Table II.A.2.a(2005) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that self-insure at least one plan by firm size and State: United States, 2005
 
Division and State

Total

  

Less than 100 employees

  

100-499 employees

  

500 or more employees

  

Less than 50 employees

  

50 or more employees

  
 
United States

32.7%

12.3%

30.3%

79.4%

12.3%

61.1%
 
New England:
Connecticut

30.5%

16.8%

17.0%

 *

80.7%

16.5%

56.3%
Maine

28.8%

12.3%

37.8%

78.8%

11.9%

59.6%
Massachusetts

26.0%

12.1%

29.0%

64.1%

12.6%

48.7%
New Hampshire

27.2%

5.6%

28.2%

85.0%

6.2%

61.0%
Rhode Island

24.1%

9.0%

19.5%

82.5%

8.7%

53.1%
Vermont

26.0%

9.2%

 *

53.9%

83.1%

8.1%

 *

68.8%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

28.3%

16.6%

30.0%

 *

71.5%

16.8%

55.8%
New York

28.8%

13.3%

23.6%

82.9%

13.6%

60.2%
Pennsylvania

34.6%

14.1%

32.9%

77.0%

14.4%

61.4%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

34.4%

14.8%

35.4%

75.6%

15.7%

59.3%
Indiana

37.6%

9.8%

58.9%

82.4%

9.3%

70.0%
Michigan

25.8%

9.3%

35.8%

76.6%

8.9%

57.1%
Ohio

32.5%

11.5%

33.0%

80.4%

11.9%

58.2%
Wisconsin

31.7%

10.4%

 *

49.3%

84.9%

10.5%

 *

64.1%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

33.7%

12.0%

32.0%

79.0%

12.2%

59.8%
Kansas

33.4%

14.1%

33.8%

82.3%

13.7%

58.1%
Minnesota

33.8%

10.2%

42.6%

 *

87.2%

9.4%

68.8%
Missouri

35.3%

14.7%

30.3%

81.2%

15.0%

61.0%
Nebraska

41.2%

23.8%

53.7%

79.0%

21.8%

64.3%
North Dakota

33.0%

16.9%

36.3%

 *

91.6%

16.9%

58.8%
South Dakota

28.6%

11.7%

46.6%

83.7%

11.4%

59.0%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

35.9%

9.3%

20.2%

 *

83.4%

9.3%

65.0%
District of Columbia

30.2%

8.8%

 *

17.6%

 *

76.3%

8.5%

 *

54.1%
Florida

32.5%

8.8%

8.6%

 *

81.6%

9.2%

63.2%
Georgia

38.9%

10.3%

44.8%

78.1%

10.6%

66.2%
Maryland

26.5%

13.7%

12.2%

 *

66.5%

11.2%

46.8%
North Carolina

33.7%

7.2%

28.9%

 *

85.2%

5.0%

 *

67.7%
South Carolina

46.3%

21.6%

49.0%

84.6%

21.8%

71.5%
Virginia

33.3%

11.8%

30.5%

 *

79.6%

12.4%

61.2%
West Virginia

38.5%

12.5%

30.5%

77.7%

12.6%

62.8%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

36.2%

12.6%

30.8%

 *

87.0%

12.6%

 *

67.2%
Kentucky

37.5%

12.6%

53.2%

79.2%

12.6%

68.7%
Mississippi

33.9%

8.5%

 *

36.6%

72.8%

8.1%

 *

55.6%
Tennessee

40.9%

12.5%

40.4%

78.9%

12.5%

63.9%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

44.7%

9.1%

 *

29.3%

 *

85.4%

9.9%

 *

68.2%
Louisiana

36.9%

9.6%

31.6%

 *

82.7%

9.6%

64.2%
Oklahoma

37.5%

9.2%

32.6%

 *

87.1%

9.5%

66.3%
Texas

41.4%

12.1%

34.5%

83.7%

11.4%

69.9%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

39.1%

12.9%

22.6%

 *

77.1%

13.6%

63.7%
Colorado

31.7%

10.4%

26.7%

79.8%

10.2%

60.9%
Idaho

33.3%

11.1%

29.8%

85.9%

10.7%

 *

62.3%
Montana

37.7%

18.5%

27.5%

 *

84.6%

17.7%

65.2%
Nevada

42.1%

14.1%

26.4%

 *

89.8%

12.3%

71.8%
New Mexico

36.8%

14.8%

35.0%

75.2%

15.8%

59.7%
Utah

39.1%

16.9%

25.0%

 *

79.4%

15.1%

64.1%
Wyoming

43.1%

16.7%

50.8%

90.7%

16.9%

72.6%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

42.4%

18.6%

32.2%

85.7%

19.1%

65.3%
California

26.9%

11.6%

16.8%

73.2%

12.3%

51.7%
Hawaii

23.4%

14.1%

11.7%

 *

68.6%

14.3%

45.0%
Oregon

26.3%

11.4%

22.1%

 *

72.2%

10.7%

50.4%
Washington

33.2%

13.5%

38.9%

83.6%

13.0%

 *

66.2%
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2005 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.

 

Table II.A.2.a(2005) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that self-insure at least one plan by firm size and State: United States, 2005
 
Division and State

Total

  

Less than 100 employees

  

100-499 employees

  

500 or more employees

  

Less than 50 employees

  

50 or more employees

  
 
United States

0.46%

0.50%

1.27%

0.60%

0.50%

0.49%
 
New England:
Connecticut

2.61%

3.37%

9.41%

 *

4.32%

3.65%

4.32%
Maine

2.58%

3.47%

10.44%

7.45%

3.40%

5.33%
Massachusetts

1.90%

2.80%

6.43%

9.12%

3.10%

5.38%
New Hampshire

1.90%

1.14%

6.45%

3.34%

1.28%

3.26%
Rhode Island

2.16%

2.16%

5.84%

5.97%

2.23%

7.29%
Vermont

3.29%

3.37%

 *

10.16%

4.83%

3.55%

 *

4.36%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

2.74%

2.87%

9.81%

 *

6.77%

3.03%

4.75%
New York

1.38%

1.43%

4.43%

3.14%

1.53%

2.05%
Pennsylvania

3.38%

2.67%

9.08%

3.52%

2.69%

4.43%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

2.64%

2.52%

8.85%

4.19%

2.50%

3.56%
Indiana

3.02%

2.26%

11.64%

3.74%

2.22%

4.47%
Michigan

2.24%

2.23%

6.24%

4.48%

2.37%

3.01%
Ohio

2.94%

2.40%

7.14%

4.46%

2.67%

4.59%
Wisconsin

2.49%

3.19%

 *

10.29%

5.03%

3.20%

 *

3.95%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

2.52%

1.93%

9.45%

5.82%

2.11%

5.46%
Kansas

3.71%

2.88%

6.55%

7.90%

2.32%

6.38%
Minnesota

2.03%

1.48%

13.20%

 *

4.19%

1.77%

4.46%
Missouri

3.26%

3.29%

5.35%

4.58%

3.41%

4.34%
Nebraska

3.50%

3.03%

9.84%

4.61%

3.18%

4.32%
North Dakota

4.17%

3.35%

12.12%

 *

6.88%

3.71%

5.95%
South Dakota

3.86%

3.23%

12.33%

8.64%

3.05%

7.18%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

1.66%

2.72%

8.18%

 *

4.28%

2.65%

4.12%
District of Columbia

4.65%

3.39%

 *

8.12%

 *

9.33%

3.56%

 *

8.04%
Florida

3.28%

2.19%

3.83%

 *

3.73%

2.42%

3.78%
Georgia

3.73%

2.26%

11.79%

5.12%

2.60%

5.35%
Maryland

4.09%

2.55%

11.39%

 *

8.33%

1.96%

9.38%
North Carolina

3.41%

2.05%

9.06%

 *

5.46%

2.70%

 *

5.38%
South Carolina

3.73%

4.90%

11.91%

3.74%

5.67%

2.78%
Virginia

3.04%

3.03%

9.58%

 *

5.29%

3.37%

4.71%
West Virginia

2.15%

1.75%

8.72%

3.64%

2.05%

4.14%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

4.50%

3.42%

11.57%

 *

5.50%

3.81%

 *

4.73%
Kentucky

3.51%

2.85%

11.63%

4.73%

3.02%

4.46%
Mississippi

3.72%

3.18%

 *

7.01%

5.21%

4.09%

 *

5.02%
Tennessee

3.09%

3.33%

9.02%

4.41%

3.57%

3.07%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

6.55%

3.57%

 *

12.31%

 *

6.99%

4.30%

 *

6.93%
Louisiana

2.91%

2.46%

9.98%

 *

3.84%

2.40%

3.41%
Oklahoma

3.55%

2.07%

11.32%

 *

3.86%

1.87%

6.33%
Texas

2.81%

2.17%

6.62%

3.03%

2.42%

3.38%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

3.35%

1.80%

9.44%

 *

5.65%

1.86%

5.03%
Colorado

2.71%

1.68%

7.33%

3.83%

1.73%

4.87%
Idaho

3.64%

2.51%

7.56%

5.49%

3.27%

 *

5.85%
Montana

4.44%

2.53%

10.30%

 *

9.55%

2.34%

7.83%
Nevada

2.87%

2.92%

8.05%

 *

3.22%

3.18%

5.07%
New Mexico

3.04%

3.41%

8.96%

5.52%

3.78%

4.50%
Utah

2.94%

2.72%

9.90%

 *

6.49%

2.66%

5.12%
Wyoming

4.24%

4.41%

15.20%

6.74%

4.43%

5.08%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

3.47%

3.29%

7.61%

4.07%

3.73%

4.44%
California

0.80%

1.27%

3.27%

1.88%

1.41%

1.83%
Hawaii

2.21%

2.71%

5.77%

 *

6.98%

2.55%

4.91%
Oregon

2.87%

1.98%

6.71%

 *

4.60%

1.94%

5.41%
Washington

3.30%

4.02%

8.40%

6.21%

4.10%

 *

6.56%
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2005 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.