Table IX.B.2(2014) Average total premiums and employee contributions (in dollars) for private-sector establishments by firm size for 20 largest metro areas: United States, 2014
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 7,253    1,173    13,932    3,107    18,741    3,842   
50 or more employees 6,358    1,270    12,744    2,687    18,938    4,354   
Total 6,559    1,249    12,922    2,750    18,902    4,261   
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA
Less than 50 employees 5,843    826    12,740    2,782    18,014    5,540   
50 or more employees 5,601    1,263    11,434    3,842    17,206    5,732   
Total 5,653    1,168    11,586    3,718    17,294    5,711   
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
Less than 50 employees 6,531    758    12,264    3,255    16,235    2,809   
50 or more employees 5,939    1,471    12,501    4,078    17,276    5,247   
Total 6,048    1,340    12,475    3,989    17,141    4,929   
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Less than 50 employees 5,723    878    --    --    17,143    3,596 *
50 or more employees 5,841    1,334    11,779    3,123    17,386    4,896   
Total 5,824    1,267    11,770    3,118    17,365    4,786   
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Less than 50 employees 5,981    1,031    12,298    3,047    16,615    4,194   
50 or more employees 6,534    1,499    12,995    3,683    17,995    4,781   
Total 6,410    1,394    12,866    3,565    17,782    4,690   
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
Less than 50 employees 5,934    875 * 12,073    3,954    19,416    5,248   
50 or more employees 6,033    1,422    11,653    3,212    16,807    5,348   
Total 6,016    1,332    11,710    3,313    17,031    5,340   
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
Less than 50 employees 7,003    1,427    12,100    3,054    17,844    4,600   
50 or more employees 5,603    1,444    10,971    3,487    15,231    4,587   
Total 5,821    1,442    11,086    3,442    15,409    4,588   
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Less than 50 employees 6,277    1,211    14,389    6,032    15,733    5,974   
50 or more employees 5,966    1,406    11,261    3,042    17,244    4,908   
Total 6,028    1,367    11,672    3,435    17,040    5,053   
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
Less than 50 employees 6,278    1,504    --    --    15,667    7,310   
50 or more employees 5,461    1,165    10,602    2,749    16,288    4,300   
Total 5,556    1,205    10,673    2,929    16,229    4,586   
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH
Less than 50 employees 6,449    1,450    14,142    2,843 * 18,103    4,532   
50 or more employees 6,472    1,641    12,692    3,506    17,641    5,038   
Total 6,467    1,604    12,807    3,454    17,731    4,940   
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI
Less than 50 employees 5,673    1,097    11,160    2,183    15,764    3,752   
50 or more employees 5,976    1,451    11,344    2,994    17,598    4,575   
Total 5,923    1,389    11,311    2,848    17,247    4,417   
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ
Less than 50 employees 5,152    909    10,678    3,149    13,130    6,207   
50 or more employees 5,322    1,134    10,647    2,712    15,218    4,216   
Total 5,300    1,105    10,649    2,737    15,021    4,403   
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
Less than 50 employees 6,369    917    12,005    3,893    18,637    5,812   
50 or more employees 6,277    1,027    12,728    3,358    19,569    5,210   
Total 6,298    1,001    12,609    3,447    19,421    5,306   
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Less than 50 employees 6,022    1,559 * --    --    --    --   
50 or more employees 5,357    1,563    10,982    4,335    16,157    5,491   
Total 5,504    1,562    11,010    3,909    15,521    5,379   
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Less than 50 employees 6,257    555    11,849    3,293    15,142    2,703 *
50 or more employees 5,731    1,079    11,380    2,684    16,890    4,475   
Total 5,834    976    11,431    2,750    16,587    4,168   
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Less than 50 employees 5,548    908    --    --    14,181    5,639   
50 or more employees 5,908    1,326    11,537    2,855    16,197    4,013   
Total 5,849    1,257    11,400    2,809    16,001    4,171   
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA
Less than 50 employees 5,052    861    --    --    --    --   
50 or more employees 5,770    857    10,887    2,507    16,233    3,066   
Total 5,623    858    10,658    2,534    16,189    3,103   
St. Louis, MO-IL
Less than 50 employees 5,688    1,196    8,797    2,600    14,410    2,792   
50 or more employees 5,950    1,301    10,999    2,946    16,151    4,039   
Total 5,890    1,276    10,593    2,883    15,684    3,704   
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Less than 50 employees 6,522    967    --    --    --    --   
50 or more employees 5,509    1,563    11,394    3,460    15,904    5,634   
Total 5,703    1,449    11,373    3,329    15,909    5,912   
Baltimore-Towson, MD
Less than 50 employees 5,580    1,354    10,640    3,842    14,634    6,102   
50 or more employees 5,997    1,362    11,744    3,394    17,842    5,370   
Total 5,910    1,360    11,562    3,468    17,332    5,487   
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2014 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.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.

 

Table IX.B.2(2014) 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, 2014
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 205    158    530    357    872    472   
50 or more employees 189    74    363    140    486    212   
Total 165    67    319    131    429    194   
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA
Less than 50 employees 335    165    1,375    464    1,683    740   
50 or more employees 105    79    342    457    356    350   
Total 110    72    352    417    367    322   
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
Less than 50 employees 592    130    1,337    760    1,230    490   
50 or more employees 171    74    593    579    422    311   
Total 178    66    549    527    397    285   
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Less than 50 employees 318    195    --    --    753    1,157 *
50 or more employees 200    105    401    286    449    298   
Total 177    96    381    268    415    296   
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Less than 50 employees 307    185    1,215    608    1,323    718   
50 or more employees 199    101    600    278    585    306   
Total 169    88    535    252    528    280   
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
Less than 50 employees 400    269 * 1,245    560    2,933    1,132   
50 or more employees 268    122    571    290    847    495   
Total 234    114    522    266    827    462   
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
Less than 50 employees 603    259    1,171    707    1,909    1,007   
50 or more employees 238    98    349    209    724    302   
Total 225    92    336    202    702    290   
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Less than 50 employees 358    135    1,764    888    641    636   
50 or more employees 125    77    214    131    286    208   
Total 123    67    344    218    262    202   
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
Less than 50 employees 426    293    --    --    1,251    902   
50 or more employees 171    100    458    255    636    459   
Total 161    96    440    270    587    439   
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH
Less than 50 employees 233    165    1,133    870 * 635    485   
50 or more employees 170    99    359    223    426    285   
Total 144    86    343    216    367    248   
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI
Less than 50 employees 385    229    1,258    577    1,096    857   
50 or more employees 630    91    794    187    1,381    397   
Total 526    86    690    179    1,148    361   
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ
Less than 50 employees 460    182    1,524    600    1,893    1,338   
50 or more employees 165    76    354    157    529    302   
Total 155    72    345    154    520    308   
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
Less than 50 employees 353    195    995    883    1,008    1,075   
50 or more employees 175    118    432    262    802    419   
Total 158    102    397    265    696    393   
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Less than 50 employees 953    681 * --    --    --    --   
50 or more employees 269    199    804    514    860    583   
Total 297    216    688    467    772    527   
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Less than 50 employees 357    151    662    794    708    1,180 *
50 or more employees 177    99    330    267    558    376   
Total 161    84    303    256    497    416   
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Less than 50 employees 435    166    --    --    1,104    687   
50 or more employees 208    74    520    208    424    266   
Total 186    67    482    196    399    251   
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA
Less than 50 employees 428    226    --    --    --    --   
50 or more employees 291    112    578    471    694    873   
Total 251    100    537    433    675    772   
St. Louis, MO-IL
Less than 50 employees 411    204    936    387    762    771   
50 or more employees 371    114    559    282    584    319   
Total 302    100    506    242    472    339   
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Less than 50 employees 622    248    --    --    --    --   
50 or more employees 306    195    576    495    732    631   
Total 279    167    547    467    710    647   
Baltimore-Towson, MD
Less than 50 employees 252    174    1,155    738    942    804   
50 or more employees 251    135    629    250    774    395   
Total 208    112    562    240    695    358   
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2014 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.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.