United States

22,750,586

16.5%

11.1%

14.9%

17.8%

39.7%

35.5%

64.5%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

397,283

40.8%

9.4%

15.3%

32.8%

*

1.7%

*

61.8%

38.2%

*

Mining and manufacturing

398,872

30.9%

16.1%

16.1%

16.4%

20.4%

56.2%

43.8%

Construction

433,871

53.7%

18.0%

19.5%

8.0%

*

0.9%

*

81.9%

18.1%

*

Utilities and transp.

808,472

10.9%

*

6.0%

9.6%

*

11.4%

62.1%

19.6%

80.4%

Wholesale trade

508,151

22.9%

13.2%

12.0%

17.5%

*

34.4%

44.2%

55.8%

Fin. svs. and real estate

1,074,576

19.8%

4.8%

7.7%

10.0%

57.7%

27.7%

72.3%

Retail trade

4,492,812

12.3%

10.0%

6.6%

7.1%

64.0%

25.4%

74.6%

Professional services

5,471,523

15.1%

7.5%

13.5%

23.7%

40.1%

30.1%

69.9%

Other services

9,165,027

15.7%

14.5%

20.9%

20.9%

28.0%

41.3%

58.7%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

14,942,602

13.4%

11.0%

13.5%

17.0%

45.0%

31.6%

68.4%

For profit, unincorporated

3,987,404

32.9%

14.1%

17.9%

13.5%

21.7%

57.7%

42.3%

Nonprofit

3,820,580

11.7%

8.4%

17.0%

25.3%

37.5%

27.6%

72.4%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

1,950,993

39.6%

25.4%

20.4%

11.4%

*

3.1%

*

77.8%

22.2%

5-9 years

1,974,917

29.5%

18.8%

24.6%

20.3%

6.9%

63.3%

36.7%

10-19 years

3,201,041

26.9%

16.1%

23.5%

18.9%

14.6%

54.6%

45.4%

20 or more years

12,231,074

12.0%

9.0%

13.9%

21.5%

43.6%

27.8%

72.2%

Unknown

3,392,561

2.0%

1.6%

1.2%

*

5.8%

89.4%

4.5%

95.5%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

11,701,512

0.3%

1.0%

3.9%

20.5%

74.4%

2.8%

97.2%

1 location only

11,049,074

33.7%

21.9%

26.5%

15.0%

2.9%

70.1%

29.9%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

7,688,834

23.0%

13.9%

14.8%

20.0%

28.3%

45.0%

55.0%

25-49 %

5,444,282

12.7%

9.4%

17.2%

16.7%

44.0%

31.5%

68.5%

50-74 %

5,543,500

18.0%

10.6%

13.2%

15.6%

42.5%

35.3%

64.7%

75% or more

4,073,970

7.4%

9.0%

14.0%

18.2%

51.5%

23.3%

76.7%

Union presence

No union employees

18,168,374

19.6%

13.3%

17.8%

19.7%

29.6%

42.3%

57.7%

Has union employees

2,496,979

3.6%

2.3%

*

4.1%

12.2%

77.8%

7.4%

92.6%

Unknown

2,085,233

5.0%

2.8%

2.2%

*

8.4%

*

81.6%

9.5%

90.5%

Percent low-wage employees

50% or more low wage

12,598,520

15.6%

12.0%

15.0%

19.2%

38.1%

35.4%

64.6%

Less than 50% low wage

10,152,066

17.6%

10.0%

14.6%

16.1%

41.6%

35.6%

64.4%

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

338,374

0.51%

0.70%

0.38%

0.76%

0.87%

0.96%

0.96%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

77,404

7.26%

2.62%

3.66%

9.67%

*

0.75%

*

9.67%

9.67%

*

Mining and manufacturing

52,203

2.97%

1.96%

1.47%

2.70%

3.00%

3.65%

3.65%

Construction

25,008

4.05%

2.80%

3.69%

2.15%

*

0.40%

*

4.86%

4.86%

*

Utilities and transp.

127,438

4.13%

*

1.29%

3.26%

*

2.28%

4.93%

4.45%

4.45%

Wholesale trade

56,352

2.69%

2.88%

2.39%

5.13%

*

5.13%

6.06%

6.06%

Fin. svs. and real estate

133,960

2.94%

1.12%

1.84%

1.25%

4.10%

3.17%

3.17%

Retail trade

165,052

0.61%

1.00%

0.75%

0.69%

1.15%

0.82%

0.82%

Professional services

263,687

0.52%

0.72%

1.03%

1.57%

1.72%

1.38%

1.38%

Other services

146,239

0.88%

1.11%

0.66%

1.99%

1.83%

1.74%

1.74%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

359,543

0.67%

0.80%

0.73%

1.14%

1.17%

1.49%

1.49%

For profit, unincorporated

119,822

1.98%

1.49%

2.66%

1.92%

2.13%

2.15%

2.15%

Nonprofit

163,200

0.88%

1.41%

2.30%

2.87%

2.24%

1.74%

1.74%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

142,443

3.16%

3.14%

2.83%

3.38%

*

1.50%

*

4.00%

4.00%

5-9 years

162,935

2.63%

1.75%

2.79%

2.83%

1.65%

2.82%

2.82%

10-19 years

118,335

1.18%

1.46%

1.83%

2.04%

2.31%

2.15%

2.15%

20 or more years

271,691

0.50%

0.57%

0.55%

1.35%

1.37%

0.74%

0.74%

Unknown

215,655

0.21%

0.30%

0.48%

*

1.75%

1.78%

0.65%

0.65%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

276,699

0.06%

0.17%

0.19%

1.17%

1.18%

0.26%

0.26%

1 location only

147,032

0.95%

1.28%

0.81%

1.37%

0.70%

1.41%

1.41%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

292,311

1.24%

1.76%

1.35%

2.34%

1.76%

2.56%

2.56%

25-49 %

155,597

0.66%

1.17%

1.57%

1.85%

2.65%

2.13%

2.13%

50-74 %

231,862

0.83%

0.59%

1.14%

1.24%

2.27%

1.79%

1.79%

75% or more

124,422

0.43%

0.50%

0.94%

0.86%

1.17%

0.72%

0.72%

Union presence

No union employees

235,451

0.65%

0.73%

0.47%

0.99%

1.21%

0.98%

0.98%

Has union employees

200,311

0.46%

0.88%

*

1.03%

1.92%

1.70%

1.11%

1.11%

Unknown

200,618

1.07%

0.46%

0.72%

*

2.71%

*

2.95%

1.17%

1.17%

Percent low-wage employees

50% or more low wage

288,444

0.43%

1.01%

0.59%

1.31%

1.16%

1.38%

1.38%

Less than 50% low wage

304,714

0.95%

0.72%

0.47%

0.93%

1.50%

0.96%

0.96%

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.