Table VII.C.3(2003) Percent of total premiums contributed by employees enrolled in single coverage at private-sector 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

17.4%

17.0%

18.4%

21.4%

21.0%

16.6%

17.7%

 
New England:
Connecticut

21.5%

20.1%

24.2%

33.0%

39.1%

20.1%

20.5%

Maine

18.1%

17.4%

18.0%

28.9%

23.2%

17.4%

17.4%

Massachusetts

20.4%

20.7%

19.5%

19.6%

*

34.9%

20.6%

18.6%

New Hampshire

21.1%

20.4%

23.2%

26.5%

26.0%

22.5%

15.1%

Rhode Island

22.0%

22.6%

20.2%

19.7%

21.4%

22.4%

21.5%

Vermont

18.2%

17.6%

19.3%

20.2%

25.8%

19.3%

13.2%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

16.0%

16.7%

15.8%

10.0%

*

23.4%

15.7%

14.4%

New York

17.4%

16.2%

21.5%

25.2%

22.9%

16.8%

17.1%

Pennsylvania

15.4%

15.1%

19.1%

12.3%

15.3%

15.5%

15.4%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

16.9%

16.1%

23.3%

20.0%

24.5%

16.2%

17.0%

Indiana

21.0%

20.5%

22.0%

25.2%

20.3%

21.2%

20.8%

Michigan

14.7%

13.6%

17.7%

23.3%

21.3%

13.4%

14.7%

Ohio

16.9%

16.4%

19.2%

20.0%

21.8%

15.5%

17.1%

Wisconsin

22.1%

22.4%

21.2%

21.3%

23.6%

24.5%

17.8%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

20.8%

19.7%

21.8%

32.4%

26.3%

21.1%

18.1%

Kansas

23.1%

22.1%

27.5%

31.9%

23.5%

23.4%

22.2%

Minnesota

16.4%

16.0%

16.7%

*

18.5%

18.0%

15.6%

17.8%

Missouri

17.3%

16.5%

20.8%

14.8%

*

14.2%

16.4%

20.5%

Nebraska

25.0%

24.2%

28.2%

26.2%

25.1%

26.0%

23.4%

North Dakota

19.0%

16.6%

18.6%

29.0%

17.6%

18.3%

20.9%

South Dakota

22.9%

22.6%

25.3%

21.9%

30.2%

20.7%

24.9%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

18.4%

18.3%

22.6%

*

9.4%

*

25.7%

*

16.9%

18.8%

District of Columbia

19.0%

18.7%

20.8%

22.9%

24.5%

17.5%

21.1%

Florida

20.9%

21.7%

14.5%

*

24.1%

28.5%

20.5%

19.7%

Georgia

19.3%

18.3%

24.5%

29.4%

20.3%

19.2%

19.0%

Maryland

23.1%

22.3%

24.5%

32.7%

26.8%

26.3%

15.8%

North Carolina

15.8%

15.0%

23.9%

19.4%

*

24.1%

*

14.0%

18.4%

South Carolina

19.8%

18.5%

26.6%

*

26.4%

26.1%

16.8%

22.3%

Virginia

19.1%

17.0%

29.8%

26.4%

25.1%

17.3%

20.4%

West Virginia

14.1%

13.3%

18.5%

21.1%

17.0%

11.9%

16.4%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

20.2%

19.7%

22.6%

23.5%

23.2%

19.8%

18.4%

Kentucky

20.0%

19.3%

21.3%

23.0%

18.3%

*

19.5%

22.5%

Mississippi

15.2%

14.9%

14.9%

*

21.3%

14.6%

13.1%

19.1%

Tennessee

21.1%

20.9%

22.4%

23.8%

20.5%

23.1%

18.9%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

20.6%

21.6%

15.4%

20.5%

22.7%

*

22.2%

17.3%

Louisiana

19.1%

18.9%

19.2%

*

20.6%

22.9%

17.6%

19.3%

Oklahoma

19.0%

19.2%

16.2%

21.5%

22.1%

14.9%

24.3%

Texas

16.1%

15.6%

19.1%

22.1%

16.0%

14.8%

18.6%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

17.5%

17.7%

14.5%

*

21.3%

18.5%

16.4%

18.6%

Colorado

15.9%

15.0%

15.9%

*

33.0%

16.1%

*

17.1%

13.7%

Idaho

16.2%

15.3%

12.8%

*

24.8%

18.2%

14.0%

18.2%

Montana

13.5%

12.5%

15.8%

18.7%

17.9%

11.7%

13.9%

Nevada

13.3%

13.4%

7.9%

*

25.9%

17.9%

15.7%

10.1%

*
New Mexico

17.6%

16.6%

23.1%

19.3%

19.0%

16.5%

19.4%

Utah

19.0%

22.0%

10.1%

*

18.4%

20.2%

22.8%

14.0%

Wyoming

15.5%

16.2%

11.8%

14.7%

*

21.2%

14.0%

15.5%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

10.8%

10.9%

10.4%

10.7%

*

17.3%

9.4%

13.6%

California

14.4%

14.4%

13.1%

18.6%

19.3%

12.8%

16.1%

Hawaii

8.3%

8.3%

8.8%

7.3%

*

6.6%

*

7.2%

13.0%

Oregon

13.0%

13.0%

15.1%

*

9.2%

*

16.7%

11.7%

15.4%

Washington

10.9%

10.2%

7.5%

*

25.7%

24.4%

7.1%

14.8%

 
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.C.3(2003) Standard error for percent of total premiums contributed by employees enrolled in single coverage at private-sector 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

0.33%

0.39%

1.21%

0.68%

1.24%

0.47%

0.51%

 
New England:
Connecticut

1.07%

1.53%

4.73%

9.82%

6.29%

1.15%

2.14%

Maine

1.38%

1.43%

3.39%

4.07%

3.98%

1.64%

2.31%

Massachusetts

1.68%

1.85%

2.57%

5.91%

*

8.07%

2.06%

1.68%

New Hampshire

1.14%

1.52%

3.47%

3.90%

4.77%

1.42%

2.44%

Rhode Island

0.85%

1.23%

5.93%

4.02%

4.15%

1.05%

2.28%

Vermont

1.43%

2.55%

3.57%

4.13%

4.80%

1.57%

1.74%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

1.07%

0.89%

1.89%

7.99%

*

4.84%

1.35%

2.38%

New York

0.90%

0.75%

3.14%

5.95%

2.87%

0.84%

1.25%

Pennsylvania

0.91%

1.63%

3.26%

3.03%

2.93%

1.96%

1.07%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

2.03%

2.14%

4.98%

3.34%

1.99%

2.58%

1.21%

Indiana

1.92%

2.15%

4.09%

5.29%

3.69%

3.06%

1.77%

Michigan

1.12%

1.26%

2.72%

3.69%

3.02%

2.48%

2.04%

Ohio

1.25%

1.32%

2.67%

3.80%

3.35%

1.28%

2.19%

Wisconsin

1.49%

2.06%

3.44%

2.89%

3.80%

2.46%

1.56%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

1.54%

1.43%

2.50%

6.73%

2.56%

1.88%

1.27%

Kansas

1.58%

1.76%

3.91%

7.27%

4.05%

1.98%

4.15%

Minnesota

1.06%

1.55%

5.58%

*

2.72%

4.45%

1.45%

1.54%

Missouri

1.10%

1.14%

4.11%

4.78%

*

3.76%

1.66%

2.73%

Nebraska

1.26%

1.58%

2.58%

5.18%

3.87%

3.03%

1.49%

North Dakota

2.09%

2.25%

4.03%

5.26%

3.30%

2.46%

2.85%

South Dakota

1.71%

2.19%

3.95%

3.71%

2.58%

2.64%

3.18%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

1.92%

2.57%

8.23%

*

3.78%

*

9.22%

*

1.83%

3.06%

District of Columbia

1.32%

1.49%

4.21%

4.83%

4.65%

1.35%

3.24%

Florida

1.23%

1.23%

5.11%

*

4.19%

3.62%

1.09%

2.48%

Georgia

1.58%

1.73%

5.69%

4.20%

4.35%

2.95%

1.25%

Maryland

2.12%

2.90%

7.02%

3.79%

5.88%

2.44%

1.25%

North Carolina

0.97%

1.16%

5.69%

9.83%

*

8.73%

*

1.26%

1.38%

South Carolina

0.99%

1.20%

8.83%

*

4.24%

3.38%

2.02%

3.97%

Virginia

1.15%

1.11%

5.16%

4.20%

3.11%

1.69%

1.64%

West Virginia

1.82%

1.90%

2.54%

5.12%

3.18%

2.57%

2.18%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

1.35%

1.36%

5.11%

5.90%

3.56%

2.24%

1.85%

Kentucky

1.65%

1.58%

3.00%

4.43%

6.35%

*

1.71%

2.68%

Mississippi

2.03%

2.12%

5.17%

*

5.98%

3.56%

1.91%

2.45%

Tennessee

1.40%

1.46%

4.31%

4.23%

3.77%

2.28%

2.17%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

1.32%

1.72%

3.14%

4.71%

9.20%

*

2.32%

1.34%

Louisiana

1.27%

1.22%

6.88%

*

3.75%

3.89%

1.72%

1.73%

Oklahoma

2.02%

2.15%

3.69%

4.10%

3.68%

1.22%

3.41%

Texas

0.75%

0.88%

4.46%

3.00%

3.58%

1.16%

1.55%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

1.16%

1.39%

4.72%

*

3.78%

4.68%

1.84%

2.62%

Colorado

2.12%

1.91%

7.72%

*

9.62%

5.30%

*

2.02%

3.79%

Idaho

1.54%

1.23%

4.43%

*

3.79%

4.44%

1.57%

2.20%

Montana

1.42%

1.58%

3.08%

5.59%

3.41%

1.50%

3.53%

Nevada

1.36%

1.90%

7.01%

*

7.68%

3.31%

1.97%

3.10%

*
New Mexico

1.15%

1.19%

2.73%

5.05%

3.23%

1.64%

1.56%

Utah

2.36%

2.29%

4.64%

*

3.81%

3.20%

3.22%

2.28%

Wyoming

1.82%

2.00%

2.99%

6.67%

*

3.27%

2.63%

4.23%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

1.54%

1.92%

2.43%

3.45%

*

2.90%

1.70%

1.88%

California

0.77%

0.64%

2.71%

4.45%

2.42%

0.53%

1.47%

Hawaii

1.05%

1.19%

2.40%

3.74%

*

2.64%

*

1.23%

2.10%

Oregon

1.66%

1.82%

4.65%

*

3.21%

*

2.70%

2.00%

3.70%

Washington

1.07%

1.10%

2.48%

*

3.97%

4.21%

0.81%

1.60%

 
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.