Table I.C.1(2010) Average total single premium (in dollars) per enrolled employee at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2010
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 4,940    5,214    4,877    4,742    5,041    4,927    4,956    4,935   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 5,095    --    --    --    --    --    4,971    5,181   
Mining and manufacturing 4,584    5,063    4,630    4,240    4,823    4,539    4,608    4,579   
Construction 4,796    5,135    4,343    4,386    5,002    5,639    4,616    5,023   
Utilities and transp. 4,991    4,748    5,441    4,599    4,834    5,049    4,978    4,993   
Wholesale trade 4,760    5,067    4,872    4,589    5,365    4,419    4,866    4,720   
Fin. svs. and real estate 4,973    5,108    5,066    5,037    5,127    4,907    5,073    4,957   
Retail trade 4,550    5,206    4,789    4,685    4,364    4,465    4,835    4,481   
Professional services 5,391    5,243    5,156    5,105    5,465    5,491    5,173    5,447   
Other services 4,658    5,486    4,811    4,738    4,471    4,544    5,067    4,523   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 4,773    5,209    4,767    4,615    4,816    4,745    4,849    4,751   
For profit, unincorporated 4,841    5,006    4,974    4,467    4,950    4,842    4,924    4,806   
Nonprofit 5,697    6,040    5,836    5,582    5,596    5,761    5,884    5,673   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 4,610    4,615    4,332    4,217    4,650    5,398    4,474    4,784   
5-9 years 4,612    4,801    4,711    4,286    4,422    4,983    4,678    4,531   
10-19 years 4,777    5,209    4,584    4,458    4,545    5,137    4,796    4,765   
20 or more years 4,997    5,503    5,083    4,915    5,179    4,906    5,147    4,969   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 4,967    4,939    5,217    4,899    5,200    4,911    4,991    4,966   
1 location only 4,890    5,219    4,856    4,693    4,798    5,280    4,953    4,811   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 4,649    5,544    5,155    4,924    4,359    4,468    5,243    4,479   
25-49 % 4,583    5,188    5,374    4,666    4,625    4,342    5,107    4,447   
50-74 % 4,883    5,025    4,977    5,129    5,282    4,727    5,103    4,842   
75% or more 4,971    5,240    4,842    4,698    5,043    5,008    4,926    4,985   
Union presence
No union employees 4,904    5,177    4,826    4,727    4,961    4,907    4,920    4,897   
Has union employees 5,056    6,107    6,008    5,002    5,531    4,942    5,860    5,016   
Unknown 4,983    5,713    5,179    4,614    5,514    4,950    5,030    4,982   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage 4,593    4,994    4,988    4,526    4,677    4,495    4,806    4,551   
Less than 50% low wage 5,016    5,248    4,860    4,788    5,131    5,026    4,981    5,026   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2010 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

-- 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.C.1(2010) Standard error for average total single premium (in dollars) per enrolled employee at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2010
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 21.92    32.80    70.67    37.89    56.80    24.72    33.79    21.61   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 508.27    --    --    --    --    --    277.53    694.94   
Mining and manufacturing 80.70    205.03    150.77    96.36    132.81    147.07    111.82    91.23   
Construction 87.58    205.11    187.40    97.78    302.52    337.81    82.25    175.10   
Utilities and transp. 131.70    436.86    486.37    249.35    224.79    124.72    335.33    120.46   
Wholesale trade 83.54    263.88    250.27    180.75    216.35    97.83    103.25    113.33   
Fin. svs. and real estate 44.26    190.49    313.21    140.01    99.18    65.37    157.15    44.71   
Retail trade 74.37    122.59    148.23    144.94    178.93    93.46    97.53    78.04   
Professional services 31.45    72.80    75.74    95.00    61.03    47.32    73.70    37.63   
Other services 61.32    152.56    161.74    190.06    140.87    128.96    87.91    86.28   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 28.42    38.10    81.42    41.27    93.30    27.62    25.29    34.99   
For profit, unincorporated 82.12    127.52    181.93    188.75    114.37    132.37    94.00    103.21   
Nonprofit 57.41    197.53    144.23    103.77    101.59    66.27    123.36    56.17   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 161.73    209.86    143.59    166.52    363.92    497.65    127.15    292.29   
5-9 years 60.50    86.43    217.55    154.91    151.67    189.40    77.58    87.71   
10-19 years 42.87    150.52    132.59    101.05    116.00    136.35    65.25    45.27   
20 or more years 25.27    54.53    86.22    48.69    63.21    27.54    44.23    24.79   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 23.08    317.47    186.93    119.34    70.49    26.73    81.82    22.27   
1 location only 33.89    31.23    71.49    39.82    85.77    169.21    35.41    46.99   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 147.04    357.20    309.34    313.06    131.77    253.98    211.47    169.87   
25-49 % 56.87    131.98    153.90    179.45    144.17    99.82    103.40    73.29   
50-74 % 67.62    158.73    227.80    145.88    92.55    90.81    80.04    81.39   
75% or more 26.69    57.18    81.23    38.22    64.20    39.55    41.99    30.69   
Union presence
No union employees 23.80    42.47    63.32    39.10    54.97    41.19    32.94    31.54   
Has union employees 72.98    586.98    452.26    302.44    325.85    79.95    308.61    75.34   
Unknown 73.75    410.17    1,154.74    517.64    189.31    91.69    327.42    77.50   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage 39.96    149.42    180.46    117.18    84.15    79.75    71.12    44.81   
Less than 50% low wage 25.31    33.75    82.19    39.62    79.32    30.82    37.87    24.59   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2010 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

-- 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.