United States

2,890

2,597

3,137

3,545

3,346

2,617

3,101

2,848

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

1,230

.

.

.

.

.

1,552

1,099

*

Mining and manufacturing

2,376

2,293

2,748

3,426

2,440

2,145

3,159

2,293

Construction

2,730

1,672

3,196

2,452

3,325

3,090

2,542

2,927

Utilities and transp.

2,237

1,588

*

3,012

3,016

2,835

2,050

3,125

2,141

Wholesale trade

2,796

2,111

3,049

3,406

3,149

2,473

3,042

2,720

Fin. svs. and real estate

2,903

3,444

2,345

3,742

2,758

2,854

3,046

2,884

Retail trade

3,299

2,139

3,345

4,673

4,011

3,039

3,382

3,285

Professional services

3,034

2,854

3,671

4,155

3,960

2,518

3,432

2,964

Other services

3,711

2,878

3,010

3,545

4,792

3,560

3,203

3,867

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

2,898

2,473

3,293

3,456

3,363

2,646

3,124

2,852

For profit, unincorporated

2,982

3,150

3,066

4,056

2,817

2,784

3,292

2,890

Nonprofit

2,766

2,071

1,584

3,666

3,653

2,338

2,494

2,795

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

3,982

3,352

3,215

4,850

3,715

5,147

3,406

4,765

5-9 years

3,552

3,239

3,097

3,452

4,769

2,291

3,207

3,878

10-19 years

3,540

2,627

3,600

3,643

4,601

2,603

3,227

3,772

20 or more years

2,773

2,208

2,941

3,495

3,049

2,473

2,996

2,728

Unknown

2,745

3,183

3,002

1,213

*

3,071

2,741

2,466

2,746

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

2,717

1,956

*

2,823

3,271

3,147

2,605

3,066

2,711

1 location only

3,316

2,602

3,160

3,617

3,644

3,006

3,104

3,559

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

3,812

1,471

*

2,364

*

4,409

5,518

3,438

2,405

4,191

25-49 %

2,850

1,920

2,260

5,206

3,116

2,661

3,257

2,782

50-74 %

3,143

2,933

2,695

3,918

4,106

2,767

2,956

3,181

75% or more

2,856

2,603

3,216

3,471

3,242

2,593

3,122

2,803

Union presence

No union employees

3,165

2,724

3,305

3,804

3,577

2,808

3,258

3,138

Has union employees

2,082

556

*

1,169

*

1,773

2,337

2,102

1,186

2,133

Unknown

2,848

1,582

*

1,598

*

3,399

3,115

2,845

2,581

*

2,853

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

3,089

2,366

3,392

4,101

3,486

2,889

3,431

3,049

Less than 50% low wage

2,861

2,621

3,117

3,491

3,326

2,571

3,072

2,816

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

33.93

218.26

145.72

138.82

113.43

28.11

110.11

27.83

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

321.21

.

.

.

.

.

398.92

332.82

*

Mining and manufacturing

43.02

288.14

306.33

121.00

120.38

51.06

185.60

50.11

Construction

175.31

225.71

353.87

265.02

431.25

383.59

204.38

227.79

Utilities and transp.

131.14

508.62

*

732.68

681.01

261.76

80.45

451.91

88.96

Wholesale trade

157.43

258.23

502.34

502.74

244.54

159.23

320.88

132.14

Fin. svs. and real estate

96.72

511.55

455.77

411.33

193.30

111.14

290.62

105.85

Retail trade

118.73

323.72

371.23

539.45

311.02

111.50

210.66

115.11

Professional services

80.78

289.58

272.77

210.37

276.97

74.88

206.20

90.81

Other services

132.53

628.35

314.68

370.13

544.59

131.82

259.17

147.10

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

43.18

218.95

182.21

163.84

101.64

24.58

125.27

30.76

For profit, unincorporated

103.92

354.27

324.84

393.70

319.83

190.59

203.12

142.36

Nonprofit

101.20

461.47

290.71

544.55

291.80

63.39

235.87

114.71

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

275.45

485.60

401.89

505.49

406.40

1,046.90

312.12

620.70

5-9 years

330.82

391.38

419.04

372.32

948.71

218.86

207.64

565.88

10-19 years

191.26

257.88

399.40

163.85

363.70

139.40

233.90

220.13

20 or more years

41.81

228.87

198.00

164.66

126.52

53.28

160.79

50.32

Unknown

45.02

806.46

881.85

794.66

*

316.36

42.13

523.50

44.76

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

36.94

763.34

*

329.63

186.75

108.14

26.40

262.21

36.15

1 location only

87.83

219.68

153.19

166.39

172.84

263.01

113.93

123.66

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

301.49

673.71

*

778.91

*

842.78

893.32

356.12

469.46

386.71

25-49 %

171.02

505.51

349.97

441.24

421.65

187.01

336.98

148.28

50-74 %

137.46

310.71

466.66

742.34

371.09

178.18

236.79

152.72

75% or more

27.78

223.73

152.88

161.76

104.69

26.15

98.13

23.82

Union presence

No union employees

47.64

234.34

142.03

132.51

145.09

56.14

115.21

49.98

Has union employees

59.22

205.13

*

719.60

*

418.47

235.81

78.13

249.81

68.38

Unknown

52.07

808.07

*

1,204.00

*

964.10

399.95

57.80

1,000.88

*

56.96

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

102.75

326.68

455.83

313.64

420.71

85.46

162.90

113.67

Less than 50% low wage

40.00

237.30

157.80

144.87

112.73

27.21

119.30

30.72

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.