Table I.C.1.c(2000) 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, 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

3,042.23

3,484.35

3,043.17

2,822.88

2,745.09

3,017.60

3,190.79

2,961.17

 

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

3,226.71

3,136.58

2,710.75

2,558.32

2,257.37

4,535.38

3,081.83

3,738.57

Mining and manufacturing

2,697.65

4,369.88

2,900.29

3,243.49

2,545.92

2,603.77

3,174.25

2,630.84

Construction

3,365.05

3,419.48

3,162.40

3,092.44

2,223.57

4,399.76

3,397.21

3,259.65

Utilities and transp.

2,615.55

3,376.34

4,606.08

2,837.15

3,413.70

2,258.83

3,337.25

2,495.53

Wholesale trade

2,963.22

3,817.97

3,102.26

2,874.14

2,353.29

2,582.40

3,424.46

2,570.75

Fin. svs. and real est.

3,061.30

3,405.88

3,822.90

2,848.24

3,474.88

2,893.53

3,185.58

3,020.08

Retail trade

3,547.81

3,437.45

2,803.77

2,659.07

2,251.88

4,065.28

3,003.21

3,771.76

Professional services

2,977.51

3,291.14

2,925.02

2,962.17

2,789.94

2,810.24

3,111.65

2,867.45

Other Services

3,005.37

3,730.63

3,079.04

2,546.39

2,883.75

2,838.72

3,231.84

2,804.98

 

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

3,021.39

3,521.90

2,997.29

2,788.88

2,586.19

3,060.27

3,142.89

2,963.86

For profit, unincorporated

3,090.24

3,399.38

2,627.53

2,802.16

3,293.58

2,648.73

3,230.19

2,800.43

Nonprofit

3,248.09

3,536.95

3,452.93

3,095.11

3,290.86

3,027.91

3,421.42

3,135.76

Unknown

2,781.52

*****

*****

*****

2,073.67

2,804.94

*****

2,781.52

 

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

2,797.19

3,033.25

2,575.60

2,361.67

2,801.54

2,381.52

2,827.82

2,658.32

5-9 years

3,251.90

3,367.19

2,910.26

3,211.91

3,753.87

2,378.04

3,106.85

3,628.29

10-19 years

3,004.90

3,809.74

2,989.50

2,598.53

2,284.16

2,207.08

3,323.55

2,456.07

20 or more years

3,161.04

3,521.99

3,165.95

2,932.93

2,839.21

3,244.62

3,264.22

3,108.12

Unknown

2,845.80

*****

*****

2,364.00

*

2,858.28

2,845.72

2,364.00

*

2,846.00

  

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

2,983.73

3,373.29

3,019.84

3,298.35

2,708.00

3,016.14

3,098.34

2,977.37

1 location only

3,129.35

3,486.36

3,047.79

2,694.96

2,825.32

3,150.12

3,199.83

2,846.52

 

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

2,765.02

2,809.23

3,191.64

2,491.59

2,635.76

2,816.82

2,666.72

2,824.69

25-49%

2,880.44

3,422.22

2,652.24

2,543.45

2,159.50

3,073.58

2,966.70

2,823.58

50-74%

3,769.20

3,511.04

2,965.00

3,006.89

3,126.45

4,211.05

3,261.17

4,034.49

75% or more

2,913.75

3,498.37

3,090.04

2,828.80

2,736.74

2,726.90

3,206.08

2,755.00

 

Union presence

No union employees

2,940.14

3,424.11

3,041.90

2,760.63

2,715.96

2,793.68

3,138.22

2,791.25

Has union employees

3,552.55

4,628.83

3,293.56

4,675.94

2,906.67

3,526.24

4,295.59

3,469.07

Unknown

2,394.87

2,317.73

1,933.09

2,184.00

*

3,547.39

2,412.20

2,233.24

2,421.78

 

Percent low wage employees **

50% or more low wage

2,724.60

3,205.03

2,888.68

2,674.31

2,473.98

2,371.88

2,966.04

2,469.83

Less than 50% low wage

3,081.03

3,603.39

3,137.23

2,881.73

2,938.39

2,665.71

3,290.54

2,839.19

Unknown

3,152.17

2,683.14

1,280.49

*

2,677.86

2,167.01

3,192.57

2,508.37

3,165.59

 

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.c(2000) 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, 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

51.91

186.88

109.60

187.98

104.22

103.72

56.69

78.07

 

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

263.21

288.36

761.24

662.52

630.64

1,103.68

255.45

836.97

Mining and manufacturing

66.31

683.55

450.70

582.19

142.50

74.85

332.91

83.92

Construction

290.00

515.04

361.63

686.04

618.47

1,028.74

364.05

512.48

Utilities and transp.

188.17

675.38

1,179.15

554.74

627.44

97.76

642.77

216.02

Wholesale trade

98.52

791.42

497.49

277.06

316.98

265.05

293.93

93.79

Fin. svs. and real est.

179.53

628.39

613.98

482.03

242.52

234.37

518.46

216.61

Retail trade

225.04

405.49

201.52

78.77

165.96

367.12

160.85

297.48

Professional services

68.54

208.38

182.88

175.78

249.89

142.22

143.17

95.86

Other Services

70.93

312.59

210.81

125.39

328.45

135.79

158.32

100.30

 

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

67.01

169.14

133.38

109.30

134.43

126.61

75.04

99.52

For profit, unincorporated

129.77

286.92

197.31

465.52

589.84

210.16

224.26

454.48

Nonprofit

79.82

177.84

551.68

176.68

236.86

132.64

175.38

157.60

Unknown

241.03

*****

*****

*****

477.84

267.68

*****

241.03

 

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

174.98

260.87

329.19

380.85

587.53

592.82

170.43

347.00

5-9 years

229.55

308.82

443.62

620.97

808.80

572.73

262.47

544.04

10-19 years

85.32

182.72

473.60

471.61

113.55

286.89

144.88

133.25

20 or more years

78.45

203.54

155.52

120.32

149.57

165.14

89.65

121.85

Unknown

67.12

*****

*****

747.56

*

485.05

67.47

747.56

*

67.18

 

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

88.83

724.99

208.24

344.82

155.30

103.28

198.89

91.29

1 location only

47.84

191.46

100.73

112.66

232.84

542.00

68.02

154.16

 

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

92.37

387.36

637.26

346.67

344.31

445.73

194.04

189.30

25-49%

137.64

370.98

392.45

476.15

323.08

341.46

161.77

163.65

50-74%

194.53

173.24

390.82

272.13

332.15

377.71

136.43

356.80

75% or more

35.98

236.06

138.65

226.37

118.10

48.59

76.17

41.69

 

Union presence

No union employees

35.56

169.91

112.60

191.91

152.73

70.03

49.61

56.31

Has union employees

202.09

777.96

698.49

976.04

471.69

236.63

693.20

224.11

Unknown

138.14

606.90

576.85

690.64

*

1,058.38

161.64

464.38

155.89

 

Percent low wage employees **

50% or more low wage

84.92

95.77

325.30

112.27

137.67

197.05

118.57

84.47

Less than 50% low wage

66.38

230.66

117.84

234.71

148.90

87.71

104.33

61.67

Unknown

131.05

635.17

441.08

*

763.60

251.63

138.71

582.41

137.98

 

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.