United States

114,690,765

11.5%

8.9%

14.0%

18.6%

47.0%

27.5%

72.5%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

1,322,322

31.4%

11.2%

16.1%

26.2%

*

15.1%

*

54.4%

45.6%

Mining and manufacturing

13,978,611

4.3%

6.1%

14.5%

24.9%

50.3%

17.4%

82.6%

Construction

6,757,743

24.8%

18.6%

26.5%

20.7%

9.4%

57.6%

42.4%

Utilities and transp.

4,744,479

6.4%

6.3%

9.7%

12.8%

64.9%

17.1%

82.9%

Wholesale trade

5,869,100

11.3%

10.3%

16.3%

22.1%

40.0%

31.3%

68.7%

Fin. svs. and real estate

11,544,263

10.5%

4.4%

5.6%

14.5%

65.0%

17.7%

82.3%

Retail trade

15,225,751

10.3%

8.1%

9.7%

9.3%

62.6%

23.2%

76.8%

Professional services

28,555,864

11.2%

7.8%

12.9%

21.8%

46.3%

25.2%

74.8%

Other services

26,692,630

13.4%

11.4%

18.0%

18.5%

38.7%

34.2%

65.8%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

83,452,917

10.0%

9.1%

13.7%

17.4%

49.8%

26.3%

73.7%

For profit, unincorporated

16,019,725

24.2%

10.9%

14.8%

15.8%

34.3%

43.2%

56.8%

Nonprofit

15,218,123

6.3%

5.6%

14.8%

28.8%

44.5%

18.1%

81.9%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

5,801,125

41.3%

21.1%

19.3%

10.6%

7.6%

*

73.1%

26.9%

5-9 years

7,400,896

29.8%

19.0%

23.9%

17.7%

9.6%

61.6%

38.4%

10-19 years

14,569,857

21.3%

17.1%

23.4%

22.7%

15.5%

50.3%

49.7%

20 or more years

61,269,571

8.6%

8.0%

15.6%

24.7%

43.1%

24.4%

75.6%

Unknown

25,649,315

0.9%

0.5%

0.8%

4.1%

93.7%

1.8%

98.2%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

67,455,563

0.2%

0.8%

4.0%

18.3%

76.8%

2.3%

97.7%

1 location only

47,235,202

27.7%

20.4%

28.3%

19.2%

4.3%

63.5%

36.5%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

8,518,009

21.5%

13.8%

15.3%

20.2%

29.2%

43.7%

56.3%

25-49 %

8,627,702

12.0%

9.2%

17.2%

16.8%

44.8%

30.7%

69.3%

50-74 %

14,563,635

16.5%

10.3%

13.2%

15.5%

44.6%

33.4%

66.6%

75% or more

82,981,418

9.6%

8.1%

13.7%

19.2%

49.4%

24.5%

75.5%

Union presence

No union employees

84,831,748

14.8%

11.2%

17.3%

21.3%

35.3%

35.1%

64.9%

Has union employees

17,246,989

2.0%

2.4%

6.1%

15.5%

74.0%

6.7%

93.3%

Unknown

12,612,027

2.4%

1.6%

2.4%

5.4%

88.3%

5.2%

94.8%

Percent low-wage employees

50% or more low wage

32,412,271

12.8%

9.4%

14.5%

18.0%

45.3%

29.5%

70.5%

Less than 50% low wage

82,278,493

11.0%

8.6%

13.8%

18.9%

47.6%

26.8%

73.2%

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.

Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.

United States

1,095,196

0.20%

0.20%

0.37%

0.58%

0.65%

0.38%

0.38%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

139,226

4.84%

1.73%

2.14%

6.31%

*

5.02%

*

6.49%

6.49%

Mining and manufacturing

212,809

0.27%

0.42%

0.82%

1.41%

1.39%

0.79%

0.79%

Construction

327,442

0.86%

1.58%

2.25%

2.63%

1.31%

1.96%

1.96%

Utilities and transp.

260,235

0.99%

0.68%

1.94%

1.42%

2.47%

1.75%

1.75%

Wholesale trade

286,419

0.61%

1.37%

1.60%

2.28%

2.17%

2.32%

2.32%

Fin. svs. and real estate

458,511

1.29%

0.47%

0.63%

0.84%

1.71%

1.72%

1.72%

Retail trade

361,180

0.37%

0.48%

0.86%

0.91%

1.27%

0.82%

0.82%

Professional services

438,202

0.26%

0.46%

0.81%

0.99%

1.10%

0.75%

0.75%

Other services

531,749

0.46%

0.62%

0.69%

1.66%

1.74%

0.73%

0.73%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

1,255,780

0.28%

0.23%

0.52%

0.69%

0.88%

0.56%

0.56%

For profit, unincorporated

450,888

1.01%

0.61%

1.36%

1.15%

1.34%

1.34%

1.34%

Nonprofit

441,471

0.36%

0.42%

1.79%

1.69%

1.60%

0.61%

0.61%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

303,343

2.70%

1.81%

1.85%

1.70%

2.43%

*

2.72%

2.72%

5-9 years

271,093

1.44%

1.44%

1.55%

1.45%

1.44%

1.38%

1.38%

10-19 years

330,946

0.71%

0.70%

1.77%

1.63%

1.35%

1.52%

1.52%

20 or more years

1,028,710

0.27%

0.26%

0.48%

0.86%

0.75%

0.46%

0.46%

Unknown

1,034,443

0.10%

0.12%

0.17%

0.31%

0.41%

0.23%

0.23%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

1,235,204

0.02%

0.07%

0.16%

0.53%

0.47%

0.13%

0.13%

1 location only

698,776

0.48%

0.53%

0.65%

1.13%

0.57%

0.92%

0.92%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

310,133

1.20%

1.75%

1.33%

2.40%

1.90%

2.54%

2.54%

25-49 %

255,381

0.66%

1.17%

1.48%

1.86%

2.65%

2.10%

2.10%

50-74 %

633,008

0.81%

0.54%

1.21%

1.27%

2.25%

1.78%

1.78%

75% or more

1,086,769

0.22%

0.17%

0.50%

0.65%

0.69%

0.33%

0.33%

Union presence

No union employees

1,198,436

0.29%

0.24%

0.41%

0.58%

0.55%

0.57%

0.57%

Has union employees

388,004

0.15%

0.35%

0.78%

1.91%

1.49%

0.53%

0.53%

Unknown

548,199

0.23%

0.16%

0.54%

0.87%

1.03%

0.35%

0.35%

Percent low-wage employees

50% or more low wage

645,271

0.28%

0.59%

0.65%

0.89%

1.14%

0.92%

0.92%

Less than 50% low wage

823,801

0.25%

0.10%

0.54%

0.55%

0.81%

0.34%

0.34%

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.

Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.