United States

19.0%

11.0%

13.7%

20.8%

29.6%

16.3%

14.0%

22.7%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

17.0%

*

.

.

.

.

.

18.2%

*

.

Mining and manufacturing

18.2%

.

.

.

.

.

18.7%

18.0%

Construction

10.0%

.

.

.

.

.

6.4%

16.9%

*

Utilities and transp.

30.9%

.

.

.

.

.

35.2%

29.2%

Wholesale trade

16.2%

.

.

.

.

.

16.7%

*

15.7%

Fin. svs. and real estate

12.3%

.

.

.

.

.

13.7%

11.4%

Retail trade

22.4%

.

.

.

.

.

13.2%

*

30.8%

Professional services

21.0%

.

.

.

.

.

11.3%

27.1%

Other services

18.5%

.

.

.

.

.

16.9%

21.6%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

17.6%

.

.

.

.

.

15.4%

19.5%

For profit, unincorporated

16.1%

.

.

.

.

.

12.7%

21.5%

Nonprofit

25.0%

.

.

.

.

.

4.6%

*

28.6%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

16.2%

.

.

.

.

.

15.9%

18.4%

*

5-9 years

21.0%

.

.

.

.

.

20.8%

21.6%

*

10-19 years

15.3%

.

.

.

.

.

14.3%

17.9%

*

20 or more years

20.7%

.

.

.

.

.

11.8%

25.5%

Unknown

15.1%

.

.

.

.

.

4.4%

*

15.6%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

22.7%

.

.

.

.

.

10.1%

23.3%

1 location only

15.6%

.

.

.

.

.

14.2%

20.1%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

19.2%

.

.

.

.

.

17.7%

21.0%

*

25-49 %

21.8%

.

.

.

.

.

11.1%

29.2%

50-74 %

16.0%

.

.

.

.

.

11.5%

21.2%

75% or more

19.4%

.

.

.

.

.

14.6%

22.5%

Union presence

No union employees

19.3%

.

.

.

.

.

14.2%

24.0%

Has union employees

18.1%

.

.

.

.

.

7.9%

*

18.8%

Unknown

15.9%

.

.

.

.

.

10.8%

*

16.7%

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

19.8%

.

.

.

.

.

17.4%

21.8%

Less than 50% low wage

18.9%

.

.

.

.

.

13.4%

22.8%

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

1.84%

1.31%

2.19%

1.40%

3.94%

1.56%

1.09%

2.31%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

7.52%

*

.

.

.

.

.

7.52%

*

.

Mining and manufacturing

1.41%

.

.

.

.

.

2.81%

1.99%

Construction

1.96%

.

.

.

.

.

1.41%

6.08%

*

Utilities and transp.

5.52%

.

.

.

.

.

6.01%

5.98%

Wholesale trade

4.52%

.

.

.

.

.

5.54%

*

3.64%

Fin. svs. and real estate

0.85%

.

.

.

.

.

2.45%

1.79%

Retail trade

3.57%

.

.

.

.

.

4.16%

*

4.68%

Professional services

3.08%

.

.

.

.

.

1.63%

3.89%

Other services

2.66%

.

.

.

.

.

2.29%

4.73%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

0.78%

.

.

.

.

.

1.24%

1.34%

For profit, unincorporated

2.43%

.

.

.

.

.

2.04%

4.66%

Nonprofit

5.03%

.

.

.

.

.

2.19%

*

5.07%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

2.33%

.

.

.

.

.

2.47%

5.67%

*

5-9 years

1.94%

.

.

.

.

.

2.01%

7.92%

*

10-19 years

1.60%

.

.

.

.

.

2.09%

7.89%

*

20 or more years

2.44%

.

.

.

.

.

1.38%

2.85%

Unknown

2.14%

.

.

.

.

.

6.84%

*

2.69%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

2.56%

.

.

.

.

.

2.87%

2.64%

1 location only

0.90%

.

.

.

.

.

1.23%

1.74%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

5.61%

.

.

.

.

.

5.23%

7.47%

*

25-49 %

2.41%

.

.

.

.

.

3.02%

2.51%

50-74 %

1.86%

.

.

.

.

.

2.11%

5.19%

75% or more

1.92%

.

.

.

.

.

1.36%

2.41%

Union presence

No union employees

2.00%

.

.

.

.

.

1.02%

2.53%

Has union employees

3.26%

.

.

.

.

.

5.49%

*

3.38%

Unknown

2.12%

.

.

.

.

.

3.60%

*

2.40%

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

1.89%

.

.

.

.

.

2.92%

1.90%

Less than 50% low wage

2.11%

.

.

.

.

.

1.46%

2.60%

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.