Table VII.B.4.b.(1)(2000) 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, 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

28.5%

34.5%

30.1%

25.2%

25.6%

32.8%

28.0%

New England:

Massachusetts

41.8%

51.9%

52.9%

29.1%

22.2%

*

54.3%

37.8%

New Hampshire

24.7%

40.5%

22.9%

21.5%

20.1%

29.7%

20.7%

*

Connecticut

16.6%

28.8%

23.4%

11.5%

*

10.4%

*

26.3%

9.8%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New York

30.5%

41.7%

27.8%

25.7%

35.2%

32.2%

17.2%

*

New Jersey

31.3%

30.4%

33.4%

30.9%

34.7%

28.0%

30.4%

*

Pennsylvania

32.1%

36.3%

50.9%

19.8%

20.5%

46.0%

36.0%

East North Central:

Ohio

25.1%

30.2%

23.5%

23.8%

*

26.2%

27.1%

19.9%

*

Indiana

28.4%

25.7%

18.7%

32.5%

23.5%

28.8%

34.2%

Illinois

26.2%

26.9%

26.8%

25.5%

*

27.9%

*

29.0%

14.3%

*

Michigan

19.6%

33.1%

40.3%

9.0%

*

20.4%

*

32.8%

9.0%

*

Wisconsin

27.8%

27.4%

47.3%

16.8%

26.9%

37.2%

14.6%

*

West North Central:

Minnesota

37.5%

43.4%

19.2%

*

41.1%

34.5%

35.9%

56.1%

Iowa

22.3%

42.5%

23.2%

12.3%

*

15.0%

51.3%

11.7%

*

Missouri

21.3%

18.0%

33.6%

17.0%

19.4%

28.7%

17.0%

*

Nebraska

34.4%

49.7%

29.0%

22.6%

*

22.4%

30.9%

52.0%

Kansas

17.1%

33.7%

26.3%

6.9%

*

14.3%

*

24.4%

9.7%

*

North Dakota

29.9%

34.8%

42.5%

20.6%

*

25.4%

36.4%

39.3%

South Dakota

18.1%

22.3%

24.4%

11.7%

*

18.0%

*

25.2%

13.4%

*

South Atlantic:

Maryland

30.7%

45.0%

23.8%

*

28.4%

31.2%

41.9%

20.3%

*

Virginia

19.6%

41.3%

21.0%

*

12.1%

*

18.7%

31.3%

11.5%

*

West Virginia

28.4%

54.9%

22.5%

*

14.8%

*

24.5%

35.1%

30.0%

*

North Carolina

30.8%

24.6%

40.9%

*

29.1%

25.0%

47.3%

28.3%

*

South Carolina

23.2%

38.1%

23.1%

16.4%

*

26.5%

23.4%

18.8%

*

Georgia

47.2%

32.3%

21.2%

*

55.2%

31.1%

*

18.1%

68.2%

Florida

32.1%

39.6%

29.8%

31.9%

*

40.1%

20.6%

*

30.9%

*

East South Central:

Kentucky

35.9%

42.4%

41.8%

29.7%

21.2%

36.0%

48.6%

Tennessee

20.2%

28.3%

11.5%

*

20.6%

*

39.6%

12.0%

*

6.2%

*

Alabama

22.0%

33.2%

20.2%

*

13.9%

*

26.6%

35.0%

2.2%

*

Mississippi

23.4%

24.3%

*

18.0%

*

30.0%

*

26.2%

*

35.5%

12.6%

*

West South Central:

Arkansas

24.5%

21.0%

33.7%

20.0%

*

20.7%

*

23.0%

30.1%

Louisiana

31.9%

28.4%

32.6%

33.3%

*

28.4%

42.7%

29.7%

Oklahoma

24.6%

27.5%

22.6%

*

23.7%

*

26.9%

*

22.8%

21.5%

*

Texas

28.8%

33.1%

25.6%

28.6%

*

21.8%

*

31.0%

35.4%

Mountain:

Colorado

30.8%

27.4%

39.9%

25.8%

21.6%

*

41.8%

25.8%

*

New Mexico

31.8%

30.9%

33.1%

*

31.0%

*

24.3%

*

31.7%

39.2%

*

Arizona

28.6%

20.8%

*

41.9%

4.3%

*

7.8%

*

55.7%

22.1%

*

Utah

12.8%

22.2%

29.4%

3.9%

*

7.9%

*

18.6%

14.9%

*

Pacific:

Washington

32.9%

54.7%

23.7%

27.5%

13.6%

*

41.9%

42.4%

Oregon

35.2%

46.5%

41.0%

27.4%

26.5%

44.7%

31.3%

*

California

27.0%

35.1%

22.3%

27.0%

28.3%

24.9%

27.7%

States not shown separately

22.6%

32.0%

30.3%

14.1%

*

14.7%

35.7%

15.6%

*

 

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.B.4.b.(1)(2000) 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, 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

1.42%

1.82%

2.22%

1.99%

1.54%

1.76%

2.57%

New England:

Massachusetts

4.36%

6.67%

8.21%

7.24%

8.81%

*

3.84%

9.85%

New Hampshire

3.06%

5.20%

5.25%

4.78%

5.82%

4.06%

6.37%

*

Connecticut

3.49%

5.73%

5.69%

4.77%

*

7.70%

*

5.21%

7.31%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New York

2.85%

6.75%

4.67%

5.34%

6.99%

4.51%

8.38%

*

New Jersey

3.61%

5.81%

6.53%

7.69%

8.20%

4.10%

12.02%

*

Pennsylvania

4.07%

7.44%

6.37%

4.06%

4.00%

7.24%

9.19%

East North Central:

Ohio

4.80%

3.27%

4.98%

7.62%

*

6.25%

4.12%

6.79%

*

Indiana

4.40%

7.41%

4.70%

7.66%

4.23%

4.62%

8.75%

Illinois

5.27%

3.69%

5.37%

8.33%

*

8.43%

*

4.50%

9.69%

*

Michigan

3.33%

6.11%

9.02%

3.26%

*

6.17%

*

4.47%

11.58%

*

Wisconsin

3.72%

4.17%

7.14%

3.87%

5.50%

5.09%

10.94%

*

West North Central:

Minnesota

4.28%

4.86%

6.00%

*

7.22%

8.15%

5.17%

14.45%

Iowa

2.50%

7.45%

6.53%

3.96%

*

2.63%

7.61%

15.73%

*

Missouri

3.96%

5.26%

8.84%

3.71%

4.19%

6.02%

10.56%

*

Nebraska

4.98%

10.99%

8.05%

9.77%

*

6.39%

7.79%

13.84%

Kansas

2.06%

5.06%

6.18%

4.88%

*

5.58%

*

4.61%

10.54%

*

North Dakota

5.96%

5.17%

8.79%

7.71%

*

7.10%

6.73%

10.50%

South Dakota

3.28%

6.00%

7.11%

4.43%

*

5.70%

*

5.34%

7.47%

*

South Atlantic:

Maryland

6.04%

5.27%

7.85%

*

7.29%

6.66%

7.21%

12.21%

*

Virginia

5.03%

5.76%

8.43%

*

4.27%

*

4.63%

6.69%

5.27%

*

West Virginia

5.09%

9.39%

8.75%

*

6.38%

*

6.27%

5.85%

10.97%

*

North Carolina

5.67%

2.77%

12.71%

*

7.59%

5.40%

7.01%

8.60%

*

South Carolina

3.57%

7.26%

6.85%

6.17%

*

6.16%

6.60%

10.66%

*

Georgia

8.95%

8.37%

7.70%

*

12.88%

9.51%

*

3.98%

16.45%

Florida

7.40%

7.22%

8.37%

10.47%

*

10.38%

8.79%

*

9.79%

*

East South Central:

Kentucky

5.77%

6.63%

9.06%

7.73%

5.24%

7.90%

11.47%

Tennessee

6.03%

5.35%

6.67%

*

7.53%

*

9.98%

7.29%

*

4.64%

*

Alabama

4.95%

4.91%

7.77%

*

9.84%

*

7.18%

5.04%

7.51%

*

Mississippi

5.62%

7.88%

*

7.56%

*

9.64%

*

11.31%

*

9.14%

12.99%

*

West South Central:

Arkansas

4.82%

4.64%

7.73%

6.41%

*

6.59%

*

3.11%

8.37%

Louisiana

5.21%

5.76%

9.22%

10.48%

*

8.20%

10.04%

7.94%

Oklahoma

4.77%

5.68%

8.28%

*

8.14%

*

8.46%

*

4.24%

11.41%

*

Texas

5.35%

5.18%

7.38%

8.76%

*

7.46%

*

5.57%

7.58%

Mountain:

Colorado

4.21%

7.31%

9.55%

6.07%

6.55%

*

4.95%

9.75%

*

New Mexico

5.04%

5.71%

10.26%

*

9.89%

*

8.16%

*

8.94%

12.06%

*

Arizona

6.52%

9.15%

*

12.30%

1.83%

*

2.48%

*

8.93%

9.84%

*

Utah

3.57%

5.89%

7.61%

3.99%

*

5.19%

*

4.72%

8.46%

*

Pacific:

Washington

6.38%

9.05%

6.65%

7.74%

11.64%

*

6.43%

10.67%

Oregon

4.77%

5.03%

6.24%

7.84%

6.76%

5.43%

12.66%

*

California

3.98%

3.78%

4.89%

5.04%

5.04%

4.23%

6.92%

States not shown separately

3.23%

4.22%

5.38%

4.96%

*

3.57%

4.07%

9.81%

*

 

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.