Table VII.A.2.d(2003) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer two or more health insurance plans 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

32.6%

32.5%

30.8%

35.1%

25.1%

25.0%

66.4%
 
New England:
Connecticut

42.0%

44.3%

41.0%

18.5%

 *

40.6%

36.4%

66.2%
Maine

29.7%

28.2%

30.2%

38.9%

31.6%

19.7%

75.3%
Massachusetts

28.3%

31.4%

23.8%

22.2%

 *

12.6%

 *

22.1%

66.0%
New Hampshire

32.7%

36.9%

16.7%

 *

28.7%

 *

8.3%

 *

26.4%

74.8%
Rhode Island

28.7%

31.1%

28.4%

 *

17.2%

 *

24.7%

 *

20.7%

69.9%
Vermont

20.7%

24.3%

15.3%

 *

13.0%

 *

13.5%

 *

14.6%

58.9%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

26.9%

24.4%

35.9%

30.4%

28.8%

 *

21.5%

47.8%
New York

32.1%

32.1%

37.1%

26.4%

24.8%

28.6%

59.7%
Pennsylvania

29.5%

31.9%

22.4%

 *

23.9%

17.5%

 *

25.6%

58.6%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

39.2%

38.1%

41.5%

42.6%

26.7%

29.3%

80.5%
Indiana

30.9%

29.5%

40.9%

24.8%

 *

22.2%

18.1%

67.6%
Michigan

31.2%

33.3%

23.8%

 *

32.2%

26.0%

 *

18.8%

88.7%
Ohio

29.5%

28.4%

29.1%

 *

36.4%

28.4%

18.9%

57.5%
Wisconsin

27.9%

30.4%

24.4%

 *

21.1%

 *

13.6%

 *

17.4%

76.9%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

25.4%

28.9%

13.1%

 *

25.4%

20.0%

 *

19.5%

65.6%
Kansas

27.1%

24.1%

13.9%

 *

58.4%

28.6%

18.7%

55.8%
Minnesota

21.7%

18.1%

23.8%

 *

32.2%

22.9%

 *

16.7%

42.5%
Missouri

29.1%

28.5%

36.2%

22.6%

 *

17.7%

 *

18.8%

71.0%
Nebraska

25.9%

26.9%

21.8%

 *

26.0%

24.7%

16.2%

59.2%
North Dakota

16.4%

20.9%

4.4%

 *

16.2%

 *

4.7%

 *

13.5%

 *

56.5%
South Dakota

14.5%

19.0%

8.3%

 *

2.4%

 *

2.0%

 *

10.6%

68.1%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

36.2%

39.1%

32.8%

 *

19.7%

 *

25.4%

 *

27.4%

63.1%
District of Columbia

43.2%

40.9%

51.7%

55.8%

47.7%

36.0%

67.7%
Florida

37.9%

37.5%

31.2%

53.4%

33.9%

30.7%

64.8%
Georgia

39.7%

40.9%

38.2%

 *

34.9%

 *

24.7%

 *

27.4%

75.1%
Maryland

36.6%

35.9%

44.1%

 *

35.7%

 *

32.7%

 *

29.7%

65.0%
North Carolina

24.2%

22.8%

21.5%

37.3%

 *

10.4%

16.0%

78.8%
South Carolina

23.9%

23.3%

18.2%

 *

30.7%

 *

12.9%

 *

19.7%

58.0%
Virginia

35.5%

33.3%

31.6%

52.2%

33.3%

25.8%

69.1%
West Virginia

28.5%

27.8%

42.0%

 *

16.4%

 *

9.7%

 *

18.8%

73.8%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

22.1%

19.5%

23.0%

 *

41.3%

16.1%

 *

15.1%

73.4%
Kentucky

25.8%

25.0%

24.7%

32.3%

15.7%

23.1%

51.2%
Mississippi

26.9%

26.4%

36.7%

 *

23.8%

 *

15.6%

 *

17.4%

63.3%
Tennessee

36.4%

33.0%

49.0%

42.4%

35.5%

27.9%

58.3%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

27.8%

26.9%

14.8%

 *

42.0%

 *

8.5%

 *

21.1%

55.9%
Louisiana

30.9%

28.6%

29.7%

 *

45.0%

22.1%

 *

23.0%

63.1%
Oklahoma

35.6%

33.9%

25.2%

 *

55.0%

32.6%

21.1%

78.2%
Texas

34.2%

31.1%

38.3%

48.2%

34.6%

21.6%

65.5%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

32.1%

29.5%

30.9%

 *

48.2%

34.0%

20.1%

69.2%
Colorado

28.1%

28.9%

32.8%

16.6%

 *

18.8%

 *

12.7%

75.8%
Idaho

19.7%

20.8%

21.5%

 *

15.7%

 *

15.4%

 *

15.4%

48.2%
Montana

19.5%

19.7%

21.3%

15.3%

 *

12.4%

 *

18.2%

50.2%
Nevada

35.8%

34.3%

44.7%

37.6%

 *

26.8%

 *

25.6%

75.9%
New Mexico

27.5%

24.8%

42.4%

28.5%

 *

22.8%

 *

14.5%

65.0%
Utah

32.7%

31.3%

38.7%

32.5%

 *

17.4%

 *

22.8%

78.2%
Wyoming

16.7%

15.1%

25.3%

 *

15.6%

 *

18.1%

 *

11.0%

29.9%

 *
 
Pacific:
Alaska

18.8%

19.6%

13.4%

 *

21.4%

 *

15.0%

 *

11.8%

55.8%
California

43.9%

45.4%

36.5%

42.9%

35.7%

39.0%

69.5%
Hawaii

47.0%

51.0%

31.1%

 *

40.0%

38.2%

48.3%

61.1%
Oregon

24.1%

25.0%

18.5%

 *

22.1%

 *

17.8%

 *

20.3%

60.8%
Washington

25.5%

21.6%

12.7%

 *

54.4%

28.6%

17.1%

63.7%
 
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.d(2003) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer two or more health insurance plans 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

0.77%

0.82%

2.69%

1.77%

1.57%

0.77%

1.76%
 
New England:
Connecticut

5.97%

7.00%

8.78%

9.05%

 *

8.56%

4.92%

14.67%
Maine

3.57%

4.21%

7.22%

8.51%

8.97%

3.05%

11.44%
Massachusetts

5.05%

6.51%

6.50%

9.60%

 *

6.78%

 *

4.88%

14.27%
New Hampshire

4.57%

5.84%

6.23%

 *

9.59%

 *

4.91%

 *

5.45%

9.69%
Rhode Island

2.76%

3.08%

9.06%

 *

10.24%

 *

8.42%

 *

1.57%

9.34%
Vermont

3.36%

3.67%

5.74%

 *

5.01%

 *

4.50%

 *

3.04%

11.03%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

2.79%

4.16%

9.89%

8.02%

12.27%

 *

4.08%

8.89%
New York

1.82%

3.56%

7.52%

5.55%

4.93%

2.21%

7.12%
Pennsylvania

2.92%

4.14%

7.72%

 *

6.79%

6.54%

 *

3.54%

11.02%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

4.04%

4.98%

10.94%

7.79%

7.90%

3.45%

9.93%
Indiana

4.38%

4.82%

10.99%

10.32%

 *

6.64%

2.86%

8.85%
Michigan

5.17%

6.45%

7.89%

 *

8.82%

8.33%

 *

5.00%

5.18%
Ohio

3.71%

4.88%

9.40%

 *

8.96%

8.27%

4.53%

8.68%
Wisconsin

4.20%

5.88%

8.51%

 *

6.69%

 *

5.87%

 *

4.63%

6.69%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

4.52%

6.00%

4.62%

 *

6.11%

6.32%

 *

5.64%

12.89%
Kansas

5.04%

5.20%

10.21%

 *

15.02%

7.02%

4.84%

11.07%
Minnesota

3.40%

2.96%

10.49%

 *

9.51%

8.86%

 *

3.34%

6.93%
Missouri

3.59%

4.71%

7.58%

11.32%

 *

6.33%

 *

4.76%

7.80%
Nebraska

4.05%

5.16%

9.60%

 *

6.83%

6.91%

3.49%

10.80%
North Dakota

2.55%

3.41%

1.91%

 *

9.03%

 *

3.54%

 *

4.15%

 *

8.93%
South Dakota

2.10%

2.84%

6.49%

 *

1.59%

 *

1.29%

 *

1.98%

10.30%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

4.11%

4.76%

11.03%

 *

7.83%

 *

8.63%

 *

4.59%

6.34%
District of Columbia

3.55%

4.29%

12.40%

13.72%

13.64%

3.47%

10.31%
Florida

3.69%

3.82%

6.76%

11.50%

7.65%

2.91%

8.99%
Georgia

2.19%

2.73%

12.77%

 *

11.60%

 *

10.29%

 *

4.18%

5.42%
Maryland

2.53%

2.48%

13.65%

 *

13.33%

 *

10.20%

 *

3.70%

8.64%
North Carolina

2.45%

3.30%

5.97%

12.10%

 *

3.09%

2.68%

10.67%
South Carolina

3.82%

4.60%

11.37%

 *

10.70%

 *

6.56%

 *

4.88%

7.56%
Virginia

2.27%

2.21%

7.17%

9.67%

6.68%

2.06%

5.33%
West Virginia

4.90%

5.16%

13.24%

 *

7.31%

 *

4.45%

 *

5.28%

11.22%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

3.84%

3.49%

11.85%

 *

11.95%

6.96%

 *

4.18%

10.85%
Kentucky

3.69%

5.09%

6.21%

8.57%

3.61%

4.63%

11.56%
Mississippi

3.64%

5.35%

12.32%

 *

12.65%

 *

4.93%

 *

3.78%

9.62%
Tennessee

4.75%

5.75%

12.91%

12.57%

7.31%

6.87%

8.97%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

3.90%

3.68%

9.01%

 *

13.80%

 *

3.30%

 *

4.43%

12.28%
Louisiana

2.86%

3.50%

12.42%

 *

9.33%

8.93%

 *

3.11%

10.02%
Oklahoma

3.74%

4.02%

10.87%

 *

11.75%

6.25%

3.71%

9.00%
Texas

1.59%

2.62%

8.40%

7.07%

7.12%

2.72%

4.86%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

3.57%

2.93%

9.46%

 *

11.32%

8.76%

3.71%

7.64%
Colorado

5.30%

6.39%

9.27%

5.37%

 *

8.10%

 *

2.24%

12.19%
Idaho

4.75%

4.75%

9.81%

 *

7.61%

 *

7.68%

 *

4.57%

9.98%
Montana

1.81%

1.72%

5.17%

7.14%

 *

4.36%

 *

3.03%

12.21%
Nevada

3.54%

4.46%

10.42%

13.01%

 *

9.68%

 *

4.03%

5.51%
New Mexico

3.39%

3.22%

10.61%

10.49%

 *

7.80%

 *

2.76%

8.56%
Utah

4.10%

4.66%

10.52%

10.22%

 *

9.27%

 *

2.74%

9.35%
Wyoming

3.03%

3.13%

9.19%

 *

10.50%

 *

6.40%

 *

3.04%

12.58%

 *
 
Pacific:
Alaska

2.59%

3.26%

5.70%

 *

7.53%

 *

6.39%

 *

2.98%

9.84%
California

1.81%

1.78%

5.34%

6.08%

3.06%

2.03%

3.77%
Hawaii

3.48%

3.53%

10.61%

 *

10.65%

8.15%

4.89%

10.65%
Oregon

2.27%

1.48%

7.62%

 *

8.77%

 *

6.46%

 *

2.75%

9.89%
Washington

3.36%

2.57%

11.78%

 *

11.87%

7.22%

2.70%

8.84%
 
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.