Table I.G.1 Premium 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, 2017
  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) 6,368    6,695    6,329    6,222    6,254    6,428    6,421    6,357   
10th percentile 4,000    3,600    3,700    3,600    3,700    4,300    3,600    4,200   
25th percentile 5,000    4,600    4,800    4,600    4,900    5,200    4,700    5,100   
50th percentile (median) 6,200    6,300    6,000    5,900    6,100    6,300    6,000    6,200   
75th percentile 7,400    8,400    7,400    7,300    7,300    7,400    7,700    7,400   
90th percentile 8,900    11,000    9,500    9,200    8,700    8,700    9,600    8,800   
Employee-plus-one coverage
Average (mean) 12,789    13,211    12,364    12,059    12,763    12,915    12,558    12,818   
10th percentile 8,100    6,000    6,300    6,900    7,700    9,000    6,600    8,400   
25th percentile 10,000    9,300    9,000    9,200    10,000    11,000    9,300    10,000   
50th percentile (median) 13,000    13,000    12,000    12,000    13,000    13,000    12,000    13,000   
75th percentile 15,000    16,000    15,000    15,000    15,000    15,000    15,000    15,000   
90th percentile 18,000    20,000    19,000    18,000    18,000    18,000    19,000    18,000   
Family coverage
Average (mean) 18,687    17,789    17,741    17,597    18,400    19,064    17,649    18,839   
10th percentile 12,000    9,700    11,000    11,000    11,000    13,000    10,000    13,000   
25th percentile 15,000    13,000    14,000    14,000    15,000    16,000    14,000    16,000   
50th percentile (median) 18,000    18,000    17,000    17,000    18,000    19,000    17,000    19,000   
75th percentile 22,000    22,000    21,000    20,000    22,000    22,000    21,000    22,000   
90th percentile 26,000    26,000    25,000    25,000    26,000    26,000    25,000    26,000   

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.

Dollar amounts have been rounded for confidentiality reasons.

 

Table I.G.1 Standard errors for premium 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, 2017
  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) 28.26    121.21    101.65    79.42    67.10    36.77    60.88    31.73   
10th percentile 43.00    144.34    136.89    53.11    134.85    50.65    54.29    45.80   
25th percentile 30.61    137.15    110.30    73.75    74.15    36.25    78.41    39.65   
50th percentile (median) 29.45    147.28    62.08    63.12    60.66    40.67    36.70    30.37   
75th percentile 36.35    270.38    153.06    77.29    78.38    43.65    103.77    35.65   
90th percentile 41.72    330.56    207.59    188.80    101.74    75.21    113.48    58.42   
Employee-plus-one coverage
Average (mean) 69.94    430.00    274.59    154.11    184.90    86.51    170.07    75.79   
10th percentile 142.50    543.03    372.21    214.97    405.19    125.80    278.41    132.00   
25th percentile 91.06    413.70    339.85    231.22    166.42    81.27    168.44    92.27   
50th percentile (median) 72.63    491.58    294.44    190.35    132.92    109.30    140.46    76.44   
75th percentile 78.57    464.15    371.47    156.16    205.74    115.20    218.41    85.91   
90th percentile 122.13    577.31    607.40    241.44    385.68    201.61    302.66    144.57   
Family coverage
Average (mean) 104.65    373.22    329.94    222.69    263.81    135.90    192.09    116.37   
10th percentile 172.07    668.96    555.47    286.76    706.80    124.48    381.87    240.52   
25th percentile 143.89    398.35    392.13    305.25    323.06    137.00    261.48    135.25   
50th percentile (median) 122.48    339.13    359.63    317.59    230.14    168.59    269.20    153.92   
75th percentile 132.49    758.55    658.44    328.57    288.88    176.61    334.78    139.39   
90th percentile 229.81    946.43    675.73    473.91    441.17    285.41    409.76    237.46   

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.