Table II.B.3.b.(1)(1999) Percent of private-sector full-time employees eligible for health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and State: United States, 1999 (40 States are shown separately)

United States

88.0%

89.9%

89.5%

88.5%

87.4%

87.6%

89.1%

87.7%

New England:

Maine

88.0%

73.9%

89.9%

91.0%

90.9%

87.8%

84.5%

89.4%

Massachusetts

87.2%

95.9%

88.1%

89.5%

91.3%

82.5%

92.5%

85.3%

Connecticut

89.6%

92.6%

80.7%

95.4%

86.9%

89.9%

88.2%

90.0%

Rhode Island

88.8%

93.3%

93.0%

89.7%

83.0%

88.7%

92.6%

86.7%

Vermont

87.2%

86.1%

82.4%

87.2%

90.7%

86.3%

85.1%

88.7%

Middle Atlantic:

New York

88.1%

90.1%

85.8%

86.5%

92.9%

86.9%

86.0%

88.9%

New Jersey

83.2%

91.3%

88.9%

86.9%

81.3%

81.1%

89.1%

81.6%

Pennsylvania

91.4%

92.0%

89.0%

92.3%

91.0%

91.5%

91.5%

91.4%

East North Central:

Ohio

91.1%

93.6%

90.1%

95.0%

91.7%

89.4%

92.8%

90.7%

Indiana

89.0%

87.2%

92.6%

87.3%

89.5%

89.0%

89.9%

88.8%

Illinois

87.9%

93.1%

93.5%

90.9%

89.0%

85.5%

91.3%

87.1%

Michigan

90.2%

88.5%

85.1%

90.6%

89.3%

91.5%

88.5%

90.7%

Wisconsin

90.3%

87.7%

96.2%

90.3%

90.4%

89.7%

91.5%

89.9%

West North Central:

Minnesota

88.0%

92.1%

90.4%

83.4%

90.1%

87.7%

89.5%

87.7%

Iowa

90.7%

92.2%

93.5%

93.8%

89.6%

89.9%

92.5%

90.3%

Missouri

86.6%

82.4%

91.6%

86.0%

84.3%

87.5%

87.8%

86.4%

Nebraska

89.8%

91.8%

91.2%

88.7%

89.1%

89.9%

90.0%

89.8%

Kansas

90.6%

91.0%

90.8%

88.6%

94.7%

89.3%

91.3%

90.3%

South Atlantic:

Maryland

89.9%

93.1%

90.7%

90.7%

83.9%

90.9%

90.6%

89.6%

Virginia

89.6%

89.9%

94.7%

89.9%

84.7%

91.0%

90.3%

89.4%

North Carolina

88.9%

89.0%

93.2%

92.7%

90.8%

86.6%

92.2%

87.9%

South Carolina

88.3%

90.0%

89.8%

87.3%

84.4%

89.4%

87.8%

88.5%

Georgia

85.0%

87.7%

87.9%

92.7%

88.3%

81.7%

88.6%

84.3%

Florida

87.6%

94.2%

89.0%

90.2%

78.4%

89.2%

90.7%

86.7%

East South Central:

Kentucky

89.2%

93.0%

90.6%

86.7%

92.1%

87.9%

88.2%

89.4%

Tennessee

88.6%

97.4%

88.4%

91.2%

84.0%

88.8%

91.0%

88.0%

Alabama

90.0%

90.1%

89.0%

91.9%

89.2%

89.9%

89.3%

90.2%

Mississippi

86.5%

97.0%

92.0%

83.0%

84.4%

84.2%

93.7%

83.8%

West South Central:

Arkansas

86.6%

80.3%

88.6%

83.9%

86.3%

87.5%

85.9%

86.7%

Louisiana

85.2%

86.7%

96.4%

82.8%

88.2%

82.7%

89.0%

83.9%

Oklahoma

84.4%

73.6%

94.3%

87.4%

91.0%

80.3%

83.6%

84.7%

Texas

87.2%

89.3%

93.3%

87.8%

84.7%

86.9%

90.3%

86.4%

Mountain:

Colorado

84.5%

67.8%

75.4%

80.4%

87.0%

91.1%

72.5%

89.6%

Arizona

88.0%

87.6%

86.1%

80.9%

78.0%

92.3%

84.1%

89.1%

Nevada

84.6%

91.3%

89.2%

63.8%

94.6%

84.1%

73.9%

88.0%

Montana

89.1%

93.7%

91.8%

89.7%

84.2%

88.3%

92.6%

86.6%

Pacific:

Washington

90.7%

95.2%

88.6%

91.4%

86.3%

91.8%

91.4%

90.5%

Oregon

89.6%

90.4%

94.9%

85.8%

92.5%

88.3%

88.7%

90.0%

California

86.7%

88.8%

88.4%

86.1%

86.0%

86.4%

88.6%

86.1%

Hawaii

90.9%

93.9%

94.6%

91.6%

88.0%

90.1%

93.2%

89.8%

States not shown separately

87.0%

91.3%

90.6%

85.4%

84.8%

86.9%

89.6%

86.2%

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.B.3.b.(1)(1999) Standard error for percent of private-sector full-time employees eligible for health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and State: United States, 1999 (40 States are shown separately

Less than 10

10 - 24

25 - 99

100-999

1000 or more

Less than 50

50 or more

Division and State

Total

employees

employees

employees

employees

employees

employees

employees

United States

0.24%

1.05%

0.78%

0.67%

0.77%

0.37%

0.35%

0.33%

New England:

Maine

1.51%

6.84%

3.51%

3.97%

2.98%

5.02%

3.71%

2.62%

Massachusetts

2.63%

1.43%

3.12%

1.52%

1.11%

5.06%

1.48%

3.13%

Connecticut

2.14%

2.69%

5.97%

1.57%

3.77%

2.48%

3.26%

2.09%

Rhode Island

2.18%

3.07%

9.94%

3.27%

4.35%

3.36%

1.98%

2.61%

Vermont

1.88%

3.60%

6.21%

3.61%

2.07%

3.38%

3.35%

2.19%

Middle Atlantic:

New York

1.93%

2.06%

3.76%

5.33%

1.18%

2.84%

3.56%

2.13%

New Jersey

1.96%

2.86%

3.75%

4.92%

6.62%

3.13%

2.24%

2.53%

Pennsylvania

1.20%

2.15%

3.37%

2.26%

2.48%

1.40%

1.78%

1.32%

East North Central:

Ohio

0.74%

1.60%

3.65%

0.93%

2.00%

1.14%

1.42%

0.73%

Indiana

2.19%

2.65%

2.86%

3.06%

2.62%

4.10%

2.01%

2.32%

Illinois

1.82%

2.40%

2.51%

1.69%

1.98%

2.74%

1.70%

2.22%

Michigan

1.44%

3.05%

3.48%

2.31%

6.11%

2.28%

1.85%

1.44%

Wisconsin

1.08%

2.55%

3.42%

2.12%

1.88%

2.11%

1.26%

1.54%

West North Central:

Minnesota

1.50%

2.21%

5.26%

3.39%

2.34%

2.33%

2.81%

1.93%

Iowa

1.72%

2.19%

2.21%

2.04%

3.49%

2.14%

1.22%

1.98%

Missouri

1.94%

4.77%

3.38%

3.19%

4.66%

3.16%

2.62%

2.08%

Nebraska

1.71%

4.56%

5.22%

2.76%

3.60%

1.72%

2.09%

1.89%

Kansas

1.34%

2.09%

5.66%

2.51%

1.52%

3.00%

1.88%

1.76%

South Atlantic:

Maryland

1.30%

1.26%

4.26%

2.39%

2.99%

1.75%

2.47%

1.70%

Virginia

1.24%

2.17%

3.14%

2.46%

3.70%

2.08%

1.73%

1.43%

North Carolina

1.44%

2.95%

1.72%

1.53%

2.65%

3.80%

1.22%

1.98%

South Carolina

2.00%

2.29%

5.24%

2.55%

4.27%

2.50%

1.53%

2.45%

Georgia

2.44%

4.81%

5.39%

3.85%

1.85%

3.23%

2.44%

2.63%

Florida

2.33%

2.52%

2.94%

3.63%

5.67%

2.17%

1.32%

2.99%

East South Central:

Kentucky

1.87%

2.26%

9.87%

4.73%

1.17%

3.22%

2.65%

1.97%

Tennessee

1.42%

2.09%

6.17%

3.15%

1.94%

2.13%

2.76%

1.74%

Alabama

1.68%

3.65%

4.24%

5.28%

2.44%

3.05%

3.53%

1.60%

Mississippi

1.99%

2.43%

2.82%

4.91%

3.75%

3.84%

3.43%

2.76%

West South Central:

Arkansas

1.44%

5.34%

3.15%

5.17%

2.90%

1.92%

3.35%

1.47%

Louisiana

2.26%

4.19%

1.22%

3.62%

2.61%

4.21%

2.45%

2.82%

Oklahoma

1.95%

7.01%

2.85%

6.47%

3.69%

5.22%

4.90%

3.85%

Texas

1.24%

4.01%

1.89%

2.38%

2.24%

1.51%

2.28%

1.35%

Mountain:

Colorado

2.81%

9.37%

6.36%

7.09%

4.09%

1.76%

6.46%

1.64%

Arizona

1.92%

3.69%

4.62%

4.88%

4.61%

1.50%

3.91%

1.79%

Nevada

3.44%

2.52%

1.71%

5.99%

7.24%

4.40%

4.38%

4.47%

Montana

1.45%

3.61%

2.82%

2.39%

5.61%

5.37%

2.10%

2.54%

Pacific:

Washington

1.34%

1.94%

4.32%

2.09%

8.76%

3.51%

2.16%

1.22%

Oregon

1.92%

1.81%

2.95%

4.44%

2.13%

3.09%

2.72%

1.94%

California

0.87%

2.04%

3.46%

1.75%

2.86%

1.54%

1.58%

1.12%

Hawaii

1.02%

1.30%

2.80%

2.04%

2.62%

1.62%

1.79%

1.48%

States not shown separately

2.10%

3.10%

2.59%

2.48%

2.60%

3.71%

1.79%

2.80%

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.