Table VII.B.2.b.(1)

Table VII.B.2.b.(1)(2003) Percent of private-sector enrollees that are enrolled in self-insured plans at establishments that offer health insurance 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	51.6%	51.6%	50.6%		53.5%		36.4%		38.5%	75.0%

New England:
Connecticut	51.4%	50.6%	57.4%		41.8%		29.6%		37.8%	81.8%
Maine	52.1%	51.8%	54.9%		50.5%		44.5%		32.2%	87.1%
Massachusetts	40.0%	40.4%	39.1%	*	38.0%	*	42.7%	*	22.7%	64.6%
New Hampshire	50.9%	49.1%	65.4%		29.9%	*	11.0%	*	45.3%	70.1%
Rhode Island	33.6%	34.4%	30.8%		28.0%		31.8%		14.8%	68.6%
Vermont	52.1%	52.8%	48.8%		50.6%		58.4%		41.5%	71.9%

Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey	48.7%	49.3%	51.5%		33.1%	*	21.7%	*	43.3%	61.6%
New York	41.6%	41.8%	19.4%		63.2%		48.7%		32.5%	58.3%
Pennsylvania	39.1%	40.5%	46.6%		13.3%	*	25.3%	*	24.8%	68.3%

East North Central:
Illinois	52.0%	51.1%	66.4%		37.1%	*	24.8%	*	42.0%	75.3%
Indiana	66.3%	66.4%	67.5%		61.9%		33.0%	*	54.2%	88.3%
Michigan	53.9%	56.9%	33.9%		48.6%		32.8%	*	37.6%	82.8%
Ohio	56.9%	58.4%	60.1%		20.1%	*	42.9%		38.9%	79.8%
Wisconsin	55.0%	53.6%	45.7%		73.5%		37.4%		45.7%	72.2%

West North Central:
Iowa	59.0%	59.9%	60.0%		45.7%		41.5%		49.4%	81.3%
Kansas	53.0%	54.5%	43.6%		47.3%		33.5%		43.9%	77.3%
Minnesota	55.0%	54.9%	34.8%		67.7%		48.6%		40.6%	80.2%
Missouri	60.5%	58.9%	71.1%		49.2%		37.5%		54.8%	75.4%
Nebraska	56.6%	57.8%	49.3%		58.2%		49.2%		46.8%	72.8%
North Dakota	53.7%	52.0%	45.7%		69.3%		27.4%		40.9%	83.9%
South Dakota	51.8%	53.4%	51.8%		33.4%	*	16.9%	*	47.5%	87.8%

South Atlantic:
Delaware	59.9%	60.3%	60.8%		39.2%	*	62.2%		28.9%	81.7%
District of Columbia	47.2%	46.4%	61.7%		30.6%		21.5%	*	30.5%	79.0%
Florida	55.7%	54.6%	43.9%		79.1%		17.7%	*	34.0%	82.4%
Georgia	56.1%	53.4%	75.1%		64.0%		49.7%		36.3%	76.0%
Maryland	53.0%	52.1%	58.5%		58.8%		37.4%		38.9%	78.3%
North Carolina	65.8%	67.9%	51.0%		47.6%		57.6%		59.7%	86.4%
South Carolina	64.7%	65.9%	39.6%	*	69.2%		42.8%		51.2%	90.9%
Virginia	46.7%	47.4%	31.8%		61.9%		43.7%		30.4%	73.5%
West Virginia	56.7%	56.4%	67.1%		37.4%	*	40.6%		51.1%	74.8%

East South Central:
Alabama	55.8%	55.3%	22.2%	*	83.0%		24.9%		48.3%	85.3%
Kentucky	54.1%	51.6%	47.1%		82.7%		31.6%		47.5%	79.7%
Mississippi	59.3%	59.4%	60.0%		57.8%		60.2%		44.3%	78.5%
Tennessee	63.9%	64.1%	67.9%		53.8%		35.8%	*	47.7%	91.4%

West South Central:
Arkansas	57.2%	54.2%	53.4%		87.2%		25.2%		42.0%	87.1%
Louisiana	51.5%	50.4%	15.9%	*	76.5%		16.8%	*	42.2%	75.8%
Oklahoma	52.6%	52.4%	50.5%		61.4%		37.3%		42.7%	67.8%
Texas	58.3%	59.0%	50.3%		54.3%		44.9%		45.5%	80.7%

Mountain:
Arizona	54.7%	58.5%	30.9%		37.4%		25.8%		38.3%	76.7%
Colorado	52.5%	50.6%	69.5%		35.9%	*	40.3%	*	39.5%	72.8%
Idaho	55.5%	54.0%	59.6%		60.4%		30.1%		38.7%	81.2%
Montana	42.6%	41.5%	48.0%		44.3%		27.2%		35.6%	61.5%
Nevada	58.6%	56.1%	80.9%		58.2%		46.3%		39.8%	80.8%
New Mexico	44.6%	43.4%	57.5%		20.9%	*	22.8%	*	38.7%	61.7%
Utah	51.6%	50.8%	54.1%		56.9%		42.1%		44.2%	69.7%
Wyoming	64.6%	65.7%	60.0%		52.8%		41.4%		48.2%	90.5%

Pacific:
Alaska	50.4%	50.6%	56.1%		25.0%		33.1%	*	30.1%	90.2%
California	43.4%	42.4%	53.7%		43.9%		37.7%		30.4%	66.1%
Hawaii	20.8%	17.7%	38.7%		25.1%		25.2%		19.8%	20.7%	*
Oregon	39.4%	37.1%	57.9%		45.4%		28.8%		23.0%	75.6%
Washington	45.4%	46.1%	38.9%	*	46.2%	*	32.3%	*	32.6%	71.9%

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.B.2.b.(1)(2003) Standard error for percent of private-sector enrollees that are enrolled in self-insured plans at establishments that offer health insurance 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	0.76%	0.54%	3.27%		4.60%		2.30%		0.88%	1.54%

New England:
Connecticut	4.96%	5.25%	11.97%		11.53%		8.70%		6.16%	9.43%
Maine	5.52%	7.16%	10.63%		12.73%		10.50%		4.94%	4.81%
Massachusetts	5.68%	7.04%	11.97%	*	11.72%	*	13.79%	*	4.48%	7.77%
New Hampshire	6.26%	6.64%	10.85%		10.28%	*	6.12%	*	7.37%	8.14%
Rhode Island	3.60%	4.26%	7.82%		6.86%		7.22%		3.34%	6.88%
Vermont	3.12%	3.09%	10.35%		11.83%		15.17%		3.34%	7.78%

Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey	4.74%	6.75%	8.82%		10.60%	*	9.00%	*	3.42%	9.28%
New York	3.06%	3.96%	5.08%		11.42%		9.59%		3.76%	5.24%
Pennsylvania	3.14%	3.89%	10.23%		10.21%	*	10.07%	*	4.24%	4.58%

East North Central:
Illinois	4.61%	5.00%	10.11%		11.19%	*	8.95%	*	4.93%	6.03%
Indiana	3.28%	3.69%	13.56%		11.98%		11.35%	*	3.63%	2.35%
Michigan	3.96%	4.82%	10.03%		10.06%		10.77%	*	4.58%	5.40%
Ohio	2.24%	2.86%	8.74%		11.10%	*	8.54%		2.93%	3.45%
Wisconsin	3.47%	3.08%	10.66%		14.95%		9.18%		4.84%	6.25%

West North Central:
Iowa	1.81%	2.31%	10.31%		11.11%		6.47%		4.87%	8.05%
Kansas	5.90%	6.43%	10.55%		13.32%		6.99%		6.73%	5.60%
Minnesota	3.20%	3.13%	8.95%		6.61%		10.53%		4.26%	9.39%
Missouri	4.44%	3.71%	10.72%		12.98%		9.59%		6.32%	9.37%
Nebraska	4.90%	5.61%	11.21%		12.37%		9.58%		6.73%	7.64%
North Dakota	3.15%	3.52%	9.26%		14.99%		7.82%		5.53%	6.99%
South Dakota	4.23%	6.05%	9.35%		10.66%	*	5.79%	*	5.93%	7.69%

South Atlantic:
Delaware	8.24%	9.56%	10.92%		12.30%	*	13.59%		4.85%	9.74%
District of Columbia	5.14%	6.21%	14.29%		9.14%		9.65%	*	3.92%	10.07%
Florida	5.76%	5.40%	8.81%		17.49%		6.17%	*	3.26%	7.66%
Georgia	4.18%	4.01%	16.61%		13.85%		12.13%		6.05%	6.31%
Maryland	3.04%	3.35%	12.91%		11.41%		10.17%		5.07%	5.55%
North Carolina	3.43%	3.41%	12.37%		12.41%		9.51%		4.63%	2.98%
South Carolina	3.53%	4.73%	13.32%	*	13.16%		8.32%		5.94%	4.85%
Virginia	2.70%	2.69%	7.71%		11.15%		9.15%		4.31%	5.13%
West Virginia	5.71%	6.62%	10.95%		11.23%	*	8.06%		7.60%	7.72%

East South Central:
Alabama	4.74%	4.41%	9.74%	*	13.13%		6.16%		6.43%	7.10%
Kentucky	4.36%	4.59%	8.92%		19.36%		8.55%		4.21%	7.49%
Mississippi	3.81%	4.25%	15.32%		12.56%		5.86%		3.80%	6.15%
Tennessee	3.61%	3.99%	13.84%		11.73%		10.99%	*	5.13%	5.98%

West South Central:
Arkansas	4.81%	5.44%	12.10%		21.99%		5.26%		5.02%	5.67%
Louisiana	3.91%	2.85%	10.98%	*	15.97%		9.01%	*	4.22%	7.09%
Oklahoma	4.49%	4.56%	12.97%		15.41%		10.21%		3.98%	8.99%
Texas	2.12%	1.98%	9.90%		9.72%		8.18%		3.36%	2.75%

Mountain:
Arizona	4.14%	4.56%	7.16%		10.03%		7.22%		5.48%	6.60%
Colorado	4.45%	3.76%	15.18%		11.27%	*	12.13%	*	5.21%	7.34%
Idaho	4.60%	6.84%	12.91%		13.17%		8.97%		6.47%	4.90%
Montana	4.47%	5.14%	9.36%		11.97%		7.01%		5.99%	9.88%
Nevada	3.58%	4.52%	16.77%		11.65%		9.69%		3.79%	5.56%
New Mexico	5.52%	5.96%	8.85%		13.90%	*	10.97%	*	6.66%	7.61%
Utah	6.95%	6.66%	12.08%		14.32%		11.23%		6.22%	9.93%
Wyoming	4.65%	5.31%	11.58%		13.45%		11.39%		5.21%	11.18%

Pacific:
Alaska	2.72%	4.05%	13.39%		7.18%		12.18%	*	4.52%	7.59%
California	2.86%	3.33%	7.98%		8.42%		6.00%		2.20%	5.11%
Hawaii	3.50%	3.25%	10.78%		7.35%		5.64%		3.26%	7.13%	*
Oregon	3.73%	4.09%	15.19%		12.03%		7.10%		3.96%	6.39%
Washington	3.02%	2.55%	13.16%	*	13.93%	*	10.50%	*	3.72%	6.31%

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.