United States

61.4%

15.4%

21.7%

31.3%

49.7%

83.7%

21.5%

71.0%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

21.5%

4.7%

*

6.5%

*

0.7%

*

20.3%

*

54.1%

3.6%

*

30.9%

*

Mining and manufacturing

58.3%

9.5%

*

22.7%

36.3%

45.9%

75.6%

25.1%

63.8%

Construction

36.1%

13.2%

17.2%

38.3%

39.0%

77.4%

22.4%

48.8%

Utilities and transp.

72.4%

8.8%

*

20.6%

12.6%

50.3%

90.9%

18.1%

80.0%

Wholesale trade

52.7%

15.7%

19.7%

24.2%

51.1%

79.0%

20.4%

64.9%

Fin. svs. and real estate

76.2%

34.4%

29.1%

28.9%

54.0%

91.7%

31.2%

82.9%

Retail trade

68.8%

6.7%

12.6%

27.4%

39.1%

86.8%

11.8%

78.4%

Professional services

62.2%

15.1%

25.7%

37.8%

54.0%

83.6%

22.3%

71.9%

Other services

57.6%

13.2%

23.7%

26.3%

53.1%

80.7%

21.8%

67.2%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

62.4%

16.8%

19.4%

31.7%

49.6%

84.0%

21.3%

72.3%

For profit, unincorporated

53.9%

13.2%

19.9%

29.0%

36.3%

85.0%

17.3%

66.5%

Nonprofit

62.4%

10.1%

*

43.1%

31.9%

57.3%

81.0%

29.5%

68.0%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

33.6%

17.2%

27.0%

26.4%

*

44.8%

64.3%

19.8%

49.7%

5-9 years

35.6%

15.4%

13.8%

29.3%

43.0%

88.4%

17.5%

54.0%

10-19 years

40.1%

12.4%

20.0%

29.9%

44.9%

82.0%

19.5%

53.7%

20 or more years

60.0%

16.5%

23.4%

32.7%

50.6%

84.0%

23.5%

68.7%

Unknown

82.5%

18.4%

*

38.8%

*

19.3%

*

62.1%

83.8%

22.4%

*

82.8%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

76.5%

9.5%

*

14.2%

34.4%

53.6%

84.3%

20.8%

77.6%

1 location only

32.0%

15.5%

22.2%

30.7%

44.3%

67.3%

21.6%

44.0%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

52.8%

3.4%

*

13.5%

*

15.9%

*

42.7%

81.6%

7.2%

*

62.4%

25-49 %

58.5%

8.9%

*

17.3%

26.9%

39.5%

82.8%

17.3%

68.7%

50-74 %

62.4%

14.0%

17.8%

28.6%

49.1%

88.4%

16.3%

74.9%

75% or more

62.1%

16.8%

23.3%

33.3%

51.2%

83.2%

23.7%

71.2%

Union presence

No union employees

52.4%

14.9%

20.3%

30.1%

47.3%

78.6%

20.5%

63.4%

Has union employees

83.0%

29.0%

47.0%

47.0%

62.5%

91.8%

41.6%

85.2%

Unknown

85.4%

18.7%

*

21.2%

*

31.3%

*

62.7%

88.4%

26.3%

86.6%

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

61.4%

8.2%

*

9.2%

26.8%

42.9%

83.1%

11.8%

69.4%

Less than 50% low wage

61.4%

16.6%

24.3%

32.7%

51.9%

84.0%

23.6%

71.6%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 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

0.67%

1.85%

1.81%

1.81%

1.87%

0.59%

1.09%

0.62%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

6.32%

1.70%

*

3.54%

*

0.41%

*

13.19%

*

13.18%

1.15%

*

9.33%

*

Mining and manufacturing

1.46%

3.22%

*

5.07%

3.26%

3.04%

2.52%

2.12%

1.74%

Construction

2.89%

2.07%

3.77%

4.92%

5.52%

7.52%

1.76%

4.91%

Utilities and transp.

2.47%

5.62%

*

6.06%

3.35%

7.08%

1.94%

3.05%

1.87%

Wholesale trade

3.19%

2.80%

3.77%

4.25%

4.95%

3.92%

2.40%

4.32%

Fin. svs. and real estate

0.94%

7.38%

4.63%

4.54%

4.33%

1.34%

4.79%

1.09%

Retail trade

1.65%

1.62%

3.33%

3.49%

3.97%

1.80%

2.74%

1.63%

Professional services

1.02%

1.67%

2.10%

2.01%

2.06%

1.37%

0.79%

0.96%

Other services

2.28%

2.89%

3.55%

4.03%

4.19%

2.52%

2.69%

2.53%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

0.72%

2.48%

2.13%

1.40%

1.77%

0.78%

1.27%

0.65%

For profit, unincorporated

1.53%

1.22%

3.57%

5.45%

4.10%

1.50%

2.12%

2.01%

Nonprofit

2.28%

3.62%

*

4.86%

4.50%

3.68%

2.28%

3.82%

2.32%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

2.71%

4.72%

4.52%

10.34%

*

10.06%

10.56%

2.26%

5.57%

5-9 years

2.35%

3.10%

1.84%

2.38%

4.30%

3.18%

1.92%

3.45%

10-19 years

2.28%

1.47%

2.96%

3.84%

3.87%

3.03%

2.48%

2.95%

20 or more years

1.11%

3.33%

2.70%

2.39%

1.93%

1.07%

1.64%

0.98%

Unknown

1.14%

8.24%

*

14.37%

*

11.68%

*

6.70%

1.21%

10.08%

*

1.15%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

0.52%

3.85%

*

3.90%

2.15%

1.78%

0.56%

1.45%

0.54%

1 location only

1.27%

1.87%

1.81%

2.01%

2.81%

6.46%

1.16%

1.54%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

2.69%

1.67%

*

7.05%

*

6.82%

*

10.88%

4.19%

2.51%

*

3.30%

25-49 %

3.62%

3.27%

*

3.92%

7.27%

5.06%

3.10%

4.25%

4.26%

50-74 %

2.42%

2.56%

2.34%

4.83%

5.99%

1.73%

1.56%

2.49%

75% or more

0.75%

2.21%

2.04%

1.51%

2.29%

0.55%

1.30%

0.64%

Union presence

No union employees

0.79%

1.78%

1.72%

1.98%

1.95%

0.67%

1.04%

0.65%

Has union employees

0.95%

7.18%

8.61%

3.75%

5.44%

0.86%

5.62%

0.91%

Unknown

1.53%

7.30%

*

12.29%

*

11.31%

*

5.16%

1.47%

7.46%

1.56%

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

1.03%

2.66%

*

2.69%

3.02%

3.29%

1.20%

1.84%

0.93%

Less than 50% low wage

0.70%

2.14%

1.75%

1.87%

2.11%

0.74%

1.12%

0.69%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 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.