Table VII.A.2.a(2003) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that self-insure at least one plan by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2003
 
 

 

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

32.4%

31.4%

32.5%

37.9%

28.5%

21.7%

73.7%
 
New England:
Connecticut

27.8%

29.0%

26.6%

16.6%

 *

22.7%

 *

17.2%

76.0%
Maine

29.5%

24.7%

39.0%

47.4%

42.2%

13.8%

84.7%
Massachusetts

26.4%

25.7%

25.8%

30.0%

 *

32.6%

17.5%

61.7%
New Hampshire

25.1%

26.0%

18.4%

 *

27.3%

 *

3.0%

 *

18.3%

67.6%
Rhode Island

26.0%

23.9%

35.7%

25.8%

27.3%

15.4%

74.2%
Vermont

31.8%

31.2%

27.8%

38.8%

33.5%

 *

22.9%

76.2%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

29.2%

25.4%

43.2%

34.8%

25.6%

 *

22.1%

62.7%
New York

25.3%

23.6%

26.8%

32.7%

23.9%

19.1%

60.0%
Pennsylvania

29.8%

30.2%

33.9%

24.5%

 *

26.1%

22.1%

62.7%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

39.7%

39.5%

43.7%

36.5%

27.8%

26.3%

92.0%
Indiana

38.3%

39.3%

42.6%

28.0%

 *

6.8%

 *

27.6%

86.5%
Michigan

25.1%

26.8%

12.5%

 *

35.4%

20.4%

 *

14.2%

76.0%
Ohio

33.6%

33.8%

36.3%

29.0%

 *

36.2%

17.1%

73.8%
Wisconsin

33.9%

32.8%

35.5%

36.9%

25.5%

21.9%

80.9%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

33.2%

32.8%

19.2%

 *

43.9%

27.8%

27.4%

73.7%
Kansas

34.7%

33.7%

28.3%

48.1%

27.9%

22.8%

91.6%
Minnesota

32.1%

29.4%

15.4%

 *

51.2%

45.4%

21.4%

67.2%
Missouri

32.3%

31.1%

39.2%

30.9%

30.3%

23.6%

60.3%
Nebraska

35.9%

38.3%

26.9%

 *

36.3%

 *

26.6%

24.7%

88.2%
North Dakota

28.7%

29.5%

21.6%

 *

35.0%

20.5%

 *

21.6%

78.1%
South Dakota

24.6%

30.5%

18.1%

 *

7.1%

 *

5.9%

 *

21.5%

89.1%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

35.0%

32.8%

46.0%

33.8%

48.1%

18.2%

70.7%
District of Columbia

28.7%

30.3%

32.6%

4.5%

 *

36.2%

19.0%

61.0%
Florida

33.1%

32.4%

30.6%

44.6%

29.7%

20.7%

76.2%
Georgia

37.0%

34.8%

37.0%

 *

47.5%

28.3%

 *

20.7%

75.5%
Maryland

33.7%

27.7%

49.0%

58.4%

29.3%

23.8%

73.2%
North Carolina

35.1%

31.6%

39.2%

53.0%

38.9%

21.1%

84.6%
South Carolina

37.3%

36.6%

27.8%

47.7%

31.8%

27.8%

78.9%
Virginia

33.3%

30.9%

34.5%

45.5%

33.9%

22.3%

68.3%
West Virginia

37.7%

34.5%

53.0%

35.4%

 *

36.4%

18.0%

75.3%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

31.5%

32.4%

22.2%

 *

37.2%

26.4%

27.2%

65.9%
Kentucky

33.5%

34.3%

22.9%

40.4%

23.6%

25.7%

75.7%
Mississippi

36.5%

38.0%

19.6%

 *

39.4%

 *

19.2%

30.8%

74.1%
Tennessee

45.2%

38.4%

69.0%

58.7%

38.1%

28.6%

93.6%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

32.4%

30.4%

22.6%

 *

48.9%

13.8%

 *

17.9%

74.1%
Louisiana

37.1%

35.4%

29.5%

 *

51.4%

21.2%

 *

26.9%

84.0%
Oklahoma

32.7%

32.6%

22.4%

 *

43.8%

 *

31.4%

 *

14.6%

82.9%
Texas

41.8%

38.3%

44.9%

59.2%

39.9%

26.8%

81.9%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

34.2%

31.9%

48.7%

32.1%

 *

38.8%

22.8%

67.2%
Colorado

31.7%

34.1%

28.4%

23.1%

 *

20.6%

 *

20.0%

70.6%
Idaho

29.1%

31.8%

34.9%

18.7%

 *

32.5%

19.8%

73.8%
Montana

27.2%

26.9%

23.8%

34.5%

 *

18.2%

 *

23.3%

80.1%
Nevada

34.9%

31.8%

42.5%

 *

49.0%

24.2%

 *

22.6%

83.3%
New Mexico

35.7%

35.1%

44.1%

26.7%

 *

14.6%

 *

24.3%

85.8%
Utah

33.0%

33.4%

26.5%

 *

40.0%

 *

23.5%

 *

20.9%

79.7%
Wyoming

38.6%

37.0%

46.5%

38.7%

32.6%

25.8%

81.1%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

36.9%

39.3%

29.6%

 *

31.6%

30.6%

29.5%

77.9%
California

30.7%

30.2%

31.9%

32.2%

28.4%

21.9%

66.7%
Hawaii

22.7%

22.4%

20.9%

 *

25.2%

21.3%

 *

23.9%

18.8%

 *
Oregon

27.8%

28.3%

22.2%

 *

30.6%

 *

28.0%

21.9%

70.1%
Washington

25.3%

24.9%

22.0%

 *

30.3%

 *

17.5%

 *

18.8%

65.5%
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2003 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.a(2003) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that self-insure at least one plan by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2003
 
 

 

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

0.99%

0.73%

2.14%

2.38%

1.60%

0.66%

2.28%
 
New England:
Connecticut

5.21%

6.84%

7.85%

9.55%

 *

8.17%

 *

3.49%

12.73%
Maine

1.75%

3.27%

9.21%

12.50%

8.30%

2.94%

6.95%
Massachusetts

2.30%

3.57%

7.66%

9.79%

 *

9.71%

2.06%

11.56%
New Hampshire

4.76%

6.39%

6.91%

 *

10.20%

 *

6.29%

 *

4.93%

9.69%
Rhode Island

3.46%

4.71%

8.70%

7.69%

7.42%

2.67%

8.60%
Vermont

3.04%

4.08%

8.28%

7.73%

11.10%

 *

3.45%

5.99%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

4.00%

4.52%

7.38%

9.16%

12.49%

 *

3.17%

12.13%
New York

2.03%

2.00%

6.31%

6.27%

4.33%

2.20%

8.25%
Pennsylvania

3.42%

4.87%

9.80%

7.87%

 *

7.20%

4.85%

8.50%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

4.05%

5.49%

9.18%

8.00%

7.49%

3.77%

10.59%
Indiana

5.26%

5.90%

10.77%

9.77%

 *

2.37%

 *

4.57%

7.12%
Michigan

3.67%

4.40%

4.97%

 *

9.24%

6.96%

 *

3.39%

7.96%
Ohio

2.70%

2.59%

9.99%

9.65%

 *

6.92%

2.24%

7.43%
Wisconsin

3.17%

3.74%

9.78%

7.42%

6.87%

3.49%

8.55%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

2.57%

3.36%

6.04%

 *

8.42%

4.74%

3.47%

10.24%
Kansas

3.93%

5.15%

7.17%

12.53%

7.00%

5.15%

9.35%
Minnesota

3.88%

3.32%

10.20%

 *

9.55%

11.92%

4.04%

9.94%
Missouri

5.40%

5.59%

8.98%

8.54%

8.26%

4.02%

9.96%
Nebraska

4.03%

4.91%

10.15%

 *

12.17%

 *

7.63%

3.17%

9.06%
North Dakota

3.76%

2.65%

9.94%

 *

9.23%

7.44%

 *

3.62%

8.65%
South Dakota

2.44%

4.22%

7.26%

 *

4.31%

 *

2.64%

 *

2.48%

8.14%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

3.10%

3.82%

8.91%

9.94%

9.91%

3.30%

8.79%
District of Columbia

3.33%

4.32%

9.16%

5.41%

 *

10.44%

3.19%

12.54%
Florida

4.86%

5.28%

6.08%

10.06%

5.99%

4.00%

7.11%
Georgia

3.02%

2.95%

11.59%

 *

11.96%

9.74%

 *

3.23%

7.94%
Maryland

4.05%

4.36%

13.13%

13.56%

7.17%

4.87%

8.28%
North Carolina

3.26%

3.58%

7.69%

12.17%

7.38%

2.92%

9.25%
South Carolina

4.47%

5.23%

8.31%

9.26%

6.97%

5.56%

10.07%
Virginia

1.96%

1.50%

7.89%

9.09%

6.35%

2.11%

6.35%
West Virginia

3.96%

3.67%

12.29%

11.35%

 *

6.79%

3.30%

8.29%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

4.32%

3.96%

8.89%

 *

10.00%

5.33%

5.48%

7.24%
Kentucky

3.94%

5.86%

5.84%

10.55%

5.36%

4.93%

11.39%
Mississippi

2.81%

5.07%

12.92%

 *

12.30%

 *

4.20%

4.04%

6.72%
Tennessee

3.31%

4.00%

15.44%

13.05%

9.64%

5.93%

2.61%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

3.60%

4.68%

10.27%

 *

12.82%

5.02%

 *

3.32%

9.41%
Louisiana

2.99%

3.79%

10.01%

 *

12.82%

6.96%

 *

3.23%

8.45%
Oklahoma

5.57%

5.49%

10.02%

 *

13.68%

 *

10.02%

 *

3.88%

6.96%
Texas

1.31%

1.72%

8.85%

6.10%

5.63%

2.24%

3.57%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

4.99%

4.14%

11.69%

10.82%

 *

9.08%

3.80%

10.75%
Colorado

5.51%

5.46%

8.46%

9.13%

 *

6.35%

 *

3.91%

11.71%
Idaho

4.33%

4.65%

9.70%

9.28%

 *

8.33%

3.56%

10.37%
Montana

3.54%

4.16%

6.62%

12.06%

 *

6.51%

 *

6.03%

9.87%
Nevada

3.58%

4.24%

13.03%

 *

12.56%

9.32%

 *

3.98%

6.31%
New Mexico

3.38%

3.92%

8.97%

12.91%

 *

4.77%

 *

4.60%

8.50%
Utah

5.18%

6.09%

9.30%

 *

12.89%

 *

7.86%

 *

4.49%

11.87%
Wyoming

3.10%

3.41%

9.52%

10.72%

8.74%

3.28%

10.65%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

2.75%

5.07%

11.79%

 *

9.29%

7.32%

4.45%

7.60%
California

1.28%

1.49%

3.25%

6.84%

5.14%

1.13%

3.50%
Hawaii

2.44%

3.13%

9.37%

 *

5.81%

7.02%

 *

5.78%

10.07%

 *
Oregon

3.80%

4.19%

7.96%

 *

10.77%

 *

6.92%

3.74%

8.52%
Washington

3.73%

4.01%

11.42%

 *

12.19%

 *

8.11%

 *

2.75%

11.48%
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2003 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.