Table I.G.3 Employer cost distributions (in dollars) for employees enrolled in single, employee-plus-one, and family coverage at the 10th, 25th, 50th(median), 75th and 90th percentiles at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size: United States, 2015
  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
Single coverage
Average (mean) 4,708    5,464    4,932    4,440    4,726    4,668    4,883    4,668   
10th percentile 2,400    2,200    2,000    2,000    2,300    2,700    2,000    2,500   
25th percentile 3,500    3,600    3,200    3,000    3,300    3,700    3,100    3,500   
50th percentile (median) 4,500    5,000    4,500    4,200    4,600    4,600    4,500    4,500   
75th percentile 5,700    6,900    6,200    5,500    5,800    5,600    6,200    5,600   
90th percentile 7,100    9,300    8,300    7,300    7,300    6,600    8,300    6,900   
Employee-plus-one coverage
Average (mean) 8,579    10,062    7,703    7,241    8,398    8,852    8,212    8,628   
10th percentile 4,000    2,900    2,800    2,400    3,400    5,200    2,600    4,400   
25th percentile 6,300    5,400    4,400    4,200    5,700    6,900    4,500    6,400   
50th percentile (median) 8,500    9,400    7,000    6,800    8,400    8,700    7,200    8,600   
75th percentile 11,000    14,000    10,000    9,600    11,000    11,000    11,000    11,000   
90th percentile 13,000    18,000    14,000    13,000    13,000    13,000    15,000    13,000   
Family coverage
Average (mean) 12,612    12,051    11,603    10,632    12,019    13,194    11,332    12,796   
10th percentile 5,400    2,900    3,000    3,600    4,400    7,400    3,000    6,000   
25th percentile 9,400    6,200    5,800    6,000    8,000    10,000    6,000    9,800   
50th percentile (median) 13,000    11,000    11,000    10,000    12,000    13,000    11,000    13,000   
75th percentile 16,000    17,000    16,000    14,000    15,000    16,000    16,000    16,000   
90th percentile 19,000    22,000    21,000    18,000    19,000    18,000    20,000    19,000   

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.

Dollar amounts have been rounded for confidentiality reasons.

 

Table I.G.3 Standard errors for employer cost distributions (in dollars) for employees enrolled in single, employee-plus-one, and family coverage at the 10th, 25th, 50th(median), 75th and 90th percentiles at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size: United States, 2015
  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
Single coverage
Average (mean) 25.50    95.48    99.41    72.49    59.78    33.16    56.24    28.58   
10th percentile 24.97    80.48    90.14    87.80    54.49    64.14    50.18    33.63   
25th percentile 30.57    87.54    100.84    79.47    54.27    32.44    68.68    33.67   
50th percentile (median) 18.35    138.43    107.20    76.13    48.91    30.67    63.38    22.93   
75th percentile 35.26    152.07    142.25    118.38    112.42    49.01    95.51    36.89   
90th percentile 57.28    167.13    199.64    127.41    152.80    67.53    147.92    64.43   
Employee-plus-one coverage
Average (mean) 56.89    409.67    232.64    167.46    123.77    71.80    172.04    60.27   
10th percentile 107.77    451.00    235.55    131.97    184.25    87.02    128.99    113.92   
25th percentile 54.79    449.01    223.76    228.36    162.73    107.27    158.59    78.90   
50th percentile (median) 67.99    492.30    279.09    173.28    164.55    76.55    154.68    67.93   
75th percentile 82.70    671.58    293.74    263.53    172.69    109.60    292.18    88.42   
90th percentile 146.07    634.73    671.92    467.23    353.85    200.34    580.66    150.82   
Family coverage
Average (mean) 94.21    393.38    482.92    274.79    212.74    120.05    244.90    101.56   
10th percentile 177.41    361.80    339.61    151.34    307.64    233.05    228.26    247.07   
25th percentile 111.77    450.20    551.39    274.86    282.02    121.66    243.52    139.97   
50th percentile (median) 103.88    594.80    416.41    343.13    229.72    102.98    264.23    81.89   
75th percentile 112.96    614.28    451.24    386.63    367.49    124.96    331.94    119.63   
90th percentile 206.70    784.57    1,089.72    768.13    443.90    233.95    564.56    224.16   

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.