Table VII.A.2.b

Table VII.A.2.b(2003) 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, 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	43.9%	45.7%	43.0%		34.4%		40.3%		52.0%	19.5%

New England:
Connecticut	42.2%	44.1%	35.8%		33.5%	*	36.7%		48.4%	21.3%
Maine	44.7%	48.4%	42.5%		24.2%	*	34.8%		56.6%	3.1%	*
Massachusetts	36.5%	35.9%	42.8%		31.2%	*	18.9%	*	40.6%	29.8%	*
New Hampshire	43.3%	43.8%	46.2%		37.6%		46.8%		49.5%	14.1%	*
Rhode Island	46.8%	45.2%	44.6%		56.6%		53.2%		52.4%	14.1%	*
Vermont	39.2%	44.2%	29.1%		32.0%		34.5%		44.4%	17.2%	*

Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey	47.9%	47.5%	44.4%		53.2%		37.6%		54.1%	31.1%
New York	50.1%	54.3%	42.2%		36.8%		49.0%		55.8%	21.1%
Pennsylvania	48.4%	49.8%	39.1%		49.7%		44.1%		54.5%	31.3%

East North Central:
Illinois	37.3%	37.6%	41.7%		31.1%	*	39.7%		44.8%	11.2%	*
Indiana	31.7%	32.0%	30.9%	*	31.2%	*	40.4%		41.2%	2.6%	*
Michigan	47.9%	52.3%	45.9%		31.1%		33.7%		60.2%	13.7%	*
Ohio	42.2%	43.4%	46.2%		30.6%	*	35.7%		49.4%	28.7%	*
Wisconsin	28.5%	30.3%	25.0%		24.4%	*	42.1%		31.6%	3.2%	*

West North Central:
Iowa	39.1%	40.5%	42.1%		33.8%		39.4%		39.8%	35.1%
Kansas	40.1%	42.2%	43.3%		25.3%	*	35.9%		48.9%	14.4%	*
Minnesota	36.7%	41.1%	40.0%		20.5%		28.1%		41.9%	21.7%	*
Missouri	43.9%	45.2%	29.4%		56.8%		51.3%		48.9%	21.7%	*
Nebraska	38.6%	39.3%	41.7%		31.8%	*	47.8%		41.5%	13.8%	*
North Dakota	53.7%	55.6%	59.6%		39.4%		59.5%		58.1%	21.2%	*
South Dakota	44.5%	41.3%	47.6%		54.6%		39.5%		49.6%	29.0%	*

South Atlantic:
Delaware	41.3%	40.1%	42.1%		48.5%		31.9%		54.7%	12.1%	*
District of Columbia	48.0%	50.9%	33.3%	*	40.0%		15.9%		53.6%	39.3%
Florida	40.9%	41.5%	47.6%		23.0%	*	42.0%		48.0%	17.0%
Georgia	36.4%	38.0%	39.6%	*	25.6%	*	40.6%		46.3%	13.6%	*
Maryland	40.9%	48.1%	20.8%	*	11.9%	*	41.9%		45.0%	24.9%
North Carolina	42.7%	47.6%	34.0%		23.1%	*	27.1%		56.0%	15.2%	*
South Carolina	40.9%	43.4%	44.5%		26.8%	*	42.2%		49.4%	10.3%	*
Virginia	41.6%	44.7%	40.3%		25.6%		38.4%		51.1%	13.8%	*
West Virginia	35.8%	39.3%	35.8%		20.0%		28.4%		47.9%	25.0%	*

East South Central:
Alabama	37.9%	37.7%	43.1%		32.3%		29.6%		45.9%	19.4%	*
Kentucky	37.2%	36.0%	41.4%		39.9%		40.9%		43.4%	10.0%	*
Mississippi	41.1%	40.4%	49.7%		39.2%		50.5%		48.1%	12.4%
Tennessee	37.6%	42.6%	28.2%	*	18.2%	*	44.1%		46.9%	7.6%	*

West South Central:
Arkansas	34.8%	35.0%	35.3%	*	33.7%	*	39.6%		40.1%	21.1%	*
Louisiana	35.9%	33.1%	67.1%		32.3%	*	35.3%		45.9%	10.7%	*
Oklahoma	45.5%	49.6%	49.1%		20.3%	*	41.3%		57.3%	18.7%	*
Texas	40.3%	42.0%	47.4%		24.4%		39.3%		50.9%	14.3%

Mountain:
Arizona	40.5%	45.3%	27.3%		27.8%	*	25.3%		49.5%	25.5%
Colorado	48.5%	51.3%	48.7%		32.4%	*	59.8%		51.3%	33.6%
Idaho	58.7%	57.2%	56.5%		64.1%		45.9%		66.9%	33.2%
Montana	51.7%	53.2%	49.1%		45.4%		44.1%		60.7%	16.7%	*
Nevada	43.2%	41.5%	63.0%		34.6%	*	31.6%		51.7%	21.7%	*
New Mexico	38.9%	41.2%	23.6%		43.8%	*	37.3%		53.4%	4.1%	*
Utah	33.6%	33.4%	33.9%		34.3%	*	29.1%	*	43.1%	8.3%	*
Wyoming	47.5%	48.3%	45.8%		44.6%		47.5%		59.3%	15.8%	*

Pacific:
Alaska	51.9%	50.6%	63.9%		42.0%		45.1%		58.7%	22.2%	*
California	53.3%	54.6%	53.2%		45.2%		44.3%		62.7%	23.6%
Hawaii	73.6%	72.2%	85.4%		71.7%		67.1%		77.0%	69.5%
Oregon	53.5%	52.7%	50.6%		64.7%		41.7%		58.2%	37.2%
Washington	57.1%	62.9%	49.4%		36.7%		40.4%		68.6%	17.9%	*

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.b(2003) 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, 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	0.80%	0.93%	1.98%		1.40%		1.22%		0.80%	2.03%

New England:
Connecticut	2.82%	4.45%	10.30%		11.42%	*	8.88%		3.61%	5.77%
Maine	2.74%	3.61%	10.53%		11.56%	*	8.56%		3.33%	1.65%	*
Massachusetts	4.07%	5.87%	9.02%		11.73%	*	16.62%	*	3.48%	11.27%	*
New Hampshire	5.96%	6.72%	10.43%		6.10%		9.09%		6.67%	8.21%	*
Rhode Island	4.98%	5.57%	7.97%		8.91%		7.93%		3.64%	12.05%	*
Vermont	2.58%	3.30%	8.14%		6.81%		8.27%		3.05%	6.50%	*

Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey	5.09%	5.10%	11.70%		12.89%		10.55%		5.31%	8.70%
New York	1.51%	1.58%	5.54%		5.00%		3.49%		1.97%	4.97%
Pennsylvania	3.89%	5.60%	10.59%		9.95%		7.87%		5.13%	7.67%

East North Central:
Illinois	2.39%	3.26%	6.30%		10.93%	*	8.63%		2.98%	8.04%	*
Indiana	4.95%	5.25%	14.85%	*	10.35%	*	6.18%		6.61%	6.42%	*
Michigan	4.37%	5.28%	7.48%		5.76%		7.26%		4.84%	5.28%	*
Ohio	3.74%	3.76%	8.09%		10.07%	*	8.45%		3.89%	8.78%	*
Wisconsin	3.60%	3.29%	6.88%		9.32%	*	7.64%		4.31%	3.96%	*

West North Central:
Iowa	2.36%	4.41%	7.71%		4.89%		4.72%		3.66%	10.07%
Kansas	3.65%	3.02%	11.53%		12.25%	*	6.01%		2.94%	6.97%	*
Minnesota	2.65%	3.11%	8.80%		5.91%		6.83%		3.80%	9.44%	*
Missouri	3.42%	4.00%	7.69%		13.37%		9.08%		4.51%	6.56%	*
Nebraska	3.29%	4.20%	8.52%		12.32%	*	7.56%		4.87%	4.67%	*
North Dakota	4.32%	4.77%	8.11%		7.69%		6.96%		5.46%	7.75%	*
South Dakota	3.95%	4.47%	10.39%		6.61%		5.99%		6.00%	12.46%	*

South Atlantic:
Delaware	3.61%	3.51%	9.58%		12.50%		9.22%		3.21%	5.90%	*
District of Columbia	4.08%	5.98%	11.09%	*	11.29%		4.57%		5.11%	10.85%
Florida	2.45%	2.98%	6.89%		10.58%	*	7.68%		3.20%	3.49%
Georgia	4.07%	4.72%	13.23%	*	12.20%	*	9.95%		6.58%	4.87%	*
Maryland	4.52%	5.84%	15.06%	*	4.42%	*	8.00%		5.66%	6.93%
North Carolina	3.39%	3.65%	8.79%		10.33%	*	7.85%		3.47%	8.41%	*
South Carolina	3.43%	4.43%	11.92%		10.74%	*	7.29%		4.29%	5.71%	*
Virginia	2.74%	3.17%	7.38%		5.61%		4.89%		2.59%	6.55%	*
West Virginia	3.50%	4.69%	10.12%		5.12%		4.67%		6.09%	11.11%	*

East South Central:
Alabama	3.02%	3.30%	11.22%		8.24%		5.11%		5.00%	10.55%	*
Kentucky	2.41%	4.37%	6.42%		10.32%		6.96%		4.19%	9.86%	*
Mississippi	3.52%	3.74%	12.44%		10.91%		6.49%		4.69%	2.44%
Tennessee	3.46%	3.79%	10.45%	*	6.84%	*	7.59%		4.76%	2.59%	*

West South Central:
Arkansas	3.38%	4.54%	11.93%	*	12.39%	*	6.36%		5.32%	9.16%	*
Louisiana	2.39%	2.92%	11.41%		10.39%	*	6.87%		4.59%	8.34%	*
Oklahoma	4.06%	3.66%	13.32%		7.58%	*	8.04%		4.91%	6.41%	*
Texas	2.68%	2.48%	11.15%		5.22%		4.72%		3.66%	2.48%

Mountain:
Arizona	2.61%	3.65%	6.78%		13.68%	*	7.21%		3.19%	6.63%
Colorado	2.66%	3.84%	10.04%		10.79%	*	10.07%		3.54%	7.83%
Idaho	3.92%	2.83%	9.69%		9.97%		8.21%		3.38%	9.50%
Montana	3.36%	4.09%	7.53%		12.30%		7.55%		4.88%	7.16%	*
Nevada	6.28%	6.62%	11.35%		11.62%	*	8.79%		6.32%	7.74%	*
New Mexico	2.12%	1.97%	6.30%		13.53%	*	7.09%		3.54%	8.00%	*
Utah	3.30%	3.54%	8.71%		10.30%	*	10.20%	*	4.02%	8.68%	*
Wyoming	3.39%	2.89%	9.15%		13.05%		6.86%		5.38%	5.60%	*

Pacific:
Alaska	2.66%	3.28%	9.28%		12.06%		9.44%		2.65%	8.74%	*
California	2.19%	2.65%	7.38%		3.83%		5.23%		2.55%	4.71%
Hawaii	3.53%	5.71%	9.61%		7.42%		6.74%		4.70%	9.38%
Oregon	2.48%	3.41%	12.02%		11.38%		8.23%		2.67%	8.26%
Washington	2.74%	2.88%	12.33%		5.19%		7.14%		3.98%	6.04%	*

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.