Table I.F.5(2006) Average copayment (in dollars) for an office visit to a physician per employee enrolled in a health insurance plan that had a physician copayment at private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2006 |
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Characteristics |
Total |
Less than 10 employees |
10-24 employees |
25-99 employees |
100-999 employees |
1000 or more employees |
Less than 50 employees |
50 or more employees |
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United States |
19.33 |
|
20.74 |
|
20.96 |
|
20.46 |
|
19.23 |
|
18.70 |
|
20.88 |
|
18.95 |
|
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Industry group ** |
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Agric., fish., forest. |
18.88 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
23.53 |
|
16.29 |
|
Mining and manufacturing |
19.53 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
21.35 |
|
19.25 |
|
Construction |
20.73 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
20.92 |
|
20.53 |
|
Utilities and transp. |
18.43 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
21.42 |
|
18.06 |
|
Wholesale trade |
19.49 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
21.41 |
|
18.77 |
|
Fin. svs. and real estate |
19.21 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
18.99 |
|
19.25 |
|
Retail trade |
20.76 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
22.68 |
|
20.33 |
|
Professional services |
18.73 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
20.51 |
|
18.33 |
|
Other services |
19.33 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
20.61 |
|
18.91 |
|
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Ownership |
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For profit, incorporated |
19.57 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
20.95 |
|
19.21 |
|
For profit, unincorporated |
19.71 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
21.68 |
|
19.05 |
|
Nonprofit |
17.91 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
18.86 |
|
17.78 |
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Age of firm |
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Less than 5 years |
20.17 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
20.58 |
|
19.54 |
|
5-9 years |
20.56 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
21.20 |
|
19.83 |
|
10-19 years |
19.60 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
20.31 |
|
19.08 |
|
20 or more years |
19.26 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
21.05 |
|
18.82 |
|
Unknown |
19.07 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
22.74 |
|
19.06 |
|
|
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Multi/single status |
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2 or more locations |
18.95 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
21.40 |
|
18.90 |
|
1 location only |
20.11 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
20.84 |
|
19.21 |
|
|
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Percent full-time employees |
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Less than 25% |
20.56 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
21.40 |
|
20.40 |
|
25-49 % |
19.76 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
21.70 |
|
19.27 |
|
50-74 % |
19.01 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
21.26 |
|
18.41 |
|
75% or more |
19.33 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
20.79 |
|
18.98 |
|
|
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Union presence |
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No union employees |
19.86 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
20.97 |
|
19.47 |
|
Has union employees |
17.28 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
18.64 |
|
17.21 |
|
Unknown |
19.18 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
20.40 |
|
19.16 |
|
|
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Percent low wage employees |
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50% or more low wage |
20.53 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
22.34 |
|
20.23 |
|
Less than 50% low wage |
19.13 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
20.71 |
|
18.71 |
|
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. |
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Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. |
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. Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell. |
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** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix. |
Table I.F.5(2006) Standard error for average copayment (in dollars) for an office visit to a physician per employee enrolled in a health insurance plan that had a physician copayment at private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2006 |
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Characteristics |
Total |
Less than 10 employees |
10-24 employees |
25-99 employees |
100-999 employees |
1000 or more employees |
Less than 50 employees |
50 or more employees |
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United States |
0.11 |
|
0.40 |
|
0.20 |
|
0.32 |
|
0.23 |
|
0.14 |
|
0.24 |
|
0.15 |
|
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Industry group ** |
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Agric., fish., forest. |
1.25 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
1.14 |
|
2.52 |
|
Mining and manufacturing |
0.21 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0.56 |
|
0.26 |
|
Construction |
0.35 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0.46 |
|
0.59 |
|
Utilities and transp. |
0.40 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0.91 |
|
0.40 |
|
Wholesale trade |
0.31 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0.48 |
|
0.40 |
|
Fin. svs. and real estate |
0.39 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0.86 |
|
0.39 |
|
Retail trade |
0.23 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0.62 |
|
0.20 |
|
Professional services |
0.22 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0.33 |
|
0.24 |
|
Other services |
0.25 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0.29 |
|
0.33 |
|
|
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Ownership |
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For profit, incorporated |
0.11 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0.29 |
|
0.16 |
|
For profit, unincorporated |
0.34 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0.48 |
|
0.37 |
|
Nonprofit |
0.19 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0.33 |
|
0.23 |
|
|
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Age of firm |
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Less than 5 years |
0.33 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0.77 |
|
1.29 |
|
5-9 years |
0.30 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0.36 |
|
0.66 |
|
10-19 years |
0.32 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0.36 |
|
0.50 |
|
20 or more years |
0.16 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0.30 |
|
0.18 |
|
Unknown |
0.15 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
1.48 |
|
0.15 |
|
|
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Multi/single status |
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2 or more locations |
0.13 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0.69 |
|
0.13 |
|
1 location only |
0.24 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0.25 |
|
0.40 |
|
|
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Percent full-time employees |
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Less than 25% |
0.57 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
1.17 |
|
0.47 |
|
25-49 % |
0.42 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0.63 |
|
0.45 |
|
50-74 % |
0.33 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0.29 |
|
0.39 |
|
75% or more |
0.13 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0.28 |
|
0.17 |
|
|
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Union presence |
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No union employees |
0.12 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0.25 |
|
0.17 |
|
Has union employees |
0.22 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0.46 |
|
0.23 |
|
Unknown |
0.22 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
1.56 |
|
0.25 |
|
|
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Percent low wage employees |
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50% or more low wage |
0.21 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0.48 |
|
0.20 |
|
Less than 50% low wage |
0.13 |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
0.27 |
|
0.19 |
|
|
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. |
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Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. |
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. Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell. |
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** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix. |