Table I.C.1.a(1999) Average total single premium (in dollars) for exclusive-provider plans 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

2,171.22

2,402.24

2,286.48

2,157.80

2,032.93

2,149.80

2,303.85

2,114.68

Industry group

Agric., fish., forest.

2,143.38

1,844.32

2,796.33

2,886.67

1,482.69

1,778.75

2,100.21

2,170.31

Mining

2,852.18

*****

2,160.00

*

1,800.00

*

1,956.00

*

3,034.13

2,160.00

*

2,916.44

Construction

2,082.97

2,175.69

1,983.96

2,334.15

1,672.90

2,058.55

2,129.60

1,942.06

Manufacturing

2,092.09

2,279.69

2,046.59

2,069.42

1,820.21

2,285.46

2,152.42

2,074.70

Transp., commu., util.

2,064.84

1,924.13

2,422.95

1,950.53

2,003.25

2,075.53

2,104.16

2,052.25

Wholesale trade

2,212.68

2,398.67

2,576.83

2,068.25

2,104.51

2,125.08

2,308.65

2,137.53

Retail trade

2,276.64

3,042.54

2,649.30

2,185.24

2,054.58

2,075.54

2,710.56

2,068.78

Fin., ins., real est.

2,168.38

2,332.83

2,290.40

2,176.28

2,139.22

2,127.60

2,324.05

2,123.25

Services

2,185.44

2,342.47

2,243.17

2,157.03

2,174.43

2,138.45

2,265.12

2,154.64

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

2,130.92

2,300.27

2,281.12

2,142.69

1,959.43

2,123.26

2,243.51

2,083.15

For profit, unincorporated

2,343.74

2,683.84

2,096.79

2,055.67

1,939.81

2,453.93

2,497.92

2,098.57

Nonprofit

2,265.40

2,306.36

2,528.16

2,265.74

2,233.45

2,232.27

2,401.55

2,230.51

Unknown

2,113.21

1,968.00

*

2,016.00

*

*****

1,953.39

2,128.53

2,003.96

2,113.38

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

2,175.92

2,307.06

2,353.10

1,934.51

2,341.01

1,984.56

2,248.77

2,103.83

5-9 years

2,069.38

2,351.17

2,014.03

2,051.61

1,814.46

2,052.63

2,178.03

1,934.78

10-19 years

2,181.28

2,463.14

2,251.25

1,978.50

1,962.32

2,274.37

2,283.48

2,040.73

20 or more years

2,197.32

2,417.74

2,416.51

2,308.15

2,031.49

2,155.58

2,384.98

2,128.64

Unknown

2,142.35

1,500.35

1,278.23

1,754.88

2,140.04

2,151.03

1,445.39

2,146.39

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

2,168.06

2,461.32

2,375.81

2,339.96

2,121.89

2,157.25

2,440.99

2,154.53

1 location only

2,175.57

2,399.88

2,278.36

2,096.07

1,896.62

1,898.44

2,290.06

1,968.15

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

2,184.03

2,238.38

2,471.22

2,138.41

2,249.06

1,952.29

2,178.76

2,187.86

25-49%

2,250.25

2,644.73

2,067.52

2,458.63

2,202.51

2,094.21

2,479.67

2,148.61

50-74%

2,133.54

2,352.48

2,693.32

1,959.98

2,157.73

1,955.16

2,453.76

2,005.29

75% or more

2,172.31

2,400.60

2,236.83

2,164.51

2,003.16

2,178.56

2,277.96

2,127.31

Union presence

No union employees

2,145.38

2,393.67

2,283.06

2,099.48

1,980.61

2,117.27

2,286.68

2,064.98

Has union employees

2,316.38

2,557.65

2,225.62

3,058.36

2,364.96

2,230.54

2,788.69

2,292.57

Unknown

2,161.98

2,697.48

2,701.16

2,041.79

1,929.84

2,153.77

2,658.53

2,124.00

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

2,254.13

2,676.99

2,573.78

2,462.13

1,865.50

1,743.32

2,683.92

1,963.91

Less than 50% low wage

2,178.97

2,388.94

2,270.92

2,149.85

2,040.47

2,160.72

2,286.32

2,110.11

Unknown

2,140.63

2,457.09

2,525.63

1,900.06

2,033.78

2,146.22

2,410.33

2,132.55

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.1.a(1999) Standard error for average total single premium (in dollars) for exclusive-provider plans 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

14.22

79.38

28.59

39.25

46.32

24.20

42.25

16.11

Industry group

Agric., fish., forest.

160.96

319.05

731.97

617.05

355.54

420.94

153.55

343.85

Mining

564.49

*****

683.05

*

569.21

*

618.54

*

678.87

683.05

*

584.06

Construction

69.15

125.66

135.61

182.58

220.41

400.37

92.53

99.80

Manufacturing

28.76

228.19

78.40

121.98

100.42

90.56

102.03

39.70

Transp., commu., util.

46.19

128.59

282.57

107.19

53.13

83.59

56.58

53.02

Wholesale trade

78.43

158.74

156.08

177.64

192.29

60.81

81.36

123.59

Retail trade

57.73

223.49

142.58

105.20

46.06

46.70

109.94

50.25

Fin., ins., real est.

31.03

174.00

253.73

229.24

65.62

26.81

118.90

19.26

Services

19.09

65.82

63.43

44.02

50.48

28.32

31.15

22.55

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

19.91

74.39

46.15

49.94

37.69

24.71

40.29

18.58

For profit, unincorporated

121.79

174.56

110.47

111.92

76.13

180.22

138.51

108.78

Nonprofit

38.74

145.28

124.04

90.13

73.69

76.86

54.67

51.54

Unknown

91.42

622.34

*

637.52

*

*****

300.44

92.37

597.48

91.73

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

67.33

112.41

270.76

58.07

202.92

166.69

135.33

152.97

5-9 years

49.71

111.51

111.27

69.01

175.93

179.97

57.35

128.56

10-19 years

70.94

171.67

103.12

57.16

86.98

107.57

91.60

55.47

20 or more years

27.72

78.25

68.65

73.65

43.83

38.01

49.67

33.08

Unknown

32.86

447.32

366.41

137.70

102.06

36.85

311.09

34.01

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

25.67

434.97

99.53

118.98

64.57

25.66

161.73

23.31

1 location only

22.17

86.86

35.33

50.26

48.41

145.72

38.82

40.51

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

60.70

365.32

286.90

164.61

131.94

88.91

109.27

93.88

25-49%

62.91

353.39

326.75

403.35

55.98

95.15

210.25

52.52

50-74%

36.27

116.60

156.59

99.20

88.29

70.56

64.32

31.45

75% or more

19.53

96.68

35.87

44.32

52.14

28.74

53.27

20.81

Union presence

No union employees

19.70

81.45

29.28

43.83

30.94

33.30

43.71

22.23

Has union employees

59.21

258.19

104.25

273.91

150.04

49.22

227.07

64.79

Unknown

67.00

304.06

469.85

432.08

46.52

77.39

199.66

74.00

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

97.61

206.06

410.05

280.83

74.75

77.54

234.46

88.73

Less than 50% low wage

14.29

85.10

35.61

42.81

55.60

40.76

45.85

30.54

Unknown

28.74

179.18

413.00

108.95

104.47

32.59

155.20

29.51

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.