Table I.C.1.b(2001) Average total single premium (in dollars) for mixed-provider plans per enrolled employee at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2001
 
Characteristics Total

Less than 10employees

10 - 24 employees

25 - 99 employees

100-999 employees

1000 or more employees

Less than 50 employees

50 or more employees
 

United States

2,984.42

3,325.38

3,090.15

2,895.56

3,005.03

2,932.58

3,114.70

2,948.25

 
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest.

2,843.09

2,916.15

2,193.41

3,052.92

3,500.92

2,440.60

2,987.57

2,786.33

Mining and manufacturing

2,840.90

3,015.20

3,044.18

2,733.96

2,914.42

2,799.16

2,912.82

2,828.87

Construction

2,778.89

2,967.67

2,874.43

2,619.86

2,627.03

2,923.76

2,834.26

2,715.78

Utilities and transp.

2,876.77

2,785.08

3,460.65

*

2,772.45

3,464.30

2,774.72

2,929.93

2,872.28

Wholesale trade

2,838.71

3,076.70

3,037.89

2,849.19

2,809.20

2,751.63

2,962.37

2,793.57

Fin. svs. and real est.

3,130.56

3,669.87

3,318.45

3,155.59

3,135.13

3,062.23

3,399.30

3,083.89

Retail trade

2,773.21

3,063.52

3,012.28

2,684.26

2,818.54

2,701.89

2,913.22

2,728.87

Professional services

3,093.98

3,497.61

3,192.91

3,038.42

3,108.04

2,988.36

3,278.11

3,030.02

Other Services

3,151.59

3,474.86

3,059.29

3,099.00

3,064.65

3,178.87

3,264.74

3,122.53

 
Ownership
For profit, incorporated

2,922.40

3,208.92

3,069.68

2,817.13

2,900.93

2,900.38

3,032.43

2,892.06

For profit, unincorporated

3,201.99

3,418.09

3,032.03

2,891.98

3,369.10

3,085.22

3,216.71

3,191.72

Nonprofit

3,232.15

3,874.59

3,297.85

3,292.98

3,228.79

3,109.95

3,546.00

3,166.60

Unknown

2,933.38

6,060.00

*

*****

3,288.86

2,675.52

2,936.57

3,492.50

2,915.64

 
Age of firm
Less than 5 years

3,137.92

3,214.76

3,040.49

2,924.59

3,092.15

3,498.44

3,102.01

3,186.00

5-9 years

2,922.24

3,179.05

3,105.33

2,704.11

2,826.75

2,795.09

3,036.59

2,789.66

10-19 years

2,898.72

3,365.15

2,872.92

2,776.82

2,725.87

2,806.07

3,018.39

2,784.40

20 or more years

3,066.45

3,392.75

3,200.03

2,971.79

3,064.72

3,039.72

3,194.73

3,035.92

Unknown

2,824.14

3,300.47

*

2,051.51

2,439.61

3,017.71

2,812.08

2,819.19

2,824.16

 
Multi/single status
2 or more locations

2,950.90

3,514.84

3,112.08

3,009.19

3,048.33

2,912.05

3,170.51

2,943.33

1 location only

3,050.35

3,318.73

3,087.75

2,859.70

2,920.33

3,476.20

3,108.39

2,970.45

 
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%

2,722.70

3,538.24

3,524.73

2,944.70

2,766.73

2,551.36

3,362.45

2,609.13

25-49%

2,814.02

3,221.95

3,147.49

3,150.67

2,720.14

2,744.04

3,201.40

2,750.17

50-74%

2,961.43

3,626.37

3,080.15

2,978.02

3,224.95

2,734.69

3,312.73

2,874.85

75% or more

3,003.04

3,282.84

3,082.15

2,877.89

2,993.25

2,988.19

3,085.01

2,979.15

 
Union presence
No union employees

2,943.85

3,324.05

3,071.63

2,875.52

2,939.59

2,862.93

3,100.57

2,888.89

Has union employees

3,038.55

3,428.44

3,411.58

3,149.63

3,587.20

2,897.36

3,435.56

3,014.68

Unknown

3,368.58

3,256.75

3,164.03

3,303.18

2,857.99

3,407.70

3,241.97

3,374.49

 
Percent low wage employees **
50% or more low wage

2,838.52

3,262.02

2,986.60

2,804.36

2,899.84

2,668.52

3,004.12

2,791.38

Less than 50% low wage

3,023.91

3,329.14

3,110.74

2,898.73

3,037.62

2,945.68

3,126.90

2,974.01

Unknown

2,974.51

3,519.86

2,834.23

3,257.97

2,975.86

2,965.62

3,301.11

2,968.88

 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2001 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 IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.
***** No estimate available. No reported values in cell.

 

Table I.C.1.b(2001) Standard error for average total single premium (in dollars) for mixed-provider plans per enrolled employee at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2001
 
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

16.46

 

55.19

 

32.39

 

35.57

 

65.03

 

34.96

 

20.42

 

20.52

 
   
Industry group **  
Agric., fish., forest.

137.97

 

308.61

 

486.18

 

355.91

 

449.24

 

252.45

 

307.39

 

142.21

 
Mining and manufacturing

62.13

 

162.60

 

159.26

 

82.05

 

151.95

 

58.58

 

100.23

 

67.91

 
Construction

39.98

 

104.94

 

220.38

 

91.49

 

156.32

 

120.84

 

85.93

 

61.20

 
Utilities and transp.

87.51

 

185.78

 

1,116.75

*

118.14

 

185.72

 

55.04

 

238.77

 

86.79

 
Wholesale trade

55.85

 

140.04

 

144.03

 

132.63

 

142.25

 

106.25

 

59.99

 

79.88

 
Fin. svs. and real est.

59.37

 

191.18

 

145.28

 

155.80

 

141.90

 

108.28

 

72.49

 

69.89

 
Retail trade

49.89

 

97.83

 

114.26

 

95.87

 

74.67

 

78.00

 

78.58

 

59.68

 
Professional services

30.79

 

85.61

 

74.84

 

44.89

 

68.87

 

56.81

 

40.71

 

41.37

 
Other Services

86.02

 

130.02

 

133.22

 

94.08

 

101.00

 

152.34

 

82.31

 

108.13

 
   
Ownership  
For profit, incorporated

23.50

 

55.44

 

53.59

 

52.13

 

80.02

 

45.30

 

30.78

 

26.84

 
For profit, unincorporated

77.40

 

142.28

 

136.71

 

166.17

 

175.46

 

167.03

 

94.28

 

103.86

 
Nonprofit

52.53

 

208.61

 

175.74

 

142.62

 

91.13

 

102.55

 

131.29

 

49.03

 
Unknown

98.68

 

1,916.34

*

*****

 

819.51

 

200.67

 

111.92

 

1,020.83

 

95.91

 
   
Age of firm  
Less than 5 years

53.31

 

143.08

 

236.96

 

214.96

 

133.19

 

164.19

 

103.00

 

64.02

 
5-9 years

68.84

 

104.35

 

139.50

 

74.42

 

95.23

 

164.38

 

85.56

 

72.93

 
10-19 years

63.60

 

126.89

 

80.16

 

72.14

 

99.39

 

96.36

 

59.45

 

82.02

 
20 or more years

31.34

 

59.38

 

32.29

 

58.90

 

58.95

 

77.20

 

22.43

 

40.57

 
Unknown

42.10

 

1,043.70

*

614.06

 

332.05

 

367.76

 

41.06

 

623.82

 

41.92

 
   
Multi/single status  
2 or more locations

16.48

 

239.51

 

82.61

 

83.11

 

82.07

 

27.15

 

72.80

 

17.46

 
1 location only

25.55

 

56.75

 

33.85

 

40.90

 

95.68

 

197.79

 

21.46

 

56.22

 
   
Percent full-time employees  
Less than 25%

77.87

 

257.13

 

455.02

 

138.32

 

113.08

 

63.73

 

170.87

 

59.24

 
25-49%

50.89

 

193.37

 

196.70

 

201.08

 

135.45

 

74.97

 

171.28

 

56.95

 
50-74%

54.26

 

178.88

 

83.76

 

82.34

 

79.71

 

84.18

 

113.89

 

63.48

 
75% or more

20.36

 

64.73

 

32.81

 

41.28

 

78.71

 

47.41

 

25.55

 

29.28

 
   
Union presence  
No union employees

21.46

 

50.76

 

28.35

 

31.53

 

72.72

 

44.09

 

22.25

 

28.40

 
Has union employees

49.19

 

624.44

 

271.54

 

226.71

 

186.70

 

48.70

 

211.79

 

56.71

 
Unknown

172.06

 

623.79

 

414.11

 

272.99

 

178.23

 

189.79

 

217.68

 

181.74

 
   
Percent low wage employees **  
50% or more low wage

39.19

 

127.60

 

149.46

 

76.03

 

90.22

 

64.48

 

95.35

 

36.84

 
Less than 50% low wage

27.75

 

60.84

 

39.74

 

37.30

 

54.76

 

70.78

 

30.82

 

38.53

 
Unknown

40.12

 

343.56

 

419.84

 

171.14

 

329.52

 

49.57

 

159.58

 

38.75

 

 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2001 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 IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.
***** No estimate available. No reported values in cell.