United States

47.4%

63.1%

40.5%

36.9%

43.4%

48.6%

48.3%

47.2%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

63.1%

71.9%

95.6%

55.2%

*

65.1%

12.5%

*

74.8%

21.6%

*

Mining and manufacturing

65.9%

61.5%

38.3%

57.0%

62.5%

79.3%

49.2%

74.0%

Construction

67.3%

54.1%

65.8%

80.5%

68.1%

78.5%

62.2%

77.8%

Utilities and transp.

42.6%

73.6%

31.4%

*

40.1%

*

23.4%

*

44.5%

51.1%

41.9%

Wholesale trade

54.3%

54.8%

45.4%

53.4%

52.0%

59.1%

50.0%

59.0%

Fin. svs. and real estate

70.3%

76.5%

71.6%

54.8%

59.3%

72.4%

68.6%

70.6%

Retail trade

44.7%

57.4%

29.3%

32.5%

66.9%

43.0%

38.8%

45.2%

Professional services

60.5%

65.8%

47.0%

41.6%

58.8%

63.7%

52.0%

62.0%

Other services

26.0%

61.6%

33.1%

13.7%

*

26.2%

23.3%

38.5%

23.8%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

41.5%

60.1%

38.7%

36.5%

35.2%

42.1%

46.8%

40.5%

For profit, unincorporated

49.3%

69.3%

51.1%

26.3%

46.8%

49.3%

51.1%

48.5%

Nonprofit

62.6%

65.5%

39.8%

50.0%

58.9%

65.5%

51.8%

63.4%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

63.3%

69.7%

54.2%

31.3%

*

83.0%

74.3%

56.5%

77.1%

5-9 years

59.2%

65.1%

36.7%

*

26.9%

*

79.2%

73.0%

47.7%

72.4%

10-19 years

28.7%

62.3%

35.1%

20.6%

*

22.9%

19.2%

*

44.0%

20.2%

20 or more years

48.0%

61.3%

42.6%

47.4%

44.6%

48.5%

49.4%

47.8%

Unknown

53.0%

53.5%

58.2%

*

18.9%

*

67.9%

52.8%

44.3%

53.2%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

46.9%

37.8%

*

60.4%

49.8%

41.0%

48.2%

49.0%

46.9%

1 location only

49.0%

63.5%

39.1%

34.0%

51.6%

62.1%

48.3%

50.1%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

31.7%

82.8%

21.4%

*

23.0%

*

29.2%

29.7%

52.9%

29.3%

25-49 %

44.0%

48.1%

39.1%

21.7%

*

46.0%

45.9%

32.4%

46.0%

50-74 %

51.9%

62.9%

47.2%

39.1%

59.9%

50.0%

53.1%

51.6%

75% or more

57.6%

57.0%

46.2%

49.9%

52.9%

60.8%

50.4%

58.7%

Union presence

No union employees

43.0%

63.8%

42.4%

33.6%

38.1%

43.2%

48.9%

41.4%

Has union employees

58.9%

50.8%

33.0%

*

76.1%

79.6%

56.4%

53.4%

59.0%

Unknown

48.7%

39.1%

*

1.2%

*

72.7%

*

41.3%

50.4%

13.9%

*

49.8%

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

31.1%

70.4%

25.4%

*

14.7%

*

34.3%

29.1%

40.0%

30.0%

Less than 50% low wage

59.2%

60.5%

49.8%

47.3%

53.0%

62.9%

52.0%

60.7%

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

0.85%

1.41%

4.04%

2.78%

2.31%

1.47%

1.71%

1.10%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

10.42%

8.67%

26.68%

18.07%

*

19.54%

10.03%

*

8.49%

12.23%

*

Mining and manufacturing

3.78%

9.42%

11.31%

12.14%

7.83%

4.88%

7.58%

4.14%

Construction

5.59%

8.64%

11.69%

12.96%

12.94%

17.07%

4.82%

12.66%

Utilities and transp.

3.93%

14.09%

14.87%

*

12.28%

*

14.33%

*

4.28%

11.68%

4.46%

Wholesale trade

4.92%

8.60%

12.66%

13.30%

10.47%

10.11%

7.66%

7.50%

Fin. svs. and real estate

2.73%

4.79%

13.55%

11.06%

4.83%

3.94%

6.33%

3.08%

Retail trade

3.12%

7.37%

5.01%

9.58%

11.06%

3.68%

4.65%

3.50%

Professional services

2.18%

3.76%

4.85%

4.79%

2.87%

2.78%

3.16%

2.47%

Other services

2.55%

3.91%

5.78%

5.68%

*

4.47%

3.94%

5.08%

2.76%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

1.46%

2.25%

3.73%

4.59%

4.08%

2.13%

2.59%

1.87%

For profit, unincorporated

2.47%

2.65%

7.71%

6.76%

3.90%

4.31%

4.22%

3.12%

Nonprofit

2.45%

5.80%

9.57%

5.32%

2.81%

3.48%

5.04%

2.67%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

4.85%

6.44%

13.10%

10.86%

*

18.78%

16.59%

6.11%

12.29%

5-9 years

5.99%

4.86%

12.32%

*

11.38%

*

13.97%

9.73%

5.96%

6.62%

10-19 years

3.22%

3.53%

7.03%

11.11%

*

6.75%

8.69%

*

5.48%

2.59%

20 or more years

1.82%

3.19%

4.88%

4.20%

3.02%

2.28%

2.14%

1.80%

Unknown

3.10%

14.59%

18.67%

*

13.84%

*

9.37%

3.36%

12.71%

3.14%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

1.00%

16.35%

*

8.65%

7.20%

3.21%

1.51%

6.96%

1.04%

1 location only

1.38%

1.81%

4.62%

3.18%

4.81%

5.72%

2.02%

3.80%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

3.01%

3.89%

9.74%

*

16.36%

*

6.51%

2.61%

5.91%

3.00%

25-49 %

4.17%

5.80%

7.97%

6.79%

*

6.51%

5.22%

4.95%

5.26%

50-74 %

2.34%

3.35%

6.11%

5.40%

3.38%

3.13%

3.41%

2.64%

75% or more

1.41%

3.68%

3.39%

4.30%

2.08%

1.97%

2.88%

1.49%

Union presence

No union employees

1.10%

1.42%

4.69%

2.60%

2.60%

1.67%

1.85%

1.32%

Has union employees

3.67%

12.14%

14.66%

*

11.37%

4.74%

4.35%

10.40%

3.83%

Unknown

4.27%

14.71%

*

1.11%

*

22.06%

*

10.21%

3.94%

12.30%

*

4.17%

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

2.08%

4.22%

10.97%

*

4.87%

*

5.04%

2.01%

4.28%

2.14%

Less than 50% low wage

1.83%

2.03%

2.64%

4.53%

3.59%

1.98%

2.01%

1.98%

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.