Table II.B.2(2008) Percent of private-sector employees in 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

87.7%

45.0%

69.5%

85.3%

95.9%

99.0%

61.6%

97.4%

 

New England:

Connecticut

92.5%

56.3%

83.1%

95.4%

96.7%

100.0%

74.8%

99.1%

Maine

87.3%

42.7%

85.4%

91.4%

97.8%

100.0%

66.7%

98.7%

Massachusetts

94.5%

63.8%

84.6%

96.0%

99.9%

100.0%

78.4%

100.0%

New Hampshire

90.7%

60.4%

75.3%

94.7%

99.1%

100.0%

72.3%

99.7%

Rhode Island

91.2%

59.3%

78.2%

93.5%

98.4%

99.6%

73.2%

99.1%

Vermont

86.4%

46.4%

79.7%

89.8%

99.2%

100.0%

64.9%

99.7%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

92.5%

66.7%

84.1%

92.8%

98.2%

100.0%

76.9%

99.3%

New York

90.4%

53.1%

78.9%

91.5%

98.9%

99.3%

69.7%

99.1%

Pennsylvania

90.3%

45.7%

74.4%

93.5%

98.6%

99.1%

67.2%

98.8%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

86.1%

42.8%

68.3%

87.5%

98.7%

92.7%

60.3%

94.1%

Indiana

88.0%

35.1%

59.5%

89.3%

98.8%

100.0%

58.1%

98.8%

Michigan

86.0%

44.9%

74.8%

79.9%

95.5%

98.1%

61.4%

96.1%

Ohio

90.8%

46.0%

79.3%

86.8%

97.2%

100.0%

65.2%

98.9%

Wisconsin

87.1%

38.6%

73.3%

90.7%

94.0%

100.0%

58.7%

98.2%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

88.7%

40.6%

72.4%

91.4%

97.8%

99.9%

63.7%

98.7%

Kansas

84.2%

43.2%

64.8%

81.9%

91.1%

99.4%

54.8%

96.7%

Minnesota

87.3%

36.1%

71.9%

91.4%

90.5%

99.2%

62.3%

96.5%

Missouri

88.9%

48.3%

67.6%

81.1%

100.0%

99.9%

62.3%

98.5%

Nebraska

85.3%

24.3%

67.0%

88.9%

94.4%

100.0%

55.0%

97.7%

North Dakota

86.5%

45.0%

69.2%

91.6%

98.0%

100.0%

63.2%

98.8%

South Dakota

80.9%

31.6%

66.6%

80.7%

94.4%

100.0%

56.2%

95.3%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

89.6%

47.2%

69.3%

89.7%

95.5%

99.9%

65.8%

98.0%

District of Columbia

93.9%

62.8%

71.8%

90.3%

99.3%

99.9%

74.1%

98.9%

Florida

89.0%

44.2%

74.5%

87.0%

96.4%

99.3%

60.6%

98.3%

Georgia

86.3%

38.7%

54.4%

84.2%

91.0%

100.0%

52.9%

96.9%

Maryland

87.8%

48.5%

64.8%

83.3%

100.0%

98.9%

60.9%

98.3%

North Carolina

87.7%

37.1%

69.2%

83.4%

99.6%

100.0%

57.6%

99.0%

South Carolina

87.4%

38.5%

68.6%

81.9%

96.5%

100.0%

59.6%

97.7%

Virginia

91.0%

43.0%

78.8%

91.0%

100.0%

100.0%

66.7%

98.9%

West Virginia

85.1%

38.6%

68.2%

82.9%

93.3%

100.0%

56.9%

96.6%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

88.9%

54.0%

74.8%

77.4%

99.8%

98.9%

64.9%

97.9%

Kentucky

88.4%

45.0%

61.7%

86.0%

96.1%

99.9%

59.4%

98.3%

Mississippi

83.6%

26.1%

57.4%

81.8%

98.8%

99.3%

51.7%

96.5%

Tennessee

87.9%

41.0%

54.2%

82.8%

94.3%

99.8%

54.9%

97.5%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

83.3%

25.4%

53.8%

80.2%

94.4%

99.2%

46.0%

96.7%

Louisiana

85.8%

36.1%

64.8%

85.9%

95.4%

99.7%

56.6%

97.6%

Oklahoma

82.9%

40.6%

61.0%

78.2%

89.5%

99.6%

55.4%

94.7%

Texas

85.0%

35.2%

53.4%

73.0%

93.9%

99.6%

50.9%

96.3%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

87.4%

37.8%

69.0%

72.2%

99.2%

99.8%

53.1%

97.9%

Colorado

85.4%

41.7%

60.8%

84.8%

96.5%

100.0%

55.3%

98.9%

Idaho

80.3%

30.9%

65.7%

82.9%

88.4%

100.0%

53.8%

95.5%

Montana

71.6%

29.4%

54.8%

68.6%

94.9%

99.2%

40.8%

96.3%

Nevada

89.6%

49.5%

62.0%

83.2%

96.2%

99.2%

59.7%

97.6%

New Mexico

85.8%

36.7%

62.6%

84.3%

95.5%

98.9%

56.9%

96.7%

Utah

85.1%

39.3%

66.3%

75.7%

92.1%

99.9%

57.2%

95.9%

Wyoming

77.1%

32.6%

61.3%

80.0%

95.8%

99.7%

50.2%

97.3%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

79.6%

27.0%

60.8%

80.6%

99.2%

98.6%

46.0%

98.6%

California

85.8%

50.5%

69.2%

81.4%

88.5%

97.7%

62.1%

94.5%

Hawaii

97.9%

84.8%

96.7%

99.9%

100.0%

100.0%

92.9%

100.0%

Oregon

85.1%

36.5%

66.7%

86.0%

98.4%

100.0%

58.5%

97.6%

Washington

86.3%

52.4%

55.8%

91.1%

100.0%

99.2%

62.2%

98.7%

 

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.B.2(2008) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees in 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

0.31%

0.74%

0.82%

0.99%

0.74%

0.42%

0.48%

0.28%

 

New England:

Connecticut

0.92%

3.67%

4.33%

2.45%

1.38%

0.00%

2.67%

0.45%

Maine

1.56%

3.40%

9.76%

7.01%

4.50%

0.00%

2.88%

1.66%

Massachusetts

0.35%

2.59%

2.91%

2.32%

0.07%

0.00%

1.68%

0.03%

New Hampshire

0.95%

4.27%

6.18%

2.64%

1.26%

0.00%

2.45%

0.34%

Rhode Island

0.96%

2.60%

5.93%

4.90%

1.84%

0.26%

2.38%

0.67%

Vermont

0.71%

3.21%

5.15%

4.50%

0.58%

0.00%

2.24%

0.29%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

1.00%

2.49%

4.02%

3.04%

1.09%

0.00%

2.56%

0.57%

New York

0.58%

2.34%

4.97%

2.41%

0.71%

0.38%

2.56%

0.36%

Pennsylvania

0.63%

2.33%

6.19%

2.22%

0.66%

0.79%

2.58%

0.67%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

2.19%

3.58%

3.41%

4.06%

1.73%

4.64%

2.78%

3.23%

Indiana

0.89%

3.60%

8.26%

2.66%

0.77%

0.00%

3.51%

0.46%

Michigan

1.74%

5.06%

6.60%

4.96%

3.78%

1.41%

3.92%

1.84%

Ohio

0.64%

1.14%

3.50%

5.23%

1.24%

0.00%

1.67%

0.46%

Wisconsin

0.93%

4.21%

8.40%

2.37%

4.99%

0.00%

2.97%

1.34%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

0.85%

2.96%

7.40%

3.66%

1.35%

0.06%

3.59%

0.46%

Kansas

1.58%

3.93%

5.68%

4.82%

3.59%

0.50%

4.05%

1.14%

Minnesota

1.43%

4.24%

8.65%

5.95%

3.31%

0.85%

3.94%

1.36%

Missouri

1.45%

4.07%

6.00%

5.72%

0.00%

0.11%

2.72%

0.92%

Nebraska

1.62%

2.28%

5.49%

5.30%

2.74%

0.00%

3.51%

0.75%

North Dakota

0.99%

4.18%

4.88%

2.07%

1.13%

0.00%

2.65%

0.45%

South Dakota

2.27%

2.12%

7.62%

9.55%

3.92%

0.00%

3.51%

1.95%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

1.50%

5.52%

9.25%

4.16%

3.85%

0.05%

3.88%

0.87%

District of Columbia

1.26%

4.25%

7.65%

4.10%

0.40%

0.27%

2.79%

0.76%

Florida

0.97%

2.93%

5.75%

3.12%

1.77%

0.47%

2.81%

0.52%

Georgia

1.52%

3.12%

10.19%

4.41%

4.44%

0.00%

2.99%

1.41%

Maryland

2.03%

4.11%

5.82%

4.26%

0.00%

1.37%

3.55%

1.32%

North Carolina

1.19%

4.25%

7.94%

4.49%

0.65%

0.00%

3.71%

0.34%

South Carolina

1.01%

5.29%

7.60%

5.40%

2.07%

0.02%

2.29%

0.92%

Virginia

1.02%

3.98%

4.18%

3.63%

0.00%

0.00%

2.71%

0.64%

West Virginia

2.18%

4.09%

5.65%

5.58%

5.12%

0.00%

1.74%

2.59%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

1.47%

3.54%

5.20%

2.89%

0.13%

1.74%

2.49%

1.18%

Kentucky

1.06%

3.93%

7.57%

5.47%

1.78%

0.07%

3.74%

0.69%

Mississippi

1.49%

4.09%

4.93%

6.25%

0.85%

1.10%

3.80%

0.87%

Tennessee

1.27%

4.69%

8.12%

6.40%

2.72%

0.16%

4.39%

0.90%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

1.09%

3.40%

7.15%

5.93%

4.05%

0.60%

2.76%

0.98%

Louisiana

1.31%

2.76%

6.29%

3.35%

3.27%

0.32%

3.16%

1.17%

Oklahoma

1.32%

4.46%

7.65%

6.33%

7.01%

0.36%

1.58%

1.59%

Texas

1.09%

2.21%

4.56%

3.43%

1.51%

0.21%

2.56%

0.61%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

1.36%

3.94%

5.45%

8.01%

0.94%

0.14%

3.11%

1.30%

Colorado

1.30%

3.56%

8.56%

4.90%

4.17%

0.00%

3.67%

0.75%

Idaho

2.05%

3.47%

9.47%

6.82%

6.97%

0.00%

4.29%

0.98%

Montana

1.98%

3.66%

7.45%

5.82%

2.95%

1.04%

2.69%

2.16%

Nevada

2.32%

4.45%

9.47%

7.43%

3.83%

0.79%

4.14%

1.65%

New Mexico

1.59%

3.84%

5.95%

5.97%

1.54%

0.51%

3.20%

1.31%

Utah

1.27%

6.54%

8.95%

6.27%

2.45%

0.26%

2.72%

0.91%

Wyoming

2.40%

4.31%

7.28%

6.00%

1.63%

0.22%

3.67%

0.73%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

1.60%

3.38%

6.72%

4.92%

0.84%

0.94%

3.83%

0.65%

California

1.47%

2.45%

4.60%

2.80%

4.66%

2.00%

1.77%

1.83%

Hawaii

0.57%

3.83%

2.96%

0.07%

0.05%

0.00%

2.07%

0.02%

Oregon

1.00%

4.12%

5.14%

4.37%

0.90%

0.00%

3.37%

1.09%

Washington

1.48%

2.69%

7.43%

4.36%

0.00%

0.56%

3.25%

0.63%

 

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.