Table VII.B.4.b.(1).(a)(2000) Percent of private-sector part-time employees eligible for health insurance that are enrolled in 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

47.5%

55.8%

49.3%

41.7%

35.0%

58.4%

50.0%

New England:

Massachusetts

45.3%

50.4%

53.0%

31.3%

*

10.4%

*

53.5%

46.8%

New Hampshire

40.1%

63.2%

29.4%

35.8%

42.4%

43.5%

28.0%

*

Connecticut

59.5%

72.1%

58.4%

52.9%

34.5%

*

71.1%

58.3%

Middle Atlantic:

New York

49.7%

60.7%

49.4%

38.7%

26.5%

*

66.4%

42.0%

New Jersey

44.2%

49.9%

25.6%

*

50.0%

48.6%

33.4%

52.6%

*

Pennsylvania

47.1%

47.7%

68.4%

16.9%

*

22.8%

55.3%

60.8%

East North Central:

Ohio

47.6%

50.3%

61.7%

41.0%

31.6%

63.4%

68.1%

Indiana

65.1%

55.3%

63.2%

67.8%

55.4%

46.1%

86.2%

Illinois

45.1%

59.5%

45.2%

37.5%

*

32.9%

*

54.6%

74.8%

Michigan

57.0%

63.7%

61.6%

42.3%

*

35.1%

63.2%

90.7%

Wisconsin

57.9%

43.2%

60.7%

60.5%

63.3%

52.9%

53.1%

West North Central:

Minnesota

67.8%

53.7%

65.6%

71.0%

74.1%

67.0%

54.0%

Iowa

39.2%

54.7%

32.4%

*

19.4%

*

26.6%

46.3%

65.0%

Missouri

52.4%

50.4%

71.9%

32.8%

*

38.3%

*

69.2%

51.2%

Nebraska

24.5%

*

11.2%

*

43.5%

36.8%

32.4%

*

52.6%

5.2%

*

Kansas

42.5%

51.8%

42.1%

26.4%

*

28.7%

*

50.1%

60.2%

North Dakota

37.6%

39.9%

36.5%

37.9%

*

34.8%

43.2%

37.5%

*

South Dakota

46.8%

49.9%

44.8%

47.7%

43.4%

56.8%

40.5%

South Atlantic:

Maryland

39.4%

47.7%

50.0%

28.7%

*

19.6%

*

49.3%

57.3%

Virginia

51.6%

62.7%

45.2%

45.8%

41.3%

63.6%

46.2%

West Virginia

66.0%

80.3%

44.3%

*

51.1%

39.3%

63.8%

100.0%

North Carolina

52.5%

56.4%

45.1%

55.6%

37.6%

52.2%

80.3%

South Carolina

54.9%

72.3%

47.9%

41.1%

37.4%

67.5%

78.4%

Georgia

16.2%

*

68.5%

15.2%

*

10.6%

*

4.1%

*

64.9%

14.7%

*

Florida

29.3%

43.8%

32.7%

20.0%

*

21.0%

*

49.1%

32.4%

*

East South Central:

Kentucky

41.9%

45.7%

45.3%

36.6%

*

34.1%

*

34.9%

47.5%

Tennessee

52.7%

61.0%

82.3%

46.1%

*

43.8%

*

76.8%

70.1%

Alabama

34.7%

51.9%

26.4%

*

9.9%

*

33.6%

*

34.7%

60.1%

*

Mississippi

24.3%

*

37.8%

35.9%

4.9%

*

8.9%

*

34.4%

*

55.9%

*

West South Central:

Arkansas

42.2%

54.0%

44.9%

34.9%

40.2%

56.8%

38.4%

Louisiana

26.7%

*

46.2%

40.2%

6.7%

*

13.5%

*

50.3%

25.0%

*

Oklahoma

42.4%

36.9%

46.6%

44.3%

*

25.7%

*

54.9%

74.0%

Texas

46.4%

53.5%

35.9%

48.2%

14.1%

*

55.2%

64.8%

Mountain:

Colorado

42.9%

59.4%

28.2%

*

47.2%

*

37.6%

49.1%

30.8%

*

New Mexico

57.5%

54.5%

65.9%

51.1%

58.3%

37.9%

61.7%

Arizona

65.0%

66.9%

66.4%

28.2%

*

58.4%

72.9%

51.8%

Utah

33.2%

46.4%

27.1%

26.8%

*

23.9%

*

37.6%

35.4%

Pacific:

Washington

75.3%

74.8%

55.5%

84.4%

33.7%

*

76.3%

93.5%

Oregon

65.3%

55.2%

73.3%

68.6%

64.8%

68.0%

52.1%

California

53.8%

62.1%

49.5%

52.3%

41.1%

63.0%

63.5%

States not shown separately

57.7%

63.5%

45.9%

64.7%

54.6%

61.4%

48.2%

 

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).(a)(2000) Standard error for percent of private-sector part-time employees eligible for health insurance that are enrolled in 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

1.59%

1.82%

1.55%

2.43%

2.14%

1.48%

5.24%

New England:

Massachusetts

4.00%

6.52%

9.19%

11.15%

*

10.01%

*

5.72%

12.09%

New Hampshire

6.64%

8.38%

5.61%

9.35%

12.49%

7.72%

15.37%

*

Connecticut

6.19%

8.89%

11.76%

13.34%

14.06%

*

6.84%

13.24%

Middle Atlantic:

New York

5.33%

6.33%

8.48%

10.31%

8.98%

*

4.36%

11.94%

New Jersey

8.00%

9.27%

11.13%

*

13.63%

13.22%

7.40%

15.94%

*

Pennsylvania

4.13%

4.92%

8.91%

7.34%

*

6.11%

6.08%

10.72%

East North Central:

Ohio

5.01%

7.12%

8.63%

10.21%

8.38%

7.01%

19.23%

Indiana

7.23%

5.03%

15.40%

14.57%

10.53%

7.76%

16.22%

Illinois

6.45%

9.00%

10.43%

14.18%

*

11.80%

*

8.43%

14.72%

Michigan

5.72%

7.68%

13.39%

13.41%

*

8.65%

6.32%

15.72%

Wisconsin

4.99%

8.16%

6.64%

8.27%

9.80%

5.45%

9.68%

West North Central:

Minnesota

6.06%

7.13%

11.72%

10.85%

14.61%

3.76%

14.32%

Iowa

5.75%

5.75%

10.61%

*

8.38%

*

7.38%

6.80%

14.98%

Missouri

5.79%

7.10%

14.48%

10.19%

*

11.72%

*

10.22%

14.55%

Nebraska

9.44%

*

18.46%

*

10.53%

10.50%

9.97%

*

6.37%

13.04%

*

Kansas

7.09%

6.39%

12.60%

15.16%

*

13.61%

*

7.48%

15.28%

North Dakota

5.87%

10.08%

8.52%

11.44%

*

8.20%

9.89%

11.38%

*

South Dakota

5.25%

11.40%

9.16%

10.90%

10.03%

9.12%

11.31%

South Atlantic:

Maryland

6.38%

7.33%

10.69%

13.94%

*

10.26%

*

9.51%

11.70%

Virginia

4.25%

9.07%

10.74%

11.99%

9.47%

8.05%

12.55%

West Virginia

7.79%

13.06%

13.65%

*

14.87%

11.66%

10.76%

29.81%

North Carolina

6.59%

9.36%

11.93%

11.32%

8.68%

8.81%

18.71%

South Carolina

5.55%

9.88%

12.24%

11.23%

9.77%

13.90%

17.62%

Georgia

14.91%

*

9.61%

11.01%

*

11.11%

*

5.97%

*

12.18%

14.82%

*

Florida

7.40%

6.53%

6.85%

13.09%

*

10.59%

*

5.94%

11.00%

*

East South Central:

Kentucky

5.56%

7.47%

11.01%

13.30%

*

12.92%

*

7.45%

10.11%

Tennessee

9.23%

11.58%

20.01%

14.23%

*

13.77%

*

11.11%

15.38%

Alabama

5.47%

6.34%

9.72%

*

3.99%

*

12.78%

*

6.64%

18.42%

*

Mississippi

9.97%

*

11.23%

10.37%

1.48%

*

7.22%

*

11.96%

*

17.74%

*

West South Central:

Arkansas

5.09%

9.97%

11.97%

8.79%

9.65%

9.57%

11.32%

Louisiana

9.11%

*

10.02%

11.25%

6.84%

*

15.23%

*

8.49%

10.74%

*

Oklahoma

6.72%

9.26%

13.90%

14.86%

*

10.73%

*

11.24%

16.32%

Texas

5.89%

6.35%

10.48%

12.74%

15.55%

*

6.87%

12.00%

Mountain:

Colorado

6.70%

6.61%

11.45%

*

15.07%

*

10.82%

5.76%

11.86%

*

New Mexico

9.26%

12.82%

18.40%

13.09%

15.17%

7.27%

17.97%

Arizona

8.98%

8.13%

13.79%

9.33%

*

15.21%

10.29%

14.62%

Utah

3.61%

9.65%

5.97%

10.02%

*

9.53%

*

6.87%

10.09%

Pacific:

Washington

7.30%

6.02%

9.87%

19.15%

11.70%

*

5.95%

20.24%

Oregon

4.25%

7.93%

12.92%

14.10%

16.22%

5.44%

13.75%

California

5.74%

5.89%

6.70%

9.36%

9.41%

5.54%

11.94%

States not shown separately

3.63%

6.37%

7.90%

8.61%

9.30%

7.17%

13.17%

 

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.