Table I.E.1(2009) Average total employee-plus-one premium (in dollars) per enrolled employee at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2009
Characteristics Total Less than 10 employees 10-24 employees 25-99 employees 100-999 employees 1000 or more employees Less than 50 employees 50 or more employees
United States 9,053    9,687    9,163    8,748    9,093    9,048    9,124    9,042   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 7,946    --    --    --    --    --    8,723    7,693   
Mining and manufacturing 8,930    10,901    8,931    8,817    8,505    9,061    9,107    8,912   
Construction 8,406    9,203    9,553    7,887    7,469    9,037    8,922    7,987   
Utilities and transp. 9,132    9,189    9,427    9,258    9,673    8,997    8,938    9,147   
Wholesale trade 9,052    10,531    9,029    8,900    9,290    8,840    9,504    8,933   
Fin. svs. and real estate 8,953    10,054    10,206    9,178    9,521    8,730    9,783    8,860   
Retail trade 8,061    8,785    8,668    8,092    7,961    8,015    8,480    8,014   
Professional services 9,722    9,753    9,090    8,893    9,642    9,922    9,189    9,796   
Other services 8,855    9,405    8,618    9,140    9,204    8,680    8,880    8,850   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 8,864    9,522    9,362    8,644    8,938    8,811    9,176    8,816   
For profit, unincorporated 9,005    9,743    8,240    7,973    8,481    9,358    8,664    9,085   
Nonprofit 10,158    10,934    8,861    10,282    9,909    10,279    9,531    10,215   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 7,827    8,655    7,801    7,916    5,928    8,941    8,187    7,620   
5-9 years 9,115    8,193    8,659    8,707    8,841    10,508    8,244    9,715   
10-19 years 8,799    9,239    9,065    8,454    8,803    8,776    8,933    8,737   
20 or more years 9,116    10,504    9,508    8,889    9,292    9,040    9,502    9,077   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 9,085    12,551    9,941    9,243    9,437    9,014    9,559    9,079   
1 location only 8,959    9,655    9,103    8,625    8,561    10,271    9,088    8,840   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 7,943    10,075    9,788    8,176    7,140    7,448    9,273    7,535   
25-49 % 8,746    8,976    8,984    8,514    9,231    8,565    8,789    8,740   
50-74 % 8,755    9,208    9,003    8,316    9,214    8,691    9,028    8,724   
75% or more 9,116    9,779    9,177    8,788    9,095    9,140    9,142    9,112   
Union presence
No union employees 8,930    9,670    9,126    8,766    9,007    8,842    9,136    8,884   
Has union employees 9,598    10,185    9,797    8,815    9,878    9,606    9,150    9,612   
Unknown 8,747    9,420    9,674    7,511    8,340    8,778    8,046    8,757   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage 8,130    8,401    7,140    7,958    8,455    8,094    7,742    8,160   
Less than 50% low wage 9,210    9,847    9,274    8,815    9,184    9,247    9,243    9,205   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2009 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

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

-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.

** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.

 

Table I.E.1(2009) Standard error for average total employee-plus-one premium (in dollars) per enrolled employee at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2009
Characteristics Total Less than 10 employees 10-24 employees 25-99 employees 100-999 employees 1000 or more employees Less than 50 employees 50 or more employees
United States 34.29    157.02    190.22    94.64    143.37    48.81    118.93    35.61   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 335.18    --    --    --    --    --    581.57    680.84   
Mining and manufacturing 88.13    607.77    342.59    253.66    348.80    105.97    274.66    99.37   
Construction 150.47    245.58    679.95    226.52    456.45    711.60    406.84    211.33   
Utilities and transp. 166.46    1,383.18    872.77    613.78    318.89    166.67    679.02    139.08   
Wholesale trade 182.58    825.03    264.54    268.84    407.09    220.68    413.79    207.68   
Fin. svs. and real estate 140.14    500.71    476.82    344.28    323.63    198.76    188.64    153.72   
Retail trade 76.49    509.37    316.97    245.95    330.50    90.26    204.48    81.50   
Professional services 78.88    344.26    357.25    213.07    102.95    113.40    150.51    86.23   
Other services 97.29    198.25    330.74    214.22    317.09    184.67    111.44    111.15   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 53.40    168.67    222.44    96.52    216.10    71.31    131.38    50.82   
For profit, unincorporated 250.58    408.92    384.16    271.37    464.06    181.18    280.90    280.28   
Nonprofit 143.88    492.99    691.89    212.81    225.58    165.79    374.76    153.45   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 387.71    358.08    621.63    186.10    1,157.25    421.47    357.97    501.08   
5-9 years 333.50    439.30    388.69    578.09    526.73    648.33    375.51    449.17   
10-19 years 168.91    209.32    336.76    300.82    360.52    237.53    262.51    193.25   
20 or more years 41.71    261.16    289.80    96.38    102.15    56.24    124.44    47.69   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 44.09    2,434.32    380.39    187.18    71.04    55.99    185.51    44.22   
1 location only 136.61    154.81    182.18    140.69    263.49    701.44    136.95    214.96   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 315.03    1,289.70    898.66    718.18    512.16    401.68    803.17    307.05   
25-49 % 186.23    538.45    392.28    328.26    390.41    182.07    276.80    187.42   
50-74 % 144.26    487.12    618.50    330.75    267.64    154.14    410.14    148.85   
75% or more 42.06    191.35    186.81    105.00    169.37    63.57    136.17    47.00   
Union presence
No union employees 48.55    139.25    183.61    84.60    179.26    58.12    117.57    48.81   
Has union employees 87.69    1,777.80    1,138.73    560.50    419.38    91.79    717.91    91.51   
Unknown 192.24    1,673.93    1,804.48    1,210.06    985.02    218.34    579.36    203.36   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage 83.71    487.49    608.21    330.69    58.64    135.90    319.69    96.67   
Less than 50% low wage 33.05    209.71    186.55    88.61    167.19    50.67    130.50    38.43   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2009 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

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

-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.

** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.