Table I.F.21 Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that had a coinsurance payment 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 36.3%    19.2%    20.5%    21.3%    29.3%    43.9%    20.8%    38.6%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 38.9%    27.5% * --    7.7% * 56.3%    52.6% * 17.7% * 44.3% *
Mining and manufacturing 37.1%    9.2% * 26.6%    15.1%    35.2%    44.0%    20.8%    38.8%   
Construction 29.0%    14.1% * 21.1%    22.6%    37.6%    36.2%    23.0%    32.5%   
Utilities and transp. 40.2%    18.4% * 14.8% * 29.0%    31.1%    45.7%    19.7%    42.0%   
Wholesale trade 34.5%    17.3% * 20.5%    21.4%    25.0%    48.1%    20.5%    37.5%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 42.0%    15.8% * 16.9%    20.0%    31.7%    48.7%    15.6%    44.2%   
Retail trade 36.7%    28.4%    20.9%    20.1%    23.5%    45.6%    23.8%    38.7%   
Professional services 33.9%    17.3%    22.0%    23.4%    25.7%    40.0%    21.3%    35.6%   
Other services 36.4%    24.8%    16.6%    23.3%    27.4%    44.2%    19.6%    39.3%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 38.4%    17.6%    20.1%    21.6%    30.7%    46.8%    20.7%    41.2%   
For profit, unincorporated 35.5%    19.3%    23.2%    19.3%    30.5%    45.8%    20.5%    38.4%   
Nonprofit 28.6%    30.0%    19.2%    21.8%    23.7%    31.7%    22.2%    29.1%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 22.1%    15.2%    28.7%    21.1%    20.7% * 39.6%    22.3%    21.8%   
5-9 years 24.2%    15.8%    15.7%    17.8%    33.3%    50.5%    17.3%    29.8%   
10-19 years 26.7%    20.2%    16.1%    20.2%    30.0%    35.5%    18.2%    30.5%   
20 or more years 38.3%    20.7%    22.4%    22.1%    29.2%    44.2%    22.5%    39.8%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 41.1%    --    20.9%    23.5%    31.2%    44.3%    21.5%    41.4%   
1 location only 22.1%    18.9%    20.5%    20.5%    25.9%    24.3%    20.7%    23.3%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 43.9%    34.7% * 12.2% * 9.8% * 26.4%    58.2%    19.1%    47.2%   
25-49 % 33.8%    9.9% * 21.6%    19.7%    27.4%    41.7%    18.1%    36.4%   
50-74 % 40.1%    19.4%    35.5%    17.5%    24.8%    48.3%    23.9%    42.2%   
75% or more 35.8%    19.4%    18.9%    21.9%    29.8%    43.1%    20.6%    38.1%   
Union presence
No union employees 34.3%    19.0%    20.5%    21.3%    29.3%    42.3%    20.8%    36.8%   
Has union employees 45.2%    25.3% * 20.7% * 19.6%    29.0%    48.4%    21.9%    45.9%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 39.6%    17.5% * 27.7%    18.8%    26.7%    47.6%    20.6%    41.4%   
Less than 50% low-wage 36.0%    19.4%    20.2%    21.4%    29.5%    43.5%    20.8%    38.3%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 33.8%    19.0%    23.5%    23.2%    33.7%    43.2%    22.1%    37.3%   
25-49 % 42.2%    16.1%    18.2%    15.5%    27.9%    51.6%    17.4%    44.7%   
50-74 % 34.1%    17.6%    23.5%    20.5%    29.8%    38.1%    20.8%    35.4%   
75% or more 33.7%    25.2%    13.9%    23.2%    24.1%    40.8%    21.6%    35.4%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 32.8%    22.1%    21.0%    20.3%    28.6%    41.6%    21.7%    35.4%   
25-49 % 39.4%    17.0%    19.4%    21.0%    30.0%    45.5%    20.4%    40.9%   
50-74 % 33.1%    16.3%    19.3%    24.3%    29.9%    40.0%    18.1%    36.2%   
75% or more 28.9%    17.1%    27.9%    30.1%    22.7% * 42.1%    22.2%    33.2%   

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.21 Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that had a coinsurance payment 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 0.67%    1.69%    1.48%    1.13%    1.20%    0.99%    0.91%    0.75%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 11.40%    9.68% * --    3.10% * 10.24%    23.72% * 5.65% * 13.78% *
Mining and manufacturing 1.62%    3.88% * 6.00%    2.54%    3.27%    2.25%    3.03%    1.75%   
Construction 2.56%    4.37% * 4.17%    3.21%    5.38%    7.45%    2.74%    3.74%   
Utilities and transp. 3.52%    7.63% * 6.19% * 6.86%    5.58%    5.07%    4.82%    3.85%   
Wholesale trade 2.61%    6.66% * 4.81%    3.75%    3.40%    4.50%    3.24%    3.03%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 1.82%    5.42% * 4.27%    4.19%    3.97%    2.29%    2.67%    1.94%   
Retail trade 2.05%    7.80%    4.04%    3.57%    3.90%    2.93%    3.26%    2.34%   
Professional services 1.19%    2.42%    2.82%    2.21%    1.94%    1.71%    1.67%    1.33%   
Other services 1.95%    4.46%    3.55%    3.11%    3.21%    2.76%    2.13%    2.19%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.83%    2.02%    1.67%    1.38%    1.53%    1.20%    1.08%    0.94%   
For profit, unincorporated 1.67%    3.65%    4.23%    2.61%    3.45%    2.65%    2.24%    1.93%   
Nonprofit 1.54%    5.67%    4.27%    3.00%    2.24%    2.22%    2.60%    1.65%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 2.71%    3.68%    7.29%    4.12%    6.27% * 10.33%    3.48%    4.17%   
5-9 years 2.87%    4.01%    3.30%    4.54%    5.66%    14.21%    2.54%    4.55%   
10-19 years 1.59%    3.59%    2.75%    2.47%    3.55%    3.66%    1.78%    2.20%   
20 or more years 0.76%    2.53%    1.97%    1.40%    1.32%    1.02%    1.24%    0.82%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.84%    --    3.72%    2.26%    1.49%    1.00%    2.36%    0.85%   
1 location only 0.88%    1.69%    1.58%    1.31%    2.10%    4.20%    0.98%    1.41%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 6.24%    11.98% * 4.61% * 3.95% * 5.12%    6.84%    4.75%    6.68%   
25-49 % 2.36%    3.98% * 5.34%    3.67%    4.55%    3.73%    3.25%    2.71%   
50-74 % 2.29%    3.85%    5.52%    2.82%    3.29%    3.17%    2.76%    2.55%   
75% or more 0.72%    1.96%    1.57%    1.26%    1.32%    1.07%    1.01%    0.81%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.72%    1.72%    1.50%    1.16%    1.26%    1.13%    0.93%    0.82%   
Has union employees 1.83%    10.19% * 8.25% * 5.41%    3.84%    2.06%    4.71%    1.87%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 2.04%    5.28% * 5.93%    3.43%    3.05%    2.73%    2.87%    2.20%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.71%    1.78%    1.52%    1.19%    1.28%    1.06%    0.95%    0.80%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 1.24%    2.86%    2.51%    1.84%    2.48%    2.45%    1.50%    1.55%   
25-49 % 1.43%    3.66%    2.98%    2.21%    2.34%    1.84%    1.92%    1.54%   
50-74 % 1.10%    3.46%    3.88%    2.55%    2.44%    1.45%    2.05%    1.20%   
75% or more 1.58%    3.87%    2.16%    2.41%    2.08%    2.33%    1.96%    1.77%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 1.02%    2.62%    2.33%    1.62%    1.98%    1.67%    1.41%    1.21%   
25-49 % 1.01%    3.50%    2.37%    1.76%    1.78%    1.34%    1.59%    1.08%   
50-74 % 1.68%    3.32%    3.22%    3.84%    2.99%    2.74%    1.98%    1.97%   
75% or more 3.72%    4.82%    7.52%    7.72%    8.56% * 7.71%    3.72%    5.79%   

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.