Table IX.B.2(2010) Average total premiums and employee contributions (in dollars) for private-sector establishments by firm size for 20 largest metro areas: United States, 2010
METRO AREA Single premium Single contribution Employee-
plus-one premium		 Employee-
plus-one contribution		 Family premium Family contribution
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA
Less than 50 employees 5,711    1,068    12,115    2,271    15,734    3,782   
50 or more employees 5,178    1,099    10,221    2,257    14,813    3,542   
Total 5,302    1,092    10,513    2,260    14,963    3,581   
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA
Less than 50 employees 4,543    718    10,044    2,629    13,290    4,353   
50 or more employees 4,814    1,378    9,890    3,127    14,249    5,150   
Total 4,749    1,222    9,913    3,052    14,091    5,019   
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
Less than 50 employees 5,443    1,500    10,162    2,992    15,053    4,820   
50 or more employees 4,933    1,128    10,168    2,663    14,576    3,927   
Total 5,032    1,200    10,167    2,715    14,665    4,094   
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Less than 50 employees 5,501    1,176    10,800    4,131    15,608    6,212   
50 or more employees 4,560    1,178    9,570    2,895    14,252    4,729   
Total 4,714    1,178    9,663    2,989    14,382    4,872   
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Less than 50 employees 5,911    1,166    11,814    2,640    14,338    3,250 *
50 or more employees 5,103    1,035    10,187    2,385    14,501    4,547   
Total 5,275    1,063    10,440    2,424    14,480    4,378   
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
Less than 50 employees 5,094    911 * 12,280    4,626    14,217    6,479   
50 or more employees 5,087    918    10,201    2,621    14,402    3,967   
Total 5,088    916    10,464    2,874    14,381    4,244   
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
Less than 50 employees 5,364    821 * 9,916    1,955    13,901    5,335   
50 or more employees 4,981    1,065    10,613    2,591    16,385    4,718   
Total 5,079    1,003    10,519    2,505    16,050    4,801   
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Less than 50 employees 5,399    989    11,860    3,974    14,496    5,250   
50 or more employees 5,069    1,198    9,745    2,738    14,475    4,106   
Total 5,136    1,156    10,007    2,891    14,478    4,249   
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
Less than 50 employees 4,841    1,014    8,627    3,130    10,773    3,094   
50 or more employees 4,583    910    8,547    1,967    12,461    3,216   
Total 4,615    922    8,555    2,088    12,222    3,199   
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH
Less than 50 employees 5,730    1,508    12,894    3,256    15,284    3,502   
50 or more employees 5,264    1,107    9,866    2,256    14,272    3,191   
Total 5,349    1,180    10,102    2,334    14,469    3,252   
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI
Less than 50 employees 5,031    954    10,175    2,104 * 14,116    3,954   
50 or more employees 4,512    1,007    9,549    2,192    12,784    3,021   
Total 4,624    995    9,659    2,177    12,956    3,142   
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ
Less than 50 employees 4,624    790    8,756    3,722    10,684    4,607   
50 or more employees 5,273    883    9,826    2,431    14,426    4,269   
Total 5,182    870    9,736    2,540    14,137    4,295   
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
Less than 50 employees 4,576    646    9,663    2,819    12,284    4,074   
50 or more employees 5,308    1,232 * 9,833    2,304    14,720    2,784   
Total 5,108    1,072    9,804    2,391    14,240    3,039   
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Less than 50 employees 4,419    614 * 8,731    2,602    15,865    5,513   
50 or more employees 5,468    763 * 10,207    1,633    15,405    2,763   
Total 5,142    717    9,914    1,826    15,468    3,139   
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Less than 50 employees 4,601    508    8,966    2,174    12,135    3,695   
50 or more employees 5,105    859    10,877    2,337    14,607    3,797   
Total 4,983    774    10,643    2,317    14,251    3,782   
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Less than 50 employees 4,865    907    9,378    2,541 * 13,391    4,202   
50 or more employees 4,990    1,269    9,284    2,683    13,488    3,354   
Total 4,961    1,183    9,293    2,669    13,476    3,460   
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA
Less than 50 employees 4,403    1,004    8,287    1,366    11,723    2,567   
50 or more employees 4,228    755    8,802    2,244    13,096    3,307   
Total 4,272    817    8,718    2,102    12,873    3,186   
St. Louis, MO-IL
Less than 50 employees 4,519    685    8,536 * 1,942 * 13,058    3,528   
50 or more employees 4,685    1,049    8,964    2,336    12,688    2,978   
Total 4,649    970    8,898    2,276    12,762    3,088   
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Less than 50 employees 5,256    891    9,134    4,298    13,146    4,795   
50 or more employees 5,151    1,138    10,016    4,113    15,068    4,518   
Total 5,171    1,091    9,925    4,132    14,857    4,549   
Baltimore-Towson, MD
Less than 50 employees 5,129    1,114    10,777    3,055    13,047    4,429   
50 or more employees 5,046    1,120    10,003    2,388    14,283    3,544   
Total 5,067    1,119    10,132    2,499    14,021    3,732   
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2010 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definition of each area can be found in the Technical Notes and Survey Documentation.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

 

Table IX.B.2(2010) Standard errors for average total premiums and employee contributions (in dollars) for private-sector establishments by firm size for 20 largest metro areas: United States, 2010
METRO AREA Single premium Single contribution Employee-
plus-one premium		 Employee-
plus-one contribution		 Family premium Family contribution
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA
Less than 50 employees 282    207    742    564    535    785   
50 or more employees 222    112    606    281    814    412   
Total 71    67    266    104    287    166   
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA
Less than 50 employees 162    100    434    330    795    381   
50 or more employees 178    91    359    226    486    325   
Total 133    79    289    186    404    291   
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
Less than 50 employees 204    165    609    423    578    573   
50 or more employees 132    46    506    225    511    288   
Total 128    70    419    152    404    226   
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Less than 50 employees 319    268    1,439    930    1,238    1,326   
50 or more employees 160    146    505    433    608    610   
Total 154    152    443    313    592    500   
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Less than 50 employees 385    224    1,137    660    482    1,036 *
50 or more employees 380    116    412    251    379    448   
Total 153    76    407    200    715    429   
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
Less than 50 employees 449    277 * 1,620    667    1,313    1,143   
50 or more employees 211    65    472    205    391    310   
Total 224    93    458    250    382    395   
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
Less than 50 employees 335    272 * 940    581    1,664    1,056   
50 or more employees 258    142    660    249    1,048    640   
Total 208    83    651    182    941    485   
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Less than 50 employees 257    137    918    676    1,027    768   
50 or more employees 288    72    762    275    716    301   
Total 169    104    243    182    223    361   
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
Less than 50 employees 198    161    966    616    2,276    850   
50 or more employees 144    98    396    244    521    450   
Total 136    81    413    204    449    400   
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH
Less than 50 employees 173    177    986    958    521    303   
50 or more employees 108    79    428    169    319    261   
Total 66    46    323    183    250    204   
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI
Less than 50 employees 259    136    835    1,178 * 726    999   
50 or more employees 183    118    456    267    543    207   
Total 166    102    457    247    467    201   
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ
Less than 50 employees 226    178    523    465    846    858   
50 or more employees 275    93    427    171    621    372   
Total 251    93    394    168    571    326   
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
Less than 50 employees 309    149    1,056    657    877    913   
50 or more employees 398    375 * 639    319    843    480   
Total 315    320    506    214    753    394   
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Less than 50 employees 348    267 * 1,888    707    2,539    1,447   
50 or more employees 364    252 * 685    314    831    505   
Total 318    137    639    323    834    536   
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Less than 50 employees 220    84    821    467    688    842   
50 or more employees 257    98    683    108    554    213   
Total 192    82    600    149    445    301   
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Less than 50 employees 486    149    1,765    799 * 1,361    297   
50 or more employees 230    206    371    379    536    380   
Total 167    140    331    321    564    333   
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA
Less than 50 employees 520    279    1,049    333    1,045    767   
50 or more employees 226    148    321    209    493    439   
Total 183    158    297    216    396    440   
St. Louis, MO-IL
Less than 50 employees 1,017    202    2,708 * 619 * 3,270    1,055   
50 or more employees 815    185    1,884    577    2,042    594   
Total 122    118    286    242    348    320   
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Less than 50 employees 497    162    1,686    996    2,125    1,299   
50 or more employees 266    176    1,106    679    720    907   
Total 247    101    1,084    708    702    848   
Baltimore-Towson, MD
Less than 50 employees 252    133    896    510    823    670   
50 or more employees 209    79    370    387    510    699   
Total 149    58    462    303    551    519   
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2010 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definition of each area can be found in the Technical Notes and Survey Documentation.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.