Table VII.B.2.b.(1)(2008) Percent of private-sector enrollees that are enrolled in self-insured plans at establishments that offer health insurance by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2008

 

 

 

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

55.2%

55.4%

56.4%

49.7%

53.9%

55.5%

 

New England:

Connecticut

49.1%

47.7%

58.9%

29.9%

*

40.9%

49.9%

Maine

52.1%

55.5%

51.5%

13.3%

*

54.2%

51.6%

Massachusetts

51.0%

52.0%

54.6%

21.7%

*

56.8%

50.4%

New Hampshire

51.0%

50.1%

49.7%

60.1%

49.6%

51.2%

Rhode Island

38.5%

41.4%

32.5%

30.9%

33.5%

39.3%

Vermont

54.4%

52.2%

66.7%

42.8%

51.2%

54.7%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

51.4%

50.0%

60.4%

56.6%

60.7%

50.7%

New York

51.4%

52.3%

49.0%

39.4%

41.7%

52.7%

Pennsylvania

56.6%

57.8%

49.8%

47.8%

58.0%

56.4%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

60.7%

61.7%

49.1%

62.9%

63.2%

60.4%

Indiana

66.0%

66.9%

53.1%

71.2%

61.5%

66.9%

Michigan

51.8%

54.3%

31.8%

54.9%

57.4%

50.9%

Ohio

52.7%

54.2%

49.2%

38.7%

54.8%

52.2%

Wisconsin

59.0%

62.6%

51.9%

27.8%

*

53.7%

60.0%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

67.9%

67.8%

71.9%

57.7%

55.1%

70.1%

Kansas

50.3%

50.4%

47.7%

55.7%

54.1%

49.3%

Minnesota

65.8%

64.3%

80.0%

52.1%

58.8%

67.1%

Missouri

61.2%

62.1%

67.4%

38.4%

61.6%

61.0%

Nebraska

64.4%

63.5%

74.0%

56.3%

58.6%

65.6%

North Dakota

61.8%

60.5%

69.7%

55.2%

67.4%

60.2%

South Dakota

50.0%

51.4%

48.1%

33.7%

44.1%

51.0%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

56.7%

57.6%

43.0%

57.1%

57.1%

56.6%

District of Columbia

46.0%

44.7%

58.3%

51.7%

40.1%

46.3%

Florida

50.3%

51.4%

42.7%

49.8%

46.1%

51.5%

Georgia

65.3%

63.4%

81.3%

66.4%

72.9%

64.0%

Maryland

54.7%

53.5%

55.4%

66.0%

51.1%

55.1%

North Carolina

59.2%

59.6%

58.2%

52.9%

55.3%

59.9%

South Carolina

62.7%

64.3%

56.2%

43.4%

52.5%

65.8%

Virginia

50.8%

51.2%

48.7%

47.0%

30.1%

53.9%

West Virginia

68.1%

69.9%

61.8%

24.8%

49.4%

72.3%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

57.1%

56.1%

59.9%

70.1%

51.5%

58.2%

Kentucky

55.9%

56.5%

59.9%

36.6%

52.7%

56.6%

Mississippi

57.7%

55.9%

76.6%

76.0%

48.9%

60.5%

Tennessee

62.2%

59.5%

77.2%

70.0%

60.4%

62.8%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

61.4%

61.3%

72.6%

37.9%

54.3%

63.1%

Louisiana

58.4%

57.5%

65.9%

54.5%

62.6%

57.0%

Oklahoma

52.0%

48.0%

75.8%

44.5%

60.1%

48.3%

Texas

66.5%

65.8%

73.0%

58.3%

62.4%

67.6%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

56.6%

60.2%

35.8%

58.2%

62.8%

55.6%

Colorado

57.9%

57.8%

62.0%

47.0%

66.5%

56.7%

Idaho

55.0%

52.0%

45.2%

67.6%

40.9%

56.8%

Montana

49.5%

51.0%

47.2%

40.9%

45.7%

50.4%

Nevada

45.1%

46.4%

33.0%

*

53.4%

46.3%

44.8%

New Mexico

58.1%

57.1%

61.6%

59.3%

70.1%

54.0%

Utah

60.9%

59.2%

78.5%

37.4%

*

56.6%

61.4%

Wyoming

71.0%

71.7%

70.6%

47.7%

57.4%

72.9%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

60.7%

61.1%

49.6%

79.7%

60.5%

60.8%

California

45.6%

44.7%

53.5%

40.8%

43.6%

45.9%

Hawaii

37.9%

38.9%

28.0%

41.1%

39.2%

37.5%

Oregon

48.5%

47.6%

51.4%

50.0%

53.5%

47.8%

Washington

49.3%

50.4%

46.7%

34.0%

49.1%

49.3%

 

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.

* 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.b.(1)(2008) Standard error for percent of private-sector enrollees that are enrolled in self-insured plans at establishments that offer health insurance by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2008

 

 

 

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

0.44%

0.68%

2.25%

1.66%

1.53%

0.62%

 

New England:

Connecticut

5.30%

6.14%

12.08%

10.42%

*

9.40%

6.29%

Maine

4.82%

3.86%

11.88%

12.30%

*

8.65%

5.90%

Massachusetts

4.38%

5.29%

6.72%

7.04%

*

5.84%

5.07%

New Hampshire

2.84%

3.56%

8.93%

11.50%

10.72%

3.19%

Rhode Island

5.21%

6.09%

8.87%

5.80%

6.43%

5.46%

Vermont

6.71%

7.43%

11.93%

9.98%

5.21%

7.31%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

3.71%

4.33%

13.06%

12.85%

8.54%

3.89%

New York

3.48%

3.77%

6.55%

6.40%

4.73%

4.15%

Pennsylvania

3.16%

3.41%

8.90%

6.49%

8.66%

3.45%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

2.83%

3.10%

9.78%

11.94%

9.90%

3.30%

Indiana

2.08%

2.27%

9.13%

12.35%

8.15%

2.86%

Michigan

2.64%

3.35%

9.11%

9.91%

6.97%

3.09%

Ohio

2.84%

3.25%

8.38%

6.84%

6.87%

3.45%

Wisconsin

4.17%

5.48%

8.93%

9.51%

*

8.72%

4.79%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

3.05%

3.14%

9.92%

11.78%

8.05%

3.68%

Kansas

4.85%

4.94%

9.40%

11.85%

7.67%

5.02%

Minnesota

4.86%

5.64%

8.54%

10.42%

7.76%

5.03%

Missouri

3.35%

2.67%

10.25%

8.58%

8.30%

3.63%

Nebraska

2.95%

4.06%

13.32%

11.77%

7.00%

2.90%

North Dakota

2.99%

4.91%

9.60%

11.25%

6.18%

2.76%

South Dakota

4.70%

5.28%

7.85%

8.22%

5.65%

5.34%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

4.29%

4.74%

8.24%

10.68%

8.92%

4.60%

District of Columbia

4.47%

4.28%

12.35%

12.52%

8.61%

4.59%

Florida

3.43%

4.35%

8.48%

9.59%

8.31%

4.21%

Georgia

3.73%

3.34%

12.55%

6.37%

9.96%

4.39%

Maryland

2.72%

3.70%

9.76%

11.48%

10.82%

3.43%

North Carolina

3.73%

4.02%

12.83%

9.59%

7.38%

3.67%

South Carolina

3.10%

2.53%

8.80%

10.83%

7.32%

2.71%

Virginia

4.51%

4.96%

10.18%

9.06%

6.17%

5.12%

West Virginia

3.07%

3.36%

9.58%

4.53%

8.19%

3.47%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

4.58%

4.44%

12.65%

13.83%

5.02%

5.11%

Kentucky

3.50%

3.13%

10.23%

10.65%

6.99%

4.66%

Mississippi

5.10%

5.76%

13.36%

11.48%

7.00%

5.21%

Tennessee

3.64%

4.71%

10.83%

9.50%

5.92%

4.63%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

3.48%

3.42%

15.14%

10.00%

9.06%

3.41%

Louisiana

4.44%

4.38%

12.37%

11.67%

6.88%

5.24%

Oklahoma

4.55%

4.71%

14.52%

11.79%

6.78%

4.64%

Texas

3.12%

3.49%

8.37%

6.19%

4.17%

4.08%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

3.36%

3.81%

8.81%

13.19%

6.31%

4.85%

Colorado

3.59%

4.98%

11.78%

11.15%

10.57%

4.07%

Idaho

4.67%

4.23%

9.13%

14.07%

7.61%

4.69%

Montana

3.01%

4.66%

12.50%

11.81%

7.49%

4.49%

Nevada

5.34%

7.26%

13.01%

*

14.25%

9.07%

6.79%

New Mexico

3.33%

4.72%

12.96%

9.71%

9.27%

3.84%

Utah

5.02%

6.37%

13.22%

11.92%

*

10.00%

5.54%

Wyoming

2.86%

3.27%

10.92%

9.86%

9.57%

3.96%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

4.42%

4.35%

14.39%

12.78%

10.58%

4.88%

California

1.19%

1.77%

5.09%

4.30%

6.97%

1.65%

Hawaii

3.08%

4.78%

6.93%

11.52%

8.53%

3.74%

Oregon

3.79%

2.50%

10.59%

12.73%

7.75%

4.33%

Washington

4.24%

5.15%

11.96%

8.07%

11.10%

4.18%

 

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.

* 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.