Table II.A.2(1998) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and State: United States, 1998
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 55.2%    35.9%    66.7%    83.8%    94.1%    99.2%    43.7%    96.3%   
New England:
Connecticut 63.2%    47.9%    75.1%    90.5%    97.3%    98.9%    54.4%    97.9%   
Massachusetts 63.9%    46.3%    78.9%    90.1%    94.3%    99.1%    54.4%    97.5%   
New Hampshire 66.1%    53.5%    70.7%    90.3%    95.3%    100.0%    58.7%    97.5%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 57.4%    42.1%    79.3%    91.1%    89.9%    100.0%    49.3%    95.9%   
New York 58.4%    43.4%    77.9%    84.7%    94.8%    99.5%    50.4%    96.4%   
Pennsylvania 63.3%    47.7%    74.6%    88.0%    93.5%    99.5%    54.4%    96.5%   
East North Central:
Illinois 58.0%    38.2%    72.8%    80.4%    97.5%    100.0%    46.6%    97.8%   
Indiana 52.9%    29.5%    62.9%    85.6%    97.3%    93.1%    38.7%    94.1%   
Michigan 59.6%    40.0%    76.8%    91.3%    87.4%    98.6%    49.9%    94.5%   
Ohio 61.5%    36.7%    71.3%    91.6%    98.1%    99.6%    47.1%    98.4%   
Wisconsin 56.6%    33.5%    82.4%    93.9%    98.4%    100.0%    45.6%    98.0%   
West North Central:
Iowa 51.1%    31.3%    68.4%    88.6%    94.8%    100.0%    39.0%    98.2%   
Kansas 51.1%    31.1%    61.8%    85.1%    93.0%    98.9%    39.3%    96.5%   
Minnesota 56.3%    37.2%    75.6%    85.5%    94.5%    99.9%    46.2%    95.8%   
Missouri 55.1%    33.8%    70.9%    90.3%    92.3%    100.0%    42.4%    97.0%   
Nebraska 46.2%    31.4%    48.0%    85.1%    98.2%    94.5%    35.9%    94.4%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 58.0%    40.0%    73.8%    91.1%    67.5%    96.2%    49.6%    84.8%   
Florida 55.1%    37.4%    62.9%    69.2%    97.2%    100.0%    42.5%    98.3%   
Georgia 51.8%    33.8%    44.2%    80.6%    87.6%    100.0%    38.0%    95.8%   
Maryland 61.1%    39.7%    73.9%    88.4%    100.0%    100.0%    48.8%    99.0%   
North Carolina 56.6%    36.0%    70.8%    89.6%    87.4%    99.5%    44.4%    95.9%   
South Carolina 54.3%    29.2%    75.5%    78.4%    97.1%    100.0%    39.8%    98.0%   
Virginia 55.0%    36.5%    59.8%    85.1%    87.6%    98.3%    43.5%    93.4%   
West Virginia 53.3%    34.3%    57.9%    67.7%    94.3%    100.0%    40.0%    95.6%   
East South Central:
Alabama 56.2%    30.3%    71.4%    98.1%    100.0%    98.8%    41.9%    99.3%   
Kentucky 53.8%    31.7%    70.8%    88.2%    91.0%    98.3%    41.7%    93.7%   
Tennessee 49.6%    23.0%    58.3%    85.6%    96.5%    99.5%    33.2%    97.7%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 44.4%    23.3%    57.9%    81.2%    100.0%    96.8%    30.6%    96.5%   
Louisiana 46.8%    24.3%    58.0%    78.5%    85.5%    97.1%    33.1%    91.7%   
Oklahoma 46.0%    25.9%    48.3%    83.2%    93.2%    98.7%    32.4%    96.2%   
Texas 49.6%    27.1%    55.6%    81.1%    90.3%    99.7%    35.4%    94.7%   
Mountain:
Arizona 53.7%    32.8%    59.6%    78.4%    96.3%    98.5%    39.5%    96.2%   
Colorado 57.2%    41.7%    70.4%    85.0%    96.3%    100.0%    48.0%    97.9%   
Idaho 42.4%    24.6%    55.0%    80.1%    97.8%    100.0%    32.7%    94.2%   
New Mexico 47.5%    27.1%    55.0%    74.4%    92.8%    99.8%    34.7%    93.6%   
Utah 57.4%    42.7%    51.0%    73.7%    96.2%    100.0%    46.6%    95.2%   
Wyoming 44.1%    26.4%    54.7%    78.9%    92.8%    100.0%    32.4%    97.1%   
Pacific:
California 54.3%    35.1%    58.6%    76.9%    96.4%    98.8%    42.3%    95.9%   
Oregon 50.4%    31.5%    71.9%    79.4%    91.5%    98.7%    40.4%    92.8%   
Washington 54.0%    36.3%    65.3%    90.8%    90.7%    99.4%    44.0%    96.4%   
States not shown separately 49.8%    31.7%    65.5%    78.4%    98.7%    99.4%    38.9%    97.0%   
 
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.

 

Table II.A.2(1998) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and State: United States, 1998
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 0.59%    0.56%    0.94%    0.87%    0.56%    0.16%    0.63%    0.22%   
New England:
Connecticut 2.64%    3.85%    4.80%    7.06%    2.27%    1.18%    3.30%    0.94%   
Massachusetts 1.77%    2.66%    3.23%    4.48%    2.14%    0.70%    2.16%    0.82%   
New Hampshire 3.18%    4.70%    7.22%    3.35%    2.82%    0.00%    4.04%    2.07%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 3.45%    3.60%    3.52%    3.64%    7.79%    0.00%    3.46%    2.36%   
New York 2.15%    2.58%    3.40%    2.91%    4.79%    0.76%    2.15%    1.14%   
Pennsylvania 1.86%    2.52%    2.81%    3.26%    3.52%    0.78%    2.23%    1.24%   
East North Central:
Illinois 1.97%    3.96%    4.54%    4.47%    2.51%    0.04%    2.80%    0.81%   
Indiana 2.91%    3.99%    4.19%    5.57%    3.33%    4.16%    3.63%    2.44%   
Michigan 2.33%    3.44%    5.14%    3.19%    4.59%    1.26%    2.85%    2.07%   
Ohio 2.68%    2.88%    7.06%    2.81%    1.37%    0.27%    2.76%    0.51%   
Wisconsin 2.43%    2.96%    3.72%    2.68%    3.14%    0.00%    2.51%    1.10%   
West North Central:
Iowa 3.03%    3.54%    7.48%    2.59%    5.69%    0.00%    3.38%    1.76%   
Kansas 2.00%    1.67%    5.68%    4.71%    4.65%    1.34%    1.82%    1.46%   
Minnesota 2.43%    3.01%    4.16%    4.86%    5.51%    0.05%    2.57%    1.59%   
Missouri 3.03%    3.43%    8.55%    4.13%    3.31%    0.00%    3.95%    1.44%   
Nebraska 2.41%    3.81%    5.47%    4.63%    0.85%    5.14%    3.36%    2.94%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 2.63%    2.56%    3.61%    4.93%    9.24%    2.79%    2.37%    3.91%   
Florida 1.72%    2.69%    3.69%    4.21%    3.00%    0.00%    2.23%    1.11%   
Georgia 3.33%    4.82%    5.68%    4.68%    6.56%    0.00%    4.16%    1.74%   
Maryland 2.39%    3.33%    4.44%    4.42%    0.00%    0.00%    2.87%    0.50%   
North Carolina 3.48%    4.77%    3.21%    4.22%    5.99%    0.60%    4.19%    2.32%   
South Carolina 2.80%    3.70%    4.41%    7.03%    2.81%    0.00%    3.04%    0.94%   
Virginia 3.41%    3.83%    6.79%    4.43%    5.00%    1.16%    3.74%    2.93%   
West Virginia 2.40%    2.72%    7.14%    6.32%    3.02%    0.00%    2.38%    2.18%   
East South Central:
Alabama 2.67%    2.67%    2.76%    3.18%    0.00%    0.78%    2.67%    0.57%   
Kentucky 3.03%    4.43%    4.66%    3.19%    3.80%    1.69%    3.96%    2.23%   
Tennessee 1.91%    2.52%    5.67%    4.90%    1.95%    0.54%    2.61%    1.22%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 3.15%    4.17%    8.39%    5.72%    0.00%    3.22%    3.56%    1.57%   
Louisiana 2.41%    2.82%    6.71%    4.26%    4.51%    2.80%    2.59%    2.26%   
Oklahoma 2.19%    2.75%    4.95%    3.33%    3.65%    0.92%    2.46%    1.04%   
Texas 1.16%    2.28%    4.68%    3.96%    3.39%    0.24%    1.33%    1.46%   
Mountain:
Arizona 2.21%    3.63%    5.68%    3.42%    1.05%    1.09%    2.74%    1.28%   
Colorado 2.96%    3.82%    5.96%    5.82%    3.41%    0.00%    3.23%    1.50%   
Idaho 2.67%    3.86%    5.64%    5.48%    1.38%    0.00%    3.20%    2.30%   
New Mexico 2.19%    2.32%    6.30%    6.08%    5.17%    0.08%    2.44%    2.20%   
Utah 2.50%    5.02%    4.00%    5.95%    2.09%    0.00%    3.76%    1.27%   
Wyoming 1.34%    2.14%    5.98%    4.73%    5.73%    0.00%    1.28%    1.62%   
Pacific:
California 2.07%    2.87%    3.54%    2.55%    1.18%    0.59%    2.27%    0.82%   
Oregon 2.41%    3.07%    4.03%    5.64%    4.56%    1.22%    2.57%    2.53%   
Washington 1.50%    2.33%    2.90%    2.07%    3.61%    0.61%    1.73%    1.21%   
States not shown separately 1.22%    2.41%    4.11%    3.99%    0.90%    0.68%    1.88%    0.98%   
 
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.