Table III.G.1(2008) 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 through State and local government jobs by government type: United States, 2008
  All State and local governments State governments Local governments
Less than 250 employees 250-999 employees 1,000-4,999 employees 5,000-9,999 employees 10,000 or more employees
Single coverage:
Average (mean) 5,367    5,074    5,339    5,773    5,652    5,111    5,240   
10th percentile 3,900    4,020    3,684    3,900    3,852    3,504    3,960   
25th percentile 4,320    4,320    4,332    4,380    4,464    4,152    4,176   
50th percentile (median) 5,084    4,980    5,084    5,268    5,328    4,680    4,956   
75th percentile 5,976    5,746    6,136    6,344    6,336    5,712    5,746   
90th percentile 7,200    6,204    7,440    8,172    7,608    6,840    7,104   
Employee-plus-one coverage:
Average (mean) 9,627    9,553    10,269    9,592    9,952    8,989    9,287   
10th percentile 6,144    6,144    6,420    6,144    6,144    6,144    5,964   
25th percentile 7,632    7,632    8,220    7,488    7,656    6,936    7,608   
50th percentile (median) 9,420    9,756    9,972    9,264    9,600    8,688    9,336   
75th percentile 11,316    11,316    12,120    11,316    11,832    10,946    10,764   
90th percentile 13,332    12,804    14,616    14,000    13,920    12,600    12,600   
Family coverage:
Average (mean) 13,183    12,850    13,521    14,071    13,510    12,905    12,293   
10th percentile 9,108    8,928    9,288    9,698    8,940    9,540    9,120   
25th percentile 10,824    10,800    11,588    11,760    10,848    11,148    10,824   
50th percentile (median) 13,104    12,780    13,812    13,836    13,200    12,576    11,484   
75th percentile 15,192    14,772    15,552    16,285    15,635    14,872    14,316   
90th percentile 17,220    15,792    17,784    19,128    18,156    16,848    16,380   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

 

Table III.G.1(2008) Standard error 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 through State and local government jobs by government type: United States, 2008
  All State and local governments State governments Local governments
Less than 250 employees 250-999 employees 1,000-4,999 employees 5,000-9,999 employees 10,000 or more employees
Single coverage:
Average (mean) 22.52    0.00    75.02    75.70    119.21    38.78    0.00   
10th percentile 24.35    0.00    79.24    90.15    96.19    83.67    0.00   
25th percentile 12.46    0.00    32.19    57.22    81.19    71.53    0.00   
50th percentile (median) 33.53    0.00    84.99    82.35    119.41    71.47    0.00   
75th percentile 30.66    0.00    140.68    118.05    138.22    47.93    0.00   
90th percentile 35.75    0.00    176.07    193.97    359.48    103.20    0.00   
Employee-plus-one coverage:
Average (mean) 64.00    0.00    217.99    184.58    146.89    236.87    0.00   
10th percentile 25.11    0.00    112.64    219.71    199.97    65.89    0.00   
25th percentile 54.39    0.00    226.05    298.36    233.54    223.83    0.00   
50th percentile (median) 74.96    0.00    235.41    152.56    262.94    333.95    0.00   
75th percentile 83.99    0.00    365.48    290.63    341.79    432.51    0.00   
90th percentile 136.99    0.00    582.36    347.58    384.05    257.64    0.00   
Family coverage:
Average (mean) 69.39    0.00    243.49    249.52    205.65    217.26    0.00   
10th percentile 62.49    0.00    753.93    336.74    310.40    180.43    0.00   
25th percentile 20.67    0.00    285.40    259.74    284.95    177.23    0.00   
50th percentile (median) 90.58    0.00    200.41    306.92    267.39    325.44    0.00   
75th percentile 78.97    0.00    372.86    332.30    270.22    423.12    0.00   
90th percentile 199.21    0.00    498.65    568.23    528.47    321.88    0.00   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

Standard errors of zero indicate that all governments in the category are in the survey.