Hi,

You may also consider using a pivot table. It get you the result without
any formulas

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Regards,

Ashish Mathur
Microsoft Excel MVP
www.ashishmathur.com

"AGA" wrote in message
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HI,

I am attempting to update our medical benefits spreadsheet. I would like
to
calculate how many employees are enrolled in each plan type. Column A
lists
the provider (Aetna, Kaiser and Blue Shield), Column B lists the coverage
type (employee, emp + spouse etc). I wanted a total for each possible
combination from both colums.
For example:
Kaiser+Employee
Kaiser+Employee/Spouse
Aetna+Employee

I have failed miserably with the COUNTIF and hope someone out there will
take pity on me and show me the light.
Thanks,
AGA