Table VII.A.2.c(1999) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer at least one health insurance plan that required no contribution from the employee for family coverage by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 1999 (40 States are shown separately)

 

Percent Full-Time Employees

Percent Low-Wage Employees

Division and State

Total

75% or more

50-74%

less than 50%

50% or more

less than 50%

Unknown

United States

29.0%

30.0%

27.4%

24.9%

29.9%

33.9%

9.5%

New England:

Maine

21.7%

20.7%

22.2%

28.3%

*

39.8%

*

22.4%

13.0%

*

Massachusetts

32.7%

32.7%

28.5%

39.0%

38.4%

36.1%

14.3%

Connecticut

36.2%

37.1%

28.3%

*

38.5%

56.7%

*

40.5%

11.5%

*

Rhode Island

47.7%

49.9%

37.4%

47.6%

30.4%

51.3%

21.3%

*

Vermont

36.8%

27.4%

64.2%

19.5%

*

14.0%

*

42.7%

5.0%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New York

39.4%

42.8%

36.5%

21.3%

27.0%

*

45.1%

15.2%

New Jersey

39.0%

41.9%

23.1%

38.5%

50.3%

45.2%

7.2%

*

Pennsylvania

35.2%

37.6%

28.3%

31.1%

22.2%

*

42.8%

7.2%

*

East North Central:

Ohio

32.7%

35.7%

31.4%

19.1%

34.6%

36.5%

17.0%

Indiana

26.9%

28.6%

25.1%

*

19.8%

19.2%

*

34.7%

2.6%

*

Illinois

29.3%

31.3%

25.0%

21.7%

*

27.1%

*

33.7%

5.5%

*

Michigan

42.8%

42.0%

48.9%

41.8%

47.7%

47.0%

14.9%

*

Wisconsin

30.7%

30.6%

25.2%

38.9%

44.2%

*

33.0%

16.8%

West North Central:

Minnesota

27.0%

24.9%

31.4%

30.3%

39.2%

30.5%

7.2%

*

Iowa

29.6%

28.9%

15.5%

*

49.6%

35.2%

*

34.4%

5.6%

*

Missouri

23.2%

24.1%

15.5%

*

25.2%

20.3%

29.4%

3.9%

*

Nebraska

41.2%

33.8%

59.4%

49.4%

79.2%

40.2%

3.2%

*

Kansas

33.4%

28.3%

49.1%

41.7%

55.0%

36.1%

13.4%

*

South Atlantic:

Maryland

30.1%

34.9%

24.4%

10.2%

*

20.2%

*

35.5%

3.6%

*

Virginia

20.6%

20.5%

21.6%

*

19.9%

25.5%

*

25.1%

2.8%

*

North Carolina

22.2%

22.5%

17.7%

*

24.8%

*

36.4%

*

23.8%

8.6%

*

South Carolina

23.1%

21.3%

31.1%

26.3%

*

24.7%

*

26.3%

9.6%

*

Georgia

19.8%

18.0%

17.5%

*

40.2%

28.6%

*

25.7%

0.5%

*

Florida

22.2%

22.7%

27.8%

10.0%

*

18.7%

*

25.4%

12.0%

*

East South Central:

Kentucky

26.1%

28.2%

17.7%

*

25.1%

*

22.5%

*

33.6%

3.4%

*

Tennessee

20.9%

25.9%

15.3%

*

6.6%

*

11.9%

*

29.8%

2.6%

*

Alabama

22.7%

25.0%

16.5%

*

12.3%

*

11.6%

*

28.8%

6.0%

*

Mississippi

21.0%

21.7%

20.2%

17.8%

*

21.1%

*

26.3%

5.1%

*

West South Central:

Arkansas

24.2%

22.3%

29.5%

*

32.4%

*

26.4%

*

30.2%

6.9%

*

Louisiana

20.7%

22.1%

15.3%

*

14.7%

*

20.3%

*

25.4%

5.9%

*

Oklahoma

28.0%

31.0%

18.6%

*

16.4%

*

15.8%

*

40.5%

4.2%

*

Texas

21.0%

22.9%

12.1%

*

15.9%

8.1%

*

27.2%

7.8%

*

Mountain:

Colorado

32.7%

32.6%

33.0%

32.5%

*

35.3%

37.7%

9.3%

*

Arizona

21.1%

21.7%

17.1%

*

20.8%

*

17.3%

*

26.8%

6.4%

*

Nevada

21.1%

20.5%

26.5%

18.6%

*

25.0%

*

24.1%

11.2%

*

Montana

40.7%

37.6%

48.0%

50.7%

50.0%

39.5%

36.2%

Pacific:

Washington

33.0%

31.9%

35.5%

37.2%

50.7%

35.0%

19.9%

Oregon

31.8%

30.6%

46.4%

20.6%

*

16.2%

*

36.8%

14.1%

*

California

27.1%

28.9%

25.8%

14.0%

*

28.5%

31.1%

11.0%

*

Hawaii

31.6%

31.2%

37.2%

25.7%

*

40.0%

34.8%

9.5%

States not shown separately

24.4%

25.8%

19.6%

21.8%

34.8%

26.7%

11.4%

*

 

 

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 VII.A.2.c(1999) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer at least one health insurance plan that required no contribution from the employee for family coverage by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 1999 (40 States are shown separately)

 

Percent Full-Time Employees

Percent Low-Wage Employees

Division and State

Total

75% or more

50-74%

less than 50%

50% or more

less than 50%

Unknown

United States

0.47%

0.60%

1.30%

1.28%

2.38%

0.51%

0.85%

New England:

Maine

2.69%

3.33%

6.04%

9.23%

*

13.18%

*

2.96%

4.84%

*

Massachusetts

1.12%

1.48%

4.95%

3.91%

11.41%

1.86%

3.96%

Connecticut

3.04%

3.35%

10.38%

*

7.86%

17.07%

*

2.57%

7.49%

*

Rhode Island

1.62%

3.31%

5.34%

8.01%

8.82%

2.38%

8.77%

*

Vermont

5.30%

3.03%

11.84%

6.34%

*

13.48%

*

5.41%

4.49%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New York

1.51%

1.99%

5.90%

4.91%

12.33%

*

1.87%

3.59%

New Jersey

2.87%

4.05%

5.06%

10.58%

14.12%

3.44%

3.27%

*

Pennsylvania

2.72%

3.32%

5.66%

5.92%

7.41%

*

2.55%

4.09%

*

East North Central:

Ohio

1.75%

1.60%

3.67%

5.18%

7.81%

2.16%

4.12%

Indiana

4.02%

4.72%

10.30%

*

5.26%

7.47%

*

4.99%

1.20%

*

Illinois

2.84%

3.21%

5.25%

8.65%

*

10.55%

*

3.59%

2.58%

*

Michigan

3.54%

4.16%

4.27%

10.04%

14.10%

4.39%

4.86%

*

Wisconsin

2.40%

2.96%

7.44%

7.74%

14.51%

*

3.61%

4.95%

West North Central:

Minnesota

2.41%

3.87%

6.74%

6.63%

10.33%

3.15%

2.80%

*

Iowa

4.25%

5.48%

4.80%

*

12.56%

11.50%

*

5.76%

2.46%

*

Missouri

2.45%

2.39%

6.04%

*

7.34%

5.70%

3.20%

1.90%

*

Nebraska

4.42%

4.57%

12.75%

10.73%

13.00%

4.22%

2.20%

*

Kansas

3.65%

6.05%

9.17%

10.47%

13.12%

3.99%

7.55%

*

South Atlantic:

Maryland

2.53%

3.43%

6.42%

4.51%

*

10.45%

*

3.26%

1.51%

*

Virginia

1.84%

2.18%

10.38%

*

4.88%

9.53%

*

2.60%

3.05%

*

North Carolina

3.12%

3.02%

8.75%

*

7.82%

*

12.11%

*

3.32%

2.99%

*

South Carolina

2.88%

3.55%

8.54%

10.93%

*

11.51%

*

4.17%

4.05%

*

Georgia

2.75%

2.69%

7.27%

*

9.71%

9.86%

*

3.43%

0.37%

*

Florida

1.60%

2.10%

3.29%

3.83%

*

9.45%

*

2.70%

3.84%

*

East South Central:

Kentucky

2.97%

3.34%

5.46%

*

8.60%

*

12.37%

*

3.69%

1.93%

*

Tennessee

3.89%

4.83%

9.45%

*

2.66%

*

5.31%

*

4.93%

1.69%

*

Alabama

2.44%

3.61%

7.41%

*

4.22%

*

9.99%

*

3.26%

3.88%

*

Mississippi

3.19%

4.46%

3.93%

9.91%

*

10.67%

*

3.92%

4.77%

*

West South Central:

Arkansas

3.75%

3.75%

9.59%

*

9.86%

*

7.98%

*

4.41%

3.30%

*

Louisiana

3.76%

4.09%

5.72%

*

6.32%

*

9.41%

*

5.07%

3.19%

*

Oklahoma

3.06%

3.09%

8.68%

*

7.71%

*

7.44%

*

3.90%

2.82%

*

Texas

1.28%

1.79%

8.06%

*

4.07%

3.49%

*

1.91%

2.41%

*

Mountain:

Colorado

4.62%

5.28%

8.94%

10.04%

*

8.94%

6.01%

3.56%

*

Arizona

3.90%

4.16%

5.62%

*

8.15%

*

11.59%

*

4.25%

2.92%

*

Nevada

2.66%

2.92%

7.68%

7.38%

*

12.11%

*

3.74%

6.70%

*

Montana

4.32%

4.56%

9.85%

12.81%

12.12%

4.73%

7.14%

Pacific:

Washington

3.36%

4.73%

9.34%

11.04%

13.59%

3.53%

4.74%

Oregon

2.18%

3.09%

7.21%

10.48%

*

10.21%

*

3.06%

6.68%

*

California

1.36%

1.51%

3.94%

4.74%

*

7.80%

1.80%

3.50%

*

Hawaii

2.13%

2.77%

7.78%

7.79%

*

7.23%

2.76%

2.75%

States not shown separately

3.37%

3.31%

5.79%

6.21%

7.34%

4.02%

3.71%

*

 

 

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.