Table I.F.19 Average copayment (in dollars) for an office visit to a specialist physician per employee enrolled in a health insurance plan that had a specialist 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 40.29    43.90    42.86    44.24    40.08    38.66    44.11    39.49   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 43.79    --    --    53.77    --    38.97    48.80    41.59   
Mining and manufacturing 40.39    45.03    41.29    45.21    40.98    38.43    43.86    39.91   
Construction 45.51    45.29    43.09    48.92    45.78    39.83    46.06    45.13   
Utilities and transp. 38.78    47.97    45.98    41.78    39.82    37.43    44.46    38.07   
Wholesale trade 40.30    43.99    41.53    43.20    39.00    38.88    42.93    39.41   
Fin. svs. and real estate 39.43    42.32    41.44    44.30    41.92    37.76    43.03    38.93   
Retail trade 42.81    47.75    47.09    43.98    42.24    41.66    46.43    41.94   
Professional services 38.69    44.19    42.94    43.77    38.07    37.12    44.23    37.73   
Other services 41.49    41.57    42.24    41.73    39.53    42.44    42.49    41.23   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 40.98    44.70    42.70    44.51    40.70    39.52    44.42    40.19   
For profit, unincorporated 41.95    44.23    44.62    45.73    41.32    39.43    44.68    41.03   
Nonprofit 37.10    38.58    40.44    41.11    37.66    36.00    40.94    36.74   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 44.54    41.39    41.12    48.62    43.28    45.63    42.69    45.79   
5-9 years 43.56    49.75    44.30    45.80    40.92    35.28    46.16    41.49   
10-19 years 42.47    42.15    43.91    44.63    40.61    41.40    44.03    41.54   
20 or more years 39.53    43.92    42.12    43.15    39.65    38.52    43.85    38.98   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 39.29    --    40.98    42.77    40.46    38.75    43.09    39.20   
1 location only 42.33    43.92    43.02    44.65    39.56    36.10    44.22    40.60   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 41.67    45.16    44.15    41.46    43.08    39.48    44.29    40.93   
25-49 % 39.77    44.58    44.16    42.82    42.69    36.42    45.76    38.61   
50-74 % 39.19    41.83    42.31    43.91    36.65    38.59    43.25    38.30   
75% or more 40.42    44.23    42.85    44.41    40.31    38.75    44.15    39.64   
Union presence
No union employees 41.22    44.28    43.32    44.51    40.66    39.62    44.51    40.38   
Has union employees 36.42    31.70    37.14    40.63    34.86    36.40    36.65    36.41   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 43.03    45.65    45.75    43.90    43.11    42.33    47.92    42.33   
Less than 50% low-wage 39.99    43.78    42.65    44.27    39.64    38.28    43.82    39.16   

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.19 Standard errors for average copayment (in dollars) for an office visit to a specialist physician per employee enrolled in a health insurance plan that had a specialist 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 0.23    0.76    0.67    0.58    0.50    0.33    0.42    0.26   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 4.55    --    --    14.56    --    3.74    7.62    5.42   
Mining and manufacturing 0.58    2.78    2.09    1.45    1.02    0.86    1.35    0.63   
Construction 1.14    2.38    1.94    2.40    2.17    2.37    1.53    1.60   
Utilities and transp. 0.72    5.93    5.80    2.71    1.65    0.80    2.71    0.72   
Wholesale trade 0.74    2.97    1.76    1.43    1.39    1.28    1.18    0.89   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.73    1.93    2.71    1.94    2.42    0.84    1.44    0.81   
Retail trade 0.71    3.17    2.67    1.24    1.66    1.01    1.44    0.80   
Professional services 0.41    1.39    1.09    0.85    0.87    0.59    0.71    0.46   
Other services 0.59    1.36    1.44    1.49    1.19    0.93    0.84    0.72   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.27    0.93    0.82    0.65    0.65    0.37    0.52    0.31   
For profit, unincorporated 0.68    1.58    1.38    1.82    1.55    0.98    0.91    0.86   
Nonprofit 0.55    2.03    1.91    1.60    0.85    0.79    1.09    0.59   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1.81    1.57    2.57    3.02    3.99    8.15    1.37    2.88   
5-9 years 1.01    2.13    1.87    2.11    1.83    1.65    1.28    1.49   
10-19 years 0.56    1.43    1.15    1.28    1.06    1.20    0.81    0.75   
20 or more years 0.26    1.13    0.96    0.64    0.56    0.35    0.58    0.28   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.29    --    2.01    0.93    0.64    0.34    1.32    0.29   
1 location only 0.39    0.76    0.70    0.70    0.82    1.69    0.44    0.62   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1.15    4.39    7.29    1.95    2.09    1.66    3.00    1.21   
25-49 % 1.06    2.47    2.65    1.85    2.40    1.44    1.48    1.22   
50-74 % 0.64    1.74    1.69    1.63    1.15    0.99    1.10    0.73   
75% or more 0.26    0.88    0.74    0.65    0.57    0.37    0.47    0.29   
Union presence
No union employees 0.24    0.76    0.68    0.57    0.53    0.36    0.42    0.28   
Has union employees 0.61    2.75    2.37    3.44    1.46    0.70    1.71    0.64   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 0.58    2.49    2.64    1.91    1.21    0.69    1.81    0.60   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.25    0.79    0.69    0.61    0.55    0.36    0.43    0.29   

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.