United States

24.0%

23.9%

25.5%

32.2%

28.7%

21.0%

26.7%

23.5%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

27.7%

9.1%

23.8%

*

20.6%

25.8%

*

33.9%

20.1%

30.5%

Mining and manufacturing

18.5%

27.8%

17.4%

24.4%

24.2%

15.5%

22.4%

18.1%

Construction

24.4%

15.4%

*

27.9%

30.5%

37.8%

12.5%

*

24.3%

24.6%

Utilities and transp.

17.7%

41.0%

29.1%

24.4%

21.0%

15.1%

30.6%

16.5%

Wholesale trade

21.7%

19.1%

14.5%

35.1%

23.4%

19.7%

20.6%

22.0%

Fin. svs. and real est.

26.5%

27.9%

26.1%

27.8%

37.5%

24.7%

24.3%

26.8%

Retail trade

30.5%

23.3%

31.8%

43.6%

33.0%

27.5%

32.3%

30.1%

Professional services

26.1%

26.6%

35.1%

36.7%

30.0%

21.6%

32.2%

24.5%

Other Services

29.1%

21.7%

18.5%

34.2%

31.3%

29.0%

24.5%

30.1%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

23.9%

25.6%

25.3%

32.7%

28.3%

20.7%

27.5%

23.1%

For profit, unincorporated

29.8%

25.9%

33.8%

35.6%

32.7%

28.0%

28.6%

30.8%

Nonprofit

24.0%

13.1%

*

21.2%

26.6%

28.4%

22.6%

18.9%

25.1%

Unknown

20.3%

*****

39.0%

*

22.1%

27.2%

19.7%

28.7%

*

20.3%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

29.9%

30.3%

28.3%

30.2%

31.5%

28.5%

29.8%

29.9%

5-9 years

26.5%

16.3%

22.8%

40.0%

27.0%

21.8%

24.7%

28.0%

10-19 years

26.7%

24.5%

24.5%

35.7%

28.5%

21.4%

26.9%

26.7%

20 or more years

24.4%

21.5%

26.2%

29.5%

29.6%

20.4%

26.0%

24.1%

Unknown

21.1%

*****

24.9%

*

36.4%

17.1%

21.1%

26.0%

21.0%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

22.7%

38.8%

27.0%

33.7%

27.9%

20.9%

29.0%

22.5%

1 location only

28.0%

23.6%

25.3%

31.5%

30.3%

27.9%

26.4%

30.4%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

26.5%

20.9%

*

16.8%

*

37.1%

27.0%

26.4%

22.5%

27.2%

25-49%

23.1%

35.1%

14.8%

*

39.8%

34.9%

18.2%

28.3%

22.3%

50-74%

27.7%

18.8%

23.6%

35.0%

33.9%

26.2%

23.7%

28.7%

75% or more

23.7%

24.2%

26.1%

31.7%

28.0%

20.6%

27.0%

23.0%

Union presence

No union employees

26.9%

25.8%

27.5%

34.6%

30.4%

23.8%

28.6%

26.5%

Has union employees

14.1%

6.2%

*

5.7%

*

15.4%

18.0%

13.8%

10.1%

14.4%

Unknown

23.1%

42.1%

13.8%

*

21.0%

*

35.9%

21.6%

21.6%

*

23.2%

Percent low wage employees **

50% or more low wage

32.1%

25.3%

28.4%

40.1%

34.5%

28.7%

30.8%

32.4%

Less than 50% low wage

24.4%

22.7%

25.1%

30.9%

28.1%

19.1%

26.0%

23.8%

Unknown

21.7%

33.5%

30.1%

*

31.4%

24.5%

21.3%

30.6%

21.5%

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

0.37%

1.44%

1.32%

1.20%

0.94%

0.58%

0.74%

0.38%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

4.62%

2.69%

11.07%

*

4.52%

10.26%

*

7.41%

2.79%

5.12%

Mining and manufacturing

0.56%

5.14%

3.71%

1.51%

2.14%

0.45%

1.42%

0.53%

Construction

3.04%

5.09%

*

3.59%

2.61%

4.79%

4.56%

*

3.63%

4.17%

Utilities and transp.

1.62%

8.13%

7.49%

5.18%

2.36%

1.98%

4.28%

1.63%

Wholesale trade

1.20%

2.60%

3.38%

4.83%

2.25%

1.72%

1.83%

1.62%

Fin. svs. and real est.

1.39%

4.30%

5.55%

6.12%

3.41%

1.58%

3.28%

1.36%

Retail trade

1.41%

3.23%

3.50%

2.25%

3.46%

1.53%

2.29%

1.44%

Professional services

0.71%

1.99%

2.64%

3.59%

2.38%

1.24%

1.64%

0.94%

Other Services

1.19%

3.20%

1.64%

2.27%

2.55%

1.23%

0.95%

1.42%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

0.62%

1.76%

1.36%

1.55%

1.18%

0.68%

0.96%

0.64%

For profit, unincorporated

0.94%

4.22%

5.12%

2.52%

3.01%

2.48%

2.94%

1.62%

Nonprofit

1.57%

4.25%

*

4.31%

2.08%

2.75%

1.20%

3.48%

1.25%

Unknown

1.73%

*****

12.34%

*

5.78%

4.54%

1.47%

9.14%

*

1.73%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

1.17%

2.32%

3.79%

5.69%

4.77%

6.82%

1.73%

2.30%

5-9 years

1.69%

2.10%

4.22%

3.87%

3.34%

3.12%

2.63%

1.91%

10-19 years

0.96%

1.48%

3.61%

1.85%

1.90%

1.23%

1.65%

1.11%

20 or more years

0.57%

2.57%

1.62%

1.30%

1.12%

0.85%

1.02%

0.61%

Unknown

0.80%

*****

7.88%

*

6.97%

1.72%

0.83%

6.22%

0.80%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

0.42%

7.46%

3.67%

2.23%

0.95%

0.60%

1.74%

0.44%

1 location only

0.99%

1.49%

1.46%

1.24%

1.89%

3.54%

0.81%

1.48%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

0.76%

7.73%

*

7.52%

*

3.68%

7.55%

1.01%

2.59%

1.16%

25-49%

1.93%

8.02%

7.48%

*

3.40%

3.16%

1.91%

3.67%

1.94%

50-74%

1.01%

3.97%

1.73%

2.68%

2.49%

1.69%

1.75%

1.11%

75% or more

0.43%

1.46%

1.42%

1.30%

1.07%

0.61%

0.91%

0.44%

Union presence

No union employees

0.40%

1.55%

1.41%

1.34%

0.89%

0.76%

0.82%

0.44%

Has union employees

0.81%

9.30%

*

2.23%

*

2.61%

2.37%

0.88%

2.33%

0.82%

Unknown

1.02%

11.88%

8.52%

*

7.36%

*

7.21%

1.05%

7.51%

*

1.01%

Percent low wage employees **

50% or more low wage

0.87%

3.97%

3.60%

2.90%

1.89%

1.76%

1.75%

1.16%

Less than 50% low wage

0.70%

1.34%

1.53%

1.38%

1.39%

0.75%

1.07%

0.76%

Unknown

0.68%

8.03%

9.91%

*

4.95%

1.88%

0.71%

4.32%

0.71%

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.