Table I.F.18 Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that had a copayment for an office visit to a specialist physician by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2016
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
United States 60.8%    68.6%    69.6%    69.8%    64.3%    56.1%    69.2%    59.3%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 52.7%    47.9%    79.0%    62.6%    29.5% * 57.0%    55.2%    51.6%   
Mining and manufacturing 56.5%    64.0%    76.7%    66.3%    64.3%    49.4%    70.0%    55.0%   
Construction 65.1%    62.5%    64.5%    68.4%    65.9%    58.5%    65.7%    64.7%   
Utilities and transp. 50.0%    67.8%    63.3%    66.5%    59.3%    45.9%    65.7%    48.5%   
Wholesale trade 61.8%    68.2%    73.1%    73.7%    62.3%    54.6%    70.3%    59.4%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 55.7%    72.9%    70.0%    74.1%    62.6%    51.0%    71.5%    54.0%   
Retail trade 57.5%    66.6%    73.9%    72.0%    60.9%    51.9%    69.4%    55.3%   
Professional services 64.5%    67.6%    67.4%    67.2%    63.3%    64.0%    68.6%    63.9%   
Other services 67.5%    74.3%    70.9%    73.6%    71.4%    62.0%    72.1%    66.4%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 57.8%    67.1%    68.8%    70.2%    62.4%    52.0%    68.6%    55.8%   
For profit, unincorporated 62.4%    70.3%    70.6%    65.9%    63.3%    57.2%    69.3%    60.4%   
Nonprofit 71.2%    74.5%    74.9%    72.6%    70.3%    71.0%    73.1%    71.0%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 67.9%    64.5%    78.3%    67.2%    73.8%    43.2%    68.7%    67.4%   
5-9 years 68.2%    64.9%    72.9%    70.9%    64.9%    67.1%    69.1%    67.5%   
10-19 years 68.4%    70.8%    72.9%    71.0%    63.9%    67.4%    71.8%    66.5%   
20 or more years 59.1%    69.4%    66.1%    69.4%    63.7%    55.6%    68.0%    58.1%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 57.8%    67.7%    77.8%    69.6%    63.1%    55.9%    70.4%    57.6%   
1 location only 68.0%    68.6%    69.0%    69.8%    66.0%    63.8%    69.1%    67.1%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 57.9%    53.4%    57.9%    75.7%    64.1%    48.1%    61.4%    57.0%   
25-49 % 61.6%    69.9%    62.1%    72.1%    63.3%    57.3%    66.9%    60.7%   
50-74 % 60.6%    75.1%    69.3%    68.0%    66.7%    54.7%    71.6%    58.6%   
75% or more 60.9%    67.9%    70.2%    69.7%    64.0%    56.3%    69.2%    59.4%   
Union presence
No union employees 62.0%    69.3%    70.3%    69.7%    64.3%    56.8%    69.5%    60.3%   
Has union employees 56.4%    51.9%    62.7%    70.5%    64.1%    54.6%    63.7%    56.1%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 59.4%    59.5%    71.8%    70.7%    66.3%    52.9%    67.5%    58.4%   
Less than 50% low-wage 61.0%    69.4%    69.5%    69.7%    64.0%    56.5%    69.3%    59.4%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

** 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.18 Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that had a copayment for an office visit to a specialist physician by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2016
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
United States 0.61%    1.55%    1.62%    1.20%    1.24%    0.92%    0.92%    0.70%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 8.40%    12.91%    12.62%    14.77%    16.30% * 15.42%    9.53%    11.15%   
Mining and manufacturing 1.60%    6.49%    4.47%    3.44%    2.81%    2.35%    3.03%    1.74%   
Construction 2.70%    5.31%    4.96%    4.03%    5.67%    9.91%    2.95%    4.06%   
Utilities and transp. 2.76%    9.39%    10.42%    6.58%    6.93%    3.41%    5.59%    2.97%   
Wholesale trade 2.24%    6.53%    4.71%    3.68%    4.09%    3.92%    3.11%    2.72%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 1.78%    4.43%    5.82%    3.71%    3.77%    2.30%    3.07%    1.94%   
Retail trade 1.65%    5.06%    4.76%    3.41%    4.45%    2.20%    2.82%    1.88%   
Professional services 1.13%    2.71%    2.94%    2.27%    2.29%    1.68%    1.67%    1.29%   
Other services 1.38%    3.23%    3.86%    2.85%    2.91%    2.29%    2.12%    1.64%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.72%    1.92%    1.95%    1.41%    1.65%    1.04%    1.11%    0.83%   
For profit, unincorporated 1.59%    3.17%    3.64%    3.29%    2.99%    3.00%    2.12%    1.96%   
Nonprofit 1.45%    4.70%    4.64%    2.88%    2.25%    2.16%    2.62%    1.56%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 2.68%    4.61%    4.44%    4.97%    4.98%    10.45%    3.14%    3.95%   
5-9 years 2.27%    4.19%    4.50%    3.53%    4.72%    10.00%    2.59%    3.48%   
10-19 years 1.58%    2.66%    3.00%    2.62%    3.72%    3.48%    1.74%    2.24%   
20 or more years 0.70%    2.42%    2.33%    1.52%    1.41%    0.96%    1.31%    0.77%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.78%    11.22%    3.89%    2.14%    1.48%    0.94%    2.75%    0.79%   
1 location only 0.94%    1.56%    1.72%    1.42%    2.19%    5.60%    0.98%    1.55%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 2.61%    9.27%    13.29%    4.30%    5.42%    3.71%    6.29%    2.86%   
25-49 % 2.25%    6.94%    6.22%    4.37%    5.77%    3.12%    3.51%    2.57%   
50-74 % 1.70%    3.47%    4.76%    3.40%    3.47%    2.48%    2.49%    1.94%   
75% or more 0.68%    1.78%    1.78%    1.35%    1.38%    1.03%    1.04%    0.78%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.65%    1.55%    1.60%    1.22%    1.30%    1.08%    0.93%    0.77%   
Has union employees 1.54%    9.68%    8.23%    5.83%    4.01%    1.76%    5.28%    1.59%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 1.52%    5.52%    4.11%    3.24%    2.90%    2.25%    2.71%    1.68%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.65%    1.61%    1.71%    1.28%    1.35%    1.00%    0.97%    0.76%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

** 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.