| Division and State | Offering health insurance | 50% or more low wage employees | Unincorporated | In business less than 5 years | In retail | At least 75% full-time employees | In manufacturing | In multi- establishment enterprises | With union employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 55.2% | 17.3% | 32.2% | 28.0% | 23.2% | 67.4% | 5.4% | 24.2% | 4.6% |
| New England: | |||||||||
| Connecticut | 63.2% | 7.4% | 34.2% | 21.1% | 24.9% | 61.6% | 7.2% | 21.1% | 4.7% |
| Massachusetts | 63.9% | 8.9% | 27.5% | 24.5% | 22.6% | 66.6% | 5.8% | 23.4% | 4.3% |
| New Hampshire | 66.1% | 13.3% | 32.3% | 31.4% | 23.1% | 65.5% | 7.0% | 21.3% | 3.4% |
| Middle Atlantic: | |||||||||
| New Jersey | 57.4% | 13.4% | 20.8% | 29.1% | 22.7% | 67.1% | 5.2% | 18.0% | 3.9% |
| New York | 58.4% | 15.5% | 24.8% | 23.8% | 22.8% | 66.0% | 4.9% | 18.9% | 8.0% |
| Pennsylvania | 63.3% | 22.6% | 38.3% | 23.0% | 23.5% | 63.5% | 6.5% | 23.1% | 5.3% |
| East North Central: | |||||||||
| Illinois | 58.0% | 14.2% | 24.9% | 23.7% | 21.3% | 67.1% | 5.6% | 24.0% | 8.2% |
| Indiana | 52.9% | 16.9% | 32.7% | 29.7% | 26.7% | 67.4% | 6.7% | 27.7% | 5.3% |
| Michigan | 59.6% | 14.6% | 27.7% | 27.3% | 23.4% | 67.7% | 8.1% | 26.5% | 5.3% |
| Ohio | 61.5% | 19.8% | 28.5% | 27.6% | 24.6% | 63.0% | 7.1% | 29.5% | 7.6% |
| Wisconsin | 56.6% | 16.3% | 34.0% | 26.5% | 21.8% | 59.5% | 6.8% | 23.8% | 7.0% |
| West North Central: | |||||||||
| Iowa | 51.1% | 21.4% | 39.3% | 29.6% | 23.1% | 61.5% | 5.1% | 23.4% | 5.5% |
| Kansas | 51.1% | 23.1% | 39.2% | 26.0% | 19.3% | 61.9% | 4.9% | 24.8% | 3.7% |
| Minnesota | 56.3% | 15.9% | 31.9% | 23.9% | 20.3% | 62.6% | 5.8% | 22.8% | 5.0% |
| Missouri | 55.1% | 23.0% | 35.9% | 27.1% | 25.3% | 66.5% | 7.4% | 25.2% | 7.1% |
| Nebraska | 46.2% | 23.3% | 46.7% | 21.6% | 19.7% | 60.5% | 3.5% | 20.3% | 3.4% |
| South Atlantic: | |||||||||
| Delaware | 58.0% | 16.9% | 19.7% | 26.6% | 23.5% | 62.4% | 3.6% | 27.3% | 4.7% |
| Florida | 55.1% | 14.3% | 19.0% | 33.8% | 24.2% | 72.7% | 4.3% | 24.4% | 2.3% |
| Georgia | 51.8% | 13.0% | 23.1% | 30.7% | 23.3% | 74.3% | 4.6% | 25.8% | 2.2% |
| Maryland | 61.1% | 15.2% | 23.1% | 35.1% | 19.9% | 68.8% | 2.8% | 27.1% | 5.8% |
| North Carolina | 56.6% | 15.0% | 31.1% | 25.4% | 26.0% | 70.2% | 4.9% | 25.8% | 3.9% |
| South Carolina | 54.3% | 16.9% | 29.1% | 34.7% | 24.5% | 73.9% | 5.2% | 27.4% | 1.8% |
| Virginia | 55.0% | 18.4% | 23.8% | 35.5% | 25.5% | 66.7% | 3.8% | 26.3% | 1.4% |
| West Virginia | 53.3% | 29.9% | 40.2% | 28.1% | 25.7% | 65.5% | 2.8% | 28.4% | 3.0% |
| East South Central: | |||||||||
| Alabama | 56.2% | 22.6% | 34.7% | 32.5% | 26.5% | 73.8% | 5.6% | 27.5% | 3.3% |
| Kentucky | 53.8% | 26.0% | 34.3% | 25.7% | 24.3% | 70.0% | 3.5% | 26.1% | 5.1% |
| Tennessee | 49.6% | 20.8% | 46.4% | 29.1% | 27.9% | 68.1% | 4.7% | 28.6% | 4.5% |
| West South Central: | |||||||||
| Arkansas | 44.4% | 26.1% | 35.7% | 22.6% | 26.3% | 67.6% | 5.0% | 23.4% | 3.2% |
| Louisiana | 46.8% | 26.6% | 31.9% | 28.2% | 23.9% | 71.3% | 3.1% | 24.9% | 3.5% |
| Oklahoma | 46.0% | 25.0% | 33.9% | 26.1% | 23.5% | 69.8% | 5.5% | 22.9% | 4.7% |
| Texas | 49.6% | 20.3% | 37.2% | 32.4% | 23.2% | 71.6% | 5.7% | 26.3% | 2.5% |
| Mountain: | |||||||||
| Arizona | 53.7% | 17.1% | 29.3% | 37.4% | 26.5% | 72.4% | 5.1% | 26.7% | 3.7% |
| Colorado | 57.2% | 12.7% | 32.1% | 37.7% | 23.2% | 69.5% | 4.1% | 21.0% | 1.2% |
| Idaho | 42.4% | 19.9% | 43.8% | 26.6% | 21.9% | 62.2% | 4.1% | 19.3% | 2.8% |
| New Mexico | 47.5% | 23.1% | 37.1% | 27.7% | 26.0% | 68.3% | 3.6% | 25.0% | 3.4% |
| Utah | 57.4% | 18.8% | 29.0% | 33.8% | 25.6% | 65.4% | 5.2% | 23.8% | 4.3% |
| Wyoming | 44.1% | 20.6% | 41.0% | 27.8% | 21.9% | 60.4% | 2.3% | 21.8% | 2.8% |
| Pacific: | |||||||||
| California | 54.3% | 15.6% | 43.5% | 26.6% | 20.5% | 68.1% | 6.1% | 24.7% | 4.7% |
| Oregon | 50.4% | 11.5% | 36.1% | 24.4% | 23.1% | 66.7% | 4.9% | 21.2% | 4.9% |
| Washington | 54.0% | 12.5% | 33.3% | 26.0% | 20.8% | 63.1% | 4.9% | 22.8% | 5.7% |
| States not shown separately | 49.8% | 22.5% | 38.6% | 26.1% | 22.3% | 63.9% | 4.6% | 22.4% | 2.7% |
| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1998 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. | |||||||||
| Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. | |||||||||
| Division and State | Offering health insurance | 50% or more low wage employees | Unincorporated | In business less than 5 years | In retail | At least 75% full-time employees | In manufacturing | In multi- establishment enterprises | With union employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 0.59% | 0.39% | 0.52% | 0.23% | 0.32% | 0.53% | 0.14% | 0.35% | 0.31% |
| New England: | |||||||||
| Connecticut | 2.64% | 1.45% | 1.26% | 2.56% | 1.78% | 1.55% | 1.13% | 2.21% | 0.87% |
| Massachusetts | 1.77% | 0.81% | 1.98% | 1.43% | 1.20% | 1.23% | 0.90% | 1.07% | 0.76% |
| New Hampshire | 3.18% | 1.66% | 3.70% | 4.29% | 2.04% | 3.48% | 0.47% | 1.80% | 0.67% |
| Middle Atlantic: | |||||||||
| New Jersey | 3.45% | 1.26% | 3.82% | 1.50% | 1.27% | 2.96% | 1.13% | 1.88% | 0.87% |
| New York | 2.15% | 1.64% | 1.66% | 2.16% | 0.94% | 2.17% | 0.76% | 1.83% | 1.16% |
| Pennsylvania | 1.86% | 1.92% | 2.29% | 3.34% | 2.23% | 2.18% | 0.84% | 1.16% | 1.07% |
| East North Central: | |||||||||
| Illinois | 1.97% | 1.80% | 2.07% | 1.84% | 1.87% | 2.21% | 0.66% | 1.58% | 1.79% |
| Indiana | 2.91% | 2.28% | 2.73% | 2.00% | 1.19% | 2.61% | 0.93% | 1.69% | 1.12% |
| Michigan | 2.33% | 2.32% | 1.14% | 2.84% | 2.17% | 1.54% | 0.81% | 1.98% | 0.90% |
| Ohio | 2.68% | 2.73% | 2.13% | 2.13% | 2.21% | 2.44% | 0.70% | 1.93% | 1.41% |
| Wisconsin | 2.43% | 2.51% | 2.32% | 2.71% | 2.81% | 3.67% | 0.88% | 1.36% | 1.47% |
| West North Central: | |||||||||
| Iowa | 3.03% | 2.51% | 2.16% | 2.77% | 1.71% | 1.14% | 0.57% | 0.98% | 1.48% |
| Kansas | 2.00% | 2.25% | 3.14% | 2.83% | 2.01% | 2.68% | 0.61% | 1.52% | 0.88% |
| Minnesota | 2.43% | 1.77% | 1.61% | 2.08% | 1.64% | 2.44% | 0.69% | 2.34% | 1.09% |
| Missouri | 3.03% | 1.99% | 3.10% | 2.09% | 1.84% | 3.25% | 1.03% | 1.73% | 1.20% |
| Nebraska | 2.41% | 2.31% | 3.32% | 3.20% | 1.57% | 2.28% | 0.66% | 1.38% | 1.31% |
| South Atlantic: | |||||||||
| Delaware | 2.63% | 2.36% | 2.31% | 3.10% | 1.75% | 3.08% | 0.82% | 1.26% | 1.35% |
| Florida | 1.72% | 1.41% | 2.00% | 1.54% | 1.64% | 1.56% | 0.41% | 1.15% | 0.65% |
| Georgia | 3.33% | 2.36% | 2.06% | 2.06% | 1.25% | 2.20% | 0.58% | 1.43% | 0.96% |
| Maryland | 2.39% | 2.00% | 2.12% | 3.77% | 2.09% | 2.10% | 0.58% | 1.37% | 1.37% |
| North Carolina | 3.48% | 1.79% | 1.74% | 1.51% | 1.16% | 2.71% | 0.84% | 1.59% | 0.93% |
| South Carolina | 2.80% | 1.80% | 2.10% | 2.50% | 1.94% | 2.12% | 1.20% | 1.67% | 1.17% |
| Virginia | 3.41% | 2.31% | 2.87% | 2.29% | 1.78% | 3.13% | 0.57% | 2.69% | 0.43% |
| West Virginia | 2.40% | 2.29% | 3.33% | 4.29% | 1.95% | 2.23% | 0.71% | 2.27% | 0.64% |
| East South Central: | |||||||||
| Alabama | 2.67% | 2.11% | 2.56% | 2.86% | 2.83% | 1.90% | 0.72% | 1.99% | 1.03% |
| Kentucky | 3.03% | 2.25% | 2.13% | 2.18% | 1.57% | 3.21% | 0.74% | 1.73% | 1.01% |
| Tennessee | 1.91% | 1.78% | 3.14% | 3.63% | 2.12% | 2.16% | 0.55% | 1.17% | 1.33% |
| West South Central: | |||||||||
| Arkansas | 3.15% | 1.48% | 2.62% | 2.19% | 1.77% | 2.72% | 0.85% | 1.70% | 1.09% |
| Louisiana | 2.41% | 2.27% | 2.07% | 2.52% | 1.95% | 2.03% | 0.95% | 1.28% | 0.87% |
| Oklahoma | 2.19% | 1.99% | 4.01% | 2.17% | 1.79% | 2.57% | 1.00% | 1.67% | 1.34% |
| Texas | 1.16% | 1.86% | 1.39% | 1.76% | 1.84% | 1.53% | 1.03% | 1.67% | 0.75% |
| Mountain: | |||||||||
| Arizona | 2.21% | 1.96% | 2.04% | 1.87% | 2.06% | 1.78% | 0.59% | 1.19% | 0.60% |
| Colorado | 2.96% | 1.36% | 2.46% | 3.97% | 2.17% | 2.07% | 0.69% | 1.78% | 0.70% |
| Idaho | 2.67% | 2.04% | 2.58% | 2.62% | 1.44% | 2.64% | 0.91% | 1.50% | 0.91% |
| New Mexico | 2.19% | 1.30% | 2.63% | 2.02% | 1.64% | 2.63% | 0.68% | 1.48% | 0.96% |
| Utah | 2.50% | 1.51% | 2.81% | 4.26% | 2.96% | 2.52% | 0.91% | 1.53% | 1.43% |
| Wyoming | 1.34% | 1.15% | 2.54% | 2.99% | 1.42% | 1.77% | 0.62% | 1.06% | 0.87% |
| Pacific: | |||||||||
| California | 2.07% | 1.20% | 1.26% | 0.87% | 1.27% | 1.37% | 0.33% | 0.95% | 0.49% |
| Oregon | 2.41% | 2.34% | 2.42% | 1.41% | 1.99% | 2.79% | 0.80% | 1.19% | 1.21% |
| Washington | 1.50% | 1.43% | 1.56% | 2.15% | 1.55% | 2.48% | 0.64% | 0.78% | 0.81% |
| States not shown separately | 1.22% | 1.49% | 1.73% | 2.25% | 1.40% | 1.68% | 1.04% | 0.85% | 0.52% |
| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1998 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. | |||||||||
| Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. | |||||||||