United States

18.7%

12.6%

14.6%

18.2%

18.8%

20.2%

15.4%

19.6%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

10.4%

.

.

.

.

.

10.4%

10.5%

*

Mining and manufacturing

17.2%

15.3%

15.1%

20.1%

16.7%

17.1%

18.0%

17.1%

Construction

17.5%

8.6%

18.7%

15.8%

21.8%

23.5%

14.0%

20.7%

Utilities and transp.

17.2%

16.2%

*

22.9%

21.8%

16.2%

16.5%

23.0%

16.4%

Wholesale trade

17.8%

12.1%

11.7%

18.9%

21.2%

18.5%

13.3%

19.8%

Fin. svs. and real estate

18.5%

12.4%

11.2%

19.1%

16.1%

20.3%

14.0%

19.3%

Retail trade

24.9%

17.1%

18.3%

29.6%

25.4%

25.2%

20.9%

25.5%

Professional services

15.6%

11.8%

12.4%

14.3%

17.1%

16.4%

12.9%

16.3%

Other services

23.6%

14.4%

16.5%

19.1%

24.5%

27.9%

17.8%

25.5%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

19.9%

12.5%

15.8%

19.7%

20.6%

21.1%

16.0%

20.8%

For profit, unincorporated

18.3%

15.1%

13.6%

17.6%

16.9%

20.6%

15.8%

19.2%

Nonprofit

13.8%

7.5%

7.1%

*

13.4%

14.9%

14.4%

10.8%

14.3%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

16.9%

12.9%

16.5%

19.0%

25.9%

16.2%

*

14.6%

20.8%

5-9 years

18.4%

11.0%

20.0%

22.6%

20.5%

18.9%

15.0%

23.0%

10-19 years

18.6%

14.2%

16.6%

16.7%

25.0%

17.9%

16.9%

19.8%

20 or more years

18.2%

12.3%

12.7%

18.3%

17.8%

20.2%

15.0%

19.1%

Unknown

20.0%

12.9%

*

16.2%

*

9.8%

14.8%

20.3%

11.4%

*

20.1%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

19.8%

16.2%

13.8%

18.6%

18.7%

20.2%

20.6%

19.8%

1 location only

16.5%

12.6%

14.7%

18.1%

19.1%

17.5%

14.9%

18.5%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

25.6%

9.7%

*

13.0%

*

23.3%

23.6%

30.5%

16.0%

*

27.5%

25-49 %

22.6%

15.9%

*

25.9%

19.5%

19.7%

24.7%

21.4%

22.9%

50-74 %

19.9%

16.4%

14.2%

18.3%

17.0%

22.6%

16.1%

21.1%

75% or more

18.3%

11.9%

14.3%

18.1%

18.9%

19.5%

15.0%

19.2%

Union presence

No union employees

18.9%

12.8%

14.9%

19.0%

19.5%

20.6%

15.7%

20.0%

Has union employees

15.8%

9.7%

9.8%

*

8.7%

*

14.5%

17.0%

10.2%

16.2%

Unknown

22.2%

6.0%

*

27.6%

*

12.9%

*

16.7%

22.7%

12.8%

*

22.4%

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

22.1%

18.5%

13.5%

19.5%

21.0%

23.9%

18.9%

22.6%

Less than 50% low wage

18.0%

11.8%

14.8%

17.9%

18.4%

19.2%

14.8%

18.8%

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.

. Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.

** 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

0.43%

1.00%

1.55%

0.89%

0.91%

0.48%

0.89%

0.49%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

2.53%

.

.

.

.

.

3.03%

4.05%

*

Mining and manufacturing

0.59%

3.25%

4.14%

1.37%

0.71%

0.84%

1.91%

0.58%

Construction

1.44%

1.23%

2.60%

2.21%

1.86%

2.40%

1.90%

1.96%

Utilities and transp.

0.95%

6.54%

*

5.33%

6.00%

2.22%

0.89%

4.10%

0.96%

Wholesale trade

0.54%

3.09%

2.81%

1.74%

2.18%

0.65%

1.56%

1.03%

Fin. svs. and real estate

0.45%

2.50%

2.62%

3.58%

1.00%

0.61%

2.32%

0.60%

Retail trade

0.77%

3.93%

2.46%

2.03%

2.87%

0.95%

1.97%

0.75%

Professional services

0.76%

1.72%

1.76%

1.75%

0.83%

0.93%

1.12%

0.78%

Other services

1.16%

1.92%

3.47%

2.41%

3.48%

1.08%

2.08%

1.51%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

0.32%

1.06%

1.65%

0.87%

1.02%

0.40%

0.99%

0.43%

For profit, unincorporated

1.09%

2.17%

2.15%

2.07%

1.75%

1.48%

1.73%

1.33%

Nonprofit

0.97%

1.67%

2.65%

*

1.68%

1.05%

1.33%

1.15%

1.04%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

2.03%

2.82%

3.47%

4.84%

2.16%

6.62%

*

2.09%

2.59%

5-9 years

1.43%

1.32%

1.68%

3.88%

2.01%

3.75%

1.17%

2.30%

10-19 years

1.77%

2.59%

1.73%

1.70%

3.15%

2.40%

1.74%

2.56%

20 or more years

0.67%

1.24%

2.60%

1.13%

0.58%

0.93%

1.12%

0.70%

Unknown

0.40%

5.90%

*

6.80%

*

2.46%

1.78%

0.42%

3.44%

*

0.40%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

0.43%

3.99%

2.61%

2.91%

0.66%

0.49%

2.33%

0.43%

1 location only

0.80%

1.04%

1.58%

0.92%

1.80%

3.00%

0.95%

1.17%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

2.25%

5.58%

*

5.53%

*

6.15%

4.00%

2.64%

5.91%

*

2.72%

25-49 %

1.58%

5.53%

*

6.34%

2.90%

1.82%

2.16%

3.51%

1.51%

50-74 %

0.60%

2.45%

2.15%

1.86%

1.42%

1.07%

1.59%

0.77%

75% or more

0.42%

1.06%

1.74%

0.94%

0.95%

0.51%

1.02%

0.52%

Union presence

No union employees

0.41%

1.01%

1.51%

0.96%

1.15%

0.61%

0.89%

0.52%

Has union employees

0.80%

2.78%

3.94%

*

3.61%

*

1.72%

0.89%

2.28%

0.85%

Unknown

0.80%

10.08%

*

11.10%

*

4.02%

*

2.87%

0.81%

4.90%

*

0.81%

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

0.85%

3.29%

2.79%

2.01%

1.58%

0.78%

2.46%

0.81%

Less than 50% low wage

0.42%

0.94%

1.65%

0.85%

1.02%

0.50%

0.95%

0.52%

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.

. Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.

** 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.