Table I.C.2.a(1999) Average total employee contribution (in dollars) for exclusive-provider plans per enrolled employee for single coverage at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 1999

__________

United States

413.96

390.58

442.51

393.09

344.01

455.98

395.26

421.93

Industry group

Agric., fish., forest.

364.47

*

256.01

*

233.82

*

772.24

49.94

*

291.11

198.65

*

467.94

*

Mining

537.54

*****

1,296.00

*

*****

955.90

*

497.03

1,296.00

*

467.12

Construction

390.32

414.21

369.46

536.40

151.88

*

273.75

395.42

374.91

Manufacturing

387.28

267.11

*

331.69

357.77

313.42

479.43

323.94

405.53

Transp., commu., util.

335.57

239.06

*

421.18

614.70

441.43

273.40

381.63

320.82

Wholesale trade

318.56

248.63

539.64

193.35

*

385.04

314.00

310.23

325.09

Retail trade

653.56

833.13

762.09

559.43

534.11

655.85

736.28

613.93

Fin., ins., real est.

453.40

405.98

432.15

*

233.79

358.41

514.14

351.35

482.98

Services

358.21

283.56

367.31

348.24

325.42

401.94

316.49

374.33

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

427.65

351.19

471.86

401.13

377.19

466.48

395.72

441.20

For profit, unincorporated

456.63

532.16

326.42

*

603.89

233.58

522.48

460.35

450.71

Nonprofit

323.96

276.03

399.35

272.95

282.10

372.81

306.09

328.54

Unknown

531.62

1,312.00

*

*****

*****

491.81

535.74

329.05

*

531.94

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

485.37

436.19

672.78

529.69

349.33

*

515.43

534.90

436.35

5-9 years

364.37

436.54

493.61

314.35

308.49

230.25

423.30

291.37

10-19 years

407.65

501.26

376.09

412.23

300.39

437.94

417.82

393.66

20 or more years

371.21

259.20

439.89

382.48

345.92

397.12

332.70

385.30

Unknown

506.62

515.92

310.14

*

261.92

*

436.03

515.49

384.89

*

507.33

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

434.10

578.75

375.74

409.06

353.81

461.14

418.98

434.85

1 location only

386.30

383.06

448.59

387.67

328.98

281.87

*

392.87

374.40

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

571.14

503.22

*

650.51

*

602.63

585.61

502.49

468.43

646.02

25-49%

539.10

115.62

*

384.03

670.69

483.58

672.01

403.58

599.14

50-74%

415.82

298.46

607.90

431.11

372.23

419.94

429.66

410.28

75% or more

405.68

417.35

419.65

366.88

328.81

450.81

389.11

412.73

Union presence

No union employees

425.45

398.16

449.66

402.57

341.01

496.11

400.87

439.43

Has union employees

337.49

179.08

*

184.33

*

175.63

*

380.73

347.51

209.64

*

343.94

Unknown

446.02

178.70

*

431.68

700.65

246.27

*

469.10

322.08

455.50

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

520.71

344.65

762.88

578.93

433.98

579.57

567.32

489.24

Less than 50% low wage

384.15

398.95

432.15

382.51

330.54

401.77

391.79

379.26

Unknown

486.63

199.66

*

395.08

*

415.93

425.71

499.23

274.48

492.99

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.

***** No estimate available. No reported values in cell.

Table I.C.2.a(1999) Standard error for average total employee contribution (in dollars) for exclusive-provider plans per enrolled employee for single coverage at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 1999

__________

United States

13.83

62.94

46.92

19.15

22.87

20.15

39.10

15.48

Industry group

Agric., fish., forest.

140.20

*

151.41

*

270.13

*

228.71

17.92

*

81.95

177.25

*

174.69

*

Mining

117.95

*****

409.83

*

*****

302.28

*

107.07

409.83

*

100.48

Construction

43.00

63.66

43.27

119.84

166.89

*

57.38

37.90

100.55

Manufacturing

29.82

191.38

*

70.13

69.87

31.47

50.23

55.01

35.46

Transp., commu., util.

49.55

99.58

*

98.14

170.02

106.07

35.70

106.80

34.38

Wholesale trade

55.35

60.76

144.90

76.46

*

88.01

45.57

82.72

48.40

Retail trade

41.89

166.61

95.39

55.20

66.09

51.94

102.82

29.11

Fin., ins., real est.

28.90

109.92

172.21

*

55.54

52.28

31.70

70.23

29.55

Services

24.60

45.82

69.70

31.84

44.34

36.83

23.81

32.64

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

12.16

37.73

51.45

17.44

31.29

16.47

36.29

13.77

For profit, unincorporated

100.87

155.30

107.42

*

84.96

61.38

63.40

125.77

50.67

Nonprofit

23.14

47.50

109.85

63.65

25.80

50.89

43.03

29.80

Unknown

53.22

414.89

*

*****

*****

141.33

52.76

146.84

*

52.78

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

56.23

65.08

183.50

48.44

132.82

*

79.58

80.87

77.53

5-9 years

42.71

66.20

64.68

50.03

83.27

68.40

41.19

79.59

10-19 years

54.48

129.65

61.21

32.06

37.29

49.26

75.39

27.55

20 or more years

13.72

44.66

53.29

25.92

30.85

29.04

22.55

22.54

Unknown

26.43

154.50

93.64

*

145.65

*

60.23

29.08

120.06

*

26.52

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

21.30

127.18

56.19

81.24

30.09

20.70

68.45

19.81

1 location only

22.52

63.39

53.31

26.34

28.06

95.27

*

40.05

23.47

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

103.30

286.78

*

240.29

*

175.33

141.34

71.70

125.93

97.05

25-49%

40.79

122.21

*

95.69

173.73

49.31

54.16

88.28

39.81

50-74%

30.71

67.60

121.58

35.42

62.91

40.07

69.36

20.88

75% or more

16.19

78.04

47.45

23.64

24.72

23.14

47.10

15.06

Union presence

No union employees

13.63

63.95

49.06

24.16

26.29

28.00

40.78

21.21

Has union employees

21.89

141.59

*

68.57

*

69.66

*

60.52

30.34

84.34

*

22.28

Unknown

39.04

60.55

*

104.62

131.59

75.15

*

37.59

77.10

39.32

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

64.87

99.87

154.64

109.90

71.57

42.61

71.02

70.14

Less than 50% low wage

15.06

63.32

45.80

19.50

28.60

25.94

40.63

19.38

Unknown

22.35

92.34

*

164.62

*

96.67

68.37

26.52

53.52

23.32

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.

***** No estimate available. No reported values in cell.