United States

116,141,515

11.4%

8.8%

14.2%

18.4%

47.2%

27.0%

73.0%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

1,119,651

33.0%

14.1%

19.7%

*

21.7%

*

11.6%

*

55.9%

44.1%

Mining and manufacturing

13,646,689

4.3%

5.6%

15.4%

24.6%

50.2%

15.9%

84.1%

Construction

6,417,332

25.0%

19.3%

27.0%

20.1%

8.6%

58.3%

41.7%

Utilities and transp.

4,916,524

7.5%

5.6%

9.6%

13.2%

64.1%

17.3%

82.7%

Wholesale trade

5,827,003

11.4%

11.5%

16.1%

24.1%

36.8%

31.6%

68.4%

Fin. svs. and real estate

11,845,340

9.8%

4.5%

7.1%

13.7%

64.8%

17.3%

82.7%

Retail trade

15,008,689

10.3%

6.7%

10.8%

8.9%

63.2%

23.0%

77.0%

Professional services

29,470,330

11.7%

8.4%

12.4%

22.9%

44.7%

25.7%

74.3%

Other services

27,889,958

12.6%

11.1%

17.6%

16.9%

41.8%

32.5%

67.5%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

83,050,990

10.1%

9.1%

14.2%

16.7%

50.0%

26.2%

73.8%

For profit, unincorporated

17,724,959

21.9%

10.0%

14.9%

16.1%

37.0%

38.9%

61.1%

Nonprofit

15,365,566

6.6%

5.8%

13.6%

30.1%

43.9%

17.7%

82.3%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

6,352,493

35.2%

18.8%

26.8%

12.2%

7.1%

68.9%

31.1%

5-9 years

8,309,938

30.3%

18.6%

24.1%

16.0%

11.1%

61.6%

38.4%

10-19 years

15,102,481

21.7%

16.5%

22.1%

22.6%

17.0%

49.5%

50.5%

20 or more years

58,320,072

8.9%

8.5%

16.1%

25.3%

41.2%

24.5%

75.5%

Unknown

28,056,531

0.2%

0.1%

*

0.3%

3.8%

95.6%

0.3%

99.7%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

67,239,678

0.2%

0.7%

3.9%

17.4%

77.8%

2.3%

97.7%

1 location only

48,901,837

26.9%

19.9%

28.3%

19.7%

5.1%

61.0%

39.0%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

8,397,293

20.5%

14.0%

16.7%

15.6%

33.2%

44.3%

55.7%

25-49 %

9,323,341

12.1%

8.9%

16.1%

19.0%

43.9%

29.8%

70.2%

50-74 %

17,506,656

13.6%

8.6%

11.9%

15.8%

50.2%

27.9%

72.1%

75% or more

80,914,225

9.9%

8.3%

14.2%

19.2%

48.4%

24.7%

75.3%

Union presence

No union employees

86,852,029

14.7%

11.2%

17.6%

20.7%

35.8%

34.4%

65.6%

Has union employees

16,674,759

1.9%

2.1%

5.8%

16.1%

74.1%

6.4%

93.6%

Unknown

12,614,727

1.4%

1.1%

1.9%

5.3%

90.3%

3.6%

96.4%

Percent low-wage employees

50% or more low wage

32,750,170

12.8%

9.7%

15.6%

18.7%

43.2%

30.5%

69.5%

Less than 50% low wage

83,391,346

10.9%

8.4%

13.6%

18.3%

48.8%

25.7%

74.3%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 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.

** 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.

Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.

United States

751,026

0.13%

0.16%

0.22%

0.31%

0.48%

0.16%

0.16%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

104,943

5.73%

3.53%

5.92%

*

6.56%

*

4.56%

*

4.65%

4.65%

Mining and manufacturing

198,128

0.15%

0.38%

0.71%

1.42%

1.44%

0.69%

0.69%

Construction

156,615

0.81%

1.29%

1.84%

2.39%

1.18%

1.60%

1.60%

Utilities and transp.

342,714

0.75%

0.55%

0.87%

1.59%

2.11%

1.13%

1.13%

Wholesale trade

237,067

0.43%

0.66%

1.62%

1.77%

1.68%

1.14%

1.14%

Fin. svs. and real estate

549,619

0.47%

0.38%

0.72%

1.42%

2.04%

0.84%

0.84%

Retail trade

296,488

0.53%

0.34%

0.77%

0.53%

0.97%

0.84%

0.84%

Professional services

544,975

0.30%

0.39%

0.43%

0.55%

0.93%

0.71%

0.71%

Other services

475,266

0.36%

0.52%

0.63%

0.48%

1.11%

0.52%

0.52%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

889,795

0.17%

0.23%

0.31%

0.42%

0.47%

0.13%

0.13%

For profit, unincorporated

259,576

0.71%

0.52%

0.80%

0.95%

1.33%

1.06%

1.06%

Nonprofit

381,693

0.22%

0.31%

0.74%

1.41%

1.74%

0.72%

0.72%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

205,257

0.86%

1.02%

1.20%

1.22%

1.21%

1.34%

1.34%

5-9 years

254,179

0.75%

1.60%

1.32%

1.47%

2.41%

1.85%

1.85%

10-19 years

301,063

0.54%

0.69%

0.93%

1.31%

1.60%

1.29%

1.29%

20 or more years

661,504

0.24%

0.25%

0.48%

0.55%

1.23%

0.53%

0.53%

Unknown

772,542

0.04%

0.04%

*

0.08%

0.29%

0.29%

0.06%

0.06%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

875,793

0.03%

0.06%

0.24%

0.40%

0.44%

0.19%

0.19%

1 location only

518,792

0.28%

0.40%

0.26%

0.49%

0.64%

0.75%

0.75%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

266,627

1.13%

1.08%

1.27%

1.59%

3.33%

1.89%

1.89%

25-49 %

301,058

0.57%

0.39%

1.13%

1.60%

1.64%

1.19%

1.19%

50-74 %

426,353

0.47%

0.36%

0.92%

1.02%

1.66%

0.77%

0.77%

75% or more

870,532

0.18%

0.18%

0.31%

0.45%

0.62%

0.30%

0.30%

Union presence

No union employees

493,628

0.16%

0.20%

0.22%

0.37%

0.52%

0.26%

0.26%

Has union employees

376,975

0.16%

0.29%

0.59%

1.40%

1.64%

0.46%

0.46%

Unknown

362,746

0.24%

0.28%

0.33%

0.89%

0.87%

0.44%

0.44%

Percent low-wage employees

50% or more low wage

717,180

0.50%

0.52%

0.34%

0.78%

0.89%

0.82%

0.82%

Less than 50% low wage

537,883

0.14%

0.27%

0.32%

0.40%

0.57%

0.27%

0.27%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 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.

** 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.

Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.