Table VII.B.2.c(2006) Percent of private-sector employees working in establishments that offer two or more health insurance plans by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2006

 

 

 

Percent Full-Time Employees

Percent Low-Wage Employees **

Division and State

Total

  

75% or more

  

50-74%

  

Less than 50%

  

50% or more

  

Less than 50%

  

 

United States

61.4%

62.1%

62.4%

56.2%

61.4%

61.4%

 

New England:

Connecticut

64.4%

62.4%

76.6%

59.3%

69.0%

63.9%

Maine

63.2%

66.3%

59.7%

47.1%

46.0%

66.5%

Massachusetts

64.7%

64.0%

58.7%

77.0%

69.7%

64.0%

New Hampshire

57.0%

59.1%

42.5%

64.8%

53.4%

58.3%

Rhode Island

49.6%

53.2%

64.3%

19.4%

*

31.8%

54.4%

Vermont

40.8%

39.1%

27.0%

*

52.0%

53.8%

36.2%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

66.2%

68.9%

52.0%

67.4%

60.1%

67.3%

New York

60.7%

62.8%

63.1%

34.3%

*

53.5%

62.3%

Pennsylvania

62.4%

62.8%

61.9%

60.4%

58.4%

63.4%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

66.6%

67.2%

54.2%

75.7%

67.2%

66.4%

Indiana

59.1%

58.8%

64.7%

57.2%

67.6%

55.4%

Michigan

60.5%

65.1%

51.9%

40.6%

55.2%

61.9%

Ohio

55.1%

53.7%

59.3%

59.7%

73.3%

48.6%

Wisconsin

54.4%

59.8%

37.1%

39.4%

*

63.3%

50.3%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

50.9%

53.3%

48.3%

41.5%

38.9%

55.7%

Kansas

53.2%

55.7%

49.3%

42.4%

58.7%

50.6%

Minnesota

58.8%

59.9%

74.8%

36.5%

58.2%

58.9%

Missouri

56.6%

53.5%

72.7%

56.7%

58.3%

56.0%

Nebraska

53.7%

55.2%

40.9%

63.6%

49.6%

54.7%

North Dakota

28.8%

34.1%

19.9%

*

12.3%

*

44.0%

23.0%

South Dakota

36.4%

36.5%

29.5%

*

42.6%

*

40.3%

35.0%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

68.4%

69.9%

74.5%

49.0%

68.9%

68.3%

District of Columbia

74.1%

78.1%

46.3%

38.5%

*

66.3%

75.3%

Florida

72.7%

72.7%

81.6%

62.2%

75.6%

71.8%

Georgia

62.1%

58.9%

90.6%

58.7%

66.2%

60.2%

Maryland

60.5%

68.4%

73.5%

21.9%

*

44.8%

66.9%

North Carolina

52.2%

54.0%

45.9%

44.8%

57.0%

50.5%

South Carolina

52.7%

52.8%

55.6%

47.2%

52.2%

52.9%

Virginia

65.8%

62.6%

75.1%

76.3%

70.1%

64.3%

West Virginia

46.8%

37.6%

69.1%

72.2%

62.7%

35.7%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

47.5%

47.4%

53.2%

41.1%

*

45.7%

48.7%

Kentucky

60.3%

63.4%

74.2%

33.9%

*

57.7%

61.7%

Mississippi

50.1%

49.3%

63.8%

33.4%

*

61.2%

42.6%

Tennessee

61.9%

59.5%

81.9%

65.6%

65.2%

59.9%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

47.2%

45.2%

48.2%

65.6%

52.7%

44.0%

Louisiana

45.6%

44.1%

71.9%

37.6%

*

46.6%

45.2%

Oklahoma

51.3%

44.5%

62.3%

78.8%

68.0%

41.8%

Texas

63.0%

63.6%

64.8%

58.0%

59.1%

64.5%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

64.3%

67.0%

55.0%

55.0%

69.2%

62.1%

Colorado

61.6%

65.2%

48.4%

53.7%

70.8%

58.2%

Idaho

44.7%

40.6%

16.7%

*

69.1%

*

41.8%

46.9%

Montana

37.5%

44.6%

21.2%

*

33.8%

*

46.0%

30.3%

Nevada

59.5%

60.0%

58.2%

56.4%

58.2%

59.8%

New Mexico

59.2%

60.6%

76.5%

40.8%

64.6%

55.0%

Utah

69.5%

67.7%

80.8%

71.5%

64.2%

71.3%

Wyoming

34.9%

36.6%

44.0%

15.0%

*

37.3%

34.2%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

48.2%

46.8%

32.8%

*

63.8%

68.8%

42.7%

California

71.3%

71.5%

69.7%

71.6%

63.1%

73.0%

Hawaii

69.1%

73.7%

70.3%

50.6%

52.2%

76.2%

Oregon

45.8%

52.0%

27.7%

*

33.9%

*

35.8%

48.7%

Washington

57.9%

59.6%

39.3%

65.0%

78.9%

49.8%

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 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.

** 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.c(2006) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees working in establishments that offer two or more health insurance plans by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2006

 

 

 

Percent Full-Time Employees

Percent Low-Wage Employees **

Division and State

Total

  

75% or more

  

50-74%

  

Less than 50%

  

50% or more

  

Less than 50%

  

 

United States

0.67%

0.75%

2.42%

2.13%

1.03%

0.70%

 

New England:

Connecticut

3.22%

4.76%

4.53%

10.84%

9.34%

3.39%

Maine

3.68%

4.45%

8.25%

11.59%

10.30%

4.01%

Massachusetts

2.91%

3.28%

6.01%

13.62%

7.72%

2.91%

New Hampshire

4.59%

5.95%

11.25%

10.70%

9.94%

5.90%

Rhode Island

3.40%

4.59%

14.30%

9.02%

*

8.99%

4.81%

Vermont

5.06%

5.93%

11.62%

*

8.27%

9.71%

6.24%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

4.27%

3.23%

12.63%

15.79%

12.13%

3.48%

New York

2.12%

3.04%

6.71%

11.51%

*

7.25%

1.73%

Pennsylvania

3.16%

4.14%

9.18%

11.50%

10.03%

3.60%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

4.44%

5.18%

10.69%

15.00%

9.04%

4.12%

Indiana

3.01%

4.44%

14.54%

11.92%

4.93%

5.00%

Michigan

2.58%

3.21%

8.45%

10.39%

5.16%

3.37%

Ohio

2.69%

2.10%

9.03%

14.89%

5.13%

2.96%

Wisconsin

4.39%

4.23%

10.90%

14.11%

*

10.10%

4.65%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

4.06%

4.88%

9.99%

12.16%

10.64%

4.76%

Kansas

3.98%

6.45%

9.93%

11.43%

8.42%

3.59%

Minnesota

5.02%

5.31%

15.85%

10.76%

9.66%

5.70%

Missouri

4.14%

4.43%

15.89%

12.38%

5.67%

5.46%

Nebraska

5.96%

5.64%

11.61%

16.35%

11.44%

5.66%

North Dakota

3.21%

3.54%

9.69%

*

5.24%

*

8.35%

3.56%

South Dakota

4.72%

6.88%

10.93%

*

12.81%

*

8.21%

6.43%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

5.32%

5.42%

14.00%

13.43%

10.24%

7.06%

District of Columbia

5.04%

4.42%

13.63%

12.58%

*

10.44%

4.87%

Florida

3.36%

2.69%

13.37%

11.21%

7.46%

3.61%

Georgia

5.55%

5.33%

17.60%

16.17%

10.51%

5.02%

Maryland

5.52%

4.90%

10.08%

9.75%

*

10.62%

5.05%

North Carolina

3.52%

3.57%

8.95%

12.17%

8.83%

3.67%

South Carolina

5.52%

5.33%

16.51%

13.36%

9.38%

5.11%

Virginia

5.33%

6.16%

14.71%

16.54%

8.80%

5.41%

West Virginia

5.17%

5.74%

11.36%

15.78%

7.56%

7.28%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

3.40%

3.73%

14.77%

13.18%

*

8.21%

4.95%

Kentucky

4.54%

6.51%

12.47%

11.02%

*

5.46%

5.70%

Mississippi

5.63%

6.58%

16.26%

12.84%

*

10.37%

6.47%

Tennessee

4.54%

5.38%

10.01%

14.28%

6.78%

5.78%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

3.94%

2.19%

12.70%

16.38%

11.15%

5.93%

Louisiana

4.82%

4.66%

13.94%

15.50%

*

7.44%

6.99%

Oklahoma

5.44%

4.56%

13.62%

15.46%

6.83%

5.91%

Texas

3.16%

3.10%

10.51%

9.02%

6.20%

3.02%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

4.14%

3.89%

11.62%

14.22%

9.75%

5.44%

Colorado

3.01%

4.40%

10.71%

13.66%

6.94%

4.05%

Idaho

5.43%

6.18%

11.30%

*

21.18%

*

10.57%

5.72%

Montana

6.04%

7.70%

11.31%

*

10.96%

*

9.33%

6.84%

Nevada

2.60%

2.59%

13.19%

14.54%

11.27%

2.23%

New Mexico

4.64%

6.62%

17.02%

10.36%

9.67%

6.40%

Utah

4.22%

5.02%

15.61%

17.75%

12.11%

4.06%

Wyoming

4.63%

6.14%

13.02%

6.45%

*

8.67%

5.62%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

5.53%

6.48%

12.60%

*

18.63%

16.33%

4.77%

California

2.14%

1.99%

6.58%

7.90%

4.61%

1.89%

Hawaii

4.41%

4.17%

10.58%

11.43%

8.89%

2.81%

Oregon

4.62%

3.42%

9.28%

*

11.65%

*

10.24%

4.11%

Washington

3.28%

3.89%

9.27%

14.03%

12.47%

3.83%

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 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.

** 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.