Table VII.A.2.c(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 family 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

24.1%

25.2%

21.8%

20.4%

17.3%

26.4%

 
New England:
Connecticut

30.3%

33.4%

20.9%

24.6%

*

21.4%

*

31.7%

Maine

21.4%

20.6%

25.6%

19.2%

*

10.6%

*

25.0%

Massachusetts

26.8%

32.0%

19.5%

14.3%

*

11.8%

*

30.2%

New Hampshire

21.3%

21.4%

19.7%

*

22.7%

*

17.0%

22.6%

Rhode Island

32.0%

30.3%

36.8%

35.7%

*

24.0%

33.7%

Vermont

21.2%

18.8%

24.2%

*

28.2%

*

16.2%

*

22.6%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

35.9%

31.8%

58.9%

29.9%

28.5%

38.2%

New York

32.5%

34.4%

28.8%

27.5%

27.9%

33.8%

Pennsylvania

27.8%

31.5%

17.9%

*

19.8%

*

18.6%

31.0%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

28.1%

30.4%

22.7%

20.4%

*

17.3%

31.8%

Indiana

22.9%

24.6%

30.9%

9.3%

20.3%

24.3%

Michigan

31.1%

29.4%

42.0%

31.4%

33.9%

30.1%

Ohio

21.4%

23.1%

21.7%

10.7%

*

14.0%

24.0%

Wisconsin

24.8%

26.0%

17.5%

*

28.7%

24.4%

24.9%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

22.3%

19.6%

37.7%

16.2%

*

23.0%

21.9%

Kansas

27.2%

27.1%

26.1%

28.4%

*

30.9%

25.4%

Minnesota

24.7%

25.4%

26.5%

*

20.0%

*

19.4%

*

26.5%

Missouri

21.5%

23.7%

15.2%

*

17.9%

*

12.3%

*

26.1%

Nebraska

23.5%

28.1%

14.9%

*

9.3%

*

15.6%

28.0%

North Dakota

30.2%

28.3%

29.2%

36.3%

27.4%

31.7%

South Dakota

22.1%

18.5%

27.6%

*

29.2%

24.6%

20.6%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

26.1%

30.3%

18.8%

*

8.4%

*

6.8%

*

32.3%

District of Columbia

23.1%

24.4%

17.5%

*

8.8%

*

5.1%

*

25.5%

Florida

19.4%

20.4%

17.8%

*

9.3%

*

11.3%

*

22.2%

Georgia

21.7%

23.5%

21.7%

*

8.0%

*

13.4%

*

23.6%

Maryland

29.9%

29.9%

38.1%

16.2%

*

15.9%

33.3%

North Carolina

19.9%

21.9%

9.4%

*

21.7%

*

15.9%

*

21.5%

South Carolina

12.2%

11.5%

11.2%

*

18.8%

*

9.4%

*

13.4%

Virginia

21.9%

23.2%

16.8%

22.3%

*

17.9%

23.5%

West Virginia

20.5%

21.8%

15.7%

*

17.3%

*

15.6%

24.4%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

22.5%

24.3%

22.4%

*

7.2%

*

15.8%

25.5%

Kentucky

20.6%

23.7%

12.9%

*

8.2%

*

21.3%

20.3%

Mississippi

17.1%

16.8%

20.4%

*

14.2%

*

13.2%

*

19.0%

Tennessee

16.2%

18.9%

7.8%

*

15.9%

*

8.0%

*

22.1%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

15.7%

13.6%

26.8%

17.6%

*

13.7%

17.1%

Louisiana

19.4%

21.9%

18.8%

*

8.4%

*

13.3%

*

22.1%

Oklahoma

17.2%

17.1%

16.2%

*

19.5%

*

11.3%

*

20.2%

Texas

14.3%

17.0%

1.4%

*

7.4%

*

3.2%

*

19.6%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

18.9%

17.6%

12.3%

*

36.4%

*

12.4%

*

20.9%

Colorado

18.7%

18.8%

7.9%

*

31.7%

16.4%

*

19.3%

Idaho

21.6%

23.3%

16.9%

*

17.6%

*

16.2%

*

24.1%

Montana

21.6%

20.7%

21.5%

*

26.2%

*

21.1%

*

21.9%

Nevada

17.6%

18.5%

20.2%

*

8.1%

*

9.9%

*

20.0%

New Mexico

17.3%

17.6%

15.8%

*

18.5%

*

12.2%

*

19.7%

Utah

28.6%

27.1%

35.0%

*

29.2%

21.8%

31.9%

Wyoming

22.7%

22.5%

20.2%

*

26.4%

24.0%

*

22.3%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

21.0%

21.9%

12.3%

*

26.4%

4.7%

*

23.7%

California

25.0%

26.8%

17.1%

21.5%

19.6%

26.5%

Hawaii

25.7%

26.0%

21.6%

30.7%

*

23.9%

26.2%

Oregon

29.8%

27.9%

34.8%

32.8%

26.6%

30.7%

Washington

22.0%

23.1%

20.0%

17.9%

*

17.6%

*

23.1%

 
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.c(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 family 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

0.26%

0.36%

1.08%

1.63%

0.58%

0.41%

 
New England:
Connecticut

3.69%

4.09%

6.17%

9.40%

*

7.05%

*

3.82%

Maine

2.79%

2.38%

6.54%

5.93%

*

3.66%

*

2.82%

Massachusetts

2.65%

4.32%

5.01%

6.91%

*

6.62%

*

3.65%

New Hampshire

1.46%

2.82%

6.16%

*

12.68%

*

4.46%

2.32%

Rhode Island

3.57%

3.57%

10.11%

10.78%

*

6.90%

3.36%

Vermont

2.37%

3.17%

9.29%

*

9.49%

*

7.10%

*

2.76%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

1.93%

3.01%

9.89%

5.59%

5.86%

2.71%

New York

2.28%

2.50%

4.45%

6.83%

4.11%

2.46%

Pennsylvania

1.88%

1.82%

5.57%

*

9.45%

*

4.47%

2.20%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

1.96%

2.44%

5.46%

10.05%

*

4.63%

3.20%

Indiana

3.27%

4.77%

7.88%

2.63%

5.74%

3.58%

Michigan

2.89%

2.95%

8.06%

5.97%

5.70%

3.96%

Ohio

1.88%

2.68%

6.08%

10.80%

*

3.55%

2.09%

Wisconsin

3.39%

4.18%

5.60%

*

8.23%

5.59%

3.59%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

2.75%

3.63%

5.17%

7.22%

*

4.95%

3.19%

Kansas

2.68%

3.56%

5.75%

10.38%

*

6.30%

3.64%

Minnesota

1.57%

3.30%

9.38%

*

6.21%

*

6.18%

*

2.91%

Missouri

2.44%

3.53%

5.99%

*

9.73%

*

3.88%

*

4.43%

Nebraska

3.46%

4.31%

5.69%

*

4.37%

*

3.61%

4.68%

North Dakota

2.68%

4.51%

8.74%

6.71%

4.37%

4.62%

South Dakota

3.30%

3.20%

9.59%

*

7.78%

4.20%

3.90%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

5.29%

6.08%

6.01%

*

9.66%

*

3.41%

*

6.29%

District of Columbia

2.94%

3.26%

11.71%

*

10.19%

*

14.61%

*

3.99%

Florida

3.08%

3.57%

5.52%

*

3.72%

*

3.44%

*

3.68%

Georgia

1.91%

1.91%

10.18%

*

8.35%

*

9.08%

*

2.18%

Maryland

2.01%

2.40%

8.44%

7.46%

*

4.11%

2.60%

North Carolina

2.86%

3.16%

4.30%

*

7.99%

*

4.87%

*

3.50%

South Carolina

2.57%

2.72%

9.57%

*

8.95%

*

3.92%

*

3.08%

Virginia

2.62%

2.88%

3.83%

12.68%

*

4.38%

2.91%

West Virginia

2.94%

3.40%

11.39%

*

10.29%

*

2.92%

4.41%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

2.00%

2.20%

12.59%

*

7.51%

*

4.58%

2.37%

Kentucky

2.20%

2.64%

4.69%

*

10.21%

*

4.61%

2.82%

Mississippi

2.24%

2.27%

8.43%

*

13.55%

*

4.17%

*

3.56%

Tennessee

2.79%

3.08%

4.56%

*

7.47%

*

3.55%

*

3.74%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

2.54%

2.36%

7.85%

7.31%

*

3.30%

3.30%

Louisiana

2.66%

3.13%

8.76%

*

7.38%

*

4.45%

*

4.76%

Oklahoma

3.14%

3.30%

6.81%

*

7.31%

*

6.19%

*

3.95%

Texas

2.21%

2.66%

2.02%

*

4.02%

*

1.49%

*

3.27%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

3.48%

4.15%

9.97%

*

11.91%

*

4.47%

*

4.77%

Colorado

2.71%

2.22%

5.27%

*

8.44%

10.03%

*

2.62%

Idaho

2.97%

2.94%

10.49%

*

9.05%

*

5.07%

*

3.52%

Montana

3.39%

3.42%

6.53%

*

10.25%

*

8.01%

*

2.60%

Nevada

2.79%

3.24%

9.93%

*

6.39%

*

3.91%

*

3.41%

New Mexico

2.38%

3.38%

8.53%

*

7.49%

*

4.61%

*

3.86%

Utah

2.86%

3.70%

11.10%

*

7.73%

5.69%

4.46%

Wyoming

3.00%

3.52%

10.18%

*

7.44%

7.24%

*

5.31%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

2.21%

3.43%

4.49%

*

5.55%

3.38%

*

2.58%

California

2.19%

2.35%

2.73%

4.35%

3.79%

2.67%

Hawaii

2.28%

2.14%

5.00%

10.29%

*

5.52%

2.10%

Oregon

2.64%

3.27%

5.53%

7.51%

7.10%

3.78%

Washington

3.55%

4.60%

5.31%

7.68%

*

7.06%

*

3.32%

 
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.