Table III.G.3 Employer cost 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, 2016
  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) 6,579    6,473    6,695    6,644    6,616    6,099    6,851**
10th percentile 4,317    4,352    4,346    4,267    4,316    3,901    4,601**
25th percentile 5,463    5,568    5,433    5,323    5,486    4,898    5,539**
50th percentile (median) 6,526    6,477    6,441    6,659    6,733    6,002    6,588**
75th percentile 7,319    6,919    7,724    7,627    7,704    6,924    7,606**
90th percentile 9,053    8,595    9,325    9,044    8,817    7,982    9,722**
Employee-plus-one coverage:
Average (mean) 10,928    10,815    10,885    11,518    10,997    9,894    11,015**
10th percentile 6,162    7,587    5,966    5,159    5,569    5,454    5,802**
25th percentile 8,620    9,396    8,086    9,531    8,235    7,608    8,150**
50th percentile (median) 10,538    10,077    10,373    11,454    11,139    9,562    10,607**
75th percentile 13,530    12,949    13,524    13,962    13,533    11,750    13,886**
90th percentile 15,188    14,239    15,593    16,432    15,073    14,408    17,253**
Family coverage:
Average (mean) 15,628    15,261    15,775    16,144    15,349    15,042    16,229**
10th percentile 10,068    10,271    8,165    10,066    8,821    6,269    10,847**
25th percentile 12,844    12,797    12,604    13,527    11,889    12,104    13,827**
50th percentile (median) 16,067    15,155    16,044    16,388    16,011    15,036    17,521**
75th percentile 17,829    17,605    19,010    18,456    18,011    19,002    17,721**
90th percentile 20,844    20,019    21,819    21,789    20,843    21,977    20,901**

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

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

** Positive standard error is the result of one or more non-certainty unit(s) in a size category that has historically contained only certainty units.

 

Table III.G.3 Standard errors for employer cost 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, 2016
  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) 35.17    53.26    85.63    102.88    109.47    91.96    59.42**
10th percentile 22.60    21.74    80.85    67.17    205.93    72.47    180.56**
25th percentile 55.64    99.54    111.75    219.40    116.27    83.94    76.92**
50th percentile (median) 47.18    151.27    124.52    84.12    118.84    198.30    167.86**
75th percentile 56.72    47.16    171.59    124.22    150.16    146.46    219.07**
90th percentile 128.79    172.29    217.37    250.58    266.67    162.53    44.91**
Employee-plus-one coverage:
Average (mean) 81.16    108.33    214.52    253.50    255.16    219.38    132.77**
10th percentile 162.25    219.17    206.86    613.06    474.01    242.30    73.73**
25th percentile 102.91    214.08    256.05    416.85    483.36    291.18    81.77**
50th percentile (median) 169.85    183.51    304.09    309.88    393.21    216.62    389.70**
75th percentile 96.76    310.32    385.42    204.05    270.36    520.22    323.81**
90th percentile 164.73    221.15    424.23    564.49    548.09    413.22    317.91**
Family coverage:
Average (mean) 109.76    151.80    263.89    239.03    317.40    217.03    263.11**
10th percentile 172.79    103.69    634.73    466.32    728.88    288.86    631.12**
25th percentile 334.09    572.79    517.97    428.51    543.11    467.96    639.34**
50th percentile (median) 250.61    142.24    406.52    200.40    452.39    190.68    840.40**
75th percentile 152.88    114.65    369.08    323.14    253.55    277.40    49.02**
90th percentile 105.75    445.05    599.98    604.67    485.88    272.77    336.51**

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

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

** Positive standard error is the result of one or more non-certainty unit(s) in a size category that has historically contained only certainty units.

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