Table VII.D.4(2002) Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take family 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

35.0%

35.9%

30.7%

28.7%

23.3%

34.1%

39.6%

 
New England:
Connecticut

33.1%

33.9%

33.7%

25.1%

22.6%

30.4%

41.2%

Maine

29.2%

31.3%

18.9%

23.4%

17.3%

26.0%

39.7%

Massachusetts

41.2%

42.8%

31.8%

31.0%

27.9%

44.5%

37.3%

New Hampshire

29.7%

30.3%

27.9%

28.1%

20.5%

30.1%

31.5%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

36.1%

37.8%

24.1%

29.0%

20.1%

34.2%

40.7%

New York

36.1%

36.9%

35.9%

25.3%

29.3%

36.7%

38.0%

Pennsylvania

34.3%

35.3%

30.7%

24.5%

23.8%

32.7%

38.9%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

38.1%

40.0%

27.9%

26.7%

23.6%

35.1%

44.2%

Indiana

34.7%

34.9%

31.1%

37.6%

24.3%

35.0%

35.8%

Michigan

37.2%

41.0%

25.0%

27.4%

22.8%

36.7%

42.2%

Ohio

41.4%

42.7%

32.5%

31.4%

18.9%

44.3%

43.1%

Wisconsin

45.9%

47.1%

42.9%

30.7%

30.1%

45.2%

49.9%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

41.4%

42.3%

37.8%

38.0%

26.6%

42.0%

46.4%

Kansas

40.4%

42.0%

38.7%

24.0%

25.4%

42.4%

41.1%

Minnesota

39.7%

41.2%

38.1%

29.6%

23.8%

41.1%

41.6%

Missouri

34.7%

35.2%

29.8%

34.4%

19.0%

34.1%

41.5%

Nebraska

36.4%

38.3%

28.6%

24.0%

26.5%

37.9%

37.1%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

36.1%

37.6%

26.5%

31.1%

26.4%

28.0%

42.1%

Florida

31.7%

32.3%

29.1%

27.8%

16.6%

29.5%

36.8%

Georgia

27.8%

27.3%

25.3%

44.5%

23.7%

25.0%

33.7%

Maryland

33.0%

34.0%

23.5%

28.4%

19.6%

28.7%

40.1%

North Carolina

33.8%

34.7%

27.4%

*

19.7%

13.8%

35.6%

37.2%

South Carolina

33.7%

34.1%

36.9%

14.7%

*

18.2%

33.5%

38.6%

Virginia

33.0%

33.9%

27.9%

28.2%

23.1%

29.9%

38.8%

West Virginia

38.4%

39.4%

37.0%

20.8%

31.6%

42.6%

35.0%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

39.3%

41.1%

25.2%

32.9%

38.9%

41.0%

37.4%

Kentucky

38.9%

40.4%

26.9%

26.5%

25.9%

39.2%

41.5%

Mississippi

34.3%

34.7%

25.6%

37.6%

23.0%

32.4%

42.0%

Tennessee

36.3%

36.8%

34.3%

30.7%

25.3%

37.5%

37.6%

 
West South Central:
Louisiana

38.0%

38.5%

33.3%

34.4%

24.3%

38.4%

41.1%

Oklahoma

34.6%

36.0%

22.5%

19.5%

*

25.1%

32.1%

42.6%

Texas

31.6%

31.0%

39.5%

27.0%

23.3%

29.1%

36.8%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

28.0%

27.2%

33.5%

27.2%

21.5%

27.9%

29.7%

Colorado

35.0%

36.6%

20.1%

28.6%

21.8%

32.3%

42.6%

Montana

29.2%

30.2%

24.9%

24.5%

16.9%

34.9%

23.6%

Nevada

30.9%

31.7%

25.9%

23.9%

18.3%

30.3%

35.2%

New Mexico

35.4%

35.7%

40.2%

24.7%

*

17.6%

32.4%

45.9%

Utah

49.0%

49.9%

33.7%

43.6%

36.2%

47.1%

52.1%

Wyoming

37.8%

39.6%

27.6%

25.7%

27.1%

38.0%

42.8%

 
Pacific:
California

32.7%

33.3%

26.1%

37.1%

22.5%

30.3%

41.2%

Hawaii

27.0%

26.0%

31.7%

27.1%

14.2%

28.8%

31.2%

Oregon

28.7%

30.3%

36.0%

13.0%

*

22.9%

26.8%

38.3%

Washington

28.5%

29.2%

21.4%

31.8%

20.8%

29.1%

29.9%

 
States not shown separately

37.3%

38.3%

33.0%

25.6%

26.8%

36.0%

42.1%

 
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.D.4(2002) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take family 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

0.31%

0.36%

1.07%

0.84%

0.75%

0.57%

0.59%

 
New England:
Connecticut

1.80%

2.03%

3.42%

3.08%

3.70%

2.24%

2.93%

Maine

2.13%

2.47%

2.52%

3.66%

2.83%

3.13%

5.82%

Massachusetts

2.15%

2.22%

3.98%

7.71%

4.08%

2.71%

2.70%

New Hampshire

1.21%

1.92%

2.98%

3.82%

3.33%

1.01%

5.15%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

1.91%

1.79%

4.62%

4.97%

3.70%

1.99%

3.59%

New York

0.88%

1.00%

3.64%

3.94%

3.55%

1.20%

2.46%

Pennsylvania

2.31%

2.79%

1.65%

3.87%

3.01%

2.27%

3.75%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

1.35%

1.61%

2.62%

2.71%

3.47%

1.19%

2.13%

Indiana

1.40%

1.62%

4.88%

3.97%

3.81%

2.50%

2.89%

Michigan

1.47%

1.66%

2.27%

4.64%

4.00%

1.89%

3.38%

Ohio

1.09%

1.26%

5.24%

4.31%

1.84%

1.94%

2.94%

Wisconsin

1.83%

2.32%

6.00%

4.49%

2.87%

2.16%

4.47%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

2.20%

2.48%

4.14%

6.99%

3.24%

1.96%

5.01%

Kansas

1.94%

2.16%

5.73%

4.29%

2.53%

2.75%

3.03%

Minnesota

2.16%

2.98%

3.40%

2.97%

2.98%

3.18%

4.01%

Missouri

1.89%

2.32%

3.96%

4.63%

2.46%

2.75%

5.06%

Nebraska

1.54%

1.66%

2.96%

4.57%

2.53%

2.34%

2.21%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

1.73%

1.52%

3.74%

4.49%

3.49%

2.27%

1.60%

Florida

1.51%

1.61%

6.90%

3.78%

2.19%

2.16%

3.16%

Georgia

2.22%

2.20%

5.74%

8.77%

5.27%

2.50%

2.80%

Maryland

1.55%

1.76%

3.50%

2.61%

2.81%

1.96%

2.51%

North Carolina

2.75%

2.81%

10.24%

*

4.98%

2.00%

2.36%

4.85%

South Carolina

1.31%

1.47%

7.13%

5.69%

*

3.70%

2.78%

2.12%

Virginia

1.93%

2.24%

4.86%

6.18%

4.11%

2.61%

3.44%

West Virginia

2.56%

2.71%

4.51%

4.00%

4.87%

3.45%

2.59%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

1.52%

1.83%

6.82%

5.58%

5.24%

2.57%

2.90%

Kentucky

2.37%

2.27%

5.42%

5.03%

3.11%

2.92%

3.73%

Mississippi

3.49%

3.49%

5.93%

9.64%

2.96%

4.22%

5.22%

Tennessee

1.49%

1.86%

4.77%

4.97%

3.24%

1.84%

3.40%

 
West South Central:
Louisiana

2.38%

2.50%

5.94%

7.71%

4.72%

3.52%

3.12%

Oklahoma

1.86%

1.84%

3.92%

9.96%

*

4.17%

2.36%

4.89%

Texas

1.51%

1.28%

6.74%

5.71%

3.94%

1.70%

2.19%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

2.17%

2.20%

4.89%

5.88%

4.33%

3.13%

3.45%

Colorado

3.19%

3.47%

4.26%

7.22%

4.54%

2.74%

5.03%

Montana

2.34%

2.94%

5.13%

5.26%

3.52%

3.51%

5.16%

Nevada

1.61%

1.60%

4.73%

5.53%

2.97%

2.68%

5.40%

New Mexico

2.16%

2.41%

6.65%

7.93%

*

4.21%

3.05%

5.65%

Utah

2.39%

2.47%

4.27%

5.77%

2.84%

1.63%

5.87%

Wyoming

2.78%

2.95%

5.25%

6.81%

4.59%

4.00%

3.01%

 
Pacific:
California

1.16%

1.43%

3.06%

5.44%

3.33%

1.79%

2.61%

Hawaii

2.08%

2.26%

3.98%

4.83%

2.52%

2.05%

7.22%

Oregon

2.49%

2.42%

4.05%

8.27%

*

2.78%

3.19%

4.15%

Washington

2.32%

2.57%

4.25%

6.83%

4.45%

3.11%

4.22%

 
States not shown separately

1.92%

2.25%

2.84%

5.18%

4.27%

1.21%

5.05%

 
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.