United States

92,795,774

10.3%

8.3%

13.9%

18.7%

48.8%

25.0%

75.0%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

751,540

32.8%

14.4%

*

26.1%

15.4%

*

11.3%

*

58.2%

41.8%

Mining and manufacturing

13,248,123

3.6%

5.2%

15.1%

24.8%

51.2%

14.7%

85.3%

Construction

5,923,543

23.0%

19.0%

27.9%

20.9%

9.1%

56.5%

43.5%

Utilities and transp.

4,264,281

6.5%

5.4%

8.7%

14.1%

65.3%

15.3%

84.7%

Wholesale trade

5,481,765

10.4%

11.2%

16.1%

24.7%

37.5%

30.1%

69.9%

Fin. svs. and real estate

10,753,825

8.6%

4.3%

7.0%

13.8%

66.4%

15.7%

84.3%

Retail trade

9,938,784

10.2%

7.2%

13.2%

10.3%

59.2%

24.4%

75.6%

Professional services

24,011,272

10.7%

8.1%

12.1%

22.7%

46.3%

24.3%

75.7%

Other services

18,422,641

11.5%

9.5%

15.5%

15.4%

48.0%

28.4%

71.6%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

67,911,475

9.4%

8.6%

14.0%

17.2%

50.8%

24.7%

75.3%

For profit, unincorporated

13,405,304

19.7%

9.3%

14.4%

17.0%

39.6%

35.4%

64.6%

Nonprofit

11,478,995

4.6%

4.9%

13.4%

29.9%

47.2%

14.8%

85.2%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

4,348,374

34.7%

16.8%

26.5%

13.7%

8.3%

65.6%

34.4%

5-9 years

5,909,394

30.9%

18.8%

24.4%

17.1%

8.7%

61.6%

38.4%

10-19 years

11,590,244

21.2%

16.1%

21.8%

23.2%

17.7%

48.2%

51.8%

20 or more years

46,134,839

8.1%

8.6%

16.8%

26.3%

40.2%

24.0%

76.0%

Unknown

24,812,923

0.1%

0.0%

*

0.3%

3.8%

95.8%

0.3%

99.7%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

55,625,361

0.2%

0.6%

3.8%

17.4%

78.0%

2.1%

97.9%

1 location only

37,170,413

25.5%

19.7%

29.1%

20.8%

4.9%

59.3%

40.7%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

892,756

7.6%

11.6%

18.2%

17.7%

44.9%

29.5%

70.5%

25-49 %

3,445,743

11.2%

8.5%

15.7%

18.7%

45.8%

28.2%

71.8%

50-74 %

11,063,070

12.6%

8.5%

11.6%

15.7%

51.5%

26.7%

73.3%

75% or more

77,394,205

10.0%

8.2%

14.1%

19.2%

48.5%

24.6%

75.4%

Union presence

No union employees

67,908,059

13.6%

10.7%

17.5%

21.4%

36.7%

32.5%

67.5%

Has union employees

14,064,135

1.6%

2.0%

6.0%

16.7%

73.8%

6.0%

94.0%

Unknown

10,823,581

1.2%

0.9%

1.7%

4.6%

91.6%

2.9%

97.1%

Percent low-wage employees

50% or more low wage

19,973,125

11.3%

8.1%

14.9%

18.9%

46.7%

26.4%

73.6%

Less than 50% low wage

72,822,649

10.0%

8.3%

13.7%

18.7%

49.3%

24.7%

75.3%

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

800,488

0.13%

0.18%

0.24%

0.39%

0.54%

0.25%

0.25%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

71,769

5.14%

4.27%

*

6.60%

4.75%

*

4.86%

*

4.06%

4.06%

Mining and manufacturing

196,309

0.13%

0.38%

0.75%

1.46%

1.46%

0.70%

0.70%

Construction

172,941

0.82%

1.25%

1.93%

2.63%

1.26%

1.74%

1.74%

Utilities and transp.

286,492

0.56%

0.56%

0.82%

1.81%

2.27%

0.93%

0.93%

Wholesale trade

248,379

0.36%

0.67%

1.67%

1.87%

1.88%

1.10%

1.10%

Fin. svs. and real estate

555,315

0.47%

0.35%

0.75%

1.49%

2.08%

0.84%

0.84%

Retail trade

221,668

0.45%

0.39%

1.09%

0.73%

1.12%

1.10%

1.10%

Professional services

537,905

0.33%

0.36%

0.51%

0.58%

1.04%

0.77%

0.77%

Other services

177,680

0.40%

0.66%

0.62%

0.88%

0.91%

0.64%

0.64%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

745,132

0.14%

0.27%

0.32%

0.49%

0.58%

0.20%

0.20%

For profit, unincorporated

265,277

0.63%

0.39%

0.96%

1.08%

1.35%

1.12%

1.12%

Nonprofit

335,741

0.18%

0.30%

0.76%

1.48%

1.73%

0.71%

0.71%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

159,277

1.32%

1.31%

1.19%

1.45%

1.36%

1.53%

1.53%

5-9 years

130,471

0.87%

1.58%

1.33%

1.39%

1.55%

1.96%

1.96%

10-19 years

250,603

0.59%

0.66%

1.19%

1.57%

1.80%

1.67%

1.67%

20 or more years

711,485

0.28%

0.23%

0.58%

0.67%

1.42%

0.60%

0.60%

Unknown

751,777

0.03%

0.02%

*

0.08%

0.28%

0.27%

0.05%

0.05%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

805,343

0.04%

0.07%

0.25%

0.52%

0.56%

0.22%

0.22%

1 location only

444,898

0.33%

0.44%

0.30%

0.54%

0.46%

0.82%

0.82%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

51,476

1.00%

1.17%

1.50%

1.90%

3.28%

1.98%

1.98%

25-49 %

118,660

0.62%

0.39%

1.15%

1.55%

1.76%

1.20%

1.20%

50-74 %

300,759

0.48%

0.35%

0.94%

1.05%

1.76%

0.82%

0.82%

75% or more

831,363

0.17%

0.19%

0.29%

0.49%

0.66%

0.30%

0.30%

Union presence

No union employees

388,079

0.15%

0.22%

0.27%

0.45%

0.54%

0.30%

0.30%

Has union employees

342,705

0.09%

0.27%

0.59%

1.68%

1.79%

0.42%

0.42%

Unknown

317,522

0.23%

0.24%

0.21%

0.62%

0.58%

0.40%

0.40%

Percent low-wage employees

50% or more low wage

526,512

0.49%

0.52%

0.35%

0.66%

0.81%

0.94%

0.94%

Less than 50% low wage

644,106

0.17%

0.23%

0.32%

0.47%

0.69%

0.31%

0.31%

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.