Table IV.A.3  National totals for enrollees and cost of hospitalization and physician service health plans for the private sector by industry category**: United States, 2018


Agriculture, fishing, or forestry Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 622 129
Active enrollees 565 117
Enrollees through COBRA 9 4
Retired enrollees 47 31
Enrollees with single coverage 364 68
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 6,027 1,484
Employer contribution single coverage 1,783 426
Employee contribution single coverage 457 111
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 2,518 637
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 1,268 542
Mining or manufacturing Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 9,656 349
Active enrollees 9,068 324
Enrollees through COBRA 119 8
Retired enrollees 468 67
Enrollees with single coverage 4,772 168
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 113,443 4,532
Employer contribution single coverage 23,715 876
Employee contribution single coverage 7,521 324
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 60,129 2,753
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 22,079 1,035
Construction Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 3,146 185
Active enrollees 3,046 178
Enrollees through COBRA 41 7
Retired enrollees 59 26
Enrollees with single coverage 1,797 114
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 32,775 2,140
Employer contribution single coverage 8,882 641
Employee contribution single coverage 2,677 203
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 14,744 1,276
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 6,471 439
Utilities or transportation Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 4,267 319
Active enrollees 3,694 259
Enrollees through COBRA 78 14
Retired enrollees 494 102
Enrollees with single coverage 2,054 143
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 49,803 4,221
Employer contribution single coverage 10,045 767
Employee contribution single coverage 3,045 233
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 27,368 2,635
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 9,344 801
Wholesale trade Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 4,215 239
Active enrollees 4,027 229
Enrollees through COBRA 85 9
Retired enrollees 103 24
Enrollees with single coverage 2,228 138
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 48,478 2,793
Employer contribution single coverage 11,309 702
Employee contribution single coverage 3,257 201
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 24,048 1,599
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 9,864 605
Financial services or real estate Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 8,781 394
Active enrollees 8,165 361
Enrollees through COBRA 233 23
Retired enrollees 383 69
Enrollees with single coverage 4,466 202
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 106,846 5,273
Employer contribution single coverage 23,930 1,262
Employee contribution single coverage 7,182 414
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 53,310 2,993
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 22,425 1,132
Retail trade Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 6,099 336
Active enrollees 5,834 328
Enrollees through COBRA 141 17
Retired enrollees 124 24
Enrollees with single coverage 3,870 213
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 59,054 3,270
Employer contribution single coverage 17,876 1,068
Employee contribution single coverage 6,283 322
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 23,572 1,568
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 11,322 651
Professional services Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 19,723 474
Active enrollees 18,741 447
Enrollees through COBRA 400 26
Retired enrollees 583 68
Enrollees with single coverage 10,881 256
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 235,462 6,384
Employer contribution single coverage 60,296 1,540
Employee contribution single coverage 17,534 589
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 111,647 3,686
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 45,983 1,408
Other services Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 9,539 373
Active enrollees 9,038 337
Enrollees through COBRA 155 15
Retired enrollees 346 122
Enrollees with single coverage 5,995 242
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 95,818 4,208
Employer contribution single coverage 27,786 1,273
Employee contribution single coverage 11,212 1,105
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 36,811 1,974
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 20,008 973

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2018 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.
* Non-single coverage includes both family and employee-plus-one coverage levels. This is a labeling change effective in 2010, however the estimates for prior years are comparable.
** Definitions of industry groupings changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to MEPS-IC estimates made prior to 2000.