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, 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 325    445    362    344    365    291    386    314   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 379    --    --    --    --    --    --    427   
Mining and manufacturing 452    449    --    282    359    533    523    445   
Construction 382    511    422    377    399    --    418    338   
Utilities and transp. 251    --    --    --    266    228    304 * 245   
Wholesale trade 331    --    480 * 411    362    182    438    287   
Fin. svs. and real estate 291    310 * --    343    331    271    312    289   
Retail trade 329    --    334    301    729 * 246    350    326   
Professional services 304    417    270    305    342    287    325    301   
Other services 320    612    213    338    317    255    458    287   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 333    409    379    359    392    297    380    323   
For profit, unincorporated 344    629    362    352    282    306    481    308   
Nonprofit 270    236    185    261    337    247    233    274   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 458    --    440    355    --    --    625    279 *
5-9 years 301    --    245    255    437 * 228 * 294    306   
10-19 years 360    501    294    356    469 * 176    423    321   
20 or more years 316    298    387    352    351    298    335    314   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 306    --    330 * 343    361    291    376    304   
1 location only 376    449    366    344    373    326    387    364   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 504    --    --    --    449    503    608    488   
25-49 % 212    --    290    405    347    161    448    184   
50-74 % 359    535 * 375 * 342    296    348    473    325   
75% or more 326    414    363    337    371    296    365    319   
Union presence
No union employees 319    452    364    344    351    265    388    301   
Has union employees 344    --    --    323 * 492 * 333    318 * 345   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 348    296    --    350    449    322    367    347   
Less than 50% low-wage 323    459    356    343    358    288    387    310   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 330    427    408    397    330    265    393    308   
25-49 % 356    490    475    291    399    340    418    348   
50-74 % 309    482 * 308    341    373    257    403    293   
75% or more 289    359    205    276    344    273    299    287   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 340    490    370    317    339    315    408    317   
25-49 % 335    426 * 332    352    432    304    360    333   
50-74 % 267    342    479 * 419    253    210    363    251   
75% or more 328    486    --    272    180 * 194    406    208   

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.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, 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 15.50    59.58    46.96    21.65    36.14    22.04    28.19    17.49   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 92.30    --    --    --    --    --    --    126.64   
Mining and manufacturing 70.96    37.47    --    70.77    101.19    118.63    133.55    77.29   
Construction 45.38    104.59    111.04    53.16    103.03    --    50.10    75.04   
Utilities and transp. 49.31    --    --    --    70.49    56.62    103.42 * 52.86   
Wholesale trade 36.24    --    153.79 * 64.57    71.10    33.59    61.59    41.72   
Fin. svs. and real estate 39.75    96.80 * --    56.75    92.92    51.87    65.35    43.77   
Retail trade 48.47    --    90.73    37.51    263.00 * 38.71    52.50    56.68   
Professional services 22.73    78.28    50.33    40.37    41.59    32.26    39.48    25.42   
Other services 33.42    166.71    24.41    48.30    39.38    42.21    110.34    29.37   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 19.52    61.53    59.26    25.99    51.36    27.09    30.04    22.50   
For profit, unincorporated 36.22    154.26    76.08    53.56    40.56    55.05    87.18    36.50   
Nonprofit 29.06    52.04    25.35    48.81    52.01    43.54    37.17    32.04   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 107.07    --    107.73    55.55    --    --    120.89    102.27 *
5-9 years 49.14    --    23.49    51.31    152.24 * 114.11 * 53.70    75.15   
10-19 years 50.24    108.21    65.45    50.57    167.92 * 18.85    64.95    69.55   
20 or more years 17.00    31.76    74.25    28.06    33.29    23.37    26.46    18.71   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 18.76    --    107.20 * 55.81    36.83    22.30    64.28    19.10   
1 location only 25.81    60.25    51.00    22.79    78.37    90.77    30.44    42.39   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 68.49    --    --    --    77.10    110.61    106.02    75.36   
25-49 % 26.02    --    44.12    76.50    65.29    22.33    89.35    22.84   
50-74 % 44.97    219.63 * 121.67 * 47.54    51.41    62.70    127.29    40.58   
75% or more 17.81    57.60    53.13    24.36    41.81    25.93    27.33    20.45   
Union presence
No union employees 13.90    61.65    47.31    22.10    32.52    19.37    28.81    15.51   
Has union employees 46.91    --    --    103.21 * 203.75 * 48.66    97.37 * 47.72   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 34.97    53.18    --    78.09    86.16    44.67    60.62    38.03   
Less than 50% low-wage 16.73    64.51    48.01    22.50    38.31    24.12    29.63    18.99   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 21.72    69.26    84.86    40.04    42.18    34.30    36.43    25.83   
25-49 % 39.06    133.92    140.50    29.49    99.19    52.72    67.91    42.93   
50-74 % 25.53    151.16 * 55.52    47.68    55.67    30.21    80.65    25.77   
75% or more 25.09    55.13    21.79    30.58    41.60    36.84    31.59    28.67   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 22.55    110.61    53.53    24.98    44.51    39.83    45.28    25.29   
25-49 % 25.37    133.15 * 87.52    42.69    63.94    31.29    52.51    27.47   
50-74 % 25.92    52.58    171.08 * 68.05    53.52    29.72    50.26    28.10   
75% or more 57.14    91.00    --    57.43    90.51 * 37.25    70.19    61.87   

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.