United States

73.5%

25.6%

46.5%

70.8%

86.9%

96.1%

40.6%

91.6%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

43.6%

12.1%

*

54.0%

26.0%

*

85.1%

98.7%

21.6%

79.3%

Mining and manufacturing

70.1%

31.6%

66.2%

88.6%

96.9%

95.2%

51.6%

93.8%

Construction

44.2%

29.9%

54.4%

66.6%

57.1%

100.0%

40.0%

63.3%

Utilities and transp.

84.8%

21.5%

64.3%

69.4%

86.9%

99.9%

36.9%

96.4%

Wholesale trade

76.3%

42.1%

64.8%

82.0%

98.1%

90.5%

54.6%

93.5%

Fin. svs. and real estate

73.4%

25.7%

66.2%

96.5%

97.7%

83.2%

40.0%

86.2%

Retail trade

82.0%

19.7%

47.8%

76.7%

94.7%

98.4%

38.0%

96.9%

Professional services

82.4%

35.8%

63.8%

82.9%

93.0%

97.2%

54.5%

94.5%

Other services

65.8%

21.3%

36.8%

64.8%

80.7%

95.3%

35.4%

87.1%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

75.3%

28.1%

49.0%

68.3%

81.9%

95.4%

43.1%

90.2%

For profit, unincorporated

53.5%

16.9%

26.8%

60.2%

91.4%

97.3%

25.8%

91.2%

Nonprofit

87.5%

40.3%

68.0%

90.1%

97.4%

98.7%

62.1%

97.2%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

30.2%

14.8%

21.2%

*

38.9%

68.7%

100.0%

20.1%

65.8%

5-9 years

49.0%

23.8%

42.7%

58.7%

64.6%

92.8%

36.8%

70.0%

10-19 years

61.1%

27.6%

50.3%

69.4%

88.6%

85.8%

40.4%

85.9%

20 or more years

83.9%

31.7%

59.1%

83.1%

93.5%

98.9%

52.4%

96.0%

Unknown

87.3%

7.3%

*

14.8%

*

38.4%

*

59.8%

92.8%

16.6%

90.6%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

94.2%

35.1%

61.2%

74.4%

92.2%

96.4%

65.9%

95.0%

1 location only

51.7%

25.6%

45.9%

70.2%

79.2%

86.3%

39.6%

80.0%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

54.0%

10.9%

25.4%

53.5%

77.5%

86.7%

20.8%

81.1%

25-49 %

80.2%

30.5%

64.4%

72.2%

84.4%

99.5%

51.7%

93.3%

50-74 %

80.2%

38.3%

52.3%

82.2%

96.2%

98.4%

50.3%

96.5%

75% or more

92.4%

59.0%

73.9%

88.4%

98.6%

99.3%

73.0%

98.3%

Union presence

No union employees

70.0%

26.2%

46.9%

70.6%

87.2%

97.6%

41.1%

91.2%

Has union employees

95.5%

21.9%

60.1%

86.3%

99.3%

99.9%

42.2%

99.8%

Unknown

78.2%

11.2%

*

20.3%

*

47.2%

59.1%

87.1%

19.8%

84.3%

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

66.9%

14.9%

32.5%

61.1%

81.3%

94.2%

28.5%

88.0%

Less than 50% low wage

81.7%

37.4%

67.5%

83.2%

95.2%

98.3%

55.6%

96.2%

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

0.88%

0.62%

2.63%

1.72%

2.20%

1.33%

1.03%

1.31%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

7.77%

4.98%

*

9.63%

14.25%

*

21.52%

20.81%

3.75%

15.83%

Mining and manufacturing

4.27%

5.69%

8.09%

3.73%

1.60%

2.90%

5.58%

2.14%

Construction

2.39%

2.97%

6.68%

9.59%

12.23%

14.91%

3.16%

9.76%

Utilities and transp.

3.68%

4.45%

11.86%

11.61%

7.56%

0.09%

7.06%

1.56%

Wholesale trade

4.93%

3.43%

7.68%

7.30%

1.02%

8.90%

4.63%

7.14%

Fin. svs. and real estate

3.50%

3.63%

7.76%

1.67%

1.57%

5.81%

3.49%

5.15%

Retail trade

1.11%

1.08%

5.80%

5.86%

4.13%

0.69%

2.83%

1.25%

Professional services

1.19%

1.59%

3.25%

2.30%

2.60%

1.62%

0.38%

1.59%

Other services

1.55%

1.67%

3.25%

2.86%

3.74%

1.89%

1.72%

2.18%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

1.43%

0.98%

2.76%

2.56%

3.89%

1.71%

1.44%

1.91%

For profit, unincorporated

1.59%

1.40%

3.41%

5.62%

3.26%

0.72%

2.00%

2.12%

Nonprofit

1.65%

4.16%

5.38%

5.14%

1.34%

1.29%

2.64%

1.23%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

3.52%

1.74%

7.14%

*

7.42%

9.74%

0.01%

2.80%

5.62%

5-9 years

2.17%

1.58%

5.76%

5.26%

9.81%

3.14%

2.87%

6.58%

10-19 years

1.41%

1.91%

4.61%

5.14%

4.26%

5.23%

2.44%

2.69%

20 or more years

1.01%

1.38%

3.36%

2.39%

2.07%

0.52%

1.42%

0.78%

Unknown

3.12%

2.35%

*

5.98%

*

12.33%

*

11.72%

3.06%

3.30%

3.19%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

0.80%

7.26%

7.01%

4.95%

1.85%

1.15%

5.00%

0.84%

1 location only

1.22%

0.64%

2.62%

1.72%

5.11%

6.51%

1.11%

3.79%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

2.41%

1.15%

2.94%

2.86%

4.49%

5.17%

1.73%

3.85%

25-49 %

1.58%

2.14%

3.44%

3.34%

6.31%

0.22%

1.58%

1.27%

50-74 %

0.77%

1.39%

3.35%

3.09%

1.20%

0.70%

1.76%

0.63%

75% or more

0.48%

1.25%

0.96%

1.85%

0.36%

0.31%

1.42%

0.49%

Union presence

No union employees

0.73%

0.60%

2.70%

1.62%

2.25%

1.00%

1.04%

0.94%

Has union employees

0.46%

5.40%

11.73%

9.49%

0.86%

0.13%

5.52%

0.14%

Unknown

4.51%

3.76%

*

10.79%

*

12.37%

12.78%

5.24%

4.72%

5.42%

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

1.52%

1.60%

2.88%

3.70%

3.82%

2.10%

1.26%

2.22%

Less than 50% low wage

0.81%

1.37%

2.61%

2.17%

1.04%

0.72%

1.01%

0.66%

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.