Table I.F.7 Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that had a coinsurance payment 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 34.9%    21.5%    20.5%    20.8%    26.3%    43.8%    20.6%    37.5%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 24.0%    46.4%    5.1% * 33.6% * 19.8% * 19.4% * 25.2% * 23.5%   
Mining and manufacturing 37.1%    18.7%    17.6%    21.7%    28.3%    46.1%    19.4%    39.0%   
Construction 29.6%    21.9%    26.1%    16.6%    39.1%    47.0%    21.3%    35.2%   
Utilities and transp. 46.1%    15.7% * 31.2% * 25.1%    32.2%    51.8%    25.0%    48.0%   
Wholesale trade 31.2%    26.5%    20.6%    15.3%    25.3%    42.4%    21.5%    34.0%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 41.5%    18.0%    9.2%    22.1%    24.9%    49.6%    15.6%    44.2%   
Retail trade 44.9%    15.9%    18.5%    26.0%    19.3%    58.6%    19.4%    49.7%   
Professional services 30.4%    23.6%    18.3%    22.5%    25.0%    35.5%    21.0%    31.9%   
Other services 29.4%    20.6%    26.0%    18.0%    24.5%    37.5%    21.2%    31.4%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 37.9%    21.3%    20.9%    21.0%    28.0%    47.6%    20.6%    41.1%   
For profit, unincorporated 33.7%    25.5%    20.3%    20.6%    30.6%    45.5%    21.6%    37.2%   
Nonprofit 24.5%    13.6%    18.1%    20.4%    18.3%    28.6%    18.5%    25.1%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 25.4%    25.2%    18.0%    20.2%    25.5%    51.5%    22.6%    27.2%   
5-9 years 23.1%    24.1%    23.5%    18.7%    23.7%    32.6% * 19.8%    25.6%   
10-19 years 24.1%    21.7%    18.3%    20.1%    28.6%    27.4%    21.1%    25.7%   
20 or more years 37.5%    19.4%    21.4%    21.6%    26.1%    44.5%    20.2%    39.4%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 40.0%    42.5%    19.0%    23.4%    26.6%    44.2%    23.1%    40.4%   
1 location only 22.7%    21.3%    20.7%    20.1%    26.0%    30.3%    20.3%    24.8%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 37.8%    34.5%    32.2% * 16.9%    29.9%    52.1%    29.9%    39.9%   
25-49 % 33.1%    20.8%    19.9%    15.6%    31.0%    41.0%    18.3%    35.7%   
50-74 % 40.1%    18.9%    28.9%    15.9%    23.0%    53.8%    22.3%    43.3%   
75% or more 34.4%    21.5%    19.4%    21.6%    26.4%    42.6%    20.3%    36.9%   
Union presence
No union employees 33.4%    21.1%    20.0%    21.1%    25.7%    43.8%    20.4%    36.2%   
Has union employees 40.9%    30.7%    26.2%    17.5%    31.5%    43.7%    23.2%    41.6%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 36.5%    38.7%    22.1%    22.9%    25.2%    45.5%    28.1%    37.5%   
Less than 50% low-wage 34.8%    20.0%    20.4%    20.6%    26.5%    43.6%    20.0%    37.5%   

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.7 Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that had a coinsurance payment 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 0.60%    1.41%    1.41%    1.05%    1.18%    0.93%    0.80%    0.70%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 5.45%    13.08%    3.57% * 14.32% * 9.91% * 7.85% * 7.72% * 6.95%   
Mining and manufacturing 1.56%    5.12%    3.92%    2.88%    2.55%    2.33%    2.54%    1.70%   
Construction 2.78%    4.22%    4.30%    3.33%    6.02%    9.61%    2.43%    4.19%   
Utilities and transp. 2.75%    5.99% * 10.39% * 6.12%    6.77%    3.42%    5.09%    2.97%   
Wholesale trade 2.18%    6.79%    4.71%    2.64%    3.42%    3.92%    2.89%    2.66%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 1.79%    3.59%    2.32%    3.42%    3.18%    2.30%    2.17%    1.95%   
Retail trade 1.66%    4.08%    4.27%    3.79%    3.14%    2.14%    2.41%    1.88%   
Professional services 1.12%    2.63%    2.34%    1.99%    2.24%    1.71%    1.48%    1.28%   
Other services 1.39%    3.01%    3.89%    2.44%    2.90%    2.35%    1.91%    1.67%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.71%    1.74%    1.70%    1.27%    1.59%    1.04%    0.97%    0.82%   
For profit, unincorporated 1.61%    3.07%    3.02%    2.72%    2.94%    3.09%    1.76%    2.00%   
Nonprofit 1.46%    3.49%    4.48%    2.51%    1.88%    2.27%    2.38%    1.58%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 2.48%    4.13%    4.07%    4.09%    4.89%    10.61%    2.77%    3.72%   
5-9 years 2.08%    3.77%    3.76%    2.94%    4.38%    10.01% * 1.97%    3.34%   
10-19 years 1.51%    2.58%    2.68%    2.25%    3.82%    3.07%    1.62%    2.16%   
20 or more years 0.70%    2.14%    2.02%    1.37%    1.29%    0.97%    1.12%    0.77%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.78%    12.74%    4.72%    1.95%    1.37%    0.95%    2.61%    0.79%   
1 location only 0.88%    1.42%    1.48%    1.23%    2.10%    5.32%    0.84%    1.47%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 2.63%    9.00%    13.64% * 4.37%    5.47%    3.68%    6.36%    2.90%   
25-49 % 2.17%    5.74%    5.29%    2.67%    5.91%    3.01%    2.73%    2.50%   
50-74 % 1.70%    2.94%    4.84%    2.26%    2.85%    2.47%    2.28%    1.94%   
75% or more 0.67%    1.63%    1.51%    1.19%    1.31%    1.04%    0.89%    0.78%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.65%    1.42%    1.40%    1.06%    1.22%    1.09%    0.81%    0.77%   
Has union employees 1.52%    9.10%    7.09%    5.04%    4.06%    1.75%    4.44%    1.57%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 1.48%    5.78%    3.80%    3.02%    2.45%    2.24%    2.80%    1.63%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.65%    1.43%    1.49%    1.12%    1.30%    1.00%    0.83%    0.75%   

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.