United States

47.2%

72.5%

58.5%

42.7%

27.9%

10.1%

65.9%

18.8%

Industry group

Agric./fish./forest.

65.8%

70.8%

55.3%

60.9%

48.0%

38.6%

*

66.9%

54.1%

Mining and Mfg.

46.1%

67.1%

51.5%

43.2%

29.8%

21.9%

57.5%

28.8%

Construction

61.9%

71.2%

51.3%

52.3%

45.9%

14.4%

*

63.4%

48.4%

Utilities and trans.

49.9%

65.0%

48.6%

48.5%

47.2%

37.0%

60.0%

39.9%

Wholesale

53.4%

77.4%

64.1%

41.5%

27.5%

14.6%

69.8%

22.4%

Fin. svs and real estate

38.0%

75.1%

70.7%

40.4%

29.7%

8.3%

70.8%

14.5%

Retail

32.5%

70.2%

52.1%

30.7%

16.2%

5.3%

60.5%

9.3%

Professional services

58.5%

75.0%

60.1%

45.9%

32.1%

19.0%

70.0%

26.9%

Others services

45.0%

70.3%

64.1%

45.0%

27.8%

5.6%

65.1%

17.9%

Unknown

100.0%

*

100.0%

*

*****

*****

*****

*****

100.0%

*

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Ownership

For profit, incorporated

44.2%

72.9%

56.3%

40.6%

26.7%

10.5%

64.1%

17.8%

For profit, unincorporated

62.6%

71.3%

61.5%

39.4%

26.4%

4.9%

*

68.9%

18.4%

Nonprofit

59.9%

73.3%

71.6%

57.8%

35.7%

21.9%

71.3%

38.0%

Unknown

6.4%

*****

92.0%

*

8.7%

*

9.1%

*

6.0%

18.6%

*

6.4%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

61.6%

68.4%

59.5%

40.1%

21.9%

11.9%

65.0%

24.0%

5-9 years

61.1%

73.1%

58.5%

36.2%

33.9%

12.3%

*

67.1%

26.7%

10-19 years

56.8%

74.2%

53.2%

41.9%

27.6%

11.3%

65.9%

24.2%

20 or more

47.9%

73.6%

61.3%

45.4%

30.0%

14.4%

66.1%

24.9%

Unknown

7.7%

*****

73.0%

*

20.6%

*

13.3%

6.9%

13.0%

*

7.7%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

20.0%

66.5%

53.1%

36.1%

26.9%

10.1%

48.6%

16.2%

1 location only

65.9%

72.6%

59.3%

47.1%

35.9%

46.7%

67.3%

44.1%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

40.1%

64.5%

60.2%

43.9%

28.2%

4.9%

*

60.2%

17.5%

25-49 %

35.8%

73.5%

64.2%

38.8%

19.0%

2.8%

65.8%

10.5%

50-74 %

47.7%

71.7%

55.2%

40.7%

22.3%

10.3%

65.0%

17.9%

75+ %

48.7%

73.0%

58.6%

43.4%

30.3%

11.6%

66.4%

20.2%

Union presence

No union employees

48.0%

72.3%

57.8%

41.5%

26.9%

7.8%

65.5%

17.8%

Has union employees

45.3%

81.5%

76.4%

61.6%

46.0%

24.9%

76.3%

30.9%

Unknown

24.0%

72.9%

52.7%

36.7%

*

17.2%

6.3%

*

66.2%

7.8%

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

45.1%

68.6%

55.3%

35.7%

26.5%

6.5%

61.0%

20.8%

Less than 50% low wage

58.6%

73.6%

59.6%

46.5%

31.9%

17.2%

67.5%

29.1%

Unknown

13.8%

76.1%

50.6%

37.7%

16.3%

8.6%

64.5%

9.5%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Cost and Financing Studies. 2000 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 prior year's estimates. See Technical Appendix

***** No estimate available. No reported values in cell.

United States

0.40%

1.08%

1.39%

1.07%

1.48%

0.71%

0.81%

0.50%

Industry group

Agric./fish./forest.

4.03%

4.90%

10.13%

7.46%

12.54%

12.73%

*

4.68%

7.52%

Mining and Mfg.

1.89%

3.74%

3.73%

3.24%

2.45%

1.65%

3.35%

0.86%

Construction

2.40%

3.21%

4.64%

2.79%

5.25%

9.86%

*

2.75%

2.32%

Utilities and trans.

3.25%

4.37%

6.40%

7.64%

6.46%

4.35%

3.71%

3.86%

Wholesale

1.75%

3.16%

3.43%

3.14%

5.91%

2.87%

2.15%

3.32%

Fin. svs and real estate

1.15%

2.28%

3.06%

5.27%

3.71%

0.96%

1.80%

1.08%

Retail

1.12%

1.03%

3.67%

1.43%

1.57%

0.88%

1.44%

0.67%

Professional services

1.38%

1.79%

2.23%

2.43%

2.48%

3.06%

1.64%

1.78%

Others services

1.48%

1.93%

3.44%

2.06%

2.48%

0.94%

1.33%

0.86%

Unknown

31.62%

*

31.62%

*

*****

*****

*****

*****

31.62%

*

*****

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

0.38%

1.21%

1.38%

1.01%

1.82%

0.87%

0.82%

0.65%

For profit, unincorporated

1.29%

1.56%

4.95%

3.08%

3.90%

2.85%

*

1.42%

3.01%

Nonprofit

1.84%

2.18%

4.05%

5.16%

3.15%

4.79%

2.26%

1.85%

Unknown

0.71%

*****

29.11%

*

10.01%

*

8.49%

*

0.93%

10.40%

*

0.72%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

1.69%

2.70%

4.28%

3.64%

5.21%

3.51%

1.93%

3.93%

5-9 years

1.56%

2.01%

4.92%

3.79%

4.13%

6.33%

*

1.84%

2.90%

10-19 years

1.26%

1.55%

2.23%

2.68%

3.49%

2.64%

1.46%

1.76%

20 or more

0.48%

1.18%

1.59%

1.20%

1.54%

1.31%

0.88%

0.46%

Unknown

0.63%

*****

23.27%

*

9.70%

*

2.23%

0.70%

10.55%

*

0.68%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

0.48%

7.83%

3.97%

1.33%

1.58%

0.71%

2.52%

0.55%

1 location only

0.84%

1.07%

1.35%

1.93%

2.46%

7.37%

0.86%

1.49%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

2.66%

4.06%

7.02%

5.39%

3.99%

1.94%

*

3.40%

2.31%

25-49 %

1.91%

3.43%

7.11%

3.82%

4.50%

0.79%

2.96%

1.34%

50-74 %

1.01%

1.93%

4.47%

2.99%

3.95%

1.87%

1.22%

1.30%

75+ %

0.35%

1.39%

1.56%

1.45%

1.66%

1.00%

0.93%

0.74%

Union presence

No union employees

0.38%

0.99%

1.45%

1.14%

1.64%

0.73%

0.75%

0.57%

Has union employees

1.84%

4.42%

5.84%

3.75%

4.63%

2.97%

2.68%

2.09%

Unknown

3.65%

6.84%

12.44%

12.90%

*

4.80%

1.97%

*

7.02%

2.00%

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

0.99%

1.16%

4.09%

2.38%

2.23%

0.96%

1.38%

1.16%

Less than 50% low wage

0.63%

1.16%

1.24%

1.38%

1.81%

1.49%

0.80%

0.81%

Unknown

1.25%

3.83%

12.98%

4.91%

2.55%

1.11%

4.00%

1.16%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Cost and Financing Studies. 2000 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 prior year's estimates. See Technical Appendix

***** No estimate available. No reported values in cell.