Employer Health Benefits 2005: Exhibit 2.7: Distribution of Firms? by the Amounts They Believe They and Their Employees Could Afford to Pay for Health Insurance and by Their Estimate of the Cost of Coverage, per Month, 2005

Employer Health Benefits 2005 Annual Survey

Section 2: Health Benefits Offer Rates: Exhibit 2.7: Distribution of Firms‡ by the Amounts They Believe...

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Exhibit 2.7: Distribution of Firms‡ by the Amounts They Believe They and Their Employees Could Afford to Pay for Health Insurance and by Their Estimate of the Cost of Coverage, per Month, 2005

Amount Per Month	Distribution of Firms by Amount They Think They Could Afford to Pay for Health Insurance	Distribution of Firms by Amount They Think Their Employees Could Afford to Pay for Health Insurance	Distribution of Firms by Their Estimate of the Cost of Health Insurance
Less than $100	22%	36%	8%
$100-$199	19%	27%	27%
$200-$299	23%	16%	23%
$300-$399	8%	1%	15%
$400 or more	4%	3%	22%
Don’t Know	24%	17%	5%

^‡	Among firms that do not offer health benefits to active workers.

	Note: Average premiums for single coverage in 2005 are $335 per month, with a monthly worker contribution of $51. Average premiums for family coverage in 2005 are $907 per month, with a monthly worker contribution of $226.

	Source: Kaiser/HRET Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits, 2005.

	For more information regarding survey methodology, click here to view the Survey Design and Methods section.

The Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and Educational Trust
Program Area: Health Care Marketplace Project | Publication Date: 09/14/2005