Table I.C.1.c(2012) Average total single premium (in dollars) for any-provider plans per enrolled employee at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2012
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 5,225    5,584    5,571    5,159    5,231    4,786    5,459    5,054   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 5,109    --    --    --    --    --    4,944    5,443   
Mining and manufacturing 4,855    5,007    4,981    4,837    4,736    4,997    4,905    4,837   
Construction 4,752    5,207    5,135    4,029    4,716    3,177 * 4,799    4,599   
Utilities and transp. 5,454    4,469    3,377 * 5,754    5,659    5,612    5,010    5,592   
Wholesale trade 5,410    5,458    5,381    5,490    5,197    5,777    5,582    5,190   
Fin. svs. and real estate 5,209    5,387    3,977    5,704    5,304    5,022    5,217    5,205   
Retail trade 5,389    5,492    5,678    5,012    4,405    6,207    5,215    5,504   
Professional services 5,751    5,824    6,069    5,282    5,603    6,174    5,841    5,663   
Other services 4,592    5,837    5,456    5,274    5,243    2,984    5,586    3,940   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 5,105    5,721    5,563    5,022    4,908    4,599    5,477    4,812   
For profit, unincorporated 5,161    5,172    5,556    5,373    5,602    4,304    5,364    4,939   
Nonprofit 5,889    5,825    5,720    5,523    5,889    6,342    5,543    5,988   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 5,255    5,717    4,937    5,206    5,047    3,228 * 5,286    5,161   
5-9 years 4,924    5,143    5,054    4,701    4,768    4,616    5,008    4,796   
10-19 years 5,404    5,782    5,270    5,717    4,766    4,824    5,736    4,898   
20 or more years 5,228    5,648    6,011    5,014    5,424    4,794    5,520    5,100   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 4,990    5,500    4,230    5,298    5,327    4,749    4,951    4,994   
1 location only 5,387    5,585    5,658    5,117    5,127    6,153    5,501    5,166   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 5,845    7,776    5,954    4,585    4,043    7,124    6,128    5,714   
25-49 % 4,304    5,442    5,872    5,561    5,869    2,714    5,501    3,932   
50-74 % 5,710    5,783    5,710    5,805    5,875    5,247    5,838    5,614   
75% or more 5,223    5,488    5,527    5,039    5,095    5,112    5,374    5,100   
Union presence
No union employees 5,206    5,582    5,575    5,166    5,140    4,545    5,456    4,983   
Has union employees 5,744    5,220 * 5,409    4,736    6,699    5,537    5,405    5,766   
Unknown 4,874    7,825    4,452 * 6,000 * 3,769    4,870    6,029    4,820   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage 4,465    5,262    5,512    5,164    4,206    3,756    5,298    4,130   
Less than 50% low wage 5,429    5,640    5,579    5,158    5,540    5,264    5,486    5,380   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 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.C.1.c(2012) Standard error for average total single premium (in dollars) for any-provider plans per enrolled employee at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2012
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 87.52    201.16    243.61    175.97    159.71    157.02    131.87    103.21   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 954.44    --    --    --    --    --    1,055.06    1,481.67   
Mining and manufacturing 229.49    864.86    969.74    564.14    442.41    242.72    613.48    296.24   
Construction 301.14    393.29    707.89    547.39    1,227.46    960.13 * 393.27    787.08   
Utilities and transp. 335.52    883.62    1,061.93 * 1,174.45    1,177.89    421.79    723.37    326.60   
Wholesale trade 225.92    968.35    539.54    718.78    610.84    1,148.72    300.37    440.86   
Fin. svs. and real estate 285.45    648.60    907.98    290.44    807.99    204.20    335.43    376.56   
Retail trade 109.83    746.54    505.14    311.70    289.33    690.54    288.20    188.48   
Professional services 134.77    166.21    424.97    315.95    296.99    437.97    209.60    219.15   
Other services 173.39    432.43    339.46    443.88    619.23    127.54    237.64    248.61   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 82.82    218.45    264.51    155.84    212.62    189.93    153.01    103.78   
For profit, unincorporated 229.18    222.21    466.52    327.24    821.60    568.13    209.98    410.78   
Nonprofit 218.54    920.48    547.01    301.22    438.72    638.01    383.75    339.58   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 476.49    609.35    854.32    632.19    633.40    1,020.78 * 438.04    581.60   
5-9 years 221.70    376.89    442.20    248.41    672.19    1,199.37    349.30    368.68   
10-19 years 197.44    397.32    404.11    453.36    278.29    1,002.43    282.91    218.13   
20 or more years 82.52    245.95    298.59    179.65    139.11    168.98    129.57    113.83   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 115.33    1,439.53    539.75    219.39    171.43    161.37    307.23    111.26   
1 location only 132.34    201.97    226.03    198.71    257.27    1,747.78    141.04    239.29   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 496.34    1,531.86    1,150.57    467.90    659.95    475.39    744.49    577.77   
25-49 % 397.41    826.64    599.38    616.81    647.48    377.25    612.29    405.84   
50-74 % 249.05    413.34    951.71    414.97    337.51    462.91    357.65    229.93   
75% or more 94.98    191.51    233.52    172.63    152.10    205.06    124.92    115.11   
Union presence
No union employees 102.96    201.30    245.68    178.28    195.49    212.58    131.24    128.14   
Has union employees 325.94    1,650.71 * 1,302.79    930.72    776.52    530.45    962.69    351.79   
Unknown 393.02    2,338.55    1,407.85 * 1,897.37 * 937.78    407.91    1,683.63    393.95   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage 155.90    345.84    470.41    336.93    303.84    184.32    266.08    162.43   
Less than 50% low wage 110.01    199.07    244.67    204.70    159.04    215.47    142.43    144.17   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 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.