United States

27.1%

38.5%

35.3%

27.4%

18.4%

7.4%

36.5%

12.8%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

32.0%

28.8%

40.7%

38.4%

37.0%

*

29.5%

*

31.2%

40.1%

Mining and manufacturing

28.3%

33.4%

35.6%

27.6%

21.9%

17.0%

33.2%

20.7%

Construction

36.7%

41.4%

31.2%

32.7%

30.6%

7.4%

*

37.6%

28.9%

Utilities and transp.

30.7%

33.3%

23.2%

*

34.6%

32.3%

28.7%

31.2%

30.2%

Wholesale trade

30.7%

39.1%

38.7%

27.8%

19.3%

*

13.0%

37.7%

17.3%

Fin. svs. and real est.

24.2%

42.7%

48.8%

31.1%

24.1%

5.7%

42.4%

11.2%

Retail trade

17.2%

35.0%

32.2%

16.8%

11.1%

1.8%

32.3%

4.6%

Professional services

34.1%

41.3%

35.8%

29.8%

18.8%

17.7%

39.4%

19.8%

Other Services

24.5%

35.5%

34.2%

28.7%

16.2%

4.3%

34.2%

11.4%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

26.0%

39.2%

35.3%

25.6%

18.5%

7.5%

36.3%

12.3%

For profit, unincorporated

32.0%

35.5%

31.1%

26.9%

18.6%

4.1%

*

34.7%

13.3%

Nonprofit

34.6%

40.9%

38.6%

39.6%

20.0%

16.3%

40.5%

23.4%

Unknown

5.8%

*****

*****

*****

5.6%

*

5.9%

*****

5.8%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

33.0%

36.2%

33.3%

21.2%

14.1%

*

8.3%

*

34.9%

13.1%

5-9 years

33.4%

38.3%

33.8%

24.6%

17.7%

10.6%

*

36.3%

16.7%

10-19 years

32.7%

40.2%

33.5%

26.3%

19.0%

8.5%

*

37.2%

16.4%

20 or more years

28.2%

38.6%

37.2%

29.8%

19.6%

10.8%

37.0%

17.0%

Unknown

5.7%

*****

73.0%

*

16.5%

*

11.5%

4.9%

10.1%

*

5.6%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

13.7%

43.4%

34.1%

25.0%

17.9%

7.4%

31.5%

11.4%

1 location only

36.3%

38.4%

35.4%

29.1%

22.4%

31.3%

36.9%

26.5%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

23.4%

34.6%

42.9%

27.2%

17.1%

2.0%

*

34.3%

11.0%

25-49%

19.9%

38.2%

35.3%

25.0%

12.8%

1.7%

*

34.8%

7.3%

50-74%

25.8%

38.7%

27.9%

24.3%

13.7%

5.0%

35.1%

9.8%

75% or more

28.3%

38.6%

36.3%

28.3%

20.3%

9.1%

37.0%

14.3%

Union presence

No union employees

27.3%

38.2%

34.4%

26.6%

17.7%

5.9%

36.1%

12.1%

Has union employees

31.2%

54.1%

55.7%

42.4%

29.3%

17.7%

52.4%

21.4%

Unknown

10.1%

23.3%

*

23.9%

*

19.8%

*

14.4%

4.0%

*

23.1%

*

5.1%

*

Percent low-wage employees **

50% or more low wage

23.5%

31.6%

32.4%

20.8%

17.5%

4.1%

30.3%

13.1%

Less than 50% low wage

34.4%

40.6%

36.3%

31.1%

20.6%

14.6%

38.6%

20.6%

Unknown

8.6%

38.8%

28.3%

22.4%

12.5%

5.8%

33.5%

6.5%

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

0.54%

1.07%

1.44%

0.70%

1.16%

0.55%

0.93%

0.33%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

3.11%

3.23%

10.23%

6.46%

12.49%

*

10.08%

*

3.37%

8.08%

Mining and manufacturing

1.57%

3.90%

2.55%

2.19%

2.56%

1.53%

2.38%

1.15%

Construction

2.46%

3.02%

4.54%

3.66%

6.07%

6.39%

*

2.62%

2.60%

Utilities and transp.

3.39%

4.96%

7.76%

*

6.98%

5.03%

5.42%

4.41%

4.26%

Wholesale trade

2.55%

6.89%

4.81%

4.81%

5.89%

*

3.17%

3.69%

3.56%

Fin. svs. and real est.

1.23%

1.92%

5.36%

3.19%

4.09%

0.61%

2.05%

1.32%

Retail trade

0.72%

2.06%

3.19%

1.75%

1.23%

0.44%

1.39%

0.29%

Professional services

1.07%

1.41%

1.78%

1.88%

2.31%

3.01%

1.19%

2.05%

Other Services

1.23%

2.33%

3.10%

2.23%

1.70%

0.91%

1.76%

0.64%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

0.54%

1.43%

1.39%

0.86%

1.20%

0.61%

1.06%

0.45%

For profit, unincorporated

0.86%

0.91%

4.68%

2.19%

3.59%

2.75%

*

0.82%

2.00%

Nonprofit

1.94%

2.66%

5.12%

4.00%

2.13%

4.78%

2.76%

1.43%

Unknown

0.79%

*****

*****

*****

8.39%

*

0.93%

*****

0.80%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

1.65%

2.47%

4.80%

4.80%

4.64%

*

2.85%

*

1.74%

2.17%

5-9 years

1.90%

2.33%

4.19%

4.11%

3.58%

6.17%

*

2.10%

2.69%

10-19 years

1.33%

1.94%

2.57%

1.90%

2.79%

2.64%

*

1.68%

1.50%

20 or more years

0.36%

0.96%

1.43%

1.25%

1.36%

1.05%

0.75%

0.39%

Unknown

0.40%

*****

23.27%

*

9.11%

*

1.99%

0.39%

4.95%

*

0.42%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

0.37%

4.76%

4.08%

1.06%

1.24%

0.55%

1.70%

0.44%

1 location only

0.95%

1.11%

1.35%

1.30%

2.21%

4.14%

1.01%

1.18%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

2.13%

4.53%

6.81%

5.45%

3.90%

1.17%

*

3.64%

1.60%

25-49%

1.69%

5.33%

7.80%

3.29%

3.76%

0.61%

*

3.48%

1.03%

50-74%

1.71%

3.28%

3.10%

1.72%

3.44%

0.93%

2.45%

1.11%

75% or more

0.70%

1.73%

1.26%

1.00%

1.23%

0.78%

1.16%

0.52%

Union presence

No union employees

0.60%

1.15%

1.40%

0.62%

1.26%

0.62%

0.98%

0.36%

Has union employees

2.01%

5.43%

5.53%

4.17%

3.36%

2.62%

3.04%

1.99%

Unknown

2.40%

9.06%

*

10.50%

*

10.73%

*

3.64%

2.20%

*

7.23%

*

1.83%

*

Percent low-wage employees **

50% or more low wage

0.71%

1.54%

3.37%

1.48%

1.90%

1.06%

1.37%

0.84%

Less than 50% low wage

0.72%

1.25%

1.32%

1.12%

1.90%

1.22%

0.98%

0.47%

Unknown

0.66%

7.38%

8.17%

4.02%

2.31%

0.60%

3.79%

0.59%

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.