Table II.B.2(1998) Percent of private-sector employees in 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 87.0%    51.2%    70.6%    86.6%    96.7%    99.1%    64.7%    97.5%   
New England:
Connecticut 91.0%    59.5%    80.9%    91.6%    97.0%    99.9%    72.4%    98.7%   
Massachusetts 91.7%    59.3%    81.0%    92.6%    97.9%    99.7%    73.5%    99.0%   
New Hampshire 91.0%    68.8%    85.5%    97.6%    99.3%    100.0%    81.1%    99.4%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 89.2%    53.9%    81.0%    91.0%    94.3%    100.0%    70.6%    97.8%   
New York 89.4%    60.8%    77.9%    91.1%    97.4%    100.0%    73.2%    98.5%   
Pennsylvania 90.5%    57.3%    78.3%    87.2%    98.2%    100.0%    71.1%    98.3%   
East North Central:
Illinois 88.8%    54.0%    72.4%    86.8%    99.6%    98.8%    66.0%    98.3%   
Indiana 87.1%    40.0%    65.5%    87.4%    95.4%    99.4%    58.5%    97.6%   
Michigan 90.8%    57.5%    86.1%    92.0%    96.5%    99.9%    73.7%    98.5%   
Ohio 87.3%    44.8%    70.9%    88.8%    93.5%    97.8%    64.1%    96.1%   
Wisconsin 90.3%    50.3%    82.9%    95.7%    99.9%    100.0%    72.7%    99.2%   
West North Central:
Iowa 85.8%    47.2%    68.2%    91.0%    98.9%    100.0%    59.8%    99.4%   
Kansas 84.9%    42.2%    61.3%    86.2%    94.8%    99.8%    57.8%    97.4%   
Minnesota 87.3%    45.7%    74.9%    89.9%    94.1%    99.1%    64.7%    97.4%   
Missouri 87.2%    50.1%    66.6%    90.5%    97.1%    100.0%    61.9%    98.4%   
Nebraska 82.1%    40.7%    46.5%    92.8%    99.4%    96.2%    51.8%    97.3%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 89.1%    57.3%    71.5%    96.4%    95.3%    99.9%    71.5%    98.1%   
Florida 84.5%    45.0%    66.7%    73.9%    98.0%    100.0%    57.0%    97.3%   
Georgia 86.9%    56.8%    68.0%    84.8%    94.0%    100.0%    64.7%    97.7%   
Maryland 89.9%    50.8%    79.7%    91.9%    100.0%    100.0%    72.0%    99.0%   
North Carolina 89.2%    45.3%    72.5%    95.1%    96.8%    99.8%    64.3%    99.0%   
South Carolina 87.1%    35.1%    75.5%    82.0%    97.1%    100.0%    56.4%    98.7%   
Virginia 87.3%    48.9%    62.2%    87.2%    97.7%    98.5%    64.8%    97.3%   
West Virginia 83.2%    63.7%    68.6%    81.0%    93.5%    100.0%    66.5%    96.6%   
East South Central:
Alabama 89.1%    42.2%    74.1%    99.1%    100.0%    98.4%    66.5%    98.9%   
Kentucky 85.3%    48.4%    67.6%    85.5%    92.4%    99.0%    64.3%    94.9%   
Tennessee 86.9%    47.2%    64.1%    93.5%    98.5%    99.7%    60.5%    98.9%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 85.2%    44.0%    55.2%    83.9%    100.0%    99.5%    54.5%    98.8%   
Louisiana 80.4%    55.6%    55.0%    76.7%    93.3%    99.1%    58.3%    95.7%   
Oklahoma 82.2%    42.3%    49.1%    83.8%    89.1%    99.4%    54.3%    95.3%   
Texas 85.6%    38.1%    62.9%    81.5%    94.1%    99.8%    56.5%    97.0%   
Mountain:
Arizona 87.3%    55.9%    64.3%    84.9%    92.9%    99.9%    63.1%    97.8%   
Colorado 88.0%    68.4%    83.1%    90.9%    99.5%    100.0%    76.1%    99.0%   
Idaho 77.6%    37.0%    54.2%    78.8%    94.2%    100.0%    51.1%    97.6%   
New Mexico 80.4%    43.0%    58.1%    76.8%    99.4%    99.6%    54.5%    96.6%   
Utah 87.9%    54.7%    64.3%    87.2%    96.0%    100.0%    70.2%    97.4%   
Wyoming 73.8%    33.5%    59.6%    80.4%    98.2%    100.0%    47.7%    97.5%   
Pacific:
California 83.6%    48.6%    63.8%    80.3%    96.4%    95.2%    60.6%    94.6%   
Oregon 83.1%    40.8%    74.1%    77.3%    99.0%    99.1%    59.6%    96.2%   
Washington 85.3%    48.9%    72.0%    90.9%    97.7%    100.0%    63.5%    98.7%   
States not shown separately 84.9%    60.9%    69.5%    81.2%    97.4%    99.9%    66.1%    97.3%   
 
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.B.2(1998) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees in 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 0.27%    1.37%    1.32%    0.92%    0.37%    0.49%    0.97%    0.29%   
New England:
Connecticut 0.90%    3.26%    5.36%    5.34%    2.09%    0.16%    1.79%    0.65%   
Massachusetts 0.75%    3.26%    3.70%    2.41%    1.30%    0.17%    2.55%    0.36%   
New Hampshire 1.53%    6.30%    7.49%    1.48%    0.88%    0.00%    4.11%    0.42%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 2.57%    4.59%    3.80%    4.99%    4.26%    0.00%    4.23%    1.43%   
New York 1.01%    3.82%    3.44%    2.44%    1.49%    0.03%    3.02%    0.66%   
Pennsylvania 0.51%    2.81%    2.93%    4.91%    0.90%    0.03%    1.68%    0.54%   
East North Central:
Illinois 0.95%    5.00%    5.22%    2.89%    0.26%    0.98%    2.64%    0.73%   
Indiana 1.69%    4.03%    4.68%    6.14%    3.08%    0.57%    4.34%    1.12%   
Michigan 0.57%    2.93%    3.63%    3.14%    2.73%    0.07%    2.79%    0.38%   
Ohio 1.92%    4.66%    7.72%    3.92%    3.87%    1.57%    3.86%    1.36%   
Wisconsin 1.09%    4.98%    5.54%    2.15%    0.08%    0.00%    3.16%    0.46%   
West North Central:
Iowa 1.24%    6.15%    7.33%    2.69%    0.80%    0.00%    4.01%    0.29%   
Kansas 2.11%    2.10%    5.11%    4.33%    4.13%    0.18%    2.74%    1.39%   
Minnesota 1.89%    5.44%    6.90%    4.14%    3.46%    0.99%    3.26%    1.32%   
Missouri 1.95%    3.93%    8.56%    2.27%    7.62%    0.00%    4.61%    0.97%   
Nebraska 2.35%    6.20%    5.64%    3.12%    0.46%    3.34%    5.23%    2.22%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 2.03%    6.34%    3.42%    3.68%    2.11%    0.55%    2.68%    1.53%   
Florida 1.84%    2.90%    2.87%    6.54%    3.74%    0.00%    3.54%    1.46%   
Georgia 1.96%    8.26%    9.53%    6.14%    2.39%    0.00%    5.63%    0.67%   
Maryland 1.76%    4.77%    5.44%    4.08%    0.00%    0.00%    3.66%    0.53%   
North Carolina 1.64%    6.34%    3.98%    1.81%    2.56%    0.26%    3.49%    0.62%   
South Carolina 1.90%    3.21%    4.78%    7.12%    3.65%    0.00%    3.78%    0.78%   
Virginia 2.03%    5.13%    7.33%    5.98%    1.73%    0.84%    5.93%    0.96%   
West Virginia 2.35%    8.86%    8.38%    3.11%    3.24%    0.00%    5.87%    1.72%   
East South Central:
Alabama 1.40%    4.54%    3.16%    1.38%    0.00%    2.10%    3.44%    1.32%   
Kentucky 1.69%    6.49%    5.37%    3.94%    3.61%    0.47%    2.29%    2.00%   
Tennessee 1.30%    7.29%    6.39%    4.37%    1.58%    0.22%    4.77%    0.67%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 1.56%    7.75%    9.22%    5.62%    0.00%    0.34%    4.33%    0.40%   
Louisiana 2.36%    8.99%    7.24%    3.66%    2.42%    1.64%    5.25%    1.70%   
Oklahoma 1.54%    4.55%    5.51%    3.62%    5.88%    0.59%    2.67%    1.23%   
Texas 1.01%    4.28%    5.44%    5.10%    1.93%    0.23%    2.52%    0.93%   
Mountain:
Arizona 0.84%    4.46%    5.83%    2.41%    2.35%    0.04%    2.48%    0.43%   
Colorado 1.53%    7.14%    5.02%    6.49%    0.64%    0.00%    4.14%    0.98%   
Idaho 2.98%    6.23%    6.32%    6.56%    4.26%    0.00%    5.12%    1.30%   
New Mexico 2.16%    5.53%    6.73%    5.95%    0.35%    0.37%    3.27%    1.57%   
Utah 1.39%    4.50%    5.53%    4.96%    2.19%    0.00%    4.18%    0.65%   
Wyoming 1.76%    2.05%    5.26%    4.93%    1.56%    0.00%    1.48%    1.38%   
Pacific:
California 2.49%    4.55%    4.97%    2.98%    1.73%    4.45%    3.20%    2.82%   
Oregon 2.01%    4.44%    5.51%    6.16%    0.62%    1.43%    4.07%    1.24%   
Washington 1.65%    3.86%    3.72%    2.95%    1.00%    0.04%    2.79%    0.53%   
States not shown separately 1.30%    7.10%    3.93%    4.97%    1.44%    0.11%    3.88%    0.77%   
 
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.