Table II.B.2.c(2003) Percent of private-sector employees working in establishments that offer two or more health insurance plans 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

59.7%

15.5%

19.8%

30.2%

48.3%

82.9%

20.3%

69.6%

 
New England:
Connecticut

67.7%

.

.

.

60.4%

85.1%

33.2%

77.7%

Maine

56.5%

.

.

.

62.9%

83.7%

13.1%

*

73.2%

Massachusetts

63.3%

.

.

.

50.4%

88.2%

23.9%

*

74.7%

New Hampshire

48.8%

.

.

.

50.7%

73.5%

19.3%

62.8%

Rhode Island

60.3%

.

.

.

46.7%

87.0%

36.2%

70.5%

Vermont

44.9%

.

.

.

43.4%

78.3%

14.0%

60.4%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

63.4%

.

.

.

43.3%

88.2%

26.3%

74.7%

New York

67.1%

.

.

.

68.1%

86.5%

28.4%

77.3%

Pennsylvania

58.0%

.

.

.

50.4%

81.9%

17.1%

69.0%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

66.4%

.

.

.

56.9%

89.2%

23.5%

75.9%

Indiana

54.1%

.

.

.

25.9%

84.2%

9.3%

*

64.3%

Michigan

63.4%

.

.

.

58.0%

88.3%

17.8%

76.3%

Ohio

48.6%

.

.

.

31.6%

74.1%

12.9%

56.2%

Wisconsin

48.3%

.

.

.

31.6%

81.7%

12.5%

59.6%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

52.9%

.

.

.

41.0%

72.2%

20.9%

*

61.0%

Kansas

50.4%

.

.

.

40.2%

75.8%

11.9%

*

60.4%

Minnesota

52.5%

.

.

.

59.0%

74.9%

6.2%

*

65.1%

Missouri

54.6%

.

.

.

35.8%

84.9%

9.6%

*

65.7%

Nebraska

46.9%

.

.

.

20.1%

78.9%

5.8%

*

58.8%

North Dakota

30.0%

.

.

.

13.0%

*

56.0%

13.3%

*

36.2%

South Dakota

25.8%

.

.

.

13.3%

52.7%

8.6%

*

32.1%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

65.7%

.

.

.

47.2%

81.5%

38.2%

73.4%

District of Columbia

75.3%

.

.

.

76.2%

93.2%

44.2%

83.4%

Florida

69.5%

.

.

.

51.2%

92.2%

20.4%

79.7%

Georgia

65.3%

.

.

.

51.1%

85.3%

19.6%

74.2%

Maryland

61.7%

.

.

.

53.3%

80.0%

37.8%

68.6%

North Carolina

48.7%

.

.

.

22.1%

76.9%

8.2%

*

57.8%

South Carolina

51.5%

.

.

.

26.2%

77.4%

11.6%

*

60.8%

Virginia

61.0%

.

.

.

63.5%

82.1%

21.2%

73.9%

West Virginia

41.4%

.

.

.

28.6%

*

63.4%

8.6%

*

50.2%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

41.7%

.

.

.

13.3%

*

70.6%

5.2%

*

50.7%

Kentucky

51.7%

.

.

.

31.8%

76.5%

15.9%

*

60.6%

Mississippi

36.8%

.

.

.

8.6%

*

66.7%

6.3%

*

44.2%

Tennessee

57.3%

.

.

.

30.2%

78.8%

15.7%

64.1%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

50.2%

.

.

.

21.5%

73.9%

10.5%

*

57.0%

Louisiana

49.6%

.

.

.

35.8%

*

78.3%

12.9%

61.5%

Oklahoma

57.1%

.

.

.

42.3%

74.7%

20.4%

64.5%

Texas

60.6%

.

.

.

45.3%

79.6%

11.4%

68.6%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

61.8%

.

.

.

47.8%

86.4%

13.0%

72.2%

Colorado

55.2%

.

.

.

34.8%

*

86.3%

13.1%

*

67.8%

Idaho

45.6%

.

.

.

22.9%

80.7%

6.6%

*

60.6%

Montana

31.5%

.

.

.

11.7%

73.4%

10.7%

*

41.9%

Nevada

52.4%

.

.

.

29.3%

76.2%

19.4%

59.5%

New Mexico

46.7%

.

.

.

47.7%

75.9%

14.2%

57.7%

Utah

64.4%

.

.

.

57.4%

90.7%

10.5%

76.9%

Wyoming

42.2%

.

.

.

5.2%

*

83.1%

15.7%

54.2%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

32.3%

.

.

.

12.5%

*

61.8%

9.2%

*

40.9%

California

70.8%

.

.

.

75.3%

86.6%

37.1%

79.4%

Hawaii

79.2%

.

.

.

91.2%

95.4%

48.1%

91.4%

Oregon

47.0%

.

.

.

26.9%

*

75.6%

19.6%

*

57.2%

Washington

54.1%

.

.

.

46.0%

81.5%

14.3%

66.5%

 
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.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
. Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.

 

Table II.B.2.c(2003) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees working in establishments that offer two or more health insurance plans 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

0.67%

0.97%

2.05%

1.29%

1.43%

1.03%

1.08%

0.68%

 
New England:
Connecticut

4.16%

.

.

.

7.56%

5.15%

3.45%

5.07%

Maine

4.40%

.

.

.

10.58%

6.39%

4.66%

*

4.60%

Massachusetts

5.72%

.

.

.

10.03%

4.40%

8.15%

*

5.50%

New Hampshire

3.72%

.

.

.

8.93%

10.20%

4.33%

5.17%

Rhode Island

3.44%

.

.

.

8.17%

6.14%

5.63%

5.45%

Vermont

4.97%

.

.

.

9.48%

10.48%

3.45%

6.23%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

2.00%

.

.

.

10.20%

2.76%

5.45%

1.62%

New York

1.81%

.

.

.

5.51%

2.73%

4.26%

2.03%

Pennsylvania

2.25%

.

.

.

7.92%

3.55%

3.37%

2.90%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

3.59%

.

.

.

7.09%

3.17%

2.99%

3.72%

Indiana

6.00%

.

.

.

5.62%

7.09%

5.45%

*

6.26%

Michigan

3.43%

.

.

.

9.77%

4.49%

5.05%

3.28%

Ohio

3.32%

.

.

.

7.18%

3.38%

3.10%

3.19%

Wisconsin

5.27%

.

.

.

6.30%

7.22%

3.24%

6.31%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

4.89%

.

.

.

4.40%

7.18%

7.72%

*

5.01%

Kansas

4.99%

.

.

.

10.91%

7.77%

4.21%

*

5.45%

Minnesota

2.97%

.

.

.

8.28%

5.44%

3.12%

*

2.93%

Missouri

4.17%

.

.

.

7.19%

5.68%

2.94%

*

4.84%

Nebraska

5.48%

.

.

.

5.36%

8.32%

2.57%

*

6.65%

North Dakota

5.48%

.

.

.

7.97%

*

9.38%

5.35%

*

6.67%

South Dakota

4.00%

.

.

.

3.60%

10.28%

3.84%

*

5.50%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

4.85%

.

.

.

9.73%

5.55%

7.35%

4.79%

District of Columbia

3.22%

.

.

.

8.97%

3.92%

7.86%

3.89%

Florida

4.66%

.

.

.

6.80%

2.75%

3.56%

4.68%

Georgia

3.43%

.

.

.

12.33%

3.58%

5.36%

3.57%

Maryland

2.84%

.

.

.

7.01%

5.54%

6.18%

3.92%

North Carolina

3.45%

.

.

.

5.46%

6.90%

3.49%

*

4.95%

South Carolina

2.66%

.

.

.

7.02%

4.17%

3.52%

*

3.15%

Virginia

3.57%

.

.

.

8.52%

3.53%

4.40%

3.21%

West Virginia

4.01%

.

.

.

13.10%

*

6.85%

2.83%

*

4.99%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

4.69%

.

.

.

4.82%

*

6.09%

2.41%

*

5.58%

Kentucky

5.82%

.

.

.

8.75%

7.50%

5.24%

*

6.61%

Mississippi

3.41%

.

.

.

2.85%

*

5.92%

3.19%

*

4.67%

Tennessee

5.24%

.

.

.

8.40%

4.19%

4.13%

5.60%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

5.56%

.

.

.

5.73%

7.62%

3.77%

*

6.61%

Louisiana

4.56%

.

.

.

10.99%

*

5.21%

3.25%

5.71%

Oklahoma

3.99%

.

.

.

9.37%

6.75%

5.82%

4.64%

Texas

4.09%

.

.

.

9.42%

4.20%

3.39%

4.50%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

4.30%

.

.

.

10.97%

2.99%

2.63%

5.01%

Colorado

5.36%

.

.

.

10.78%

*

6.81%

6.39%

*

6.32%

Idaho

5.74%

.

.

.

6.15%

10.68%

2.70%

*

7.78%

Montana

4.75%

.

.

.

2.51%

8.34%

4.11%

*

6.35%

Nevada

5.33%

.

.

.

8.37%

7.09%

4.16%

5.85%

New Mexico

5.94%

.

.

.

6.45%

7.06%

4.26%

5.83%

Utah

5.76%

.

.

.

9.06%

4.32%

2.87%

5.60%

Wyoming

5.37%

.

.

.

2.67%

*

9.60%

3.50%

6.63%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

4.67%

.

.

.

3.83%

*

8.21%

2.99%

*

6.09%

California

2.16%

.

.

.

3.45%

3.51%

2.78%

2.37%

Hawaii

1.48%

.

.

.

4.32%

2.89%

5.81%

1.83%

Oregon

5.29%

.

.

.

10.05%

*

5.40%

7.07%

*

5.38%

Washington

4.12%

.

.

.

9.51%

5.23%

3.25%

5.07%

 
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.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
. Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.