Table 4.26
Employer health care costs as a share of wages, 1948–2010
Health cost share | |
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1948 | 0.5% |
1973 | 2.9 |
1979 | 4.5 |
1989 | 6.4 |
1995 | 7.3 |
2000 | 7.2 |
2010 | 8.9 |
Annual percentage-point change | |
1948–1973 | 0.10 |
1973–1979 | 0.26 |
1979–2010 | 0.14 |
1979–1989 | 0.19 |
1989–2000 | 0.07 |
2000–2010 | 0.17 |
Source: Authors' analysis of Bureau of Economic Analysis National Income and Product Accounts
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