Table VII.B.2.a(2013) Percent of private-sector employees eligible for health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2013
Division and State Total Percent Full-Time Employees Percent Low-Wage Employees **
75% or more 50-74% Less than 50% 50% or more Less than 50%
United States 77.8%    87.1%    64.1%    47.2%    58.6%    84.1%   
New England:
Connecticut 76.7%    85.4%    64.3%    44.2%    42.8%    84.5%   
Maine 73.9%    82.6%    69.7%    36.2%    53.2%    80.2%   
Massachusetts 76.2%    91.2%    66.3%    39.9%    45.8%    82.1%   
New Hampshire 75.5%    89.2%    57.8%    39.9%    48.5%    85.0%   
Rhode Island 71.0%    83.2%    60.7%    40.0%    48.3%    78.3%   
Vermont 72.0%    87.9%    56.6%    35.3%    43.5%    80.2%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 75.4%    87.2%    58.2%    39.4%    57.1%    80.2%   
New York 74.8%    83.7%    63.8%    40.3%    55.5%    79.9%   
Pennsylvania 78.2%    88.1%    68.9%    37.8%    45.2%    85.6%   
East North Central:
Illinois 79.9%    89.2%    61.3%    56.1%    61.9%    86.1%   
Indiana 77.4%    85.5%    61.5%    57.3%    65.8%    82.6%   
Michigan 78.1%    86.4%    69.3%    49.5%    56.0%    84.8%   
Ohio 79.0%    87.8%    64.7%    47.3%    55.9%    85.9%   
Wisconsin 75.9%    89.9%    66.5%    35.4%    45.7%    84.9%   
West North Central:
Iowa 76.3%    89.9%    65.4%    50.4%    58.6%    84.7%   
Kansas 75.3%    85.1%    66.7%    44.1%    46.2%    84.2%   
Minnesota 74.8%    90.8%    64.6%    38.9%    44.0%    85.4%   
Missouri 80.5%    89.4%    61.0%    46.8%    58.4%    88.1%   
Nebraska 79.6%    89.6%    64.9%    48.7%    58.0%    87.9%   
North Dakota 77.8%    85.8%    73.5%    39.9%    50.6%    84.4%   
South Dakota 75.1%    88.8%    65.0%    51.3%    57.1%    85.4%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 79.6%    90.3%    64.7%    47.8%    62.2%    86.5%   
District of Columbia 78.4%    84.1%    59.9%    33.0%    51.7%    83.0%   
Florida 79.2%    86.9%    63.3%    65.9%    66.0%    85.2%   
Georgia 82.8%    90.9%    66.1%    51.9%    63.1%    88.1%   
Maryland 80.6%    88.4%    66.7%    52.2%    59.8%    86.0%   
North Carolina 82.8%    93.6%    64.2%    43.2%    67.6%    89.6%   
South Carolina 78.2%    88.9%    58.1%    37.0%    58.9%    87.3%   
Virginia 78.0%    85.0%    64.5%    53.4%    64.1%    83.0%   
West Virginia 75.8%    90.2%    62.5%    39.9%    53.0%    88.8%   
East South Central:
Alabama 82.2%    89.3%    64.1%    50.0%    67.4%    88.7%   
Kentucky 77.3%    88.0%    64.7%    43.1%    56.3%    87.0%   
Mississippi 76.3%    86.8%    68.3%    26.2%    59.2%    86.2%   
Tennessee 78.0%    84.5%    62.1%    59.2%    66.5%    82.0%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 79.1%    87.5%    65.4%    41.4%    58.2%    88.2%   
Louisiana 76.9%    84.8%    62.4%    48.9%    60.1%    84.7%   
Oklahoma 80.8%    88.2%    70.0%    43.8%    66.7%    86.8%   
Texas 79.5%    88.5%    57.8%    51.8%    60.6%    87.4%   
Mountain:
Arizona 76.8%    84.2%    57.7%    44.4%    59.2%    81.7%   
Colorado 72.3%    79.3%    63.8%    34.5%    46.8%    78.4%   
Idaho 78.4%    86.7%    73.1%    46.6%    59.3%    86.5%   
Montana 72.8%    85.6%    63.9%    35.2%    42.9%    84.9%   
Nevada 73.7%    81.7%    66.1%    52.8%    61.9%    79.8%   
New Mexico 71.4%    81.6%    58.7%    51.1%    55.5%    81.2%   
Utah 76.3%    84.1%    66.0%    50.8%    58.7%    81.1%   
Wyoming 78.2%    84.4%    69.5%    37.5%    54.2%    83.1%   
Pacific:
Alaska 77.7%    83.1%    69.2%    44.1%    48.2%    80.7%   
California 77.1%    85.3%    67.0%    42.0%    62.6%    81.1%   
Hawaii 79.1%    90.1%    65.8%    45.5%    61.8%    85.9%   
Oregon 77.8%    86.7%    63.3%    41.8%    54.8%    85.2%   
Washington 76.0%    86.1%    60.6%    49.1%    50.4%    82.3%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2013 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

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

** The definition of low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix for details.

 

Table VII.B.2.a(2013) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees eligible for health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2013
Division and State Total Percent Full-Time Employees Percent Low-Wage Employees **
75% or more 50-74% Less than 50% 50% or more Less than 50%
United States 0.23%    0.26%    0.49%    0.92%    0.56%    0.31%   
New England:
Connecticut 2.46%    2.54%    3.08%    6.26%    5.50%    2.26%   
Maine 2.64%    1.97%    5.35%    6.32%    6.15%    2.65%   
Massachusetts 2.16%    1.13%    3.25%    3.53%    6.65%    2.00%   
New Hampshire 2.13%    2.91%    3.60%    4.58%    4.72%    2.28%   
Rhode Island 2.65%    2.46%    2.15%    3.88%    4.15%    2.58%   
Vermont 2.77%    3.29%    4.62%    4.05%    6.26%    2.09%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 1.63%    1.95%    1.68%    5.52%    3.60%    2.58%   
New York 1.76%    1.78%    3.52%    3.07%    3.85%    1.84%   
Pennsylvania 2.04%    1.07%    5.14%    5.42%    3.86%    1.33%   
East North Central:
Illinois 1.14%    0.91%    2.89%    5.79%    2.34%    0.95%   
Indiana 2.23%    2.13%    3.15%    7.05%    4.21%    2.20%   
Michigan 1.89%    1.73%    2.63%    5.44%    3.27%    1.53%   
Ohio 1.65%    1.64%    5.12%    5.06%    4.02%    1.47%   
Wisconsin 2.16%    1.42%    3.38%    8.01%    4.24%    1.91%   
West North Central:
Iowa 1.86%    1.27%    1.45%    4.66%    2.64%    2.37%   
Kansas 2.69%    2.29%    8.03%    4.98%    4.60%    1.92%   
Minnesota 1.27%    1.15%    4.57%    3.18%    4.30%    1.57%   
Missouri 1.27%    1.01%    7.46%    4.63%    4.91%    1.49%   
Nebraska 2.31%    1.86%    3.61%    5.95%    3.21%    1.70%   
North Dakota 1.77%    2.30%    4.31%    5.32%    4.54%    2.31%   
South Dakota 1.81%    2.05%    3.87%    6.17%    4.34%    2.14%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 1.20%    1.31%    7.65%    5.27%    5.01%    1.98%   
District of Columbia 2.86%    3.10%    8.85%    5.15%    6.22%    2.77%   
Florida 1.52%    1.19%    3.93%    5.73%    3.68%    1.29%   
Georgia 1.39%    1.30%    6.58%    6.82%    6.61%    1.14%   
Maryland 2.30%    1.45%    5.23%    6.65%    6.34%    1.22%   
North Carolina 1.48%    0.79%    3.72%    8.30%    5.19%    1.28%   
South Carolina 2.10%    1.90%    2.87%    5.22%    2.53%    2.58%   
Virginia 2.40%    2.49%    3.96%    6.60%    4.54%    2.68%   
West Virginia 2.56%    1.21%    4.07%    6.41%    4.45%    1.95%   
East South Central:
Alabama 1.92%    0.90%    4.01%    7.97%    4.72%    1.02%   
Kentucky 1.89%    2.10%    3.59%    4.80%    3.63%    2.19%   
Mississippi 1.69%    1.35%    3.23%    5.02%    6.34%    2.29%   
Tennessee 2.09%    2.68%    5.50%    9.12%    5.20%    2.95%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 1.97%    1.48%    5.89%    6.10%    3.46%    1.21%   
Louisiana 1.46%    1.21%    4.83%    6.58%    4.29%    1.62%   
Oklahoma 1.94%    0.94%    4.33%    5.24%    5.28%    1.04%   
Texas 1.08%    1.13%    2.54%    4.60%    2.67%    0.79%   
Mountain:
Arizona 2.73%    3.24%    3.21%    8.04%    4.57%    3.59%   
Colorado 1.94%    2.73%    3.49%    5.62%    4.14%    2.41%   
Idaho 2.32%    1.90%    11.29%    9.52%    6.37%    1.43%   
Montana 2.36%    2.42%    3.94%    4.16%    4.86%    1.33%   
Nevada 2.11%    2.44%    3.28%    7.04%    2.90%    2.07%   
New Mexico 2.05%    1.98%    5.48%    8.88%    3.51%    1.98%   
Utah 2.73%    3.39%    3.95%    9.63%    5.53%    3.06%   
Wyoming 2.10%    2.24%    7.75%    5.76%    5.41%    2.76%   
Pacific:
Alaska 3.02%    3.41%    5.09%    9.62%    5.69%    3.29%   
California 0.96%    1.49%    1.50%    3.16%    2.19%    1.45%   
Hawaii 1.60%    0.78%    3.00%    4.00%    3.78%    1.15%   
Oregon 2.64%    2.01%    4.11%    9.93%    6.67%    1.99%   
Washington 2.70%    2.44%    3.70%    5.27%    4.06%    2.36%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2013 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

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

** The definition of low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix for details.