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, 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 6,310    6,778    5,969    6,223    5,910    6,681    6,235    6,337   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 3,027    --    --    --    --    --    --    --   
Mining and manufacturing 5,969    7,124    5,787    5,861    5,822    6,113    6,017    5,956   
Construction 5,946    6,407    5,037    6,739    5,358    6,622    5,820    6,120   
Utilities and transp. 6,538    --    --    5,990    5,582    7,484    5,445    6,812   
Wholesale trade 6,242    7,089    5,893    5,877    6,217    6,780    6,244    6,240   
Fin. svs. and real estate 6,878    7,433    6,571    9,283    6,002    6,796    7,164    6,824   
Retail trade 5,720    6,462    5,978    5,799    5,218    5,756    5,985    5,606   
Professional services 6,730    6,932    6,535    6,177    6,573    7,087    6,549    6,775   
Other services 6,009    6,571    6,008    6,072    5,563    6,149    6,258    5,904   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 6,048    6,835    5,792    6,062    5,421    6,419    6,107    6,022   
For profit, unincorporated 6,198    6,354    6,255    6,166    5,590    6,696    6,297    6,155   
Nonprofit 7,152    7,605    7,063    6,917    7,157    7,224    7,121    7,156   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 5,571    6,337    5,297    5,618    5,111    --    5,868    5,226   
5-9 years 5,517    5,483    5,584    5,344    5,545    --    5,511    5,522   
10-19 years 5,779    6,336    5,856    5,804    5,354    6,167    5,848    5,737   
20 or more years 6,600    7,737    6,366    6,650    6,209    6,720    6,724    6,571   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 6,606    --    6,533    6,319    6,382    6,729    6,826    6,596   
1 location only 6,007    6,734    5,926    6,200    5,463    5,744    6,180    5,842   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 6,132    --    --    5,923    6,369    5,872    6,179    6,106   
25-49 % 6,140    --    5,682    6,033    6,543    5,792    6,018    6,172   
50-74 % 6,484    7,837    6,227    6,291    5,902    6,713    6,793    6,382   
75% or more 6,296    6,626    5,943    6,234    5,853    6,732    6,163    6,345   
Union presence
No union employees 6,165    6,705    5,998    6,073    5,768    6,551    6,197    6,151   
Has union employees 7,092    --    --    9,137    6,874    6,963    7,404    7,074   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 5,819    6,983    6,117    5,483    5,590    6,019    6,168    5,749   
Less than 50% low-wage 6,385    6,764    5,958    6,330    5,964    6,806    6,241    6,440   

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.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, 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 69.03    231.47    187.02    179.51    139.68    86.53    115.70    84.09   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 758.39    --    --    --    --    --    --    --   
Mining and manufacturing 174.90    722.24    564.60    331.62    343.96    296.20    301.97    207.57   
Construction 325.73    846.16    400.72    724.53    294.34    621.75    349.83    596.47   
Utilities and transp. 284.23    --    --    955.83    348.53    301.83    640.21    291.84   
Wholesale trade 266.92    821.00    425.91    216.40    900.76    381.08    307.58    415.85   
Fin. svs. and real estate 235.26    640.31    616.39    1,557.16    309.47    142.97    402.52    269.14   
Retail trade 141.30    584.78    620.11    234.88    247.90    190.37    306.38    153.00   
Professional services 100.67    402.41    350.08    239.13    210.26    133.05    219.31    113.38   
Other services 173.99    552.30    341.58    450.43    189.92    293.46    274.52    219.50   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 85.71    284.22    208.22    213.32    175.94    98.21    133.44    108.66   
For profit, unincorporated 196.77    435.26    527.64    499.71    362.46    313.68    292.24    252.17   
Nonprofit 121.62    810.28    343.35    433.91    166.46    171.38    323.43    130.80   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 347.49    588.65    618.14    727.85    393.42    --    434.34    534.70   
5-9 years 233.64    445.90    577.89    309.03    504.32    --    298.06    352.14   
10-19 years 194.34    428.50    249.09    362.31    393.61    460.72    191.68    289.30   
20 or more years 72.32    331.65    239.47    234.65    137.63    87.03    153.34    81.85   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 68.98    --    282.32    221.75    136.69    85.38    284.44    70.98   
1 location only 116.11    234.55    198.87    217.08    223.69    446.76    122.75    193.16   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 279.97    --    --    288.84    650.97    632.63    358.52    386.96   
25-49 % 165.00    --    289.39    289.41    338.44    258.21    243.52    196.56   
50-74 % 193.30    694.67    581.84    332.55    444.12    274.26    375.03    223.94   
75% or more 79.29    250.21    212.95    217.12    156.92    92.97    128.12    97.54   
Union presence
No union employees 74.45    230.03    189.09    172.57    148.08    102.43    115.09    94.50   
Has union employees 164.57    --    --    1,178.21    316.52    159.75    951.01    165.55   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 214.76    745.89    429.03    331.76    577.72    213.12    426.81    241.80   
Less than 50% low-wage 71.92    241.57    198.31    199.04    128.69    92.89    120.04    88.06   

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.