United States

30.9%

35.0%

21.2%

14.7%

27.7%

37.5%

23.3%

32.8%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

7.1%

*

37.0%

6.7%

*

8.0%

*

0.5%

*

28.9%

*

18.2%

*

2.3%

*

Mining and manufacturing

30.9%

36.8%

17.4%

*

23.3%

28.4%

43.2%

24.3%

35.6%

Construction

41.5%

45.8%

21.2%

52.8%

29.2%

83.6%

37.6%

52.6%

Utilities and transp.

53.9%

58.8%

39.7%

12.3%

*

49.9%

59.7%

44.8%

54.8%

Wholesale trade

22.2%

47.9%

28.5%

*

23.8%

12.4%

*

17.3%

36.7%

15.5%

Fin. svs. and real estate

47.7%

42.5%

40.8%

21.8%

*

39.2%

54.5%

37.4%

49.6%

Retail trade

25.8%

28.1%

20.5%

10.7%

27.7%

27.2%

19.5%

26.7%

Professional services

38.7%

39.3%

25.7%

21.8%

27.8%

51.2%

27.8%

41.4%

Other services

24.3%

25.5%

16.7%

9.2%

28.4%

30.6%

16.7%

26.4%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

29.8%

37.7%

23.3%

15.9%

27.9%

33.5%

24.9%

30.8%

For profit, unincorporated

27.7%

40.4%

22.9%

16.2%

22.0%

34.4%

29.7%

26.9%

Nonprofit

36.8%

19.9%

12.3%

10.8%

30.1%

57.9%

12.5%

42.7%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

17.6%

38.5%

13.6%

*

12.5%

13.6%

*

8.2%

*

22.9%

11.9%

*

5-9 years

22.0%

34.5%

29.3%

8.0%

*

12.1%

*

51.0%

24.6%

19.6%

10-19 years

29.2%

36.0%

23.6%

20.0%

30.3%

39.3%

28.8%

29.4%

20 or more years

34.0%

33.4%

19.2%

14.3%

30.2%

42.9%

20.6%

36.8%

Unknown

26.8%

69.5%

39.4%

*

20.5%

*

15.5%

27.2%

37.9%

26.7%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

36.4%

34.9%

*

24.3%

19.3%

34.4%

37.7%

21.8%

36.7%

1 location only

20.3%

35.0%

21.0%

13.9%

16.4%

32.0%

23.4%

16.6%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

29.0%

32.7%

17.2%

9.6%

*

34.9%

32.9%

16.9%

31.6%

25-49 %

23.0%

23.1%

14.0%

10.6%

14.4%

30.6%

16.6%

24.7%

50-74 %

31.3%

39.0%

23.4%

14.7%

23.1%

38.4%

28.2%

32.2%

75% or more

41.6%

42.8%

31.2%

26.4%

35.1%

48.9%

31.6%

43.9%

Union presence

No union employees

27.0%

34.6%

20.7%

14.2%

26.4%

33.0%

23.0%

28.4%

Has union employees

52.6%

54.8%

14.9%

*

30.7%

*

40.1%

56.2%

28.3%

*

53.4%

Unknown

29.2%

32.4%

*

85.7%

2.7%

*

28.8%

*

29.1%

37.3%

*

29.0%

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

25.8%

30.8%

19.2%

9.7%

25.4%

30.5%

18.4%

27.1%

Less than 50% low wage

36.1%

36.8%

22.6%

19.4%

30.5%

45.3%

26.4%

39.2%

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.

** 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

1.11%

1.30%

1.55%

1.43%

3.32%

1.71%

1.15%

1.32%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

7.03%

*

9.78%

6.51%

*

10.41%

*

2.00%

*

12.68%

*

6.04%

*

12.54%

*

Mining and manufacturing

2.92%

5.48%

5.40%

*

3.70%

3.83%

5.93%

2.90%

3.90%

Construction

5.71%

6.97%

6.09%

9.67%

8.41%

16.55%

5.21%

8.87%

Utilities and transp.

5.26%

11.31%

10.14%

9.29%

*

11.49%

6.55%

7.00%

5.62%

Wholesale trade

3.68%

4.39%

9.65%

*

6.01%

6.19%

*

3.95%

4.32%

3.85%

Fin. svs. and real estate

4.88%

6.18%

7.29%

7.76%

*

5.85%

5.57%

3.87%

5.34%

Retail trade

2.26%

4.24%

4.27%

3.03%

6.59%

2.68%

1.94%

2.47%

Professional services

1.70%

1.82%

3.37%

2.78%

3.07%

3.12%

1.75%

2.00%

Other services

2.36%

2.87%

2.30%

2.32%

5.79%

4.19%

1.88%

2.72%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

1.13%

2.70%

1.66%

2.93%

4.99%

1.50%

1.61%

1.38%

For profit, unincorporated

2.48%

3.48%

4.62%

3.66%

4.26%

4.62%

2.49%

3.76%

Nonprofit

2.43%

3.69%

3.25%

3.10%

4.49%

4.39%

1.60%

2.74%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

2.26%

3.43%

6.51%

*

3.60%

9.52%

*

9.96%

*

2.05%

6.46%

*

5-9 years

2.72%

4.13%

5.75%

3.54%

*

7.19%

*

8.86%

3.19%

4.97%

10-19 years

3.22%

4.63%

5.56%

4.00%

6.46%

6.45%

3.34%

5.06%

20 or more years

1.17%

1.82%

2.62%

1.22%

3.47%

1.57%

1.18%

1.40%

Unknown

3.18%

15.16%

14.27%

*

15.32%

*

4.63%

3.32%

8.87%

3.19%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

1.42%

10.58%

*

4.62%

3.84%

4.00%

1.63%

3.55%

1.50%

1 location only

1.59%

1.43%

1.66%

1.92%

2.84%

8.98%

1.38%

2.73%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

2.14%

3.66%

5.16%

3.81%

*

8.36%

3.82%

2.53%

2.59%

25-49 %

2.48%

1.85%

2.36%

1.71%

3.63%

4.72%

1.52%

2.77%

50-74 %

1.73%

1.94%

2.86%

2.04%

2.45%

2.83%

1.28%

2.06%

75% or more

0.84%

3.50%

2.13%

2.24%

2.58%

1.50%

1.47%

1.04%

Union presence

No union employees

1.31%

1.35%

1.47%

1.37%

3.05%

2.15%

1.16%

1.70%

Has union employees

2.61%

10.28%

11.31%

*

10.40%

*

7.67%

3.16%

11.23%

*

2.66%

Unknown

1.90%

16.65%

*

22.57%

11.77%

*

9.91%

*

1.71%

12.88%

*

1.92%

Percent low wage employees

50% or more low wage

1.90%

2.57%

3.55%

2.07%

6.49%

1.97%

1.82%

2.20%

Less than 50% low wage

1.35%

1.51%

1.37%

1.47%

2.91%

2.48%

1.31%

1.95%

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.

** 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.