Table VII.A.2.b(2002) 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, 2002: (43 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

45.0%

46.0%

47.0%

36.9%

41.5%

54.8%

17.7%
 
New England:
Connecticut

43.9%

49.2%

46.9%

19.6%

22.9%

52.5%

16.3%

 *
Maine

46.1%

48.2%

52.5%

27.1%

36.1%

57.4%

18.7%

 *
Massachusetts

42.1%

45.5%

34.5%

32.0%

23.2%

49.8%

24.3%

 *
New Hampshire

35.9%

36.6%

37.1%

31.9%

27.2%

 *

42.1%

15.4%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

46.6%

45.4%

59.5%

36.9%

44.8%

52.8%

27.5%

 *
New York

49.6%

50.9%

49.3%

42.6%

42.8%

59.1%

18.9%

 *
Pennsylvania

53.4%

55.4%

50.6%

46.8%

58.8%

63.2%

10.9%

 *
 
East North Central:
Illinois

46.2%

44.8%

55.6%

41.9%

35.9%

56.2%

25.9%
Indiana

40.0%

44.5%

34.2%

23.9%

28.1%

 *

51.9%

22.9%

 *
Michigan

54.1%

52.8%

60.3%

52.2%

53.1%

66.5%

10.6%

 *
Ohio

38.4%

39.1%

39.5%

32.7%

29.1%

50.0%

14.1%

 *
Wisconsin

40.1%

42.7%

35.6%

32.5%

40.8%

48.1%

12.1%

 *
 
West North Central:
Iowa

35.4%

33.6%

46.1%

33.6%

44.1%

37.6%

11.5%

 *
Kansas

44.8%

48.1%

57.0%

22.6%

 *

45.7%

54.3%

15.0%

 *
Minnesota

41.6%

41.2%

59.8%

28.6%

39.2%

51.7%

5.9%

 *
Missouri

45.4%

47.0%

43.8%

39.6%

48.4%

53.5%

21.0%

 *
Nebraska

43.7%

45.6%

39.0%

42.1%

52.6%

44.6%

25.9%

 *
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

42.0%

41.5%

49.0%

37.8%

46.4%

53.7%

15.3%

 *
Florida

44.9%

47.8%

43.1%

17.2%

 *

42.2%

56.9%

18.5%
Georgia

40.9%

44.8%

23.4%

32.0%

 *

29.5%

56.7%

17.8%
Maryland

40.0%

39.4%

46.6%

37.2%

39.8%

48.9%

12.4%
North Carolina

40.3%

43.7%

46.5%

13.1%

 *

29.4%

52.7%

9.3%

 *
South Carolina

36.6%

41.3%

33.9%

17.0%

 *

34.0%

42.1%

27.9%

 *
Virginia

36.9%

37.3%

40.1%

30.3%

34.5%

45.2%

14.5%

 *
West Virginia

30.8%

34.7%

18.7%

 *

33.1%

38.8%

32.5%

15.5%

 *
 
East South Central:
Alabama

40.2%

41.1%

40.6%

 *

35.0%

35.9%

50.2%

14.6%

 *
Kentucky

38.7%

36.7%

47.3%

41.3%

37.3%

49.9%

21.9%

 *
Mississippi

44.3%

45.8%

40.8%

39.3%

37.7%

59.7%

22.7%
Tennessee

36.7%

34.7%

60.0%

16.7%

 *

35.1%

41.6%

25.1%

 *
 
West South Central:
Louisiana

36.6%

37.2%

38.6%

25.4%

48.6%

40.7%

16.5%

 *
Oklahoma

42.8%

44.5%

53.6%

8.4%

 *

32.3%

54.0%

21.2%

 *
Texas

35.8%

36.3%

37.3%

27.5%

 *

36.5%

48.5%

10.4%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

37.4%

38.0%

37.2%

34.7%

 *

31.4%

51.7%

8.4%

 *
Colorado

45.5%

45.8%

42.8%

47.1%

45.8%

48.4%

32.8%

 *
Montana

54.9%

56.7%

47.6%

53.3%

53.2%

60.5%

26.8%

 *
Nevada

44.6%

47.2%

33.4%

38.2%

33.0%

56.0%

21.8%

 *
New Mexico

38.5%

40.6%

35.5%

32.3%

 *

40.4%

47.9%

17.8%

 *
Utah

45.5%

42.6%

58.6%

51.3%

49.1%

49.2%

24.1%
Wyoming

56.1%

54.7%

63.5%

55.4%

59.6%

59.8%

33.0%
 
Pacific:
California

52.6%

52.5%

53.7%

51.2%

45.8%

61.9%

19.6%
Hawaii

70.0%

75.2%

72.0%

40.5%

60.3%

81.3%

41.0%
Oregon

55.8%

56.4%

54.3%

54.3%

48.5%

66.5%

26.0%
Washington

58.1%

60.5%

45.9%

58.1%

54.2%

66.4%

18.6%
 
States not shown separately

46.3%

46.5%

54.8%

38.2%

56.1%

51.8%

9.8%
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2002 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 IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix for details.

 

Table VII.A.2.b(2002) 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, 2002: (43 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

0.48%

0.67%

1.62%

1.50%

1.21%

0.55%

1.34%
 
New England:
Connecticut

2.67%

4.27%

5.14%

4.90%

6.48%

3.29%

4.91%

 *
Maine

2.22%

2.07%

9.94%

6.07%

4.74%

3.57%

6.16%

 *
Massachusetts

3.00%

3.23%

7.67%

9.32%

6.19%

3.22%

8.92%

 *
New Hampshire

2.80%

4.48%

8.55%

5.15%

8.88%

 *

3.84%

4.30%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

3.70%

3.74%

8.27%

9.77%

10.16%

4.85%

8.31%

 *
New York

2.55%

3.19%

7.75%

4.79%

5.58%

1.94%

6.48%

 *
Pennsylvania

2.32%

2.94%

5.84%

7.17%

6.80%

2.39%

3.79%

 *
 
East North Central:
Illinois

2.47%

2.94%

6.12%

8.60%

5.61%

1.92%

5.56%
Indiana

3.08%

4.08%

7.67%

6.66%

9.18%

 *

4.52%

8.91%

 *
Michigan

2.07%

2.94%

8.41%

5.59%

5.28%

3.32%

3.93%

 *
Ohio

2.90%

3.06%

5.06%

6.96%

4.52%

3.89%

4.56%

 *
Wisconsin

3.66%

4.43%

7.36%

9.52%

5.26%

6.01%

3.97%

 *
 
West North Central:
Iowa

2.92%

3.23%

8.63%

8.77%

7.28%

4.54%

5.98%

 *
Kansas

1.50%

3.59%

6.15%

9.00%

 *

5.76%

4.43%

6.04%

 *
Minnesota

2.47%

3.28%

10.04%

7.95%

7.01%

3.28%

5.14%

 *
Missouri

3.79%

4.95%

6.79%

9.38%

6.30%

4.66%

8.16%

 *
Nebraska

4.59%

5.28%

7.49%

11.22%

6.22%

5.08%

7.85%

 *
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

2.49%

2.61%

10.37%

9.79%

7.64%

3.90%

4.96%

 *
Florida

2.35%

3.03%

8.25%

5.39%

 *

6.97%

2.69%

3.48%
Georgia

2.93%

3.95%

6.44%

12.08%

 *

8.06%

4.48%

4.26%
Maryland

2.18%

2.29%

9.14%

6.54%

6.96%

1.97%

3.41%
North Carolina

3.17%

3.95%

13.18%

10.43%

 *

6.73%

4.72%

5.21%

 *
South Carolina

3.16%

4.03%

9.29%

7.90%

 *

5.39%

4.00%

9.05%

 *
Virginia

2.48%

3.96%

9.13%

9.04%

5.74%

4.55%

4.55%

 *
West Virginia

3.25%

3.73%

5.81%

 *

8.65%

7.24%

3.39%

6.18%

 *
 
East South Central:
Alabama

3.17%

3.63%

13.64%

 *

5.31%

3.24%

4.91%

9.03%

 *
Kentucky

4.86%

5.31%

7.55%

7.02%

6.29%

5.83%

8.75%

 *
Mississippi

3.67%

4.17%

11.34%

10.11%

6.06%

6.29%

5.54%
Tennessee

1.95%

2.42%

7.17%

11.20%

 *

7.87%

2.77%

8.56%

 *
 
West South Central:
Louisiana

3.83%

3.79%

10.68%

7.56%

8.39%

4.96%

8.20%

 *
Oklahoma

3.19%

4.25%

10.21%

3.50%

 *

6.26%

3.61%

8.42%

 *
Texas

1.21%

1.79%

4.60%

9.53%

 *

5.97%

2.15%

2.99%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

3.36%

4.54%

8.46%

10.62%

 *

5.95%

4.79%

2.70%

 *
Colorado

3.97%

4.64%

10.14%

11.42%

6.67%

4.30%

10.38%

 *
Montana

4.62%

5.04%

10.24%

9.13%

6.12%

6.84%

9.95%

 *
Nevada

2.86%

4.12%

8.38%

8.02%

7.24%

4.24%

8.08%

 *
New Mexico

3.22%

2.83%

10.63%

10.95%

 *

9.35%

3.20%

5.58%

 *
Utah

3.13%

4.44%

9.11%

7.77%

5.45%

4.75%

6.18%
Wyoming

3.25%

3.56%

9.78%

10.02%

6.16%

4.40%

6.99%
 
Pacific:
California

1.22%

1.69%

5.28%

4.88%

4.81%

2.02%

3.05%
Hawaii

3.08%

4.24%

7.61%

9.68%

5.98%

2.88%

8.86%
Oregon

2.57%

3.53%

7.90%

8.99%

6.22%

3.39%

6.91%
Washington

3.34%

3.00%

9.51%

11.98%

8.73%

3.77%

5.15%
 
States not shown separately

3.22%

3.53%

6.17%

10.21%

5.15%

3.50%

2.94%
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2002 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 IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix for details.