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, 2017
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 6,368    6,695    6,329    6,222    6,254    6,428    6,421    6,357   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 4,673    7,732    --    5,492    3,637    4,779    5,916    4,374   
Mining and manufacturing 6,263    6,515    6,062    6,120    6,248    6,311    6,347    6,252   
Construction 5,962    6,509    5,777    5,807    5,661    6,767    6,037    5,905   
Utilities and transp. 6,418    6,429    5,639    5,913    6,100    6,581    5,697    6,491   
Wholesale trade 6,240    7,002    6,559    5,958    6,313    6,146    6,566    6,136   
Fin. svs. and real estate 6,602    7,143    6,261    7,419    6,371    6,555    6,960    6,558   
Retail trade 5,863    6,309    6,671    5,607    5,674    5,875    6,132    5,808   
Professional services 6,815    6,903    6,443    6,459    6,744    6,974    6,530    6,875   
Other services 6,001    6,298    6,565    6,282    5,990    5,805    6,509    5,875   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 6,201    6,649    6,221    6,105    6,002    6,257    6,348    6,170   
For profit, unincorporated 6,273    6,861    6,329    6,061    5,950    6,427    6,400    6,232   
Nonprofit 7,198    6,622    7,192    6,993    7,236    7,259    6,985    7,224   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 5,782    6,004    5,844    5,658    5,752    5,689    5,878    5,681   
5-9 years 5,954    6,169    6,230    5,524    6,017    6,113    6,038    5,888   
10-19 years 6,049    6,382    5,893    6,160    5,818    6,203    6,082    6,032   
20 or more years 6,473    7,287    6,685    6,435    6,426    6,446    6,798    6,431   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 6,443    7,823    6,570    6,402    6,469    6,436    6,904    6,431   
1 location only 6,210    6,672    6,313    6,164    5,980    6,135    6,369    6,060   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 5,991    6,985    6,861    5,635    5,894    5,902    6,436    5,879   
25-49 % 6,227    6,633    6,071    6,095    6,386    6,168    6,219    6,229   
50-74 % 6,387    7,329    6,493    6,357    6,237    6,350    6,729    6,320   
75% or more 6,380    6,596    6,318    6,225    6,257    6,461    6,392    6,377   
Union presence
No union employees 6,250    6,659    6,288    6,135    6,160    6,280    6,368    6,220   
Has union employees 6,913    8,435    7,976    7,902    7,125    6,813    8,223    6,875   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 5,966    6,845    6,206    5,858    5,778    6,019    6,252    5,929   
Less than 50% low-wage 6,427    6,683    6,338    6,275    6,334    6,493    6,437    6,425   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 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, 2017
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 28.26    121.21    101.65    79.42    67.10    36.77    60.88    31.73   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 480.46    755.15    --    592.81    800.42    466.14    575.10    537.87   
Mining and manufacturing 79.20    338.69    319.53    167.99    220.10    91.98    173.19    86.64   
Construction 133.97    441.92    288.72    299.27    192.48    238.13    192.72    184.75   
Utilities and transp. 176.52    429.41    366.59    319.03    233.32    240.70    269.82    191.94   
Wholesale trade 95.84    385.71    271.11    197.72    254.77    128.38    174.82    112.57   
Fin. svs. and real estate 77.71    366.19    254.05    475.48    166.71    85.70    222.64    82.62   
Retail trade 60.57    303.98    400.07    160.21    153.35    65.64    184.73    62.16   
Professional services 47.39    231.02    181.79    127.13    100.36    64.20    109.75    52.48   
Other services 69.75    276.90    232.28    211.70    189.60    83.66    148.89    79.08   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 32.77    142.86    118.88    94.66    81.46    41.41    72.13    36.66   
For profit, unincorporated 85.65    267.80    249.57    195.96    204.41    122.98    146.34    103.17   
Nonprofit 67.61    420.18    296.90    223.83    106.85    97.08    175.01    72.73   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 193.63    273.68    498.73    355.14    439.86    390.27    221.93    320.49   
5-9 years 136.27    277.34    321.83    250.30    244.28    520.89    178.25    199.62   
10-19 years 85.27    235.88    138.02    157.32    165.93    221.64    111.08    116.34   
20 or more years 30.41    186.69    126.85    100.72    73.95    37.04    79.45    32.71   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 31.50    552.46    193.05    126.72    70.36    36.92    163.99    32.00   
1 location only 56.94    123.00    107.75    96.79    120.71    286.96    64.71    91.79   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 152.39    423.97    548.76    269.67    462.53    156.78    305.85    175.29   
25-49 % 120.69    521.12    295.57    197.57    250.78    190.41    215.66    137.61   
50-74 % 82.81    320.90    326.77    173.63    191.73    114.92    174.34    92.49   
75% or more 31.56    137.15    112.60    92.44    75.13    40.36    68.18    35.42   
Union presence
No union employees 29.73    121.70    98.72    77.20    69.95    39.31    60.07    34.07   
Has union employees 78.28    933.48    1,245.21    579.11    209.77    83.65    547.66    78.72   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 73.74    460.77    377.29    170.12    203.38    79.93    228.64    77.70   
Less than 50% low-wage 30.50    125.44    105.51    87.52    69.88    40.68    62.92    34.58   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 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.