United States

1,903

1,869

2,160

2,419

2,138

1,736

2,168

1,857

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

903

.

.

.

.

.

1,516

*

658

*

Mining and manufacturing

1,621

1,712

1,789

2,557

1,670

1,429

2,143

1,559

Construction

2,008

1,151

2,213

2,037

2,291

2,083

1,820

2,188

Utilities and transp.

1,559

1,990

2,715

2,152

1,606

1,419

2,565

1,460

Wholesale trade

1,832

1,943

1,354

*

2,487

2,114

1,633

1,987

1,793

Fin. svs. and real estate

1,934

2,630

1,778

2,277

2,215

1,841

2,292

1,899

Retail trade

2,071

1,005

2,791

2,766

3,012

1,896

2,246

2,049

Professional services

1,958

2,214

2,640

2,528

2,325

1,696

2,471

1,880

Other services

2,265

1,747

1,886

2,387

2,560

2,241

2,012

2,327

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

1,901

1,878

2,221

2,407

2,113

1,743

2,190

1,851

For profit, unincorporated

1,977

2,051

2,124

2,466

2,269

1,759

2,200

1,921

Nonprofit

1,852

1,291

1,675

2,441

2,153

1,674

1,916

1,845

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

2,292

1,927

2,669

2,280

2,237

2,374

*

2,231

2,362

5-9 years

2,274

2,080

2,147

2,528

2,695

1,696

2,202

2,337

10-19 years

2,150

2,036

2,209

2,554

2,407

1,524

2,221

2,110

20 or more years

1,876

1,735

2,060

2,378

2,034

1,699

2,132

1,831

Unknown

1,803

261

*

4,283

1,448

*

2,385

1,788

2,414

1,801

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

1,802

1,411

*

1,933

2,295

2,120

1,729

2,161

1,797

1 location only

2,200

1,875

2,175

2,454

2,168

2,003

2,169

2,235

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

2,560

1,924

*

1,709

2,120

*

2,009

*

3,025

2,234

2,631

25-49 %

1,990

883

2,369

3,043

2,670

1,820

2,040

1,982

50-74 %

1,925

1,640

1,942

2,334

2,525

1,770

1,936

1,922

75% or more

1,891

1,942

2,180

2,415

2,100

1,716

2,196

1,839

Union presence

No union employees

2,048

1,910

2,185

2,548

2,241

1,826

2,228

2,001

Has union employees

1,406

691

1,383

1,439

1,544

1,389

1,175

1,415

Unknown

1,968

304

*

2,953

1,745

1,702

1,978

1,960

1,968

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

1,949

1,397

1,658

2,418

2,411

1,829

1,932

1,950

Less than 50% low wage

1,895

1,919

2,206

2,419

2,098

1,718

2,192

1,841

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

24.03

131.23

144.56

95.78

77.59

28.05

66.07

29.96

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

198.98

.

.

.

.

.

456.55

*

244.34

*

Mining and manufacturing

56.71

190.33

210.42

263.78

119.72

67.03

206.79

56.78

Construction

81.16

242.25

202.69

238.59

192.07

276.58

119.13

196.55

Utilities and transp.

81.12

458.21

598.56

515.74

196.04

90.65

357.55

95.17

Wholesale trade

67.19

435.89

443.62

*

152.30

177.27

72.03

206.94

69.58

Fin. svs. and real estate

60.48

351.55

362.43

166.02

240.59

34.35

223.32

52.26

Retail trade

97.14

290.19

285.19

317.10

343.94

126.37

197.18

97.45

Professional services

37.79

226.06

186.77

154.38

104.17

65.89

106.12

51.49

Other services

73.63

270.23

276.31

156.27

204.14

90.21

145.33

83.38

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

30.72

170.13

161.54

98.47

86.79

31.03

92.09

34.65

For profit, unincorporated

67.34

330.75

202.66

173.48

158.77

98.72

158.91

70.24

Nonprofit

100.15

321.51

247.29

172.15

122.02

140.91

142.50

110.99

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

130.04

128.44

361.64

413.99

237.56

1,099.09

*

155.24

374.43

5-9 years

116.80

310.44

371.47

290.57

243.65

152.08

237.27

135.63

10-19 years

121.58

264.80

208.87

215.31

193.90

149.70

113.60

186.27

20 or more years

34.44

166.71

169.22

125.15

84.31

51.37

91.33

42.65

Unknown

44.59

313.85

*

1,235.31

616.04

*

318.43

40.50

481.95

44.19

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

29.49

495.39

*

283.55

186.39

71.12

28.61

206.07

30.41

1 location only

54.07

126.46

139.68

105.91

145.48

209.83

63.24

87.57

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

329.87

815.18

*

501.99

716.43

*

732.76

*

714.19

647.61

328.84

25-49 %

79.09

212.07

585.22

330.30

268.38

107.05

348.01

99.53

50-74 %

83.90

248.74

344.86

205.11

180.01

127.01

172.60

109.13

75% or more

23.41

142.86

156.99

100.02

81.72

23.86

69.82

30.12

Union presence

No union employees

26.37

131.95

149.04

104.79

77.93

31.89

57.96

28.40

Has union employees

65.79

196.88

393.05

234.19

158.26

80.66

225.04

68.15

Unknown

66.69

409.12

*

867.81

511.98

275.27

67.58

521.13

66.56

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

94.87

167.00

209.65

175.53

185.24

98.47

126.33

106.27

Less than 50% low wage

25.12

151.63

161.78

97.88

89.31

29.97

75.55

34.04

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.