Table II.B.2.a(1998) Percent of private-sector employees eligible for health insurance at 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 77.6%    78.1%    76.0%    74.0%    75.2%    79.8%    75.8%    78.1%   
New England:
Connecticut 77.5%    80.2%    73.9%    68.8%    76.3%    80.5%    74.8%    78.3%   
Massachusetts 76.4%    77.5%    74.7%    79.2%    74.9%    76.2%    76.9%    76.2%   
New Hampshire 81.5%    80.1%    88.8%    85.4%    71.1%    81.2%    84.2%    79.6%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 77.4%    70.0%    74.2%    74.6%    74.7%    80.9%    72.1%    79.2%   
New York 74.8%    70.6%    78.0%    61.5%    68.2%    83.3%    67.6%    77.7%   
Pennsylvania 80.2%    75.3%    80.2%    70.3%    79.1%    84.6%    74.2%    82.0%   
East North Central:
Illinois 79.2%    84.7%    73.3%    74.1%    73.8%    82.9%    76.2%    80.0%   
Indiana 80.5%    82.6%    77.9%    78.7%    74.7%    83.7%    81.6%    80.2%   
Michigan 81.1%    72.5%    69.5%    75.8%    81.8%    86.2%    71.6%    84.3%   
Ohio 80.7%    71.0%    82.5%    77.0%    80.2%    82.8%    77.2%    81.6%   
Wisconsin 76.8%    58.6%    69.9%    76.5%    80.0%    80.1%    70.0%    79.3%   
West North Central:
Iowa 77.1%    63.2%    80.2%    73.5%    70.1%    84.0%    70.1%    79.3%   
Kansas 79.4%    80.2%    78.4%    63.5%    85.0%    82.6%    75.7%    80.4%   
Minnesota 75.8%    74.1%    71.2%    72.4%    71.7%    80.2%    74.1%    76.3%   
Missouri 76.3%    81.8%    76.7%    75.7%    80.1%    74.5%    79.0%    75.5%   
Nebraska 75.9%    66.0%    81.8%    73.9%    78.8%    76.2%    73.5%    76.5%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 73.1%    46.0%    75.3%    67.7%    55.3%    86.1%    59.7%    78.0%   
Florida 74.1%    85.2%    77.4%    79.7%    76.7%    69.6%    81.0%    72.2%   
Georgia 83.0%    91.2%    90.4%    80.8%    82.7%    81.0%    88.3%    81.3%   
Maryland 78.1%    79.0%    79.5%    78.1%    71.9%    79.8%    78.0%    78.1%   
North Carolina 80.5%    79.7%    87.5%    78.1%    73.1%    82.5%    82.6%    79.9%   
South Carolina 81.2%    82.6%    71.9%    82.5%    67.8%    86.8%    77.3%    82.0%   
Virginia 73.3%    82.9%    81.3%    71.0%    66.3%    75.6%    80.1%    71.3%   
West Virginia 77.8%    87.7%    70.8%    76.1%    77.2%    75.4%    83.4%    74.7%   
East South Central:
Alabama 81.8%    82.1%    86.3%    77.8%    76.2%    84.1%    82.1%    81.7%   
Kentucky 75.1%    67.4%    83.5%    71.8%    76.6%    75.8%    74.1%    75.4%   
Tennessee 80.0%    74.9%    72.0%    85.0%    83.1%    76.2%    77.3%    80.7%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 78.7%    74.8%    71.7%    73.1%    69.4%    85.6%    72.6%    80.1%   
Louisiana 74.4%    85.2%    74.8%    73.8%    75.4%    70.6%    77.6%    73.0%   
Oklahoma 73.2%    63.4%    81.7%    74.4%    72.0%    73.8%    74.9%    72.8%   
Texas 76.4%    88.0%    71.3%    70.4%    79.5%    76.2%    73.5%    77.1%   
Mountain:
Arizona 72.9%    79.8%    61.7%    68.6%    66.6%    75.7%    69.4%    73.8%   
Colorado 73.9%    77.9%    64.4%    82.7%    74.6%    71.5%    73.9%    73.9%   
Idaho 71.9%    66.0%    70.7%    71.7%    69.8%    74.0%    69.7%    72.8%   
New Mexico 73.3%    72.5%    72.6%    70.3%    71.3%    75.7%    72.4%    73.6%   
Utah 71.5%    72.8%    60.5%    73.7%    70.8%    72.3%    74.7%    70.2%   
Wyoming 71.9%    75.4%    75.6%    63.8%    69.9%    73.7%    72.8%    71.5%   
Pacific:
California 76.8%    81.4%    71.6%    73.1%    72.3%    79.8%    75.6%    77.1%   
Oregon 80.5%    84.1%    78.9%    70.3%    77.1%    85.4%    79.1%    81.0%   
Washington 79.7%    73.0%    78.4%    69.4%    74.5%    88.0%    75.3%    81.5%   
States not shown separately 79.1%    83.3%    82.0%    73.9%    76.5%    80.1%    81.2%    78.2%   
 
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.a(1998) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees eligible for health insurance at 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 0.39%    1.27%    0.62%    1.31%    0.74%    0.31%    0.90%    0.30%   
New England:
Connecticut 1.79%    3.11%    5.04%    2.95%    3.55%    3.60%    2.04%    2.23%   
Massachusetts 1.62%    2.93%    2.18%    2.62%    2.34%    3.04%    1.85%    2.08%   
New Hampshire 2.37%    4.19%    6.33%    4.13%    4.09%    2.62%    3.81%    2.53%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 3.22%    4.32%    3.86%    5.70%    6.17%    4.44%    4.18%    3.67%   
New York 1.47%    3.87%    2.40%    5.10%    2.87%    2.71%    4.22%    1.77%   
Pennsylvania 1.29%    2.93%    3.26%    4.91%    2.10%    2.04%    2.46%    1.12%   
East North Central:
Illinois 1.57%    3.35%    4.24%    3.28%    4.84%    2.83%    3.81%    1.68%   
Indiana 1.89%    3.90%    3.16%    2.41%    4.56%    2.09%    1.90%    2.34%   
Michigan 1.76%    4.33%    5.06%    4.11%    3.32%    3.51%    2.94%    2.07%   
Ohio 1.25%    2.97%    4.80%    2.87%    2.49%    2.32%    2.46%    1.65%   
Wisconsin 2.20%    7.66%    4.40%    1.90%    3.61%    3.66%    4.65%    1.88%   
West North Central:
Iowa 1.93%    7.69%    5.63%    3.99%    2.04%    2.32%    6.01%    1.63%   
Kansas 1.55%    3.22%    5.60%    5.48%    4.14%    1.69%    2.88%    2.19%   
Minnesota 2.64%    4.52%    4.17%    4.21%    6.71%    2.85%    2.74%    3.42%   
Missouri 2.22%    3.92%    5.44%    2.83%    3.97%    4.13%    3.73%    2.71%   
Nebraska 2.11%    6.27%    4.64%    3.77%    3.48%    3.72%    2.94%    2.65%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 2.79%    10.48%    5.79%    6.02%    5.82%    1.75%    6.76%    2.27%   
Florida 2.05%    2.09%    4.77%    4.46%    5.00%    3.11%    3.14%    2.80%   
Georgia 2.24%    5.81%    10.84%    3.98%    3.48%    3.02%    2.61%    2.63%   
Maryland 1.87%    3.87%    2.79%    3.02%    5.86%    2.96%    1.51%    2.35%   
North Carolina 1.94%    4.33%    2.39%    4.83%    4.36%    3.01%    2.69%    2.41%   
South Carolina 2.78%    3.47%    8.56%    2.67%    6.85%    1.61%    1.98%    3.25%   
Virginia 2.69%    2.79%    6.00%    5.22%    6.85%    3.20%    2.45%    2.91%   
West Virginia 2.54%    7.90%    8.60%    4.71%    3.76%    2.28%    3.78%    2.00%   
East South Central:
Alabama 2.47%    3.84%    3.08%    3.19%    4.77%    3.49%    2.90%    2.76%   
Kentucky 2.29%    5.83%    3.51%    4.45%    4.15%    4.16%    2.83%    3.20%   
Tennessee 2.60%    5.25%    5.59%    5.90%    3.44%    4.47%    2.82%    3.04%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 1.95%    6.12%    4.83%    3.68%    3.52%    2.48%    2.94%    2.06%   
Louisiana 2.85%    8.76%    5.21%    5.29%    5.59%    3.35%    5.18%    2.76%   
Oklahoma 2.84%    8.13%    4.74%    2.23%    4.49%    4.18%    4.66%    3.28%   
Texas 0.48%    1.62%    5.27%    3.99%    2.90%    1.75%    3.58%    0.66%   
Mountain:
Arizona 2.40%    3.18%    5.48%    3.79%    4.48%    3.30%    3.70%    2.52%   
Colorado 1.97%    3.83%    6.19%    4.70%    3.99%    3.56%    2.59%    2.42%   
Idaho 2.19%    4.23%    5.00%    4.11%    5.91%    5.37%    3.10%    3.41%   
New Mexico 2.95%    4.63%    6.53%    4.70%    4.39%    5.82%    3.49%    3.60%   
Utah 2.50%    4.38%    7.86%    6.16%    3.88%    2.95%    3.00%    3.03%   
Wyoming 2.36%    5.41%    5.69%    4.86%    6.20%    6.17%    2.63%    3.87%   
Pacific:
California 1.02%    2.94%    2.20%    2.01%    2.81%    2.57%    1.41%    1.70%   
Oregon 2.09%    2.53%    3.42%    5.56%    3.50%    2.92%    2.91%    2.33%   
Washington 1.99%    4.90%    2.61%    2.63%    2.13%    2.49%    2.89%    1.93%   
States not shown separately 1.35%    4.59%    3.87%    3.09%    1.63%    2.19%    2.58%    1.37%   
 
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.