Table VII.B.4.b.(1)(2004) Percent of private-sector part-time employees eligible for health insurance at 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

29.7%

35.0%

31.8%

26.4%

21.4%

38.5%
 
New England:
Connecticut

25.7%

54.4%

37.0%

7.0%

 *

9.0%

 *

34.8%
Maine

34.9%

54.2%

31.4%

28.0%

 *

27.2%

 *

39.6%
Massachusetts

31.9%

44.9%

38.2%

20.0%

 *

18.9%

 *

36.3%
New Hampshire

26.6%

30.0%

30.8%

20.8%

 *

18.4%

 *

36.0%
Rhode Island

17.5%

41.9%

46.2%

6.1%

 *

16.2%

18.0%

 *
Vermont

27.6%

42.8%

18.0%

 *

29.8%

24.8%

30.1%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

40.8%

36.6%

38.5%

42.2%

20.3%

56.4%
New York

34.6%

36.6%

30.5%

35.5%

30.1%

39.0%
Pennsylvania

29.2%

42.6%

30.9%

 *

24.7%

20.7%

 *

37.3%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

21.2%

38.9%

22.3%

10.7%

 *

10.7%

 *

32.3%
Indiana

43.3%

46.2%

34.6%

 *

47.8%

24.3%

 *

55.1%
Michigan

24.2%

40.2%

26.0%

 *

18.0%

17.5%

30.8%
Ohio

20.3%

27.2%

21.2%

17.6%

 *

13.9%

 *

30.5%
Wisconsin

31.1%

32.4%

32.3%

30.1%

17.8%

44.3%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

23.8%

33.1%

22.5%

21.9%

19.3%

 *

29.6%
Kansas

18.0%

52.5%

9.7%

 *

11.9%

 *

14.9%

 *

21.7%
Minnesota

37.1%

46.5%

38.4%

34.8%

29.5%

 *

46.6%
Missouri

44.8%

36.3%

53.2%

44.8%

34.2%

60.0%
Nebraska

31.3%

28.4%

31.9%

31.7%

 *

27.9%

34.4%
North Dakota

21.5%

34.1%

30.3%

 *

15.3%

 *

4.1%

38.4%
South Dakota

17.5%

40.1%

21.1%

 *

9.2%

8.0%

29.7%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

22.3%

 *

29.2%

 *

19.7%

 *

21.8%

 *

5.7%

 *

48.2%
District of Columbia

26.5%

44.2%

32.1%

 *

8.5%

 *

1.9%

 *

45.5%
Florida

25.6%

19.9%

28.6%

27.2%

18.4%

31.1%
Georgia

28.1%

27.5%

24.1%

 *

29.5%

 *

20.1%

38.1%
Maryland

41.5%

31.7%

40.0%

47.9%

32.1%

 *

48.3%
North Carolina

26.3%

30.4%

13.5%

 *

30.9%

 *

27.1%

24.4%

 *
South Carolina

21.2%

28.8%

18.6%

 *

19.1%

16.1%

31.0%
Virginia

32.0%

33.1%

30.1%

33.4%

34.4%

27.7%
West Virginia

26.0%

24.6%

30.2%

 *

24.8%

 *

24.9%

30.2%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

32.4%

28.5%

33.1%

 *

34.3%

21.6%

 *

51.3%
Kentucky

34.0%

37.2%

28.3%

35.9%

 *

18.7%

 *

50.3%
Mississippi

18.5%

25.4%

 *

13.7%

18.1%

 *

21.1%

 *

14.8%

 *
Tennessee

20.7%

26.2%

28.0%

8.3%

 *

10.0%

 *

40.8%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

32.1%

24.7%

 *

40.5%

30.8%

 *

24.9%

 *

42.9%
Louisiana

41.0%

31.7%

 *

48.8%

44.0%

33.7%

 *

47.5%
Oklahoma

23.3%

41.4%

15.8%

 *

19.0%

 *

16.6%

 *

34.4%
Texas

25.5%

30.3%

30.7%

20.7%

 *

18.3%

39.7%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

19.3%

37.2%

18.5%

 *

11.4%

 *

19.3%

 *

19.3%

 *
Colorado

28.0%

46.4%

25.3%

 *

20.8%

 *

25.1%

 *

32.3%
Idaho

26.9%

50.4%

20.6%

 *

23.0%

 *

32.2%

16.5%
Montana

31.8%

55.3%

43.8%

18.4%

 *

19.4%

 *

57.8%
Nevada

29.9%

39.4%

36.4%

 *

19.6%

 *

28.7%

 *

30.6%

 *
New Mexico

27.8%

23.1%

48.1%

11.0%

 *

30.8%

23.6%
Utah

15.6%

19.3%

24.9%

 *

9.9%

 *

13.9%

 *

18.0%

 *
Wyoming

29.5%

34.9%

45.2%

22.0%

 *

27.7%

 *

34.5%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

40.1%

37.2%

31.5%

45.2%

53.6%

35.2%
California

32.1%

36.8%

45.1%

21.3%

21.7%

40.5%
Hawaii

35.4%

47.4%

28.9%

33.5%

27.9%

41.9%
Oregon

41.3%

47.1%

54.0%

31.0%

27.6%

52.4%
Washington

29.8%

39.1%

42.0%

20.6%

 *

19.9%

 *

39.7%
 
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.B.4.b.(1)(2004) Standard error for percent of private-sector part-time employees eligible for health insurance at 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

1.16%

1.68%

1.70%

2.15%

1.34%

1.78%
 
New England:
Connecticut

4.01%

6.55%

8.36%

3.72%

 *

6.28%

 *

7.03%
Maine

5.98%

8.24%

7.61%

10.18%

 *

9.99%

 *

4.56%
Massachusetts

5.11%

8.29%

5.68%

6.18%

 *

6.78%

 *

5.96%
New Hampshire

4.06%

5.44%

6.34%

8.26%

 *

5.58%

 *

5.80%
Rhode Island

4.70%

7.22%

9.88%

4.46%

 *

4.33%

8.79%

 *
Vermont

6.29%

6.91%

7.38%

 *

6.73%

5.41%

7.52%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

6.82%

7.17%

9.48%

11.35%

5.58%

9.48%
New York

4.49%

5.06%

4.31%

9.71%

6.46%

4.61%
Pennsylvania

4.41%

4.85%

9.70%

 *

6.46%

6.84%

 *

4.41%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

1.94%

4.63%

5.06%

4.53%

 *

4.22%

 *

3.91%
Indiana

5.97%

7.59%

11.13%

 *

12.25%

8.57%

 *

7.24%
Michigan

1.91%

5.35%

8.32%

 *

4.27%

3.57%

3.79%
Ohio

4.27%

4.70%

5.36%

7.51%

 *

6.77%

 *

4.92%
Wisconsin

3.75%

4.84%

8.86%

6.64%

4.08%

5.24%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

4.59%

7.45%

4.52%

6.13%

6.12%

 *

5.33%
Kansas

5.21%

7.47%

4.72%

 *

9.62%

 *

8.52%

 *

6.22%
Minnesota

6.69%

4.67%

9.58%

8.48%

9.18%

 *

6.77%
Missouri

7.95%

6.41%

12.08%

10.64%

9.75%

6.92%
Nebraska

5.76%

6.05%

8.18%

9.60%

 *

7.77%

6.53%
North Dakota

4.41%

6.06%

10.20%

 *

5.57%

 *

1.05%

7.29%
South Dakota

3.11%

6.98%

7.91%

 *

1.99%

2.17%

7.38%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

8.80%

 *

8.78%

 *

11.62%

 *

10.05%

 *

10.96%

 *

10.66%
District of Columbia

4.50%

4.26%

10.17%

 *

10.49%

 *

3.78%

 *

2.52%
Florida

3.61%

5.63%

4.93%

8.09%

3.67%

5.17%
Georgia

5.13%

5.78%

7.27%

 *

10.69%

 *

5.36%

7.76%
Maryland

5.81%

7.93%

7.19%

12.04%

11.28%

 *

6.14%
North Carolina

6.19%

7.87%

4.66%

 *

12.67%

 *

8.05%

7.35%

 *
South Carolina

3.56%

7.24%

6.54%

 *

5.25%

4.31%

8.04%
Virginia

5.65%

7.43%

6.58%

9.91%

8.66%

2.39%
West Virginia

4.94%

5.11%

12.22%

 *

9.60%

 *

6.33%

8.52%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

6.85%

8.49%

12.38%

 *

9.49%

8.34%

 *

4.98%
Kentucky

5.73%

4.74%

7.47%

12.03%

 *

6.24%

 *

7.70%
Mississippi

4.66%

9.39%

 *

4.04%

9.33%

 *

8.97%

 *

7.11%

 *
Tennessee

5.35%

5.88%

6.74%

7.87%

 *

4.87%

 *

6.79%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

5.71%

7.89%

 *

10.29%

12.19%

 *

8.60%

 *

7.62%
Louisiana

7.44%

10.51%

 *

12.94%

11.96%

11.26%

 *

9.72%
Oklahoma

6.40%

6.12%

6.13%

 *

9.66%

 *

7.32%

 *

5.81%
Texas

4.82%

3.85%

6.42%

8.96%

 *

4.78%

5.89%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

5.10%

5.87%

7.33%

 *

6.18%

 *

9.75%

 *

6.52%

 *
Colorado

7.13%

9.74%

10.85%

 *

6.84%

 *

11.29%

 *

4.99%
Idaho

5.51%

9.39%

8.13%

 *

10.52%

 *

9.34%

4.06%
Montana

6.16%

6.74%

10.81%

6.36%

 *

10.85%

 *

8.03%
Nevada

8.76%

7.47%

12.04%

 *

11.84%

 *

9.32%

 *

9.22%

 *
New Mexico

4.55%

4.38%

9.96%

7.99%

 *

5.57%

6.73%
Utah

4.51%

5.28%

11.87%

 *

11.40%

 *

4.37%

 *

5.87%

 *
Wyoming

8.26%

9.66%

12.54%

13.24%

 *

10.89%

 *

8.29%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

7.57%

8.52%

7.92%

11.53%

14.60%

6.14%
California

2.22%

4.13%

3.96%

4.84%

2.98%

4.75%
Hawaii

3.49%

5.94%

6.64%

8.42%

6.11%

3.86%
Oregon

3.84%

9.26%

7.67%

6.62%

4.55%

5.23%
Washington

3.89%

5.75%

8.15%

6.33%

 *

10.11%

 *

4.67%
 
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.