Table VII.A.2.b(2004) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer at least one health insurance plan that required no contribution from the employee for single coverage 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

42.4%

44.4%

39.5%

34.3%

30.6%

46.6%
 
New England:
Connecticut

40.2%

43.7%

28.3%

35.7%

26.8%

 *

42.3%
Maine

41.1%

43.0%

45.3%

27.9%

 *

23.4%

46.9%
Massachusetts

37.8%

40.3%

38.0%

25.4%

 *

19.6%

41.8%
New Hampshire

34.6%

33.7%

29.7%

44.9%

28.0%

36.6%
Rhode Island

50.7%

49.8%

42.5%

67.2%

45.3%

51.9%
Vermont

38.6%

37.2%

37.5%

45.7%

26.6%

41.7%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

52.0%

52.2%

68.6%

34.6%

32.1%

58.5%
New York

45.7%

47.1%

45.9%

38.2%

35.4%

48.6%
Pennsylvania

44.9%

47.3%

45.1%

34.5%

32.5%

49.2%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

44.2%

47.0%

36.6%

36.8%

32.0%

48.3%
Indiana

32.4%

34.8%

35.8%

20.0%

 *

28.2%

34.7%
Michigan

47.4%

46.9%

56.4%

43.9%

42.4%

49.2%
Ohio

30.1%

30.3%

26.5%

33.3%

23.0%

32.5%
Wisconsin

33.2%

32.7%

21.7%

48.8%

31.8%

33.6%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

36.3%

37.0%

42.0%

28.6%

40.0%

34.5%
Kansas

40.1%

41.5%

38.9%

35.7%

39.6%

40.3%
Minnesota

44.5%

50.9%

37.6%

 *

24.3%

28.5%

49.8%
Missouri

40.0%

42.5%

34.9%

32.9%

 *

29.9%

45.0%
Nebraska

41.0%

45.8%

29.8%

 *

28.3%

44.6%

38.9%
North Dakota

48.7%

49.4%

41.8%

51.9%

42.8%

51.8%
South Dakota

41.9%

39.9%

49.1%

42.2%

39.1%

43.6%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

42.8%

49.2%

31.0%

16.3%

 *

18.1%

 *

50.7%
District of Columbia

50.1%

50.9%

36.2%

 *

55.6%

21.2%

 *

54.0%
Florida

42.6%

46.7%

30.8%

17.3%

 *

29.0%

47.5%
Georgia

39.8%

42.9%

39.0%

 *

18.4%

 *

23.0%

 *

43.8%
Maryland

40.1%

40.5%

44.3%

30.4%

 *

20.5%

 *

44.9%
North Carolina

46.4%

47.6%

46.6%

39.7%

31.4%

52.6%
South Carolina

37.9%

42.6%

28.0%

 *

21.6%

 *

16.0%

47.7%
Virginia

30.1%

31.4%

26.8%

 *

26.9%

 *

21.8%

 *

33.5%
West Virginia

39.5%

43.0%

35.4%

 *

23.7%

 *

27.0%

49.4%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

44.3%

45.4%

44.4%

35.4%

 *

35.1%

48.5%
Kentucky

42.9%

46.6%

44.9%

16.8%

 *

42.0%

43.2%
Mississippi

35.6%

40.2%

25.0%

 *

15.4%

 *

23.7%

41.4%
Tennessee

33.6%

36.2%

31.6%

15.9%

 *

25.0%

39.8%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

36.2%

39.0%

30.3%

23.8%

 *

18.8%

48.0%
Louisiana

35.7%

40.0%

38.1%

 *

13.8%

 *

32.9%

 *

36.9%
Oklahoma

41.1%

42.7%

49.3%

21.5%

33.5%

44.9%
Texas

32.0%

36.0%

20.1%

 *

12.5%

 *

9.6%

 *

42.8%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

38.7%

39.5%

26.4%

 *

51.9%

29.3%

41.8%
Colorado

39.2%

40.0%

29.6%

 *

45.4%

23.9%

 *

43.2%
Idaho

50.8%

56.5%

38.3%

33.2%

 *

46.6%

52.8%
Montana

47.4%

48.4%

50.0%

40.6%

40.4%

51.6%
Nevada

40.6%

40.6%

55.1%

22.7%

 *

22.7%

 *

46.0%
New Mexico

36.2%

37.0%

29.5%

 *

43.2%

 *

29.5%

39.3%
Utah

39.1%

40.0%

44.3%

30.8%

32.7%

42.1%
Wyoming

45.6%

42.7%

39.9%

68.4%

57.5%

41.3%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

45.7%

43.2%

48.1%

55.9%

35.6%

 *

47.4%
California

52.4%

53.1%

48.1%

52.5%

43.6%

54.9%
Hawaii

67.5%

67.5%

64.7%

72.8%

68.1%

67.3%
Oregon

54.7%

54.2%

64.3%

49.5%

49.1%

56.3%
Washington

52.6%

57.1%

49.8%

28.1%

 *

34.4%

57.4%
 
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.b(2004) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer at least one health insurance plan that required no contribution from the employee for single coverage 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

0.46%

0.57%

1.28%

1.32%

0.81%

0.61%
 
New England:
Connecticut

3.98%

4.33%

7.94%

10.17%

9.29%

 *

4.43%
Maine

2.42%

3.37%

7.33%

8.47%

 *

5.71%

2.56%
Massachusetts

3.52%

4.03%

8.36%

9.39%

 *

5.71%

4.60%
New Hampshire

3.21%

3.57%

7.68%

7.37%

5.56%

4.02%
Rhode Island

3.71%

3.94%

10.20%

11.21%

6.46%

4.76%
Vermont

2.06%

3.50%

6.82%

9.37%

5.52%

2.51%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

3.33%

3.90%

11.10%

6.97%

6.11%

3.94%
New York

1.87%

2.61%

5.79%

7.88%

5.89%

2.22%
Pennsylvania

2.37%

3.49%

8.36%

6.85%

4.00%

3.20%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

2.13%

2.17%

7.35%

9.99%

5.83%

2.02%
Indiana

4.00%

4.01%

9.91%

6.77%

 *

7.88%

3.30%
Michigan

2.21%

4.41%

10.12%

6.83%

6.03%

4.82%
Ohio

2.40%

3.47%

5.32%

9.14%

5.93%

3.15%
Wisconsin

3.95%

3.97%

5.08%

10.49%

9.42%

3.24%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

2.22%

3.03%

8.10%

7.68%

6.79%

1.45%
Kansas

2.65%

3.29%

10.43%

8.64%

6.11%

4.66%
Minnesota

4.78%

4.92%

11.50%

 *

5.49%

5.86%

5.02%
Missouri

3.37%

4.63%

9.08%

11.90%

 *

7.48%

4.49%
Nebraska

2.80%

2.61%

13.56%

 *

6.73%

6.00%

3.25%
North Dakota

3.31%

4.85%

8.23%

4.44%

4.45%

4.24%
South Dakota

2.76%

2.91%

10.51%

6.37%

5.10%

4.52%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

4.06%

4.16%

7.10%

13.12%

 *

12.88%

 *

5.52%
District of Columbia

3.12%

3.07%

14.12%

 *

14.25%

10.18%

 *

2.93%
Florida

2.90%

3.18%

6.40%

12.57%

 *

4.86%

3.82%
Georgia

3.51%

3.08%

12.78%

 *

10.61%

 *

10.48%

 *

2.85%
Maryland

3.02%

3.86%

10.83%

12.12%

 *

9.13%

 *

3.53%
North Carolina

3.01%

3.59%

7.69%

11.02%

4.71%

4.53%
South Carolina

4.27%

5.83%

13.03%

 *

6.65%

 *

4.29%

5.08%
Virginia

5.05%

5.32%

8.08%

 *

10.12%

 *

6.92%

 *

5.35%
West Virginia

2.92%

2.71%

13.50%

 *

12.51%

 *

5.36%

4.28%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

4.26%

4.38%

10.52%

12.94%

 *

6.96%

4.00%
Kentucky

2.78%

2.85%

4.84%

10.41%

 *

6.38%

2.62%
Mississippi

5.42%

5.82%

13.54%

 *

13.39%

 *

4.85%

8.10%
Tennessee

2.70%

3.08%

8.45%

7.47%

 *

5.85%

2.92%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

2.50%

2.76%

7.10%

10.84%

 *

3.17%

4.09%
Louisiana

4.45%

5.41%

14.64%

 *

10.03%

 *

10.88%

 *

8.04%
Oklahoma

2.61%

3.30%

11.49%

5.44%

4.83%

3.28%
Texas

2.34%

3.07%

6.45%

 *

4.68%

 *

3.09%

 *

3.63%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

2.42%

3.77%

9.72%

 *

13.34%

5.65%

4.67%
Colorado

2.90%

2.62%

10.12%

 *

13.21%

11.33%

 *

3.13%
Idaho

4.62%

6.53%

10.11%

10.97%

 *

7.38%

5.56%
Montana

2.47%

3.28%

10.46%

11.41%

6.52%

5.05%
Nevada

3.97%

5.15%

13.38%

10.26%

 *

10.65%

 *

4.15%
New Mexico

3.10%

3.53%

10.71%

 *

13.67%

 *

6.40%

3.71%
Utah

3.12%

4.07%

11.39%

8.70%

7.64%

4.67%
Wyoming

4.82%

5.21%

10.99%

9.93%

8.06%

5.55%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

4.06%

4.35%

11.32%

10.76%

11.40%

 *

4.82%
California

2.40%

2.64%

5.91%

6.67%

4.84%

2.40%
Hawaii

2.15%

2.87%

7.11%

7.51%

2.72%

2.84%
Oregon

2.02%

2.24%

9.34%

8.21%

7.31%

3.37%
Washington

2.79%

3.54%

5.39%

9.26%

 *

8.05%

3.80%
 
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.