Table I.E.2(2014) Average total employee contribution (in dollars) per enrolled employee for employee-plus-one coverage at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2014
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 3,097    2,643    3,337    3,651    3,412    2,908    3,275    3,073   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 2,566    --    --    --    --    --    --    2,567   
Mining and manufacturing 2,641    2,332    3,025    3,583    2,713    2,407    3,139    2,598   
Construction 3,167    2,707    3,759    3,700    3,080    2,177    3,495    2,926   
Utilities and transp. 2,852    --    2,900    3,138    3,225    2,755    2,834    2,853   
Wholesale trade 3,025    2,398    1,944    3,534    3,225    2,928    2,774    3,090   
Fin. svs. and real estate 2,871    2,546    4,017    3,063    3,616    2,663    3,363    2,833   
Retail trade 3,621    2,434    3,312    4,679    4,888    3,292    3,345    3,658   
Professional services 3,299    2,894    3,913    3,664    3,743    3,097    3,560    3,269   
Other services 3,347    2,621    2,961    3,773    3,534    3,330    3,149    3,386   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 3,062    2,753    3,303    3,660    3,450    2,855    3,261    3,035   
For profit, unincorporated 3,327    2,232    3,726    3,930    3,469    3,138    3,340    3,323   
Nonprofit 3,121    2,628    3,048    3,306    3,267    3,053    3,275    3,110   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 2,993    2,883    2,855    4,302    3,002    1,665 * 3,375    2,772   
5-9 years 3,362    2,812    4,117    3,777    3,016    3,148    3,465    3,290   
10-19 years 3,394    2,511    3,500    3,736    3,353    3,384    3,295    3,439   
20 or more years 3,052    2,586    3,179    3,525    3,494    2,902    3,195    3,041   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 3,000    --    3,019    3,514    3,303    2,918    3,583    2,991   
1 location only 3,380    2,602    3,358    3,697    3,561    2,586    3,241    3,483   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 3,468    --    --    2,903 * 3,696    3,600    3,193 * 3,522   
25-49 % 3,588    3,181    2,815    3,587    4,418    3,439    3,242    3,630   
50-74 % 3,391    3,040    3,238    3,504    3,470    3,398    3,226    3,413   
75% or more 3,032    2,513    3,363    3,680    3,371    2,799    3,284    2,998   
Union presence
No union employees 3,288    2,646    3,325    3,723    3,568    3,044    3,294    3,287   
Has union employees 2,599    --    3,589 * 2,780    2,430    2,604    2,965    2,589   
Unknown 3,017    --    --    --    3,683    3,008    --    3,020   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 3,596    2,471    2,722    3,281    3,924    3,651    3,003    3,652   
Less than 50% low-wage 3,032    2,669    3,377    3,683    3,368    2,792    3,299    2,994   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2014 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 few 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.E.2(2014) Standard error for average total employee contribution (in dollars) per enrolled employee for employee-plus-one coverage at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2014
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 40.42    205.74    169.48    97.57    115.77    47.16    95.07    44.08   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 404.74    --    --    --    --    --    --    457.40   
Mining and manufacturing 65.21    508.52    433.15    248.03    109.60    80.33    244.00    67.26   
Construction 222.14    564.28    569.68    306.25    584.23    258.19    331.46    281.90   
Utilities and transp. 117.29    --    759.03    421.44    240.27    140.33    361.15    123.41   
Wholesale trade 128.38    695.44    327.68    199.76    221.36    230.51    228.90    151.23   
Fin. svs. and real estate 62.47    701.36    564.54    333.99    150.78    63.92    366.30    60.69   
Retail trade 109.73    587.68    346.05    445.44    290.85    125.66    253.66    119.72   
Professional services 100.61    410.80    339.52    195.13    301.65    112.67    196.50    110.10   
Other services 96.39    410.87    342.12    218.85    265.35    124.47    213.09    108.12   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 50.39    243.38    188.71    115.43    164.72    56.07    109.81    55.35   
For profit, unincorporated 106.47    474.52    554.02    266.99    214.93    142.36    254.04    116.65   
Nonprofit 77.06    618.73    479.26    244.76    139.53    102.54    283.57    79.95   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 234.68    624.71    515.68    409.20    242.48    554.46 * 330.59    297.30   
5-9 years 200.21    559.75    569.31    285.16    379.50    524.82    282.37    274.51   
10-19 years 120.08    382.90    422.60    219.07    200.33    286.02    210.54    146.69   
20 or more years 44.84    290.17    189.55    121.38    148.20    47.68    117.90    47.52   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 40.98    --    366.72    146.90    84.93    47.78    221.33    41.47   
1 location only 101.09    205.04    178.99    120.81    242.69    270.46    102.74    157.32   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 301.45    --    --    1,213.98 * 348.98    146.10    1,215.62 * 275.12   
25-49 % 124.88    914.28    722.67    432.88    256.07    152.58    422.80    130.17   
50-74 % 165.79    555.28    468.85    289.40    171.44    225.41    302.73    182.85   
75% or more 41.92    215.44    186.61    104.18    130.41    43.14    101.89    45.58   
Union presence
No union employees 48.19    206.69    151.15    101.32    125.11    54.45    92.09    55.22   
Has union employees 70.23    --    1,812.77 * 355.83    258.93    69.06    830.54    68.46   
Unknown 137.09    --    --    --    491.23    139.89    --    137.61   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 171.92    704.84    703.87    444.96    171.56    224.13    383.69    184.39   
Less than 50% low-wage 39.63    212.14    173.60    97.63    125.43    40.22    97.65    43.10   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2014 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 few 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.