Table II.A.2(1999) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and State: United States, 1999 (40 States are shown separately)

United States

58.4%

39.3%

69.9%

85.3%

95.2%

99.1%

47.1%

96.9%

New England:

Maine

52.0%

35.7%

60.6%

93.2%

97.4%

100.0%

42.3%

98.2%

Massachusetts

65.7%

49.5%

78.5%

93.4%

98.2%

99.5%

56.9%

98.0%

Connecticut

64.8%

50.0%

75.0%

85.2%

100.0%

100.0%

55.7%

99.8%

Rhode Island

64.1%

52.2%

70.9%

92.1%

96.8%

95.8%

57.4%

96.8%

Vermont

60.2%

44.4%

80.8%

91.8%

99.4%

100.0%

53.0%

97.6%

Middle Atlantic:

New York

59.7%

45.4%

74.6%

85.0%

94.3%

99.4%

52.0%

96.8%

New Jersey

62.5%

46.9%

82.3%

82.1%

98.8%

99.6%

53.7%

98.6%

Pennsylvania

64.0%

45.0%

76.1%

93.0%

92.0%

99.6%

53.5%

97.2%

East North Central:

Ohio

64.2%

42.2%

73.9%

92.8%

95.9%

99.5%

51.7%

97.8%

Indiana

56.7%

35.3%

62.8%

80.3%

95.9%

99.5%

42.5%

96.7%

Illinois

60.0%

39.7%

78.1%

88.7%

94.2%

95.9%

48.9%

95.9%

Michigan

66.7%

49.5%

78.2%

91.7%

96.0%

98.0%

57.1%

97.7%

Wisconsin

61.4%

41.5%

77.2%

96.8%

100.0%

100.0%

50.8%

99.6%

West North Central:

Minnesota

55.8%

34.7%

77.5%

95.4%

95.3%

98.8%

44.8%

97.7%

Iowa

50.7%

31.2%

67.7%

80.0%

96.8%

99.0%

39.6%

94.6%

Missouri

52.8%

30.7%

70.9%

82.8%

95.5%

99.6%

39.3%

96.8%

Nebraska

50.7%

33.8%

64.6%

91.7%

97.9%

96.9%

40.2%

97.4%

Kansas

58.1%

41.4%

68.3%

81.7%

93.6%

100.0%

47.7%

96.6%

South Atlantic:

Maryland

67.3%

51.3%

72.0%

89.0%

100.0%

100.0%

57.3%

99.0%

Virginia

60.4%

38.6%

80.4%

85.3%

96.7%

98.4%

47.7%

97.0%

North Carolina

57.3%

33.1%

78.8%

89.5%

99.4%

100.0%

44.4%

98.9%

South Carolina

58.5%

35.1%

75.8%

81.7%

92.5%

100.0%

46.1%

97.3%

Georgia

54.9%

31.6%

60.4%

82.4%

94.0%

99.3%

39.6%

95.9%

Florida

58.1%

42.0%

61.2%

85.1%

96.1%

99.5%

47.2%

97.3%

East South Central:

Kentucky

55.1%

32.4%

69.1%

87.6%

91.4%

100.0%

41.1%

97.2%

Tennessee

55.5%

32.3%

57.6%

82.2%

95.6%

99.5%

39.9%

96.9%

Alabama

64.0%

46.1%

63.3%

93.7%

93.1%

99.0%

52.4%

96.9%

Mississippi

48.8%

26.5%

56.2%

71.7%

97.3%

98.8%

33.5%

96.3%

West South Central:

Arkansas

43.9%

22.9%

62.2%

68.7%

86.4%

99.6%

31.3%

92.5%

Louisiana

51.3%

27.6%

54.5%

86.3%

97.2%

100.0%

37.3%

96.0%

Oklahoma

50.1%

32.4%

50.4%

81.6%

91.2%

100.0%

38.1%

95.4%

Texas

52.6%

32.7%

56.7%

71.0%

94.4%

97.3%

39.4%

93.2%

Mountain:

Colorado

58.3%

41.9%

80.0%

82.0%

90.3%

100.0%

49.2%

95.7%

Arizona

58.8%

35.7%

65.9%

83.9%

96.2%

99.4%

44.1%

98.2%

Nevada

61.3%

38.0%

69.7%

91.1%

94.0%

99.1%

47.8%

97.3%

Montana

42.9%

29.9%

56.2%

68.3%

99.0%

100.0%

34.9%

93.5%

Pacific:

Washington

57.7%

39.1%

66.8%

93.1%

96.9%

100.0%

46.7%

97.8%

Oregon

57.1%

40.3%

64.9%

86.8%

98.1%

100.0%

46.2%

99.0%

California

58.0%

38.8%

67.7%

79.3%

92.3%

99.6%

46.5%

96.3%

Hawaii

90.7%

83.8%

97.2%

100.0%

100.0%

98.9%

87.5%

99.5%

States not shown separately

53.4%

33.4%

68.5%

88.0%

96.7%

99.8%

42.3%

97.4%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Cost and Financing Studies. 1999 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(1999) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and State: United States, 1999 (40 States are shown separately)

United States

0.41%

0.39%

1.18%

1.12%

0.68%

0.21%

0.43%

0.17%

New England:

Maine

3.35%

3.59%

5.58%

3.68%

1.87%

0.00%

3.55%

1.40%

Massachusetts

1.97%

1.85%

4.54%

2.50%

1.22%

0.71%

2.06%

0.71%

Connecticut

3.72%

4.92%

5.53%

4.54%

0.00%

0.00%

4.48%

0.20%

Rhode Island

2.70%

4.62%

9.93%

3.37%

1.58%

2.10%

3.32%

1.41%

Vermont

3.06%

4.78%

5.60%

2.95%

0.67%

0.00%

3.67%

1.63%

Middle Atlantic:

New York

0.97%

1.32%

3.21%

4.47%

2.44%

0.61%

1.19%

1.01%

New Jersey

3.16%

4.15%

3.93%

6.14%

0.95%

0.26%

3.52%

0.54%

Pennsylvania

1.12%

1.96%

4.58%

3.34%

4.31%

0.46%

1.42%

1.21%

East North Central:

Ohio

1.68%

2.33%

3.87%

2.82%

4.84%

0.40%

2.03%

0.86%

Indiana

2.65%

3.31%

7.89%

5.83%

5.54%

0.28%

3.19%

1.00%

Illinois

1.58%

2.94%

3.39%

3.09%

3.34%

2.68%

2.39%

1.77%

Michigan

2.20%

3.99%

6.61%

3.39%

1.65%

2.33%

2.59%

1.23%

Wisconsin

2.01%

2.66%

4.19%

5.41%

0.00%

0.00%

2.23%

0.26%

West North Central:

Minnesota

2.37%

3.40%

4.11%

2.41%

3.09%

1.14%

3.06%

1.32%

Iowa

2.02%

3.11%

4.61%

4.55%

2.06%

0.82%

2.73%

1.42%

Missouri

2.18%

3.81%

6.33%

5.35%

2.25%

0.45%

2.47%

1.24%

Nebraska

2.02%

3.29%

7.34%

3.15%

2.10%

1.75%

2.54%

1.54%

Kansas

1.40%

2.63%

7.57%

2.76%

2.88%

0.00%

1.64%

1.07%

South Atlantic:

Maryland

2.32%

3.29%

4.36%

3.44%

0.00%

0.00%

2.70%

0.47%

Virginia

2.31%

2.82%

5.04%

4.33%

1.99%

0.80%

2.36%

0.98%

North Carolina

2.35%

3.11%

3.35%

4.57%

0.86%

0.00%

2.58%

0.55%

South Carolina

2.08%

3.46%

4.45%

4.73%

4.42%

0.00%

1.91%

1.41%

Georgia

2.63%

4.44%

5.99%

6.42%

4.04%

1.04%

3.07%

1.39%

Florida

2.03%

3.14%

4.82%

3.16%

2.23%

0.38%

2.50%

0.81%

East South Central:

Kentucky

2.73%

2.22%

9.01%

3.47%

4.30%

0.00%

3.65%

1.05%

Tennessee

1.50%

3.64%

5.44%

3.52%

2.83%

0.39%

2.49%

0.96%

Alabama

2.12%

3.31%

7.78%

1.74%

4.84%

0.72%

3.36%

1.51%

Mississippi

1.37%

3.05%

5.10%

9.13%

2.06%

1.15%

2.20%

1.04%

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.35%

3.04%

8.09%

5.17%

3.64%

0.46%

2.72%

1.70%

Louisiana

1.80%

2.96%

7.28%

3.63%

2.00%

0.00%

2.48%

0.97%

Oklahoma

1.23%

2.43%

4.52%

5.52%

4.03%

0.00%

1.96%

1.52%

Texas

1.43%

1.54%

4.72%

3.32%

2.67%

1.07%

1.34%

1.28%

Mountain:

Colorado

2.63%

3.25%

4.40%

7.25%

6.25%

0.00%

2.96%

1.84%

Arizona

1.83%

3.46%

5.68%

5.94%

2.60%

0.48%

2.42%

0.80%

Nevada

2.71%

4.47%

3.80%

5.69%

5.05%

1.32%

3.12%

1.45%

Montana

3.28%

3.72%

5.73%

6.44%

1.02%

0.00%

3.58%

2.50%

Pacific:

Washington

2.59%

3.88%

5.70%

4.05%

7.66%

0.00%

3.22%

1.16%

Oregon

2.23%

3.35%

5.46%

5.69%

1.77%

0.00%

2.76%

0.51%

California

0.95%

1.02%

4.98%

3.02%

2.12%

0.23%

1.25%

0.58%

Hawaii

1.06%

1.92%

1.47%

0.00%

0.00%

1.28%

1.49%

0.58%

States not shown separately

1.18%

3.10%

3.24%

3.28%

1.55%

0.20%

1.86%

1.01%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Cost and Financing Studies. 1999 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.