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, 2020
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 58.2%    68.3%    70.7%    69.0%    62.9%    52.9%    69.5%    56.5%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 63.3%    46.8%    --    77.8%    57.7%    60.4% * 51.6%    66.3%   
Mining and manufacturing 59.0%    79.6%    59.7%    78.6%    60.4%    53.5%    72.0%    57.7%   
Construction 65.0%    56.5%    72.7%    68.3%    63.2%    61.3%    68.7%    62.8%   
Utilities and transp. 53.7%    74.4%    71.2%    50.8%    60.8%    50.9%    68.0%    52.5%   
Wholesale trade 60.8%    73.8%    67.8%    71.0%    71.2%    49.4%    69.0%    59.1%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 53.1%    79.2%    68.5%    73.2%    58.8%    48.3%    73.3%    51.4%   
Retail trade 55.2%    57.4%    75.6%    64.2%    64.4%    49.0%    67.1%    53.3%   
Professional services 60.5%    70.2%    74.0%    65.9%    63.9%    57.0%    70.2%    59.1%   
Other services 57.6%    66.6%    69.5%    69.5%    63.9%    51.7%    68.9%    55.7%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 56.1%    67.9%    71.3%    69.2%    61.6%    49.9%    69.6%    54.0%   
For profit, unincorporated 56.9%    75.1%    68.2%    71.1%    59.2%    48.3%    71.2%    54.1%   
Nonprofit 67.3%    59.0%    70.0%    65.3%    70.1%    66.7%    66.2%    67.4%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 66.9%    65.7%    66.9%    61.8%    76.8%    61.3%    65.2%    68.5%   
5-9 years 67.9%    76.3%    77.5%    76.1%    54.7%    48.2%    74.4%    62.6%   
10-19 years 63.1%    71.1%    71.5%    72.1%    54.8%    58.5%    72.6%    58.8%   
20 or more years 57.0%    64.8%    69.5%    68.0%    64.6%    52.6%    67.8%    56.0%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 54.5%    --    74.4%    66.7%    60.0%    52.5%    68.5%    54.2%   
1 location only 69.2%    68.6%    70.4%    69.8%    68.0%    70.4%    69.6%    68.9%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 47.7%    59.4%    79.3%    48.4% * 69.0%    39.6%    67.6%    45.0%   
25-49 % 57.4%    72.4%    72.6%    72.2%    66.2%    49.0%    73.5%    54.8%   
50-74 % 56.4%    59.7%    63.2%    70.5%    69.1%    51.0%    61.9%    55.7%   
75% or more 58.6%    69.8%    71.3%    69.1%    62.2%    53.5%    70.2%    56.9%   
Union presence
No union employees 59.5%    69.1%    70.4%    68.8%    62.4%    54.0%    69.5%    57.7%   
Has union employees 52.4%    41.6% * 79.7%    73.4%    68.9%    49.5%    69.1%    51.9%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 53.7%    75.7%    63.6%    76.3%    65.8%    45.8%    72.0%    51.9%   
Less than 50% low-wage 58.6%    67.7%    71.1%    68.5%    62.7%    53.6%    69.3%    57.0%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 60.2%    62.2%    67.7%    69.2%    59.5%    54.2%    68.7%    57.7%   
25-49 % 53.4%    74.0%    75.3%    73.7%    62.4%    46.5%    73.2%    51.4%   
50-74 % 59.7%    74.2%    62.5%    64.4%    64.5%    57.0%    66.1%    59.1%   
75% or more 60.7%    65.6%    80.2%    67.9%    66.7%    55.6%    71.1%    59.2%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 59.4%    64.3%    69.1%    69.6%    59.1%    54.3%    68.1%    57.3%   
25-49 % 55.9%    69.2%    73.0%    67.8%    64.4%    51.2%    69.9%    54.8%   
50-74 % 63.4%    74.4%    74.3%    68.1%    66.3%    58.7%    73.0%    61.5%   
75% or more 69.0%    72.1%    59.2%    83.3%    73.0%    60.9%    70.3%    68.2%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2020 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.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, 2020
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 0.68%    1.99%    1.68%    1.33%    1.35%    0.99%    1.04%    0.77%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 11.55%    12.26%    --    12.21%    17.20%    24.57% * 11.42%    14.27%   
Mining and manufacturing 1.61%    7.55%    6.35%    3.06%    3.35%    2.18%    3.23%    1.74%   
Construction 2.75%    7.27%    4.46%    3.83%    6.29%    7.21%    3.14%    3.98%   
Utilities and transp. 3.77%    8.39%    10.28%    7.59%    5.58%    5.30%    5.67%    4.10%   
Wholesale trade 2.63%    8.22%    6.09%    4.20%    3.39%    4.49%    3.91%    3.04%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 1.85%    4.72%    5.63%    4.21%    3.96%    2.31%    3.22%    1.97%   
Retail trade 2.27%    8.22%    4.18%    5.13%    7.40%    2.97%    3.58%    2.56%   
Professional services 1.21%    3.18%    2.78%    2.46%    2.15%    1.73%    1.82%    1.35%   
Other services 1.85%    4.36%    4.54%    3.17%    3.54%    2.59%    2.43%    2.09%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.84%    2.47%    1.93%    1.63%    1.76%    1.19%    1.23%    0.95%   
For profit, unincorporated 1.67%    3.79%    4.37%    3.06%    3.64%    2.52%    2.41%    1.91%   
Nonprofit 1.59%    6.24%    5.67%    3.43%    2.36%    2.28%    3.06%    1.70%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 3.30%    5.42%    6.96%    5.52%    7.56%    10.41%    4.10%    5.18%   
5-9 years 3.00%    5.05%    3.79%    4.29%    6.00%    14.07%    2.91%    4.66%   
10-19 years 1.98%    3.64%    3.50%    2.83%    4.51%    3.73%    2.07%    2.67%   
20 or more years 0.76%    3.01%    2.26%    1.67%    1.36%    1.02%    1.38%    0.82%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.84%    --    4.30%    2.41%    1.72%    1.00%    2.87%    0.86%   
1 location only 0.96%    2.00%    1.79%    1.58%    2.15%    4.41%    1.11%    1.53%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 5.44%    10.68%    6.77%    15.30% * 6.34%    6.45%    5.88%    5.78%   
25-49 % 2.75%    7.86%    5.71%    5.71%    4.70%    4.01%    3.77%    3.08%   
50-74 % 2.29%    5.49%    5.44%    3.88%    3.77%    3.18%    3.39%    2.56%   
75% or more 0.74%    2.22%    1.84%    1.41%    1.49%    1.07%    1.13%    0.83%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.73%    1.98%    1.72%    1.36%    1.42%    1.12%    1.06%    0.84%   
Has union employees 1.86%    14.75% * 7.64%    5.91%    4.27%    2.08%    5.60%    1.91%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 2.04%    5.17%    6.22%    3.78%    3.31%    2.62%    3.14%    2.19%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.72%    2.12%    1.73%    1.40%    1.45%    1.05%    1.09%    0.81%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 1.27%    3.64%    2.71%    2.08%    2.62%    2.41%    1.66%    1.58%   
25-49 % 1.44%    4.59%    3.51%    2.72%    3.17%    1.83%    2.40%    1.54%   
50-74 % 1.14%    3.30%    4.18%    3.43%    2.35%    1.50%    2.29%    1.24%   
75% or more 1.62%    4.26%    2.93%    2.68%    2.52%    2.37%    2.17%    1.81%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 1.08%    3.14%    2.57%    1.90%    2.49%    1.65%    1.59%    1.27%   
25-49 % 1.02%    4.74%    2.78%    2.26%    1.81%    1.34%    1.87%    1.09%   
50-74 % 1.67%    3.81%    3.85%    3.84%    3.07%    2.68%    2.36%    1.96%   
75% or more 3.72%    4.54%    8.43%    4.33%    9.40%    7.76%    3.65%    5.71%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2020 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.