United States

55.2%

12.5%

10.7%

13.1%

36.6%

81.6%

12.2%

65.0%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

15.2%

10.6%

*

15.2%

*

2.9%

*

32.1%

*

14.4%

*

10.5%

17.7%

*

Mining and manufacturing

61.8%

9.5%

8.5%

*

9.4%

44.2%

88.1%

7.9%

68.4%

Construction

26.6%

12.6%

12.6%

17.1%

38.0%

67.9%

14.7%

38.3%

Utilities and transp.

72.6%

6.2%

*

5.1%

*

12.7%

*

49.4%

89.2%

5.9%

*

79.6%

Wholesale trade

47.5%

7.7%

14.8%

9.4%

35.2%

85.3%

10.5%

60.2%

Fin. svs. and real estate

70.6%

7.4%

7.7%

*

16.8%

42.9%

88.8%

10.8%

78.4%

Retail trade

62.4%

16.0%

5.6%

*

17.8%

34.1%

83.4%

15.4%

72.4%

Professional services

51.5%

15.0%

11.2%

10.2%

32.6%

79.6%

12.7%

60.8%

Other services

44.3%

13.1%

11.9%

16.5%

26.7%

65.0%

12.9%

52.5%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

57.0%

12.5%

10.7%

12.3%

38.9%

82.9%

11.9%

67.5%

For profit, unincorporated

47.6%

11.6%

8.3%

12.9%

34.4%

76.0%

11.0%

59.2%

Nonprofit

53.2%

15.4%

14.4%

17.5%

30.8%

79.0%

17.0%

57.7%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

20.6%

14.5%

11.2%

12.4%

24.5%

54.6%

12.7%

30.8%

5-9 years

18.3%

13.9%

10.5%

9.7%

17.2%

61.3%

12.9%

24.0%

10-19 years

24.7%

11.1%

10.0%

11.2%

31.7%

52.5%

10.8%

34.6%

20 or more years

50.5%

12.2%

10.9%

14.2%

38.8%

80.9%

12.5%

59.5%

Unknown

83.5%

21.4%

*

25.6%

*

15.4%

*

44.9%

85.0%

24.6%

*

83.6%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

72.8%

2.5%

*

11.3%

14.2%

41.2%

82.4%

12.2%

73.9%

1 location only

19.3%

12.6%

10.6%

12.8%

30.2%

58.0%

12.2%

27.2%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

51.1%

18.7%

19.2%

*

12.8%

16.8%

68.5%

18.2%

56.8%

25-49 %

48.9%

19.6%

13.4%

*

13.1%

18.5%

73.8%

13.3%

56.5%

50-74 %

56.4%

10.5%

12.0%

11.6%

27.9%

80.4%

11.6%

65.5%

75% or more

55.4%

12.4%

10.3%

13.2%

38.7%

82.5%

12.1%

65.4%

Union presence

No union employees

45.6%

12.1%

9.5%

11.5%

35.6%

79.1%

11.1%

57.1%

Has union employees

73.9%

19.3%

32.2%

30.2%

41.0%

84.9%

30.4%

76.1%

Unknown

81.6%

29.4%

*

44.8%

33.1%

*

43.4%

83.9%

34.6%

82.1%

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

53.9%

16.4%

11.5%

12.9%

27.5%

77.2%

13.7%

60.3%

Less than 50% low wage

55.5%

11.9%

10.6%

13.1%

38.3%

82.5%

12.0%

65.9%

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.

United States

0.44%

0.78%

1.12%

1.06%

1.15%

0.80%

0.73%

0.52%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

4.30%

5.24%

*

5.22%

*

2.66%

*

11.55%

*

14.60%

*

2.86%

8.22%

*

Mining and manufacturing

1.79%

2.34%

3.13%

*

1.91%

4.01%

1.87%

1.88%

1.85%

Construction

1.56%

3.67%

3.25%

2.85%

6.12%

7.32%

1.75%

2.57%

Utilities and transp.

2.49%

2.84%

*

5.87%

*

6.26%

*

7.29%

2.42%

1.87%

*

2.16%

Wholesale trade

3.56%

1.99%

3.98%

1.82%

3.64%

6.68%

1.87%

4.90%

Fin. svs. and real estate

1.76%

1.48%

5.97%

*

4.05%

2.35%

1.53%

2.68%

1.79%

Retail trade

0.95%

2.83%

1.72%

*

3.83%

4.06%

1.57%

3.21%

1.29%

Professional services

1.51%

1.19%

1.95%

1.19%

1.70%

2.00%

0.84%

1.66%

Other services

1.19%

1.84%

2.76%

2.21%

3.08%

1.44%

1.31%

1.41%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

0.47%

1.14%

1.37%

1.26%

1.42%

0.80%

0.86%

0.49%

For profit, unincorporated

1.32%

1.80%

2.41%

2.05%

4.34%

2.79%

1.17%

2.00%

Nonprofit

2.02%

2.19%

3.51%

2.15%

2.05%

2.04%

2.33%

2.26%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

2.25%

2.84%

3.23%

3.40%

6.86%

10.57%

1.55%

4.20%

5-9 years

1.52%

1.50%

2.57%

2.06%

4.17%

8.20%

1.27%

2.75%

10-19 years

2.47%

1.03%

1.19%

1.50%

4.95%

5.63%

0.85%

3.86%

20 or more years

0.98%

1.08%

1.70%

1.33%

1.45%

1.31%

1.10%

1.11%

Unknown

1.01%

9.18%

*

11.27%

*

10.46%

*

5.84%

1.02%

12.90%

*

1.03%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

0.70%

2.95%

*

2.71%

2.13%

1.44%

0.76%

1.43%

0.69%

1 location only

0.71%

0.81%

1.18%

1.22%

2.64%

4.41%

0.71%

1.05%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

3.31%

5.26%

7.83%

*

3.02%

4.25%

4.23%

2.74%

3.75%

25-49 %

1.98%

4.41%

4.07%

*

3.75%

3.32%

2.68%

2.61%

2.12%

50-74 %

2.25%

1.55%

2.53%

3.04%

2.64%

3.22%

1.40%

2.67%

75% or more

0.68%

0.91%

1.19%

1.23%

1.25%

0.79%

0.76%

0.71%

Union presence

No union employees

0.61%

0.81%

1.14%

1.01%

1.53%

1.20%

0.67%

0.70%

Has union employees

1.81%

5.57%

7.60%

4.01%

5.68%

1.30%

5.24%

1.79%

Unknown

1.23%

11.65%

*

12.93%

12.27%

*

6.57%

1.10%

10.23%

1.26%

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

1.53%

2.16%

3.29%

2.64%

2.32%

2.82%

1.41%

1.62%

Less than 50% low wage

0.62%

0.91%

1.32%

1.14%

1.46%

0.84%

0.90%

0.67%

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.