United States

35.2%

10.2%

17.6%

27.1%

43.9%

78.6%

13.6%

64.2%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

6.4%

4.5%

*

4.6%

*

1.4%

*

19.4%

*

54.6%

4.2%

25.3%

*

Mining and manufacturing

28.7%

7.6%

18.2%

30.9%

38.5%

73.0%

15.5%

51.8%

Construction

16.0%

8.1%

15.3%

32.9%

32.8%

77.7%

12.2%

46.8%

Utilities and transp.

40.3%

6.4%

*

19.2%

13.8%

41.4%

79.1%

11.6%

64.3%

Wholesale trade

29.8%

11.3%

15.8%

22.8%

38.9%

69.1%

14.4%

53.5%

Fin. svs. and real estate

50.4%

11.9%

22.2%

21.7%

47.6%

87.0%

14.5%

74.8%

Retail trade

41.8%

6.0%

11.0%

21.7%

28.8%

72.1%

8.9%

61.5%

Professional services

33.8%

11.9%

20.6%

32.7%

53.5%

82.4%

14.9%

67.6%

Other services

34.1%

11.1%

18.5%

25.8%

46.2%

78.6%

14.6%

62.9%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

37.2%

10.2%

15.9%

26.9%

42.7%

78.2%

13.6%

65.3%

For profit, unincorporated

27.7%

10.7%

17.7%

24.9%

35.2%

83.1%

12.2%

65.4%

Nonprofit

31.9%

8.7%

31.6%

30.2%

52.4%

72.8%

16.7%

53.1%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

15.9%

11.4%

22.6%

20.0%

*

49.0%

47.1%

13.4%

42.6%

5-9 years

17.0%

11.0%

12.9%

26.8%

39.8%

85.9%

12.4%

47.7%

10-19 years

19.5%

9.0%

16.4%

24.4%

41.2%

80.9%

12.1%

49.7%

20 or more years

36.4%

10.1%

18.4%

27.9%

43.6%

80.4%

14.6%

62.0%

Unknown

72.9%

14.7%

*

28.5%

*

41.6%

52.3%

76.7%

17.8%

*

74.7%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

62.7%

11.7%

*

12.4%

28.4%

44.0%

78.6%

17.1%

67.1%

1 location only

14.9%

10.2%

18.2%

26.4%

43.0%

43.9%

13.3%

36.6%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

33.4%

4.9%

*

9.2%

*

13.0%

*

42.5%

74.2%

5.5%

*

57.8%

25-49 %

38.4%

7.0%

*

13.1%

18.1%

37.6%

78.4%

10.0%

65.2%

50-74 %

33.6%

11.1%

13.8%

22.9%

47.6%

79.4%

12.1%

66.8%

75% or more

35.3%

10.5%

19.0%

29.4%

44.1%

78.7%

14.5%

64.2%

Union presence

No union employees

29.0%

9.8%

16.8%

26.1%

42.7%

72.9%

13.0%

57.3%

Has union employees

70.0%

22.0%

34.3%

40.4%

56.1%

88.5%

27.8%

82.0%

Unknown

77.0%

16.5%

*

22.3%

*

36.6%

48.5%

87.0%

23.2%

83.8%

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

39.8%

7.0%

5.9%

21.1%

37.2%

74.7%

7.7%

61.6%

Less than 50% low wage

33.7%

10.8%

19.9%

28.9%

46.9%

80.8%

14.8%

65.6%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 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 IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.

United States

0.61%

0.69%

1.07%

1.29%

1.56%

0.94%

0.58%

0.75%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

1.22%

1.43%

*

2.64%

*

0.88%

*

10.78%

*

13.57%

1.13%

8.33%

*

Mining and manufacturing

1.58%

2.21%

3.87%

2.76%

4.46%

3.94%

1.80%

2.34%

Construction

1.47%

1.16%

3.22%

4.41%

6.51%

8.10%

1.05%

5.49%

Utilities and transp.

3.57%

2.41%

*

5.41%

3.76%

6.88%

3.33%

2.29%

4.04%

Wholesale trade

1.77%

1.87%

3.40%

3.80%

6.27%

4.91%

1.79%

2.92%

Fin. svs. and real estate

1.47%

1.51%

3.14%

3.02%

4.54%

1.27%

1.20%

1.83%

Retail trade

1.71%

1.29%

2.52%

3.80%

2.22%

2.26%

1.33%

1.96%

Professional services

1.01%

1.17%

0.88%

0.51%

1.74%

1.92%

0.81%

1.62%

Other services

0.58%

2.27%

1.92%

4.07%

3.53%

1.73%

1.59%

1.25%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

0.64%

0.77%

1.31%

1.42%

2.22%

1.14%

0.53%

0.77%

For profit, unincorporated

1.16%

1.01%

2.60%

3.90%

2.70%

2.39%

0.87%

2.12%

Nonprofit

1.52%

2.56%

3.92%

3.30%

2.85%

3.77%

2.15%

2.19%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

1.97%

2.44%

3.90%

9.59%

*

10.43%

11.42%

1.83%

5.96%

5-9 years

1.60%

2.19%

2.41%

2.44%

6.52%

5.28%

1.78%

4.20%

10-19 years

1.49%

0.80%

2.25%

3.29%

3.39%

5.00%

1.04%

3.16%

20 or more years

0.76%

0.97%

1.60%

1.64%

1.75%

1.23%

0.76%

1.16%

Unknown

1.47%

6.12%

*

12.37%

*

11.82%

7.19%

1.51%

5.60%

*

1.47%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

1.00%

4.37%

*

2.59%

1.29%

1.51%

0.93%

1.88%

0.82%

1 location only

0.62%

0.70%

1.08%

1.63%

2.54%

8.56%

0.60%

1.68%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

1.99%

3.06%

*

5.70%

*

5.19%

*

9.00%

3.78%

2.40%

*

3.74%

25-49 %

1.70%

2.42%

*

3.10%

4.54%

4.96%

3.27%

1.65%

2.62%

50-74 %

1.56%

1.84%

1.62%

4.17%

4.77%

3.53%

1.43%

2.77%

75% or more

0.70%

0.74%

1.34%

1.17%

1.87%

0.84%

0.68%

0.89%

Union presence

No union employees

0.41%

0.67%

1.05%

1.17%

1.60%

1.16%

0.56%

0.62%

Has union employees

2.17%

5.56%

6.51%

4.58%

6.58%

1.95%

4.46%

1.97%

Unknown

2.94%

6.99%

*

11.36%

*

10.86%

8.30%

2.06%

6.04%

2.17%

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

1.66%

1.88%

0.92%

1.69%

2.66%

1.67%

1.11%

1.31%

Less than 50% low wage

0.62%

0.78%

1.14%

1.53%

1.91%

0.84%

0.68%

0.82%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 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 IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.