Table VI.A.2.b(1999) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer at least one health insurance plan that required no contribution from the employee for single coverage by ownership type and age of firm and State: United States, 1999 (40 States are shown separately)

United States

48.5%

45.5%

61.3%

61.7%

7.8%

56.8%

54.9%

14.6%

New England:

Maine

48.2%

46.5%

64.9%

43.5%

12.0%

*

63.3%

50.0%

26.8%

*

Massachusetts

43.4%

43.4%

54.0%

41.9%

1.9%

*

45.3%

48.5%

15.0%

Connecticut

46.2%

44.2%

51.2%

56.5%

1.4%

*

36.7%

*

50.5%

25.3%

*

Rhode Island

61.1%

59.2%

63.7%

72.2%

2.3%

*

77.7%

62.8%

21.3%

*

Vermont

37.1%

30.7%

54.8%

54.0%

42.2%

*

56.7%

39.4%

8.7%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New York

53.4%

50.8%

70.5%

54.2%

1.1%

*

67.4%

57.3%

8.8%

*

New Jersey

52.7%

50.0%

68.6%

67.7%

*****

54.3%

59.9%

13.6%

*

Pennsylvania

50.8%

44.0%

73.0%

56.6%

0.2%

*

45.0%

58.1%

10.2%

East North Central:

Ohio

47.6%

42.9%

59.7%

72.2%

6.5%

*

64.3%

52.6%

17.7%

Indiana

42.3%

40.5%

55.8%

46.3%

3.0%

*

46.7%

50.5%

11.7%

Illinois

48.2%

47.1%

54.7%

61.4%

*****

48.9%

54.7%

12.1%

Michigan

56.1%

52.5%

63.6%

80.1%

9.1%

*

42.9%

*

63.0%

14.7%

*

Wisconsin

43.1%

34.3%

78.1%

55.4%

*****

52.1%

48.2%

9.5%

*

West North Central:

Minnesota

44.3%

42.8%

51.2%

60.3%

*****

47.9%

49.9%

13.2%

Iowa

42.2%

38.6%

58.0%

43.0%

19.3%

*

63.9%

43.2%

22.2%

Missouri

48.6%

47.9%

48.2%

62.5%

*****

75.7%

55.4%

10.4%

*

Nebraska

44.1%

43.9%

40.5%

*

51.7%

47.1%

34.2%

*

52.7%

17.1%

*

Kansas

47.9%

42.4%

62.0%

67.1%

1.4%

*

44.8%

55.2%

17.9%

*

South Atlantic:

Maryland

45.4%

45.0%

52.3%

55.7%

*****

67.9%

47.8%

8.2%

*

Virginia

37.6%

38.1%

31.2%

*

46.3%

1.6%

*

44.6%

42.2%

15.6%

North Carolina

47.4%

40.6%

60.5%

75.5%

27.2%

*

67.1%

50.1%

21.9%

*

South Carolina

44.8%

40.1%

68.9%

50.8%

*****

46.4%

52.4%

10.9%

Georgia

42.9%

41.4%

54.5%

67.7%

*****

57.3%

52.1%

11.6%

*

Florida

43.7%

44.6%

55.9%

41.6%

3.5%

*

50.1%

50.5%

14.2%

*

East South Central:

Kentucky

42.3%

38.5%

53.2%

59.6%

1.0%

*

56.8%

50.9%

7.0%

*

Tennessee

35.0%

32.5%

39.6%

56.0%

*****

24.2%

*

47.3%

5.9%

*

Alabama

41.6%

40.0%

47.4%

62.3%

14.9%

*

45.7%

48.5%

14.0%

*

Mississippi

43.1%

37.7%

59.6%

77.6%

8.7%

*

48.4%

52.4%

10.4%

*

West South Central:

Arkansas

45.9%

40.8%

70.9%

62.7%

*****

46.9%

56.6%

12.8%

*

Louisiana

44.2%

39.6%

60.2%

61.1%

0.6%

*

63.0%

50.3%

9.8%

*

Oklahoma

50.7%

48.4%

54.0%

78.9%

4.1%

*

53.5%

61.7%

5.5%

*

Texas

48.7%

47.7%

54.3%

59.0%

26.7%

*

62.1%

55.7%

20.7%

Mountain:

Colorado

56.9%

53.0%

68.0%

73.1%

28.3%

*

72.8%

60.5%

22.8%

*

Arizona

44.4%

39.1%

75.5%

59.9%

14.7%

*

44.0%

53.2%

17.7%

Nevada

49.7%

49.4%

55.1%

68.9%

6.2%

*

74.2%

54.3%

14.4%

*

Montana

64.0%

62.8%

73.2%

69.2%

5.7%

*

83.5%

65.3%

48.2%

Pacific:

Washington

54.8%

52.5%

51.7%

80.9%

23.3%

*

78.0%

57.7%

23.6%

Oregon

60.7%

56.2%

70.9%

84.2%

*****

65.2%

71.3%

11.3%

*

California

54.7%

50.6%

64.0%

76.8%

7.0%

*

69.0%

61.1%

16.3%

*

Hawaii

68.9%

66.2%

77.3%

82.8%

15.6%

*

83.4%

72.2%

30.6%

States not shown separately

44.2%

39.2%

70.1%

48.9%

6.8%

*

39.0%

52.4%

11.4%

*

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Cost and Financing Studies. 1999 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.

***** No estimate available. No reported values in cell.

Table VI.A.2.b(1999) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer at least one health insurance plan that required no contribution from the employee for single coverage by ownership type and age of firm and State: United States, 1999 (40 States are shown separately)

Ownership Type

Age of Firm

For profit

For profit

Less than

5 or more

Division and State

Total

Incorporated

Nonprofit

Unincorporated

Unknown

5 years

years

Unknown

United States

0.35%

0.56%

1.69%

1.23%

1.73%

1.65%

0.42%

0.83%

New England:

Maine

2.03%

2.60%

9.45%

8.48%

9.33%

*

8.90%

2.85%

8.90%

*

Massachusetts

1.76%

2.25%

4.83%

4.62%

4.14%

*

7.77%

2.04%

3.17%

Connecticut

3.43%

4.18%

12.11%

9.34%

10.40%

*

13.67%

*

3.58%

8.84%

*

Rhode Island

2.68%

3.29%

10.74%

5.87%

10.32%

*

10.92%

2.52%

9.46%

*

Vermont

2.86%

3.44%

6.62%

9.72%

13.99%

*

9.07%

3.36%

2.90%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New York

0.96%

2.44%

5.36%

4.70%

1.78%

*

6.77%

1.57%

3.03%

*

New Jersey

2.48%

2.68%

13.83%

13.00%

*****

12.23%

2.26%

4.46%

*

Pennsylvania

3.01%

3.21%

5.31%

7.16%

0.15%

*

11.92%

3.16%

2.94%

East North Central:

Ohio

1.52%

1.36%

8.36%

5.37%

10.20%

*

9.89%

2.39%

3.78%

Indiana

2.78%

3.24%

9.52%

10.35%

10.40%

*

12.74%

3.43%

3.20%

Illinois

2.81%

3.32%

9.80%

7.44%

*****

11.17%

3.39%

3.28%

Michigan

3.31%

3.47%

8.72%

6.93%

13.82%

*

13.47%

*

3.96%

4.94%

*

Wisconsin

2.99%

2.58%

5.98%

7.57%

*****

11.38%

2.78%

3.50%

*

West North Central:

Minnesota

2.73%

2.78%

11.14%

11.69%

*****

9.39%

3.44%

3.04%

Iowa

4.42%

6.37%

12.38%

9.55%

14.61%

*

15.35%

4.35%

4.71%

Missouri

2.49%

3.42%

12.48%

6.59%

*****

15.00%

2.54%

3.79%

*

Nebraska

5.59%

4.84%

13.26%

*

11.63%

13.85%

13.30%

*

5.63%

6.87%

*

Kansas

2.84%

3.10%

9.80%

9.42%

10.40%

*

11.25%

2.83%

8.04%

*

South Atlantic:

Maryland

2.78%

3.73%

12.42%

10.91%

*****

11.63%

3.17%

5.05%

*

Virginia

3.19%

3.78%

11.30%

*

12.80%

0.75%

*

10.31%

3.43%

3.88%

North Carolina

3.79%

3.82%

12.93%

5.82%

10.76%

*

10.67%

4.79%

7.58%

*

South Carolina

4.00%

3.93%

7.28%

10.23%

*****

8.46%

4.74%

3.08%

Georgia

4.37%

4.56%

13.08%

10.61%

*****

9.96%

5.47%

4.02%

*

Florida

1.45%

1.73%

10.42%

8.56%

14.42%

*

8.62%

2.50%

4.78%

*

East South Central:

Kentucky

2.78%

2.33%

12.44%

5.86%

0.32%

*

12.92%

3.06%

3.06%

*

Tennessee

2.26%

2.14%

8.34%

9.99%

*****

7.75%

*

3.59%

1.90%

*

Alabama

2.45%

3.39%

8.49%

10.70%

11.35%

*

9.74%

3.09%

4.67%

*

Mississippi

3.44%

3.68%

11.53%

10.59%

3.23%

*

12.51%

3.74%

5.35%

*

West South Central:

Arkansas

4.24%

5.04%

14.06%

7.88%

*****

13.02%

4.26%

4.95%

*

Louisiana

3.10%

4.09%

9.20%

12.21%

0.24%

*

9.65%

4.12%

4.49%

*

Oklahoma

3.44%

4.64%

11.37%

5.33%

11.27%

*

13.62%

3.66%

2.07%

*

Texas

1.34%

2.03%

6.19%

7.84%

10.88%

*

11.07%

2.10%

4.06%

Mountain:

Colorado

2.13%

3.79%

6.29%

10.30%

9.13%

*

9.20%

2.86%

8.15%

*

Arizona

2.94%

3.98%

13.52%

12.86%

10.06%

*

10.74%

2.80%

4.31%

Nevada

3.03%

3.60%

8.72%

13.04%

14.10%

*

10.53%

4.19%

7.06%

*

Montana

1.92%

3.08%

9.53%

9.54%

1.88%

*

21.80%

2.71%

10.13%

Pacific:

Washington

5.19%

5.02%

8.60%

11.45%

7.54%

*

14.15%

5.23%

4.76%

Oregon

2.41%

3.85%

12.18%

5.67%

*****

13.77%

2.96%

6.02%

*

California

1.43%

1.93%

5.58%

5.42%

4.14%

*

4.66%

1.08%

5.36%

*

Hawaii

1.87%

1.51%

4.64%

4.02%

7.52%

*

3.80%

2.59%

5.22%

States not shown separately

2.77%

3.27%

3.60%

7.52%

7.41%

*

10.12%

2.97%

3.90%

*

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Cost and Financing Studies. 1999 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.

***** No estimate available. No reported values in cell.