Table I.F.28 Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that had a separate deductible for prescription drugs 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 9.3%    11.0%    12.2%    9.3%    7.8%    9.5%    10.5%    9.1%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 19.8% * 13.7% * --    2.8% * 8.2% * 35.3% * 14.6% * 21.1% *
Mining and manufacturing 8.4%    11.7% * 4.7% * 10.5%    6.1%    9.1%    7.2%    8.5%   
Construction 12.1%    11.1% * 17.0%    10.5% * 11.8%    12.4% * 10.9%    12.7%   
Utilities and transp. 9.9%    17.9% * 12.6% * --    11.7% * 9.7%    9.3% * 9.9%   
Wholesale trade 7.6%    8.0% * 17.6% * 8.4% * 5.7%    6.8%    11.1%    6.9%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 8.2%    6.6% * 17.6% * 9.6%    7.6%    8.0%    12.8%    7.9%   
Retail trade 8.5%    4.5% * 11.7% * 13.3%    7.0% * 7.9%    10.2%    8.3%   
Professional services 10.8%    14.0%    11.5%    8.8%    8.4%    11.7%    11.9%    10.6%   
Other services 7.6%    10.4% * 8.3% * 7.6%    7.6%    7.3%    8.6%    7.4%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 9.0%    12.1%    12.3%    10.0%    8.2%    8.6%    11.0%    8.6%   
For profit, unincorporated 10.5%    8.7% * 10.7%    9.4%    7.4%    12.3%    8.9%    10.8%   
Nonprofit 9.8%    7.4% * 14.1% * 5.3%    7.0%    11.3%    9.1%    9.8%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 7.3%    10.9% * 12.9% * 6.2% * 4.5% * 2.4% * 8.7%    5.8% *
5-9 years 12.0%    19.0%    16.6%    10.4% * 9.5% * 4.1% * 15.2%    9.4%   
10-19 years 8.3%    10.2%    12.2%    9.0%    6.9%    6.8%    9.6%    7.6%   
20 or more years 9.4%    8.9%    11.2%    9.6%    8.1%    9.6%    10.3%    9.3%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 9.1%    --    10.0%    9.2%    7.0%    9.6%    11.3%    9.1%   
1 location only 9.8%    11.0%    12.4%    9.3%    9.3%    5.1%    10.4%    9.3%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 7.2%    7.8% * 24.2% * 4.0% * 7.9% * 6.4%    14.7% * 6.2%   
25-49 % 10.0%    13.6% * 11.6% * 10.3% * 5.4% * 11.2%    13.4% * 9.5%   
50-74 % 8.3%    9.2% * 6.8%    15.6%    8.1%    7.4%    11.2%    7.9%   
75% or more 9.4%    11.2%    12.6%    8.8%    7.9%    9.8%    10.3%    9.3%   
Union presence
No union employees 9.2%    11.2%    12.0%    9.1%    7.5%    9.5%    10.5%    8.9%   
Has union employees 9.9%    --    17.5% * 12.6% * 11.8% * 9.6%    10.1% * 9.9%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 9.6%    13.6% * 9.9% * 6.0% * 6.4%    10.8%    10.7%    9.5%   
Less than 50% low-wage 9.3%    10.8%    12.3%    9.5%    8.0%    9.3%    10.5%    9.1%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 9.4%    10.9%    11.6%    10.7%    9.7%    7.8%    9.6%    9.3%   
25-49 % 7.8%    9.1%    10.8%    8.7%    7.6%    7.6%    9.8%    7.6%   
50-74 % 9.2%    12.6%    12.5%    7.9%    7.1%    9.7%    12.2%    8.9%   
75% or more 11.6%    10.8%    14.8%    7.6%    6.5%    13.8%    11.6%    11.6%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 8.6%    11.6%    13.4%    9.8%    8.1%    7.5%    10.7%    8.1%   
25-49 % 9.3%    11.9%    12.5%    8.1%    7.3%    9.8%    10.0%    9.2%   
50-74 % 11.3%    10.4% * 9.9%    11.8%    6.9%    13.3%    12.2%    11.1%   
75% or more 9.7% * 8.6% * 5.3% * 6.1% * 19.1% * 6.4% * 8.1%    10.8% *

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.28 Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that had a separate deductible for prescription drugs 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 0.41%    1.35%    1.43%    0.88%    0.78%    0.59%    0.74%    0.45%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 12.20% * 10.64% * --    1.76% * 5.39% * 25.15% * 7.53% * 15.05% *
Mining and manufacturing 1.12%    5.80% * 1.54% * 2.83%    1.44%    1.71%    1.44%    1.22%   
Construction 1.84%    3.95% * 4.85%    3.24% * 3.34%    4.46% * 2.28%    2.59%   
Utilities and transp. 1.87%    9.94% * 6.94% * --    7.42% * 1.81%    3.83% * 2.01%   
Wholesale trade 1.10%    3.49% * 5.88% * 2.60% * 1.58%    1.69%    2.76%    1.20%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 1.02%    2.85% * 6.01% * 2.57%    1.87%    1.33%    2.91%    1.08%   
Retail trade 0.92%    1.94% * 4.34% * 3.33%    2.22% * 1.08%    2.26%    1.00%   
Professional services 0.86%    2.66%    2.69%    1.48%    1.46%    1.26%    1.51%    0.96%   
Other services 0.76%    3.23% * 2.76% * 1.84%    1.65%    1.04%    1.60%    0.84%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.47%    1.74%    1.69%    1.15%    1.05%    0.64%    0.90%    0.53%   
For profit, unincorporated 1.11%    2.75% * 3.19%    1.81%    1.85%    1.89%    1.54%    1.29%   
Nonprofit 1.13%    2.44% * 4.78% * 1.36%    1.25%    1.70%    1.93%    1.21%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1.50%    4.45% * 5.74% * 2.00% * 2.26% * 1.64% * 2.31%    1.88% *
5-9 years 1.96%    5.38%    4.50%    3.30% * 4.06% * 2.06% * 2.78%    2.72%   
10-19 years 0.93%    2.50%    3.21%    2.00%    1.49%    1.95%    1.48%    1.18%   
20 or more years 0.46%    1.51%    1.77%    1.15%    0.94%    0.61%    0.97%    0.50%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.49%    --    2.89%    1.62%    0.81%    0.60%    2.23%    0.50%   
1 location only 0.69%    1.37%    1.54%    1.05%    1.60%    1.47%    0.78%    1.09%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1.66%    4.77% * 15.52% * 2.23% * 3.24% * 1.89%    7.05% * 1.48%   
25-49 % 1.50%    7.46% * 3.83% * 4.67% * 1.91% * 2.15%    4.27% * 1.58%   
50-74 % 1.17%    2.77% * 1.91%    3.76%    2.07%    1.57%    2.00%    1.29%   
75% or more 0.45%    1.57%    1.62%    0.94%    0.87%    0.66%    0.81%    0.51%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.42%    1.38%    1.42%    0.88%    0.74%    0.66%    0.75%    0.48%   
Has union employees 1.16%    --    11.00% * 5.62% * 4.39% * 1.23%    4.80% * 1.18%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 1.71%    5.95% * 3.53% * 2.47% * 1.34%    2.48%    2.87%    1.85%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.42%    1.38%    1.49%    0.93%    0.84%    0.59%    0.76%    0.47%   
Percent women employees
Less than 25% 0.72%    2.25%    2.19%    1.59%    1.85%    0.96%    1.12%    0.87%   
25-49 % 0.77%    2.73%    3.14%    1.63%    1.69%    1.01%    1.64%    0.83%   
50-74 % 0.75%    2.95%    3.34%    1.75%    1.20%    1.03%    1.81%    0.81%   
75% or more 1.09%    3.07%    3.48%    1.38%    0.94%    1.70%    1.76%    1.22%   
Percent age 50 or older employees
Less than 25% 0.61%    2.05%    2.23%    1.32%    1.40%    0.90%    1.07%    0.72%   
25-49 % 0.59%    3.26%    2.64%    1.42%    0.91%    0.79%    1.41%    0.63%   
50-74 % 1.23%    3.24% * 2.85%    2.68%    1.45%    2.09%    2.01%    1.43%   
75% or more 3.51% * 2.66% * 3.42% * 2.45% * 13.41% * 2.33% * 1.93%    5.63% *

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.