Table I.F.18 Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that had a copayment for an office visit to a specialist physician by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2019
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 60.2%    70.7%    73.5%    69.5%    64.3%    54.5%    72.3%    58.0%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 59.5%    63.7%    44.9% * 60.0%    69.8%    53.4%    58.2%    59.9%   
Mining and manufacturing 61.1%    69.2%    75.9%    70.5%    62.7%    56.9%    74.7%    59.8%   
Construction 70.6%    71.5%    71.6%    76.5%    73.4%    57.9%    72.5%    69.6%   
Utilities and transp. 52.6%    61.3%    75.1%    61.7%    51.5%    50.1%    69.5%    50.6%   
Wholesale trade 64.0%    65.0%    77.5%    69.5%    61.5%    59.9%    73.9%    60.9%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 53.6%    73.5%    82.7%    67.7%    55.8%    48.9%    76.0%    50.9%   
Retail trade 57.1%    78.2%    73.2%    64.8%    70.2%    48.6%    71.4%    54.5%   
Professional services 61.8%    67.4%    73.4%    68.6%    64.9%    58.0%    71.5%    60.1%   
Other services 62.1%    73.5%    67.2%    71.6%    69.6%    55.1%    71.4%    60.1%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 58.5%    68.6%    73.6%    70.3%    63.0%    52.3%    72.5%    56.0%   
For profit, unincorporated 61.3%    75.0%    76.9%    66.6%    64.7%    51.3%    72.8%    58.0%   
Nonprofit 66.5%    72.5%    66.6%    68.9%    68.1%    65.2%    70.1%    66.1%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 65.4%    73.8%    78.5%    63.5%    56.5%    58.9%    73.1%    57.6%   
5-9 years 69.3%    65.4%    79.6%    77.5%    61.2%    58.3%    72.6%    66.9%   
10-19 years 66.2%    74.2%    71.5%    76.3%    66.6%    49.7%    73.9%    61.9%   
20 or more years 58.8%    69.2%    71.9%    66.9%    64.7%    54.7%    71.4%    57.4%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 56.5%    59.4%    75.3%    66.2%    63.5%    54.1%    73.2%    56.1%   
1 location only 69.3%    71.0%    73.3%    70.5%    65.4%    67.6%    72.2%    66.8%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 63.6%    36.8%    74.0%    72.6%    73.7%    57.6%    65.2%    63.2%   
25-49 % 60.1%    74.7%    68.6%    62.6%    64.6%    56.7%    70.8%    58.5%   
50-74 % 62.1%    69.8%    73.6%    61.2%    64.8%    58.5%    70.1%    60.2%   
75% or more 60.0%    71.5%    73.6%    70.6%    64.0%    54.0%    72.8%    57.7%   
Union presence
No union employees 61.8%    70.7%    74.0%    69.3%    64.8%    55.5%    72.4%    59.4%   
Has union employees 53.8%    70.5%    62.4%    72.7%    60.1%    52.0%    70.9%    53.2%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 54.7%    70.6%    69.3%    65.8%    68.3%    47.1%    69.2%    53.1%   
Less than 50% low-wage 60.9%    70.7%    73.7%    69.8%    63.8%    55.5%    72.5%    58.6%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 61.1%    67.5%    71.3%    70.2%    66.9%    51.4%    71.5%    58.1%   
25-49 % 59.3%    75.5%    79.6%    71.3%    63.1%    53.4%    76.2%    56.9%   
50-74 % 59.7%    72.2%    76.0%    67.3%    60.0%    56.8%    71.9%    58.0%   
75% or more 61.1%    68.6%    68.5%    67.6%    68.2%    56.0%    69.7%    59.5%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 62.6%    74.6%    73.8%    72.0%    65.4%    55.0%    74.1%    59.6%   
25-49 % 57.4%    70.7%    72.3%    67.8%    62.7%    53.2%    70.5%    56.0%   
50-74 % 63.5%    63.8%    74.8%    66.4%    65.9%    59.3%    71.2%    61.7%   
75% or more 69.2%    67.9%    74.4%    64.6%    69.8%    71.1%    70.4%    68.0%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2019 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.

** 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.18 Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that had a copayment for an office visit to a specialist physician by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2019
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 0.74%    1.84%    1.67%    1.26%    1.30%    1.12%    0.96%    0.85%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 7.78%    11.55%    14.42% * 15.02%    11.51%    14.44%    8.57%    9.77%   
Mining and manufacturing 1.62%    7.90%    4.13%    3.36%    3.24%    2.28%    2.73%    1.76%   
Construction 2.31%    6.44%    4.29%    3.44%    4.58%    6.16%    2.66%    3.34%   
Utilities and transp. 2.89%    13.17%    9.63%    6.72%    6.82%    3.67%    5.65%    3.12%   
Wholesale trade 2.12%    7.83%    5.48%    3.99%    4.09%    3.62%    3.59%    2.50%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 1.77%    4.76%    3.99%    4.39%    4.09%    2.24%    2.95%    1.91%   
Retail trade 2.28%    4.71%    5.16%    4.29%    3.70%    3.26%    3.07%    2.61%   
Professional services 1.49%    3.30%    3.33%    2.52%    2.06%    2.28%    1.86%    1.70%   
Other services 2.48%    3.64%    4.30%    2.91%    3.71%    3.82%    2.20%    2.90%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.93%    2.28%    1.82%    1.49%    1.66%    1.35%    1.11%    1.06%   
For profit, unincorporated 1.65%    3.76%    3.59%    3.14%    3.32%    2.79%    2.26%    1.98%   
Nonprofit 1.59%    5.14%    7.47%    3.62%    2.63%    2.29%    3.60%    1.71%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 3.92%    4.88%    6.35%    4.82%    8.81%    8.96%    3.42%    6.17%   
5-9 years 2.44%    5.49%    3.95%    3.55%    5.20%    8.05%    2.85%    3.67%   
10-19 years 3.03%    3.34%    3.32%    2.60%    3.43%    8.68%    1.89%    4.37%   
20 or more years 0.81%    2.64%    2.21%    1.60%    1.38%    1.11%    1.28%    0.88%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.94%    13.77%    4.09%    2.32%    1.41%    1.14%    2.78%    0.95%   
1 location only 1.01%    1.84%    1.80%    1.49%    2.40%    4.76%    1.03%    1.67%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 3.22%    8.94%    8.02%    6.36%    7.08%    3.99%    6.38%    3.67%   
25-49 % 2.56%    5.98%    5.66%    4.20%    3.92%    3.95%    3.27%    2.91%   
50-74 % 1.94%    4.35%    4.15%    4.47%    4.58%    2.92%    2.68%    2.29%   
75% or more 0.83%    2.11%    1.90%    1.37%    1.43%    1.25%    1.08%    0.95%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.83%    1.85%    1.62%    1.30%    1.32%    1.38%    0.97%    0.97%   
Has union employees 1.73%    11.83%    12.48%    4.93%    4.82%    1.93%    5.88%    1.77%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 2.02%    6.06%    5.02%    3.79%    2.85%    2.72%    3.11%    2.18%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.80%    1.92%    1.74%    1.33%    1.40%    1.22%    1.01%    0.92%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 1.73%    3.24%    2.65%    2.06%    2.25%    3.05%    1.55%    2.09%   
25-49 % 1.29%    3.99%    3.10%    2.66%    2.65%    1.80%    2.06%    1.42%   
50-74 % 1.23%    3.85%    4.11%    2.77%    2.59%    1.66%    2.29%    1.35%   
75% or more 1.78%    3.53%    3.67%    2.76%    2.81%    2.68%    2.02%    2.04%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 1.16%    2.58%    2.48%    1.77%    2.08%    1.92%    1.37%    1.38%   
25-49 % 1.15%    4.14%    3.00%    2.16%    1.91%    1.55%    1.86%    1.24%   
50-74 % 1.57%    4.39%    3.82%    3.31%    3.54%    2.42%    2.28%    1.86%   
75% or more 3.11%    4.90%    6.15%    10.32%    8.08%    6.01%    3.58%    5.09%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2019 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.

** 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.