Table I.C.1.a Average total single premium (in dollars) for exclusive-provider plans 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 5,920    6,237    5,868    5,562    5,719    6,205    5,965    5,903   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 3,819    --    --    --    --    --    --    3,499   
Mining and manufacturing 5,584    5,755    5,317    5,585    5,630    5,596    5,338    5,690   
Construction 5,027    6,059    4,890    5,157    4,251    --    5,268    4,734   
Utilities and transp. 6,351    --    --    --    5,012    6,335    7,880    5,872   
Wholesale trade 5,669    6,723    5,515    5,385    5,922    5,236    5,845    5,557   
Fin. svs. and real estate 6,211    6,270    6,736    5,835    6,570    5,935    6,466    6,112   
Retail trade 5,750    5,801    5,621    5,799    5,356    6,124    5,634    5,787   
Professional services 6,316    6,394    6,262    5,957    6,155    6,491    6,302    6,319   
Other services 5,628    6,086    5,700    5,019    5,491    6,090    5,954    5,472   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 5,750    6,366    5,802    5,528    5,423    5,964    5,892    5,681   
For profit, unincorporated 5,661    5,841    5,018    4,783    5,779    6,405    5,706    5,638   
Nonprofit 6,496    6,283    7,404    6,500    6,344    6,515    7,021    6,435   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 4,930    5,852    5,531    4,370    4,852    --    5,607    4,397   
5-9 years 5,413    5,710    4,668    5,772    4,968    --    5,394    5,436   
10-19 years 5,659    6,297    5,894    5,331    5,543    5,397    5,896    5,453   
20 or more years 6,101    6,525    6,164    5,865    5,903    6,230    6,211    6,075   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 6,163    --    7,522    5,795    6,067    6,215    6,452    6,152   
1 location only 5,657    6,246    5,758    5,511    5,362    5,926    5,929    5,348   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 6,306    --    --    5,983    6,615    5,294    6,446    6,246   
25-49 % 5,908    7,282    5,440    5,315    5,780    6,195    6,227    5,757   
50-74 % 5,988    6,683    5,269    5,381    5,801    6,413    6,310    5,880   
75% or more 5,899    6,123    5,911    5,597    5,662    6,182    5,886    5,904   
Union presence
No union employees 5,790    6,174    5,835    5,518    5,601    6,068    5,924    5,727   
Has union employees 6,508    --    --    6,499    6,787    6,416    7,197    6,473   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 5,352    5,558    5,019    5,227    5,182    5,708    5,614    5,293   
Less than 50% low-wage 5,996    6,290    5,935    5,606    5,834    6,259    5,996    5,996   

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.a Standard errors for average total single premium (in dollars) for exclusive-provider plans 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 59.50    174.16    202.94    161.44    115.01    79.92    106.34    71.34   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 476.49    --    --    --    --    --    --    520.22   
Mining and manufacturing 155.48    416.66    589.83    291.97    288.82    270.05    296.09    183.65   
Construction 207.42    626.05    223.22    340.02    369.42    --    233.27    329.50   
Utilities and transp. 249.89    --    --    --    382.49    161.42    619.66    182.41   
Wholesale trade 226.35    477.80    476.23    322.93    571.95    487.63    295.06    318.35   
Fin. svs. and real estate 148.91    361.50    679.55    477.25    322.29    193.64    300.24    171.68   
Retail trade 169.66    499.91    298.06    494.73    253.33    217.66    268.40    205.61   
Professional services 85.03    324.70    445.42    214.54    172.23    113.77    207.41    92.83   
Other services 184.68    438.28    488.40    508.07    297.33    194.01    277.76    234.50   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 70.62    206.10    231.22    145.42    162.40    96.30    123.33    86.01   
For profit, unincorporated 236.28    357.31    362.89    634.62    266.25    464.73    243.70    336.65   
Nonprofit 93.06    730.85    651.46    263.39    176.60    117.91    354.93    94.79   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 354.76    527.70    779.02    626.11    427.69    --    352.97    490.68   
5-9 years 253.06    330.45    440.73    584.66    376.54    --    245.11    474.96   
10-19 years 155.07    316.02    330.20    238.12    350.74    280.17    186.67    240.26   
20 or more years 61.27    275.93    296.29    143.90    125.29    81.79    157.80    65.91   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 70.55    --    1,340.43    187.30    149.66    81.20    539.15    70.31   
1 location only 93.83    174.91    189.47    191.06    171.33    427.89    106.49    153.28   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 507.02    --    --    434.19    923.07    314.25    654.59    671.68   
25-49 % 219.94    619.77    646.75    457.31    492.91    248.61    430.98    254.12   
50-74 % 218.87    557.65    359.64    850.17    248.41    151.33    323.24    265.97   
75% or more 62.28    188.03    231.90    135.77    125.84    92.99    117.47    73.39   
Union presence
No union employees 67.04    172.45    203.59    166.00    113.50    114.41    106.77    84.55   
Has union employees 114.55    --    --    644.75    443.67    102.30    797.95    113.78   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 163.77    536.73    402.67    335.97    310.44    239.52    342.09    184.70   
Less than 50% low-wage 63.64    182.77    216.14    177.79    122.23    84.15    111.61    76.94   

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.