Characteristics

Total

United States

17.7%

15.4%

16.2%

18.8%

19.6%

17.3%

17.1%

17.9%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

12.7%

*

25.0%

*

6.5%

*

10.8%

*

3.8%

*

2.3%

*

16.6%

*

4.7%

*

Mining and manufacturing

19.9%

16.8%

21.9%

20.5%

25.1%

16.3%

22.8%

18.9%

Construction

18.6%

13.8%

19.8%

19.4%

*

21.8%

16.1%

18.1%

19.6%

Utilities and transp.

14.1%

21.5%

*

7.2%

*

17.2%

*

18.7%

*

11.0%

17.1%

13.4%

Wholesale trade

14.8%

6.3%

*

19.6%

18.7%

16.0%

12.9%

15.7%

14.1%

Fin. svs. and real est.

18.7%

20.6%

8.5%

*

12.3%

*

12.5%

21.4%

13.1%

19.7%

Retail trade

19.9%

18.3%

23.5%

24.3%

30.8%

14.6%

22.0%

18.9%

Professional services

14.4%

9.2%

10.6%

14.4%

17.6%

15.5%

10.8%

15.9%

Other Services

19.6%

23.0%

17.0%

19.2%

18.2%

20.2%

20.5%

19.3%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

18.7%

16.8%

17.6%

19.7%

22.1%

17.6%

18.7%

18.7%

For profit, unincorporated

16.2%

11.7%

*

17.3%

*

22.8%

16.7%

18.9%

13.6%

19.7%

Nonprofit

13.3%

16.7%

7.4%

*

10.9%

13.9%

14.0%

12.5%

13.5%

Unknown

20.5%

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16.5%

*

20.9%

*****

20.5%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

20.0%

19.5%

15.9%

21.6%

27.5%

21.1%

19.4%

21.3%

5-9 years

18.3%

15.8%

11.5%

24.6%

23.6%

16.9%

15.7%

21.6%

10-19 years

19.1%

14.2%

23.4%

20.9%

21.5%

16.5%

19.5%

18.8%

20 or more years

16.6%

12.7%

13.7%

16.8%

18.5%

16.6%

14.9%

17.2%

Unknown

17.9%

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39.8%

15.2%

17.9%

43.8%

17.8%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

18.5%

12.8%

*

24.5%

25.6%

19.8%

17.4%

27.1%

18.1%

1 location only

16.4%

15.4%

15.5%

16.6%

19.1%

14.8%

16.0%

17.1%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

22.6%

29.9%

*

35.3%

*

21.5%

*

18.8%

19.7%

29.1%

19.4%

25-49%

21.5%

19.9%

28.5%

*

22.5%

23.6%

20.1%

22.3%

21.3%

50-74%

16.3%

16.0%

22.4%

15.5%

14.5%

16.3%

17.6%

15.8%

75% or more

17.6%

14.9%

15.0%

19.0%

20.1%

17.3%

16.7%

18.0%

Union presence

No union employees

18.8%

16.4%

16.2%

19.9%

20.2%

19.1%

17.9%

19.3%

Has union employees

12.0%

6.1%

*

13.1%

*

6.2%

*

15.9%

12.0%

7.5%

*

12.6%

Unknown

22.0%

8.9%

*

35.2%

19.5%

*

15.1%

*

22.7%

18.8%

22.5%

Percent low wage employees **

50% or more low wage

22.6%

21.2%

22.0%

22.9%

23.2%

22.5%

24.5%

21.5%

Less than 50% low wage

16.3%

14.4%

15.3%

16.8%

18.6%

15.7%

15.4%

16.9%

Unknown

17.6%

3.5%

*

9.5%

*

22.0%

16.3%

17.8%

10.2%

*

17.8%

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.

Characteristics

Total

United States

0.75%

1.88%

0.86%

1.79%

1.85%

0.91%

1.16%

0.91%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

5.19%

*

8.19%

*

5.46%

*

4.58%

*

4.34%

*

2.02%

*

5.55%

*

2.55%

*

Mining and manufacturing

1.64%

4.09%

1.83%

3.20%

2.88%

0.70%

2.87%

1.43%

Construction

2.61%

3.19%

5.82%

7.21%

*

5.41%

3.28%

4.72%

3.60%

Utilities and transp.

1.57%

9.36%

*

4.84%

*

7.70%

*

6.54%

*

1.98%

4.76%

1.96%

Wholesale trade

1.07%

1.96%

*

4.96%

3.80%

2.92%

3.36%

2.99%

2.11%

Fin. svs. and real est.

1.48%

4.69%

5.14%

*

4.13%

*

1.21%

1.27%

3.53%

1.32%

Retail trade

2.37%

2.55%

4.60%

2.84%

2.90%

3.22%

2.35%

2.98%

Professional services

0.78%

2.65%

2.74%

1.35%

1.85%

0.66%

1.89%

0.75%

Other Services

1.18%

3.48%

3.82%

2.39%

2.99%

1.75%

2.43%

1.46%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

0.99%

2.06%

0.77%

1.99%

2.06%

1.15%

1.30%

1.16%

For profit, unincorporated

2.01%

3.68%

*

9.62%

*

2.63%

2.94%

2.60%

3.40%

2.07%

Nonprofit

1.05%

4.06%

3.73%

*

1.67%

2.54%

0.85%

1.65%

1.11%

Unknown

1.97%

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5.94%

*

2.94%

*****

1.97%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

2.60%

4.01%

3.58%

5.16%

3.94%

3.27%

3.35%

3.22%

5-9 years

1.87%

2.93%

1.74%

2.48%

4.49%

4.02%

1.54%

3.09%

10-19 years

1.21%

1.24%

2.78%

3.14%

3.15%

1.51%

1.65%

1.50%

20 or more years

0.94%

1.57%

1.75%

2.29%

1.83%

1.10%

1.61%

1.05%

Unknown

1.19%

*****

*****

11.22%

2.19%

1.26%

12.36%

1.23%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

1.03%

4.39%

*

5.25%

2.48%

2.01%

0.90%

2.92%

1.03%

1 location only

0.87%

1.92%

0.69%

1.77%

2.17%

2.17%

1.32%

0.85%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

1.82%

9.01%

*

10.65%

*

6.85%

*

4.54%

5.82%

6.11%

2.84%

25-49%

2.51%

5.24%

9.45%

*

3.52%

3.57%

2.56%

4.39%

2.24%

50-74%

1.24%

3.06%

5.01%

2.22%

3.29%

1.47%

2.21%

1.26%

75% or more

0.77%

1.88%

1.47%

2.01%

1.86%

0.94%

1.22%

0.92%

Union presence

No union employees

0.75%

1.81%

0.90%

1.89%

2.08%

0.77%

1.06%

0.89%

Has union employees

1.10%

9.12%

*

10.39%

*

2.89%

*

2.15%

1.15%

4.98%

*

1.07%

Unknown

2.18%

3.01%

*

10.30%

6.26%

*

5.47%

*

1.97%

4.99%

2.06%

Percent low wage employees **

50% or more low wage

1.04%

2.47%

3.71%

2.93%

3.10%

2.31%

1.85%

1.29%

Less than 50% low wage

0.96%

2.07%

1.07%

1.68%

1.55%

1.34%

1.32%

1.19%

Unknown

1.18%

1.35%

*

7.25%

*

5.26%

2.27%

1.21%

5.18%

*

1.20%

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.