United States

27.0%

23.6%

25.1%

33.9%

28.9%

24.9%

27.0%

27.1%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

23.7%

*

.

.

.

.

.

24.0%

*

22.2%

*

Mining and manufacturing

23.8%

.

.

.

.

.

26.6%

23.0%

Construction

15.0%

.

.

.

.

.

17.2%

*

13.6%

*

Utilities and transp.

31.3%

.

.

.

.

.

33.2%

*

30.8%

Wholesale trade

18.3%

.

.

.

.

.

14.3%

20.6%

Fin. svs. and real estate

22.7%

.

.

.

.

.

23.0%

22.5%

Retail trade

31.5%

.

.

.

.

.

24.8%

35.4%

Professional services

31.4%

.

.

.

.

.

31.1%

31.7%

Other services

33.3%

.

.

.

.

.

33.0%

33.5%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

25.3%

.

.

.

.

.

22.6%

26.6%

For profit, unincorporated

39.8%

.

.

.

.

.

45.0%

33.1%

Nonprofit

25.3%

.

.

.

.

.

21.4%

*

26.2%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

40.8%

.

.

.

.

.

35.7%

53.2%

5-9 years

21.4%

.

.

.

.

.

22.9%

19.1%

*

10-19 years

30.1%

.

.

.

.

.

25.7%

40.1%

20 or more years

26.4%

.

.

.

.

.

26.3%

26.5%

Unknown

24.3%

.

.

.

.

.

25.7%

*

24.3%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

25.7%

.

.

.

.

.

19.6%

*

25.9%

1 location only

28.6%

.

.

.

.

.

27.6%

30.8%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

24.0%

.

.

.

.

.

17.7%

*

27.6%

25-49 %

30.0%

.

.

.

.

.

36.9%

28.2%

50-74 %

32.3%

.

.

.

.

.

34.9%

29.3%

75% or more

26.4%

.

.

.

.

.

25.6%

26.8%

Union presence

No union employees

30.3%

.

.

.

.

.

28.1%

32.0%

Has union employees

16.8%

.

.

.

.

.

1.8%

*

18.0%

Unknown

20.0%

.

.

.

.

.

9.9%

*

20.4%

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

32.0%

.

.

.

.

.

40.1%

28.7%

Less than 50% low wage

26.4%

.

.

.

.

.

25.6%

26.8%

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

0.86%

2.63%

4.11%

4.47%

2.84%

1.72%

2.20%

0.98%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

9.36%

*

.

.

.

.

.

9.54%

*

7.03%

*

Mining and manufacturing

2.07%

.

.

.

.

.

4.76%

2.34%

Construction

3.80%

.

.

.

.

.

5.64%

*

6.76%

*

Utilities and transp.

7.28%

.

.

.

.

.

11.62%

*

6.08%

Wholesale trade

3.41%

.

.

.

.

.

3.86%

3.60%

Fin. svs. and real estate

2.66%

.

.

.

.

.

4.55%

2.39%

Retail trade

3.59%

.

.

.

.

.

5.36%

3.91%

Professional services

3.09%

.

.

.

.

.

6.10%

2.05%

Other services

3.37%

.

.

.

.

.

4.94%

4.40%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

1.01%

.

.

.

.

.

2.28%

1.31%

For profit, unincorporated

2.86%

.

.

.

.

.

5.51%

4.99%

Nonprofit

2.79%

.

.

.

.

.

6.92%

*

2.55%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

7.65%

.

.

.

.

.

7.90%

14.41%

5-9 years

4.18%

.

.

.

.

.

5.32%

11.95%

*

10-19 years

3.77%

.

.

.

.

.

5.22%

5.66%

20 or more years

1.24%

.

.

.

.

.

2.04%

1.60%

Unknown

2.47%

.

.

.

.

.

7.82%

*

2.49%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

1.28%

.

.

.

.

.

6.86%

*

1.50%

1 location only

1.95%

.

.

.

.

.

2.12%

2.98%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

6.60%

.

.

.

.

.

7.19%

*

7.97%

25-49 %

4.89%

.

.

.

.

.

9.54%

4.96%

50-74 %

4.68%

.

.

.

.

.

7.04%

4.13%

75% or more

0.83%

.

.

.

.

.

2.13%

1.18%

Union presence

No union employees

1.09%

.

.

.

.

.

2.10%

1.39%

Has union employees

2.84%

.

.

.

.

.

5.81%

*

3.53%

Unknown

2.12%

.

.

.

.

.

3.74%

*

2.65%

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

3.54%

.

.

.

.

.

6.28%

3.03%

Less than 50% low wage

0.97%

.

.

.

.

.

2.80%

1.35%

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.