United States

4,140

4,461

4,147

3,771

4,422

3,905

4,182

4,109

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

4,332

.

.

.

.

.

4,326

4,414

Mining and manufacturing

3,910

4,408

4,191

3,773

4,189

3,594

3,921

3,907

Construction

3,647

4,265

3,547

3,050

3,880

3,452

3,898

3,252

Utilities and transp.

3,541

3,569

3,332

2,708

3,784

3,701

3,117

3,733

Wholesale trade

3,799

4,290

3,465

3,645

4,259

3,486

3,966

3,648

Fin. svs. and real estate

4,335

5,136

4,314

3,656

3,840

4,352

4,695

4,133

Retail trade

3,412

3,777

4,047

3,932

4,064

2,456

3,934

3,042

Professional services

4,689

4,775

4,263

4,352

4,751

5,092

4,401

4,890

Other services

3,777

3,977

4,375

3,407

4,222

2,983

4,126

3,227

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

3,874

4,494

4,090

3,652

3,981

3,513

4,130

3,669

For profit, unincorporated

3,992

4,364

3,720

3,896

4,229

3,403

4,122

3,803

Nonprofit

5,305

4,540

5,441

5,057

4,965

6,472

4,930

5,377

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

3,811

4,087

3,427

3,830

3,532

3,233

3,817

3,763

5-9 years

3,818

4,227

3,815

3,316

4,342

3,629

3,834

3,764

10-19 years

4,095

4,165

4,045

3,991

4,332

4,045

4,016

4,302

20 or more years

4,222

4,869

4,455

3,794

4,437

3,732

4,463

4,102

Unknown

4,152

3,702

5,158

7,571

4,572

4,106

4,374

4,142

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

4,093

7,679

4,271

3,792

4,370

3,908

3,960

4,100

1 location only

4,184

4,430

4,142

3,767

4,597

3,673

4,195

4,145

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

4,065

4,820

6,332

3,066

3,829

3,909

4,472

3,674

25-49 %

3,401

3,887

4,854

4,108

4,821

2,314

4,289

2,981

50-74 %

4,560

4,330

4,350

5,002

3,881

4,898

4,497

4,634

75% or more

4,128

4,496

4,018

3,546

4,456

3,966

4,105

4,143

Union presence

No union employees

4,150

4,442

4,133

3,775

4,346

3,995

4,166

4,136

Has union employees

4,064

4,197

5,224

3,627

4,968

3,611

4,221

4,054

Unknown

4,110

5,641

4,857

.

3,728

3,957

5,379

3,955

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

3,569

4,319

4,215

4,120

3,553

2,780

4,202

3,176

Less than 50% low wage

4,260

4,490

4,138

3,695

4,559

4,250

4,179

4,320

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.

. Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.

** 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

71.71

150.13

178.56

119.14

157.97

212.04

92.06

125.39

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

634.45

.

.

.

.

.

637.62

1,324.05

Mining and manufacturing

172.56

745.23

432.92

599.98

246.36

283.87

282.33

179.07

Construction

181.59

404.59

532.65

590.51

1,146.54

647.03

272.04

261.19

Utilities and transp.

236.09

907.05

829.33

716.13

954.94

402.31

225.11

323.08

Wholesale trade

144.10

490.67

434.10

687.36

720.64

390.90

235.45

382.94

Fin. svs. and real estate

289.77

413.89

839.95

342.23

452.20

464.81

251.45

404.97

Retail trade

96.54

343.34

273.78

595.85

304.69

156.46

129.35

208.36

Professional services

155.06

143.29

296.54

238.68

389.66

426.36

190.43

188.12

Other services

227.43

344.00

228.40

305.55

722.66

363.85

216.80

188.24

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

61.31

192.11

188.89

172.76

162.70

114.91

104.01

95.42

For profit, unincorporated

177.68

222.79

478.68

335.03

270.90

362.38

196.98

176.62

Nonprofit

250.44

290.57

366.76

481.15

460.91

615.58

265.06

308.86

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

332.76

402.37

467.04

878.43

989.93

963.79

377.33

821.82

5-9 years

226.74

300.16

605.17

403.34

1,101.21

940.51

268.19

448.16

10-19 years

139.47

243.81

443.89

313.24

543.63

629.37

146.70

366.87

20 or more years

138.07

215.18

149.03

168.73

172.13

258.52

165.10

170.79

Unknown

277.21

1,011.66

1,152.68

2,144.23

693.77

301.71

778.91

288.51

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

142.64

1,756.87

499.87

274.45

188.73

210.15

646.41

154.06

1 location only

92.07

156.85

183.65

133.90

297.55

1,011.80

89.94

128.72

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

529.12

722.55

1,646.76

559.12

1,002.82

1,141.74

639.16

544.12

25-49 %

304.57

802.91

796.12

507.42

1,000.86

295.81

187.94

396.51

50-74 %

263.14

355.73

215.53

269.57

472.15

940.92

178.68

351.37

75% or more

63.79

145.93

163.83

112.86

176.42

188.49

90.66

111.86

Union presence

No union employees

88.56

159.12

176.30

122.63

168.60

333.88

98.52

160.35

Has union employees

247.16

952.83

1,523.28

835.35

662.13

241.31

725.60

253.08

Unknown

174.43

1,366.12

1,452.50

.

1,058.23

146.30

1,165.12

147.71

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

109.48

224.66

221.59

255.63

197.85

179.71

146.26

142.20

Less than 50% low wage

71.87

155.27

199.36

162.92

184.35

245.61

117.01

132.61

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.

. Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.

** 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.