Table VII.A.2.d(2004) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer two or more health insurance plans 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

33.8%

33.9%

32.3%

34.9%

38.7%

32.0%
 
New England:
Connecticut

38.2%

40.0%

34.3%

32.4%

46.0%

36.9%
Maine

29.7%

26.7%

34.6%

35.9%

36.3%

27.6%
Massachusetts

26.7%

26.6%

28.2%

24.6%

 *

23.9%

 *

27.3%
New Hampshire

29.3%

30.6%

31.6%

19.7%

 *

21.6%

31.7%
Rhode Island

28.0%

30.5%

29.0%

 *

11.9%

 *

23.9%

28.9%
Vermont

21.6%

24.0%

12.3%

 *

22.6%

22.0%

21.5%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

33.6%

35.5%

16.8%

 *

42.3%

33.2%

33.8%
New York

31.0%

31.6%

32.6%

25.5%

40.9%

28.2%
Pennsylvania

33.8%

35.0%

25.2%

 *

35.3%

43.2%

30.6%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

32.7%

31.6%

36.4%

34.1%

41.9%

29.6%
Indiana

37.3%

30.8%

47.0%

56.0%

40.1%

35.8%
Michigan

29.8%

31.2%

32.0%

23.4%

 *

26.1%

31.2%
Ohio

33.4%

33.6%

35.2%

29.9%

 *

34.0%

33.2%
Wisconsin

23.0%

26.5%

13.6%

19.9%

 *

16.5%

 *

25.1%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

29.9%

29.8%

15.0%

 *

44.5%

29.5%

30.1%
Kansas

22.3%

23.1%

17.7%

 *

23.9%

 *

21.8%

22.6%
Minnesota

26.8%

29.2%

28.4%

15.4%

 *

24.2%

27.7%
Missouri

22.5%

18.3%

23.8%

41.6%

 *

28.3%

 *

19.6%
Nebraska

23.6%

28.3%

13.4%

 *

11.0%

 *

14.5%

 *

28.9%
North Dakota

20.1%

20.8%

18.6%

 *

18.9%

 *

15.1%

 *

22.7%
South Dakota

18.0%

19.9%

11.8%

 *

17.5%

10.8%

22.2%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

38.1%

32.4%

51.5%

57.2%

50.4%

34.2%
District of Columbia

45.3%

43.3%

75.4%

39.5%

 *

76.3%

41.2%
Florida

36.9%

34.6%

44.4%

49.1%

45.5%

33.8%
Georgia

36.8%

38.4%

21.8%

42.1%

47.6%

34.3%
Maryland

36.5%

36.5%

26.7%

53.9%

44.9%

34.5%
North Carolina

27.6%

27.2%

28.6%

 *

28.2%

43.1%

21.1%
South Carolina

30.8%

27.0%

41.9%

38.3%

49.2%

22.6%
Virginia

42.2%

41.3%

50.7%

32.1%

 *

47.7%

40.0%
West Virginia

30.4%

29.6%

36.0%

 *

30.6%

 *

32.1%

29.1%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

29.6%

27.6%

35.9%

 *

38.4%

38.1%

25.8%
Kentucky

30.6%

31.4%

24.6%

 *

31.6%

 *

27.5%

31.7%
Mississippi

30.7%

28.8%

27.7%

50.4%

 *

31.6%

30.3%
Tennessee

36.0%

34.5%

31.1%

64.2%

41.6%

31.9%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

25.4%

24.9%

23.8%

 *

31.0%

32.8%

20.4%
Louisiana

30.9%

24.3%

25.0%

 *

66.0%

28.0%

 *

32.2%
Oklahoma

31.8%

30.5%

40.5%

29.2%

 *

30.7%

32.4%
Texas

41.7%

39.8%

38.0%

64.2%

59.0%

33.4%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

36.1%

37.7%

33.1%

 *

29.8%

 *

35.1%

36.4%
Colorado

28.2%

26.6%

45.9%

16.2%

 *

39.9%

25.1%
Idaho

24.2%

19.2%

32.8%

 *

43.5%

31.6%

20.6%
Montana

28.5%

29.1%

18.7%

 *

32.9%

 *

26.3%

 *

29.9%
Nevada

34.5%

35.6%

24.9%

 *

37.2%

 *

45.3%

31.1%
New Mexico

31.0%

29.9%

35.2%

32.2%

28.9%

32.0%
Utah

27.2%

27.0%

23.2%

 *

31.3%

 *

29.2%

26.2%
Wyoming

25.1%

27.9%

21.9%

 *

11.0%

 *

23.4%

25.7%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

18.8%

19.6%

18.4%

 *

15.0%

 *

9.9%

 *

20.3%
California

44.1%

45.5%

42.1%

36.6%

46.0%

43.5%
Hawaii

44.9%

45.6%

44.9%

38.4%

43.3%

45.3%
Oregon

27.9%

32.3%

17.9%

 *

19.9%

 *

29.9%

27.4%
Washington

32.9%

33.5%

23.5%

 *

43.5%

37.3%

31.8%
 
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.d(2004) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer two or more health insurance plans 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

0.56%

0.57%

1.87%

1.07%

0.79%

0.53%
 
New England:
Connecticut

2.65%

2.69%

10.12%

7.33%

8.46%

3.13%
Maine

2.10%

2.67%

5.15%

9.59%

6.07%

2.18%
Massachusetts

2.74%

3.62%

6.89%

9.33%

 *

8.07%

 *

2.35%
New Hampshire

3.29%

4.73%

9.17%

6.28%

 *

5.18%

4.03%
Rhode Island

2.97%

4.05%

9.38%

 *

5.69%

 *

6.66%

3.50%
Vermont

3.64%

5.93%

5.25%

 *

6.32%

6.41%

4.57%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

2.41%

2.37%

6.61%

 *

5.87%

6.07%

2.52%
New York

1.47%

2.61%

5.72%

6.13%

4.70%

1.61%
Pennsylvania

2.06%

2.59%

13.03%

 *

5.07%

4.95%

2.42%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

1.68%

1.97%

6.24%

9.39%

7.06%

2.15%
Indiana

2.98%

2.95%

13.49%

11.72%

9.68%

4.02%
Michigan

3.01%

5.39%

9.45%

8.18%

 *

5.74%

3.46%
Ohio

4.02%

4.50%

7.22%

10.19%

 *

6.74%

4.00%
Wisconsin

4.15%

5.23%

4.01%

6.58%

 *

5.61%

 *

5.32%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

3.71%

4.98%

6.93%

 *

10.18%

6.73%

4.50%
Kansas

2.22%

3.91%

5.90%

 *

7.21%

 *

4.79%

3.20%
Minnesota

3.74%

4.38%

6.54%

11.63%

 *

6.87%

3.82%
Missouri

3.87%

3.31%

6.99%

13.21%

 *

9.46%

 *

3.25%
Nebraska

3.92%

5.28%

4.18%

 *

4.19%

 *

5.79%

 *

5.20%
North Dakota

3.41%

3.52%

9.99%

 *

7.41%

 *

6.06%

 *

5.31%
South Dakota

3.72%

4.39%

5.93%

 *

4.05%

2.54%

5.75%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

3.70%

4.56%

11.68%

13.11%

10.97%

3.99%
District of Columbia

3.77%

3.85%

10.96%

15.17%

 *

13.80%

3.24%
Florida

2.30%

3.12%

10.10%

11.00%

6.64%

3.66%
Georgia

2.05%

2.99%

6.26%

9.40%

7.84%

3.43%
Maryland

2.03%

2.92%

7.45%

12.07%

9.86%

3.01%
North Carolina

4.16%

4.11%

10.35%

 *

7.78%

6.52%

4.85%
South Carolina

4.08%

4.68%

9.37%

10.69%

6.76%

4.28%
Virginia

2.73%

3.95%

8.26%

11.40%

 *

6.06%

3.29%
West Virginia

2.71%

3.41%

13.01%

 *

10.09%

 *

5.88%

4.36%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

2.54%

3.11%

11.74%

 *

10.79%

5.25%

3.96%
Kentucky

3.92%

3.48%

11.43%

 *

12.56%

 *

6.82%

4.44%
Mississippi

5.63%

5.71%

7.91%

16.54%

 *

8.83%

7.64%
Tennessee

4.32%

4.93%

9.09%

12.15%

5.77%

5.46%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

2.46%

1.81%

15.12%

 *

8.71%

7.29%

2.82%
Louisiana

5.27%

6.63%

10.17%

 *

14.91%

8.90%

 *

5.24%
Oklahoma

4.15%

5.49%

9.51%

9.43%

 *

5.59%

3.79%
Texas

1.41%

1.93%

9.09%

12.91%

4.08%

2.32%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

3.16%

3.47%

10.39%

 *

13.64%

 *

9.33%

3.37%
Colorado

2.66%

2.76%

10.04%

5.02%

 *

8.19%

2.44%
Idaho

2.98%

3.85%

11.56%

 *

11.09%

6.93%

5.61%
Montana

3.93%

6.01%

10.53%

 *

10.93%

 *

7.94%

 *

5.41%
Nevada

3.70%

3.44%

15.76%

 *

14.52%

 *

11.24%

3.77%
New Mexico

3.39%

3.79%

6.56%

8.86%

5.92%

4.30%
Utah

2.51%

3.68%

9.23%

 *

11.73%

 *

7.51%

3.41%
Wyoming

2.00%

2.99%

9.72%

 *

9.86%

 *

4.94%

3.43%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

3.71%

4.35%

6.20%

 *

6.56%

 *

5.37%

 *

3.59%
California

2.08%

2.43%

4.84%

5.05%

5.68%

1.67%
Hawaii

1.77%

2.19%

4.60%

10.00%

6.79%

1.99%
Oregon

3.98%

3.63%

8.03%

 *

8.97%

 *

6.27%

4.83%
Washington

3.39%

3.23%

7.58%

 *

11.71%

8.47%

3.01%
 
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.