Table VII.A.2.a(2000) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that self-insure at least one plan by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2000 (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

29.7%

29.5%

26.7%

34.8%

21.9%

18.8%

74.4%

New England:

Massachusetts

32.1%

32.6%

38.5%

19.1%

23.3%

*

23.0%

76.4%

New Hampshire

26.3%

27.9%

17.8%

*

27.4%

16.4%

15.1%

78.0%

Connecticut

20.8%

20.4%

20.3%

*

23.6%

19.0%

11.2%

60.9%

Middle Atlantic:

New York

20.8%

20.1%

24.5%

18.5%

*

15.6%

*

14.1%

62.1%

New Jersey

30.3%

29.8%

23.9%

*

43.6%

33.4%

*

15.5%

83.8%

Pennsylvania

30.3%

32.4%

27.9%

21.3%

12.2%

*

24.3%

75.4%

East North Central:

Ohio

29.2%

29.8%

16.6%

*

39.4%

21.3%

19.2%

62.6%

Indiana

35.3%

36.5%

33.1%

31.9%

27.5%

23.2%

84.3%

Illinois

30.7%

31.1%

22.8%

37.3%

31.8%

17.1%

77.5%

Michigan

27.3%

29.2%

13.7%

*

32.1%

18.4%

14.8%

85.3%

Wisconsin

26.4%

26.4%

24.6%

28.3%

24.0%

16.5%

68.7%

West North Central:

Minnesota

31.9%

30.5%

33.2%

36.2%

29.3%

20.6%

90.3%

Iowa

31.0%

30.0%

34.0%

31.9%

31.1%

22.2%

55.5%

Missouri

29.1%

28.0%

32.6%

32.2%

23.5%

16.2%

80.4%

Nebraska

26.7%

33.0%

15.9%

*

7.4%

*

7.3%

*

25.8%

70.4%

Kansas

24.1%

20.8%

31.2%

32.6%

17.0%

20.9%

54.2%

North Dakota

26.8%

27.9%

30.4%

20.6%

19.2%

22.0%

68.0%

South Dakota

29.6%

30.5%

27.0%

*

28.6%

18.0%

23.2%

73.3%

South Atlantic:

Maryland

34.1%

33.6%

18.2%

*

49.2%

25.4%

16.4%

79.8%

Virginia

30.8%

31.6%

18.3%

*

41.6%

21.1%

17.6%

72.2%

West Virginia

31.8%

31.2%

30.1%

38.4%

19.7%

22.3%

65.2%

North Carolina

35.8%

34.9%

40.8%

36.8%

*

20.6%

20.0%

81.1%

South Carolina

36.2%

36.3%

28.3%

46.3%

32.2%

16.4%

82.2%

Georgia

35.6%

32.2%

28.6%

*

52.3%

30.2%

16.9%

83.9%

Florida

27.0%

24.5%

32.9%

39.6%

24.7%

17.8%

55.6%

East South Central:

Kentucky

27.2%

28.2%

34.8%

15.4%

*

9.6%

*

16.1%

80.6%

Tennessee

39.8%

37.8%

27.5%

62.4%

30.1%

18.2%

79.5%

Alabama

31.7%

32.7%

20.2%

*

41.5%

19.8%

25.7%

72.0%

Mississippi

38.5%

42.3%

21.7%

*

36.0%

*

23.1%

32.9%

81.4%

West South Central:

Arkansas

31.4%

29.3%

34.4%

41.6%

19.1%

12.6%

79.2%

Louisiana

36.9%

38.7%

26.9%

*

33.5%

*

15.5%

31.3%

79.4%

Oklahoma

37.4%

38.9%

22.6%

*

42.8%

24.1%

20.9%

80.4%

Texas

37.9%

35.2%

45.9%

49.3%

27.7%

21.2%

88.5%

Mountain:

Colorado

30.6%

29.9%

30.6%

39.3%

*

17.0%

18.1%

77.9%

New Mexico

33.2%

36.5%

11.5%

*

31.6%

17.9%

*

27.9%

70.3%

Arizona

30.7%

31.0%

33.4%

23.6%

*

11.0%

*

24.2%

82.1%

Utah

32.1%

38.3%

30.5%

10.2%

*

12.8%

*

19.6%

78.4%

Pacific:

Washington

24.7%

25.8%

11.6%

*

36.1%

24.9%

18.0%

67.9%

Oregon

24.2%

22.0%

21.2%

40.2%

*

32.6%

12.5%

71.0%

California

26.8%

25.5%

24.8%

37.3%

23.0%

18.0%

65.1%

States not shown separately

27.3%

27.9%

22.3%

28.6%

13.3%

20.9%

79.5%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Cost and Financing Studies. 2000 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.

** The definition of low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to prior year's estimates. See Technical Appendix for details.

Table VII.A.2.a(2000) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that self-insure at least one plan by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2000 (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

0.50%

0.68%

1.62%

1.48%

1.09%

0.85%

1.31%

New England:

Massachusetts

4.11%

4.54%

8.89%

3.39%

8.18%

*

3.78%

8.01%

New Hampshire

2.59%

3.65%

5.72%

*

7.01%

4.71%

3.03%

4.96%

Connecticut

2.56%

4.74%

8.75%

*

6.00%

4.03%

1.97%

7.73%

Middle Atlantic:

New York

2.85%

2.51%

5.25%

6.05%

*

4.85%

*

2.31%

3.02%

New Jersey

4.29%

4.56%

11.23%

*

10.55%

10.55%

*

1.65%

6.63%

Pennsylvania

3.19%

3.46%

7.26%

4.06%

4.20%

*

4.09%

9.78%

East North Central:

Ohio

3.01%

4.02%

5.86%

*

8.54%

4.24%

2.80%

6.49%

Indiana

2.87%

4.20%

6.62%

7.04%

3.70%

3.68%

5.14%

Illinois

2.31%

2.88%

4.95%

3.54%

5.64%

2.76%

4.91%

Michigan

2.99%

3.35%

4.45%

*

7.41%

2.36%

3.06%

5.19%

Wisconsin

1.46%

2.83%

5.52%

4.78%

4.25%

2.68%

6.49%

West North Central:

Minnesota

3.17%

4.10%

8.17%

6.49%

7.21%

2.75%

5.53%

Iowa

2.92%

3.82%

8.31%

4.95%

3.15%

3.89%

7.85%

Missouri

2.65%

2.78%

9.36%

9.46%

4.11%

2.74%

4.79%

Nebraska

3.23%

4.31%

10.06%

*

4.76%

*

2.83%

*

4.36%

10.11%

Kansas

3.22%

2.94%

6.70%

8.78%

4.40%

4.28%

9.57%

North Dakota

2.54%

4.56%

5.87%

5.12%

3.85%

4.69%

8.11%

South Dakota

3.70%

4.41%

8.58%

*

8.17%

5.15%

3.54%

12.27%

South Atlantic:

Maryland

4.53%

5.95%

6.77%

*

5.51%

5.98%

3.99%

6.82%

Virginia

2.93%

3.39%

5.58%

*

9.53%

3.92%

2.38%

7.75%

West Virginia

3.16%

3.64%

7.47%

10.01%

4.14%

2.03%

8.79%

North Carolina

3.09%

3.02%

11.26%

11.65%

*

5.22%

3.23%

6.25%

South Carolina

2.20%

2.53%

6.98%

11.08%

3.98%

2.01%

6.44%

Georgia

2.86%

4.04%

11.15%

*

13.15%

8.25%

3.13%

7.11%

Florida

2.80%

3.94%

6.52%

10.76%

3.69%

3.77%

5.57%

East South Central:

Kentucky

2.99%

3.92%

6.40%

5.01%

*

4.17%

*

3.67%

4.38%

Tennessee

4.06%

3.96%

5.95%

10.21%

6.16%

2.88%

7.41%

Alabama

3.65%

4.23%

6.21%

*

11.55%

5.24%

3.58%

9.79%

Mississippi

4.23%

5.75%

6.59%

*

14.65%

*

5.00%

6.11%

7.26%

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.87%

3.53%

7.39%

6.57%

4.36%

1.99%

3.63%

Louisiana

3.89%

4.37%

12.15%

*

13.82%

*

3.76%

5.49%

8.64%

Oklahoma

2.98%

4.87%

9.93%

*

11.70%

5.05%

4.07%

6.73%

Texas

2.66%

2.45%

8.21%

8.60%

4.68%

3.17%

3.70%

Mountain:

Colorado

1.91%

3.50%

9.03%

11.88%

*

4.68%

3.19%

6.82%

New Mexico

4.05%

4.16%

7.62%

*

9.30%

6.28%

*

6.51%

9.20%

Arizona

4.16%

5.58%

9.73%

8.61%

*

4.95%

*

4.79%

10.69%

Utah

3.27%

2.93%

7.74%

6.28%

*

4.67%

*

3.38%

7.23%

Pacific:

Washington

3.50%

4.60%

4.43%

*

8.48%

6.16%

4.16%

12.51%

Oregon

2.06%

3.03%

5.76%

13.45%

*

6.59%

2.48%

8.13%

California

1.24%

1.70%

4.75%

7.55%

4.04%

1.87%

4.32%

States not shown separately

2.55%

3.00%

5.65%

7.27%

2.45%

3.42%

9.01%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Cost and Financing Studies. 2000 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.

** The definition of low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to prior year's estimates. See Technical Appendix for details.