Table VII.A.2.b(2001) 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, 2001 (42 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%

49.5%

47.0%

36.8%

41.2%

57.6%

20.3%

New England:

Maine

43.5%

45.7%

48.8%

28.9%

35.6%

48.3%

34.5%

*

Rhode Island

51.0%

53.6%

53.7%

35.6%

24.0%

64.5%

25.5%

*

Vermont

47.9%

45.3%

52.7%

53.0%

48.3%

55.0%

10.9%

*

Massachusetts

39.0%

43.7%

30.6%

26.7%

*

30.4%

44.5%

20.9%

*

Connecticut

44.7%

44.8%

42.9%

46.2%

34.2%

51.4%

17.5%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New York

55.5%

57.0%

56.6%

43.6%

44.7%

63.0%

25.3%

New Jersey

46.7%

48.8%

55.2%

22.8%

37.5%

53.7%

21.7%

Pennsylvania

58.0%

59.6%

57.8%

50.1%

52.5%

68.2%

25.2%

East North Central:

Ohio

43.7%

46.1%

38.3%

35.2%

45.5%

47.8%

26.0%

Indiana

42.9%

46.2%

42.6%

27.1%

40.9%

51.7%

9.8%

*

Illinois

42.9%

43.8%

40.8%

40.0%

37.9%

50.9%

20.4%

Michigan

54.6%

58.7%

47.0%

43.5%

41.4%

67.7%

22.7%

*

Wisconsin

40.3%

39.2%

40.3%

45.1%

38.4%

46.4%

17.0%

*

West North Central:

Minnesota

50.6%

52.6%

46.5%

47.1%

48.3%

58.7%

11.0%

*

Iowa

42.8%

42.8%

42.2%

43.4%

52.0%

39.8%

39.7%

Missouri

40.6%

40.4%

39.0%

43.9%

45.5%

47.0%

15.7%

*

South Atlantic:

Delaware

48.6%

52.9%

42.8%

28.2%

*

42.4%

61.6%

18.1%

Maryland

40.8%

40.5%

43.5%

38.7%

*

30.5%

52.5%

11.3%

*

District of Columbia

52.8%

52.7%

56.7%

46.6%

37.7%

*

66.1%

16.8%

Virginia

40.0%

42.2%

34.5%

34.2%

39.8%

52.1%

11.9%

*

North Carolina

37.9%

40.0%

30.9%

*

32.2%

35.4%

50.5%

8.5%

*

South Carolina

36.0%

36.5%

34.0%

*

34.9%

17.6%

56.8%

8.2%

*

Georgia

36.1%

42.7%

26.5%

*

14.1%

*

23.5%

*

48.3%

20.2%

*

Florida

45.0%

48.1%

36.4%

29.8%

34.1%

56.9%

20.8%

East South Central:

Kentucky

42.0%

46.7%

31.0%

33.9%

*

36.3%

49.9%

30.2%

Tennessee

36.1%

35.7%

42.2%

33.1%

*

42.4%

44.9%

12.0%

*

Alabama

42.3%

41.9%

68.9%

13.9%

*

43.6%

54.4%

9.6%

*

Mississippi

40.8%

42.7%

44.9%

27.4%

*

39.8%

52.6%

17.5%

*

West South Central:

Arkansas

40.5%

43.3%

45.5%

*

18.2%

*

37.0%

50.2%

11.4%

*

Louisiana

41.4%

45.8%

37.6%

17.8%

*

29.4%

61.0%

8.5%

*

Oklahoma

48.3%

49.7%

45.9%

42.2%

46.4%

53.7%

34.5%

*

Texas

38.0%

40.9%

36.5%

20.1%

*

37.5%

51.0%

9.1%

Mountain:

Idaho

51.9%

55.2%

39.2%

51.1%

56.4%

63.2%

12.6%

*

Colorado

47.6%

48.0%

47.7%

44.3%

34.9%

59.0%

9.0%

*

Arizona

44.4%

48.0%

37.2%

18.8%

*

38.7%

59.6%

12.2%

*

Utah

47.3%

43.1%

63.2%

48.1%

43.1%

61.1%

6.7%

*

Nevada

47.6%

51.3%

40.6%

30.2%

38.3%

58.4%

23.4%

*

Pacific:

Washington

62.0%

68.3%

56.1%

31.6%

*

47.6%

75.3%

11.8%

*

Oregon

60.9%

64.7%

50.8%

53.1%

53.8%

71.5%

25.1%

*

California

59.9%

60.5%

65.9%

47.6%

42.7%

70.0%

38.8%

Alaska

50.6%

50.5%

50.6%

51.4%

42.9%

59.5%

20.4%

*

Hawaii

72.9%

72.5%

75.0%

72.1%

71.9%

80.1%

49.4%

States not shown separately

46.2%

46.3%

50.3%

40.5%

49.7%

52.7%

18.4%

*

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2001 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

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

 

Table VII.A.2.b(2001) 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, 2001 (42 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

0.57%

0.40%

1.63%

1.51%

1.27%

0.53%

1.50%

New England:

Maine

3.35%

3.51%

7.15%

7.12%

5.56%

4.13%

12.23%

*

Rhode Island

2.38%

3.28%

7.25%

9.64%

6.31%

4.63%

9.45%

*

Vermont

3.81%

4.22%

6.96%

7.46%

7.69%

3.67%

4.59%

*

Massachusetts

2.94%

4.13%

5.76%

8.84%

*

8.91%

4.46%

7.27%

*

Connecticut

2.94%

3.95%

9.56%

6.82%

10.15%

3.89%

7.05%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New York

2.52%

2.39%

6.68%

9.11%

6.33%

2.34%

5.54%

New Jersey

2.98%

5.01%

10.80%

6.25%

10.39%

4.39%

6.47%

Pennsylvania

2.75%

3.05%

4.73%

7.98%

4.61%

3.42%

6.18%

East North Central:

Ohio

2.53%

2.14%

8.27%

9.28%

5.98%

3.79%

6.45%

Indiana

2.48%

3.78%

10.87%

5.32%

3.99%

3.64%

3.80%

*

Illinois

2.72%

3.83%

10.25%

6.11%

6.53%

4.37%

4.34%

Michigan

3.68%

4.08%

8.82%

7.61%

6.95%

2.92%

7.07%

*

Wisconsin

1.92%

1.99%

3.24%

5.03%

4.79%

2.85%

6.69%

*

West North Central:

Minnesota

2.51%

4.39%

6.04%

9.26%

6.20%

3.30%

6.70%

*

Iowa

4.04%

3.88%

9.96%

10.14%

6.36%

6.41%

10.73%

Missouri

3.36%

3.29%

10.49%

11.25%

7.42%

5.33%

6.60%

*

South Atlantic:

Delaware

3.76%

4.16%

7.46%

8.76%

*

10.99%

3.12%

5.40%

Maryland

3.68%

4.47%

9.55%

12.28%

*

7.63%

4.17%

4.09%

*

District of Columbia

2.04%

1.93%

8.56%

12.61%

11.60%

*

3.17%

2.97%

Virginia

2.69%

3.17%

8.13%

7.21%

3.22%

3.87%

8.53%

*

North Carolina

4.14%

3.73%

13.49%

*

8.53%

7.06%

4.01%

5.84%

*

South Carolina

2.41%

2.85%

11.65%

*

9.76%

5.03%

2.56%

3.90%

*

Georgia

4.43%

5.06%

11.21%

*

4.93%

*

8.26%

*

6.36%

7.41%

*

Florida

2.43%

2.80%

8.90%

8.80%

6.36%

2.18%

5.00%

East South Central:

Kentucky

2.39%

4.01%

7.98%

10.90%

*

2.77%

3.63%

8.69%

Tennessee

2.35%

3.39%

10.83%

10.17%

*

7.26%

5.06%

5.12%

*

Alabama

2.21%

2.30%

9.44%

4.81%

*

5.78%

3.31%

3.70%

*

Mississippi

2.74%

3.93%

11.30%

10.59%

*

5.67%

5.68%

6.98%

*

West South Central:

Arkansas

3.25%

3.60%

14.82%

*

7.04%

*

6.07%

4.44%

4.76%

*

Louisiana

3.22%

5.29%

8.25%

7.64%

*

5.35%

3.23%

4.13%

*

Oklahoma

3.28%

5.62%

13.17%

10.09%

4.41%

5.31%

11.03%

*

Texas

1.55%

2.14%

7.36%

7.08%

*

2.25%

3.05%

2.41%

Mountain:

Idaho

4.56%

3.53%

10.69%

11.42%

9.75%

6.47%

4.52%

*

Colorado

4.37%

4.25%

7.97%

8.67%

9.89%

5.45%

2.74%

*

Arizona

3.97%

4.96%

9.48%

9.93%

*

4.70%

5.41%

7.26%

*

Utah

2.70%

3.69%

6.28%

9.87%

5.06%

3.51%

3.88%

*

Nevada

2.56%

2.42%

10.37%

8.13%

6.97%

3.01%

10.02%

*

Pacific:

Washington

3.08%

3.84%

10.23%

9.66%

*

5.52%

3.52%

8.36%

*

Oregon

2.73%

3.91%

7.41%

11.09%

7.57%

3.78%

10.92%

*

California

2.43%

3.00%

5.85%

6.02%

3.16%

2.83%

7.74%

Alaska

3.34%

4.23%

8.45%

11.38%

11.02%

3.99%

6.67%

*

Hawaii

1.82%

2.20%

5.16%

7.58%

3.24%

2.38%

7.84%

States not shown separately

2.14%

2.74%

4.67%

7.39%

4.41%

2.95%

5.71%

*

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2001 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

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