Table I.F.4 Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that had a copayment for an office visit to a 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 60.6%    67.8%    70.1%    69.7%    64.9%    55.4%    69.5%    59.0%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 63.4%    45.3%    75.4%    62.0%    47.2% * 79.0%    62.3%    63.9%   
Mining and manufacturing 58.9%    73.5%    75.4%    66.4%    68.0%    51.7%    71.0%    57.6%   
Construction 63.8%    62.4%    64.9%    71.7%    60.3%    53.5%    67.2%    61.5%   
Utilities and transp. 49.9%    86.1%    60.4%    67.1%    57.9%    45.6%    68.9%    48.1%   
Wholesale trade 62.0%    63.0%    71.4%    72.4%    65.3%    54.8%    69.8%    59.8%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 53.8%    70.5%    68.1%    67.8%    60.2%    49.5%    68.5%    52.2%   
Retail trade 55.5%    66.1%    79.3%    71.6%    62.9%    47.9%    73.0%    52.2%   
Professional services 64.4%    66.0%    70.8%    69.1%    63.4%    63.2%    69.4%    63.6%   
Other services 66.5%    71.7%    68.4%    71.6%    72.0%    60.9%    69.9%    65.7%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 57.6%    67.0%    69.7%    70.2%    63.1%    51.3%    69.3%    55.5%   
For profit, unincorporated 60.8%    66.7%    69.3%    66.0%    61.6%    55.2%    68.0%    58.7%   
Nonprofit 71.8%    75.2%    75.1%    72.0%    72.6%    71.1%    74.6%    71.5%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 65.8%    63.3%    75.4%    67.8%    68.7%    41.6%    67.2%    64.9%   
5-9 years 67.9%    65.4%    70.9%    69.9%    66.0%    66.1%    68.4%    67.4%   
10-19 years 68.1%    69.7%    71.9%    70.5%    63.5%    68.6%    70.7%    66.7%   
20 or more years 58.9%    68.4%    68.4%    69.6%    64.9%    54.8%    69.6%    57.7%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 57.3%    64.2%    77.4%    69.8%    63.3%    55.1%    69.9%    57.1%   
1 location only 68.5%    67.8%    69.6%    69.7%    67.2%    65.9%    69.5%    67.5%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 56.6%    56.2%    61.1%    69.8%    63.3%    46.8%    63.2%    54.9%   
25-49 % 61.2%    73.1%    60.5%    69.0%    65.4%    56.5%    65.3%    60.5%   
50-74 % 59.6%    70.8%    71.9%    69.9%    68.6%    52.2%    71.6%    57.4%   
75% or more 60.7%    67.4%    70.5%    69.7%    64.5%    55.9%    69.6%    59.2%   
Union presence
No union employees 61.7%    68.3%    70.6%    69.6%    65.2%    55.7%    69.7%    59.9%   
Has union employees 56.5%    54.7%    64.9%    71.5%    62.2%    54.8%    67.3%    56.1%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 58.8%    53.4%    70.8%    69.9%    67.4%    51.9%    64.7%    58.1%   
Less than 50% low-wage 60.8%    69.0%    70.1%    69.7%    64.6%    55.8%    69.9%    59.1%   

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.4 Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that had a copayment for an office visit to a 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%    1.60%    1.57%    1.21%    1.25%    0.93%    0.91%    0.70%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 7.79%    12.84%    12.89%    15.00%    19.61% * 8.14%    8.82%    10.36%   
Mining and manufacturing 1.57%    5.82%    4.65%    3.44%    2.63%    2.34%    3.01%    1.71%   
Construction 2.77%    5.34%    4.68%    3.88%    6.01%    9.63%    2.81%    4.17%   
Utilities and transp. 2.77%    5.06%    10.42%    6.49%    6.91%    3.43%    5.42%    2.99%   
Wholesale trade 2.23%    6.75%    4.80%    3.74%    3.94%    3.92%    3.09%    2.71%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 1.79%    4.68%    6.09%    4.07%    3.85%    2.31%    3.23%    1.95%   
Retail trade 1.66%    5.27%    4.41%    3.79%    4.47%    2.19%    2.79%    1.88%   
Professional services 1.15%    2.87%    2.75%    2.23%    2.33%    1.71%    1.65%    1.31%   
Other services 1.40%    3.35%    3.90%    3.02%    2.82%    2.33%    2.18%    1.66%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.72%    1.98%    1.87%    1.44%    1.69%    1.04%    1.10%    0.83%   
For profit, unincorporated 1.60%    3.31%    3.69%    3.28%    3.02%    3.02%    2.14%    1.97%   
Nonprofit 1.44%    4.66%    4.72%    2.93%    2.09%    2.18%    2.58%    1.56%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 2.73%    4.63%    4.75%    4.94%    5.31%    10.41%    3.17%    4.05%   
5-9 years 2.25%    4.19%    4.16%    3.53%    4.69%    10.00%    2.53%    3.47%   
10-19 years 1.60%    2.80%    3.04%    2.69%    3.80%    3.29%    1.77%    2.27%   
20 or more years 0.71%    2.52%    2.23%    1.54%    1.40%    0.96%    1.28%    0.77%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.78%    12.19%    4.01%    2.13%    1.49%    0.94%    2.76%    0.79%   
1 location only 0.94%    1.61%    1.66%    1.44%    2.18%    5.45%    0.97%    1.55%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 2.65%    9.28%    13.45%    6.18%    5.45%    3.71%    6.37%    2.92%   
25-49 % 2.28%    6.65%    6.31%    4.58%    5.77%    3.19%    3.68%    2.61%   
50-74 % 1.70%    3.95%    4.71%    3.32%    3.38%    2.49%    2.54%    1.94%   
75% or more 0.68%    1.82%    1.73%    1.36%    1.40%    1.04%    1.02%    0.79%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.66%    1.61%    1.57%    1.23%    1.32%    1.09%    0.93%    0.78%   
Has union employees 1.53%    9.76%    7.75%    5.83%    4.03%    1.76%    4.95%    1.58%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 1.53%    5.83%    4.27%    3.37%    2.88%    2.26%    2.88%    1.68%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.66%    1.66%    1.66%    1.29%    1.37%    1.00%    0.96%    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.