United States

3,062

2,541

3,368

4,091

3,647

2,595

3,320

2,996

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

409

*

.

.

.

.

.

499

*

217

*

Mining and manufacturing

2,717

3,148

2,782

4,427

2,487

2,100

3,561

2,541

Construction

2,921

2,392

3,310

2,648

3,195

3,712

*

2,891

2,961

Utilities and transp.

2,400

2,155

2,482

*

3,856

3,418

2,044

3,182

2,239

Wholesale trade

3,140

1,880

3,878

3,229

3,428

2,844

3,246

3,090

Fin. svs. and real estate

3,196

3,189

3,785

6,072

3,698

2,926

3,568

3,161

Retail trade

4,043

2,160

*

3,832

5,181

4,369

3,918

3,821

4,128

Professional services

2,840

2,198

4,009

4,316

4,206

2,293

3,367

2,767

Other services

3,792

3,236

2,505

4,661

4,444

3,344

3,514

3,922

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

3,148

2,452

3,486

4,083

3,586

2,715

3,452

3,059

For profit, unincorporated

2,862

2,859

2,988

3,569

3,032

2,558

2,752

2,906

Nonprofit

2,839

2,217

1,838

4,729

4,088

2,271

2,907

2,834

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

4,022

2,872

2,637

*

5,447

3,987

4,860

3,409

4,853

5-9 years

3,939

4,107

3,525

5,195

3,484

2,490

4,239

3,572

10-19 years

3,900

2,801

3,184

4,380

5,294

2,548

3,225

4,437

20 or more years

2,972

1,750

3,510

3,845

3,382

2,538

3,192

2,918

Unknown

2,649

2,068

*

.

12

*

2,482

2,670

1,290

*

2,655

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

2,719

1,188

*

3,425

*

3,641

3,163

2,578

3,699

2,702

1 location only

3,704

2,559

3,365

4,184

4,242

2,987

3,298

4,206

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

4,264

2,584

*

1,213

*

6,688

4,898

3,266

*

4,231

*

4,276

25-49 %

2,543

2,117

*

2,135

*

5,344

1,826

*

2,543

*

3,015

2,421

50-74 %

3,511

3,179

*

3,236

4,592

4,719

2,799

3,398

3,535

75% or more

3,018

2,464

3,477

4,006

3,499

2,572

3,307

2,943

Union presence

No union employees

3,377

2,659

3,398

4,222

3,814

2,902

3,438

3,353

Has union employees

2,092

318

*

911

*

3,041

2,964

1,869

925

*

2,147

Unknown

3,070

1,513

*

9,826

*

4,371

*

2,730

3,048

3,986

*

3,045

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

3,473

2,547

*

2,397

4,937

3,735

3,246

3,461

3,475

Less than 50% low wage

3,016

2,541

3,461

4,020

3,633

2,526

3,307

2,939

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

62.89

212.90

264.29

243.26

193.23

60.73

142.68

70.89

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

618.64

*

.

.

.

.

.

1,152.54

*

299.20

*

Mining and manufacturing

117.18

896.78

622.72

554.87

191.26

142.79

351.50

173.57

Construction

317.87

448.86

772.30

376.80

339.02

1,238.41

*

318.93

448.07

Utilities and transp.

281.94

550.16

865.93

*

844.02

810.77

244.86

664.21

230.50

Wholesale trade

211.51

423.71

822.26

654.16

266.29

317.26

403.05

251.49

Fin. svs. and real estate

195.94

876.81

606.57

1,166.91

1,051.12

151.06

506.65

208.08

Retail trade

302.80

992.54

*

581.09

663.20

608.35

504.65

636.92

335.44

Professional services

101.27

319.64

534.09

467.39

451.09

122.43

313.81

127.93

Other services

264.57

848.34

402.78

638.04

554.01

186.83

490.22

195.98

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

69.20

280.20

275.84

176.41

166.37

61.57

143.51

85.73

For profit, unincorporated

165.48

409.13

651.25

828.44

296.18

190.81

336.09

235.54

Nonprofit

145.74

614.70

528.18

753.36

442.29

138.89

355.94

141.12

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

401.10

749.50

887.69

*

1,142.58

893.68

1,057.64

552.97

826.25

5-9 years

264.14

638.83

594.69

620.40

784.23

345.73

394.34

347.67

10-19 years

258.62

457.84

518.08

686.19

775.91

223.12

304.13

469.56

20 or more years

93.35

288.11

377.81

299.18

185.82

114.16

278.29

89.18

Unknown

69.62

745.99

*

.

3.98

*

518.42

75.70

659.74

*

69.26

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

66.52

426.87

*

1,159.69

*

333.27

247.67

50.51

451.41

72.14

1 location only

114.83

216.79

234.15

278.76

327.36

335.12

142.98

244.33

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

1,095.21

1,482.29

*

584.38

*

1,431.38

1,387.56

2,365.21

*

1,278.77

*

1,130.33

25-49 %

400.53

857.58

*

1,084.88

*

1,376.40

622.74

*

983.55

*

791.47

440.26

50-74 %

163.12

1,090.16

*

673.57

994.90

683.17

191.22

535.12

138.04

75% or more

55.32

300.70

241.43

252.31

188.68

66.57

147.75

70.70

Union presence

No union employees

66.16

239.36

262.96

276.27

278.60

54.91

111.70

89.78

Has union employees

129.45

524.26

*

511.45

*

869.32

408.53

113.37

488.73

*

125.24

Unknown

331.17

762.19

*

2,963.82

*

1,491.87

*

702.35

382.90

1,270.65

*

376.47

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

198.15

1,878.24

*

639.06

498.40

534.41

172.13

306.36

214.91

Less than 50% low wage

65.73

257.61

273.57

263.55

190.67

72.10

166.03

70.48

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.