United States

52.8%

12.8%

11.4%

14.7%

32.6%

78.8%

12.2%

62.5%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

34.6%

19.3%

11.6%

*

21.2%

*

27.2%

*

66.2%

19.4%

*

43.2%

*

Mining and manufacturing

62.4%

9.7%

11.7%

*

16.6%

45.2%

86.7%

11.1%

69.8%

Construction

26.4%

16.2%

16.3%

18.3%

29.2%

67.7%

16.8%

36.2%

Utilities and transp.

67.4%

6.3%

*

6.5%

*

14.9%

*

43.2%

84.4%

6.6%

75.6%

Wholesale trade

48.0%

12.9%

7.7%

*

8.2%

33.7%

84.4%

8.8%

62.6%

Fin. svs. and real estate

60.3%

8.6%

*

9.9%

7.3%

*

32.0%

78.1%

9.2%

67.7%

Retail trade

61.4%

12.0%

10.3%

15.1%

24.0%

83.0%

11.9%

70.6%

Professional services

49.7%

13.1%

8.8%

14.8%

27.1%

76.5%

10.9%

58.5%

Other services

40.7%

14.2%

16.1%

14.9%

28.3%

63.7%

15.2%

49.1%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

54.1%

11.0%

10.9%

12.6%

32.6%

80.3%

10.8%

64.5%

For profit, unincorporated

47.4%

17.0%

9.5%

*

19.2%

38.7%

72.6%

14.6%

59.1%

Nonprofit

51.0%

16.5%

19.8%

*

21.5%

29.4%

74.5%

19.5%

55.2%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

18.1%

14.9%

12.2%

12.9%

23.9%

*

34.4%

*

14.1%

24.5%

5-9 years

23.0%

12.4%

9.7%

*

12.8%

22.1%

75.2%

10.8%

36.4%

10-19 years

24.6%

15.1%

12.3%

13.9%

23.8%

61.6%

13.3%

33.3%

20 or more years

51.3%

11.2%

11.2%

15.0%

33.9%

82.2%

11.6%

60.7%

Unknown

75.6%

12.1%

*

30.4%

*

31.7%

*

52.8%

76.9%

32.6%

75.8%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

68.7%

8.5%

*

13.6%

12.7%

35.3%

79.7%

13.8%

69.8%

1 location only

18.9%

12.8%

11.3%

15.2%

28.5%

48.0%

12.0%

27.7%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

44.9%

18.2%

*

8.6%

*

19.1%

*

30.2%

*

68.1%

14.9%

*

51.7%

25-49 %

57.4%

14.7%

15.2%

10.1%

*

32.1%

81.3%

15.0%

67.5%

50-74 %

53.2%

10.7%

11.2%

*

17.9%

27.7%

81.6%

11.0%

64.8%

75% or more

52.7%

12.9%

11.4%

14.5%

33.2%

78.5%

12.2%

62.3%

Union presence

No union employees

44.6%

11.8%

10.2%

12.0%

33.0%

77.6%

10.6%

56.5%

Has union employees

71.9%

34.9%

28.4%

42.7%

28.3%

84.2%

40.3%

73.5%

Unknown

72.1%

29.5%

44.2%

*

11.6%

*

44.3%

74.7%

29.2%

73.0%

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

57.4%

15.1%

19.5%

16.5%

33.8%

78.9%

16.6%

64.1%

Less than 50% low wage

52.0%

12.4%

10.5%

14.4%

32.4%

78.7%

11.6%

62.2%

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.

United States

0.80%

0.71%

1.08%

1.18%

1.29%

0.97%

0.64%

0.91%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

5.50%

4.49%

5.72%

*

8.05%

*

15.15%

*

14.49%

6.21%

*

13.38%

*

Mining and manufacturing

1.34%

2.32%

5.86%

*

2.72%

3.13%

1.18%

2.17%

1.62%

Construction

1.86%

2.32%

4.00%

4.22%

6.00%

7.05%

2.50%

4.11%

Utilities and transp.

1.30%

5.21%

*

2.66%

*

5.67%

*

4.47%

2.11%

1.60%

1.36%

Wholesale trade

2.30%

2.62%

2.52%

*

1.58%

4.07%

2.97%

1.24%

2.72%

Fin. svs. and real estate

2.78%

2.80%

*

2.54%

2.83%

*

4.22%

3.49%

1.67%

2.87%

Retail trade

2.02%

1.63%

2.41%

3.01%

3.24%

2.33%

1.53%

2.06%

Professional services

1.54%

0.92%

1.45%

1.58%

1.92%

1.42%

0.67%

1.75%

Other services

1.74%

1.19%

2.60%

2.10%

4.31%

3.85%

1.39%

2.86%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

0.96%

0.81%

1.08%

1.04%

1.54%

1.13%

0.65%

1.12%

For profit, unincorporated

2.25%

1.69%

3.02%

*

4.58%

3.10%

3.63%

1.51%

2.95%

Nonprofit

1.46%

2.65%

6.32%

*

3.37%

1.96%

2.96%

2.92%

1.70%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

2.66%

3.58%

3.25%

3.41%

10.80%

*

12.15%

*

1.61%

6.63%

5-9 years

1.79%

1.37%

2.94%

*

3.19%

4.93%

5.72%

1.16%

2.65%

10-19 years

1.13%

1.01%

2.68%

3.34%

3.21%

5.72%

1.48%

2.98%

20 or more years

1.08%

0.89%

1.10%

1.38%

1.14%

1.38%

0.85%

1.14%

Unknown

0.94%

8.59%

*

13.37%

*

12.52%

*

4.75%

1.00%

8.42%

0.95%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

0.89%

2.88%

*

2.37%

1.58%

1.59%

0.97%

2.35%

0.91%

1 location only

0.82%

0.70%

1.10%

1.45%

1.35%

7.68%

0.57%

1.72%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

4.70%

6.21%

*

3.09%

*

5.89%

*

9.81%

*

5.02%

4.84%

*

5.27%

25-49 %

3.62%

3.34%

3.14%

4.82%

*

4.90%

2.76%

2.56%

3.91%

50-74 %

2.24%

1.41%

3.53%

*

4.62%

2.92%

2.35%

1.45%

2.68%

75% or more

0.83%

0.84%

1.35%

1.37%

1.47%

1.05%

0.82%

1.00%

Union presence

No union employees

1.10%

0.91%

0.96%

1.14%

1.22%

1.70%

0.54%

1.34%

Has union employees

1.61%

6.36%

4.62%

5.45%

4.70%

1.00%

3.52%

1.79%

Unknown

1.89%

8.38%

14.17%

*

8.50%

*

9.36%

1.77%

8.70%

1.80%

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

0.76%

2.22%

3.87%

3.06%

2.63%

1.57%

1.80%

0.69%

Less than 50% low wage

0.99%

0.86%

1.13%

1.33%

1.28%

0.98%

0.78%

1.10%

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.