. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Apr 1.

Published in final edited form as: Pediatrics. 2009 Apr;123(4):e589–e594. doi: 10.1542/peds.2008-1738

TABLE 2.

Employer Characteristics for Families in HDHPs and Traditional Plans

Characteristic	HDHP		Traditional Plan
	% of Families	No. of Employers	% of Families	No. of Employers
Small employers
Associations (<10 employees)	54.0	^a	34.8	^a
2–50 employees	27.9	104	21.2	708
Large employers
51–250 employees	16.2	20	10.3	145
251–999 employees	0.4	1	17.0	50
≥1000 employees	1.6	1	16.7	42

There were 3 associations (independent brokers or trade groups) in the study population. These associations separately contracted with multiple small employers who could offer either an HDHP or a traditional plan to their employees. Data are not available on employers who obtained insurance through the association.