Table VII.A.2(2004) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2004
 
 

 

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%

 
 
United States

55.1%

62.9%

52.2%

33.0%

41.2%

62.5%

 
New England:
Connecticut

68.8%

78.8%

64.0%

41.6%

46.8%

74.3%

Maine

49.7%

54.7%

57.6%

32.2%

41.8%

53.1%

Massachusetts

63.2%

73.1%

68.4%

35.5%

46.8%

68.7%

New Hampshire

62.1%

69.6%

60.3%

41.2%

56.8%

63.9%

Rhode Island

58.9%

65.1%

59.2%

37.9%

45.2%

62.9%

Vermont

53.8%

61.0%

59.9%

33.1%

36.6%

61.4%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

63.0%

68.9%

57.7%

49.9%

56.8%

65.4%

New York

59.1%

63.3%

61.9%

41.4%

43.7%

65.6%

Pennsylvania

65.0%

76.6%

63.3%

39.6%

45.1%

76.7%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

55.5%

68.1%

52.6%

21.5%

39.5%

64.3%

Indiana

50.6%

58.8%

50.2%

32.4%

42.4%

56.6%

Michigan

60.7%

69.1%

45.2%

48.4%

47.0%

68.0%

Ohio

62.5%

72.9%

54.9%

36.8%

45.1%

72.1%

Wisconsin

53.7%

62.7%

53.2%

34.2%

38.4%

61.8%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

48.7%

57.4%

49.0%

32.0%

35.7%

59.0%

Kansas

52.5%

58.8%

50.7%

38.8%

41.0%

60.7%

Minnesota

53.7%

64.3%

46.7%

34.8%

41.1%

59.8%

Missouri

54.6%

66.3%

47.1%

32.5%

44.8%

61.2%

Nebraska

44.0%

53.2%

35.9%

27.3%

35.4%

51.0%

North Dakota

43.2%

57.1%

32.3%

29.7%

28.9%

58.4%

South Dakota

47.6%

59.5%

41.9%

30.4%

36.6%

57.5%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

63.9%

70.4%

67.8%

37.8%

49.8%

70.3%

District of Columbia

74.2%

81.6%

49.7%

40.6%

55.8%

77.7%

Florida

51.3%

57.3%

55.9%

20.9%

*

39.6%

57.4%

Georgia

51.8%

57.8%

43.7%

33.4%

32.6%

60.2%

Maryland

64.9%

72.5%

63.8%

39.9%

49.9%

70.0%

North Carolina

51.8%

55.9%

49.7%

38.7%

39.8%

59.2%

South Carolina

49.3%

56.8%

54.0%

23.5%

38.2%

56.7%

Virginia

62.9%

67.9%

71.6%

35.6%

55.6%

66.5%

West Virginia

50.7%

65.1%

31.0%

29.2%

40.0%

64.3%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

60.9%

68.4%

46.6%

40.1%

46.0%

71.3%

Kentucky

58.3%

64.9%

49.3%

39.7%

39.9%

70.0%

Mississippi

42.2%

51.0%

41.7%

17.9%

28.8%

54.6%

Tennessee

54.7%

58.3%

61.6%

29.0%

52.1%

56.8%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

42.4%

52.6%

29.1%

23.4%

34.3%

50.3%

Louisiana

45.3%

50.4%

43.9%

31.5%

32.0%

55.8%

Oklahoma

44.0%

52.2%

37.8%

25.7%

33.9%

51.7%

Texas

45.9%

52.4%

40.7%

23.9%

34.7%

54.4%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

56.1%

62.9%

52.1%

35.5%

38.8%

65.3%

Colorado

52.7%

61.5%

44.8%

29.0%

38.6%

58.4%

Idaho

45.8%

53.7%

46.2%

22.9%

34.0%

54.9%

Montana

38.4%

45.0%

32.3%

24.4%

28.7%

48.2%

Nevada

54.7%

61.0%

42.4%

38.2%

38.1%

63.0%

New Mexico

47.9%

59.1%

46.5%

19.9%

35.5%

57.1%

Utah

48.1%

56.1%

49.0%

30.1%

44.7%

49.9%

Wyoming

41.3%

48.2%

34.2%

24.7%

24.7%

54.3%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

44.2%

56.6%

36.5%

23.2%

28.3%

48.8%

California

54.3%

64.3%

45.1%

29.1%

40.9%

59.9%

Hawaii

82.6%

82.7%

92.8%

67.6%

83.0%

82.5%

Oregon

52.7%

59.4%

51.7%

38.2%

36.1%

60.5%

Washington

56.2%

65.0%

65.1%

27.2%

39.5%

63.2%

 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2004 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.A.2(2004) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2004
 
 

 

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%

 
 
United States

0.36%

0.42%

0.85%

0.88%

0.75%

0.35%

 
New England:
Connecticut

1.85%

1.68%

3.68%

4.43%

6.18%

1.85%

Maine

2.77%

4.39%

3.60%

4.26%

4.00%

3.79%

Massachusetts

2.38%

2.58%

5.72%

6.46%

5.17%

2.62%

New Hampshire

3.29%

4.72%

5.38%

4.97%

5.89%

3.39%

Rhode Island

3.89%

4.73%

3.01%

5.54%

5.25%

3.93%

Vermont

1.95%

3.21%

4.13%

4.05%

2.25%

2.26%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

1.88%

3.83%

5.05%

5.96%

4.82%

2.01%

New York

1.37%

2.04%

3.90%

4.01%

3.25%

1.70%

Pennsylvania

1.74%

1.34%

7.64%

4.55%

2.91%

2.05%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

1.79%

1.87%

4.05%

4.58%

4.06%

1.66%

Indiana

2.77%

3.69%

8.81%

5.74%

5.53%

3.91%

Michigan

1.40%

2.38%

4.79%

3.17%

3.48%

2.64%

Ohio

0.63%

2.17%

5.53%

5.04%

3.67%

2.21%

Wisconsin

2.08%

2.88%

6.37%

4.92%

3.18%

2.81%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

2.05%

2.39%

4.23%

4.50%

4.65%

2.11%

Kansas

2.62%

3.14%

6.76%

6.79%

3.26%

4.01%

Minnesota

1.89%

2.28%

5.54%

5.51%

3.53%

2.70%

Missouri

2.84%

2.36%

4.16%

6.13%

4.03%

3.62%

Nebraska

2.04%

2.92%

5.49%

4.88%

2.65%

3.43%

North Dakota

2.26%

2.97%

7.32%

3.18%

3.57%

2.63%

South Dakota

2.17%

3.06%

8.17%

3.31%

3.63%

3.11%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

2.46%

2.60%

5.73%

7.02%

5.70%

3.19%

District of Columbia

2.55%

2.11%

10.17%

7.53%

10.02%

2.40%

Florida

2.59%

2.89%

3.77%

6.50%

*

3.92%

2.73%

Georgia

2.33%

3.57%

6.56%

2.76%

2.61%

3.12%

Maryland

1.61%

2.45%

6.92%

5.52%

5.68%

1.90%

North Carolina

2.10%

2.57%

6.27%

5.43%

4.00%

3.99%

South Carolina

2.42%

3.46%

7.39%

3.25%

2.46%

3.96%

Virginia

2.39%

2.83%

5.24%

7.23%

3.56%

3.49%

West Virginia

1.73%

1.69%

6.27%

4.27%

2.22%

2.70%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

2.36%

3.49%

8.03%

7.49%

3.98%

2.85%

Kentucky

1.72%

2.84%

7.70%

5.98%

4.37%

2.92%

Mississippi

2.04%

3.74%

5.79%

5.16%

3.16%

3.80%

Tennessee

2.12%

2.35%

5.20%

6.06%

2.93%

3.81%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

2.31%

2.29%

7.83%

5.84%

3.75%

3.98%

Louisiana

2.73%

2.82%

7.79%

6.58%

5.30%

4.32%

Oklahoma

1.26%

2.06%

5.08%

4.06%

2.60%

1.72%

Texas

1.30%

1.45%

3.60%

4.05%

2.57%

1.68%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

2.93%

3.25%

9.20%

5.75%

2.47%

3.59%

Colorado

2.37%

2.68%

7.94%

5.48%

7.81%

2.71%

Idaho

2.32%

2.20%

6.62%

5.23%

3.30%

3.05%

Montana

2.19%

3.48%

7.12%

5.36%

3.56%

3.28%

Nevada

2.50%

3.39%

7.92%

6.87%

5.13%

2.20%

New Mexico

1.76%

2.20%

4.86%

3.68%

3.24%

2.33%

Utah

2.83%

2.77%

6.48%

5.88%

4.49%

3.23%

Wyoming

3.15%

4.50%

4.54%

3.14%

4.31%

3.11%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

2.15%

2.42%

4.74%

3.03%

4.36%

1.93%

California

1.09%

1.91%

2.89%

2.42%

1.79%

1.26%

Hawaii

3.54%

4.15%

3.97%

6.17%

3.47%

4.31%

Oregon

1.80%

1.46%

6.27%

4.90%

3.96%

1.74%

Washington

2.33%

3.04%

4.02%

2.74%

5.26%

3.19%

 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2004 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.