United States

7.7%

13.6%

8.0%

4.3%

2.6%

2.1%

11.2%

2.5%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

19.5%

26.2%

1.8%

*

8.2%

*

8.3%

*

10.1%

*

20.4%

10.1%

*

Mining and manufacturing

5.5%

9.7%

5.0%

*

2.0%

*

4.3%

4.1%

*

6.6%

3.8%

Construction

10.1%

13.8%

4.2%

*

7.9%

1.8%

*

3.5%

*

10.5%

6.9%

*

Utilities and transp.

14.1%

19.1%

*

5.0%

*

6.2%

*

19.0%

13.5%

15.1%

*

13.2%

Wholesale trade

6.6%

12.2%

7.8%

*

1.0%

*

1.1%

*

0.9%

*

9.5%

1.1%

*

Fin. svs. and real est.

5.2%

12.2%

13.2%

1.1%

*

0.5%

*

1.1%

11.2%

1.0%

Retail trade

6.0%

11.8%

8.3%

4.5%

1.9%

*

2.7%

9.9%

2.7%

Professional services

9.5%

14.1%

7.8%

4.9%

2.9%

*

1.5%

*

12.2%

2.1%

Other Services

7.6%

13.9%

10.9%

5.1%

2.5%

0.7%

*

12.0%

1.7%

Unknown

100.0%

*

100.0%

*

*****

*****

*****

*****

100.0%

*

*****

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

7.0%

13.4%

6.7%

4.2%

2.5%

2.3%

10.3%

2.5%

For profit, unincorporated

11.6%

13.7%

11.8%

3.9%

*

2.2%

*

0.5%

*

12.9%

2.1%

*

Nonprofit

10.3%

14.7%

13.9%

4.7%

3.2%

*

7.1%

*

13.6%

3.8%

Unknown

0.5%

*

*****

92.0%

*

*****

4.0%

*

0.0%

*

18.6%

*

0.5%

*

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

8.8%

10.2%

5.6%

*

6.1%

*

6.4%

*

3.5%

*

9.1%

5.1%

5-9 years

9.2%

12.6%

6.1%

3.2%

*

2.9%

*

0.3%

*

10.6%

1.5%

*

10-19 years

8.5%

13.0%

5.5%

4.4%

2.2%

*

1.5%

*

10.2%

2.5%

20 or more years

9.0%

16.7%

10.8%

4.2%

2.5%

4.4%

13.2%

3.6%

Unknown

0.9%

*****

*****

1.1%

*

2.9%

*

0.7%

*****

0.9%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

2.8%

8.1%

*

11.1%

3.1%

2.5%

2.1%

7.3%

2.3%

1 location only

11.1%

13.7%

7.6%

5.1%

3.9%

3.1%

*

11.5%

4.8%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

8.0%

14.6%

11.3%

*

7.8%

*

3.2%

*

1.3%

*

13.1%

2.3%

*

25-49%

7.0%

16.2%

14.9%

3.5%

*

0.6%

*

0.9%

*

14.2%

1.0%

*

50-74%

9.6%

14.1%

11.0%

5.2%

1.5%

*

6.1%

12.4%

4.8%

75% or more

7.4%

13.3%

6.8%

3.9%

3.1%

1.7%

10.6%

2.3%

Union presence

No union employees

7.7%

13.4%

8.0%

4.0%

2.5%

1.2%

11.1%

1.9%

Has union employees

9.6%

21.3%

9.2%

*

7.2%

*

5.5%

7.4%

*

15.2%

7.1%

Unknown

4.9%

14.4%

*

5.7%

*

11.3%

*

*****

1.9%

*

12.1%

2.1%

Percent low-wage employees **

50% or more low wage

8.7%

15.8%

10.4%

4.1%

2.3%

1.5%

*

13.1%

2.1%

Less than 50% low wage

8.8%

12.8%

7.2%

4.3%

2.9%

3.1%

10.5%

3.2%

Unknown

3.0%

17.7%

11.1%

*

4.6%

*

3.0%

*

2.0%

*

13.3%

2.1%

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

0.21%

0.48%

0.41%

0.53%

0.45%

0.35%

0.36%

0.28%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

2.67%

3.53%

1.21%

*

3.92%

*

8.09%

*

10.78%

*

3.09%

6.21%

*

Mining and manufacturing

0.76%

1.94%

1.59%

*

0.60%

*

0.95%

1.58%

*

1.26%

0.65%

Construction

0.91%

1.27%

1.37%

*

1.85%

1.53%

*

6.26%

*

0.90%

2.39%

*

Utilities and transp.

2.83%

7.65%

*

4.23%

*

2.76%

*

5.45%

3.18%

5.47%

*

2.65%

Wholesale trade

0.94%

2.78%

3.00%

*

0.82%

*

0.59%

*

1.29%

*

1.57%

0.58%

*

Fin. svs. and real est.

0.57%

1.71%

3.51%

0.53%

*

0.25%

*

0.31%

1.28%

0.21%

Retail trade

0.57%

1.65%

1.45%

0.67%

0.74%

*

0.77%

0.96%

0.66%

Professional services

0.69%

1.07%

1.29%

1.08%

0.97%

*

1.00%

*

1.00%

0.57%

Other Services

0.65%

1.20%

1.64%

1.01%

0.56%

0.29%

*

1.06%

0.31%

Unknown

31.62%

*

31.62%

*

*****

*****

*****

*****

31.62%

*

*****

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

0.30%

0.82%

0.63%

0.66%

0.31%

0.36%

0.57%

0.28%

For profit, unincorporated

0.60%

0.72%

2.72%

1.31%

*

1.22%

*

0.27%

*

0.73%

1.02%

*

Nonprofit

0.36%

0.91%

2.08%

1.38%

1.11%

*

3.59%

*

0.60%

0.79%

Unknown

0.30%

*

*****

29.11%

*

*****

3.28%

*

0.02%

*

10.40%

*

0.27%

*

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

1.50%

1.96%

1.82%

*

2.79%

*

2.54%

*

2.70%

*

1.57%

1.16%

5-9 years

0.87%

1.27%

1.67%

1.77%

*

1.13%

*

0.28%

*

1.06%

0.65%

*

10-19 years

0.70%

1.00%

0.86%

1.18%

1.00%

*

0.97%

*

0.89%

0.59%

20 or more years

0.29%

0.88%

0.79%

0.67%

0.45%

0.92%

0.53%

0.50%

Unknown

0.15%

*****

*****

1.71%

*

1.17%

*

0.16%

*****

0.16%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

0.25%

3.08%

*

1.76%

0.38%

0.45%

0.35%

1.13%

0.26%

1 location only

0.32%

0.48%

0.52%

0.74%

0.99%

1.93%

*

0.34%

0.75%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

1.16%

2.82%

4.54%

*

2.55%

*

1.27%

*

0.74%

*

1.38%

0.89%

*

25-49%

0.61%

2.99%

4.35%

2.45%

*

0.37%

*

0.46%

*

1.22%

0.38%

*

50-74%

0.91%

2.10%

1.87%

1.41%

0.76%

*

1.72%

1.39%

1.09%

75% or more

0.36%

0.85%

0.78%

0.55%

0.74%

0.39%

0.61%

0.26%

Union presence

No union employees

0.27%

0.55%

0.47%

0.52%

0.51%

0.14%

0.43%

0.18%

Has union employees

1.27%

4.07%

3.35%

*

2.26%

*

1.39%

2.28%

*

3.18%

1.69%

Unknown

0.89%

4.94%

*

4.21%

*

11.71%

*

*****

0.70%

*

3.05%

0.61%

Percent low-wage employees **

50% or more low wage

0.56%

1.31%

1.11%

0.87%

0.52%

0.53%

*

0.89%

0.38%

Less than 50% low wage

0.29%

0.51%

0.60%

0.75%

0.64%

0.64%

0.30%

0.52%

Unknown

0.68%

3.76%

8.32%

*

4.45%

*

1.03%

*

0.63%

*

2.54%

0.61%

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.