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, 2019


Agriculture, fishing, or forestry Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 360 55
Active enrollees 346 53
Enrollees through COBRA 3 1
Retired enrollees 10 5
Enrollees with single coverage 207 33
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 4,029 703
Employer contribution single coverage 1,043 172
Employee contribution single coverage 409 119
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 1,487 256
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 1,090 294
Mining or manufacturing Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 9,029 344
Active enrollees 8,713 330
Enrollees through COBRA 108 9
Retired enrollees 207 36
Enrollees with single coverage 4,535 176
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 109,174 5,220
Employer contribution single coverage 23,727 1,137
Employee contribution single coverage 6,764 287
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 59,412 3,675
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 19,272 920
Construction Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 3,376 206
Active enrollees 3,270 200
Enrollees through COBRA 55 9
Retired enrollees 51 16
Enrollees with single coverage 1,932 118
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 35,085 2,278
Employer contribution single coverage 9,218 601
Employee contribution single coverage 3,092 240
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 14,661 1,344
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 8,113 626
Utilities or transportation Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 4,272 311
Active enrollees 3,955 288
Enrollees through COBRA 75 10
Retired enrollees 242 55
Enrollees with single coverage 2,200 155
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 54,110 4,314
Employer contribution single coverage 12,313 1,023
Employee contribution single coverage 3,608 252
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 28,388 2,639
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 9,801 890
Wholesale trade Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 3,895 203
Active enrollees 3,741 195
Enrollees through COBRA 60 6
Retired enrollees 94 30
Enrollees with single coverage 1,971 106
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 46,061 2,704
Employer contribution single coverage 9,976 564
Employee contribution single coverage 3,198 238
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 22,828 1,660
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 10,060 659
Financial services or real estate Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 9,081 477
Active enrollees 8,295 401
Enrollees through COBRA 230 19
Retired enrollees 556 200
Enrollees with single coverage 4,634 229
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 112,381 6,065
Employer contribution single coverage 24,897 1,292
Employee contribution single coverage 7,969 730
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 55,477 3,271
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 24,038 1,854
Retail trade Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 6,404 300
Active enrollees 6,124 289
Enrollees through COBRA 120 12
Retired enrollees 160 44
Enrollees with single coverage 4,109 192
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 64,208 3,275
Employer contribution single coverage 19,455 1,043
Employee contribution single coverage 7,368 406
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 24,589 1,629
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 12,796 696
Professional services Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 20,499 634
Active enrollees 19,262 582
Enrollees through COBRA 407 27
Retired enrollees 830 190
Enrollees with single coverage 11,404 353
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 253,412 8,374
Employer contribution single coverage 66,258 2,342
Employee contribution single coverage 17,996 546
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 117,703 4,562
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 51,455 2,820
Other services Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 9,313 525
Active enrollees 8,916 504
Enrollees through COBRA 193 17
Retired enrollees 205 92
Enrollees with single coverage 5,795 327
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 100,433 5,906
Employer contribution single coverage 27,774 1,524
Employee contribution single coverage 11,176 691
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 37,712 2,418
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 23,772 2,045

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2019 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.