Table IX.B.2 Average total premiums and employee contributions (in dollars) for private-sector establishments by firm size for 20 largest metro areas: United States, 2015
METRO AREA Single premium Single contribution Employee-
plus-one premium		 Employee-
plus-one contribution		 Family premium Family contribution
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
Less than 50 employees 7,310    1,674    13,774    3,710    19,109    5,102   
50 or more employees 6,751    1,568    13,168    3,600    20,193    5,091   
Total 6,885    1,593    13,278    3,620    19,971    5,094   
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Less than 50 employees 5,573    892    11,066    3,231    14,251    4,346   
50 or more employees 6,271    1,294    12,237    3,425    18,455    5,325   
Total 6,109    1,201    12,107    3,403    17,940    5,205   
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Less than 50 employees 6,093    1,120    13,053    2,777    15,312    2,394   
50 or more employees 6,059    1,279    11,640    2,990    17,201    4,288   
Total 6,064    1,255    11,788    2,967    16,879    3,965   
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Less than 50 employees 5,798    1,127    11,460    5,007    14,728    6,131   
50 or more employees 5,996    1,505    11,437    3,495    17,612    5,420   
Total 5,970    1,457    11,438    3,579    17,448    5,460   
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Less than 50 employees 5,226    499 * 10,625    3,115    18,697    4,614 *
50 or more employees 5,971    1,316    11,901    3,683    18,517    5,664   
Total 5,873    1,209    11,781    3,629    18,538    5,540   
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Less than 50 employees 6,352    1,024    12,387    3,724    17,083    4,397   
50 or more employees 5,962    1,308    11,890    3,343    17,975    5,180   
Total 6,019    1,266    11,939    3,380    17,884    5,101   
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Less than 50 employees 6,527    1,164    12,736    3,944    15,049    3,308   
50 or more employees 6,486    1,321    12,195    3,010    19,140    5,022   
Total 6,493    1,292    12,281    3,158    18,551    4,775   
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Less than 50 employees 6,419    1,111    10,452    3,077    18,572    2,028 *
50 or more employees 5,619    1,440    11,480    3,494    15,815    5,915   
Total 5,768    1,379    11,377    3,452    16,055    5,578   
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Less than 50 employees 5,825    1,328    12,008    4,187    15,919    5,000   
50 or more employees 5,226    1,156    11,319    3,076    17,108    4,895   
Total 5,321    1,183    11,372    3,161    16,996    4,905   
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Less than 50 employees 6,220    1,616    13,379    4,528    17,452    3,997   
50 or more employees 6,726    1,673    13,269    3,335    19,355    4,682   
Total 6,647    1,664    13,281    3,468    19,134    4,602   
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
Less than 50 employees 6,982    698    11,758    2,230    16,378    3,384 *
50 or more employees 5,464    874    11,835    3,355    17,567    3,950   
Total 5,742    841    11,823    3,175    17,425    3,883   
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
Less than 50 employees 5,588    746    10,471    3,319    15,281    7,649   
50 or more employees 5,568    1,206    11,326    3,367    17,406    5,078   
Total 5,571    1,138    11,231    3,362    17,189    5,340   
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Less than 50 employees 4,503    1,274    8,263    3,341    11,796    4,446 *
50 or more employees 5,458    1,165    12,190    3,179    17,537    5,430   
Total 5,255    1,188    12,040    3,185    17,194    5,371   
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
Less than 50 employees 5,817    590 * 13,161    1,484 * 15,892    2,006 *
50 or more employees 5,903    1,323    12,007    2,736    16,652    4,017   
Total 5,888    1,193    12,139    2,593    16,492    3,594   
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Less than 50 employees 5,458    482    10,934    2,843    13,635    4,015   
50 or more employees 6,412    790    12,051    2,727    17,496    4,240   
Total 6,241    735    11,945    2,738    16,995    4,211   
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Less than 50 employees 5,120    981    9,687    2,770    13,446    4,141   
50 or more employees 5,883    1,504    12,071    3,494    17,419    5,597   
Total 5,768    1,425    11,897    3,441    16,969    5,433   
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
Less than 50 employees 4,734    971    8,727    4,038    17,548    7,508 *
50 or more employees 5,827    1,238    11,439    2,559    18,443    4,309   
Total 5,593    1,181    11,226    2,675    18,369    4,576   
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Less than 50 employees 5,457    1,384    8,216    2,891    17,067    6,799   
50 or more employees 5,792    1,509    11,521    3,992    15,826    5,365   
Total 5,745    1,491    11,212    3,889    16,005    5,572   
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
Less than 50 employees 5,519    1,137    12,846    5,254    16,903    6,589   
50 or more employees 5,801    1,189    11,277    3,263    17,401    4,947   
Total 5,744    1,178    11,512    3,562    17,336    5,160   
St. Louis, MO-IL
Less than 50 employees 7,124    1,875 * 9,443    2,281    15,371    2,879 *
50 or more employees 5,907    1,366    11,926    3,462    17,802    3,604   
Total 6,089    1,443    11,724    3,366    17,552    3,530   
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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 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, 2015
METRO AREA Single premium Single contribution Employee-
plus-one premium		 Employee-
plus-one contribution		 Family premium Family contribution
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
Less than 50 employees 205    154    539    393    937    700   
50 or more employees 189    112    356    239    688    431   
Total 151    93    306    208    585    371   
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Less than 50 employees 298    123    1,372    590    769    785   
50 or more employees 174    86    322    217    512    371   
Total 153    74    323    203    462    338   
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Less than 50 employees 305    195    1,592    694    2,240    671   
50 or more employees 217    98    336    204    739    282   
Total 190    88    353    196    716    275   
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Less than 50 employees 396    185    1,056    838    1,557    1,218   
50 or more employees 183    179    425    264    499    424   
Total 167    158    405    259    471    408   
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Less than 50 employees 473    155 * 673    906    1,299    1,642 *
50 or more employees 128    90    380    231    563    391   
Total 132    84    350    226    520    399   
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Less than 50 employees 266    136    551    458    989    804   
50 or more employees 123    71    454    207    461    251   
Total 112    63    413    193    426    238   
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Less than 50 employees 331    205    1,153    845    1,488    743   
50 or more employees 219    81    460    236    464    310   
Total 189    76    430    246    485    293   
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Less than 50 employees 352    224    576    921    1,370    1,018 *
50 or more employees 278    106    679    277    962    326   
Total 238    96    614    267    904    350   
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Less than 50 employees 491    261    1,408    1,071    1,093    1,386   
50 or more employees 245    81    331    202    912    248   
Total 224    80    325    208    830    260   
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Less than 50 employees 215    152    759    655    716    513   
50 or more employees 195    78    414    193    447    259   
Total 169    70    378    191    407    236   
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
Less than 50 employees 587    135    1,643    527    2,153    1,059 *
50 or more employees 335    137    616    389    544    523   
Total 311    113    581    338    543    475   
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
Less than 50 employees 319    161    742    931    1,401    1,854   
50 or more employees 219    97    432    288    551    300   
Total 192    87    391    277    516    338   
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Less than 50 employees 607    337    839    845    2,290    1,578 *
50 or more employees 276    170    1,053    386    893    563   
Total 253    152    1,036    373    889    535   
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
Less than 50 employees 345    179 * 1,089    507 * 768    612 *
50 or more employees 207    112    519    270    591    313   
Total 181    99    483    244    498    290   
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Less than 50 employees 389    140    1,525    728    1,470    1,092   
50 or more employees 353    115    591    412    772    396   
Total 307    96    551    379    717    373   
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Less than 50 employees 324    142    1,042    518    698    672   
50 or more employees 144    158    304    200    383    542   
Total 135    138    295    190    362    494   
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
Less than 50 employees 441    247    597    691    1,221    2,497 *
50 or more employees 247    131    440    255    656    402   
Total 226    116    417    251    613    458   
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Less than 50 employees 457    330    890    549    2,874    1,098   
50 or more employees 178    168    376    350    628    381   
Total 167    152    367    328    704    382   
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
Less than 50 employees 335    172    979    1,408    1,485    1,092   
50 or more employees 176    79    512    273    559    306   
Total 158    72    474    332    523    302   
St. Louis, MO-IL
Less than 50 employees 1,316    669 * 922    457    1,444    876 *
50 or more employees 232    134    419    354    549    604   
Total 287    154    394    330    502    544   
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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.