Table I.E.1 Average total employee-plus-one 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 11,800    12,725    11,366    11,026    12,018    11,842    11,666    11,817   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 10,899    --    --    --    --    --    13,877    9,910   
Mining and manufacturing 11,417    13,331    11,059    10,980    12,098    11,173    11,027    11,456   
Construction 10,656    10,285    10,034    10,657    10,646    11,552    10,606    10,693   
Utilities and transp. 11,726    --    10,947    11,770    12,083    11,684    11,521    11,744   
Wholesale trade 11,535    13,136    11,970    10,384    11,679    11,621    11,658    11,507   
Fin. svs. and real estate 11,766    13,043    13,189    11,773    12,370    11,573    12,901    11,693   
Retail trade 11,395    12,684    10,822    11,276    11,040    11,476    11,419    11,393   
Professional services 12,349    12,026    11,088    10,792    12,555    12,571    11,495    12,442   
Other services 11,843    14,663    11,910    11,347    11,454    11,806    12,784    11,678   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 11,622    12,533    11,236    11,040    11,834    11,640    11,543    11,633   
For profit, unincorporated 11,348    11,731    11,292    10,060    11,521    11,643    11,076    11,411   
Nonprofit 12,920    15,386    12,997    12,110    12,926    12,933    13,832    12,857   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 10,711    11,707    12,439    9,472    10,045    12,053    11,213    10,098   
5-9 years 11,141    11,444    9,888    10,367    11,545    13,376    10,775    11,355   
10-19 years 11,194    11,548    11,260    10,668    11,468    11,335    11,148    11,215   
20 or more years 11,927    14,256    11,455    11,507    12,232    11,855    12,191    11,906   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 11,919    --    12,564    11,965    12,328    11,828    12,449    11,913   
1 location only 11,420    12,752    11,284    10,763    11,483    12,521    11,602    11,271   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 11,198    --    --    10,118    11,539    11,230    10,216    11,395   
25-49 % 11,688    12,107    12,210    10,555    10,532    12,197    11,910    11,664   
50-74 % 12,055    13,276    11,937    11,049    12,060    12,085    12,151    12,041   
75% or more 11,786    12,637    11,317    11,048    12,088    11,808    11,631    11,806   
Union presence
No union employees 11,654    12,501    11,282    10,920    11,921    11,687    11,523    11,676   
Has union employees 12,276    --    13,016    12,485    12,738    12,168    14,256    12,223   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 11,298    12,774    9,988    9,688    11,565    11,394    10,709    11,356   
Less than 50% low-wage 11,844    12,720    11,401    11,131    12,057    11,884    11,730    11,859   

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.E.1 Standard errors for average total employee-plus-one 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 58.43    367.17    221.27    156.86    119.47    77.76    157.68    62.81   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 803.79    --    --    --    --    --    1,651.72    890.40   
Mining and manufacturing 134.55    1,477.42    656.13    329.57    257.28    176.51    401.76    142.76   
Construction 309.48    782.26    602.49    663.76    541.93    261.51    534.82    365.37   
Utilities and transp. 181.40    --    689.44    1,131.57    441.69    203.59    830.88    184.22   
Wholesale trade 201.44    1,104.50    513.17    424.38    411.94    301.94    403.45    229.29   
Fin. svs. and real estate 123.53    892.01    707.87    412.58    350.17    141.59    432.43    128.24   
Retail trade 144.73    1,158.98    714.29    407.17    585.67    147.19    428.79    153.55   
Professional services 119.49    516.67    399.16    250.70    209.89    166.23    247.77    129.76   
Other services 185.71    975.62    580.85    435.43    339.28    258.73    467.80    201.72   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 65.85    445.80    241.00    186.51    142.22    85.07    182.13    70.57   
For profit, unincorporated 177.20    652.70    621.21    378.60    320.38    284.98    354.35    202.29   
Nonprofit 168.72    1,086.58    810.80    437.37    287.71    232.58    538.77    175.70   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 300.23    881.86    638.34    334.66    621.85    743.47    435.24    398.11   
5-9 years 266.04    693.50    384.38    554.40    406.66    1,084.77    379.87    357.30   
10-19 years 176.83    537.18    404.50    253.29    330.96    509.72    246.28    230.68   
20 or more years 64.39    608.81    323.02    226.54    135.93    78.61    242.51    66.73   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 68.23    --    934.17    314.68    145.16    78.70    418.25    68.83   
1 location only 112.55    370.95    226.23    177.47    204.96    446.44    166.54    152.41   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 292.45    --    --    1,179.02    953.16    194.63    909.51    289.87   
25-49 % 247.34    957.90    1,117.47    904.33    531.52    282.34    593.56    266.20   
50-74 % 135.20    856.88    804.57    427.44    317.83    157.76    484.88    138.42   
75% or more 65.06    426.97    237.24    169.58    129.54    87.72    173.10    70.04   
Union presence
No union employees 68.26    356.60    225.13    151.30    126.06    101.13    157.56    75.25   
Has union employees 111.62    --    1,097.93    1,070.63    360.40    114.24    786.15    111.83   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 186.29    834.52    856.61    427.62    485.07    225.07    502.80    198.91   
Less than 50% low-wage 61.43    396.18    225.93    165.17    122.75    82.41    164.88    66.10   

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.