Table VII.A.2.b(2000) 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 single coverage 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

47.2%

48.7%

47.7%

37.4%

45.1%

58.6%

13.8%

New England:

Massachusetts

41.6%

43.6%

37.9%

33.8%

44.0%

47.2%

17.0%

*

New Hampshire

48.7%

46.6%

53.3%

53.8%

55.2%

58.2%

6.5%

*

Connecticut

46.1%

54.1%

31.5%

29.0%

*

37.1%

55.9%

16.5%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New York

55.0%

53.5%

58.1%

60.9%

53.0%

62.3%

23.3%

New Jersey

45.8%

48.9%

36.3%

34.4%

*

35.3%

57.3%

11.9%

*

Pennsylvania

49.2%

49.3%

53.9%

43.6%

54.1%

58.6%

11.1%

*

East North Central:

Ohio

42.0%

43.7%

41.9%

33.2%

44.6%

53.9%

11.7%

Indiana

47.5%

52.1%

43.1%

31.9%

37.8%

62.6%

19.3%

*

Illinois

47.3%

50.6%

40.3%

36.1%

34.1%

63.0%

10.0%

*

Michigan

54.3%

57.3%

55.9%

33.5%

48.6%

69.1%

7.3%

*

Wisconsin

37.9%

38.4%

37.8%

35.7%

36.6%

47.5%

2.9%

West North Central:

Minnesota

46.1%

47.3%

51.6%

34.3%

44.9%

54.2%

8.3%

*

Iowa

39.0%

39.6%

48.5%

28.1%

37.8%

50.8%

7.9%

*

Missouri

48.5%

48.1%

54.9%

45.1%

51.8%

56.0%

18.6%

*

Nebraska

40.9%

39.6%

27.9%

*

58.1%

58.6%

39.7%

8.0%

*

Kansas

49.3%

52.2%

42.3%

42.0%

46.3%

57.7%

19.9%

*

North Dakota

55.0%

56.1%

46.8%

58.5%

59.4%

60.9%

19.9%

South Dakota

48.8%

45.8%

60.8%

48.1%

48.6%

58.5%

23.3%

*

South Atlantic:

Maryland

43.6%

43.3%

51.2%

38.7%

41.9%

57.8%

13.4%

Virginia

43.6%

42.0%

56.6%

36.0%

*

45.7%

59.7%

4.6%

*

West Virginia

44.6%

43.1%

56.1%

41.7%

50.3%

60.7%

9.8%

*

North Carolina

44.8%

45.4%

42.6%

43.4%

53.3%

58.6%

9.9%

*

South Carolina

39.7%

41.3%

33.6%

35.1%

37.4%

58.4%

4.8%

*

Georgia

33.7%

35.0%

33.3%

29.0%

*

33.9%

44.2%

9.4%

*

Florida

44.7%

46.8%

42.6%

29.3%

44.5%

55.0%

16.4%

East South Central:

Kentucky

39.6%

41.3%

36.3%

36.5%

44.8%

48.3%

12.6%

Tennessee

37.5%

41.6%

40.4%

11.6%

*

30.5%

55.3%

15.6%

*

Alabama

40.2%

39.7%

46.4%

35.1%

*

45.5%

47.8%

7.4%

*

Mississippi

48.6%

45.9%

67.0%

36.4%

54.6%

56.2%

17.2%

West South Central:

Arkansas

41.3%

42.0%

45.9%

31.4%

41.6%

57.7%

12.3%

Louisiana

40.5%

41.9%

39.0%

25.3%

48.1%

44.4%

21.0%

Oklahoma

43.7%

44.8%

38.4%

41.9%

47.9%

55.8%

18.1%

*

Texas

41.4%

42.7%

42.8%

29.5%

42.6%

51.7%

15.2%

*

Mountain:

Colorado

45.5%

46.0%

45.2%

39.7%

*

37.8%

59.4%

7.7%

*

New Mexico

38.0%

36.0%

39.1%

48.6%

35.4%

48.8%

11.7%

*

Arizona

49.4%

51.9%

36.3%

50.0%

41.0%

62.2%

10.9%

*

Utah

49.8%

42.9%

59.4%

67.5%

55.5%

63.2%

16.8%

*

Pacific:

Washington

61.5%

67.1%

57.9%

38.3%

57.8%

70.4%

10.7%

*

Oregon

56.7%

61.0%

51.8%

37.1%

34.1%

71.8%

16.5%

*

California

54.7%

57.2%

59.7%

33.4%

41.9%

66.9%

22.2%

States not shown separately

52.8%

55.3%

48.3%

43.6%

55.7%

61.5%

11.5%

*

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.b(2000) 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 single coverage 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

0.40%

0.35%

1.01%

1.62%

0.99%

0.63%

1.25%

New England:

Massachusetts

3.12%

4.15%

9.13%

6.93%

7.23%

4.10%

5.13%

*

New Hampshire

3.09%

3.55%

10.21%

8.17%

6.92%

5.86%

2.66%

*

Connecticut

3.08%

4.30%

6.69%

10.46%

*

8.82%

3.67%

5.15%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New York

3.44%

3.17%

6.73%

6.97%

6.85%

2.90%

6.82%

New Jersey

3.26%

4.27%

9.69%

12.88%

*

8.08%

4.49%

3.58%

*

Pennsylvania

2.40%

2.59%

6.96%

6.73%

3.46%

3.25%

4.09%

*

East North Central:

Ohio

2.45%

2.63%

8.21%

5.69%

4.37%

4.13%

3.51%

Indiana

2.83%

3.45%

8.69%

8.74%

4.51%

4.40%

6.91%

*

Illinois

1.77%

1.96%

5.88%

5.94%

5.52%

3.47%

4.22%

*

Michigan

2.42%

2.10%

9.13%

6.17%

8.52%

2.97%

2.82%

*

Wisconsin

3.10%

3.40%

6.33%

3.86%

5.00%

3.41%

0.82%

West North Central:

Minnesota

3.77%

5.01%

11.11%

3.35%

6.18%

4.29%

4.09%

*

Iowa

2.52%

3.67%

7.12%

7.01%

5.14%

4.68%

3.00%

*

Missouri

4.23%

4.18%

6.72%

7.76%

7.78%

4.34%

7.66%

*

Nebraska

2.62%

2.97%

9.12%

*

6.49%

5.99%

3.96%

4.45%

*

Kansas

3.76%

4.86%

7.19%

11.09%

4.96%

5.95%

10.12%

*

North Dakota

4.06%

4.09%

10.25%

8.68%

4.83%

6.55%

4.79%

South Dakota

2.81%

3.91%

7.52%

8.58%

5.87%

3.13%

8.30%

*

South Atlantic:

Maryland

4.41%

4.90%

10.40%

7.30%

7.23%

5.11%

2.85%

Virginia

2.40%

3.50%

5.30%

11.62%

*

6.00%

2.04%

2.86%

*

West Virginia

3.07%

3.56%

7.78%

7.94%

6.73%

4.99%

3.66%

*

North Carolina

3.02%

3.59%

10.81%

10.61%

4.58%

5.00%

3.96%

*

South Carolina

2.67%

2.54%

9.39%

9.98%

6.02%

1.69%

3.29%

*

Georgia

2.81%

3.09%

9.15%

12.33%

*

8.51%

2.87%

4.83%

*

Florida

2.45%

2.31%

8.37%

6.98%

5.22%

4.15%

4.41%

East South Central:

Kentucky

2.28%

2.11%

8.23%

10.78%

6.27%

3.77%

3.53%

Tennessee

2.15%

2.67%

9.09%

5.14%

*

7.18%

5.28%

6.71%

*

Alabama

3.57%

3.87%

9.86%

12.45%

*

4.69%

5.66%

2.62%

*

Mississippi

3.98%

3.96%

9.54%

9.41%

5.42%

6.78%

4.66%

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.19%

2.81%

9.69%

8.12%

3.08%

3.14%

2.41%

Louisiana

2.98%

3.32%

9.17%

6.68%

4.42%

5.46%

4.94%

Oklahoma

3.84%

4.11%

8.57%

12.06%

6.19%

4.83%

7.22%

*

Texas

4.16%

4.29%

10.06%

6.05%

5.82%

4.21%

5.04%

*

Mountain:

Colorado

2.38%

2.93%

8.65%

12.58%

*

8.88%

3.31%

6.01%

*

New Mexico

2.98%

3.40%

9.68%

11.21%

7.93%

5.61%

3.82%

*

Arizona

5.35%

6.47%

9.75%

10.07%

5.24%

6.58%

4.69%

*

Utah

4.05%

2.88%

10.10%

9.47%

8.20%

4.88%

6.40%

*

Pacific:

Washington

4.12%

4.93%

7.35%

6.74%

7.08%

6.41%

9.89%

*

Oregon

1.84%

2.14%

10.71%

7.42%

4.79%

1.84%

5.06%

*

California

1.15%

1.80%

3.98%

3.68%

2.75%

1.29%

3.26%

States not shown separately

2.48%

3.25%

5.69%

5.91%

2.76%

3.66%

7.24%

*

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.