
1 location only

126.08

190.55

257.52

127.38

266.29

488.76

128.09

244.01
 
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%

852.17

1,204.80

 *

594.38

 *

1,129.91

906.72

883.73

 *

1,110.82

 *

698.48
25-49 %

182.42

449.33

 *

830.14

692.75

1,299.33

145.71

401.35

232.26
50-74 %

208.09

439.60

659.02

787.89

 *

334.99

266.15

417.69

264.63
75% or more

87.99

203.22

313.18

126.23

189.05

65.23

150.79

94.69
 
Union presence
No union employees

77.45

206.64

306.83

92.24

136.73

94.44

157.59

72.14
Has union employees

118.36

341.08

 *

707.11

 *

461.75

365.19

86.48

487.86

111.90
Unknown

481.31

387.50

 *

2,671.90

716.73

 *

1,115.64

300.79

1,271.94

423.49
 
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage

320.58

480.57

798.54

462.38

471.70

505.80

306.77

390.84
Less than 50% low wage

73.99

208.26

296.94

80.71

178.46

71.00

176.50

94.79
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2005 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.