Table I.F.24 Average copayment (in dollars) for a hospital admission per day per employee enrolled in a health insurance plan that had a hospital admission copayment per day at private-sector establishments 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 332.78    360.77    358.93    389.90    368.85    259.91    377.33    312.23   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 411.82    --    --    --    458.70    324.34    --    --   
Mining and manufacturing 366.39    --    --    341.03    362.19    368.15    431.76    354.66   
Construction 412.41    --    --    432.47    406.14    520.95    391.81    425.84   
Utilities and transp. 313.29    --    --    --    439.66    --    413.86    253.00 *
Wholesale trade 287.83    --    --    350.73    --    --    294.43    284.89   
Fin. svs. and real estate 367.07    492.78    --    440.45    314.95    240.67    485.30    299.24   
Retail trade 189.46    --    268.64    384.87    494.66    118.91    262.71    176.20   
Professional services 342.38    314.90    403.45    381.80    293.19    329.84    383.63    318.01   
Other services 373.34    357.14    217.87    384.78    432.39    353.88    339.31    395.27   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 328.13    290.75    380.38    401.11    351.64    270.59    379.36    304.40   
For profit, unincorporated 396.86    494.20    361.35    401.27    443.59    177.38    426.90    378.01   
Nonprofit 274.67    --    --    261.33    332.49    236.78    238.33    284.66   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 374.86    454.40    342.19    348.85 * --    --    406.73    --   
5-9 years 345.72    --    316.30    358.20    204.56    200.17    424.44    259.42   
10-19 years 388.52    239.54    424.48    424.27    420.26    331.60    371.64    411.58   
20 or more years 317.52    332.18    342.53    391.48    366.55    260.68    360.94    305.93   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 291.40    --    422.04    419.94    336.64    261.63    382.30    285.64   
1 location only 375.18    363.80    352.66    383.93    398.25    157.99    376.81    372.95   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 300.77    --    486.87    --    268.78    290.64    406.35    253.98   
25-49 % 194.05    --    --    445.08    588.27    70.44    555.25    160.81   
50-74 % 358.01    375.47    399.15    417.96    388.04    263.93    397.65    331.82   
75% or more 347.85    359.93    349.73    386.29    353.69    310.80    368.99    337.15   
Union presence
No union employees 332.25    372.74    384.02    388.47    368.61    234.90    388.50    303.47   
Has union employees 336.02    --    99.55    420.73    370.14    346.48    248.32    354.97   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 290.14    --    190.19    381.04    430.60    200.42    361.10    282.65   
Less than 50% low-wage 337.40    362.43    365.53    390.30    359.64    270.12    377.83    316.61   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 396.83    400.31    440.74    400.24    366.21    403.72    411.27    386.71   
25-49 % 278.14    --    305.99    382.78    419.89    190.27    335.05    261.28   
50-74 % 356.39    443.87    420.86    390.67    367.43    292.39    445.63    319.98   
75% or more 311.76    255.30    236.90    371.80    288.36    335.97    298.46    319.92   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 360.68    296.25    369.90    434.67    382.92    279.31    385.30    345.65   
25-49 % 313.95    426.59    306.86    352.87    370.76    249.72    343.75    303.68   
50-74 % 306.83    --    --    300.52    324.67    249.96    433.64    266.37   
75% or more 372.00    --    --    --    --    --    397.20    323.89   

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.

-- 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.24 Standard errors for average copayment (in dollars) for a hospital admission per day per employee enrolled in a health insurance plan that had a hospital admission copayment per day at private-sector establishments 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 12.65    34.64    34.89    23.41    26.22    19.93    19.30    15.83   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 55.09    --    --    --    33.09    29.35    --    --   
Mining and manufacturing 35.28    --    --    52.81    48.75    59.94    97.73    37.07   
Construction 45.41    --    --    53.23    113.80    17.76    46.57    67.38   
Utilities and transp. 64.96    --    --    --    43.62    --    66.33    80.03 *
Wholesale trade 33.24    --    --    59.50    --    --    44.75    43.61   
Fin. svs. and real estate 35.19    61.19    --    61.82    37.44    34.91    52.44    32.31   
Retail trade 28.95    --    39.82    59.16    99.93    19.85    41.33    32.08   
Professional services 18.83    40.54    40.09    42.05    26.92    40.21    27.36    24.52   
Other services 29.76    76.63    57.81    74.18    59.81    33.13    49.89    34.76   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 14.80    44.80    38.33    25.61    29.29    24.23    21.51    18.55   
For profit, unincorporated 37.10    41.51    61.24    77.37    80.22    33.94    49.92    51.50   
Nonprofit 20.72    --    --    37.02    34.22    29.79    44.03    22.80   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 48.07    38.71    60.55    105.81 * --    --    56.51    --   
5-9 years 42.22    --    67.52    46.35    38.97    0.22    64.93    24.59   
10-19 years 31.15    40.09    85.53    44.52    66.68    40.12    36.83    51.92   
20 or more years 14.76    49.13    45.04    30.50    29.04    20.59    25.10    17.29   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 16.61    --    77.51    42.79    27.88    20.25    39.63    17.28   
1 location only 17.30    35.05    37.47    26.59    41.32    10.23    20.93    29.33   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 44.06    --    13.05    --    78.87    57.83    60.57    42.51   
25-49 % 44.78    --    --    108.96    75.77    8.06    122.72    41.71   
50-74 % 31.46    51.74    67.74    52.68    85.11    42.10    36.39    46.54   
75% or more 13.12    38.37    40.53    25.51    28.44    21.88    21.51    16.38   
Union presence
No union employees 13.82    34.50    33.45    24.20    28.62    21.49    19.44    17.65   
Has union employees 30.88    --    0.55    75.80    64.46    38.62    67.99    33.35   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 53.37    --    28.55    78.60    87.65    52.09    73.35    58.23   
Less than 50% low-wage 12.84    35.50    36.27    24.19    26.07    21.33    19.77    16.14   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 21.83    49.72    82.21    33.29    62.96    34.88    28.69    31.29   
25-49 % 22.85    --    41.12    51.60    44.99    25.83    36.24    27.26   
50-74 % 22.97    82.03    58.16    68.23    38.24    31.43    44.78    24.18   
75% or more 26.88    36.18    58.94    49.09    39.63    70.57    39.04    36.54   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 19.86    39.67    44.71    28.23    46.50    38.70    22.36    28.89   
25-49 % 20.00    66.37    47.14    43.36    33.65    29.91    36.81    23.37   
50-74 % 27.40    --    --    45.97    46.13    33.97    59.79    27.10   
75% or more 62.29    --    --    --    --    --    82.16    78.90   

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.

-- 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.