Table VII.B.4.b.(1)(2003) Percent of private-sector part-time employees eligible for health insurance 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

32.1%

38.4%

31.1%

30.4%

22.5%

33.7%

42.0%
 
New England:
Connecticut

33.2%

53.7%

25.4%

28.5%

18.5%

34.4%

54.6%
Maine

37.8%

45.8%

13.0%

 *

49.1%

31.4%

30.3%

51.8%
Massachusetts

35.3%

45.8%

28.9%

35.1%

25.4%

 *

36.2%

43.5%
New Hampshire

25.1%

40.6%

22.1%

21.5%

 *

10.2%

 *

35.4%

20.6%

 *
Rhode Island

27.4%

42.3%

28.0%

 *

20.0%

 *

16.7%

 *

38.5%

16.5%

 *
Vermont

32.1%

50.6%

41.4%

21.4%

25.1%

 *

36.9%

27.7%

 *
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

35.3%

45.3%

33.6%

32.7%

 *

32.2%

 *

36.6%

36.7%
New York

41.0%

42.2%

37.2%

42.0%

36.6%

39.6%

51.3%
Pennsylvania

28.0%

37.7%

28.9%

25.5%

17.2%

31.2%

43.6%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

26.1%

31.7%

34.0%

19.0%

23.1%

22.7%

33.7%

 *
Indiana

35.3%

43.5%

37.9%

31.3%

22.2%

 *

38.2%

44.5%
Michigan

25.0%

48.9%

20.9%

 *

19.5%

 *

15.5%

 *

26.8%

39.2%
Ohio

30.2%

28.7%

40.0%

23.7%

 *

17.4%

 *

40.5%

38.7%
Wisconsin

44.8%

27.6%

32.3%

56.2%

12.5%

26.3%

86.1%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

29.3%

52.3%

34.7%

19.7%

23.0%

 *

35.6%

37.1%

 *
Kansas

31.9%

38.2%

36.5%

 *

24.0%

 *

19.0%

 *

42.1%

40.7%

 *
Minnesota

36.6%

39.1%

30.9%

 *

37.3%

31.8%

 *

34.8%

49.3%
Missouri

18.9%

30.8%

11.6%

 *

19.8%

 *

27.7%

 *

17.0%

 *

16.0%

 *
Nebraska

21.3%

30.3%

23.4%

15.2%

15.4%

26.0%

28.0%
North Dakota

35.2%

41.4%

32.9%

35.3%

16.5%

29.3%

78.6%
South Dakota

24.0%

42.6%

39.5%

10.1%

 *

9.7%

 *

37.8%

44.9%

 *
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

25.6%

44.2%

23.9%

14.8%

 *

24.0%

 *

20.6%

 *

35.3%
District of Columbia

39.2%

41.5%

28.4%

 *

55.5%

43.6%

 *

32.2%

50.8%
Florida

50.4%

37.0%

45.2%

56.2%

35.0%

39.8%

65.0%
Georgia

28.5%

42.1%

23.6%

 *

27.2%

 *

28.8%

 *

40.8%

20.5%

 *
Maryland

27.5%

33.3%

27.2%

 *

25.9%

 *

33.4%

 *

20.7%

29.2%
North Carolina

24.1%

42.1%

19.1%

20.0%

 *

23.2%

 *

28.7%

15.4%

 *
South Carolina

28.6%

38.4%

26.6%

 *

26.4%

 *

9.2%

 *

44.3%

45.8%

 *
Virginia

38.2%

40.3%

27.5%

41.9%

9.6%

 *

35.6%

59.5%
West Virginia

32.2%

31.4%

39.2%

27.9%

20.1%

 *

39.1%

44.8%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

38.3%

26.7%

24.9%

 *

46.1%

16.0%

 *

38.0%

57.2%
Kentucky

39.1%

28.2%

23.7%

51.1%

21.3%

29.1%

72.1%
Mississippi

20.8%

16.8%

19.6%

 *

22.4%

 *

13.6%

 *

28.6%

23.2%

 *
Tennessee

32.1%

43.2%

41.2%

21.6%

 *

16.4%

 *

50.0%

33.3%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

41.1%

31.2%

17.1%

 *

54.0%

 *

7.3%

 *

26.2%

70.6%
Louisiana

49.1%

16.6%

26.5%

 *

62.0%

29.1%

 *

30.3%

72.2%
Oklahoma

23.8%

37.2%

21.9%

 *

18.9%

12.1%

 *

39.9%

25.8%

 *
Texas

23.4%

38.8%

29.6%

18.4%

 *

23.0%

 *

29.5%

19.1%

 *
 
Mountain:
Arizona

29.1%

36.9%

30.2%

25.5%

34.9%

28.8%

22.4%
Colorado

34.2%

36.1%

36.9%

32.6%

 *

5.0%

 *

21.7%

69.7%
Idaho

34.0%

32.6%

51.9%

26.6%

18.4%

28.8%

54.2%
Montana

26.6%

48.9%

28.2%

18.7%

 *

6.9%

 *

45.7%

38.5%

 *
Nevada

21.2%

28.0%

28.2%

15.1%

 *

6.0%

 *

33.3%

27.1%

 *
New Mexico

23.9%

39.4%

19.5%

 *

23.5%

 *

19.4%

 *

36.5%

20.4%

 *
Utah

16.2%

 *

22.2%

33.0%

 *

7.0%

 *

6.4%

 *

21.0%

28.3%
Wyoming

30.2%

54.4%

33.0%

 *

12.4%

 *

13.7%

 *

30.5%

52.8%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

21.0%

38.7%

26.3%

11.2%

 *

8.9%

 *

32.2%

21.8%

 *
California

27.3%

41.3%

30.4%

20.3%

18.9%

37.6%

23.3%
Hawaii

48.5%

55.8%

53.5%

41.6%

40.4%

55.3%

46.2%
Oregon

30.9%

32.6%

40.5%

22.9%

 *

15.3%

 *

27.0%

72.7%
Washington

37.8%

40.0%

43.0%

35.3%

 *

33.9%

 *

48.2%

26.9%

 *
 
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.4.b.(1)(2003) Standard error for percent of private-sector part-time employees eligible for health insurance 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

2.76%

0.54%

3.11%

3.60%

2.20%

2.32%

5.63%
 
New England:
Connecticut

5.30%

8.18%

4.45%

7.34%

5.39%

7.00%

12.92%
Maine

7.55%

9.50%

6.37%

 *

12.25%

8.66%

6.19%

13.92%
Massachusetts

4.26%

8.34%

6.12%

7.49%

10.51%

 *

4.31%

10.09%
New Hampshire

2.86%

7.65%

6.09%

6.60%

 *

3.47%

 *

4.71%

8.58%

 *
Rhode Island

3.35%

4.86%

9.09%

 *

8.26%

 *

8.26%

 *

4.52%

12.87%

 *
Vermont

2.12%

4.77%

7.27%

3.92%

7.63%

 *

5.39%

11.61%

 *
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

4.48%

5.04%

5.50%

10.99%

 *

12.29%

 *

6.63%

8.66%
New York

5.79%

3.62%

8.00%

8.00%

8.29%

4.78%

11.08%
Pennsylvania

4.89%

6.01%

6.26%

5.89%

3.50%

6.72%

11.13%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

3.58%

4.85%

7.80%

5.65%

5.68%

4.34%

11.70%

 *
Indiana

6.99%

6.66%

10.90%

8.85%

9.71%

 *

7.36%

11.31%
Michigan

3.81%

5.24%

7.01%

 *

7.16%

 *

5.55%

 *

5.15%

8.67%
Ohio

7.16%

4.29%

9.07%

10.04%

 *

9.36%

 *

7.94%

6.82%
Wisconsin

8.62%

5.37%

6.21%

13.76%

2.60%

6.23%

18.03%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

5.51%

7.53%

5.30%

4.63%

7.80%

 *

4.33%

12.05%

 *
Kansas

7.19%

7.20%

11.59%

 *

12.12%

 *

7.65%

 *

7.61%

14.09%

 *
Minnesota

6.64%

4.78%

10.48%

 *

7.69%

12.78%

 *

5.67%

12.73%
Missouri

5.60%

6.70%

6.09%

 *

7.87%

 *

8.46%

 *

6.54%

 *

5.71%

 *
Nebraska

2.11%

5.94%

4.48%

3.94%

3.34%

2.45%

7.85%
North Dakota

4.04%

6.77%

8.00%

7.03%

4.96%

7.82%

14.29%
South Dakota

5.01%

8.62%

8.03%

4.25%

 *

3.56%

 *

6.92%

14.30%

 *
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

4.26%

7.81%

6.23%

8.10%

 *

10.62%

 *

6.33%

 *

10.25%
District of Columbia

5.88%

7.17%

9.78%

 *

14.42%

13.50%

 *

6.80%

9.25%
Florida

8.08%

3.42%

9.84%

11.18%

8.75%

4.15%

15.92%
Georgia

7.24%

6.18%

8.92%

 *

8.81%

 *

8.75%

 *

9.00%

11.39%

 *
Maryland

4.67%

6.11%

8.77%

 *

7.86%

 *

11.47%

 *

5.14%

8.74%
North Carolina

4.30%

9.34%

5.30%

10.05%

 *

7.26%

 *

7.71%

13.72%

 *
South Carolina

6.50%

6.07%

13.42%

 *

8.74%

 *

4.65%

 *

9.91%

14.12%

 *
Virginia

6.43%

4.16%

5.91%

9.96%

4.13%

 *

6.77%

14.35%
West Virginia

4.74%

4.50%

7.65%

8.36%

6.90%

 *

5.90%

11.91%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

8.37%

6.71%

8.86%

 *

11.40%

6.40%

 *

7.60%

15.90%
Kentucky

6.94%

7.05%

4.80%

12.34%

5.74%

4.94%

16.44%
Mississippi

4.83%

3.69%

6.12%

 *

11.40%

 *

8.04%

 *

4.61%

9.31%

 *
Tennessee

5.86%

8.07%

11.41%

10.06%

 *

10.02%

 *

9.06%

8.66%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

10.06%

6.25%

6.83%

 *

16.58%

 *

11.55%

 *

4.54%

17.57%
Louisiana

10.78%

4.98%

13.53%

 *

14.56%

9.15%

 *

7.41%

14.54%
Oklahoma

3.79%

6.82%

11.88%

 *

5.38%

4.05%

 *

8.09%

11.93%

 *
Texas

4.52%

5.55%

7.86%

6.53%

 *

8.05%

 *

7.26%

9.10%

 *
 
Mountain:
Arizona

3.66%

5.83%

6.06%

7.54%

6.98%

4.48%

4.68%
Colorado

7.68%

6.31%

9.21%

10.78%

 *

10.45%

 *

4.53%

18.16%
Idaho

6.19%

4.95%

10.33%

7.67%

5.12%

5.90%

13.28%
Montana

5.77%

6.90%

7.34%

8.15%

 *

4.00%

 *

8.29%

12.99%

 *
Nevada

4.19%

6.63%

8.14%

9.67%

 *

3.22%

 *

6.46%

12.95%

 *
New Mexico

5.02%

5.98%

5.89%

 *

10.10%

 *

8.62%

 *

4.95%

6.42%

 *
Utah

6.07%

 *

4.57%

10.58%

 *

4.81%

 *

4.00%

 *

4.85%

7.85%
Wyoming

5.85%

7.62%

10.91%

 *

4.75%

 *

7.92%

 *

6.47%

15.15%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

5.30%

7.02%

6.34%

9.90%

 *

10.49%

 *

5.86%

12.73%

 *
California

3.33%

3.71%

7.89%

3.05%

5.63%

3.14%

4.39%
Hawaii

4.24%

6.62%

7.55%

6.45%

8.18%

4.55%

11.18%
Oregon

7.52%

6.43%

10.93%

9.81%

 *

11.58%

 *

5.92%

11.10%
Washington

7.65%

5.81%

9.97%

13.05%

 *

11.79%

 *

7.95%

10.38%

 *
 
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.