Table VII.C.4.a(2003) Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take single coverage that required no employee contribution 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

27.3%

27.7%

27.5%

20.8%

28.4%

34.6%

13.9%
 
New England:
Connecticut

19.4%

19.2%

18.9%

 *

25.0%

 *

22.5%

 *

23.8%

9.4%

 *
Maine

27.4%

29.3%

26.2%

 *

6.2%

 *

21.1%

 *

36.9%

10.4%

 *
Massachusetts

17.0%

15.0%

29.3%

18.4%

 *

12.2%

 *

20.1%

12.3%

 *
New Hampshire

19.9%

19.6%

19.6%

 *

26.3%

33.9%

 *

23.8%

7.0%

 *
Rhode Island

25.2%

22.2%

32.1%

 *

42.2%

27.9%

30.6%

12.6%

 *
Vermont

26.1%

26.7%

23.8%

 *

25.0%

 *

13.1%

 *

31.7%

18.8%

 *
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

27.8%

26.7%

20.1%

 *

59.6%

28.0%

 *

32.9%

16.8%
New York

28.4%

29.2%

26.8%

22.1%

 *

25.6%

35.9%

11.7%

 *
Pennsylvania

26.3%

27.5%

14.1%

 *

34.6%

40.8%

30.6%

11.5%

 *
 
East North Central:
Illinois

26.6%

28.2%

15.0%

 *

21.9%

 *

13.5%

 *

31.2%

19.3%
Indiana

19.2%

20.1%

17.1%

 *

10.4%

 *

22.6%

 *

21.8%

14.4%

 *
Michigan

30.8%

30.4%

40.5%

13.1%

 *

26.1%

 *

41.5%

15.9%

 *
Ohio

26.7%

27.9%

24.8%

14.7%

 *

25.1%

32.1%

20.7%
Wisconsin

10.1%

10.9%

10.5%

 *

5.3%

 *

15.4%

 *

15.1%

1.3%

 *
 
West North Central:
Iowa

14.7%

16.3%

9.0%

 *

9.9%

12.0%

 *

18.7%

9.7%

 *
Kansas

17.9%

19.5%

11.9%

 *

3.6%

 *

19.1%

 *

23.0%

6.4%

 *
Minnesota

27.3%

25.2%

36.1%

34.0%

34.8%

33.3%

14.1%

 *
Missouri

23.5%

25.2%

14.6%

33.8%

 *

41.3%

26.9%

10.5%

 *
Nebraska

16.0%

16.6%

12.0%

 *

19.1%

 *

22.4%

22.6%

3.9%

 *
North Dakota

32.6%

38.5%

27.4%

 *

13.2%

 *

49.0%

41.6%

10.4%

 *
South Dakota

23.1%

24.0%

16.1%

 *

25.2%

17.6%

 *

28.8%

3.4%

 *
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

26.0%

25.9%

19.5%

 *

55.1%

25.5%

 *

39.8%

14.3%

 *
District of Columbia

23.7%

24.6%

17.3%

 *

14.3%

 *

6.3%

 *

30.0%

13.6%

 *
Florida

20.5%

19.6%

41.3%

3.4%

 *

16.0%

 *

27.5%

13.6%
Georgia

16.8%

16.7%

15.8%

 *

19.8%

 *

17.5%

 *

27.0%

6.0%

 *
Maryland

17.3%

18.7%

13.5%

 *

3.9%

 *

16.3%

 *

23.2%

6.4%

 *
North Carolina

26.6%

27.9%

20.8%

 *

15.4%

 *

18.2%

34.0%

7.3%

 *
South Carolina

24.5%

25.5%

23.8%

 *

13.9%

 *

20.7%

36.2%

2.5%

 *
Virginia

26.6%

27.8%

29.5%

 *

10.9%

 *

25.4%

37.8%

7.9%

 *
West Virginia

26.0%

26.5%

20.8%

 *

26.9%

 *

33.8%

29.0%

14.2%

 *
 
East South Central:
Alabama

28.0%

29.4%

27.1%

 *

12.2%

 *

28.1%

33.0%

17.9%
Kentucky

21.9%

25.5%

13.5%

 *

7.5%

 *

24.3%

 *

30.9%

4.2%

 *
Mississippi

37.6%

38.6%

32.8%

 *

27.1%

 *

37.9%

52.5%

13.5%

 *
Tennessee

17.3%

17.3%

11.1%

 *

26.8%

 *

32.6%

 *

21.7%

6.7%

 *
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

22.9%

23.5%

31.7%

 *

5.9%

 *

24.0%

28.0%

14.6%

 *
Louisiana

27.9%

28.8%

51.1%

13.4%

 *

28.4%

38.4%

12.8%

 *
Oklahoma

27.0%

28.0%

13.4%

 *

32.7%

 *

28.6%

 *

39.6%

9.8%

 *
Texas

29.9%

30.4%

31.4%

 *

21.1%

 *

39.6%

36.4%

14.0%

 *
 
Mountain:
Arizona

26.2%

27.0%

24.0%

 *

17.4%

 *

36.1%

31.9%

15.8%

 *
Colorado

29.5%

29.5%

32.2%

 *

22.0%

 *

26.8%

 *

32.8%

23.8%

 *
Idaho

33.6%

38.6%

29.3%

 *

11.1%

 *

30.5%

 *

49.8%

13.4%
Montana

39.7%

42.6%

30.0%

31.6%

 *

35.3%

55.1%

16.2%

 *
Nevada

31.0%

30.0%

46.8%

15.6%

 *

13.6%

 *

33.9%

32.1%
New Mexico

31.3%

34.0%

15.9%

 *

32.0%

 *

29.6%

 *

38.5%

15.8%

 *
Utah

21.6%

18.1%

39.5%

17.2%

 *

10.9%

 *

22.3%

24.0%
Wyoming

32.5%

31.6%

37.3%

36.0%

 *

33.1%

45.9%

11.8%

 *
 
Pacific:
Alaska

41.7%

41.1%

43.7%

46.7%

45.8%

54.7%

8.7%

 *
California

37.9%

37.8%

44.0%

29.9%

36.3%

46.8%

21.0%
Hawaii

53.4%

53.9%

47.8%

57.1%

54.5%

63.1%

27.4%
Oregon

35.4%

35.8%

27.9%

 *

45.4%

36.4%

41.6%

16.2%
Washington

48.5%

48.3%

63.5%

25.6%

 *

34.1%

66.2%

12.7%
 
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.C.4.a(2003) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take single coverage that required no employee contribution 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

0.88%

0.94%

2.88%

1.75%

2.61%

1.08%

1.14%
 
New England:
Connecticut

2.79%

2.95%

7.89%

 *

11.89%

 *

7.77%

 *

2.25%

5.86%

 *
Maine

2.06%

2.25%

9.28%

 *

10.55%

 *

8.55%

 *

3.46%

4.65%

 *
Massachusetts

3.36%

3.50%

6.93%

8.24%

 *

14.12%

 *

4.27%

6.19%

 *
New Hampshire

2.83%

3.30%

8.02%

 *

4.32%

12.57%

 *

3.84%

2.75%

 *
Rhode Island

4.28%

4.22%

11.08%

 *

9.68%

5.72%

4.89%

6.60%

 *
Vermont

3.91%

4.03%

9.26%

 *

8.68%

 *

7.12%

 *

4.02%

6.29%

 *
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

3.49%

4.44%

6.46%

 *

12.48%

10.99%

 *

5.52%

4.48%
New York

3.31%

3.27%

5.69%

6.81%

 *

6.05%

3.21%

4.22%

 *
Pennsylvania

3.00%

3.51%

9.94%

 *

8.01%

8.73%

4.63%

4.91%

 *
 
East North Central:
Illinois

4.40%

5.25%

7.06%

 *

9.48%

 *

5.15%

 *

5.80%

5.31%
Indiana

2.94%

2.90%

14.47%

 *

11.03%

 *

10.79%

 *

4.93%

4.81%

 *
Michigan

4.61%

5.28%

9.74%

7.38%

 *

8.40%

 *

6.75%

5.02%

 *
Ohio

3.56%

4.20%

5.97%

5.69%

 *

6.67%

2.74%

5.75%
Wisconsin

1.74%

1.75%

4.14%

 *

12.04%

 *

8.98%

 *

3.64%

0.88%

 *
 
West North Central:
Iowa

2.54%

2.80%

4.34%

 *

2.90%

4.02%

 *

3.48%

3.43%

 *
Kansas

3.16%

3.71%

5.97%

 *

1.34%

 *

9.35%

 *

3.93%

2.68%

 *
Minnesota

3.03%

4.17%

9.67%

7.83%

8.68%

3.37%

4.90%

 *
Missouri

3.52%

4.07%

3.29%

15.70%

 *

7.88%

5.59%

3.42%

 *
Nebraska

1.99%

2.89%

6.54%

 *

11.13%

 *

6.64%

2.81%

1.55%

 *
North Dakota

3.37%

5.34%

9.31%

 *

12.85%

 *

7.05%

5.46%

7.10%

 *
South Dakota

2.71%

3.34%

9.80%

 *

7.01%

6.03%

 *

6.95%

3.14%

 *
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

4.43%

5.47%

8.70%

 *

13.85%

11.23%

 *

4.74%

7.57%

 *
District of Columbia

2.90%

3.87%

11.13%

 *

14.51%

 *

4.62%

 *

4.37%

6.95%

 *
Florida

2.19%

2.49%

8.64%

5.62%

 *

7.47%

 *

2.55%

3.90%
Georgia

3.45%

3.96%

14.14%

 *

12.95%

 *

7.32%

 *

5.31%

2.20%

 *
Maryland

3.04%

3.45%

14.48%

 *

2.49%

 *

6.09%

 *

3.76%

3.59%

 *
North Carolina

1.91%

2.24%

14.73%

 *

7.95%

 *

5.40%

3.99%

3.71%

 *
South Carolina

1.53%

1.87%

15.29%

 *

10.76%

 *

5.16%

3.25%

1.46%

 *
Virginia

3.60%

3.78%

10.71%

 *

5.76%

 *

7.00%

3.84%

3.21%

 *
West Virginia

2.91%

3.55%

9.12%

 *

10.45%

 *

8.04%

7.74%

8.13%

 *
 
East South Central:
Alabama

4.22%

4.77%

12.64%

 *

8.32%

 *

8.25%

7.00%

5.26%
Kentucky

4.17%

5.12%

5.32%

 *

10.84%

 *

7.82%

 *

3.98%

2.12%

 *
Mississippi

4.91%

5.15%

12.60%

 *

8.22%

 *

8.97%

5.88%

4.58%

 *
Tennessee

3.00%

2.74%

10.11%

 *

8.71%

 *

9.87%

 *

2.46%

4.48%

 *
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

3.03%

3.12%

12.20%

 *

13.40%

 *

7.06%

3.82%

4.76%

 *
Louisiana

3.65%

3.57%

14.77%

8.50%

 *

7.28%

6.14%

5.11%

 *
Oklahoma

5.36%

4.98%

8.72%

 *

12.51%

 *

10.58%

 *

6.18%

7.41%

 *
Texas

2.41%

2.81%

12.64%

 *

7.53%

 *

8.06%

3.45%

4.67%

 *
 
Mountain:
Arizona

4.13%

4.12%

9.43%

 *

12.56%

 *

10.50%

4.81%

7.33%

 *
Colorado

3.73%

4.66%

11.90%

 *

10.31%

 *

13.82%

 *

4.02%

8.00%

 *
Idaho

5.74%

5.79%

9.82%

 *

8.90%

 *

10.48%

 *

5.62%

3.34%
Montana

4.44%

5.86%

8.53%

13.13%

 *

8.69%

4.92%

11.59%

 *
Nevada

6.27%

6.91%

10.98%

10.99%

 *

7.55%

 *

8.02%

7.24%
New Mexico

4.05%

3.77%

6.52%

 *

12.40%

 *

9.03%

 *

3.40%

5.05%

 *
Utah

3.85%

3.06%

11.18%

10.98%

 *

8.39%

 *

4.00%

6.90%
Wyoming

4.12%

5.36%

9.37%

12.92%

 *

8.63%

9.03%

4.26%

 *
 
Pacific:
Alaska

4.88%

5.26%

10.22%

13.25%

11.99%

5.60%

5.72%

 *
California

2.41%

2.07%

7.91%

4.89%

6.11%

2.59%

3.90%
Hawaii

3.70%

4.33%

10.20%

7.70%

7.20%

5.13%

6.45%
Oregon

4.43%

4.72%

10.46%

 *

12.38%

9.31%

5.25%

3.26%
Washington

3.94%

4.02%

11.71%

10.46%

 *

9.65%

2.90%

3.42%
 
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.