Table II.B.2.b(2003) Percent of private-sector employees that are enrolled in health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and State: United States, 2003
 
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

63.0%

65.1%

60.1%

57.7%

61.1%

65.1%

60.7%

63.5%

 
New England:
Connecticut

63.0%

61.3%

65.0%

56.3%

59.4%

65.5%

59.9%

63.8%

Maine

60.7%

63.1%

55.7%

56.9%

58.6%

63.7%

58.1%

61.7%

Massachusetts

59.2%

57.9%

46.2%

50.3%

56.8%

64.8%

52.6%

61.1%

New Hampshire

61.3%

62.6%

58.9%

51.5%

65.6%

62.9%

57.2%

63.3%

Rhode Island

62.0%

57.0%

56.0%

57.6%

58.5%

68.4%

58.1%

63.7%

Vermont

56.5%

54.4%

51.5%

54.0%

61.7%

57.4%

52.4%

58.6%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

59.3%

65.1%

54.7%

47.4%

65.3%

59.8%

56.4%

60.2%

New York

63.5%

61.5%

60.2%

52.6%

63.2%

67.4%

58.9%

64.7%

Pennsylvania

60.9%

63.1%

59.4%

62.3%

48.6%

66.6%

59.8%

61.2%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

65.6%

65.0%

56.4%

67.4%

61.5%

68.2%

60.7%

66.7%

Indiana

64.2%

54.0%

55.1%

65.8%

61.4%

67.3%

57.1%

65.8%

Michigan

63.5%

60.9%

63.9%

55.8%

61.0%

66.9%

59.5%

64.7%

Ohio

62.7%

64.3%

65.5%

57.5%

58.6%

65.5%

61.3%

63.0%

Wisconsin

58.6%

60.2%

49.0%

51.3%

55.7%

64.7%

51.0%

61.1%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

60.9%

58.1%

58.3%

48.2%

57.7%

66.0%

54.2%

62.6%

Kansas

61.7%

62.8%

58.4%

62.0%

56.2%

65.0%

60.5%

62.0%

Minnesota

62.8%

67.8%

60.4%

54.2%

69.8%

62.6%

58.7%

63.9%

Missouri

62.0%

68.2%

60.4%

65.3%

59.7%

60.9%

66.4%

60.9%

Nebraska

54.2%

63.0%

57.0%

55.6%

42.3%

56.7%

60.3%

52.5%

North Dakota

57.7%

60.5%

57.4%

43.6%

50.9%

66.1%

54.4%

58.8%

South Dakota

59.7%

62.9%

54.1%

50.8%

55.4%

67.6%

55.5%

61.2%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

64.8%

66.6%

53.4%

53.0%

59.7%

69.1%

61.7%

65.6%

District of Columbia

69.4%

85.3%

77.6%

55.9%

67.0%

69.8%

72.9%

68.4%

Florida

64.8%

68.9%

69.1%

53.7%

57.0%

67.9%

66.0%

64.5%

Georgia

63.0%

60.5%

60.1%

52.2%

77.2%

62.6%

53.9%

64.8%

Maryland

60.3%

65.9%

56.6%

53.3%

56.8%

64.4%

59.0%

60.6%

North Carolina

65.8%

77.8%

67.0%

54.1%

69.2%

65.9%

65.6%

65.8%

South Carolina

65.4%

62.7%

60.9%

62.4%

59.1%

69.0%

63.4%

65.9%

Virginia

60.5%

67.2%

59.1%

57.4%

64.0%

59.2%

59.4%

60.9%

West Virginia

66.9%

67.2%

58.5%

58.7%

72.5%

67.2%

59.9%

68.7%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

58.4%

68.1%

52.2%

58.5%

61.3%

56.8%

60.4%

57.9%

Kentucky

62.8%

66.6%

60.2%

61.8%

64.6%

62.2%

62.2%

62.9%

Mississippi

62.5%

61.0%

59.7%

46.8%

62.2%

66.6%

57.2%

63.8%

Tennessee

64.7%

70.2%

64.6%

60.5%

64.2%

65.1%

63.7%

64.8%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

59.8%

67.3%

56.2%

56.1%

52.9%

62.9%

57.1%

60.2%

Louisiana

59.1%

63.9%

59.2%

61.6%

52.4%

60.6%

58.6%

59.2%

Oklahoma

63.4%

61.9%

67.0%

69.2%

61.2%

62.4%

68.5%

62.3%

Texas

63.6%

71.7%

65.9%

63.0%

61.3%

63.5%

66.9%

63.1%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

60.6%

66.7%

53.5%

48.5%

52.2%

65.9%

57.7%

61.2%

Colorado

58.7%

62.2%

42.9%

51.9%

59.3%

62.3%

50.6%

61.1%

Idaho

63.2%

61.4%

51.5%

61.2%

57.1%

69.4%

55.8%

66.1%

Montana

59.8%

62.8%

58.1%

58.0%

57.6%

62.5%

57.9%

60.7%

Nevada

61.6%

64.8%

62.9%

58.1%

53.8%

64.9%

58.3%

62.3%

New Mexico

57.1%

69.0%

55.6%

48.1%

54.2%

61.1%

56.3%

57.4%

Utah

55.4%

58.7%

67.1%

49.8%

53.1%

55.9%

60.8%

54.2%

Wyoming

67.3%

64.6%

65.5%

56.6%

66.8%

73.1%

62.6%

69.4%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

62.3%

53.1%

63.5%

51.0%

57.6%

71.0%

59.8%

63.2%

California

66.4%

67.1%

60.7%

64.4%

68.3%

66.8%

64.9%

66.7%

Hawaii

68.9%

68.2%

71.9%

72.0%

67.5%

67.9%

68.4%

69.2%

Oregon

70.4%

73.4%

66.9%

61.8%

68.1%

74.8%

65.5%

72.3%

Washington

63.3%

67.6%

69.9%

51.0%

58.4%

67.0%

68.0%

61.8%

 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2003 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.b(2003) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees that are enrolled in health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and State: United States, 2003
 
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

0.35%

0.74%

0.87%

0.96%

0.82%

0.99%

0.38%

0.47%

 
New England:
Connecticut

1.95%

4.27%

4.90%

2.76%

3.95%

2.10%

2.80%

2.06%

Maine

2.49%

3.42%

5.92%

3.77%

3.69%

6.52%

2.18%

3.70%

Massachusetts

2.40%

4.20%

6.90%

5.89%

6.11%

3.55%

4.05%

3.32%

New Hampshire

1.31%

3.54%

3.55%

4.64%

4.21%

4.94%

2.64%

2.30%

Rhode Island

2.59%

4.99%

4.46%

2.67%

4.89%

4.12%

3.90%

3.33%

Vermont

2.66%

3.68%

2.70%

3.43%

4.22%

5.61%

2.76%

3.77%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

3.06%

3.41%

6.96%

7.93%

4.93%

5.48%

2.93%

4.26%

New York

2.03%

2.94%

3.79%

4.94%

5.26%

3.48%

2.70%

2.53%

Pennsylvania

2.02%

4.05%

5.37%

3.08%

5.65%

3.02%

3.37%

2.48%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

2.61%

3.66%

6.15%

4.27%

5.39%

2.94%

2.40%

3.23%

Indiana

2.42%

6.28%

5.81%

6.45%

3.58%

2.84%

3.05%

2.37%

Michigan

2.02%

3.46%

4.62%

4.91%

3.01%

2.63%

3.10%

2.20%

Ohio

2.37%

3.18%

5.66%

3.01%

4.18%

3.95%

2.07%

2.75%

Wisconsin

1.44%

3.55%

4.95%

5.20%

2.96%

2.80%

2.33%

1.71%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

3.01%

3.73%

5.66%

5.92%

3.78%

3.53%

5.35%

2.83%

Kansas

2.43%

3.69%

4.45%

3.68%

7.76%

4.10%

2.79%

3.68%

Minnesota

1.00%

3.69%

4.43%

5.51%

2.39%

2.23%

1.60%

1.30%

Missouri

2.59%

4.63%

3.33%

3.57%

4.28%

3.63%

3.55%

2.97%

Nebraska

1.77%

4.62%

3.79%

3.08%

4.50%

2.64%

3.72%

2.28%

North Dakota

2.85%

3.76%

4.80%

7.11%

7.92%

4.70%

2.27%

3.69%

South Dakota

1.99%

5.42%

5.08%

4.16%

3.33%

3.51%

2.76%

2.29%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

3.16%

4.68%

4.14%

4.09%

8.73%

3.87%

3.39%

4.09%

District of Columbia

2.56%

5.60%

5.52%

4.25%

5.32%

4.36%

4.92%

3.09%

Florida

2.44%

3.45%

3.09%

5.54%

5.18%

2.60%

2.71%

2.82%

Georgia

2.89%

6.79%

4.56%

6.80%

5.22%

3.23%

4.63%

3.10%

Maryland

1.90%

4.19%

5.40%

6.55%

4.61%

3.42%

2.59%

2.26%

North Carolina

2.22%

3.08%

7.90%

6.46%

4.77%

4.04%

2.85%

2.72%

South Carolina

2.00%

6.03%

7.05%

9.35%

5.59%

4.05%

3.71%

2.63%

Virginia

2.04%

0.91%

4.37%

4.04%

5.04%

3.30%

1.65%

2.78%

West Virginia

2.90%

4.12%

5.78%

5.39%

7.20%

4.47%

3.54%

3.75%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

2.89%

4.37%

5.96%

3.62%

3.88%

4.43%

1.85%

3.53%

Kentucky

2.60%

3.68%

4.65%

3.47%

2.89%

4.42%

2.17%

3.33%

Mississippi

2.63%

5.76%

4.69%

6.11%

4.48%

3.57%

4.29%

2.77%

Tennessee

1.89%

4.04%

4.00%

6.81%

4.48%

3.15%

2.60%

2.04%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

2.43%

5.11%

6.47%

4.45%

4.03%

3.56%

4.41%

3.02%

Louisiana

2.81%

4.04%

4.91%

3.90%

6.13%

4.44%

2.49%

3.77%

Oklahoma

2.75%

5.50%

8.39%

7.07%

5.68%

4.25%

3.37%

3.33%

Texas

2.22%

3.22%

2.50%

4.42%

3.78%

2.90%

2.32%

2.41%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

2.17%

3.29%

4.41%

4.38%

4.64%

2.91%

2.52%

2.52%

Colorado

1.84%

3.61%

8.32%

9.35%

4.38%

4.18%

4.88%

2.51%

Idaho

2.05%

3.56%

6.84%

3.68%

5.33%

4.92%

3.07%

3.04%

Montana

4.05%

3.34%

6.09%

5.72%

5.86%

5.92%

3.44%

4.69%

Nevada

2.73%

3.71%

5.22%

8.41%

6.56%

3.26%

2.21%

3.11%

New Mexico

2.81%

1.87%

5.04%

5.89%

5.32%

4.54%

4.41%

3.11%

Utah

3.45%

5.60%

2.69%

6.04%

6.59%

4.90%

3.54%

4.01%

Wyoming

3.19%

4.61%

4.25%

2.80%

5.62%

6.30%

3.05%

3.83%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

3.49%

4.56%

6.42%

6.79%

4.13%

5.10%

3.71%

3.72%

California

1.22%

3.28%

2.91%

2.45%

2.23%

2.34%

2.15%

1.47%

Hawaii

2.22%

3.02%

3.95%

2.83%

4.03%

4.18%

1.88%

2.85%

Oregon

2.79%

2.78%

6.06%

5.42%

4.84%

5.71%

3.87%

4.17%

Washington

2.46%

4.12%

6.46%

8.44%

7.26%

3.52%

3.96%

2.32%

 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2003 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.