Table I.E.2(2009) Average total employee contribution (in dollars) per enrolled employee for employee-plus-one coverage 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 2,363    2,312    2,645    2,918    2,694    2,158    2,648    2,318   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 2,374    --    --    --    --    --    1,445 * 2,678   
Mining and manufacturing 2,016    2,345    1,993    2,322    2,168    1,899    2,421    1,976   
Construction 2,752    1,991    3,278    3,113    2,349    2,326    2,825    2,694   
Utilities and transp. 2,261    2,235 * 3,097    3,142    3,556    1,879    2,683    2,230   
Wholesale trade 2,139    1,910    2,209    2,559    2,754    1,763    2,356    2,082   
Fin. svs. and real estate 2,318    2,465    3,269    2,744    2,526    2,199    2,783    2,266   
Retail trade 2,441    2,102    2,557    3,603    2,934    2,281    2,631    2,420   
Professional services 2,446    2,909    2,875    3,097    3,049    2,099    2,956    2,375   
Other services 2,706    1,995    2,098    3,274    2,586    2,761    2,340    2,781   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 2,348    2,306    2,764    2,900    2,664    2,148    2,742    2,287   
For profit, unincorporated 2,452    2,744    2,455    3,065    2,851    2,163    2,598    2,418   
Nonprofit 2,370    1,171    1,700    2,898    2,700    2,213    1,889    2,413   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 2,345    1,577    2,258    3,527    2,006 * 2,137    2,283    2,381   
5-9 years 2,702    2,395    2,539    3,219    2,789    2,389    2,617    2,760   
10-19 years 2,780    2,258    3,663    3,146    2,968    2,303    2,941    2,705   
20 or more years 2,297    2,448    2,278    2,776    2,670    2,145    2,575    2,269   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 2,246    4,129    2,139    2,866    2,787    2,133    2,672    2,240   
1 location only 2,700    2,292    2,684    2,931    2,551    3,032    2,646    2,749   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 2,469    3,381    1,549 * 2,687    2,501    2,299    2,463    2,471   
25-49 % 2,456    1,051 * 2,146    3,247    3,492    2,113    2,015    2,521   
50-74 % 2,387    1,818    2,944    3,028    3,022    2,257    2,449    2,380   
75% or more 2,355    2,404    2,646    2,905    2,635    2,141    2,692    2,301   
Union presence
No union employees 2,566    2,310    2,738    3,047    2,785    2,345    2,723    2,530   
Has union employees 1,840    1,753 * 898 * 1,797    2,131    1,826    1,153    1,863   
Unknown 2,109    3,786    2,906    2,522    1,988    2,091    3,181    2,094   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage 2,323    1,277    1,946    3,279    2,865    2,193    1,952    2,352   
Less than 50% low wage 2,369    2,441    2,683    2,887    2,670    2,150    2,708    2,312   

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.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

-- 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.2(2009) Standard error for average total employee contribution (in dollars) per enrolled employee for employee-plus-one coverage 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 27.33    195.06    172.67    53.63    56.12    40.79    114.44    33.52   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 340.24    --    --    --    --    --    744.06 * 491.27   
Mining and manufacturing 82.61    480.01    386.72    143.86    124.13    110.00    206.59    88.23   
Construction 134.22    193.44    666.08    261.12    227.00    210.52    428.79    178.71   
Utilities and transp. 156.28    1,722.97 * 901.13    437.68    327.53    93.19    491.16    154.94   
Wholesale trade 103.69    396.89    243.42    177.63    220.40    120.19    117.87    122.76   
Fin. svs. and real estate 98.88    335.31    508.16    283.51    160.34    150.00    226.86    114.02   
Retail trade 75.56    308.74    442.92    238.81    316.34    71.47    95.09    80.79   
Professional services 56.47    426.57    416.56    163.73    116.07    93.33    169.22    59.96   
Other services 84.26    202.62    289.08    286.62    193.09    128.64    172.33    92.07   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 39.24    224.35    222.02    38.52    75.40    51.79    143.34    48.28   
For profit, unincorporated 126.94    394.88    343.72    294.87    281.83    154.38    236.13    126.45   
Nonprofit 70.97    289.14    299.01    225.35    175.06    93.04    251.02    67.74   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 182.91    390.06    360.90    313.66    706.89 * 607.49    307.25    287.30   
5-9 years 168.61    359.76    259.58    220.78    256.77    380.84    164.29    211.90   
10-19 years 150.17    225.08    448.82    224.72    172.02    107.57    307.35    111.01   
20 or more years 41.27    275.81    115.16    68.92    83.33    44.54    94.56    42.83   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 39.92    1,136.12    245.44    147.42    82.54    44.35    231.89    39.70   
1 location only 63.64    198.72    180.75    66.35    128.27    219.12    122.16    81.05   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 204.95    892.06    852.59 * 687.45    321.62    159.83    605.98    97.13   
25-49 % 134.99    470.87 * 431.64    204.75    351.36    159.20    203.16    150.41   
50-74 % 82.42    289.81    555.35    214.36    171.15    99.63    182.07    98.35   
75% or more 30.22    204.96    194.58    65.77    56.71    44.54    125.41    38.23   
Union presence
No union employees 31.07    187.41    182.15    55.36    68.25    44.03    103.61    34.80   
Has union employees 94.67    797.76 * 540.84 * 165.65    108.84    108.37    258.49    97.55   
Unknown 121.14    973.41    834.50    578.71    384.53    122.71    609.76    120.56   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage 55.65    285.89    224.12    172.77    141.71    75.63    128.47    60.34   
Less than 50% low wage 30.89    216.43    178.07    60.47    57.70    45.08    121.80    37.47   

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.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

-- 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.