Table VII.B.4.b.(1).(a)(2004) Percent of private-sector part-time employees eligible for health insurance that are enrolled in 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

52.0%

53.2%

57.0%

47.9%

36.3%

61.2%

 
New England:
Connecticut

54.5%

54.6%

66.3%

21.6%

*

49.6%

*

55.1%

Maine

54.3%

65.9%

64.7%

31.5%

*

21.3%

*

68.0%

Massachusetts

59.4%

69.7%

66.9%

35.3%

29.4%

*

64.6%

New Hampshire

53.0%

60.5%

55.3%

44.4%

43.1%

58.7%

Rhode Island

60.5%

52.4%

63.0%

65.4%

49.9%

64.0%

Vermont

43.3%

62.7%

61.4%

32.4%

*

16.9%

*

62.4%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

71.2%

49.0%

43.9%

*

82.6%

33.7%

*

81.5%

New York

50.7%

49.1%

49.3%

52.0%

30.4%

*

65.8%

Pennsylvania

40.1%

42.5%

42.2%

37.9%

27.3%

*

46.9%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

60.0%

61.3%

61.3%

54.9%

46.6%

64.7%

Indiana

52.7%

48.7%

62.2%

49.8%

40.1%

*

56.2%

Michigan

56.8%

44.3%

79.7%

44.8%

53.6%

58.6%

Ohio

39.5%

47.0%

52.2%

28.1%

*

24.4%

*

50.5%

Wisconsin

54.2%

45.6%

48.2%

60.1%

27.6%

*

64.9%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

54.6%

79.2%

36.4%

*

50.3%

26.2%

*

78.1%

Kansas

42.5%

41.2%

48.5%

40.8%

28.0%

*

54.4%

Minnesota

53.6%

52.0%

31.0%

*

64.9%

31.1%

*

71.5%

Missouri

48.5%

46.6%

47.9%

49.1%

22.3%

*

69.9%

Nebraska

56.9%

39.6%

47.3%

67.5%

66.3%

50.1%

North Dakota

71.9%

52.3%

71.8%

82.1%

26.3%

*

76.7%

South Dakota

48.9%

39.3%

54.3%

53.2%

40.6%

51.8%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

34.7%

60.7%

49.6%

19.3%

*

24.6%

*

36.6%

District of Columbia

52.4%

60.7%

43.1%

40.8%

*

41.2%

*

52.8%

Florida

37.9%

52.1%

46.2%

17.8%

*

29.5%

*

41.7%

Georgia

34.5%

39.1%

41.9%

*

30.9%

35.5%

33.8%

Maryland

46.7%

33.2%

*

53.9%

44.4%

16.6%

61.3%

North Carolina

52.1%

64.1%

54.8%

47.8%

*

49.2%

59.8%

South Carolina

29.4%

41.4%

34.5%

17.1%

*

10.9%

*

47.7%

Virginia

36.2%

51.9%

47.3%

17.4%

*

32.1%

45.0%

West Virginia

55.4%

55.0%

78.0%

44.3%

*

52.1%

66.2%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

36.8%

64.1%

36.3%

*

24.6%

*

40.6%

33.9%

*
Kentucky

39.7%

44.7%

46.4%

33.7%

*

18.7%

*

48.1%

Mississippi

28.5%

*

43.8%

26.9%

*

11.4%

*

20.3%

*

44.8%

Tennessee

62.0%

50.0%

76.8%

18.7%

*

65.1%

60.6%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

46.0%

66.7%

56.3%

21.8%

*

15.6%

*

72.4%

Louisiana

49.4%

49.3%

64.9%

33.6%

*

19.9%

*

67.6%

Oklahoma

40.2%

60.1%

48.6%

9.4%

*

21.8%

*

54.8%

Texas

40.3%

41.7%

40.9%

38.7%

33.4%

46.5%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

43.0%

35.1%

54.5%

46.2%

*

40.3%

44.5%

Colorado

54.7%

70.9%

53.8%

38.6%

43.2%

67.7%

Idaho

46.8%

46.0%

63.5%

36.0%

*

46.7%

47.2%

Montana

55.0%

60.0%

71.5%

30.3%

*

49.4%

59.0%

Nevada

51.6%

83.4%

53.3%

15.9%

28.7%

*

64.9%

New Mexico

51.9%

44.3%

61.5%

22.3%

*

38.7%

76.5%

Utah

42.4%

39.7%

*

46.6%

40.7%

*

31.6%

*

55.0%

Wyoming

39.8%

70.8%

48.5%

16.8%

*

34.1%

*

52.7%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

68.1%

72.2%

68.3%

66.9%

44.5%

81.3%

California

64.7%

61.0%

73.8%

56.7%

55.3%

68.7%

Hawaii

71.8%

80.0%

66.6%

67.8%

65.0%

75.8%

Oregon

69.1%

62.4%

75.4%

64.9%

59.9%

73.1%

Washington

64.9%

68.9%

72.5%

54.9%

60.1%

67.4%

 
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.B.4.b.(1).(a)(2004) Standard error for percent of private-sector part-time employees eligible for health insurance that are enrolled in 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

1.45%

1.22%

2.81%

3.29%

2.29%

1.86%

 
New England:
Connecticut

6.39%

7.23%

8.91%

13.49%

*

15.65%

*

6.38%

Maine

5.60%

6.82%

14.40%

9.87%

*

12.84%

*

5.81%

Massachusetts

5.62%

5.58%

6.89%

9.76%

9.95%

*

5.54%

New Hampshire

5.04%

8.40%

9.75%

10.99%

11.12%

4.57%

Rhode Island

6.73%

9.77%

8.47%

16.04%

12.60%

8.07%

Vermont

9.51%

10.44%

11.85%

12.24%

*

9.68%

*

7.48%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

11.92%

5.40%

14.29%

*

19.78%

14.53%

*

13.10%

New York

7.25%

6.01%

10.13%

8.50%

10.75%

*

5.31%

Pennsylvania

6.01%

8.22%

8.39%

10.16%

11.61%

*

5.53%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

4.16%

5.10%

11.27%

15.63%

11.78%

5.92%

Indiana

5.49%

9.13%

14.15%

13.68%

12.25%

*

7.05%

Michigan

7.56%

11.06%

6.57%

10.57%

11.98%

8.68%

Ohio

6.79%

5.99%

7.55%

11.62%

*

11.09%

*

5.26%

Wisconsin

6.69%

9.37%

11.18%

10.85%

9.86%

*

6.38%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

8.56%

6.54%

12.72%

*

13.92%

14.45%

*

7.92%

Kansas

6.76%

9.03%

11.36%

10.49%

10.83%

*

5.57%

Minnesota

7.78%

9.96%

12.24%

*

8.28%

13.27%

*

6.54%

Missouri

5.27%

7.05%

11.05%

12.03%

9.63%

*

5.30%

Nebraska

6.06%

9.24%

10.75%

16.40%

14.57%

8.45%

North Dakota

9.68%

12.01%

15.56%

16.58%

10.77%

*

10.02%

South Dakota

7.27%

10.80%

14.62%

13.13%

11.06%

9.97%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

9.52%

12.69%

12.29%

6.28%

*

10.81%

*

9.30%

District of Columbia

6.90%

5.55%

12.85%

14.45%

*

13.77%

*

6.89%

Florida

5.98%

9.22%

9.84%

10.04%

*

13.55%

*

6.95%

Georgia

5.50%

8.28%

12.71%

*

8.84%

10.08%

6.38%

Maryland

4.52%

11.08%

*

6.92%

13.15%

4.91%

4.97%

North Carolina

8.62%

10.45%

14.78%

14.39%

*

13.59%

11.01%

South Carolina

4.73%

9.23%

9.76%

9.75%

*

9.98%

*

9.18%

Virginia

5.16%

11.11%

13.55%

12.89%

*

8.34%

6.98%

West Virginia

11.66%

10.66%

17.44%

14.58%

*

13.16%

12.01%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

8.35%

12.91%

13.27%

*

8.26%

*

8.78%

11.85%

*
Kentucky

6.00%

10.39%

11.41%

10.99%

*

10.17%

*

7.17%

Mississippi

9.50%

*

9.08%

8.32%

*

9.95%

*

12.34%

*

12.07%

Tennessee

7.12%

11.97%

11.92%

11.37%

*

9.16%

9.41%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

7.84%

12.46%

13.06%

11.76%

*

14.03%

*

9.44%

Louisiana

9.95%

12.06%

14.90%

14.03%

*

11.79%

*

12.22%

Oklahoma

6.47%

6.56%

13.00%

10.79%

*

10.92%

*

6.46%

Texas

5.29%

6.54%

11.74%

10.28%

9.34%

6.72%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

7.66%

8.26%

15.58%

14.80%

*

11.82%

8.27%

Colorado

8.32%

8.98%

14.44%

11.47%

12.24%

7.25%

Idaho

9.93%

11.60%

15.49%

12.05%

*

9.97%

13.74%

Montana

7.25%

8.32%

16.32%

14.37%

*

11.72%

8.97%

Nevada

8.60%

15.36%

13.84%

4.51%

9.67%

*

11.88%

New Mexico

6.96%

12.32%

10.82%

10.00%

*

10.57%

7.61%

Utah

7.68%

13.28%

*

11.19%

13.60%

*

14.52%

*

11.37%

Wyoming

10.83%

14.54%

13.21%

11.85%

*

11.08%

*

12.32%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

7.36%

14.11%

15.83%

15.06%

12.95%

8.67%

California

3.66%

4.44%

3.90%

9.79%

10.07%

3.27%

Hawaii

5.24%

3.73%

7.80%

9.11%

8.47%

4.05%

Oregon

4.55%

6.29%

12.85%

12.28%

11.07%

6.22%

Washington

6.20%

8.78%

12.07%

12.22%

13.59%

5.12%

 
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.