Table VII.C.4.a(1999) Percent of private-sector employees that are enrolled in a health insurance plan with single coverage that required no employee contribution 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

33.5%

34.3%

30.2%

25.6%

39.2%

41.1%

16.1%

New England:

Maine

35.9%

32.4%

55.8%

26.3%

*

43.5%

*

44.4%

18.4%

*

Massachusetts

17.7%

17.2%

20.7%

17.6%

20.0%

*

22.3%

7.5%

Connecticut

20.0%

18.9%

21.9%

*

32.4%

87.9%

22.6%

9.2%

*

Rhode Island

37.9%

33.5%

58.7%

48.6%

26.1%

49.1%

9.1%

*

Vermont

31.1%

30.6%

36.6%

24.3%

*

71.3%

29.9%

25.9%

Middle Atlantic:

New York

30.6%

30.5%

36.5%

23.0%

23.7%

*

35.3%

17.0%

New Jersey

26.6%

26.1%

32.2%

*

20.2%

*

61.8%

33.1%

9.7%

*

Pennsylvania

35.1%

36.4%

24.9%

38.3%

24.1%

*

48.8%

10.4%

East North Central:

Ohio

32.1%

33.5%

30.9%

15.0%

*

56.6%

42.2%

9.1%

Indiana

28.7%

28.9%

29.7%

23.2%

*

57.1%

32.2%

18.0%

*

Illinois

25.3%

26.6%

19.9%

*

15.2%

*

32.6%

*

35.3%

6.2%

*

Michigan

36.3%

36.6%

32.7%

*

37.9%

38.6%

*

44.9%

13.4%

*

Wisconsin

21.3%

20.7%

26.3%

*

17.0%

12.2%

*

26.5%

6.2%

*

West North Central:

Minnesota

25.8%

25.8%

28.9%

*

23.5%

*

66.1%

31.4%

13.8%

Iowa

23.5%

25.1%

20.7%

14.3%

*

26.1%

*

25.4%

19.4%

*

Missouri

32.5%

32.4%

34.2%

31.6%

*

45.7%

36.6%

19.9%

Nebraska

23.7%

26.1%

14.7%

*

15.9%

*

32.4%

*

34.9%

7.6%

*

Kansas

28.6%

26.4%

52.2%

22.6%

*

65.3%

32.6%

9.3%

*

South Atlantic:

Maryland

26.3%

27.5%

30.0%

*

8.1%

*

9.7%

*

33.3%

15.5%

Virginia

27.1%

28.2%

24.7%

13.4%

*

23.0%

*

33.0%

14.9%

North Carolina

32.5%

33.7%

28.8%

19.5%

2.8%

*

40.2%

17.2%

*

South Carolina

32.6%

33.5%

27.2%

*

20.5%

*

38.4%

*

41.6%

13.4%

*

Georgia

30.7%

31.9%

16.6%

*

29.9%

*

11.5%

*

43.8%

7.5%

*

Florida

25.0%

25.6%

23.4%

*

15.1%

*

30.7%

*

26.3%

21.9%

*

East South Central:

Kentucky

32.9%

37.2%

12.4%

*

10.6%

*

13.2%

*

41.6%

12.9%

*

Tennessee

33.1%

35.6%

6.8%

*

20.4%

*

34.1%

*

40.4%

16.4%

*

Alabama

30.5%

32.3%

14.6%

*

18.7%

*

31.1%

43.8%

7.2%

*

Mississippi

38.7%

43.5%

9.9%

*

36.2%

*

67.3%

44.0%

19.2%

*

West South Central:

Arkansas

31.2%

32.7%

11.5%

*

30.1%

*

37.8%

*

38.5%

14.6%

*

Louisiana

31.5%

34.9%

19.6%

*

8.9%

*

33.7%

*

46.2%

4.2%

*

Oklahoma

47.4%

50.0%

28.8%

28.5%

*

47.4%

55.2%

22.1%

*

Texas

34.1%

34.6%

28.2%

*

32.2%

38.8%

46.0%

15.9%

*

Mountain:

Colorado

36.6%

38.4%

23.7%

*

32.6%

49.3%

*

46.5%

8.2%

*

Arizona

34.8%

35.4%

33.6%

20.3%

*

18.2%

*

45.9%

15.0%

*

Nevada

57.6%

58.3%

56.4%

31.7%

*

27.3%

*

65.8%

17.2%

*

Montana

53.2%

53.8%

64.5%

27.0%

*

66.6%

50.6%

57.0%

Pacific:

Washington

50.0%

51.3%

43.3%

38.8%

11.6%

*

55.3%

40.6%

Oregon

49.8%

49.7%

53.3%

44.8%

85.9%

56.7%

26.7%

California

45.0%

45.3%

45.2%

38.3%

68.0%

52.7%

23.6%

Hawaii

57.3%

56.5%

67.7%

39.0%

29.9%

*

67.1%

43.7%

States not shown separately

37.7%

40.3%

22.5%

29.9%

49.7%

41.5%

28.2%

*

 

 

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.C.4.a(1999) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees that are enrolled in a health insurance plan with single coverage that required no employee contribution 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

0.67%

0.83%

2.02%

1.55%

3.41%

0.74%

1.03%

New England:

Maine

5.15%

4.74%

10.08%

9.74%

*

13.89%

*

6.20%

8.01%

*

Massachusetts

1.56%

1.78%

3.81%

2.71%

15.93%

*

2.21%

2.00%

Connecticut

2.63%

2.75%

10.19%

*

6.30%

23.10%

3.02%

6.44%

*

Rhode Island

4.46%

4.29%

8.95%

8.94%

7.18%

5.34%

6.32%

*

Vermont

3.91%

4.57%

7.57%

8.21%

*

19.30%

2.46%

7.76%

Middle Atlantic:

New York

2.28%

2.31%

9.89%

6.46%

9.72%

*

3.80%

4.04%

New Jersey

3.47%

4.09%

11.44%

*

13.73%

*

16.00%

5.63%

3.27%

*

Pennsylvania

2.61%

2.70%

4.77%

7.26%

13.38%

*

4.43%

2.57%

East North Central:

Ohio

2.49%

3.11%

7.86%

6.06%

*

9.60%

3.28%

2.28%

Indiana

2.91%

3.51%

6.95%

10.35%

*

15.58%

3.63%

8.13%

*

Illinois

2.56%

3.28%

6.30%

*

9.96%

*

11.35%

*

4.31%

2.79%

*

Michigan

2.77%

3.13%

11.60%

*

9.86%

12.05%

*

3.11%

4.23%

*

Wisconsin

2.65%

2.49%

8.91%

*

4.78%

10.44%

*

3.19%

1.95%

*

West North Central:

Minnesota

3.60%

3.93%

8.96%

*

9.22%

*

18.27%

4.33%

3.63%

Iowa

3.40%

3.80%

5.40%

10.97%

*

10.45%

*

4.12%

6.28%

*

Missouri

3.97%

4.58%

8.73%

11.61%

*

13.61%

4.05%

5.92%

Nebraska

2.93%

3.01%

7.55%

*

10.71%

*

9.87%

*

4.35%

3.17%

*

Kansas

3.01%

3.62%

9.77%

14.90%

*

14.30%

3.42%

3.84%

*

South Atlantic:

Maryland

3.78%

5.14%

11.39%

*

3.20%

*

4.16%

*

4.91%

4.65%

Virginia

4.76%

5.67%

7.33%

8.99%

*

10.62%

*

5.42%

3.71%

North Carolina

3.74%

4.16%

6.84%

5.41%

0.99%

*

5.76%

5.85%

*

South Carolina

3.87%

4.53%

12.95%

*

12.73%

*

12.20%

*

5.24%

5.02%

*

Georgia

3.29%

3.50%

6.22%

*

13.45%

*

11.83%

*

4.84%

3.77%

*

Florida

3.67%

4.74%

8.34%

*

5.07%

*

10.35%

*

3.57%

6.83%

*

East South Central:

Kentucky

3.05%

3.76%

5.74%

*

11.88%

*

7.48%

*

4.43%

5.47%

*

Tennessee

4.96%

5.46%

8.58%

*

7.82%

*

10.39%

*

6.70%

6.97%

*

Alabama

4.03%

4.30%

10.65%

*

8.52%

*

9.21%

4.44%

2.53%

*

Mississippi

3.53%

3.81%

14.69%

*

11.88%

*

13.39%

4.42%

5.99%

*

West South Central:

Arkansas

4.50%

4.64%

7.91%

*

12.26%

*

12.41%

*

6.15%

4.80%

*

Louisiana

3.89%

3.75%

7.05%

*

14.03%

*

14.35%

*

6.05%

3.84%

*

Oklahoma

7.20%

7.72%

8.16%

12.44%

*

12.03%

8.04%

7.82%

*

Texas

3.14%

3.69%

9.48%

*

8.76%

10.64%

4.28%

5.13%

*

Mountain:

Colorado

4.24%

5.53%

7.81%

*

7.61%

15.01%

*

4.44%

4.81%

*

Arizona

4.58%

5.84%

10.01%

10.68%

*

12.43%

*

5.12%

8.12%

*

Nevada

6.01%

6.19%

11.78%

11.51%

*

15.03%

*

6.68%

5.36%

*

Montana

4.85%

4.27%

10.60%

11.99%

*

14.24%

5.29%

11.10%

Pacific:

Washington

6.71%

7.36%

12.31%

11.19%

16.45%

*

7.89%

8.12%

Oregon

4.28%

4.57%

8.90%

12.02%

22.81%

5.41%

6.50%

California

2.30%

2.96%

7.15%

8.17%

13.30%

2.74%

3.71%

Hawaii

3.48%

1.89%

9.71%

8.13%

12.01%

*

3.13%

7.66%

States not shown separately

4.49%

4.63%

5.46%

7.66%

10.20%

3.58%

8.93%

*

 

 

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.