Table I.D.1.a Average total family 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 18,607    19,514    16,808    17,039    18,083    19,546    17,516    18,915   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 13,105    --    --    --    --    --    --    --   
Mining and manufacturing 17,115    --    16,989    16,400    18,993    16,584    16,317    17,285   
Construction 16,644    --    16,003    17,050    15,118    --    16,261    17,217   
Utilities and transp. 20,810    --    --    --    15,669    23,101    18,169    21,594   
Wholesale trade 18,578    --    17,668    18,569    17,159    19,861    18,953    18,364   
Fin. svs. and real estate 20,148    --    --    19,829    19,252    20,237    21,942    19,960   
Retail trade 18,657    21,862    16,558    16,072    15,527    21,185    18,500    18,721   
Professional services 19,334    18,373    16,713    17,780    18,781    20,248    17,492    19,678   
Other services 17,442    19,954    16,056    15,956    17,056    18,097    16,986    17,630   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 18,320    19,022    17,261    16,697    18,024    19,209    17,414    18,623   
For profit, unincorporated 17,607    21,458    14,559    18,174    14,636    18,618    18,725    17,068   
Nonprofit 19,800    --    --    17,488    19,812    20,408    16,296    20,173   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 17,565    20,125    --    17,737    15,751    --    18,713    16,427   
5-9 years 16,770    --    16,580    15,049    18,886    --    16,106    17,466   
10-19 years 17,140    18,563    16,740    16,504    17,721    15,953    17,072    17,188   
20 or more years 19,028    20,302    16,831    17,534    18,262    19,762    17,850    19,246   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 19,403    --    16,744    17,676    19,254    19,607    17,650    19,451   
1 location only 17,348    19,531    16,813    16,877    16,597    18,220    17,506    17,171   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 16,348    --    --    --    19,334    14,695    --    16,562   
25-49 % 17,845    --    --    16,530    18,310    17,511    17,851    17,843   
50-74 % 19,416    19,217    --    15,412    17,338    21,424    17,203    19,946   
75% or more 18,542    19,602    16,604    17,335    18,141    19,321    17,561    18,821   
Union presence
No union employees 18,211    19,379    17,003    16,600    18,099    19,091    17,495    18,476   
Has union employees 19,978    --    --    20,884    17,984    20,353    17,927    20,085   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 17,466    --    --    14,457    18,626    18,304    14,371    18,024   
Less than 50% low-wage 18,687    19,775    16,821    17,219    18,045    19,643    17,667    18,984   

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.D.1.a Standard errors for average total family 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 200.80    618.18    575.53    406.83    395.25    323.55    369.49    234.52   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 1,123.15    --    --    --    --    --    --    --   
Mining and manufacturing 541.85    --    1,130.33    886.23    1,459.49    726.37    656.94    645.26   
Construction 785.05    --    793.82    1,775.01    1,264.30    --    1,115.01    973.35   
Utilities and transp. 874.15    --    --    --    715.75    1,091.24    1,370.91    990.20   
Wholesale trade 781.05    --    2,907.83    981.05    2,006.18    874.72    1,334.46    959.93   
Fin. svs. and real estate 391.12    --    --    639.20    752.93    436.34    1,856.57    368.10   
Retail trade 716.77    1,846.96    1,125.86    671.18    740.03    1,022.35    1,208.08    878.19   
Professional services 332.33    980.79    1,036.25    657.21    567.89    500.71    530.79    376.35   
Other services 500.03    958.87    1,461.14    906.67    673.52    940.58    898.17    604.31   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 232.82    641.74    710.58    493.87    501.89    383.15    431.51    276.37   
For profit, unincorporated 555.11    1,614.31    923.90    755.46    1,099.64    843.01    958.35    662.37   
Nonprofit 450.86    --    --    1,106.26    524.67    637.77    909.98    470.01   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1,090.26    2,848.04    --    1,653.35    1,221.53    --    1,630.01    1,219.95   
5-9 years 1,044.33    --    974.42    1,584.85    1,693.89    --    1,353.34    1,399.54   
10-19 years 453.17    924.60    1,510.07    745.33    676.91    1,140.64    702.57    596.74   
20 or more years 227.27    841.19    692.57    477.26    478.93    320.06    439.57    255.67   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 272.62    --    1,244.54    981.50    529.65    330.99    925.95    278.87   
1 location only 275.95    621.04    610.81    448.64    512.33    1,591.88    392.12    388.16   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1,076.46    --    --    --    1,279.33    1,771.81    --    1,160.16   
25-49 % 559.08    --    --    1,217.56    781.89    956.04    1,308.26    589.97   
50-74 % 850.93    1,360.30    --    1,172.96    994.93    1,301.21    1,039.92    994.83   
75% or more 202.23    717.34    629.46    453.21    448.08    302.85    413.08    231.78   
Union presence
No union employees 227.05    628.67    598.12    409.33    424.80    418.51    379.49    276.56   
Has union employees 425.74    --    --    995.74    1,061.52    504.16    1,615.17    440.26   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 499.04    --    --    1,263.61    926.45    598.91    1,662.72    464.55   
Less than 50% low-wage 211.86    625.91    592.94    423.70    417.87    345.51    375.99    249.94   

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.