Table I.C.1 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, 2015
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 5,963    6,341    5,976    5,672    5,983    5,996    5,947    5,967   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 4,698    --    --    --    --    --    6,189    4,215   
Mining and manufacturing 5,722    5,888    5,540    5,562    5,816    5,727    5,429    5,770   
Construction 5,565    5,597    5,258    5,435    5,632    6,069    5,316    5,762   
Utilities and transp. 5,893    7,399    6,821    5,747    5,658    5,852    6,650    5,808   
Wholesale trade 5,809    6,819    5,986    5,349    5,670    5,889    5,941    5,761   
Fin. svs. and real estate 6,206    6,310    6,430    6,006    6,695    6,088    6,228    6,203   
Retail trade 5,499    6,185    5,373    5,757    5,438    5,411    5,663    5,470   
Professional services 6,412    6,599    6,329    5,950    6,417    6,520    6,282    6,440   
Other services 5,680    6,259    6,038    5,365    5,531    5,708    5,968    5,602   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 5,829    6,307    5,916    5,582    5,759    5,863    5,867    5,820   
For profit, unincorporated 5,786    6,117    5,461    5,188    6,033    5,852    5,746    5,800   
Nonprofit 6,704    7,290    7,238    6,615    6,573    6,739    6,952    6,674   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 5,136    6,079    5,709    4,716    4,578    6,011    5,589    4,622   
5-9 years 5,584    5,952    5,162    5,549    5,521    6,039    5,593    5,576   
10-19 years 5,782    6,113    6,118    5,376    5,875    5,790    5,845    5,741   
20 or more years 6,052    6,705    6,090    5,986    6,130    6,004    6,157    6,038   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 6,045    6,394    6,709    5,957    6,238    5,996    6,466    6,036   
1 location only 5,806    6,341    5,926    5,596    5,665    6,001    5,907    5,703   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 5,677    5,462    6,639    5,804    5,917    5,375    6,009    5,580   
25-49 % 5,718    6,878    6,463    5,439    5,316    5,796    6,197    5,637   
50-74 % 5,943    6,749    6,102    5,545    6,299    5,775    6,285    5,870   
75% or more 5,985    6,269    5,926    5,693    5,983    6,053    5,891    6,007   
Union presence
No union employees 5,885    6,309    5,921    5,610    5,903    5,912    5,910    5,877   
Has union employees 6,312    7,683    7,391    6,875    6,691    6,198    7,027    6,287   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 5,517    6,196    5,507    5,211    5,698    5,455    5,669    5,496   
Less than 50% low-wage 6,029    6,357    6,007    5,730    6,032    6,083    5,974    6,042   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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 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.C.1 Standard errors 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, 2015
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 26.40    91.24    99.20    70.41    59.80    36.13    54.67    29.92   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 317.75    --    --    --    --    --    509.00    331.23   
Mining and manufacturing 59.86    283.92    233.26    153.95    139.94    71.58    137.00    65.91   
Construction 143.11    272.26    229.09    204.24    405.96    265.41    141.92    223.15   
Utilities and transp. 137.71    1,043.59    781.63    383.59    201.86    169.32    452.60    142.11   
Wholesale trade 91.01    373.90    297.22    250.15    203.69    107.64    221.63    94.64   
Fin. svs. and real estate 70.70    209.54    349.84    219.39    188.92    87.78    183.22    76.59   
Retail trade 52.91    275.08    202.14    185.04    137.69    59.47    140.06    57.16   
Professional services 47.28    159.98    197.47    108.01    92.94    70.22    98.60    53.36   
Other services 76.67    219.31    255.86    238.12    155.65    105.63    134.86    90.22   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 30.12    106.98    112.91    74.48    69.44    41.88    64.44    33.98   
For profit, unincorporated 92.88    191.49    212.77    229.79    216.06    123.73    121.50    118.28   
Nonprofit 60.47    376.06    370.38    185.94    105.80    83.25    183.10    64.13   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 167.60    302.24    323.32    285.33    304.94    360.90    175.55    260.63   
5-9 years 118.10    185.25    258.75    248.28    223.89    406.54    140.81    183.21   
10-19 years 73.19    166.21    200.67    108.48    166.82    137.67    106.90    99.19   
20 or more years 29.08    140.91    134.24    85.62    66.18    37.30    77.03    31.33   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 31.00    392.34    513.66    111.83    65.19    36.58    205.18    31.33   
1 location only 48.61    91.96    99.25    83.63    105.10    235.65    56.40    79.22   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 182.53    310.88    776.13    445.29    511.73    119.90    394.10    205.85   
25-49 % 99.59    475.86    836.45    242.35    249.49    94.48    358.97    98.48   
50-74 % 70.87    267.68    241.56    381.87    129.87    73.10    156.89    78.60   
75% or more 29.82    100.14    106.83    70.87    67.39    42.66    59.42    34.03   
Union presence
No union employees 29.55    91.16    98.82    71.19    58.49    46.39    54.93    34.57   
Has union employees 55.96    811.05    680.53    387.18    255.60    51.10    385.27    56.51   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 66.27    272.57    294.49    182.61    146.59    85.60    164.84    71.84   
Less than 50% low-wage 28.51    96.77    104.15    75.79    65.35    39.06    57.97    32.49   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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 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.