United States

16.2%

26.5%

19.6%

12.3%

6.9%

3.4%

23.4%

5.2%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

25.4%

29.7%

16.7%

*

17.5%

*

18.7%

*

1.0%

*

26.5%

13.8%

*

Mining and manufacturing

16.3%

23.5%

17.7%

14.4%

9.8%

10.4%

19.8%

10.9%

Construction

25.8%

31.0%

20.5%

20.4%

10.9%

2.4%

*

27.1%

14.1%

Utilities and transp.

15.5%

17.3%

13.6%

*

17.2%

*

23.6%

11.3%

*

17.6%

13.5%

Wholesale trade

18.6%

26.0%

21.1%

12.6%

8.9%

*

10.5%

23.3%

9.7%

Fin. svs. and real est.

14.4%

34.3%

29.2%

11.1%

5.3%

*

1.1%

31.3%

2.3%

Retail trade

10.1%

24.0%

17.3%

6.5%

4.3%

*

0.7%

*

20.0%

1.8%

Professional services

19.8%

26.4%

18.3%

11.0%

6.8%

10.3%

23.8%

8.8%

Other Services

14.0%

23.5%

20.5%

13.3%

5.8%

0.9%

21.3%

4.2%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

15.2%

26.8%

19.7%

11.4%

6.7%

3.4%

22.9%

4.9%

For profit, unincorporated

20.7%

24.6%

13.1%

13.5%

9.6%

*

1.7%

*

22.6%

7.3%

*

Nonprofit

20.8%

28.6%

25.4%

17.4%

7.3%

7.8%

*

27.1%

8.7%

Unknown

2.9%

*

100.0%

*

*****

*****

2.0%

*

2.9%

*

79.8%

*

2.8%

*

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

19.7%

23.8%

13.2%

10.7%

4.8%

*

1.7%

*

21.1%

4.9%

5-9 years

20.2%

26.1%

16.8%

10.3%

4.9%

*

0.6%

*

23.0%

4.5%

10-19 years

19.5%

26.5%

19.1%

12.3%

7.2%

0.7%

*

23.4%

5.6%

20 or more years

17.0%

28.3%

22.8%

13.4%

7.1%

5.7%

24.8%

7.1%

Unknown

2.6%

*****

*****

*****

7.2%

2.3%

*****

2.7%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

5.7%

19.8%

16.4%

9.2%

6.7%

3.4%

14.3%

4.6%

1 location only

23.3%

26.6%

20.1%

14.5%

8.2%

8.1%

*

24.1%

11.3%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

12.4%

19.4%

25.4%

14.2%

5.7%

*

1.1%

*

20.0%

4.0%

25-49%

12.0%

23.2%

26.2%

14.6%

3.8%

*

0.5%

*

22.8%

2.8%

50-74%

16.7%

28.4%

18.7%

8.8%

6.7%

*

0.9%

*

24.6%

3.0%

75% or more

16.7%

26.6%

19.0%

12.6%

7.4%

4.4%

23.3%

6.1%

Union presence

No union employees

15.7%

26.0%

18.1%

10.9%

6.2%

1.4%

22.6%

3.9%

Has union employees

26.0%

47.8%

50.3%

35.2%

17.1%

14.6%

46.8%

16.3%

Unknown

6.9%

*

14.0%

*

29.7%

*

14.9%

*

4.8%

*

2.6%

*

17.4%

*

2.9%

*

Percent low-wage employees **

50% or more low wage

13.7%

22.0%

18.5%

9.5%

5.8%

1.2%

*

19.6%

4.5%

Less than 50% low wage

21.1%

28.1%

19.9%

13.9%

7.9%

8.3%

24.7%

9.0%

Unknown

3.9%

19.9%

*

25.2%

9.7%

*

6.4%

*

2.2%

19.4%

2.6%

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

0.36%

0.72%

1.28%

0.69%

0.49%

0.44%

0.60%

0.23%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

2.93%

3.57%

5.33%

*

5.52%

*

8.17%

*

2.77%

*

3.36%

5.83%

*

Mining and manufacturing

1.39%

3.68%

2.87%

2.37%

2.45%

1.98%

2.37%

1.32%

Construction

1.53%

1.92%

2.44%

2.29%

2.06%

5.55%

*

1.75%

2.33%

Utilities and transp.

1.76%

3.02%

6.66%

*

6.54%

*

4.78%

4.02%

*

2.90%

3.55%

Wholesale trade

1.52%

4.58%

4.77%

3.26%

3.08%

*

3.10%

1.78%

1.84%

Fin. svs. and real est.

1.29%

3.18%

6.82%

2.38%

2.06%

*

0.32%

3.17%

0.54%

Retail trade

0.68%

2.01%

2.29%

1.17%

1.66%

*

0.42%

*

1.02%

0.46%

Professional services

0.61%

0.72%

2.23%

0.98%

1.51%

2.78%

0.63%

1.70%

Other Services

0.73%

1.92%

2.52%

0.94%

0.87%

0.27%

1.38%

0.25%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

0.36%

0.94%

1.42%

0.81%

0.57%

0.55%

0.56%

0.33%

For profit, unincorporated

1.51%

1.87%

2.45%

2.60%

3.99%

*

0.66%

*

1.71%

2.63%

*

Nonprofit

1.73%

2.97%

3.72%

2.35%

1.67%

3.68%

*

2.68%

1.52%

Unknown

0.98%

*

31.62%

*

*****

*****

2.10%

*

0.96%

*

25.32%

*

0.90%

*

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

1.89%

2.69%

2.90%

2.00%

1.82%

*

0.86%

*

1.99%

1.22%

5-9 years

1.07%

1.73%

1.56%

2.51%

1.72%

*

0.25%

*

1.28%

0.96%

10-19 years

0.96%

1.10%

2.90%

1.49%

1.91%

0.62%

*

1.10%

0.53%

20 or more years

0.53%

1.28%

1.68%

0.97%

0.89%

0.89%

0.97%

0.39%

Unknown

0.30%

*****

*****

*****

1.97%

0.31%

*****

0.30%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

0.27%

4.02%

3.33%

0.88%

0.49%

0.44%

1.82%

0.29%

1 location only

0.60%

0.73%

1.26%

1.06%

0.96%

2.74%

*

0.66%

0.75%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

1.17%

4.31%

7.23%

3.75%

3.47%

*

0.81%

*

2.36%

1.12%

25-49%

1.07%

3.22%

4.60%

3.04%

1.14%

*

0.29%

*

2.00%

0.62%

50-74%

1.40%

2.88%

1.43%

2.19%

2.28%

*

0.49%

*

2.03%

0.74%

75% or more

0.29%

0.78%

1.43%

0.91%

0.70%

0.61%

0.58%

0.40%

Union presence

No union employees

0.36%

0.77%

1.15%

0.57%

0.44%

0.22%

0.63%

0.16%

Has union employees

2.16%

5.01%

6.78%

4.72%

2.64%

2.76%

2.72%

2.08%

Unknown

2.24%

*

7.57%

*

12.13%

*

8.46%

*

2.55%

*

2.25%

*

6.53%

*

1.86%

*

Percent low-wage employees **

50% or more low wage

0.70%

1.62%

2.15%

0.81%

0.94%

0.59%

*

1.31%

0.44%

Less than 50% low wage

0.46%

0.77%

1.45%

0.99%

0.90%

1.45%

0.68%

0.71%

Unknown

0.42%

6.39%

*

5.84%

3.32%

*

1.95%

*

0.36%

4.48%

0.32%

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.