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, 2015
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 59.9%    68.0%    71.7%    66.5%    68.8%    53.4%    69.6%    58.1%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 69.3%    41.6%    --    81.0%    66.0%    75.4%    55.6%    73.8%   
Mining and manufacturing 59.8%    71.0%    73.6%    67.7%    67.6%    52.3%    72.1%    58.2%   
Construction 66.8%    70.6%    75.4%    65.6%    68.3%    54.6%    72.2%    62.8%   
Utilities and transp. 57.0%    47.4%    78.6%    81.3%    64.7%    53.0%    75.4%    55.2%   
Wholesale trade 62.7%    70.6%    75.3%    67.8%    69.7%    53.9%    70.9%    60.3%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 50.0%    71.3%    63.3%    63.3%    64.2%    44.0%    66.8%    48.2%   
Retail trade 53.1%    68.7%    69.9%    65.5%    63.3%    46.1%    69.2%    50.6%   
Professional services 64.1%    67.2%    70.4%    61.8%    71.0%    61.1%    66.5%    63.7%   
Other services 61.5%    67.7%    71.5%    71.5%    72.2%    53.0%    71.9%    58.9%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 57.1%    67.5%    72.2%    68.8%    67.6%    49.0%    70.8%    54.5%   
For profit, unincorporated 63.1%    71.1%    67.8%    61.7%    68.8%    57.2%    66.6%    62.1%   
Nonprofit 71.0%    63.5%    74.1%    58.9%    72.7%    72.5%    65.5%    71.5%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 69.1%    68.3%    73.2%    63.5%    78.2%    52.7%    71.1%    66.7%   
5-9 years 68.7%    72.8%    73.6%    61.9%    71.3%    56.9%    70.8%    67.0%   
10-19 years 66.8%    66.1%    71.8%    66.9%    70.7%    56.6%    67.5%    66.4%   
20 or more years 58.2%    67.1%    71.1%    67.5%    67.7%    53.2%    70.1%    56.9%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 56.0%    31.2% * 66.0%    65.2%    67.6%    53.0%    63.4%    55.9%   
1 location only 69.2%    68.4%    72.1%    66.9%    70.5%    70.0%    70.1%    68.5%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 59.7%    57.0%    76.9%    75.1%    65.7%    50.1%    70.9%    56.3%   
25-49 % 55.7%    62.3%    62.6%    68.3%    63.8%    49.3%    66.3%    54.1%   
50-74 % 62.2%    72.8%    72.3%    67.5%    70.7%    57.2%    73.3%    60.2%   
75% or more 59.8%    67.7%    71.9%    66.2%    68.9%    53.1%    69.2%    58.1%   
Union presence
No union employees 61.4%    68.2%    71.6%    67.3%    70.0%    53.4%    69.6%    59.5%   
Has union employees 54.6%    61.9%    74.9%    55.5%    60.3%    53.4%    69.4%    54.1%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 57.4%    63.8%    72.6%    67.0%    72.8%    48.5%    67.2%    56.1%   
Less than 50% low-wage 60.2%    68.4%    71.7%    66.5%    68.3%    54.0%    69.8%    58.4%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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.

-- 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.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, 2015
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 0.64%    1.53%    1.50%    1.45%    1.17%    0.97%    0.98%    0.74%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 6.33%    10.60%    --    7.36%    13.99%    9.74%    9.05%    7.79%   
Mining and manufacturing 1.61%    5.84%    4.34%    3.36%    2.74%    2.40%    2.79%    1.77%   
Construction 2.79%    4.27%    4.38%    4.91%    6.21%    8.99%    3.12%    4.22%   
Utilities and transp. 3.81%    8.74%    6.87%    5.36%    6.22%    4.98%    4.57%    4.21%   
Wholesale trade 2.03%    4.88%    4.49%    4.56%    3.91%    3.34%    3.06%    2.46%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 1.79%    4.60%    5.89%    4.90%    3.63%    2.33%    3.34%    1.95%   
Retail trade 1.59%    4.59%    5.63%    4.03%    4.05%    2.04%    3.08%    1.77%   
Professional services 1.14%    2.99%    2.77%    2.91%    1.93%    1.71%    2.00%    1.28%   
Other services 1.91%    3.28%    3.55%    3.95%    3.21%    3.02%    2.00%    2.30%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.76%    1.89%    1.74%    1.60%    1.49%    1.12%    1.11%    0.88%   
For profit, unincorporated 1.70%    2.97%    4.08%    4.35%    3.49%    2.84%    2.38%    2.10%   
Nonprofit 1.54%    4.99%    4.12%    4.24%    2.15%    2.35%    3.71%    1.65%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 3.18%    5.47%    5.04%    6.40%    6.27%    13.26%    3.41%    5.71%   
5-9 years 2.27%    3.31%    4.59%    4.80%    4.09%    12.04%    2.50%    3.56%   
10-19 years 1.58%    2.85%    2.84%    2.82%    3.13%    4.58%    1.90%    2.23%   
20 or more years 0.74%    2.21%    2.08%    1.84%    1.36%    1.00%    1.38%    0.80%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.82%    11.49% * 5.06%    2.50%    1.42%    0.98%    3.14%    0.83%   
1 location only 0.93%    1.53%    1.57%    1.71%    2.00%    5.62%    1.03%    1.54%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 3.04%    8.13%    7.61%    5.11%    8.66%    3.75%    4.88%    3.56%   
25-49 % 2.16%    6.53%    6.48%    5.58%    4.51%    2.98%    3.64%    2.42%   
50-74 % 1.55%    3.22%    4.12%    6.30%    3.17%    2.14%    2.21%    1.80%   
75% or more 0.73%    1.79%    1.67%    1.54%    1.30%    1.11%    1.12%    0.84%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.70%    1.55%    1.55%    1.48%    1.17%    1.18%    1.00%    0.83%   
Has union employees 1.52%    8.27%    6.40%    6.17%    4.50%    1.71%    4.62%    1.57%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 1.54%    4.28%    4.59%    3.86%    2.68%    2.10%    2.70%    1.69%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.69%    1.63%    1.56%    1.55%    1.28%    1.06%    1.04%    0.80%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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.

-- 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.