Table I.F.29 Average prescription drug deductible (in dollars) per employee enrolled in a health insurance plan that had a separate prescription drug deductible at private sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2018
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 384    428    313    352    449    372    361    389   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 247    --    --    --    --    --    --    --   
Mining and manufacturing 335    --    423    390    242    362    341    334   
Construction 496    570 * 327    498 * 902 * 145 * 534    478 *
Utilities and transp. 198    --    --    --    --    160    --    194   
Wholesale trade 444    --    362 * 555    599 * 367    328    477   
Fin. svs. and real estate 428    593 * --    197    325 * 457    477 * 424   
Retail trade 337    185    275 * 332    385    348    332    339   
Professional services 389    435    354    254    561    367    360    395   
Other services 402 * 379    171    325    375    486 * 278    445 *
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 350    400    335    382    495    299    360    348   
For profit, unincorporated 475    531    245    328    315    592 * 410    499 *
Nonprofit 446    253    202    193    401 * 507    241    461   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 426    369    --    365 * 666 * --    373    514 *
5-9 years 347    451    458    314    252    273 * 405    270   
10-19 years 365    526    241    346    429    243    367    363   
20 or more years 387    348    324    360    454    377    342    392   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 389    --    269    388    466    372    256    392   
1 location only 370    435    316    342    404    369    371    369   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 411    --    --    367    572    426 * 387    416   
25-49 % 267    397    --    325    241    239    334    248   
50-74 % 355    307    246 * 255    657    304    287    374   
75% or more 390    452    324    360    444    380    371    394   
Union presence
No union employees 411    438    318    334    460    419    356    425   
Has union employees 295    --    --    --    304 * 284    467 * 289   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 240    404    --    257    209    223    330    219   
Less than 50% low-wage 396    431    315    360    473    383    364    403   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 371    501    293    322    446 * 333    388    364   
25-49 % 412    412    281    459    255    450    316    424   
50-74 % 308    342    389    404    453    246    365    298   
75% or more 456    436    310    242    633 * 451    341    474   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 360    449    337    349    431    320 * 365    359   
25-49 % 397    400 * 275    289    471    397    323    404   
50-74 % 385    371    359    478    368    360    377    389   
75% or more 463    491    --    --    858 * 265 * 460    469 *

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2018 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.29 Standard errors for average prescription drug deductible (in dollars) per employee enrolled in a health insurance plan that had a separate prescription drug deductible at private sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2018
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 29.35    57.10    31.53    33.88    74.28    43.09    26.50    34.82   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 49.61    --    --    --    --    --    --    --   
Mining and manufacturing 40.47    --    113.18    103.19    60.64    64.04    61.95    45.54   
Construction 145.12    200.52 * 81.08    176.48 * 415.79 * 49.94 * 127.77    206.86 *
Utilities and transp. 38.48    --    --    --    --    35.96    --    41.03   
Wholesale trade 77.34    --    127.08 * 148.89    224.57 * 100.13    73.49    97.33   
Fin. svs. and real estate 80.53    283.01 * --    36.19    137.34 * 102.92    202.43 * 85.39   
Retail trade 33.55    20.75    109.75 * 59.70    80.54    57.13    63.97    39.38   
Professional services 50.07    61.62    50.97    26.05    167.73    63.77    29.65    59.25   
Other services 122.29 * 52.18    22.88    63.71    105.00    251.49 * 29.50    162.70 *
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 26.53    50.93    38.06    42.94    104.60    29.41    26.96    31.71   
For profit, unincorporated 119.17    149.22    42.29    67.81    94.00    234.63 * 87.12    159.14 *
Nonprofit 87.21    50.44    39.09    30.29    122.38 * 126.22    27.86    93.25   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 83.87    64.30    --    126.77 * 257.07 * --    60.15    189.59 *
5-9 years 42.23    115.87    115.43    49.01    74.63    111.52 * 57.24    56.80   
10-19 years 44.63    147.32    29.65    65.71    109.43    40.46    66.42    60.01   
20 or more years 34.61    38.55    46.75    47.34    89.17    44.89    32.86    38.09   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 38.78    --    54.79    75.43    96.91    44.24    25.98    39.55   
1 location only 25.39    58.71    33.46    37.93    79.78    99.26    28.89    45.32   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 76.46    --    --    102.63    142.56    132.32 * 104.84    90.78   
25-49 % 30.35    62.05    --    56.13    54.66    51.48    53.67    34.33   
50-74 % 49.31    54.13    76.87 * 39.88    193.78    53.83    38.44    62.04   
75% or more 32.91    70.57    34.93    38.29    83.06    47.78    30.57    38.78   
Union presence
No union employees 35.36    59.72    32.36    30.94    79.54    59.98    25.04    43.96   
Has union employees 42.91    --    --    --    99.65 * 46.37    246.25 * 43.44   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 21.86    69.54    --    33.39    37.80    32.09    38.99    24.22   
Less than 50% low-wage 31.60    63.04    32.67    36.59    80.84    46.22    28.67    37.42   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 44.53    140.46    47.51    50.68    138.84 * 52.72    56.68    58.39   
25-49 % 65.97    72.86    70.13    86.99    42.95    95.48    37.77    74.08   
50-74 % 37.40    41.44    98.98    83.94    122.63    46.87    37.85    42.92   
75% or more 76.81    100.37    37.36    29.72    204.35 * 103.04    39.41    88.29   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 52.98    107.82    45.78    45.64    111.64    97.56 * 39.01    67.88   
25-49 % 42.18    143.77 * 51.91    41.87    120.29    52.08    44.63    45.98   
50-74 % 43.24    64.17    87.57    122.11    72.70    73.20    70.28    53.89   
75% or more 94.66    91.40    --    --    474.84 * 95.91 * 84.82    194.97 *

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2018 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.