United States

24.4%

36.5%

29.8%

21.9%

14.4%

10.3%

33.2%

12.5%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

35.5%

.

.

.

.

.

36.7%

25.1%

*

Mining and manufacturing

21.1%

.

.

.

.

.

25.2%

13.8%

Construction

35.3%

.

.

.

.

.

36.7%

23.6%

Utilities and transp.

23.5%

.

.

.

.

.

27.5%

20.1%

Wholesale trade

25.9%

.

.

.

.

.

37.8%

7.6%

Fin. svs. and real estate

19.4%

.

.

.

.

.

34.3%

9.4%

Retail trade

12.5%

.

.

.

.

.

23.9%

5.7%

Professional services

32.3%

.

.

.

.

.

36.5%

24.9%

Other services

22.3%

.

.

.

.

.

31.7%

8.4%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

22.7%

.

.

.

.

.

32.1%

11.5%

For profit, unincorporated

28.3%

.

.

.

.

.

33.4%

16.0%

Nonprofit

31.6%

.

.

.

.

.

41.4%

18.0%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

31.0%

.

.

.

.

.

32.7%

12.2%

*

5-9 years

27.6%

.

.

.

.

.

30.2%

9.7%

10-19 years

28.1%

.

.

.

.

.

32.0%

12.3%

20 or more years

26.3%

.

.

.

.

.

34.8%

16.3%

Unknown

6.8%

.

.

.

.

.

28.5%

*

6.1%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

13.1%

.

.

.

.

.

28.4%

11.6%

1 location only

32.7%

.

.

.

.

.

33.5%

21.3%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

20.5%

.

.

.

.

.

34.3%

8.4%

25-49 %

15.5%

.

.

.

.

.

25.6%

6.1%

50-74 %

23.2%

.

.

.

.

.

32.8%

8.3%

75% or more

25.6%

.

.

.

.

.

33.8%

14.3%

Union presence

No union employees

24.4%

.

.

.

.

.

32.7%

9.8%

Has union employees

32.6%

.

.

.

.

.

49.7%

27.7%

Unknown

10.9%

.

.

.

.

.

27.9%

8.7%

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

15.6%

.

.

.

.

.

28.0%

7.1%

Less than 50% low wage

27.2%

.

.

.

.

.

34.3%

15.4%

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

0.33%

0.81%

1.15%

1.10%

0.61%

0.89%

0.67%

0.54%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

4.65%

.

.

.

.

.

5.36%

9.68%

*

Mining and manufacturing

1.99%

.

.

.

.

.

2.60%

1.44%

Construction

1.95%

.

.

.

.

.

2.48%

3.38%

Utilities and transp.

2.63%

.

.

.

.

.

3.42%

3.14%

Wholesale trade

1.43%

.

.

.

.

.

1.95%

1.53%

Fin. svs. and real estate

0.81%

.

.

.

.

.

2.55%

1.05%

Retail trade

1.01%

.

.

.

.

.

1.94%

0.61%

Professional services

1.03%

.

.

.

.

.

1.22%

2.10%

Other services

0.91%

.

.

.

.

.

1.44%

0.95%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

0.60%

.

.

.

.

.

1.05%

0.71%

For profit, unincorporated

1.51%

.

.

.

.

.

1.68%

2.64%

Nonprofit

1.78%

.

.

.

.

.

2.92%

2.18%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

2.41%

.

.

.

.

.

2.84%

5.35%

*

5-9 years

1.47%

.

.

.

.

.

1.61%

2.08%

10-19 years

1.45%

.

.

.

.

.

1.67%

1.74%

20 or more years

0.73%

.

.

.

.

.

0.93%

1.10%

Unknown

0.57%

.

.

.

.

.

8.87%

*

0.52%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

0.67%

.

.

.

.

.

1.70%

0.63%

1 location only

0.74%

.

.

.

.

.

0.75%

2.29%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

1.79%

.

.

.

.

.

4.26%

1.49%

25-49 %

1.50%

.

.

.

.

.

2.16%

1.30%

50-74 %

1.09%

.

.

.

.

.

1.42%

1.39%

75% or more

0.43%

.

.

.

.

.

0.83%

0.85%

Union presence

No union employees

0.50%

.

.

.

.

.

0.75%

0.41%

Has union employees

1.81%

.

.

.

.

.

3.93%

2.55%

Unknown

1.47%

.

.

.

.

.

6.04%

1.32%

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

0.83%

.

.

.

.

.

1.58%

0.49%

Less than 50% low wage

0.50%

.

.

.

.

.

0.84%

0.90%

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.