Table II.B.2(1997) Percent of private-sector employees in establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and State: United States, 1997
Division and State Total Less than 10 employees 10-24 employees 25-99 employees 100-999 employees 1000 or more employees Less than 50 employees 50 or more employees
United States 85.7%    47.3%    70.4%    86.5%    96.9%    97.6%    62.3%    96.6%   
New England:
Connecticut 87.2%    63.4%    79.2%    93.6%    99.9%    100.0%    71.2%    99.5%   
Maine 80.4%    40.8%    67.9%    85.2%    98.2%    100.0%    57.8%    98.4%   
Massachusetts 89.1%    64.9%    77.2%    89.0%    100.0%    94.2%    73.4%    96.1%   
Rhode Island 88.5%    56.0%    80.9%    90.8%    98.2%    99.8%    70.1%    98.5%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 89.0%    52.4%    72.1%    92.9%    97.6%    100.0%    67.6%    98.5%   
New York 86.9%    56.4%    78.2%    81.8%    95.7%    99.6%    66.6%    96.9%   
Pennsylvania 88.7%    46.0%    86.5%    88.9%    96.7%    98.6%    70.0%    97.1%   
East North Central:
Illinois 88.2%    38.2%    74.5%    88.6%    98.0%    99.1%    64.1%    98.0%   
Indiana 89.2%    37.6%    69.9%    94.9%    99.1%    99.9%    61.8%    99.3%   
Michigan 90.0%    49.6%    73.1%    94.4%    98.6%    100.0%    70.5%    98.6%   
Ohio 87.4%    40.3%    66.5%    95.0%    96.8%    98.5%    62.7%    97.8%   
Wisconsin 88.5%    43.9%    82.6%    88.7%    99.7%    100.0%    66.5%    99.2%   
West North Central:
Iowa 85.5%    40.4%    73.6%    87.3%    98.5%    99.9%    59.7%    97.8%   
Kansas 86.5%    59.6%    74.6%    84.3%    98.3%    99.7%    68.6%    97.8%   
Minnesota 87.2%    49.1%    77.9%    88.9%    96.8%    97.5%    66.3%    97.0%   
Missouri 86.9%    38.1%    78.2%    87.5%    94.8%    98.4%    61.7%    97.3%   
South Atlantic:
District of Columbia 94.2%    86.9%    89.9%    88.5%    99.5%    98.0%    87.0%    98.1%   
Florida 85.0%    45.8%    64.7%    81.6%    91.2%    100.0%    57.0%    96.4%   
Georgia 88.0%    57.3%    67.3%    84.6%    100.0%    99.1%    63.6%    98.6%   
Maryland 89.7%    54.1%    74.3%    95.2%    98.7%    100.0%    71.1%    99.4%   
North Carolina 86.1%    36.0%    82.4%    77.3%    95.1%    100.0%    54.4%    98.1%   
South Carolina 86.4%    45.8%    69.4%    83.6%    98.2%    99.5%    62.3%    98.2%   
Virginia 84.1%    42.2%    70.2%    91.7%    92.5%    92.6%    64.6%    92.3%   
East South Central:
Alabama 89.1%    39.9%    76.9%    93.0%    98.2%    99.6%    66.2%    98.2%   
Kentucky 89.0%    44.2%    69.1%    93.0%    100.0%    100.0%    64.2%    99.1%   
Mississippi 81.7%    40.3%    63.4%    78.6%    96.3%    99.6%    58.3%    96.7%   
Tennessee 86.2%    33.3%    58.5%    87.0%    96.8%    100.0%    53.5%    97.9%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 81.9%    32.2%    54.3%    65.5%    92.9%    99.9%    46.6%    95.4%   
Louisiana 80.0%    33.7%    82.7%    75.3%    87.2%    100.0%    63.7%    93.1%   
Oklahoma 84.4%    36.4%    66.2%    91.0%    96.2%    99.6%    56.7%    97.7%   
Texas 84.1%    43.3%    51.1%    80.5%    96.8%    99.4%    52.4%    97.7%   
Mountain:
Arizona 84.9%    42.5%    53.8%    84.4%    100.0%    97.2%    57.5%    96.2%   
Colorado 84.5%    41.4%    70.3%    86.5%    98.2%    99.7%    57.9%    98.5%   
Nevada 88.2%    50.2%    78.1%    85.1%    92.6%    98.9%    66.7%    97.6%   
Utah 86.2%    56.6%    61.2%    83.7%    98.3%    98.9%    62.8%    97.3%   
Pacific:
Alaska 76.8%    37.0%    65.9%    89.1%    99.3%    100.0%    50.9%    99.4%   
California 79.8%    43.2%    63.2%    78.9%    98.1%    86.6%    57.0%    89.5%   
Hawaii 96.7%    83.2%    96.6%    99.5%    99.1%    99.1%    91.7%    99.2%   
Oregon 85.2%    51.8%    74.6%    93.1%    89.6%    100.0%    65.4%    97.3%   
Washington 83.4%    50.9%    64.1%    82.9%    98.2%    100.0%    59.4%    99.4%   
States not shown separately 81.1%    51.4%    60.1%    90.2%    96.8%    99.2%    58.9%    97.9%   
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1997 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

 

Table II.B.2(1997) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees in establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and State: United States, 1997
Division and State Total Less than 10 employees 10-24 employees 25-99 employees 100-999 employees 1000 or more employees Less than 50 employees 50 or more employees
United States 0.55%    1.19%    1.13%    0.60%    0.57%    1.43%    0.79%    0.85%   
New England:
Connecticut 1.55%    6.40%    3.48%    3.72%    0.29%    0.00%    3.02%    0.28%   
Maine 1.92%    5.50%    7.25%    3.77%    1.20%    0.38%    4.03%    0.74%   
Massachusetts 1.67%    4.13%    10.10%    3.26%    0.00%    2.72%    2.66%    1.96%   
Rhode Island 1.55%    3.29%    6.00%    3.66%    2.15%    0.16%    3.87%    0.57%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 1.07%    3.99%    8.98%    3.97%    1.88%    0.00%    2.43%    0.67%   
New York 0.85%    4.32%    5.25%    5.19%    1.67%    0.19%    2.67%    0.91%   
Pennsylvania 1.59%    2.65%    3.09%    4.16%    4.28%    1.82%    2.97%    2.05%   
East North Central:
Illinois 0.81%    2.91%    3.67%    4.15%    1.27%    0.38%    3.30%    0.64%   
Indiana 1.28%    3.82%    6.31%    2.56%    0.94%    0.12%    3.17%    0.68%   
Michigan 1.08%    3.40%    6.12%    2.85%    0.77%    0.00%    3.43%    0.51%   
Ohio 1.06%    3.09%    5.78%    2.03%    3.96%    1.06%    2.68%    0.58%   
Wisconsin 1.71%    4.53%    4.35%    2.94%    0.30%    0.00%    3.62%    0.36%   
West North Central:
Iowa 0.95%    3.63%    5.74%    4.73%    1.27%    0.09%    2.91%    0.71%   
Kansas 1.97%    6.02%    6.08%    4.39%    1.67%    0.52%    4.00%    1.08%   
Minnesota 1.36%    5.61%    6.50%    3.78%    2.39%    1.79%    4.32%    1.28%   
Missouri 1.31%    4.01%    10.19%    3.32%    3.53%    0.73%    4.08%    0.83%   
South Atlantic:
District of Columbia 1.78%    6.17%    2.92%    4.04%    0.79%    1.26%    3.73%    0.85%   
Florida 3.20%    3.70%    6.63%    4.64%    8.33%    0.00%    3.15%    4.32%   
Georgia 1.20%    7.55%    10.32%    4.40%    0.00%    0.85%    5.32%    0.60%   
Maryland 2.04%    2.50%    6.32%    3.29%    0.96%    0.07%    3.09%    0.65%   
North Carolina 2.79%    5.70%    5.17%    5.10%    4.21%    0.00%    3.54%    0.97%   
South Carolina 1.54%    4.04%    6.34%    5.61%    1.46%    0.46%    2.88%    0.99%   
Virginia 2.02%    5.56%    7.32%    3.15%    3.64%    3.50%    3.77%    2.75%   
East South Central:
Alabama 1.41%    5.99%    8.40%    4.87%    2.75%    0.27%    4.44%    0.62%   
Kentucky 1.07%    5.02%    6.02%    10.37%    0.00%    0.00%    3.66%    0.77%   
Mississippi 2.37%    5.75%    5.50%    5.14%    1.77%    0.27%    5.36%    1.18%   
Tennessee 2.06%    5.81%    5.42%    6.95%    7.04%    0.00%    4.64%    1.05%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 1.57%    1.37%    7.65%    8.38%    5.25%    0.12%    3.22%    1.31%   
Louisiana 2.58%    4.83%    10.62%    3.89%    4.61%    0.00%    5.45%    2.18%   
Oklahoma 1.91%    4.79%    5.71%    3.13%    5.01%    0.25%    3.64%    1.06%   
Texas 1.90%    5.14%    6.92%    4.41%    1.35%    0.58%    4.23%    0.96%   
Mountain:
Arizona 4.03%    5.43%    7.35%    4.71%    0.00%    4.03%    4.26%    3.10%   
Colorado 1.90%    5.30%    3.30%    4.43%    1.98%    0.26%    3.60%    0.82%   
Nevada 1.95%    3.61%    5.86%    7.52%    6.10%    1.08%    4.71%    1.33%   
Utah 1.58%    7.65%    3.00%    7.46%    1.55%    1.31%    4.56%    0.75%   
Pacific:
Alaska 1.98%    6.84%    4.94%    6.51%    0.72%    0.00%    5.51%    0.35%   
California 3.63%    2.60%    3.13%    2.43%    0.73%    7.64%    1.59%    4.98%   
Hawaii 0.51%    2.41%    1.87%    0.42%    0.44%    0.73%    0.95%    0.43%   
Oregon 1.57%    3.79%    4.93%    2.92%    6.89%    0.00%    1.73%    1.94%   
Washington 1.15%    6.26%    4.63%    4.13%    3.13%    0.00%    2.95%    0.51%   
States not shown separately 2.08%    5.51%    4.80%    2.85%    1.15%    0.68%    4.31%    0.64%   
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1997 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.