Table VII.B.4.b.(1)(1999) Percent of private-sector part-time employees eligible for health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance 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

26.2%

38.5%

25.9%

20.9%

17.8%

31.1%

20.1%

New England:

Maine

19.0%

47.6%

11.9%

*

12.1%

*

4.6%

*

26.2%

7.5%

*

Massachusetts

28.4%

35.7%

27.1%

24.3%

30.5%

*

31.7%

20.2%

*

Connecticut

30.5%

53.4%

20.7%

*

22.6%

30.3%

*

36.9%

4.0%

*

Rhode Island

27.3%

35.4%

32.0%

19.0%

9.0%

*

31.3%

27.5%

*

Vermont

37.4%

47.1%

45.5%

25.4%

15.4%

*

42.9%

9.4%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New York

33.2%

43.7%

38.8%

24.9%

31.7%

*

38.7%

18.1%

*

New Jersey

38.4%

50.9%

33.3%

33.0%

1.7%

*

44.5%

29.1%

*

Pennsylvania

32.2%

52.4%

29.1%

22.3%

23.5%

30.1%

40.2%

East North Central:

Ohio

31.5%

40.7%

23.1%

31.5%

22.2%

42.9%

16.0%

*

Indiana

16.8%

22.1%

23.6%

*

10.8%

*

4.6%

*

22.1%

10.3%

*

Illinois

26.7%

43.3%

20.6%

21.5%

23.6%

*

29.3%

22.2%

Michigan

31.3%

40.0%

39.1%

25.2%

26.6%

*

29.5%

37.0%

Wisconsin

24.6%

37.9%

32.5%

15.2%

*

10.9%

*

27.2%

21.0%

West North Central:

Minnesota

21.1%

26.3%

23.2%

19.2%

6.8%

*

20.9%

33.2%

*

Iowa

18.9%

29.7%

31.0%

10.7%

*

10.3%

*

22.1%

17.0%

*

Missouri

23.0%

20.4%

27.7%

22.2%

23.9%

*

28.3%

9.2%

*

Nebraska

14.0%

16.0%

17.9%

*

10.7%

*

10.0%

*

12.3%

20.5%

*

Kansas

18.7%

34.7%

9.9%

*

15.6%

*

9.4%

*

27.7%

2.8%

*

South Atlantic:

Maryland

28.6%

38.7%

18.3%

*

30.3%

*

24.6%

*

32.7%

21.9%

*

Virginia

24.1%

33.7%

14.8%

*

24.3%

*

28.0%

*

23.2%

24.3%

*

North Carolina

21.5%

30.7%

16.7%

20.9%

*

11.0%

*

25.8%

19.0%

South Carolina

25.1%

41.1%

30.1%

15.3%

13.8%

*

29.6%

26.2%

*

Georgia

21.6%

32.6%

13.0%

*

23.1%

*

39.7%

*

19.1%

*

15.2%

*

Florida

23.9%

27.8%

34.2%

15.1%

*

9.3%

*

32.9%

18.0%

*

East South Central:

Kentucky

18.1%

38.5%

10.2%

*

18.6%

*

16.7%

*

23.8%

10.8%

*

Tennessee

16.4%

28.3%

18.6%

11.8%

*

13.4%

*

26.4%

8.8%

*

Alabama

30.3%

52.3%

19.0%

*

23.9%

17.8%

*

39.2%

29.1%

Mississippi

10.1%

15.9%

14.5%

*

4.3%

*

4.8%

*

18.1%

1.5%

*

West South Central:

Arkansas

16.1%

26.9%

21.1%

7.8%

*

14.1%

*

19.4%

*

12.6%

*

Louisiana

27.2%

46.0%

5.9%

*

27.3%

4.7%

*

39.7%

22.8%

Oklahoma

30.1%

40.8%

40.7%

20.0%

*

12.2%

*

37.7%

29.7%

*

Texas

19.3%

37.2%

18.7%

*

13.6%

*

15.0%

*

34.2%

9.0%

*

Mountain:

Colorado

30.2%

58.8%

20.2%

*

22.6%

6.7%

*

38.3%

26.4%

*

Arizona

24.8%

21.9%

*

32.7%

21.5%

31.9%

*

23.9%

24.3%

*

Nevada

14.6%

*

21.3%

*

26.4%

*

5.6%

*

1.9%

*

13.2%

*

19.3%

*

Montana

23.7%

32.6%

47.9%

12.7%

*

21.6%

*

22.5%

*

31.5%

*

Pacific:

Washington

22.5%

35.7%

21.9%

*

11.6%

21.6%

*

25.6%

15.0%

*

Oregon

32.4%

52.8%

43.8%

16.6%

*

5.2%

*

41.4%

15.4%

*

California

22.6%

35.3%

19.3%

19.4%

15.4%

25.6%

18.2%

Hawaii

45.9%

60.5%

45.6%

37.9%

37.0%

47.0%

47.9%

States not shown separately

34.9%

45.8%

33.2%

29.6%

9.5%

*

43.0%

31.1%

 

 

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.B.4.b.(1)(1999) Standard error for percent of private-sector part-time employees eligible for health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance 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

1.11%

1.85%

1.55%

1.63%

1.44%

1.40%

1.96%

New England:

Maine

3.77%

7.34%

5.28%

*

9.89%

*

3.80%

*

4.72%

3.68%

*

Massachusetts

2.45%

4.49%

6.82%

4.24%

10.90%

*

2.64%

6.52%

*

Connecticut

4.43%

5.48%

9.10%

*

6.42%

10.99%

*

5.76%

2.37%

*

Rhode Island

4.84%

5.56%

9.15%

5.20%

2.78%

*

5.85%

8.66%

*

Vermont

2.78%

8.18%

7.40%

6.71%

8.38%

*

4.03%

16.53%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New York

4.72%

6.16%

8.01%

6.12%

11.71%

*

5.64%

5.89%

*

New Jersey

5.04%

7.26%

8.17%

9.31%

0.73%

*

5.79%

9.36%

*

Pennsylvania

4.19%

6.87%

6.96%

6.47%

6.29%

5.25%

8.93%

East North Central:

Ohio

6.21%

6.24%

3.97%

8.32%

6.37%

6.46%

10.35%

*

Indiana

2.68%

6.05%

7.54%

*

4.66%

*

2.33%

*

6.30%

9.27%

*

Illinois

2.82%

5.88%

3.34%

5.61%

7.78%

*

2.98%

5.41%

Michigan

4.15%

9.48%

5.89%

5.38%

12.78%

*

6.19%

8.68%

Wisconsin

6.72%

7.59%

7.06%

8.37%

*

9.89%

*

7.05%

5.95%

West North Central:

Minnesota

3.37%

5.16%

5.32%

4.13%

4.76%

*

2.95%

10.32%

*

Iowa

3.79%

6.88%

4.83%

5.14%

*

5.72%

*

5.87%

6.00%

*

Missouri

3.05%

5.21%

8.16%

5.37%

8.43%

*

4.26%

3.68%

*

Nebraska

4.11%

4.18%

7.44%

*

3.72%

*

4.79%

*

1.93%

8.36%

*

Kansas

5.09%

7.36%

4.19%

*

10.46%

*

10.22%

*

7.81%

11.10%

*

South Atlantic:

Maryland

5.78%

5.85%

7.66%

*

9.56%

*

8.43%

*

7.22%

10.75%

*

Virginia

5.31%

5.54%

7.49%

*

8.92%

*

8.64%

*

5.16%

9.94%

*

North Carolina

3.02%

6.36%

4.85%

8.04%

*

7.56%

*

5.14%

5.56%

South Carolina

4.97%

6.41%

6.43%

4.56%

10.90%

*

5.47%

8.22%

*

Georgia

5.01%

8.06%

10.66%

*

7.34%

*

12.58%

*

5.92%

*

4.98%

*

Florida

3.50%

3.40%

5.33%

4.98%

*

13.29%

*

6.14%

7.12%

*

East South Central:

Kentucky

4.08%

5.82%

3.59%

*

6.36%

*

6.06%

*

4.40%

8.79%

*

Tennessee

3.08%

6.13%

5.52%

6.34%

*

5.22%

*

7.54%

4.95%

*

Alabama

5.33%

7.34%

7.07%

*

5.65%

10.49%

*

5.95%

7.44%

Mississippi

2.67%

4.19%

5.24%

*

1.84%

*

10.13%

*

4.89%

2.34%

*

West South Central:

Arkansas

4.26%

5.99%

6.17%

4.07%

*

10.60%

*

7.31%

*

4.49%

*

Louisiana

4.92%

9.23%

4.03%

*

8.10%

10.34%

*

7.22%

6.53%

Oklahoma

7.18%

7.35%

9.20%

9.41%

*

5.33%

*

8.47%

9.57%

*

Texas

4.53%

4.27%

5.81%

*

7.28%

*

8.02%

*

5.02%

2.83%

*

Mountain:

Colorado

5.04%

6.16%

7.46%

*

6.73%

3.41%

*

6.54%

8.41%

*

Arizona

4.72%

7.59%

*

7.52%

6.24%

13.56%

*

3.35%

9.02%

*

Nevada

6.66%

*

7.06%

*

8.61%

*

2.40%

*

0.63%

*

5.41%

*

10.93%

*

Montana

6.29%

3.81%

7.33%

10.57%

*

15.13%

*

6.96%

*

10.96%

*

Pacific:

Washington

3.74%

5.92%

8.60%

*

3.38%

10.72%

*

3.87%

10.33%

*

Oregon

4.98%

5.87%

7.73%

7.36%

*

1.71%

*

4.26%

11.33%

*

California

3.56%

4.25%

2.87%

5.44%

3.66%

5.02%

4.60%

Hawaii

1.83%

3.65%

5.38%

2.76%

7.50%

1.98%

7.44%

States not shown separately

5.22%

7.21%

6.05%

6.80%

7.66%

*

6.08%

8.17%

  

  

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.