Table VII.B.4.b.(1)(2002) 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, 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

28.1%

39.0%

32.0%

22.2%

23.7%

35.4%

24.2%
 
New England:
Connecticut

27.3%

32.0%

43.8%

20.8%

37.2%

33.8%

10.5%

 *
Maine

31.0%

39.2%

20.2%

 *

34.1%

30.6%

32.8%

28.1%

 *
Massachusetts

26.3%

48.6%

35.6%

19.2%

 *

26.3%

37.2%

12.3%

 *
New Hampshire

23.6%

34.3%

24.4%

20.9%

13.2%

 *

38.8%

11.6%

 *
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

29.7%

42.0%

32.6%

18.0%

 *

14.8%

 *

34.8%

29.5%

 *
New York

35.2%

48.1%

42.0%

26.5%

 *

36.4%

42.9%

24.2%

 *
Pennsylvania

32.9%

42.8%

34.0%

27.4%

23.9%

35.5%

43.3%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

24.4%

27.1%

27.6%

20.4%

9.5%

 *

39.0%

23.4%
Indiana

17.6%

21.1%

18.6%

16.2%

 *

15.4%

 *

23.7%

13.7%

 *
Michigan

27.0%

46.6%

40.1%

17.1%

 *

17.7%

 *

36.8%

26.1%

 *
Ohio

33.3%

56.6%

22.8%

27.1%

27.6%

35.4%

43.3%
Wisconsin

20.8%

39.7%

23.0%

14.0%

 *

16.6%

 *

28.9%

16.7%

 *
 
West North Central:
Iowa

31.9%

29.4%

44.2%

27.0%

30.1%

28.8%

40.7%
Kansas

26.7%

32.5%

29.7%

 *

24.5%

 *

38.7%

30.7%

11.3%

 *
Minnesota

23.5%

34.9%

7.5%

 *

31.9%

19.7%

 *

19.2%

 *

43.2%
Missouri

31.1%

44.3%

11.1%

 *

35.1%

32.3%

37.5%

21.0%

 *
Nebraska

28.9%

37.1%

38.1%

18.9%

 *

23.3%

 *

30.3%

38.8%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

38.5%

59.7%

52.6%

17.9%

19.6%

 *

33.3%

49.6%
Florida

25.1%

29.8%

34.8%

20.4%

 *

22.2%

42.8%

18.1%

 *
Georgia

33.4%

29.6%

36.6%

32.8%

 *

22.8%

 *

29.4%

46.7%
Maryland

26.6%

41.9%

31.1%

21.4%

22.6%

40.9%

16.4%

 *
North Carolina

37.0%

29.7%

33.6%

 *

40.3%

40.0%

28.7%

42.8%

 *
South Carolina

32.4%

34.1%

45.8%

23.0%

23.7%

 *

55.6%

15.4%

 *
Virginia

30.3%

32.6%

30.6%

29.4%

30.1%

28.6%

31.7%
West Virginia

26.4%

40.7%

21.0%

 *

25.2%

23.8%

26.4%

 *

32.6%

 *
 
East South Central:
Alabama

22.0%

 *

35.8%

16.9%

 *

20.2%

 *

33.6%

 *

31.2%

6.0%

 *
Kentucky

22.9%

37.9%

36.1%

10.3%

 *

14.3%

39.1%

23.8%
Mississippi

21.4%

 *

15.3%

 *

23.6%

22.4%

 *

27.2%

 *

33.7%

10.6%

 *
Tennessee

36.2%

36.2%

57.1%

27.7%

 *

31.2%

46.4%

33.6%

 *
 
West South Central:
Louisiana

17.4%

18.4%

 *

30.2%

 *

11.2%

 *

14.9%

 *

12.2%

 *

21.5%

 *
Oklahoma

23.9%

29.1%

15.7%

 *

24.0%

 *

24.8%

 *

38.0%

8.5%

 *
Texas

19.8%

31.1%

40.5%

5.4%

 *

6.2%

 *

29.7%

28.8%

 *
 
Mountain:
Arizona

21.1%

30.5%

39.0%

 *

10.7%

 *

20.6%

 *

26.6%

 *

18.0%

 *
Colorado

34.5%

69.9%

30.3%

15.2%

 *

22.3%

47.8%

14.5%

 *
Montana

23.2%

26.9%

24.3%

21.6%

13.1%

 *

30.6%

36.1%
Nevada

21.6%

28.7%

15.6%

 *

19.9%

27.6%

 *

12.1%

 *

31.2%

 *
New Mexico

22.8%

32.5%

37.2%

14.5%

 *

25.0%

27.9%

18.4%

 *
Utah

19.9%

31.1%

11.6%

 *

19.3%

17.1%

16.7%

33.3%

 *
Wyoming

15.8%

21.8%

27.2%

6.3%

 *

9.1%

 *

20.7%

32.1%

 *
 
Pacific:
California

29.4%

42.9%

30.7%

22.3%

31.8%

31.9%

20.9%
Hawaii

58.4%

55.4%

61.8%

57.4%

47.1%

69.4%

62.4%
Oregon

42.5%

52.1%

31.7%

44.7%

7.7%

 *

66.6%

18.0%

 *
Washington

25.5%

37.8%

30.9%

15.7%

 *

15.4%

 *

31.5%

27.2%

 *
 
States not shown separately

22.9%

33.7%

22.8%

17.6%

10.2%

 *

36.1%

16.1%

 *
 
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.B.4.b.(1)(2002) 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, 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

0.90%

1.18%

1.93%

1.42%

1.63%

1.52%

1.76%
 
New England:
Connecticut

4.25%

6.81%

8.52%

5.83%

11.03%

3.10%

15.03%

 *
Maine

3.04%

4.13%

6.58%

 *

5.51%

6.07%

4.85%

10.51%

 *
Massachusetts

4.89%

5.81%

5.73%

6.49%

 *

6.13%

5.08%

13.62%

 *
New Hampshire

2.56%

5.66%

5.94%

4.41%

6.53%

 *

4.46%

10.67%

 *
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

6.35%

7.72%

9.10%

9.31%

 *

9.64%

 *

7.51%

12.83%

 *
New York

5.70%

4.51%

7.26%

9.05%

 *

7.55%

5.50%

9.40%

 *
Pennsylvania

2.80%

5.97%

6.34%

5.48%

5.58%

4.80%

9.94%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

4.53%

4.02%

6.14%

6.10%

5.24%

 *

7.68%

5.11%
Indiana

4.42%

3.50%

4.50%

6.68%

 *

5.23%

 *

4.70%

7.41%

 *
Michigan

5.40%

8.87%

6.44%

5.45%

 *

6.67%

 *

6.13%

9.37%

 *
Ohio

3.24%

4.91%

5.96%

7.24%

7.70%

4.33%

8.11%
Wisconsin

3.31%

5.53%

5.36%

5.74%

 *

5.35%

 *

3.92%

12.81%

 *
 
West North Central:
Iowa

3.27%

4.65%

9.49%

5.78%

5.47%

6.62%

11.49%
Kansas

5.44%

5.26%

9.23%

 *

10.04%

 *

10.12%

6.15%

9.73%

 *
Minnesota

3.88%

6.13%

6.03%

 *

9.01%

11.14%

 *

6.78%

 *

9.44%
Missouri

5.64%

6.08%

4.44%

 *

9.69%

8.52%

6.98%

7.24%

 *
Nebraska

4.30%

7.81%

7.45%

8.22%

 *

8.16%

 *

3.38%

8.66%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

4.43%

7.69%

9.38%

2.89%

7.09%

 *

4.31%

8.25%
Florida

5.15%

3.50%

10.24%

8.16%

 *

5.42%

5.88%

6.86%

 *
Georgia

7.80%

4.91%

10.89%

13.36%

 *

12.22%

 *

6.15%

9.93%
Maryland

3.79%

4.07%

7.13%

5.82%

4.74%

4.39%

6.95%

 *
North Carolina

6.25%

5.56%

10.25%

 *

10.91%

10.10%

6.58%

12.97%

 *
South Carolina

4.81%

4.32%

11.55%

6.83%

7.90%

 *

8.13%

5.75%

 *
Virginia

4.69%

7.50%

8.23%

7.07%

5.68%

6.18%

7.80%
West Virginia

5.49%

9.27%

7.32%

 *

7.37%

6.25%

10.10%

 *

10.03%

 *
 
East South Central:
Alabama

7.11%

 *

6.86%

6.99%

 *

7.47%

 *

10.11%

 *

6.81%

12.90%

 *
Kentucky

3.45%

8.10%

6.23%

5.28%

 *

3.34%

8.09%

6.94%
Mississippi

7.67%

 *

6.34%

 *

6.28%

11.04%

 *

12.33%

 *

7.20%

5.87%

 *
Tennessee

6.36%

6.55%

11.23%

8.49%

 *

7.27%

7.65%

15.32%

 *
 
West South Central:
Louisiana

3.70%

5.54%

 *

10.76%

 *

5.72%

 *

4.91%

 *

8.48%

 *

9.59%

 *
Oklahoma

4.91%

7.94%

7.33%

 *

9.67%

 *

8.39%

 *

6.74%

4.58%

 *
Texas

4.02%

5.14%

9.99%

1.72%

 *

2.94%

 *

6.20%

9.11%

 *
 
Mountain:
Arizona

3.53%

7.01%

11.72%

 *

5.04%

 *

6.40%

 *

9.57%

 *

9.71%

 *
Colorado

6.44%

13.07%

7.63%

4.87%

 *

5.91%

9.04%

9.41%

 *
Montana

3.40%

6.78%

5.21%

5.28%

3.97%

 *

6.88%

9.66%
Nevada

4.17%

6.39%

8.03%

 *

4.36%

9.70%

 *

5.08%

 *

9.95%

 *
New Mexico

4.23%

6.98%

10.26%

6.12%

 *

4.37%

5.34%

14.65%

 *
Utah

2.48%

6.60%

4.73%

 *

5.62%

3.77%

2.81%

10.02%

 *
Wyoming

4.69%

5.09%

6.83%

3.97%

 *

4.45%

 *

5.64%

14.34%

 *
 
Pacific:
California

2.07%

2.85%

4.76%

4.55%

5.23%

5.08%

5.48%
Hawaii

4.04%

4.51%

5.73%

7.88%

7.24%

6.48%

10.14%
Oregon

6.13%

5.85%

7.83%

9.90%

2.65%

 *

6.04%

10.04%

 *
Washington

2.78%

8.16%

6.78%

5.47%

 *

6.50%

 *

8.66%

10.14%

 *
 
States not shown separately

3.39%

5.69%

5.34%

5.13%

7.11%

 *

3.83%

10.08%

 *
 
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.