Table IV

Table IV.A.3(2008) National totals for enrollees and cost of hospitalization and physician service health plans for the private sector by industry category**: United States, 2008

Agriculture, fishing, or forestry
	Total (in thousands of persons)	Standard error
Total enrollees	374	83
Active enrollees	353	78
Enrollees through COBRA	15	8
Retired enrollees	6	2
Enrollees with single coverage	234	53

	Total (in millions of dollars)	Standard error
Total costs	2,332	559
Employer contribution single coverage	704	197
Employee contribution single coverage	222	85
Employer contribution family coverage	999	280
Employee contribution family coverage	407	111
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Mining or manufacturing
	Total (in thousands of persons)	Standard error
Total enrollees	11,860	301
Active enrollees	10,177	201
Enrollees through COBRA	202	11
Retired enrollees	1,481	190
Enrollees with single coverage	5,017	130

	Total (in millions of dollars)	Standard error
Total costs	93,927	2,504
Employer contribution single coverage	16,077	521
Employee contribution single coverage	5,357	313
Employer contribution family coverage	52,689	1,464
Employee contribution family coverage	19,804	1,053
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Construction
	Total (in thousands of persons)	Standard error
Total enrollees	3,264	107
Active enrollees	3,165	104
Enrollees through COBRA	70	8
Retired enrollees	29	5
Enrollees with single coverage	1,759	73

	Total (in millions of dollars)	Standard error
Total costs	22,426	810
Employer contribution single coverage	5,585	326
Employee contribution single coverage	1,526	108
Employer contribution family coverage	10,495	531
Employee contribution family coverage	4,821	247
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Utilities or transportation
	Total (in thousands of persons)	Standard error
Total enrollees	4,147	322
Active enrollees	3,558	262
Enrollees through COBRA	93	10
Retired enrollees	496	86
Enrollees with single coverage	1,887	141

	Total (in millions of dollars)	Standard error
Total costs	33,896	2,558
Employer contribution single coverage	6,284	465
Employee contribution single coverage	2,004	162
Employer contribution family coverage	18,019	1,523
Employee contribution family coverage	7,589	726
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Wholesale trade
	Total (in thousands of persons)	Standard error
Total enrollees	4,859	425
Active enrollees	4,054	173
Enrollees through COBRA	160	16
Retired enrollees	646	303
Enrollees with single coverage	2,310	208

	Total (in millions of dollars)	Standard error
Total costs	36,049	2,776
Employer contribution single coverage	6,963	400
Employee contribution single coverage	2,517	389
Employer contribution family coverage	17,636	1,290
Employee contribution family coverage	8,933	927
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Financial services or real estate
	Total (in thousands of persons)	Standard error
Total enrollees	10,451	570
Active enrollees	8,409	446
Enrollees through COBRA	577	71
Retired enrollees	1,464	350
Enrollees with single coverage	4,989	309

	Total (in millions of dollars)	Standard error
Total costs	81,541	4,567
Employer contribution single coverage	16,321	1,393
Employee contribution single coverage	6,179	555
Employer contribution family coverage	37,386	1,447
Employee contribution family coverage	21,654	2,207
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Retail trade
	Total (in thousands of persons)	Standard error
Total enrollees	7,103	200
Active enrollees	6,402	168
Enrollees through COBRA	398	80
Retired enrollees	303	81
Enrollees with single coverage	4,174	101

	Total (in millions of dollars)	Standard error
Total costs	44,499	1,482
Employer contribution single coverage	11,417	380
Employee contribution single coverage	4,939	182
Employer contribution family coverage	17,215	707
Employee contribution family coverage	10,927	563
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Professional services
	Total (in thousands of persons)	Standard error
Total enrollees	20,633	563
Active enrollees	17,624	434
Enrollees through COBRA	904	273
Retired enrollees	2,105	373
Enrollees with single coverage	10,988	377

	Total (in millions of dollars)	Standard error
Total costs	164,375	5,949
Employer contribution single coverage	38,666	1,201
Employee contribution single coverage	12,402	973
Employer contribution family coverage	76,764	3,752
Employee contribution family coverage	36,543	2,560
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Other services
	Total (in thousands of persons)	Standard error
Total enrollees	9,719	306
Active enrollees	8,999	204
Enrollees through COBRA	270	16
Retired enrollees	450	174
Enrollees with single coverage	5,358	161

	Total (in millions of dollars)	Standard error
Total costs	69,277	2,142
Employer contribution single coverage	16,913	550
Employee contribution single coverage	6,267	207
Employer contribution family coverage	29,840	966
Employee contribution family coverage	16,257	617


Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Insurance Component. Notes: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding. ** Definitions of industry groupings changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to MEPS-IC estimates made prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix for details.