Table II.A.2(2008) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and State: United States, 2008

 

Division and State

Total

 

Less than 10 employees

 

10-24 employees

 

25-99 employees

 

100-999 employees

 

1000 or more employees

 

Less than 50 employees

 

50 or more employees

 

 

United States

56.4%

35.6%

66.1%

81.3%

95.4%

98.9%

43.2%

96.5%

 

New England:

Connecticut

63.6%

43.6%

78.2%

90.7%

93.5%

100.0%

53.1%

97.4%

Maine

57.1%

36.4%

80.3%

87.0%

99.9%

100.0%

45.6%

99.6%

Massachusetts

68.7%

50.7%

78.8%

95.9%

99.3%

100.0%

58.9%

99.8%

New Hampshire

64.8%

47.0%

73.6%

93.9%

99.2%

99.9%

53.9%

99.8%

Rhode Island

63.0%

46.0%

76.6%

90.3%

98.7%

97.8%

53.3%

98.1%

Vermont

56.0%

36.8%

77.7%

89.1%

97.6%

100.0%

45.8%

99.3%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

67.5%

53.1%

82.7%

91.8%

98.6%

100.0%

59.6%

99.4%

New York

58.7%

42.6%

72.6%

84.9%

97.9%

98.2%

49.3%

97.5%

Pennsylvania

61.3%

39.3%

75.2%

90.1%

93.5%

98.6%

48.7%

96.6%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

55.6%

34.2%

62.1%

83.7%

97.2%

99.7%

41.4%

97.2%

Indiana

53.8%

29.1%

59.5%

82.6%

96.0%

100.0%

38.1%

96.8%

Michigan

56.9%

35.7%

74.0%

70.7%

98.9%

99.0%

43.6%

96.3%

Ohio

61.6%

35.6%

77.2%

76.7%

95.3%

100.0%

45.5%

97.4%

Wisconsin

52.2%

26.6%

70.7%

86.8%

97.0%

100.0%

37.6%

98.6%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

55.2%

33.1%

67.7%

91.5%

97.2%

99.1%

41.9%

97.5%

Kansas

55.3%

36.1%

59.5%

76.7%

95.5%

99.7%

41.3%

96.8%

Minnesota

53.5%

29.2%

70.5%

83.7%

89.5%

99.8%

40.0%

95.3%

Missouri

56.9%

35.0%

68.1%

78.1%

100.0%

97.8%

42.8%

95.9%

Nebraska

44.8%

19.2%

60.5%

85.9%

97.2%

100.0%

29.4%

97.0%

North Dakota

52.2%

32.8%

67.9%

90.0%

91.2%

100.0%

40.9%

96.3%

South Dakota

47.3%

26.1%

64.4%

76.1%

97.1%

100.0%

35.0%

93.7%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

61.4%

38.4%

70.4%

91.6%

82.7%

95.3%

47.7%

92.3%

District of Columbia

72.5%

51.8%

76.4%

91.0%

94.9%

99.2%

60.1%

96.4%

Florida

55.1%

34.9%

70.4%

84.6%

91.7%

98.6%

42.0%

96.4%

Georgia

53.4%

31.2%

56.4%

77.0%

94.6%

100.0%

37.8%

97.0%

Maryland

58.2%

36.8%

62.4%

84.3%

100.0%

99.6%

44.0%

98.8%

North Carolina

54.4%

30.4%

61.1%

82.4%

98.6%

100.0%

38.2%

98.1%

South Carolina

54.8%

29.3%

62.1%

81.9%

96.8%

99.6%

38.5%

97.6%

Virginia

59.1%

35.8%

72.4%

85.4%

100.0%

99.9%

44.4%

99.0%

West Virginia

53.7%

28.9%

59.6%

76.8%

91.4%

100.0%

37.2%

95.6%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

62.9%

39.6%

72.7%

74.0%

96.9%

100.0%

48.1%

97.8%

Kentucky

56.6%

33.9%

60.2%

82.2%

93.5%

99.2%

41.2%

96.5%

Mississippi

47.7%

20.9%

53.2%

79.4%

96.9%

99.1%

30.2%

96.1%

Tennessee

56.3%

31.8%

51.1%

78.3%

99.0%

98.0%

38.7%

96.5%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

46.0%

19.5%

50.3%

70.4%

97.9%

98.2%

27.1%

96.4%

Louisiana

52.8%

28.6%

61.6%

80.7%

94.8%

99.8%

37.4%

96.6%

Oklahoma

50.8%

30.2%

53.3%

73.4%

92.8%

97.9%

36.3%

94.2%

Texas

48.8%

25.9%

49.8%

70.6%

89.4%

95.4%

32.5%

91.6%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

53.4%

27.3%

61.3%

73.2%

96.8%

99.6%

35.2%

96.7%

Colorado

52.1%

32.3%

56.1%

81.0%

96.2%

100.0%

38.1%

98.4%

Idaho

43.9%

23.9%

62.1%

84.8%

87.0%

100.0%

32.8%

92.9%

Montana

40.2%

24.7%

52.6%

65.6%

96.8%

97.4%

29.4%

96.2%

Nevada

62.8%

44.1%

63.5%

79.0%

90.5%

96.1%

49.3%

93.9%

New Mexico

51.1%

27.4%

56.9%

79.4%

88.1%

98.3%

35.9%

93.5%

Utah

51.1%

31.2%

56.6%

70.7%

88.0%

98.9%

38.1%

92.9%

Wyoming

46.0%

26.8%

55.7%

81.7%

89.1%

97.7%

33.8%

94.0%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

46.0%

23.3%

54.2%

80.3%

99.0%

98.3%

31.6%

98.5%

California

57.6%

40.0%

65.2%

77.7%

92.9%

99.0%

46.5%

95.4%

Hawaii

88.5%

80.2%

97.0%

98.6%

98.3%

100.0%

84.8%

98.8%

Oregon

52.6%

31.4%

66.3%

82.2%

98.0%

100.0%

40.3%

95.6%

Washington

58.6%

41.2%

62.1%

87.8%

100.0%

97.2%

47.5%

97.1%

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

 

Table II.A.2(2008) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and State: United States, 2008

 

Division and State

Total

 

Less than 10 employees

 

10-24 employees

 

25-99 employees

 

100-999 employees

 

1000 or more employees

 

Less than 50 employees

 

50 or more employees

 

 

United States

0.41%

0.53%

0.73%

1.10%

0.46%

0.15%

0.49%

0.18%

 

New England:

Connecticut

1.97%

2.68%

4.43%

4.56%

3.11%

0.00%

2.13%

1.20%

Maine

2.07%

2.53%

9.64%

4.30%

0.11%

0.00%

2.53%

0.42%

Massachusetts

1.45%

2.75%

3.32%

2.73%

0.39%

0.00%

1.99%

0.22%

New Hampshire

2.20%

2.98%

5.89%

4.91%

0.85%

0.06%

2.24%

0.16%

Rhode Island

1.35%

2.09%

5.93%

4.80%

0.78%

1.26%

2.05%

1.01%

Vermont

2.05%

2.99%

5.95%

4.57%

1.85%

0.00%

2.33%

0.76%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

1.95%

2.74%

4.16%

3.21%

0.87%

0.00%

2.12%

0.38%

New York

1.36%

2.19%

5.44%

4.20%

1.38%

1.67%

2.08%

1.10%

Pennsylvania

1.06%

1.87%

5.31%

3.21%

3.38%

2.46%

1.59%

1.99%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

1.39%

1.80%

3.38%

4.23%

1.75%

0.24%

1.44%

1.15%

Indiana

2.24%

3.09%

7.25%

3.08%

2.12%

0.00%

2.68%

1.00%

Michigan

2.61%

4.21%

6.53%

7.26%

1.05%

1.30%

2.81%

1.69%

Ohio

0.78%

1.31%

4.95%

6.55%

2.43%

0.00%

0.91%

0.95%

Wisconsin

1.66%

3.00%

7.38%

2.52%

3.30%

0.00%

2.48%

0.92%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

1.61%

2.23%

6.68%

2.80%

1.66%

0.81%

2.36%

0.94%

Kansas

1.62%

3.44%

3.18%

4.18%

2.02%

0.36%

2.67%

1.04%

Minnesota

2.60%

2.86%

7.75%

6.71%

2.94%

0.11%

2.95%

1.63%

Missouri

2.11%

3.80%

6.22%

6.72%

0.00%

2.04%

2.68%

1.77%

Nebraska

2.42%

1.90%

5.97%

5.28%

1.82%

0.00%

2.35%

1.43%

North Dakota

2.02%

3.05%

5.50%

2.66%

5.64%

0.00%

2.43%

1.35%

South Dakota

2.23%

2.23%

7.42%

9.78%

1.47%

0.00%

2.01%

2.62%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

2.99%

4.82%

9.12%

4.26%

8.02%

2.29%

3.99%

3.22%

District of Columbia

1.87%

3.92%

7.34%

4.02%

2.77%

0.65%

2.94%

1.60%

Florida

1.40%

3.15%

5.09%

3.17%

2.53%

1.41%

2.45%

0.99%

Georgia

2.24%

3.27%

9.49%

4.92%

4.36%

0.00%

2.58%

1.42%

Maryland

2.38%

3.09%

5.50%

4.36%

0.00%

0.55%

2.85%

1.01%

North Carolina

3.00%

4.01%

9.00%

4.57%

1.49%

0.00%

3.74%

0.73%

South Carolina

2.48%

4.34%

7.53%

4.80%

1.83%

0.29%

3.38%

0.50%

Virginia

2.11%

3.85%

4.71%

7.30%

0.00%

0.05%

2.86%

0.64%

West Virginia

1.45%

2.72%

4.98%

4.74%

2.79%

0.00%

1.71%

1.48%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

1.63%

2.45%

5.84%

5.15%

2.78%

0.03%

2.11%

0.87%

Kentucky

1.55%

3.75%

7.92%

4.83%

3.85%

0.92%

2.69%

1.09%

Mississippi

1.35%

2.49%

4.26%

6.18%

1.69%

1.39%

1.91%

0.97%

Tennessee

1.91%

3.56%

7.97%

7.76%

0.59%

2.02%

3.19%

1.46%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.31%

3.22%

6.58%

6.50%

1.04%

3.32%

2.22%

1.09%

Louisiana

2.13%

2.31%

5.56%

4.42%

2.31%

0.25%

1.95%

1.42%

Oklahoma

1.61%

2.39%

5.82%

6.74%

4.22%

1.61%

1.66%

2.92%

Texas

1.33%

2.14%

4.88%

4.23%

3.07%

1.74%

1.50%

1.10%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

2.46%

3.03%

5.96%

6.33%

2.17%

0.29%

2.65%

1.56%

Colorado

2.02%

2.50%

7.38%

5.66%

1.88%

0.00%

2.59%

0.84%

Idaho

2.73%

2.86%

9.23%

5.68%

6.77%

0.00%

3.08%

2.23%

Montana

2.96%

3.81%

6.36%

5.31%

4.40%

2.30%

3.38%

1.99%

Nevada

1.92%

2.26%

9.08%

6.16%

3.96%

2.46%

2.08%

2.28%

New Mexico

2.54%

3.08%

5.48%

6.06%

7.06%

0.91%

2.74%

2.53%

Utah

1.72%

3.79%

8.52%

3.90%

3.41%

1.28%

2.06%

1.60%

Wyoming

2.50%

3.11%

6.69%

4.61%

3.51%

1.80%

2.73%

2.00%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

2.61%

2.90%

6.13%

5.80%

0.91%

1.23%

3.29%

0.95%

California

1.63%

2.05%

4.33%

2.28%

2.55%

0.70%

1.98%

1.07%

Hawaii

1.62%

2.88%

2.41%

0.77%

1.41%

0.00%

2.33%

0.81%

Oregon

1.62%

2.75%

5.89%

5.37%

1.66%

0.00%

1.93%

2.71%

Washington

1.52%

2.02%

6.00%

4.23%

0.00%

2.48%

1.78%

1.57%

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.