United States

15.6%

23.2%

18.7%

15.0%

9.8%

4.3%

21.3%

7.0%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

17.3%

18.4%

16.8%

*

16.6%

*

8.3%

*

5.9%

*

18.2%

8.1%

*

Mining and manufacturing

16.5%

26.4%

15.0%

19.9%

5.9%

*

6.4%

21.8%

8.3%

Construction

19.3%

20.4%

19.0%

18.5%

15.4%

*

5.2%

*

19.6%

16.5%

Utilities and transp.

15.8%

13.8%

20.4%

13.5%

*

10.4%

*

18.8%

14.8%

16.8%

Wholesale trade

19.0%

26.5%

24.7%

15.3%

7.9%

*

6.4%

*

25.1%

7.5%

Fin. svs. and real est.

11.0%

21.0%

18.1%

11.4%

*

9.3%

3.2%

*

19.8%

4.7%

Retail trade

10.4%

25.5%

12.9%

10.0%

5.0%

0.9%

20.0%

2.5%

Professional services

19.5%

22.7%

20.5%

16.6%

14.1%

11.4%

21.8%

13.0%

Other Services

15.9%

24.8%

20.6%

15.1%

11.6%

2.6%

22.4%

7.1%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

14.5%

23.0%

17.7%

14.5%

8.1%

4.6%

20.6%

6.4%

For profit, unincorporated

20.7%

23.5%

22.0%

10.8%

8.8%

1.2%

*

22.9%

5.1%

Nonprofit

21.1%

24.1%

23.7%

20.4%

17.4%

7.7%

23.2%

17.0%

Unknown

1.7%

*

*****

*****

8.7%

*

0.9%

*

1.7%

*

*****

1.7%

*

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

22.3%

24.5%

22.2%

15.9%

3.0%

*

5.2%

*

23.5%

8.7%

5-9 years

21.2%

24.8%

22.5%

10.9%

14.8%

3.7%

*

23.2%

9.8%

10-19 years

17.8%

22.9%

16.6%

13.7%

8.5%

5.1%

*

20.5%

8.2%

20 or more years

15.6%

21.9%

17.9%

16.5%

11.2%

6.7%

20.2%

9.6%

Unknown

2.6%

*****

*****

5.7%

*

2.4%

*

2.5%

2.9%

*

2.5%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

6.8%

18.7%

*

13.2%

10.5%

9.3%

4.2%

13.3%

5.9%

1 location only

21.7%

23.3%

19.5%

18.0%

14.2%

27.0%

22.0%

17.1%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

10.7%

19.0%

5.9%

*

12.2%

9.4%

1.7%

*

15.6%

5.2%

25-49%

11.0%

23.2%

18.5%

12.3%

5.7%

*

0.6%

*

20.7%

2.7%

50-74%

14.9%

20.2%

20.5%

12.6%

9.9%

4.1%

19.5%

7.1%

75% or more

16.5%

24.1%

19.0%

15.9%

10.4%

5.0%

22.0%

7.7%

Union presence

No union employees

15.6%

23.1%

18.4%

14.5%

9.4%

2.6%

21.1%

6.0%

Has union employees

18.2%

22.6%

24.6%

22.7%

17.9%

14.8%

22.6%

16.1%

Unknown

10.1%

35.2%

*

23.1%

*

8.8%

*

3.6%

*

1.8%

*

30.9%

2.1%

Percent low-wage employees **

50% or more low wage

14.7%

23.6%

13.7%

12.7%

9.0%

1.5%

*

19.8%

7.0%

Less than 50% low wage

19.6%

23.1%

20.2%

16.2%

11.7%

10.8%

21.8%

12.1%

Unknown

4.4%

23.3%

21.7%

*

13.8%

4.5%

*

2.7%

22.0%

2.9%

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

0.48%

0.73%

0.87%

1.07%

0.86%

0.47%

0.61%

0.45%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

3.52%

4.70%

10.16%

*

5.33%

*

3.97%

*

2.19%

*

3.70%

3.08%

*

Mining and manufacturing

1.35%

3.91%

2.81%

2.27%

2.11%

*

1.30%

2.70%

0.77%

Construction

2.28%

3.10%

3.46%

2.63%

5.83%

*

4.55%

*

2.59%

3.11%

Utilities and transp.

2.12%

3.14%

6.01%

4.13%

*

6.57%

*

3.22%

2.17%

3.49%

Wholesale trade

2.06%

4.27%

3.02%

4.50%

3.52%

*

2.30%

*

2.23%

1.82%

Fin. svs. and real est.

0.82%

1.98%

3.43%

3.63%

*

1.75%

1.14%

*

1.17%

0.90%

Retail trade

0.75%

2.09%

2.32%

1.87%

0.80%

0.26%

1.22%

0.42%

Professional services

1.07%

1.10%

2.54%

1.70%

1.13%

3.03%

1.15%

1.61%

Other Services

0.96%

2.38%

2.84%

1.70%

1.85%

0.68%

1.52%

0.64%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

0.52%

0.72%

0.73%

1.19%

1.30%

0.54%

0.55%

0.58%

For profit, unincorporated

1.32%

1.28%

4.52%

2.38%

1.89%

0.56%

*

1.48%

0.96%

Nonprofit

1.36%

2.52%

4.06%

2.32%

2.11%

2.20%

1.84%

1.03%

Unknown

0.92%

*

*****

*****

10.01%

*

0.76%

*

0.97%

*

*****

0.93%

*

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

1.02%

1.30%

3.45%

2.41%

1.92%

*

2.49%

*

1.16%

2.09%

5-9 years

1.67%

1.99%

2.84%

1.90%

3.79%

3.46%

*

1.76%

1.88%

10-19 years

0.63%

1.07%

1.12%

1.85%

1.42%

2.00%

*

0.54%

1.23%

20 or more years

0.64%

1.02%

1.61%

1.50%

0.99%

0.95%

1.03%

0.65%

Unknown

0.54%

*****

*****

5.67%

*

1.25%

*

0.61%

10.27%

*

0.56%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

0.39%

7.46%

*

2.46%

1.30%

0.85%

0.46%

1.55%

0.45%

1 location only

0.60%

0.74%

0.80%

1.21%

1.34%

6.77%

0.63%

1.09%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

1.65%

3.33%

2.04%

*

1.84%

2.30%

0.99%

*

1.98%

1.38%

25-49%

1.03%

2.30%

4.05%

1.89%

2.46%

*

0.30%

*

2.08%

0.69%

50-74%

0.91%

2.27%

2.24%

3.07%

2.24%

0.79%

1.30%

0.96%

75% or more

0.56%

0.92%

1.31%

1.50%

1.20%

0.64%

0.79%

0.49%

Union presence

No union employees

0.47%

0.76%

0.83%

1.23%

0.93%

0.39%

0.61%

0.43%

Has union employees

2.09%

6.13%

5.35%

3.93%

3.37%

2.94%

3.18%

2.55%

Unknown

1.77%

11.99%

*

9.77%

*

5.63%

*

3.02%

*

0.61%

*

5.61%

0.50%

Percent low-wage employees **

50% or more low wage

0.74%

1.57%

1.84%

1.06%

1.81%

0.66%

*

1.04%

0.95%

Less than 50% low wage

0.69%

0.85%

1.21%

1.33%

0.87%

1.49%

0.73%

0.78%

Unknown

0.61%

6.27%

8.60%

*

3.84%

1.88%

*

0.55%

4.00%

0.53%

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.