Table I.F.5(2014) 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, 2014
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 24.77    27.21    27.06    26.64    24.63    23.76    27.14    24.27   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 25.92    24.42    --    --    --    27.29    24.35    26.62   
Mining and manufacturing 24.67    27.56    27.49    27.47    24.13    23.77    27.84    24.26   
Construction 26.79    27.84    27.23    27.23    26.21    25.64    27.58    26.20   
Utilities and transp. 25.52    26.52    27.32    27.28    25.04    25.14    27.46    25.22   
Wholesale trade 25.25    26.54    25.90    27.42    24.46    24.11    27.26    24.58   
Fin. svs. and real estate 24.98    27.43    27.58    26.51    23.96    24.65    27.07    24.66   
Retail trade 27.00    29.67    26.59    27.61    27.75    26.41    28.55    26.66   
Professional services 23.93    27.30    27.30    26.13    24.49    22.56    26.88    23.40   
Other services 24.17    25.70    27.12    25.34    24.11    23.20    26.25    23.61   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 25.08    27.00    27.62    27.08    24.46    24.23    27.35    24.57   
For profit, unincorporated 25.47    28.98    26.11    26.05    26.46    23.37    27.49    24.77   
Nonprofit 23.29    24.57    24.54    25.33    24.02    22.31    25.15    23.08   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 25.69    29.01    29.36    28.22    25.25    16.71    29.30    23.43   
5-9 years 25.30    27.76    26.82    26.00    23.74    22.05    27.16    23.81   
10-19 years 25.70    27.20    26.23    26.63    24.33    25.19    26.42    25.26   
20 or more years 24.55    26.50    27.26    26.59    24.74    23.82    27.14    24.21   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 24.15    26.96    26.60    27.09    24.20    23.91    27.63    24.07   
1 location only 25.97    27.21    27.09    26.51    25.20    20.16    27.09    25.00   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 25.21    24.49    30.42    27.41    26.22    23.64    27.00    24.69   
25-49 % 24.55    27.46    24.64    25.68    25.25    23.56    26.85    24.07   
50-74 % 25.51    26.66    26.12    26.96    25.93    24.99    26.72    25.29   
75% or more 24.67    27.37    27.22    26.65    24.45    23.56    27.21    24.12   
Union presence
No union employees 25.65    27.31    27.23    26.88    24.94    24.80    27.30    25.13   
Has union employees 22.45    23.96    23.07    23.69    22.64    22.26    24.08    22.36   
Unknown 23.31    --    --    --    27.04    23.20    --    23.29   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 25.41    27.75    24.83    26.82    25.38    24.98    26.97    25.16   
Less than 50% low-wage 24.68    27.14    27.26    26.62    24.52    23.55    27.16    24.13   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2014 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(2014) 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, 2014
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    0.34    0.36    0.27    0.24    0.17    0.22    0.13   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 1.91    0.93    --    --    --    4.01    1.80    2.59   
Mining and manufacturing 0.30    1.47    1.26    0.83    0.49    0.42    0.81    0.31   
Construction 0.54    1.21    0.95    1.06    1.27    0.92    0.79    0.72   
Utilities and transp. 0.51    2.81    2.06    1.52    1.39    0.58    1.44    0.54   
Wholesale trade 0.41    1.33    1.45    0.87    0.60    0.79    0.82    0.47   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.33    1.15    1.18    0.85    0.63    0.47    0.69    0.36   
Retail trade 0.38    0.97    1.57    0.87    0.91    0.53    0.73    0.43   
Professional services 0.20    0.57    0.63    0.47    0.47    0.25    0.36    0.22   
Other services 0.31    0.69    0.77    0.53    0.70    0.47    0.44    0.36   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.14    0.40    0.44    0.34    0.30    0.21    0.27    0.16   
For profit, unincorporated 0.31    0.79    0.80    0.71    0.59    0.50    0.49    0.37   
Nonprofit 0.25    1.01    0.86    0.56    0.56    0.33    0.60    0.27   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1.02    1.05    1.37    1.16    0.68    2.54    0.75    1.37   
5-9 years 0.46    0.90    0.95    0.81    0.89    0.89    0.57    0.63   
10-19 years 0.31    0.61    0.73    0.55    0.67    0.69    0.40    0.44   
20 or more years 0.13    0.51    0.50    0.35    0.29    0.16    0.32    0.14   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.13    2.24    1.07    0.53    0.25    0.16    0.65    0.13   
1 location only 0.22    0.34    0.38    0.31    0.46    1.27    0.23    0.35   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 0.59    1.83    3.18    1.22    0.77    0.93    1.18    0.67   
25-49 % 0.47    1.28    0.84    0.90    1.60    0.44    0.69    0.55   
50-74 % 0.32    0.88    1.07    0.67    0.62    0.45    0.58    0.36   
75% or more 0.13    0.39    0.40    0.30    0.26    0.19    0.25    0.15   
Union presence
No union employees 0.13    0.34    0.38    0.27    0.26    0.24    0.22    0.16   
Has union employees 0.29    2.37    0.95    1.28    0.64    0.35    1.36    0.30   
Unknown 0.30    --    --    --    2.06    0.30    --    0.30   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 0.28    0.95    1.04    0.67    0.79    0.35    0.58    0.32   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.13    0.37    0.38    0.29    0.25    0.19    0.24    0.14   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2014 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.