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, 2017
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 41.97    45.89    46.56    45.02    40.64    40.70    46.27    41.01   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 40.19    --    --    --    42.18    36.29    37.86    40.69   
Mining and manufacturing 40.87    48.02    46.22    45.33    40.67    38.84    46.17    40.16   
Construction 45.18    49.59    47.96    45.25    43.28    42.40    46.76    43.98   
Utilities and transp. 42.42    53.64    46.55    46.10    41.54    41.29    48.78    41.60   
Wholesale trade 42.56    43.64    50.30    46.50    42.66    38.55    47.10    40.97   
Fin. svs. and real estate 41.84    44.79    45.40    48.15    38.12    41.71    46.86    41.10   
Retail trade 43.70    45.92    48.58    44.29    43.32    42.74    47.80    42.69   
Professional services 40.17    45.44    44.74    44.18    38.85    38.84    45.37    39.15   
Other services 44.37    44.80    46.10    44.19    42.36    44.91    45.89    43.97   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 42.65    45.93    46.79    45.78    40.83    41.61    46.34    41.78   
For profit, unincorporated 43.06    48.82    48.50    43.22    42.70    40.98    48.31    41.39   
Nonprofit 38.57    38.62    40.81    43.54    38.39    37.47    41.96    38.18   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 46.19    49.00    54.77    44.56    42.29    43.41    50.38    42.29   
5-9 years 43.38    42.87    44.05    45.29    42.76    40.55    44.24    42.72   
10-19 years 41.55    47.82    45.92    44.69    39.45    34.43    46.75    38.89   
20 or more years 41.72    44.76    45.96    45.17    40.57    41.03    45.69    41.16   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 40.95    --    44.74    44.75    40.08    40.88    44.96    40.84   
1 location only 43.87    46.09    46.70    45.11    41.30    34.98    46.40    41.59   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 44.16    45.09    46.30    52.46    43.82    40.47    48.43    42.89   
25-49 % 44.77    40.24    46.75    44.71    46.51    44.02    44.40    44.84   
50-74 % 40.80    42.43    44.21    46.05    40.18    39.09    44.59    40.02   
75% or more 41.94    46.59    46.76    44.78    40.32    40.76    46.48    40.92   
Union presence
No union employees 42.85    45.72    46.89    45.45    41.45    41.54    46.46    41.86   
Has union employees 38.03    52.40    37.86    38.43    34.61    38.57    41.09    37.92   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 44.66    49.68    45.96    46.78    45.11    43.45    47.21    44.30   
Less than 50% low-wage 41.65    45.61    46.59    44.81    40.08    40.35    46.20    40.59   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 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, 2017
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 0.26    0.81    0.80    0.55    0.50    0.40    0.44    0.30   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 4.87    --    --    --    3.45    9.64    3.89    5.95   
Mining and manufacturing 0.68    2.80    2.34    1.15    1.16    1.06    1.21    0.75   
Construction 0.93    2.33    2.45    1.65    1.75    2.17    1.41    1.23   
Utilities and transp. 1.30    5.13    2.65    2.42    2.38    1.89    2.52    1.42   
Wholesale trade 1.10    3.43    2.98    1.98    2.91    1.36    1.80    1.35   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.71    2.88    1.86    2.50    1.30    0.95    1.57    0.78   
Retail trade 0.73    3.11    2.32    2.01    1.41    1.04    1.47    0.82   
Professional services 0.46    1.37    1.47    0.93    0.83    0.70    0.81    0.52   
Other services 0.70    1.61    1.81    1.62    1.38    1.12    0.97    0.84   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.31    0.89    0.97    0.66    0.63    0.48    0.53    0.36   
For profit, unincorporated 0.82    2.12    1.79    1.46    1.29    1.58    1.11    0.98   
Nonprofit 0.58    1.77    1.59    1.42    1.06    0.83    1.02    0.64   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1.29    2.32    2.77    2.04    2.49    3.97    1.46    1.81   
5-9 years 1.15    1.81    3.09    2.13    2.17    3.51    1.52    1.64   
10-19 years 0.70    1.70    1.31    1.14    1.27    1.66    0.86    0.91   
20 or more years 0.30    1.15    0.93    0.71    0.57    0.42    0.58    0.33   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.34    --    2.51    1.14    0.66    0.41    1.37    0.34   
1 location only 0.39    0.82    0.83    0.63    0.77    1.76    0.47    0.60   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1.43    2.62    4.45    2.93    3.26    1.94    2.21    1.69   
25-49 % 1.24    3.68    4.17    2.85    1.88    2.07    2.05    1.42   
50-74 % 0.78    1.66    2.41    1.42    1.79    1.13    1.19    0.90   
75% or more 0.28    0.93    0.87    0.62    0.54    0.45    0.49    0.33   
Union presence
No union employees 0.27    0.82    0.80    0.57    0.53    0.44    0.45    0.32   
Has union employees 0.71    5.21    4.04    2.11    1.37    0.86    2.37    0.73   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 0.70    2.80    2.01    1.07    1.18    1.13    1.28    0.77   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.28    0.85    0.83    0.60    0.54    0.43    0.47    0.32   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 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.