Table II.B.2.a(2000) Percent of private-sector employees eligible for health insurance in establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and State: United States, 2000 (40 States are shown separately)

 

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

78.9%

81.6%

78.5%

75.2%

77.4%

80.1%

78.8%

78.9%

New England:

Massachusetts

83.3%

89.3%

73.9%

84.3%

78.3%

84.6%

84.5%

82.9%

New Hampshire

76.5%

83.9%

74.4%

69.8%

82.3%

75.6%

76.4%

76.6%

Connecticut

76.1%

63.4%

74.1%

75.5%

77.2%

79.8%

68.8%

78.9%

Middle Atlantic:

New York

81.8%

84.7%

81.9%

77.6%

84.4%

81.5%

82.5%

81.5%

New Jersey

80.4%

87.6%

81.5%

79.4%

79.5%

79.8%

82.4%

79.9%

Pennsylvania

80.2%

80.1%

78.9%

73.7%

79.0%

82.8%

77.8%

81.0%

East North Central:

Ohio

77.6%

78.4%

78.5%

75.6%

80.2%

76.7%

79.0%

77.2%

Indiana

76.0%

83.4%

66.7%

74.2%

76.1%

77.5%

71.3%

77.4%

Illinois

81.6%

85.3%

81.2%

68.3%

80.7%

86.0%

78.4%

82.5%

Michigan

78.3%

80.0%

79.8%

73.1%

72.2%

81.8%

75.4%

79.1%

Wisconsin

77.5%

65.6%

71.2%

69.5%

77.3%

83.3%

67.5%

80.7%

West North Central:

Minnesota

79.5%

72.7%

67.7%

77.5%

73.6%

84.8%

75.1%

80.6%

Iowa

77.3%

79.2%

71.7%

74.7%

75.0%

79.7%

75.8%

77.7%

Missouri

78.9%

83.2%

85.2%

71.0%

76.5%

80.4%

80.7%

78.5%

Nebraska

79.5%

81.4%

78.4%

74.5%

77.2%

81.6%

77.6%

80.0%

Kansas

79.7%

62.0%

74.1%

80.6%

82.6%

82.3%

70.3%

82.5%

North Dakota

76.8%

86.9%

65.7%

72.8%

66.3%

84.0%

75.4%

77.4%

South Dakota

74.1%

85.2%

74.5%

66.7%

79.5%

72.3%

77.4%

73.0%

South Atlantic:

Maryland

76.6%

83.8%

89.5%

74.5%

77.8%

73.3%

81.7%

75.1%

Virginia

76.1%

84.4%

79.2%

73.7%

74.3%

75.7%

78.1%

75.5%

West Virginia

79.8%

78.9%

81.2%

73.9%

73.7%

84.0%

75.6%

81.2%

North Carolina

80.9%

82.5%

85.3%

73.8%

78.1%

83.1%

84.0%

80.2%

South Carolina

80.6%

80.1%

81.9%

76.7%

78.7%

81.9%

80.1%

80.7%

Georgia

79.6%

73.7%

87.6%

68.2%

76.7%

82.0%

78.1%

79.8%

Florida

76.5%

90.8%

80.8%

73.0%

75.8%

74.8%

83.6%

74.7%

East South Central:

Kentucky

78.6%

75.9%

78.0%

70.0%

82.0%

79.8%

73.1%

79.9%

Tennessee

74.9%

79.8%

82.0%

78.5%

69.5%

75.5%

77.2%

74.5%

Alabama

82.8%

84.4%

87.2%

80.2%

79.2%

83.8%

84.2%

82.4%

Mississippi

81.5%

91.4%

83.6%

77.6%

77.5%

82.3%

87.4%

80.4%

West South Central:

Arkansas

76.1%

82.6%

82.9%

79.5%

69.5%

75.8%

82.7%

74.4%

Louisiana

78.9%

86.2%

85.3%

77.7%

70.5%

81.4%

82.0%

78.1%

Oklahoma

81.6%

80.8%

86.1%

79.0%

68.3%

86.2%

80.1%

81.9%

Texas

80.9%

88.2%

81.8%

77.1%

79.2%

81.6%

80.8%

81.0%

Mountain:

Colorado

79.0%

84.3%

76.3%

68.2%

74.1%

82.3%

78.9%

79.0%

New Mexico

64.5%

86.0%

80.3%

70.5%

62.3%

57.9%

80.4%

59.8%

Arizona

75.2%

77.5%

75.5%

60.4%

66.7%

80.5%

70.7%

76.2%

Utah

75.5%

72.9%

48.6%

74.1%

75.1%

81.5%

62.9%

79.0%

Pacific:

Washington

76.2%

78.1%

75.9%

76.7%

75.9%

75.7%

79.9%

74.7%

Oregon

82.2%

78.6%

76.3%

74.9%

82.8%

86.8%

76.4%

84.1%

California

77.8%

78.8%

78.2%

77.9%

78.2%

77.3%

79.4%

77.3%

States not shown separately

78.1%

81.1%

72.6%

77.6%

75.5%

80.2%

77.1%

78.4%

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Cost and Financing Studies. 2000 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(2000) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees eligible for health insurance in establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and State: United States, 2000 (40 States are shown separately)

 

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

0.44%

1.06%

0.97%

0.97%

0.86%

0.82%

0.73%

0.55%

New England:

Massachusetts

1.07%

3.59%

4.17%

4.10%

3.77%

2.19%

2.53%

1.50%

New Hampshire

1.45%

1.89%

4.10%

3.74%

2.41%

3.41%

2.19%

2.05%

Connecticut

2.45%

7.77%

4.44%

3.99%

3.17%

4.72%

4.41%

3.42%

Middle Atlantic:

New York

1.19%

1.97%

3.01%

3.34%

2.79%

2.55%

1.83%

1.61%

New Jersey

1.48%

1.87%

9.42%

4.02%

4.51%

2.84%

3.05%

2.24%

Pennsylvania

1.65%

2.49%

5.07%

3.51%

3.51%

3.00%

1.91%

1.79%

East North Central:

Ohio

1.92%

4.21%

2.61%

4.30%

3.56%

2.52%

2.41%

2.12%

Indiana

2.10%

3.52%

7.92%

4.33%

3.20%

4.05%

4.71%

2.49%

Illinois

1.84%

1.80%

4.44%

3.07%

4.81%

2.49%

3.28%

2.65%

Michigan

2.28%

2.75%

2.96%

3.16%

4.23%

4.08%

1.96%

2.62%

Wisconsin

1.59%

5.34%

4.02%

3.71%

2.37%

2.47%

2.93%

1.99%

West North Central:

Minnesota

1.63%

5.50%

3.73%

6.37%

2.15%

1.61%

2.10%

1.83%

Iowa

1.59%

2.57%

5.28%

2.81%

5.24%

2.85%

1.81%

2.02%

Missouri

1.52%

5.25%

2.94%

3.25%

2.58%

3.15%

3.20%

2.02%

Nebraska

2.37%

3.96%

3.37%

4.00%

3.00%

3.73%

2.78%

2.77%

Kansas

2.79%

7.22%

2.70%

2.69%

3.82%

5.52%

3.53%

3.66%

North Dakota

1.90%

4.20%

6.36%

4.94%

3.99%

3.01%

4.07%

1.85%

South Dakota

2.59%

3.50%

4.52%

4.68%

2.79%

3.46%

3.29%

2.65%

South Atlantic:

Maryland

2.03%

3.34%

4.52%

4.40%

1.98%

3.75%

3.21%

2.22%

Virginia

2.84%

3.18%

4.65%

5.11%

4.93%

3.80%

3.20%

3.27%

West Virginia

2.20%

3.01%

9.16%

3.69%

4.10%

3.95%

2.84%

2.82%

North Carolina

1.36%

3.38%

3.07%

3.81%

2.28%

2.61%

2.03%

2.04%

South Carolina

2.18%

4.69%

2.98%

4.67%

4.85%

4.40%

1.96%

2.34%

Georgia

2.28%

5.61%

9.72%

7.34%

5.86%

2.51%

3.97%

2.60%

Florida

2.01%

1.51%

4.04%

3.37%

2.31%

3.18%

2.20%

2.59%

East South Central:

Kentucky

1.60%

5.25%

3.20%

4.48%

4.14%

3.24%

2.69%

2.33%

Tennessee

3.90%

4.03%

3.92%

3.25%

5.72%

5.64%

2.18%

4.67%

Alabama

1.99%

2.65%

2.75%

3.10%

4.17%

3.08%

1.66%

2.55%

Mississippi

2.09%

9.75%

9.12%

5.30%

4.19%

4.21%

1.21%

2.50%

West South Central:

Arkansas

1.77%

2.16%

2.62%

3.10%

4.10%

3.23%

1.76%

2.05%

Louisiana

2.30%

5.58%

13.22%

4.52%

5.10%

2.46%

4.03%

2.28%

Oklahoma

1.35%

3.78%

9.61%

5.07%

5.26%

2.88%

3.22%

1.74%

Texas

0.95%

2.86%

5.15%

1.33%

3.67%

1.41%

3.11%

1.21%

Mountain:

Colorado

2.23%

2.24%

4.82%

4.12%

4.01%

2.97%

2.95%

2.71%

New Mexico

4.69%

3.71%

2.99%

4.75%

7.47%

8.59%

2.61%

6.13%

Arizona

2.55%

3.42%

4.84%

3.79%

4.79%

3.78%

3.73%

2.63%

Utah

3.11%

3.52%

11.71%

5.22%

4.39%

3.91%

6.13%

2.53%

Pacific:

Washington

2.00%

4.21%

2.71%

4.75%

6.12%

3.50%

2.22%

2.58%

Oregon

1.22%

3.44%

4.24%

5.86%

3.20%

2.60%

3.82%

1.03%

California

1.69%

2.92%

3.14%

3.26%

2.34%

2.43%

1.49%

2.10%

States not shown separately

1.05%

1.81%

3.97%

3.90%

3.43%

2.32%

1.93%

1.49%

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Cost and Financing Studies. 2000 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Insurance Component.

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