Table VI.B.2(2012) Percent of private-sector employees in establishments that offer health insurance by ownership type and age of firm and State: United States, 2012
Division and State Total Ownership Age of firm
For profit, incorporated For profit, unincorporated Nonprofit Less than 5 years 5 or more years
United States 84.7%    85.8%    71.2%    93.8%    47.4%    87.6%   
New England:
Connecticut 85.6%    91.1%    63.6%    96.4%    36.2%    88.0%   
Maine 81.4%    81.9%    47.6%    98.7%    37.1% * 85.6%   
Massachusetts 89.4%    87.6%    79.4%    98.6%    69.7%    90.6%   
New Hampshire 86.1%    89.4%    62.5%    93.1%    51.2%    89.3%   
Rhode Island 88.9%    90.0%    70.1%    98.3%    55.9%    90.8%   
Vermont 84.0%    82.1%    65.1%    98.1%    44.3%    87.2%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 88.8%    89.7%    81.8%    97.6%    64.8%    90.9%   
New York 87.6%    87.2%    75.1%    97.7%    52.5%    91.0%   
Pennsylvania 88.0%    88.9%    76.4%    95.1%    56.4%    90.2%   
East North Central:
Illinois 84.9%    85.3%    73.5%    93.2%    42.9%    87.8%   
Indiana 83.6%    83.2%    81.0%    88.1%    32.3%    86.5%   
Michigan 85.5%    86.7%    69.6%    94.3%    47.3%    88.1%   
Ohio 87.0%    89.2%    64.4%    93.5%    34.0%    89.4%   
Wisconsin 85.2%    88.1%    57.9%    93.1%    33.7% * 87.4%   
West North Central:
Iowa 83.6%    83.7%    74.7%    95.3%    33.9%    86.1%   
Kansas 85.0%    86.1%    82.0%    85.2%    70.9%    86.6%   
Minnesota 84.9%    84.2%    76.5%    92.7%    39.3%    87.3%   
Missouri 86.9%    88.3%    71.4%    92.6%    54.9%    88.6%   
Nebraska 81.7%    84.1%    57.7%    89.7%    29.6%    84.3%   
North Dakota 81.7%    82.3%    60.5%    94.7%    33.1%    86.6%   
South Dakota 80.1%    81.6%    60.0%    90.6%    36.2%    83.7%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 87.7%    88.1%    76.9%    94.9%    58.4%    89.5%   
District of Columbia 92.4%    89.1%    87.2%    98.3%    64.7%    93.7%   
Florida 83.7%    82.4%    81.5%    94.4%    45.6%    87.6%   
Georgia 83.9%    85.0%    77.1%    84.2%    56.0%    85.9%   
Maryland 87.2%    88.0%    73.7%    94.4%    53.9%    89.0%   
North Carolina 82.4%    82.4%    67.6%    95.7%    31.2% * 85.7%   
South Carolina 82.1%    84.0%    72.9%    84.2%    50.2%    84.8%   
Virginia 84.8%    84.1%    79.6%    92.3%    44.9%    87.6%   
West Virginia 83.9%    86.0%    65.5%    93.5%    39.4%    86.3%   
East South Central:
Alabama 84.5%    87.3%    67.1%    87.8%    56.4%    86.3%   
Kentucky 87.6%    88.8%    73.0%    96.7%    44.5%    89.8%   
Mississippi 84.3%    87.3%    71.5%    79.7%    71.3%    86.0%   
Tennessee 87.0%    91.1%    74.2%    91.5%    57.0%    89.6%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 85.2%    85.8%    79.8%    87.7%    48.9%    87.5%   
Louisiana 78.7%    80.7%    71.7%    77.8%    48.7%    81.4%   
Oklahoma 82.7%    84.2%    76.1%    86.4%    65.7%    84.6%   
Texas 81.4%    83.6%    68.7%    91.5%    52.2%    84.6%   
Mountain:
Arizona 83.6%    84.3%    72.2%    96.0%    39.3%    87.4%   
Colorado 81.3%    83.7%    61.7%    94.5%    47.6%    85.1%   
Idaho 74.4%    77.7%    57.1%    89.6%    33.6%    78.5%   
Montana 71.5%    74.7%    44.7%    81.8%    37.1%    74.2%   
Nevada 87.6%    89.3%    79.9%    94.1%    56.6%    90.7%   
New Mexico 78.1%    81.3%    65.0%    90.4%    27.2%    81.4%   
Utah 81.7%    84.8%    62.2%    95.1%    52.0%    85.3%   
Wyoming 71.7%    77.0%    45.4%    85.0%    28.5%    75.8%   
Pacific:
Alaska 77.2%    80.3%    55.3%    93.0%    24.4% * 81.6%   
California 83.3%    86.0%    63.6%    96.7%    34.5%    87.6%   
Hawaii 96.8%    97.8%    89.8%    98.5%    81.6%    98.3%   
Oregon 83.7%    86.0%    63.1%    93.7%    26.1% * 87.0%   
Washington 83.8%    86.1%    63.7%    95.3%    28.2%    86.3%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 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 VI.B.2(2012) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees in establishments that offer health insurance by ownership type and age of firm and State: United States, 2012
Division and State Total Ownership Age of firm
For profit, incorporated For profit, unincorporated Nonprofit Less than 5 years 5 or more years
United States 0.28%    0.28%    0.46%    0.42%    1.25%    0.28%   
New England:
Connecticut 2.23%    2.37%    4.37%    2.71%    10.49%    2.26%   
Maine 1.44%    2.25%    6.94%    0.53%    11.95% * 1.66%   
Massachusetts 1.11%    1.87%    6.55%    0.49%    10.58%    1.06%   
New Hampshire 1.76%    1.79%    6.91%    8.19%    10.89%    1.38%   
Rhode Island 1.31%    1.15%    5.55%    1.28%    12.29%    1.02%   
Vermont 1.97%    2.89%    5.35%    0.84%    11.46%    1.49%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 1.06%    1.40%    2.69%    1.83%    8.94%    0.74%   
New York 0.75%    1.25%    3.88%    0.77%    5.08%    0.65%   
Pennsylvania 1.15%    1.36%    6.16%    2.90%    7.72%    1.01%   
East North Central:
Illinois 1.13%    0.93%    7.77%    4.86%    8.20%    1.08%   
Indiana 1.10%    1.29%    4.25%    5.84%    7.57%    1.16%   
Michigan 0.72%    0.74%    7.83%    3.25%    9.85%    0.79%   
Ohio 1.77%    1.65%    9.44%    2.14%    8.83%    1.60%   
Wisconsin 1.93%    1.72%    4.45%    2.63%    10.96% * 1.74%   
West North Central:
Iowa 1.22%    0.81%    5.59%    1.83%    6.47%    1.48%   
Kansas 1.75%    1.98%    3.66%    5.16%    13.23%    1.86%   
Minnesota 1.38%    2.03%    3.75%    2.51%    7.33%    1.37%   
Missouri 1.31%    1.10%    6.06%    1.77%    8.67%    1.12%   
Nebraska 1.41%    1.44%    6.39%    7.07%    7.41%    1.37%   
North Dakota 1.59%    1.34%    8.13%    2.07%    8.76%    1.42%   
South Dakota 1.24%    1.46%    5.94%    2.77%    7.69%    0.90%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 0.97%    1.26%    7.76%    2.85%    10.66%    1.12%   
District of Columbia 1.22%    2.36%    3.70%    0.55%    10.64%    1.33%   
Florida 1.21%    1.33%    2.52%    1.02%    7.22%    1.21%   
Georgia 2.01%    1.32%    9.07%    5.19%    10.91%    2.25%   
Maryland 1.14%    1.38%    8.50%    5.08%    9.74%    0.93%   
North Carolina 1.75%    2.22%    5.50%    2.95%    9.40% * 1.46%   
South Carolina 2.34%    2.48%    5.05%    4.26%    6.59%    2.57%   
Virginia 1.08%    1.00%    4.67%    2.71%    11.95%    1.28%   
West Virginia 1.72%    1.48%    4.90%    3.75%    8.65%    1.73%   
East South Central:
Alabama 1.99%    2.30%    6.62%    4.59%    11.31%    2.00%   
Kentucky 1.31%    2.03%    5.95%    3.63%    9.45%    0.92%   
Mississippi 1.29%    1.22%    8.43%    9.21%    14.04%    1.37%   
Tennessee 1.32%    1.28%    7.39%    9.76%    12.19%    1.13%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 1.65%    1.78%    2.34%    3.19%    10.49%    1.38%   
Louisiana 1.47%    1.92%    8.72%    7.75%    9.39%    1.74%   
Oklahoma 2.25%    3.31%    2.31%    8.57%    6.16%    2.55%   
Texas 1.33%    1.67%    4.57%    2.43%    7.30%    1.25%   
Mountain:
Arizona 1.35%    1.73%    4.13%    12.33%    7.83%    1.21%   
Colorado 2.23%    2.47%    7.19%    3.24%    8.11%    2.32%   
Idaho 2.06%    2.27%    4.12%    6.01%    9.46%    1.87%   
Montana 2.97%    2.60%    6.13%    7.85%    9.58%    2.97%   
Nevada 1.70%    2.04%    6.02%    10.62%    10.77%    1.35%   
New Mexico 1.51%    1.26%    8.71%    4.42%    7.40%    1.56%   
Utah 1.09%    1.18%    4.90%    2.34%    9.75%    1.34%   
Wyoming 2.17%    2.36%    5.91%    3.59%    7.62%    1.96%   
Pacific:
Alaska 1.65%    2.27%    3.89%    2.80%    8.33% * 1.69%   
California 0.89%    1.05%    2.15%    0.72%    3.77%    0.71%   
Hawaii 0.68%    0.63%    3.29%    2.02%    8.42%    0.36%   
Oregon 1.53%    1.96%    7.29%    2.39%    8.30% * 1.02%   
Washington 1.88%    1.97%    7.36%    1.96%    8.18%    1.63%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 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.