Table I.C.1(2000) Average total single premium (in dollars) per enrolled employee at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size
and selected characteristics: United States, 2000

 

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

2,654.67

3,003.31

2,779.83

2,612.01

2,561.40

2,612.81

2,827.04

2,595.35

 

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

2,445.02

2,641.30

2,593.57

2,444.35

2,428.36

2,295.90

2,431.40

2,456.26

Mining and manufacturing

2,525.50

2,791.42

2,633.04

2,550.53

2,409.35

2,551.16

2,729.53

2,486.20

Construction

2,655.20

3,075.13

2,530.92

2,553.11

2,463.21

2,846.68

2,741.52

2,535.99

Utilities and transp.

2,550.70

2,611.19

2,898.11

2,759.52

2,626.74

2,487.60

2,670.01

2,534.12

Wholesale trade

2,684.36

2,987.32

2,977.14

2,558.26

2,780.56

2,526.35

2,817.28

2,611.84

Fin. svs. and real est.

2,655.99

3,064.08

3,070.10

2,695.76

2,597.02

2,586.86

2,960.54

2,596.67

Retail trade

2,675.35

2,936.44

2,608.77

2,529.07

2,421.34

2,767.84

2,746.12

2,648.21

Professional services

2,703.52

3,098.73

2,772.40

2,722.06

2,663.67

2,577.39

2,905.19

2,619.83

Other Services

2,717.70

2,956.24

3,021.86

2,616.60

2,606.56

2,702.38

2,868.40

2,668.35

 

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

2,628.25

2,931.97

2,721.58

2,587.19

2,493.63

2,624.25

2,763.06

2,583.00

For profit, unincorporated

2,781.59

3,138.52

2,711.29

2,542.06

2,596.94

2,575.68

2,987.71

2,560.78

Nonprofit

2,773.93

3,082.10

3,287.28

2,809.27

2,765.95

2,607.24

3,042.46

2,703.64

Unknown

2,514.38

*****

2,184.00

*

2,110.07

2,519.68

2,515.44

2,184.00

*

2,514.47

 

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

2,697.95

2,904.20

2,609.76

2,586.31

2,432.41

2,522.59

2,765.87

2,533.70

5-9 years

2,600.71

2,820.84

2,655.57

2,491.29

2,540.61

2,480.48

2,665.20

2,527.55

10-19 years

2,740.50

3,011.83

2,655.67

2,491.52

2,497.36

3,112.05

2,741.70

2,739.50

20 or more years

2,660.71

3,151.51

2,941.36

2,687.63

2,583.64

2,569.97

2,955.45

2,577.51

Unknown

2,586.10

*****

3,790.06

*

2,770.79

2,617.55

2,583.60

2,890.55

2,585.11

 

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

2,622.59

3,190.32

2,933.15

2,680.93

2,621.56

2,610.51

2,797.14

2,615.45

1 location only

2,711.47

3,000.66

2,762.83

2,587.99

2,445.17

2,718.77

2,830.29

2,500.45

 

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

2,657.92

3,297.27

3,140.82

2,638.02

2,652.51

2,503.90

3,034.11

2,547.79

25-49%

2,694.00

2,917.52

2,610.23

2,897.75

2,460.90

2,689.40

2,792.48

2,667.65

50-74%

2,819.06

3,045.94

2,941.78

2,734.56

2,689.10

2,823.29

2,975.01

2,762.83

75% or more

2,632.41

2,995.98

2,763.32

2,582.18

2,547.98

2,585.60

2,806.42

2,571.99

 

Union presence

No union employees

2,598.94

2,961.77

2,748.05

2,570.70

2,522.08

2,513.00

2,783.85

2,520.23

Has union employees

2,802.85

3,812.97

3,454.34

3,234.62

2,842.21

2,694.73

3,679.23

2,727.91

Unknown

3,212.79

2,716.64

3,130.66

3,206.14

2,697.87

3,265.49

2,995.44

3,227.35

 

Percent low wage employees **

50% or more low wage

2,557.00

2,924.92

2,700.42

2,546.60

2,459.75

2,474.25

2,736.80

2,474.18

Less than 50% low wage

2,659.29

2,951.80

2,795.81

2,629.22

2,613.39

2,513.62

2,822.50

2,564.55

Unknown

2,696.98

4,163.05

2,850.91

2,720.17

2,438.48

2,689.04

3,501.64

2,675.28

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Cost and Financing Studies. 2000 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.

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

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

 

 

Table I.C.1(2000) Standard error for average total single premium (in dollars) per enrolled employee at private-sector establishments that
offer health
insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2000

 

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

9.56

41.38

42.53

40.38

16.55

23.29

23.76

14.31

 

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

173.24

146.66

220.43

182.24

247.75

499.28

121.16

289.56

Mining and manufacturing

32.23

122.85

111.31

73.18

61.90

40.32

97.84

33.87

Construction

50.66

173.49

80.27

108.55

127.97

165.84

72.01

114.61

Utilities and transp.

95.87

221.34

168.14

159.12

126.86

119.91

151.55

100.46

Wholesale trade

42.35

126.85

96.44

101.31

146.86

42.50

81.58

56.18

Fin. svs. and real est.

25.17

105.25

76.33

95.33

65.09

30.53

51.60

30.17

Retail trade

50.42

59.38

77.16

74.64

41.67

88.54

54.30

72.98

Professional services

27.97

85.57

53.69

49.74

29.71

21.57

61.98

17.52

Other Services

51.08

152.30

168.75

33.09

79.04

95.75

70.25

64.52

 

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

15.90

47.07

46.96

43.04

19.21

31.82

26.61

20.34

For profit, unincorporated

56.82

103.02

99.38

97.41

65.55

116.60

89.82

54.91

Nonprofit

20.64

56.37

148.84

62.69

48.74

37.44

56.40

24.70

Unknown

54.53

*****

690.64

*

503.18

174.55

61.67

690.64

*

54.51

 

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

85.68

131.24

77.52

95.18

89.23

136.35

99.65

82.39

5-9 years

61.08

75.28

170.71

61.94

121.87

133.07

52.38

100.51

10-19 years

45.91

47.39

45.77

39.80

55.26

193.69

35.59

85.98

20 or more years

19.46

58.98

78.76

51.22

27.34

23.85

35.16

19.23

Unknown

26.26

*****

1,145.83

*

177.24

71.25

27.64

465.82

26.59

 

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

19.04

191.23

187.89

93.77

21.57

23.67

86.98

20.91

1 location only

16.38

42.64

35.15

36.68

45.63

122.67

20.39

26.85

 

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

73.87

225.38

186.44

164.82

136.01

80.47

140.60

65.55

25-49%

68.22

140.79

108.89

135.34

84.10

74.75

110.66

61.87

50-74%

52.57

60.25

68.72

92.64

69.33

91.20

63.05

61.38

75% or more

13.56

51.08

50.72

48.18

27.20

26.16

32.17

18.13

 

Union presence

No union employees

11.67

42.98

43.66

40.07

14.80

10.47

30.30

8.81

Has union employees

57.39

341.81

300.39

161.49

74.71

76.18

165.71

63.00

Unknown

179.40

289.77

613.08

488.86

377.38

205.71

230.21

198.88

 

Percent low wage employees **

50% or more low wage

19.37

84.56

96.62

50.24

29.52

40.78

51.93

19.74

Less than 50% low wage

17.38

48.58

40.22

43.66

33.03

32.03

16.23

24.37

Unknown

37.67

315.58

504.79

176.80

84.64

41.67

282.19

40.12

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Cost and Financing Studies. 2000 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.

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

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