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, 2016
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 7,058    1,691    14,780    3,998    21,634    5,058   
50 or more employees 6,557    1,453    12,427    3,240    18,960    5,003   
Total 6,656    1,500    12,811    3,363    19,376    5,012   
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Less than 50 employees 5,741    888    12,098    2,731    15,552    3,337   
50 or more employees 5,908    1,187    12,053    3,188    17,354    5,188   
Total 5,871    1,120    12,058    3,136    17,074    4,900   
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Less than 50 employees 6,635    1,043    13,089    2,851    16,724    3,582   
50 or more employees 6,221    1,580    12,471    3,689    19,044    5,523   
Total 6,276    1,509    12,521    3,621    18,702    5,237   
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Less than 50 employees 6,254    1,320    11,191    5,399    15,089    7,336   
50 or more employees 6,167    1,401    12,152    3,988    18,120    5,624   
Total 6,179    1,390    12,057    4,128    17,816    5,795   
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Less than 50 employees 5,672    1,055    11,467    3,424    17,412    4,147   
50 or more employees 5,781    1,159    12,109    3,394    17,355    4,723   
Total 5,768    1,147    12,029    3,398    17,361    4,668   
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Less than 50 employees 5,747    1,054    10,694    3,125    16,499    5,909   
50 or more employees 6,080    1,444    11,853    3,594    18,622    5,836   
Total 6,029    1,385    11,718    3,539    18,352    5,845   
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Less than 50 employees 7,043    1,156    14,325    2,994    18,669    4,824   
50 or more employees 6,373    1,421    13,066    3,543    19,343    5,599   
Total 6,495    1,373    13,280    3,450    19,264    5,509   
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Less than 50 employees 6,086    1,711    10,568    3,426    13,666    3,554 *
50 or more employees 6,860    1,474    12,165    4,014    18,288    6,842   
Total 6,738    1,512    12,017    3,960    17,885    6,555   
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Less than 50 employees 5,725    1,293    11,187    4,088    17,085    7,903   
50 or more employees 6,067    1,445    11,216    3,275    18,207    5,549   
Total 6,029    1,428    11,214    3,346    18,095    5,784   
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Less than 50 employees 6,979    1,919    14,971    4,933    19,253    5,313   
50 or more employees 6,620    1,599    13,583    3,884    20,013    5,657   
Total 6,675    1,648    13,758    4,016    19,915    5,613   
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
Less than 50 employees 6,702    1,230    9,337    1,984    19,805    4,092 *
50 or more employees 6,894    1,427    12,476    3,982    18,882    5,209   
Total 6,845    1,376    11,911    3,622    18,977    5,095   
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
Less than 50 employees 5,775    1,064    11,069    3,191    16,748    5,530   
50 or more employees 6,053    1,263    11,878    2,972    17,493    4,993   
Total 6,017    1,238    11,818    2,988    17,422    5,044   
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Less than 50 employees 6,168    431 * 10,247    5,564 * 13,323    1,662 *
50 or more employees 5,599    1,204    12,501    3,885    17,435    5,603   
Total 5,653    1,131    12,169    4,132    17,056    5,240   
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
Less than 50 employees 5,817    1,051    13,955    1,404 * 19,806    2,918   
50 or more employees 6,283    1,346    12,650    2,842    17,924    3,835   
Total 6,227    1,310    12,779    2,699    18,153    3,724   
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Less than 50 employees 6,197    606 * 14,046    3,691    14,229    3,585   
50 or more employees 6,587    1,011    11,837    2,691    18,784    5,607   
Total 6,516    937    12,084    2,802    18,136    5,320   
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Less than 50 employees 4,832    1,388    10,400    2,524    18,562    3,836 *
50 or more employees 5,841    1,360    11,490    3,020    17,570    5,316   
Total 5,696    1,364    11,401    2,980    17,700    5,122   
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
Less than 50 employees 5,164    990 * 13,974    2,465    14,856    4,931 *
50 or more employees 5,772    1,510    11,860    3,539    15,834    5,157   
Total 5,641    1,398    12,199    3,367    15,665    5,118   
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Less than 50 employees 4,939    1,560    13,533    4,467 * 26,099    5,335 *
50 or more employees 6,213    1,874    11,599    4,174    17,796    6,817   
Total 6,057    1,835    11,751    4,197    18,106    6,761   
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
Less than 50 employees 6,483    1,238    11,795    4,891    15,008    5,441   
50 or more employees 5,979    1,453    12,487    3,684    17,816    4,991   
Total 6,068    1,415    12,388    3,857    17,453    5,050   
St. Louis, MO-IL
Less than 50 employees 5,842    981 * 9,781    2,388    12,710    4,702   
50 or more employees 5,938    1,460    11,155    3,519    16,876    5,695   
Total 5,925    1,393    11,015    3,404    16,345    5,568   
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 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, 2016
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 181    195    551    537    817    612   
50 or more employees 118    73    327    145    407    199   
Total 102    71    300    151    372    193   
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Less than 50 employees 208    110    543    466    1,004    572   
50 or more employees 147    88    300    320    562    634   
Total 123    72    273    286    496    532   
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Less than 50 employees 633    208    1,000    631    913    567   
50 or more employees 193    76    411    188    666    268   
Total 188    72    389    181    584    255   
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Less than 50 employees 411    243    868    925    1,506    1,656   
50 or more employees 270    109    330    195    642    370   
Total 240    99    311    202    605    373   
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Less than 50 employees 559    224    1,347    591    1,066    902   
50 or more employees 419    147    530    355    635    361   
Total 374    132    494    319    583    337   
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Less than 50 employees 237    128    460    383    737    705   
50 or more employees 151    60    280    148    393    359   
Total 133    54    253    137    360    326   
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Less than 50 employees 376    147    809    438    911    786   
50 or more employees 164    103    448    224    453    476   
Total 154    88    394    200    414    431   
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Less than 50 employees 456    282    1,298    530    1,203    1,504 *
50 or more employees 426    185    492    329    808    680   
Total 368    164    465    301    754    647   
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Less than 50 employees 318    279    960    545    1,193    1,511   
50 or more employees 199    104    593    246    612    333   
Total 182    97    547    230    566    339   
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Less than 50 employees 305    241    1,265    592    796    709   
50 or more employees 149    78    372    193    585    302   
Total 135    77    362    188    522    279   
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
Less than 50 employees 389    233    2,490    419    3,459    2,176 *
50 or more employees 244    190    415    503    745    507   
Total 208    154    631    444    759    501   
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
Less than 50 employees 313    218    2,046    803    1,222    1,472   
50 or more employees 208    95    668    191    485    323   
Total 186    88    638    186    452    323   
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Less than 50 employees 1,037    248 * 1,325    1,976 * 1,510    840 *
50 or more employees 215    101    589    453    738    630   
Total 219    97    563    512    706    575   
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
Less than 50 employees 508    205    1,322    554 * 1,412    704   
50 or more employees 254    90    525    303    672    304   
Total 234    83    499    289    614    285   
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Less than 50 employees 278    192 * 1,191    839    2,665    772   
50 or more employees 252    147    379    210    493    606   
Total 218    122    373    211    660    544   
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Less than 50 employees 289    219    1,210    645    2,503    1,780 *
50 or more employees 175    84    347    223    434    392   
Total 155    78    331    212    515    437   
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
Less than 50 employees 313    305 * 2,235    736    1,767    1,527 *
50 or more employees 242    87    611    268    1,338    559   
Total 206    97    624    253    1,124    527   
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Less than 50 employees 551    374    2,330    2,115 * 4,985    3,769 *
50 or more employees 191    209    661    469    506    1,002   
Total 188    192    649    463    591    981   
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
Less than 50 employees 508    334    1,020    996    1,395    672   
50 or more employees 211    110    363    220    364    317   
Total 197    108    347    248    379    291   
St. Louis, MO-IL
Less than 50 employees 609    336 * 1,708    646    1,419    1,220   
50 or more employees 179    86    339    248    500    446   
Total 177    89    354    237    509    424   
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 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.