Table I.C.1(1999) Average total single premium (in dollars) per enrolled employee at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 1999

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United States

2,324.76

2,552.85

2,439.98

2,344.56

2,253.25

2,276.14

2,475.26

2,269.16

Industry group

Agric., fish., forest.

2,215.64

2,135.78

2,674.83

2,752.35

1,703.26

1,888.09

2,410.33

2,036.50

Mining

2,485.05

3,614.68

3,207.37

2,119.84

2,630.70

2,362.09

2,666.81

2,448.72

Construction

2,277.90

2,319.66

2,274.39

2,408.92

2,074.44

2,068.71

2,354.07

2,138.42

Manufacturing

2,200.53

2,310.61

2,207.83

2,140.77

2,085.01

2,270.30

2,258.60

2,190.51

Transp., commu., util.

2,344.58

2,253.72

2,456.98

2,138.94

2,488.92

2,342.07

2,338.41

2,345.64

Wholesale trade

2,409.86

2,619.93

2,595.76

2,434.12

2,318.33

2,334.02

2,545.84

2,345.62

Retail trade

2,232.69

2,799.61

2,411.75

2,264.56

2,184.26

2,102.85

2,533.85

2,121.78

Fin., ins., real est.

2,413.38

2,595.54

2,645.78

2,504.13

2,413.41

2,325.20

2,618.49

2,341.99

Services

2,396.96

2,597.18

2,481.49

2,411.57

2,353.58

2,328.61

2,512.95

2,346.36

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

2,291.24

2,515.91

2,435.05

2,298.04

2,221.32

2,246.44

2,441.57

2,236.45

For profit, unincorporated

2,414.03

2,691.16

2,352.77

2,383.00

2,106.37

2,379.64

2,581.00

2,227.37

Nonprofit

2,460.05

2,494.28

2,576.67

2,573.94

2,405.58

2,423.79

2,560.23

2,431.83

Unknown

2,303.79

2,271.95

2,056.60

*

2,322.84

2,253.54

2,308.21

2,108.65

2,304.45

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

2,281.19

2,468.77

2,335.90

2,201.93

2,215.07

2,079.85

2,404.68

2,134.38

5-9 years

2,243.41

2,543.07

2,246.70

2,144.80

1,986.24

2,247.85

2,345.69

2,104.67

10-19 years

2,329.85

2,556.77

2,397.56

2,266.37

2,167.79

2,289.91

2,443.60

2,200.19

20 or more years

2,347.40

2,597.96

2,566.14

2,430.86

2,295.75

2,231.87

2,553.23

2,275.96

Unknown

2,313.09

2,109.45

1,871.54

2,796.44

2,299.99

2,312.12

2,934.31

2,309.86

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

2,293.10

2,453.95

2,593.73

2,390.50

2,285.66

2,277.51

2,559.34

2,279.69

1 location only

2,377.92

2,556.92

2,421.84

2,327.37

2,191.25

2,213.60

2,464.72

2,222.12

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

2,137.54

2,793.92

2,298.41

2,372.88

2,159.88

1,753.35

2,524.60

1,983.13

25-49%

2,215.42

2,647.82

2,137.70

2,427.86

2,326.24

2,030.38

2,422.11

2,144.19

50-74%

2,304.44

2,424.50

2,582.45

2,311.72

2,337.15

2,186.46

2,468.71

2,237.40

75% or more

2,334.81

2,564.64

2,438.50

2,343.82

2,241.35

2,304.18

2,477.69

2,282.55

Union presence

No union employees

2,296.27

2,542.12

2,428.92

2,288.93

2,218.45

2,225.40

2,439.95

2,227.29

Has union employees

2,468.09

3,087.82

2,667.09

2,845.25

2,441.54

2,399.51

3,205.34

2,407.33

Unknown

2,349.04

2,438.20

2,597.64

2,747.42

2,327.22

2,322.83

2,659.18

2,324.44

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

2,203.89

2,562.52

2,363.77

2,376.04

1,986.81

1,948.17

2,450.30

2,053.70

Less than 50% low wage

2,332.76

2,550.05

2,440.56

2,325.48

2,257.85

2,241.16

2,463.92

2,253.19

Unknown

2,317.86

2,659.12

2,552.63

2,849.58

2,317.95

2,303.39

2,932.58

2,303.73

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Cost and Financing Studies. 1999 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

Table I.C.1(1999) Standard error for average total single premium (in dollars) per enrolled employee at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 1999

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United States

6.02

39.71

29.68

36.32

30.28

12.73

23.13

11.25

Industry group

Agric., fish., forest.

140.69

128.36

290.67

250.67

367.56

223.70

156.96

172.04

Mining

181.48

1,080.30

861.65

369.71

512.42

185.49

614.68

173.39

Construction

86.31

104.49

99.25

183.97

93.49

192.89

102.51

88.56

Manufacturing

20.16

108.23

74.76

76.34

59.16

40.96

68.13

28.16

Transp., commu., util.

42.14

87.59

134.88

139.36

167.13

55.37

48.56

46.37

Wholesale trade

35.75

144.16

100.31

131.88

132.28

77.23

88.84

51.72

Retail trade

32.00

104.50

68.76

83.80

53.32

34.55

60.51

30.42

Fin., ins., real est.

33.16

126.95

86.56

72.13

81.01

33.77

67.04

31.94

Services

11.53

52.54

28.13

50.63

26.48

30.11

24.79

22.04

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

11.57

54.45

35.74

34.56

41.34

17.30

26.23

15.49

For profit, unincorporated

53.02

86.61

73.17

109.51

50.26

92.53

64.86

59.67

Nonprofit

33.35

109.30

68.57

87.90

20.54

60.53

58.22

36.79

Unknown

69.65

636.44

650.36

*

558.74

213.08

66.56

561.93

69.52

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

41.46

61.06

140.62

84.41

127.45

106.74

76.91

78.53

5-9 years

47.63

92.15

56.96

66.38

57.77

117.95

48.14

56.43

10-19 years

22.63

78.33

45.83

57.49

51.03

107.71

35.91

38.32

20 or more years

14.12

56.65

29.48

39.86

42.39

24.89

28.99

23.69

Unknown

17.13

508.37

278.71

405.85

69.09

17.34

623.62

17.04

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

11.49

118.92

67.93

54.84

34.88

13.40

67.87

11.90

1 location only

20.15

43.41

34.58

42.98

44.28

115.80

25.81

33.30

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

80.39

313.27

200.54

132.13

100.04

122.89

176.75

89.07

25-49%

34.06

116.57

115.89

117.46

77.69

46.18

73.37

44.55

50-74%

13.95

130.38

84.54

38.86

44.07

31.61

49.35

16.59

75% or more

8.53

49.59

31.42

40.78

37.92

17.10

30.04

14.44

Union presence

No union employees

8.47

40.77

30.87

20.21

31.69

17.28

23.81

15.58

Has union employees

37.15

220.70

136.69

277.60

86.33

45.17

173.36

45.68

Unknown

34.86

320.78

225.25

548.66

72.01

41.39

323.18

33.17

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

43.56

125.34

147.89

118.68

98.94

68.92

94.21

55.16

Less than 50% low wage

10.07

41.49

26.61

33.96

37.71

29.93

23.63

24.71

Unknown

19.47

183.57

218.20

321.33

52.59

17.37

212.72

17.66

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Cost and Financing Studies. 1999 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.