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, 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 12,789    13,211    12,364    12,059    12,763    12,915    12,558    12,818   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 11,000    --    --    --    --    --    12,507    10,662   
Mining and manufacturing 12,740    13,012    13,378    12,050    12,659    12,885    12,680    12,745   
Construction 11,669    13,049    11,809    11,327    11,146    12,515    12,135    11,431   
Utilities and transp. 12,447    --    11,551    11,807    12,954    12,455    11,591    12,532   
Wholesale trade 12,787    14,588    13,339    11,039    13,480    12,624    13,203    12,700   
Fin. svs. and real estate 12,982    13,528    13,729    13,714    13,027    12,892    13,662    12,935   
Retail trade 11,272    12,238    9,852    11,563    11,582    11,144    11,226    11,278   
Professional services 13,488    12,852    12,525    12,188    13,227    13,811    12,416    13,606   
Other services 12,450    13,105    12,111    12,625    12,761    12,315    12,813    12,390   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 12,468    12,830    12,230    11,718    12,605    12,543    12,305    12,488   
For profit, unincorporated 13,005    13,463    12,062    12,314    12,169    13,659    12,651    13,073   
Nonprofit 14,053    15,047    14,254    13,889    13,927    14,077    14,225    14,041   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 12,108    13,088    9,415    10,969    13,688    11,052    11,735    12,384   
5-9 years 12,214    12,041    13,816    10,976    12,748    12,124    12,628    12,034   
10-19 years 12,148    12,493    12,036    11,937    12,029    12,501    11,918    12,236   
20 or more years 12,908    13,901    12,698    12,448    12,867    12,943    12,973    12,903   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 12,925    --    12,836    12,553    13,072    12,916    12,684    12,929   
1 location only 12,357    13,264    12,316    11,890    12,358    12,860    12,542    12,230   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 11,855    --    --    9,646    10,185    11,568    15,486    10,925   
25-49 % 12,143    11,045    11,031    11,490    12,468    12,279    11,572    12,229   
50-74 % 12,739    16,598    13,045    12,085    12,782    12,632    13,702    12,637   
75% or more 12,824    12,823    12,327    12,106    12,808    12,970    12,442    12,871   
Union presence
No union employees 12,501    13,156    12,272    11,981    12,554    12,559    12,487    12,503   
Has union employees 13,842    --    14,746    13,174    14,413    13,781    14,577    13,829   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 11,772    15,456    10,195    11,251    11,556    11,815    12,570    11,717   
Less than 50% low-wage 12,874    13,078    12,429    12,120    12,867    13,011    12,558    12,914   

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.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, 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 69.94    430.00    274.59    154.11    184.90    86.51    170.07    75.79   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 786.29    --    --    --    --    --    1,218.54    865.76   
Mining and manufacturing 205.87    996.23    1,292.31    332.70    484.58    261.19    460.15    218.27   
Construction 316.57    1,960.02    506.88    463.25    594.80    474.35    571.51    369.97   
Utilities and transp. 221.17    --    1,176.31    536.15    464.48    274.60    622.55    237.10   
Wholesale trade 304.14    1,884.46    701.41    445.21    948.22    276.58    774.02    328.92   
Fin. svs. and real estate 193.45    1,154.81    878.53    381.08    282.95    237.99    555.06    201.09   
Retail trade 158.27    1,014.14    729.05    391.21    402.40    191.75    474.94    167.75   
Professional services 111.84    594.25    459.21    393.28    251.70    135.13    265.55    120.18   
Other services 201.28    652.65    754.52    370.77    805.01    212.41    377.06    227.22   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 71.39    424.97    315.27    185.68    195.57    86.56    178.53    77.20   
For profit, unincorporated 314.03    1,276.65    647.92    331.16    714.14    430.66    544.07    358.60   
Nonprofit 147.74    964.30    904.96    380.66    286.75    191.07    459.07    154.91   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 694.36    1,068.90    767.44    769.12    1,470.71    823.89    568.81    1,112.60   
5-9 years 312.70    659.96    743.86    405.43    632.06    815.22    388.03    417.51   
10-19 years 197.82    1,268.21    437.81    331.31    305.45    419.64    431.13    219.87   
20 or more years 76.04    534.05    393.78    179.24    213.62    89.10    212.49    80.27   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 77.96    --    1,298.72    292.77    198.23    87.70    451.97    78.90   
1 location only 156.38    439.72    272.70    180.57    338.88    561.75    182.71    231.51   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 746.84    --    --    707.02    2,243.85    348.22    1,449.09    755.72   
25-49 % 272.83    1,351.21    1,148.70    582.10    428.68    419.02    661.26    296.66   
50-74 % 237.87    2,146.36    811.56    432.93    577.31    292.68    831.82    248.15   
75% or more 75.51    441.37    296.43    169.02    200.99    93.53    175.68    82.13   
Union presence
No union employees 74.56    440.16    281.58    154.48    198.54    91.29    174.18    81.83   
Has union employees 161.03    --    942.42    824.16    442.70    177.85    597.21    163.59   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 185.94    2,153.92    1,198.16    420.68    534.02    193.87    961.59    186.89   
Less than 50% low-wage 74.30    433.47    279.56    162.78    195.50    92.87    172.04    80.98   

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.