Table VII.D.4.a(2000) Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that have family coverage that required no employee contribution 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

17.9%

18.2%

13.0%

22.4%

15.8%

22.9%

11.3%

New England:

Massachusetts

18.3%

19.9%

8.1%

*

15.7%

*

16.2%

*

24.7%

1.8%

*

New Hampshire

23.0%

25.1%

10.2%

*

17.2%

*

19.2%

32.3%

1.2%

*

Connecticut

15.3%

14.8%

17.4%

*

20.3%

*

10.4%

*

19.2%

11.4%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New York

26.5%

25.7%

36.4%

30.4%

*

30.1%

33.6%

13.4%

*

New Jersey

20.2%

21.4%

11.1%

*

7.9%

*

13.2%

*

20.9%

20.2%

*

Pennsylvania

23.3%

23.9%

15.4%

*

34.3%

34.3%

28.7%

13.1%

East North Central:

Ohio

18.3%

18.5%

19.3%

*

12.7%

*

16.9%

28.9%

6.5%

*

Indiana

23.2%

20.7%

13.1%

*

56.1%

7.4%

*

26.4%

22.6%

*

Illinois

19.8%

20.3%

13.0%

*

12.3%

*

9.9%

*

24.9%

13.1%

*

Michigan

39.4%

41.0%

31.7%

*

12.5%

*

22.3%

42.4%

38.4%

Wisconsin

16.0%

18.2%

7.6%

*

11.5%

*

10.8%

*

23.8%

5.7%

*

West North Central:

Minnesota

8.2%

7.2%

17.1%

*

10.7%

*

14.4%

*

11.5%

0.3%

*

Iowa

15.1%

14.4%

33.0%

*

8.6%

*

13.7%

18.8%

9.6%

*

Missouri

13.3%

13.5%

9.3%

*

16.7%

*

11.4%

*

24.0%

2.6%

*

Nebraska

9.9%

*

10.7%

*

2.1%

*

11.6%

*

13.9%

*

13.6%

5.7%

*

Kansas

10.7%

*

9.4%

*

20.1%

*

30.5%

*

16.3%

*

14.2%

7.2%

*

North Dakota

15.1%

15.3%

9.8%

27.3%

*

21.3%

20.4%

5.8%

*

South Dakota

11.3%

11.3%

*

11.2%

*

11.7%

*

20.7%

16.8%

1.1%

*

South Atlantic:

Maryland

13.9%

*

13.2%

*

5.6%

*

48.4%

14.2%

*

18.5%

9.5%

*

Virginia

12.5%

13.0%

8.0%

12.8%

*

11.4%

*

16.2%

6.8%

*

West Virginia

16.5%

16.2%

23.9%

*

10.8%

*

10.5%

27.9%

6.1%

*

North Carolina

16.0%

14.6%

*

10.8%

*

51.7%

*

13.1%

*

18.1%

*

14.1%

*

South Carolina

4.8%

*

4.3%

*

16.5%

*

4.3%

*

11.2%

5.8%

*

1.8%

*

Georgia

7.7%

*

7.4%

*

5.1%

*

28.9%

*

6.0%

*

13.6%

*

0.8%

*

Florida

10.9%

12.7%

3.0%

*

8.1%

*

13.3%

*

15.8%

4.3%

*

East South Central:

Kentucky

15.9%

17.9%

5.8%

*

13.0%

*

13.6%

19.6%

13.8%

*

Tennessee

11.4%

11.8%

10.6%

*

4.1%

*

4.2%

*

14.1%

*

10.6%

*

Alabama

12.2%

12.3%

7.0%

*

26.5%

7.2%

*

12.3%

14.0%

*

Mississippi

7.8%

*

5.8%

*

29.9%

*

15.2%

*

6.2%

*

7.4%

*

9.1%

*

West South Central:

Arkansas

11.3%

11.2%

14.9%

*

8.8%

*

8.7%

*

12.8%

11.1%

*

Louisiana

13.8%

15.4%

2.5%

*

9.6%

*

6.4%

*

18.7%

10.1%

*

Oklahoma

13.0%

11.6%

36.8%

*

15.9%

*

20.3%

12.2%

12.2%

*

Texas

11.6%

9.8%

9.4%

*

66.9%

5.0%

*

15.3%

9.0%

*

Mountain:

Colorado

17.2%

17.8%

11.4%

*

16.1%

*

18.1%

*

20.2%

14.2%

*

New Mexico

8.2%

7.0%

18.6%

*

12.5%

*

8.8%

*

13.5%

1.4%

*

Arizona

6.9%

*

8.6%

*

2.4%

*

6.5%

*

26.7%

*

6.7%

3.8%

*

Utah

17.2%

17.8%

17.5%

*

6.8%

*

9.5%

*

23.4%

10.2%

*

Pacific:

Washington

26.8%

25.6%

28.6%

45.6%

*

14.9%

*

31.0%

17.8%

*

Oregon

17.8%

16.9%

31.6%

*

17.3%

*

26.1%

*

17.7%

15.9%

*

California

20.8%

22.1%

11.9%

*

14.5%

*

20.8%

24.4%

14.9%

*

States not shown separately

20.6%

21.0%

19.4%

*

12.6%

*

19.2%

28.0%

2.6%

*

 

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.D.4.a(2000) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that have family coverage that required no employee contribution 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

0.64%

0.63%

1.12%

3.77%

1.00%

1.22%

1.31%

New England:

Massachusetts

4.79%

4.79%

9.46%

*

7.02%

*

9.32%

*

6.32%

0.68%

*

New Hampshire

5.37%

6.78%

6.96%

*

8.80%

*

5.69%

6.76%

0.57%

*

Connecticut

2.85%

3.11%

9.86%

*

9.12%

*

6.67%

*

3.12%

4.68%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New York

4.52%

4.78%

8.22%

10.47%

*

4.71%

4.35%

6.47%

*

New Jersey

2.53%

2.88%

4.87%

*

10.66%

*

9.84%

*

5.34%

6.99%

*

Pennsylvania

2.31%

2.68%

7.07%

*

7.44%

10.13%

3.58%

3.83%

East North Central:

Ohio

2.42%

2.73%

10.14%

*

10.19%

*

3.04%

1.93%

6.33%

*

Indiana

5.14%

3.99%

6.01%

*

13.83%

2.58%

*

4.54%

8.61%

*

Illinois

4.61%

4.87%

7.12%

*

8.25%

*

3.87%

*

5.66%

5.21%

*

Michigan

5.59%

6.13%

10.29%

*

6.39%

*

6.07%

4.93%

11.30%

Wisconsin

3.32%

3.41%

4.70%

*

4.96%

*

6.49%

*

5.74%

2.91%

*

West North Central:

Minnesota

1.84%

2.11%

6.08%

*

9.20%

*

7.75%

*

2.79%

0.32%

*

Iowa

3.37%

3.42%

11.09%

*

10.09%

*

3.47%

3.87%

5.67%

*

Missouri

3.55%

3.94%

4.28%

*

9.87%

*

4.55%

*

5.04%

1.22%

*

Nebraska

3.13%

*

3.56%

*

3.16%

*

6.94%

*

5.25%

*

3.81%

5.58%

*

Kansas

4.17%

*

4.24%

*

10.96%

*

11.46%

*

5.95%

*

2.80%

9.49%

*

North Dakota

2.69%

3.26%

2.82%

15.17%

*

5.56%

5.70%

1.86%

*

South Dakota

2.77%

3.53%

*

4.60%

*

3.85%

*

5.03%

4.75%

1.21%

*

South Atlantic:

Maryland

4.32%

*

5.06%

*

7.09%

*

12.40%

6.49%

*

4.50%

5.11%

*

Virginia

2.19%

2.56%

2.31%

11.23%

*

3.69%

*

2.38%

2.87%

*

West Virginia

2.65%

3.19%

7.38%

*

5.16%

*

2.28%

2.62%

4.51%

*

North Carolina

3.91%

4.60%

*

8.46%

*

16.82%

*

8.59%

*

7.13%

*

10.66%

*

South Carolina

1.73%

*

1.78%

*

10.18%

*

11.02%

*

2.15%

2.64%

*

2.21%

*

Georgia

3.37%

*

3.70%

*

7.84%

*

11.65%

*

5.48%

*

6.64%

*

1.38%

*

Florida

2.21%

2.44%

1.73%

*

10.03%

*

6.99%

*

3.05%

1.94%

*

East South Central:

Kentucky

3.75%

3.95%

9.52%

*

6.22%

*

2.66%

3.87%

5.88%

*

Tennessee

1.76%

1.96%

8.74%

*

3.38%

*

3.28%

*

6.40%

*

5.66%

*

Alabama

2.94%

3.14%

4.71%

*

7.82%

3.61%

*

3.09%

7.89%

*

Mississippi

3.67%

*

2.27%

*

14.10%

*

13.47%

*

4.38%

*

3.19%

*

6.25%

*

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.16%

2.39%

8.79%

*

7.54%

*

4.88%

*

2.92%

4.54%

*

Louisiana

2.68%

2.76%

9.78%

*

10.48%

*

3.00%

*

4.73%

4.65%

*

Oklahoma

2.93%

3.27%

11.31%

*

15.94%

*

4.97%

3.07%

7.18%

*

Texas

2.31%

2.51%

8.57%

*

19.44%

2.28%

*

3.95%

5.93%

*

Mountain:

Colorado

3.93%

4.00%

10.41%

*

8.49%

*

10.82%

*

4.39%

5.24%

*

New Mexico

1.77%

1.58%

14.00%

*

11.21%

*

2.69%

*

3.82%

0.59%

*

Arizona

2.76%

*

2.72%

*

10.41%

*

14.06%

*

10.73%

*

1.49%

2.27%

*

Utah

2.61%

2.31%

5.98%

*

12.54%

*

5.70%

*

3.63%

3.11%

*

Pacific:

Washington

5.19%

6.47%

8.23%

14.14%

*

10.81%

*

6.09%

9.68%

*

Oregon

3.10%

3.68%

10.92%

*

10.17%

*

9.09%

*

3.44%

4.93%

*

California

1.88%

2.62%

6.14%

*

6.88%

*

3.45%

3.28%

4.84%

*

States not shown separately

4.33%

4.67%

7.19%

*

6.85%

*

5.44%

5.82%

1.91%

*

 

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.