Table I.F.5 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, 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 25.89    27.66    27.58    27.77    26.29    24.83    27.82    25.49   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 25.40    --    --    29.41    --    27.42    30.00    23.57   
Mining and manufacturing 26.26    28.64    27.57    28.24    26.45    25.41    28.21    26.00   
Construction 27.79    26.69    27.74    28.76    27.42    26.75    28.12    27.55   
Utilities and transp. 25.20    27.03    31.61    25.27    26.79    24.42    28.43    24.78   
Wholesale trade 26.52    27.85    27.14    27.24    25.99    26.22    27.05    26.35   
Fin. svs. and real estate 24.87    25.68    25.41    28.86    27.40    23.59    26.74    24.61   
Retail trade 27.39    31.07    28.96    27.72    28.06    26.50    29.03    26.95   
Professional services 25.29    27.66    28.17    27.48    25.76    24.19    27.86    24.84   
Other services 26.19    27.28    26.34    27.37    26.01    25.64    27.35    25.89   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 26.44    28.20    27.64    28.05    26.80    25.50    28.11    26.05   
For profit, unincorporated 26.31    28.00    28.53    28.57    25.95    24.53    28.32    25.63   
Nonprofit 23.96    23.89    25.19    25.35    25.24    23.12    24.98    23.87   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 28.85    28.85    27.89    28.44    29.58    29.26    28.08    29.38   
5-9 years 26.69    28.79    27.59    27.64    25.71    22.52    27.79    25.82   
10-19 years 26.76    26.54    29.17    28.17    25.29    25.38    28.15    25.94   
20 or more years 25.57    27.78    26.65    27.53    26.33    24.81    27.62    25.30   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 25.37    --    28.26    27.71    26.64    24.86    28.03    25.31   
1 location only 26.94    27.67    27.53    27.78    25.81    24.10    27.80    26.16   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 26.78    23.30    26.39    28.10    26.77    26.83    26.19    26.96   
25-49 % 26.02    30.65    27.41    27.29    27.02    24.55    29.69    25.32   
50-74 % 25.19    27.39    26.09    28.26    24.74    24.28    27.61    24.65   
75% or more 25.96    27.70    27.78    27.73    26.43    24.88    27.81    25.57   
Union presence
No union employees 26.40    27.84    27.89    27.86    26.56    25.34    28.04    25.97   
Has union employees 23.82    22.03    23.95    26.56    23.72    23.66    23.85    23.81   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 27.99    30.90    31.32    28.62    28.37    27.11    30.74    27.61   
Less than 50% low-wage 25.67    27.44    27.33    27.67    25.98    24.60    27.61    25.24   

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.

-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.

** 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 Standard errors 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, 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 0.12    0.44    0.38    0.27    0.26    0.17    0.23    0.14   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 2.00    --    --    3.49    --    1.27    2.92    2.37   
Mining and manufacturing 0.29    1.41    1.25    0.68    0.52    0.42    0.66    0.31   
Construction 0.45    1.38    1.12    0.76    0.85    1.23    0.71    0.58   
Utilities and transp. 0.47    1.66    2.66    1.72    1.34    0.52    1.43    0.49   
Wholesale trade 0.42    1.37    1.21    0.86    0.79    0.75    0.72    0.51   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.43    1.78    1.36    1.20    1.30    0.47    1.02    0.46   
Retail trade 0.38    1.65    1.33    0.76    0.87    0.55    0.79    0.43   
Professional services 0.22    0.78    0.62    0.48    0.45    0.31    0.39    0.25   
Other services 0.29    0.80    0.91    0.71    0.62    0.43    0.48    0.34   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.15    0.57    0.44    0.32    0.35    0.20    0.28    0.17   
For profit, unincorporated 0.35    0.82    0.97    0.77    0.71    0.54    0.53    0.42   
Nonprofit 0.28    1.08    1.16    0.66    0.46    0.39    0.59    0.30   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 0.83    1.50    1.37    0.89    2.10    2.91    0.85    1.26   
5-9 years 0.51    1.07    0.93    1.06    0.85    1.39    0.61    0.76   
10-19 years 0.32    0.81    0.78    0.57    0.60    0.78    0.48    0.42   
20 or more years 0.14    0.65    0.51    0.33    0.29    0.18    0.30    0.15   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.15    --    1.20    0.50    0.34    0.18    0.74    0.16   
1 location only 0.19    0.44    0.40    0.32    0.41    0.93    0.24    0.30   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 0.56    1.49    2.42    1.67    1.00    0.70    1.18    0.63   
25-49 % 0.53    1.60    1.70    1.12    1.13    0.74    0.92    0.60   
50-74 % 0.38    1.19    1.06    1.02    0.65    0.58    0.66    0.43   
75% or more 0.13    0.50    0.42    0.29    0.30    0.19    0.25    0.15   
Union presence
No union employees 0.13    0.45    0.40    0.27    0.28    0.20    0.23    0.15   
Has union employees 0.30    1.69    1.41    1.45    0.78    0.34    0.94    0.31   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 0.32    1.89    1.42    0.88    0.66    0.43    0.88    0.35   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.13    0.45    0.40    0.28    0.28    0.18    0.23    0.15   

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.

-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.

** 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.