Table IV.A.4  National totals for enrollees and cost of hospitalization and physician service health plans for the private sector by industry category** and type of indemnification: United States, 2019

Agriculture, fishing, or forestry / Purchased plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 193 36
Active enrollees 184 35
Enrollees through COBRA 1 1
Retired enrollees 7 5
Enrollees with single coverage 107 19
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 2,031 388
Employer contribution single coverage 511 99
Employee contribution single coverage 175 41
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 884 201
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 461 118
Agriculture, fishing, or forestry / Self-insured plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 167 41
Active enrollees 162 41
Enrollees through COBRA 2 1
Retired enrollees 4 2
Enrollees with single coverage 100 27
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 1,998 585
Employer contribution single coverage 531 140
Employee contribution single coverage 234 112
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 603 159
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 629 270
Mining or manufacturing / Purchased plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 3,342 198
Active enrollees 3,279 195
Enrollees through COBRA 41 5
Retired enrollees 22 7
Enrollees with single coverage 1,861 120
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 36,568 2,394
Employer contribution single coverage 9,764 879
Employee contribution single coverage 2,528 150
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 17,371 1,284
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 6,905 467
Mining or manufacturing / Self-insured plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 5,686 288
Active enrollees 5,434 273
Enrollees through COBRA 67 8
Retired enrollees 185 35
Enrollees with single coverage 2,674 133
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 72,606 4,695
Employer contribution single coverage 13,963 744
Employee contribution single coverage 4,235 248
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 42,040 3,463
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 12,368 805
Construction / Purchased plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 2,287 169
Active enrollees 2,223 165
Enrollees through COBRA 34 7
Retired enrollees 29 12
Enrollees with single coverage 1,312 96
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 23,407 1,853
Employer contribution single coverage 6,070 468
Employee contribution single coverage 2,184 211
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 9,309 1,133
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 5,844 558
Construction / Self-insured plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 1,089 113
Active enrollees 1,047 110
Enrollees through COBRA 21 5
Retired enrollees 22 11
Enrollees with single coverage 619 68
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 11,677 1,251
Employer contribution single coverage 3,148 375
Employee contribution single coverage 908 108
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 5,351 687
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 2,270 255
Utilities or transportation / Purchased plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 1,308 115
Active enrollees 1,258 112
Enrollees through COBRA 20 4
Retired enrollees 30 9
Enrollees with single coverage 760 68
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 15,233 1,576
Employer contribution single coverage 3,964 425
Employee contribution single coverage 1,460 165
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 6,085 700
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 3,724 668
Utilities or transportation / Self-insured plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 2,963 285
Active enrollees 2,696 264
Enrollees through COBRA 56 9
Retired enrollees 211 50
Enrollees with single coverage 1,440 138
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 38,877 3,966
Employer contribution single coverage 8,348 924
Employee contribution single coverage 2,148 187
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 22,303 2,518
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 6,077 575
Wholesale trade / Purchased plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 1,792 127
Active enrollees 1,734 123
Enrollees through COBRA 24 4
Retired enrollees 34 17
Enrollees with single coverage 1,001 77
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 20,103 1,479
Employer contribution single coverage 5,040 390
Employee contribution single coverage 1,701 204
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 9,010 843
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 4,353 369
Wholesale trade / Self-insured plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 2,104 159
Active enrollees 2,007 152
Enrollees through COBRA 36 4
Retired enrollees 60 24
Enrollees with single coverage 969 73
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 25,957 2,266
Employer contribution single coverage 4,936 407
Employee contribution single coverage 1,496 122
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 13,818 1,430
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 5,707 547
Financial services or real estate / Purchased plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 3,057 258
Active enrollees 2,910 251
Enrollees through COBRA 71 9
Retired enrollees 76 19
Enrollees with single coverage 1,676 131
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 38,105 3,572
Employer contribution single coverage 9,897 944
Employee contribution single coverage 2,461 186
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 17,572 2,028
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 8,175 765
Financial services or real estate / Self-insured plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 6,024 402
Active enrollees 5,385 314
Enrollees through COBRA 159 17
Retired enrollees 480 199
Enrollees with single coverage 2,958 189
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 74,276 4,920
Employer contribution single coverage 15,000 885
Employee contribution single coverage 5,507 707
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 37,906 2,570
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 15,863 1,692
Retail trade / Purchased plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 2,454 154
Active enrollees 2,361 148
Enrollees through COBRA 47 8
Retired enrollees 47 17
Enrollees with single coverage 1,689 110
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 22,962 1,554
Employer contribution single coverage 7,912 666
Employee contribution single coverage 3,205 228
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 6,432 541
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 5,413 451
Retail trade / Self-insured plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 3,950 257
Active enrollees 3,763 247
Enrollees through COBRA 73 9
Retired enrollees 114 40
Enrollees with single coverage 2,420 157
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 41,246 2,880
Employer contribution single coverage 11,543 803
Employee contribution single coverage 4,163 338
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 18,157 1,531
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 7,383 532
Professional services / Purchased plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 8,236 384
Active enrollees 7,799 340
Enrollees through COBRA 159 14
Retired enrollees 278 162
Enrollees with single coverage 5,018 248
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 94,083 4,682
Employer contribution single coverage 27,792 1,445
Employee contribution single coverage 7,973 388
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 35,961 2,075
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 22,357 2,430
Professional services / Self-insured plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 12,263 471
Active enrollees 11,463 436
Enrollees through COBRA 248 23
Retired enrollees 552 98
Enrollees with single coverage 6,387 239
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 159,330 6,731
Employer contribution single coverage 38,466 1,762
Employee contribution single coverage 10,024 391
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 81,742 4,081
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 29,098 1,415
Other services / Purchased plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 4,461 224
Active enrollees 4,200 192
Enrollees through COBRA 89 10
Retired enrollees 173 92
Enrollees with single coverage 2,887 140
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 46,078 2,743
Employer contribution single coverage 13,992 743
Employee contribution single coverage 5,560 462
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 15,429 1,024
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 11,097 1,319
Other services / Self-insured plans Total
(in thousands of persons)
Standard error
Total enrollees 4,852 476
Active enrollees 4,715 468
Enrollees through COBRA 104 13
Retired enrollees 32 9
Enrollees with single coverage 2,908 296
  Total
(in millions of dollars)
Standard error
Total costs 54,356 5,242
Employer contribution single coverage 13,782 1,335
Employee contribution single coverage 5,617 516
Employer contribution non-single* coverage 22,283 2,190
Employee contribution non-single* coverage 12,675 1,566

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.