United States

91,940,179

10.3%

8.3%

13.8%

18.9%

48.8%

25.6%

74.4%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

925,040

27.3%

12.0%

16.4%

23.3%

*

20.9%

*

51.2%

48.8%

Mining and manufacturing

13,579,739

3.5%

5.8%

14.5%

25.1%

51.1%

16.2%

83.8%

Construction

6,323,872

22.9%

18.6%

27.0%

21.6%

10.0%

55.9%

44.1%

Utilities and transp.

3,936,007

5.4%

6.4%

9.7%

13.0%

65.5%

16.6%

83.4%

Wholesale trade

5,360,949

10.2%

10.0%

16.7%

22.5%

40.6%

30.1%

69.9%

Fin. svs. and real estate

10,469,688

9.6%

4.3%

5.4%

15.0%

65.8%

16.7%

83.3%

Retail trade

10,732,939

9.4%

7.4%

11.0%

10.2%

62.0%

22.4%

77.6%

Professional services

23,084,341

10.3%

7.8%

12.8%

21.4%

47.7%

24.0%

76.0%

Other services

17,527,603

12.2%

9.8%

16.5%

17.2%

44.3%

30.5%

69.5%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

68,510,315

9.3%

8.6%

13.7%

17.4%

50.9%

25.1%

74.9%

For profit, unincorporated

12,032,321

21.4%

9.8%

13.8%

16.5%

38.5%

38.4%

61.6%

Nonprofit

11,397,543

4.4%

4.7%

14.1%

29.9%

46.9%

14.8%

85.2%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

3,850,132

42.2%

19.0%

18.8%

10.2%

9.9%

*

70.7%

29.3%

5-9 years

5,425,979

29.9%

19.0%

23.7%

16.7%

10.6%

61.0%

39.0%

10-19 years

11,368,816

19.7%

17.4%

23.4%

23.8%

15.7%

49.1%

50.9%

20 or more years

49,038,498

7.8%

7.7%

16.0%

25.5%

43.0%

23.6%

76.4%

Unknown

22,256,754

0.7%

0.4%

*

0.7%

3.8%

94.4%

1.4%

98.6%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

55,754,051

0.2%

0.7%

4.0%

17.8%

77.3%

2.3%

97.7%

1 location only

36,186,128

25.9%

19.9%

28.9%

20.5%

4.8%

61.5%

38.5%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

829,175

8.1%

13.2%

19.0%

22.4%

37.2%

31.6%

68.4%

25-49 %

3,183,420

10.9%

8.8%

17.1%

17.0%

46.1%

29.4%

70.6%

50-74 %

9,020,135

15.5%

10.0%

13.1%

15.4%

45.9%

32.2%

67.8%

75% or more

78,907,448

9.7%

8.0%

13.7%

19.3%

49.3%

24.6%

75.4%

Union presence

No union employees

66,663,374

13.5%

10.7%

17.2%

21.7%

36.9%

33.1%

66.9%

Has union employees

14,750,011

1.8%

2.4%

6.5%

16.0%

73.3%

6.6%

93.4%

Unknown

10,526,794

1.8%

1.4%

2.4%

4.8%

89.6%

4.4%

95.6%

Percent low-wage employees

50% or more low wage

19,813,751

11.0%

7.8%

14.2%

17.2%

49.8%

25.7%

74.3%

Less than 50% low wage

72,126,427

10.1%

8.4%

13.7%

19.3%

48.5%

25.5%

74.5%

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.

Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.

United States

964,399

0.19%

0.13%

0.47%

0.63%

0.75%

0.31%

0.31%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

130,468

5.11%

1.77%

2.94%

6.24%

*

6.34%

*

7.15%

7.15%

Mining and manufacturing

204,857

0.26%

0.41%

0.82%

1.40%

1.51%

0.68%

0.68%

Construction

334,227

0.97%

1.52%

2.40%

2.73%

1.40%

1.99%

1.99%

Utilities and transp.

180,828

0.77%

0.67%

1.93%

1.53%

2.38%

1.47%

1.47%

Wholesale trade

242,599

0.59%

1.31%

1.75%

2.26%

2.40%

2.19%

2.19%

Fin. svs. and real estate

440,284

1.35%

0.54%

0.53%

1.03%

1.97%

1.82%

1.82%

Retail trade

262,417

0.37%

0.42%

0.98%

1.05%

1.49%

1.03%

1.03%

Professional services

391,317

0.28%

0.43%

0.90%

0.93%

1.09%

0.77%

0.77%

Other services

520,765

0.39%

0.54%

1.14%

2.13%

2.08%

0.65%

0.65%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

1,207,282

0.26%

0.19%

0.57%

0.72%

0.95%

0.44%

0.44%

For profit, unincorporated

398,685

0.90%

0.58%

1.07%

1.29%

1.21%

1.23%

1.23%

Nonprofit

368,641

0.31%

0.37%

1.76%

1.64%

1.61%

0.63%

0.63%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

258,550

2.73%

1.46%

1.94%

1.42%

3.00%

*

2.63%

2.63%

5-9 years

158,739

1.33%

1.42%

1.94%

1.30%

1.55%

1.71%

1.71%

10-19 years

313,609

0.67%

0.62%

1.83%

1.72%

1.31%

1.49%

1.49%

20 or more years

1,067,135

0.29%

0.25%

0.55%

0.86%

0.90%

0.55%

0.55%

Unknown

916,797

0.09%

0.11%

*

0.15%

0.35%

0.42%

0.19%

0.19%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

1,074,700

0.03%

0.06%

0.18%

0.58%

0.56%

0.12%

0.12%

1 location only

639,937

0.50%

0.54%

0.87%

1.24%

0.60%

0.99%

0.99%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

27,461

1.01%

1.74%

1.63%

3.66%

3.93%

2.96%

2.96%

25-49 %

106,058

0.67%

1.17%

1.39%

1.98%

2.75%

2.08%

2.08%

50-74 %

405,264

0.81%

0.53%

1.26%

1.32%

2.27%

1.82%

1.82%

75% or more

1,018,577

0.23%

0.17%

0.53%

0.67%

0.75%

0.33%

0.33%

Union presence

No union employees

1,055,552

0.27%

0.20%

0.56%

0.64%

0.69%

0.53%

0.53%

Has union employees

346,511

0.11%

0.34%

0.84%

2.17%

1.72%

0.57%

0.57%

Unknown

474,945

0.21%

0.21%

0.59%

0.67%

0.90%

0.29%

0.29%

Percent low-wage employees

50% or more low wage

495,441

0.34%

0.45%

0.86%

1.27%

1.43%

0.84%

0.84%

Less than 50% low wage

711,385

0.25%

0.11%

0.63%

0.52%

0.92%

0.38%

0.38%

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.

Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.