Table I.F.20 Average coinsurance (in percentages) for an office visit to a specialist physician per employee enrolled in a health insurance plan that had a specialist physician coinsurance 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 21.2    22.9    23.2    22.8    20.5    21.1    23.1    21.1   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 21.8    --    --    --    --    21.2    26.7    20.6   
Mining and manufacturing 20.6    24.9    21.8    24.4    19.3    20.3    24.5    20.3   
Construction 21.3    21.3    21.0    21.6    22.1    20.2    21.8    21.0   
Utilities and transp. 24.2    --    --    19.8    21.9    24.5    22.9    24.2   
Wholesale trade 21.2    22.8    21.2    22.1    20.9    21.0    22.3    21.0   
Fin. svs. and real estate 20.0    23.5    21.0    19.9    20.1    19.9    21.5    20.0   
Retail trade 23.2    24.2    24.7    23.9    21.7    23.3    22.7    23.3   
Professional services 20.4    22.5    24.6    23.3    20.4    19.8    23.8    20.0   
Other services 22.1    22.2    23.7    23.0    20.9    22.2    23.0    22.0   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 21.2    23.7    23.5    23.1    20.2    21.0    23.5    21.0   
For profit, unincorporated 22.4    21.1    23.7    21.7    22.0    22.7    22.4    22.4   
Nonprofit 20.5    22.6    19.8    21.6    20.4    20.3    20.8    20.4   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 23.3    22.6    29.4    23.3    23.6    --    24.7    22.0   
5-9 years 23.3    22.5    29.8    22.7    20.5    22.6    25.8    21.7   
10-19 years 21.4    22.7    23.1    22.0    20.5    20.7    23.0    20.6   
20 or more years 21.1    23.4    20.6    23.0    20.4    21.1    22.1    21.1   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 21.1    --    25.8    24.4    20.6    21.1    24.5    21.0   
1 location only 22.0    23.0    23.1    22.3    20.5    22.2    22.9    21.2   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 22.5    22.7    --    24.7    20.3    22.6    22.0    22.6   
25-49 % 22.9    22.2    23.3    21.0    22.5    23.3    22.3    23.0   
50-74 % 23.1    23.0    23.4    23.7    23.8    22.9    23.4    23.0   
75% or more 21.0    23.0    23.2    22.7    20.2    20.8    23.1    20.8   
Union presence
No union employees 21.2    23.1    23.6    23.2    20.7    20.9    23.3    21.0   
Has union employees 21.2    --    --    19.4    19.2    21.5    19.0    21.3   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 23.0    25.8    25.9    23.5    21.8    23.1    25.0    22.9   
Less than 50% low-wage 21.0    22.7    23.1    22.7    20.4    20.8    22.9    20.8   

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.20 Standard errors for average coinsurance (in percentages) for an office visit to a specialist physician per employee enrolled in a health insurance plan that had a specialist physician coinsurance 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 0.16    0.59    0.94    0.49    0.41    0.20    0.44    0.17   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 0.96    --    --    --    --    1.28    1.88    1.04   
Mining and manufacturing 0.47    3.17    2.05    1.07    1.07    0.57    1.48    0.48   
Construction 0.61    0.82    1.54    1.09    1.77    0.56    0.92    0.79   
Utilities and transp. 0.70    --    --    1.30    2.01    0.76    2.39    0.73   
Wholesale trade 0.57    1.77    1.62    0.93    2.21    0.55    0.92    0.64   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.29    1.61    1.42    1.89    0.87    0.32    1.04    0.30   
Retail trade 0.36    1.50    1.48    1.87    1.36    0.38    0.97    0.39   
Professional services 0.33    1.10    2.46    1.12    0.59    0.39    1.08    0.33   
Other services 0.35    1.39    1.65    1.11    0.92    0.43    0.91    0.38   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.19    0.70    1.19    0.57    0.51    0.22    0.55    0.20   
For profit, unincorporated 0.43    1.23    1.67    1.36    1.02    0.57    0.90    0.48   
Nonprofit 0.47    2.08    0.62    1.05    0.90    0.61    0.84    0.50   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 0.95    1.53    3.39    1.09    2.73    --    1.27    1.36   
5-9 years 1.14    1.67    4.19    1.85    1.63    1.27    2.16    1.10   
10-19 years 0.51    0.90    1.11    1.06    1.08    0.79    0.69    0.65   
20 or more years 0.17    1.00    0.74    0.62    0.46    0.20    0.51    0.18   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.18    --    2.19    1.07    0.48    0.20    1.63    0.18   
1 location only 0.37    0.59    0.98    0.53    0.76    2.01    0.46    0.57   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 0.56    2.93    --    2.13    0.97    0.64    1.80    0.57   
25-49 % 0.83    1.21    2.26    1.40    1.19    1.22    1.02    0.94   
50-74 % 0.41    1.14    1.54    1.40    1.42    0.48    0.82    0.44   
75% or more 0.18    0.71    1.04    0.54    0.44    0.21    0.51    0.19   
Union presence
No union employees 0.17    0.61    0.98    0.52    0.44    0.20    0.46    0.18   
Has union employees 0.42    --    --    1.30    1.21    0.46    0.89    0.43   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 0.43    2.65    3.71    1.25    1.06    0.51    1.57    0.45   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.17    0.59    0.97    0.52    0.44    0.21    0.46    0.18   

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.