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

 

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

19.33

20.74

20.96

20.46

19.23

18.70

20.88

18.95

 

Industry group **

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

 

Ownership

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

 

Age of firm

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

 

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

18.95

.

.

.

.

.

21.40

18.90

1 location only

20.11

.

.

.

.

.

20.84

19.21

 

Percent full-time employees

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

 

Union presence

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

 

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

20.53

.

.

.

.

.

22.34

20.23

Less than 50% low wage

19.13

.

.

.

.

.

20.71

18.71

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 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 no 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(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

 

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

0.11

0.40

0.20

0.32

0.23

0.14

0.24

0.15

 

Industry group **

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

 

Ownership

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

 

Age of firm

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

 

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

0.13

.

.

.

.

.

0.69

0.13

1 location only

0.24

.

.

.

.

.

0.25

0.40

 

Percent full-time employees

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

 

Union presence

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

 

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

0.21

.

.

.

.

.

0.48

0.20

Less than 50% low wage

0.13

.

.

.

.

.

0.27

0.19

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 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 no 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.