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

47.6%

57.2%

48.0%

43.5%

25.8%

53.5%

56.2%
 
New England:
Connecticut

43.0%

33.7%

57.2%

36.3%

 *

41.2%

46.6%

36.0%

 *
Maine

32.2%

52.6%

54.1%

20.6%

 *

17.3%

 *

55.3%

30.9%

 *
Massachusetts

49.7%

51.1%

58.6%

46.3%

3.5%

 *

61.1%

53.6%
New Hampshire

49.7%

63.2%

40.9%

47.8%

31.1%

49.9%

56.8%
Rhode Island

53.1%

47.0%

47.1%

64.1%

24.7%

64.7%

34.9%

 *
Vermont

45.7%

56.8%

68.7%

13.8%

 *

7.7%

 *

54.1%

58.0%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

48.1%

57.2%

41.7%

49.4%

33.7%

 *

52.2%

56.3%
New York

35.5%

63.7%

28.2%

28.1%

 *

26.2%

 *

36.6%

45.3%
Pennsylvania

40.9%

57.5%

59.9%

28.3%

 *

23.5%

60.4%

26.6%

 *
 
East North Central:
Illinois

51.8%

46.5%

65.8%

40.8%

64.8%

43.9%

54.9%
Indiana

40.6%

44.0%

65.7%

21.9%

 *

13.6%

 *

68.5%

25.2%

 *
Michigan

58.6%

67.9%

60.5%

49.4%

40.6%

53.2%

80.1%
Ohio

47.6%

58.6%

49.7%

40.3%

31.7%

 *

40.9%

75.2%
Wisconsin

68.9%

41.2%

59.5%

75.8%

28.8%

 *

68.0%

73.6%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

35.5%

43.8%

45.8%

19.5%

 *

20.2%

 *

54.6%

33.5%

 *
Kansas

43.2%

53.3%

48.3%

26.6%

 *

19.4%

 *

57.0%

41.1%
Minnesota

50.7%

47.4%

68.1%

48.4%

19.4%

 *

67.6%

51.9%
Missouri

54.9%

66.0%

54.4%

37.2%

 *

15.6%

 *

71.7%

74.3%
Nebraska

49.0%

47.3%

48.8%

50.9%

39.3%

44.1%

71.1%
North Dakota

57.4%

57.2%

31.9%

66.5%

40.6%

35.7%

74.4%
South Dakota

64.3%

52.4%

69.1%

72.1%

70.7%

67.4%

50.0%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

53.2%

68.7%

50.5%

26.2%

 *

3.4%

 *

58.7%

75.9%
District of Columbia

61.8%

67.0%

55.5%

61.2%

49.6%

 *

46.3%

88.3%
Florida

54.5%

46.2%

30.7%

 *

65.0%

14.3%

 *

37.9%

73.0%
Georgia

36.5%

72.1%

50.3%

19.6%

 *

23.0%

 *

64.7%

30.6%

 *
Maryland

34.8%

58.5%

31.7%

 *

27.0%

24.0%

49.4%

38.4%
North Carolina

38.0%

54.6%

22.5%

 *

32.3%

 *

34.7%

 *

39.0%

42.9%
South Carolina

51.9%

60.9%

28.0%

 *

54.6%

21.1%

 *

48.0%

67.8%
Virginia

33.4%

61.2%

47.8%

24.1%

 *

40.3%

51.0%

25.6%

 *
West Virginia

38.1%

55.7%

32.0%

 *

31.9%

 *

37.0%

45.1%

32.1%

 *
 
East South Central:
Alabama

57.1%

39.8%

25.3%

 *

65.8%

44.1%

34.8%

70.0%
Kentucky

55.1%

59.4%

36.9%

 *

58.9%

35.5%

 *

42.5%

68.1%
Mississippi

47.6%

45.0%

72.1%

42.3%

 *

34.5%

 *

46.3%

58.6%
Tennessee

35.3%

39.7%

16.8%

 *

53.7%

9.8%

 *

41.0%

42.5%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

72.8%

77.4%

57.8%

74.3%

44.5%

51.7%

79.0%
Louisiana

48.3%

44.5%

29.4%

 *

50.3%

18.4%

 *

21.4%

 *

62.3%
Oklahoma

51.0%

73.4%

59.1%

28.4%

30.7%

 *

50.0%

64.2%
Texas

39.4%

53.3%

36.6%

 *

33.1%

 *

20.6%

 *

46.0%

58.5%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

37.7%

43.4%

37.9%

34.6%

 *

25.5%

 *

39.2%

58.8%
Colorado

34.1%

70.9%

61.3%

10.6%

 *

35.0%

 *

61.7%

25.7%

 *
Idaho

58.4%

61.5%

58.3%

57.7%

27.8%

 *

66.4%

65.1%
Montana

71.5%

79.9%

45.4%

83.9%

64.8%

65.1%

84.9%
Nevada

53.6%

54.1%

71.6%

36.2%

 *

37.5%

 *

51.8%

61.9%
New Mexico

39.7%

61.9%

44.2%

23.9%

 *

20.6%

 *

59.7%

41.7%
Utah

43.5%

39.6%

50.1%

33.5%

 *

43.7%

 *

38.1%

49.8%
Wyoming

53.3%

55.3%

55.7%

42.0%

 *

60.0%

42.4%

56.0%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

49.8%

73.0%

38.1%

 *

42.1%

 *

15.6%

 *

61.5%

42.9%

 *
California

58.5%

65.8%

50.1%

58.3%

31.2%

 *

69.9%

60.5%
Hawaii

70.8%

71.9%

76.0%

66.3%

61.1%

72.9%

80.4%
Oregon

67.9%

82.4%

67.5%

55.5%

27.4%

 *

80.1%

76.9%
Washington

43.2%

63.6%

76.0%

21.0%

 *

11.4%

 *

69.2%

40.9%
 
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).(a)(2003) Standard error for percent of private-sector part-time employees eligible for health insurance that are enrolled in 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

2.27%

1.31%

3.34%

3.69%

4.09%

2.30%

2.51%
 
New England:
Connecticut

7.76%

8.57%

9.75%

11.94%

 *

12.00%

8.32%

12.68%

 *
Maine

8.44%

7.72%

10.20%

9.61%

 *

10.15%

 *

7.13%

9.55%

 *
Massachusetts

8.12%

8.81%

7.97%

12.65%

14.98%

 *

6.49%

10.42%
New Hampshire

4.88%

9.50%

9.17%

7.58%

8.34%

5.39%

12.28%
Rhode Island

5.27%

6.84%

11.10%

12.66%

6.00%

6.18%

11.14%

 *
Vermont

5.11%

7.77%

13.37%

13.91%

 *

10.90%

 *

6.79%

12.64%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

7.42%

9.50%

10.96%

14.28%

12.36%

 *

9.75%

6.56%
New York

4.63%

7.19%

6.30%

10.35%

 *

9.29%

 *

7.98%

7.88%
Pennsylvania

5.73%

8.75%

10.59%

9.17%

 *

6.01%

8.53%

9.92%

 *
 
East North Central:
Illinois

8.03%

9.92%

15.31%

12.13%

16.83%

6.70%

12.68%
Indiana

9.32%

9.65%

13.61%

15.28%

 *

10.16%

 *

7.93%

13.02%

 *
Michigan

5.50%

7.69%

11.81%

10.64%

10.73%

8.56%

9.42%
Ohio

4.94%

7.45%

11.41%

10.93%

12.14%

 *

7.39%

10.82%
Wisconsin

6.60%

10.75%

9.99%

15.03%

9.83%

 *

6.56%

15.75%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

5.21%

8.52%

11.43%

7.41%

 *

11.55%

 *

6.22%

10.12%

 *
Kansas

7.44%

9.76%

11.38%

11.11%

 *

13.87%

 *

7.77%

11.50%
Minnesota

8.56%

7.63%

12.03%

11.55%

11.72%

 *

9.76%

13.61%
Missouri

8.05%

7.61%

11.10%

16.17%

 *

14.94%

 *

7.07%

14.70%
Nebraska

6.01%

10.23%

11.22%

10.34%

10.24%

5.31%

15.57%
North Dakota

7.30%

7.11%

7.40%

11.09%

10.53%

10.02%

15.41%
South Dakota

4.60%

9.18%

11.31%

15.59%

14.06%

5.02%

14.25%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

7.40%

9.48%

12.62%

8.61%

 *

10.64%

 *

7.48%

12.77%
District of Columbia

9.29%

7.42%

11.81%

16.19%

15.09%

 *

6.48%

10.73%
Florida

7.46%

5.60%

13.43%

 *

13.49%

13.09%

 *

7.18%

10.50%
Georgia

9.73%

6.50%

14.02%

5.89%

 *

15.74%

 *

9.18%

12.51%

 *
Maryland

5.23%

7.66%

10.64%

 *

7.33%

7.18%

6.95%

10.32%
North Carolina

5.33%

9.90%

10.52%

 *

10.37%

 *

14.13%

 *

9.95%

12.59%
South Carolina

5.86%

9.09%

11.31%

 *

14.28%

13.08%

 *

12.31%

15.33%
Virginia

8.64%

7.75%

10.99%

11.56%

 *

11.10%

9.12%

13.23%

 *
West Virginia

6.75%

10.73%

9.90%

 *

9.66%

 *

11.03%

6.48%

13.94%

 *
 
East South Central:
Alabama

8.80%

6.92%

14.78%

 *

15.01%

12.53%

9.75%

18.64%
Kentucky

7.92%

10.03%

14.87%

 *

13.45%

14.29%

 *

7.20%

14.19%
Mississippi

9.37%

12.38%

17.62%

12.87%

 *

12.64%

 *

10.68%

15.67%
Tennessee

5.41%

9.56%

13.20%

 *

12.23%

14.97%

 *

10.44%

8.39%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

8.66%

4.38%

13.22%

21.05%

12.72%

11.18%

15.31%
Louisiana

9.25%

13.23%

13.44%

 *

11.59%

10.03%

 *

16.72%

 *

13.22%
Oklahoma

7.39%

10.22%

13.45%

8.23%

10.57%

 *

12.80%

12.55%
Texas

6.60%

8.37%

12.29%

 *

10.29%

 *

10.89%

 *

7.51%

10.61%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

9.51%

11.34%

10.46%

11.71%

 *

10.81%

 *

11.02%

13.44%
Colorado

8.81%

9.41%

11.93%

10.65%

 *

15.22%

 *

6.30%

15.85%

 *
Idaho

6.55%

7.40%

10.53%

14.61%

11.14%

 *

4.95%

15.94%
Montana

7.06%

5.22%

8.26%

15.86%

15.31%

6.81%

20.47%
Nevada

7.20%

9.02%

15.67%

12.11%

 *

14.55%

 *

8.12%

12.66%
New Mexico

6.61%

9.18%

10.14%

8.29%

 *

11.46%

 *

8.34%

10.94%
Utah

6.24%

8.76%

13.47%

11.39%

 *

13.11%

 *

8.36%

12.21%
Wyoming

7.15%

7.42%

14.72%

15.20%

 *

15.41%

8.97%

13.72%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

7.62%

5.98%

13.86%

 *

12.75%

 *

10.04%

 *

7.93%

15.86%

 *
California

5.06%

3.22%

9.38%

10.78%

11.26%

 *

5.24%

6.62%
Hawaii

4.69%

8.68%

9.82%

10.59%

11.24%

5.65%

15.96%
Oregon

5.47%

6.32%

13.95%

12.94%

15.89%

 *

9.46%

10.54%
Washington

8.72%

6.18%

12.19%

16.39%

 *

15.31%

 *

8.02%

10.91%
 
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.