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Published in final edited form as: Natl Tax J. 2011 Sep 1;64(3):795–816. doi: 10.17310/ntj.2011.3.02

Table 2.

Average Health Spending (2004$) of Individuals in Families with a Full-Year Employed Worker and Full-Year Employer Insurance Coverage, 1996–2005 by Wage and Salary Income of Insurance Policyholder

Wage/Salary Income of Insurance Policyholder	Average Health Spending (Standard Deviation)	Sample Size [Annual Population]	Average Tax Price
<70% of Social Security wage base	1,953 (5,046)	75,700 [81,440,000]	0.675
70–80% of wage base	1,937 (4,443)	5,943 [7,518,000]	0.618
80–90% of wage base	2,065 (4,726)	4,175 [5,428,000]	0.605
90–100% of wage base	2,406 (7,852)	2,977 [3,787,000]	0.597
100–110% of wage base	1,836 (3,848)	1,971 [2,572,000]	0.692
110–120% of wage base	2,110 (4,957)	1,811 [2,331,000]	0.689
120–130% of wage base	2,016 (5,929)	448 [626,000]	0.678
>130% of Social Security wage base	2,122 (4,526)	3,780 [4,953,000]	0.659
All wage/salary income levels	1,982 (5,073)	96,805 [108,700,000]	0.665

Note: Averages are calculated using MEPS-HC sample weights.