United States

2,834

2,620

3,153

3,266

3,261

2,622

3,034

2,801

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

1,285

*

.

.

.

.

.

1,890

1,140

*

Mining and manufacturing

2,277

2,206

3,003

2,721

2,415

2,139

2,933

2,227

Construction

2,786

1,454

3,164

2,534

3,650

2,803

2,459

3,111

Utilities and transp.

2,168

1,481

*

3,139

2,736

*

2,770

2,035

3,096

2,092

Wholesale trade

2,730

2,380

2,836

3,582

3,053

2,384

3,114

2,632

Fin. svs. and real estate

2,849

3,501

2,228

3,239

2,560

2,863

3,060

2,821

Retail trade

3,164

2,322

2,998

4,622

3,834

2,956

3,271

3,153

Professional services

3,059

2,942

3,739

3,902

3,911

2,595

3,420

3,000

Other services

3,694

2,755

3,203

2,754

4,881

3,637

3,011

3,856

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

2,841

2,647

3,366

3,159

3,336

2,626

3,079

2,802

For profit, unincorporated

2,913

2,859

3,011

3,916

2,657

2,855

3,175

2,854

Nonprofit

2,709

1,696

*

1,492

3,356

3,465

2,382

2,367

2,748

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

3,840

2,938

3,766

3,664

3,676

5,133

*

3,246

4,533

5-9 years

3,611

2,792

3,483

2,665

5,415

2,231

2,990

4,099

10-19 years

3,438

2,695

3,840

3,425

4,287

2,648

3,315

3,519

20 or more years

2,692

2,455

2,745

3,328

2,925

2,440

2,909

2,653

Unknown

2,776

5,559

3,839

*

1,229

*

3,404

2,765

3,306

2,775

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

2,716

2,056

*

2,825

3,194

3,154

2,611

2,972

2,712

1 location only

3,176

2,623

3,181

3,288

3,430

3,022

3,039

3,315

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

3,757

1,226

*

3,552

1,845

*

6,292

3,408

1,503

*

4,235

25-49 %

2,895

2,457

*

2,094

*

4,489

3,554

2,675

3,122

2,867

50-74 %

2,998

2,490

2,494

3,717

3,844

2,770

2,559

3,074

75% or more

2,806

2,694

3,241

3,209

3,166

2,598

3,100

2,758

Union presence

No union employees

3,092

2,752

3,396

3,556

3,495

2,785

3,211

3,063

Has union employees

2,083

680

*

1,272

*

1,420

2,216

2,151

1,329

2,128

Unknown

2,833

1,928

*

197

*

3,135

*

3,352

2,827

2,311

*

2,841

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

3,013

1,712

3,964

3,707

3,407

2,867

3,295

2,988

Less than 50% low wage

2,806

2,701

3,093

3,221

3,240

2,577

3,011

2,769

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.

. 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

42.45

240.51

178.13

170.43

170.17

35.67

110.63

43.58

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

524.58

*

.

.

.

.

.

341.96

587.75

*

Mining and manufacturing

54.19

420.59

463.17

276.94

164.86

53.20

294.66

49.83

Construction

173.37

272.84

567.24

363.38

480.67

310.43

261.78

265.47

Utilities and transp.

132.65

670.24

*

825.36

1,028.55

*

310.16

89.20

673.74

103.48

Wholesale trade

164.78

358.99

627.87

463.81

309.32

131.67

336.49

131.41

Fin. svs. and real estate

144.00

541.77

476.78

401.73

313.58

149.79

297.31

151.37

Retail trade

107.08

588.18

763.72

575.78

359.45

96.07

348.60

101.61

Professional services

77.42

249.34

340.57

258.08

326.94

77.17

186.80

83.82

Other services

198.21

659.98

382.30

505.06

723.16

165.65

329.60

205.29

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

51.76

245.85

221.80

178.48

158.14

34.43

150.52

45.77

For profit, unincorporated

133.81

364.28

462.50

329.07

389.78

209.10

246.07

142.80

Nonprofit

124.72

563.19

*

370.94

639.14

300.44

74.20

383.67

139.89

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

450.76

530.21

462.47

344.06

276.46

1,732.24

*

360.13

852.94

5-9 years

489.99

467.11

536.21

553.17

1,070.17

273.08

251.58

701.34

10-19 years

235.77

325.27

509.28

475.09

410.42

164.53

252.94

274.39

20 or more years

52.96

293.54

291.94

149.38

156.93

68.68

167.37

65.63

Unknown

46.12

1,433.82

1,156.90

*

806.69

*

552.12

44.23

797.20

46.37

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

46.53

669.24

*

438.16

235.49

130.07

35.51

326.76

46.16

1 location only

113.34

245.20

193.28

204.61

289.84

281.99

116.22

177.82

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

312.23

704.31

*

999.67

619.19

*

961.37

366.23

601.13

*

382.68

25-49 %

156.64

1,344.97

*

685.05

*

416.34

586.04

192.94

486.41

177.06

50-74 %

189.70

288.45

631.21

779.91

401.08

195.01

210.65

221.85

75% or more

36.10

230.91

186.35

196.37

154.63

32.09

113.02

36.86

Union presence

No union employees

52.82

265.41

160.91

168.75

187.54

59.34

128.24

61.21

Has union employees

96.43

821.93

*

1,013.02

*

204.29

419.87

122.69

326.01

108.16

Unknown

47.06

602.74

*

987.01

*

949.82

*

340.40

58.32

1,267.60

*

52.85

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

111.70

377.03

581.97

429.51

475.09

89.64

246.17

117.20

Less than 50% low wage

43.52

237.31

193.13

171.23

165.57

34.41

108.94

46.90

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.

. 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.