Table II.C.4(1999) Percent of private-sector employees that are enrolled in a health insurance plan with single coverage by firm size and State: United States, 1999 (40 States are shown separately)

 

Division and State

Total

Less than 10 employees

10 - 24 employees

25 - 99 employees

100-999

1000 or more employees

Less than 50 employees

50 or more employees 

 

United States

48.2%

58.0%

59.3%

56.3%

51.1%

41.8%

58.0%

45.4%

New England:

Maine

53.0%

65.6%

68.4%

51.8%

54.1%

45.7%

62.0%

49.8%

Massachusetts

47.4%

56.3%

56.3%

52.7%

48.6%

41.6%

55.9%

44.4%

Connecticut

42.0%

49.1%

46.9%

46.7%

46.2%

37.5%

47.5%

40.2%

Rhode Island

46.2%

30.2%

58.5%

57.1%

51.7%

46.6%

41.6%

49.1%

Vermont

50.4%

59.3%

56.8%

50.2%

48.8%

43.3%

56.6%

46.9%

Middle Atlantic:

New York

50.4%

54.6%

65.6%

58.5%

49.5%

44.5%

58.1%

47.7%

New Jersey

42.8%

52.7%

45.0%

52.8%

45.0%

38.2%

50.2%

40.7%

Pennsylvania

46.6%

57.2%

63.3%

56.3%

42.9%

41.0%

58.1%

43.1%

East North Central:

Ohio

45.3%

67.0%

49.6%

49.4%

48.7%

39.8%

57.7%

42.4%

Indiana

43.2%

48.8%

54.7%

54.2%

42.6%

38.6%

51.4%

41.1%

Illinois

46.3%

61.2%

51.6%

52.7%

46.8%

41.9%

54.4%

44.3%

Michigan

42.7%

46.7%

48.1%

51.0%

44.6%

37.5%

49.8%

40.7%

Wisconsin

41.5%

48.0%

54.0%

48.0%

41.9%

36.3%

49.7%

39.0%

West North Central:

Minnesota

51.4%

57.7%

53.8%

53.1%

53.0%

49.0%

56.1%

50.3%

Iowa

40.6%

37.8%

57.1%

58.5%

46.6%

32.9%

49.5%

38.6%

Missouri

47.3%

61.5%

67.3%

54.8%

51.7%

39.4%

60.7%

44.3%

Nebraska

43.0%

53.3%

52.7%

43.9%

48.6%

38.6%

49.4%

41.3%

Kansas

43.0%

47.2%

51.2%

42.6%

51.9%

37.8%

44.9%

42.5%

South Atlantic:

Maryland

46.8%

61.1%

44.9%

48.7%

53.7%

42.5%

49.5%

45.8%

Virginia

49.0%

51.9%

64.9%

56.2%

60.0%

41.0%

59.6%

46.7%

North Carolina

51.7%

65.6%

63.8%

62.3%

58.8%

43.0%

65.1%

47.7%

South Carolina

49.2%

58.6%

72.0%

67.7%

55.3%

40.3%

68.3%

45.2%

Georgia

50.3%

66.2%

54.3%

59.9%

55.6%

44.3%

57.0%

48.9%

Florida

50.6%

65.4%

53.4%

65.8%

56.9%

43.9%

60.4%

48.0%

East South Central:

Kentucky

44.3%

57.8%

66.6%

42.7%

46.6%

39.0%

57.2%

41.3%

Tennessee

47.6%

47.1%

65.2%

58.1%

54.9%

40.9%

57.0%

45.3%

Alabama

41.7%

58.9%

59.9%

52.7%

38.3%

36.0%

59.3%

37.3%

Mississippi

50.0%

59.0%

62.7%

67.1%

51.2%

41.3%

62.3%

44.8%

West South Central:

Arkansas

41.7%

57.4%

58.2%

58.7%

50.9%

32.9%

62.3%

37.6%

Louisiana

50.4%

54.6%

57.2%

61.2%

52.7%

44.0%

56.9%

48.2%

Oklahoma

52.9%

54.3%

67.9%

49.7%

62.8%

43.5%

58.2%

51.1%

Texas

49.4%

61.6%

68.4%

60.3%

48.3%

43.4%

64.1%

45.6%

Mountain:

Colorado

48.1%

49.6%

62.4%

61.7%

45.0%

43.6%

58.1%

44.6%

Arizona

50.7%

58.1%

67.4%

61.3%

57.6%

43.7%

61.7%

47.7%

Nevada

50.0%

67.7%

71.8%

66.9%

42.4%

45.0%

70.4%

44.9%

Montana

47.9%

42.6%

56.7%

60.0%

43.4%

41.8%

52.2%

44.7%

Pacific:

Washington

52.0%

62.9%

58.0%

51.8%

58.0%

46.2%

60.3%

49.0%

Oregon

52.6%

62.4%

73.9%

55.2%

57.7%

42.1%

61.8%

49.1%

California

53.7%

64.3%

66.9%

61.3%

56.3%

45.8%

63.7%

50.5%

Hawaii

58.5%

76.5%

67.0%

60.8%

57.1%

50.4%

70.6%

53.0%

States not shown separately

45.4%

58.1%

45.4%

59.9%

57.0%

36.2%

54.3%

42.8%

 

 

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.

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

 

 

Table II.C.4(1999) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees that are enrolled in a health insurance plan with single coverage by firm size and State: United States, 1999 (40 States are shown separately)

 

Division and State

Total

Less than 10 employees

10 - 24 employees

25 - 99 employees

100-999

1000 or more employees

Less than 50 employees

50 or more employees 

 

United States

0.51%

0.74%

1.10%

0.85%

0.66%

0.74%

0.59%

0.60%

New England:

Maine

2.07%

4.10%

6.04%

2.71%

3.88%

3.06%

3.32%

2.97%

Massachusetts

0.80%

2.34%

3.30%

1.84%

1.63%

1.33%

1.43%

1.01%

Connecticut

2.05%

5.19%

5.29%

6.08%

3.93%

2.32%

4.08%

1.83%

Rhode Island

2.53%

7.10%

7.80%

3.57%

3.38%

2.46%

5.73%

1.97%

Vermont

1.84%

6.23%

6.16%

2.56%

3.64%

2.51%

3.08%

2.51%

Middle Atlantic:

New York

1.31%

2.22%

4.35%

5.64%

2.12%

2.74%

2.36%

1.68%

New Jersey

1.00%

4.52%

6.03%

3.03%

3.43%

1.23%

2.66%

1.18%

Pennsylvania

0.82%

4.54%

5.46%

4.26%

2.33%

1.48%

1.99%

0.96%

East North Central:

Ohio

1.38%

3.45%

5.69%

2.86%

3.27%

2.54%

2.23%

1.58%

Indiana

1.85%

5.79%

7.48%

4.24%

4.13%

1.99%

3.91%

1.51%

Illinois

1.05%

4.57%

5.91%

3.90%

3.71%

1.28%

3.67%

1.13%

Michigan

1.37%

2.74%

7.15%

5.15%

4.06%

2.76%

2.24%

1.99%

Wisconsin

1.21%

4.13%

6.27%

5.11%

3.72%

1.80%

2.54%

1.38%

West North Central:

Minnesota

1.00%

4.05%

4.88%

3.93%

2.01%

1.32%

3.36%

0.66%

Iowa

2.47%

4.21%

5.76%

3.24%

3.94%

2.20%

3.60%

2.51%

Missouri

1.36%

7.67%

5.54%

4.45%

4.63%

1.60%

4.18%

1.44%

Nebraska

1.28%

4.79%

6.51%

3.53%

3.39%

2.58%

3.76%

1.79%

Kansas

2.32%

6.20%

8.36%

4.00%

5.83%

1.60%

3.72%

2.30%

South Atlantic:

Maryland

1.19%

4.16%

6.17%

3.87%

3.55%

1.77%

3.42%

1.45%

Virginia

1.90%

4.59%

3.97%

4.55%

3.33%

2.58%

3.08%

2.34%

North Carolina

1.60%

6.01%

6.28%

6.31%

2.84%

1.73%

2.49%

1.53%

South Carolina

1.62%

4.72%

4.52%

4.19%

3.94%

2.15%

2.84%

1.69%

Georgia

3.56%

5.28%

8.71%

7.21%

3.67%

4.41%

3.96%

4.01%

Florida

1.56%

2.83%

5.47%

3.68%

1.96%

2.40%

3.20%

2.29%

East South Central:

Kentucky

2.06%

5.98%

10.37%

4.57%

3.91%

2.92%

3.14%

2.23%

Tennessee

1.73%

5.51%

7.80%

3.80%

2.68%

1.95%

4.17%

1.81%

Alabama

1.90%

1.81%

7.47%

4.07%

4.64%

2.74%

2.44%

2.11%

Mississippi

2.39%

3.02%

6.75%

11.13%

3.82%

3.54%

3.07%

3.11%

West South Central:

Arkansas

1.57%

5.68%

5.47%

5.86%

6.21%

1.97%

1.77%

1.61%

Louisiana

1.63%

6.19%

7.31%

4.41%

4.90%

3.39%

4.27%

1.61%

Oklahoma

3.13%

4.92%

6.60%

5.90%

5.87%

3.10%

3.60%

3.36%

Texas

1.59%

4.67%

4.04%

3.13%

4.02%

2.44%

2.57%

1.56%

Mountain:

Colorado

1.73%

5.09%

5.18%

5.46%

3.79%

1.89%

3.71%

1.22%

Arizona

2.76%

5.93%

2.64%

3.01%

4.36%

3.66%

3.02%

3.26%

Nevada

3.05%

3.21%

5.04%

4.81%

8.17%

3.32%

2.51%

3.30%

Montana

1.64%

5.88%

7.93%

5.24%

4.68%

3.92%

3.38%

2.30%

Pacific:

Washington

2.91%

3.95%

4.87%

6.29%

8.49%

2.98%

1.83%

3.51%

Oregon

2.29%

4.93%

6.14%

4.70%

3.91%

2.30%

3.22%

2.24%

California

1.27%

1.60%

3.95%

2.00%

1.83%

1.67%

1.52%

1.35%

Hawaii

2.12%

2.90%

3.37%

5.29%

3.62%

3.21%

1.82%

2.62%

States not shown separately

1.78%

4.39%

2.91%

2.29%

3.29%

1.94%

1.99%

2.19%

 

 

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.

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.