Table I.C.1.c(2011) Average total single premium (in dollars) for any-provider plans per enrolled employee at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2011
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 5,146    5,416    5,425    5,023    5,080    4,985    5,347    5,010   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 4,318    --    --    --    --    --    4,531    3,707   
Mining and manufacturing 4,850    5,699    4,551    4,583    4,610    5,350    4,816    4,861   
Construction 5,357    5,077    4,985    5,762    5,200    6,421    5,134    5,536   
Utilities and transp. 5,510    5,205    6,717    5,981    5,446    4,758    6,250    5,134   
Wholesale trade 5,043    8,695    4,841    4,142    3,993    5,471    5,975    4,391   
Fin. svs. and real estate 5,491    5,317    7,458    5,106    6,069    5,096    6,143    5,107   
Retail trade 5,158    5,253    5,360    4,587    4,604    6,368    5,052    5,221   
Professional services 5,584    5,247    5,458    5,686    5,490    5,983    5,379    5,767   
Other services 4,233    5,256    5,470    4,387    5,436    2,346    5,163    3,716   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 5,041    5,642    5,370    4,921    4,803    4,814    5,388    4,811   
For profit, unincorporated 4,817    4,852    4,770    5,078    4,742    4,103    5,065    4,486   
Nonprofit 6,036    5,471    6,521    5,413    6,174    6,359    5,736    6,129   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 4,945    4,888    4,493    5,523    3,893    3,576 * 5,225    4,358   
5-9 years 4,902    5,774    4,542    4,249    4,765    4,187    5,202    4,593   
10-19 years 5,066    4,863    5,161    5,124    5,305    3,530    4,974    5,203   
20 or more years 5,234    5,758    5,877    4,993    5,129    5,072    5,671    5,055   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 5,040    4,934    5,896    4,848    5,164    4,977    5,137    5,034   
1 location only 5,215    5,425    5,397    5,063    4,989    5,247    5,361    4,972   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 5,435    4,437    4,049    4,912    3,910    7,157    4,214    6,318   
25-49 % 3,379    6,172    3,818    3,300    4,709    1,837    4,587    2,893   
50-74 % 5,343    5,838    5,366    5,403    5,166    4,584    6,167    4,731   
75% or more 5,220    5,333    5,612    5,068    5,098    5,203    5,295    5,169   
Union presence
No union employees 5,062    5,334    5,409    4,875    5,116    4,645    5,288    4,877   
Has union employees 6,082    9,376    7,575    8,133    4,832    6,153    8,075    5,828   
Unknown 5,049    4,097    4,981 * 5,577    4,714    5,078    4,282    5,086   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage 4,364    5,097    5,117    4,300    4,652    3,493    4,873    4,137   
Less than 50% low wage 5,364    5,480    5,489    5,245    5,207    5,501    5,443    5,306   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2011 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.C.1.c(2011) Standard error for average total single premium (in dollars) for any-provider plans per enrolled employee at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2011
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 80.60    216.83    200.96    220.16    194.38    218.02    91.70    115.25   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 693.37    --    --    --    --    --    708.05    1,052.58   
Mining and manufacturing 148.88    702.25    704.22    430.03    372.49    643.50    397.44    183.99   
Construction 281.26    614.67    421.87    974.19    811.72    1,798.08    245.26    724.12   
Utilities and transp. 260.72    981.86    1,880.35    1,651.80    1,306.19    1,000.55    746.09    808.62   
Wholesale trade 221.72    2,355.38    643.36    648.15    705.57    527.87    1,372.87    362.40   
Fin. svs. and real estate 301.11    312.38    1,255.54    699.22    665.11    596.12    541.99    266.06   
Retail trade 299.34    502.97    600.11    332.80    458.30    562.19    397.03    328.45   
Professional services 166.00    314.21    193.75    362.35    313.63    342.78    183.77    242.51   
Other services 199.03    355.22    542.24    654.91    503.74    210.84    289.49    313.33   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 86.81    306.96    214.49    192.67    208.09    245.80    125.82    151.94   
For profit, unincorporated 262.48    273.66    430.28    616.30    697.70    466.54    347.09    398.57   
Nonprofit 189.92    248.80    581.28    260.28    169.16    524.52    264.13    230.01   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 419.64    271.28    240.67    1,073.55    916.71    1,130.83 * 597.58    762.84   
5-9 years 281.05    759.48    268.29    559.52    531.56    898.42    416.71    324.99   
10-19 years 203.24    321.23    373.79    400.30    468.38    751.96    117.85    504.51   
20 or more years 84.64    741.70    314.65    195.70    227.21    219.49    195.05    118.81   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 157.88    1,180.31    1,123.77    287.88    239.55    222.78    307.90    158.56   
1 location only 95.06    227.96    177.25    249.29    253.69    1,358.56    102.37    190.09   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 421.84    641.57    553.13    463.17    476.05    429.92    360.00    470.67   
25-49 % 381.40    959.61    607.88    545.21    545.51    274.48    545.70    404.31   
50-74 % 360.29    236.65    350.03    547.55    419.97    590.88    381.16    327.04   
75% or more 106.30    297.13    220.00    217.47    207.53    237.56    117.22    158.81   
Union presence
No union employees 73.24    230.58    203.00    211.03    182.62    277.69    91.71    115.45   
Has union employees 493.16    2,379.32    2,197.05    1,306.97    819.68    545.14    1,250.93    537.04   
Unknown 322.58    1,180.62    1,575.00 * 1,557.33    1,134.19    395.92    962.33    365.79   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage 235.41    739.58    956.29    263.84    451.15    295.77    239.21    288.08   
Less than 50% low wage 108.18    215.00    172.65    295.14    190.45    274.41    122.84    162.85   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2011 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.