Table VII.B.4.b.(2)(2004) Percent of private-sector part-time employees 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

15.5%

18.6%

18.1%

12.6%

7.8%

23.5%
 
New England:
Connecticut

14.0%

29.7%

24.5%

 *

1.5%

 *

4.5%

 *

19.2%
Maine

19.0%

35.7%

20.4%

8.8%

 *

5.8%

 *

26.9%
Massachusetts

19.0%

31.3%

25.6%

7.1%

 *

5.6%

 *

23.5%
New Hampshire

14.1%

18.2%

17.1%

9.2%

 *

7.9%

 *

21.1%
Rhode Island

10.6%

 *

22.0%

29.1%

4.0%

 *

8.1%

11.5%

 *
Vermont

12.0%

 *

26.8%

11.0%

 *

9.7%

 *

4.2%

 *

18.8%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

29.0%

17.9%

16.9%

 *

34.8%

 *

6.8%

 *

46.0%
New York

17.6%

17.9%

15.1%

18.5%

 *

9.1%

25.7%
Pennsylvania

11.7%

18.1%

13.0%

9.3%

 *

5.6%

 *

17.5%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

12.7%

23.8%

13.7%

5.9%

 *

5.0%

 *

20.9%
Indiana

22.8%

22.5%

21.5%

 *

23.8%

9.8%

 *

31.0%
Michigan

13.7%

17.8%

20.7%

 *

8.0%

 *

9.4%

18.1%
Ohio

8.0%

12.8%

11.0%

4.9%

 *

3.4%

 *

15.4%
Wisconsin

16.8%

14.8%

 *

15.5%

 *

18.1%

 *

4.9%

 *

28.7%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

13.0%

26.2%

8.2%

 *

11.0%

 *

5.1%

 *

23.1%
Kansas

7.6%

 *

21.6%

4.7%

 *

4.8%

 *

4.2%

 *

11.8%

 *
Minnesota

19.9%

24.2%

11.9%

 *

22.6%

9.2%

 *

33.3%
Missouri

21.7%

16.9%

25.5%

22.0%

 *

7.6%

 *

41.9%
Nebraska

17.8%

11.3%

15.1%

21.4%

 *

18.5%

17.2%
North Dakota

15.5%

17.8%

21.8%

 *

12.6%

 *

1.1%

 *

29.5%
South Dakota

8.5%

15.8%

 *

11.5%

 *

4.9%

 *

3.2%

15.4%

 *
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

7.7%

 *

17.7%

9.8%

 *

4.2%

 *

1.4%

 *

17.6%
District of Columbia

13.9%

26.8%

13.8%

 *

3.5%

 *

0.8%

 *

24.0%
Florida

9.7%

10.4%

13.2%

 *

4.8%

 *

5.4%

 *

12.9%
Georgia

9.7%

10.8%

 *

10.1%

 *

9.1%

 *

7.1%

 *

12.9%
Maryland

19.4%

10.5%

21.6%

21.3%

 *

5.3%

 *

29.6%
North Carolina

13.7%

 *

19.5%

 *

7.4%

 *

14.7%

 *

13.3%

 *

14.6%

 *
South Carolina

6.2%

11.9%

 *

6.4%

 *

3.3%

 *

1.8%

14.8%

 *
Virginia

11.6%

17.2%

 *

14.2%

 *

5.8%

11.0%

 *

12.5%
West Virginia

14.4%

13.5%

23.6%

 *

11.0%

 *

13.0%

 *

20.0%

 *
 
East South Central:
Alabama

11.9%

 *

18.3%

 *

12.0%

 *

8.5%

 *

8.8%

 *

17.4%

 *
Kentucky

13.5%

 *

16.7%

13.1%

 *

12.1%

 *

3.5%

 *

24.2%
Mississippi

5.3%

11.1%

 *

3.7%

 *

2.1%

 *

4.3%

 *

6.6%

 *
Tennessee

12.8%

13.1%

 *

21.5%

1.6%

 *

6.5%

 *

24.7%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

14.8%

16.5%

 *

22.8%

 *

6.7%

 *

3.9%

 *

31.1%
Louisiana

20.3%

 *

15.6%

 *

31.7%

 *

14.8%

 *

6.7%

 *

32.1%
Oklahoma

9.4%

 *

24.9%

7.7%

 *

1.8%

 *

3.6%

 *

18.9%
Texas

10.3%

12.6%

12.6%

8.0%

 *

6.1%

18.5%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

8.3%

 *

13.1%

10.1%

 *

5.3%

 *

7.8%

 *

8.6%

 *
Colorado

15.3%

 *

32.9%

13.6%

 *

8.0%

 *

10.8%

 *

21.9%
Idaho

12.6%

23.2%

13.1%

 *

8.3%

 *

15.0%

7.8%

 *
Montana

17.5%

33.2%

31.4%

5.6%

 *

9.6%

 *

34.1%
Nevada

15.4%

 *

32.9%

19.4%

 *

3.1%

 *

8.2%

 *

19.9%

 *
New Mexico

14.5%

10.3%

 *

29.6%

2.4%

 *

11.9%

18.0%

 *
Utah

6.6%

 *

7.6%

 *

11.6%

 *

4.0%

 *

4.4%

 *

9.9%

 *
Wyoming

11.7%

24.7%

21.9%

 *

3.7%

 *

9.4%

 *

18.2%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

27.3%

26.9%

 *

21.5%

 *

30.2%

23.8%

 *

28.6%
California

20.8%

22.5%

33.3%

12.1%

12.0%

 *

27.8%
Hawaii

25.4%

37.9%

19.3%

 *

22.8%

 *

18.1%

 *

31.7%
Oregon

28.5%

29.4%

40.7%

20.2%

16.5%

38.3%
Washington

19.3%

26.9%

30.4%

11.3%

12.0%

 *

26.7%
 
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.(2)(2004) Standard error for percent of private-sector part-time employees 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

0.83%

0.99%

1.60%

1.72%

0.38%

1.59%
 
New England:
Connecticut

2.01%

4.61%

8.26%

 *

1.77%

 *

5.68%

 *

3.34%
Maine

3.42%

6.86%

4.92%

3.31%

 *

2.29%

 *

3.85%
Massachusetts

3.51%

6.52%

5.05%

2.80%

 *

1.72%

 *

4.62%
New Hampshire

2.48%

4.30%

4.98%

3.49%

 *

3.27%

 *

4.25%
Rhode Island

3.73%

 *

4.89%

6.15%

4.16%

 *

2.00%

7.18%

 *
Vermont

4.52%

 *

5.58%

5.99%

 *

4.90%

 *

1.54%

 *

5.32%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

7.13%

2.84%

7.25%

 *

10.60%

 *

2.36%

 *

10.62%
New York

2.92%

3.70%

4.07%

8.26%

 *

2.17%

3.58%
Pennsylvania

1.45%

4.94%

2.91%

3.05%

 *

2.01%

 *

3.20%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

1.72%

3.16%

3.92%

3.28%

 *

2.41%

 *

3.52%
Indiana

3.39%

5.41%

7.09%

 *

6.31%

5.46%

 *

5.10%
Michigan

2.08%

3.84%

7.81%

 *

2.54%

 *

2.21%

3.84%
Ohio

1.06%

2.75%

3.26%

1.74%

 *

1.39%

 *

2.54%
Wisconsin

3.32%

4.44%

 *

8.73%

 *

5.96%

 *

1.50%

 *

4.68%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

3.59%

7.40%

3.05%

 *

4.55%

 *

2.76%

 *

4.78%
Kansas

2.46%

 *

5.91%

2.57%

 *

10.08%

 *

1.77%

 *

4.03%

 *
Minnesota

3.87%

5.56%

6.54%

 *

5.52%

4.68%

 *

5.16%
Missouri

4.53%

3.60%

6.70%

6.66%

 *

6.88%

 *

5.87%
Nebraska

3.87%

2.27%

3.42%

6.79%

 *

5.45%

3.88%
North Dakota

3.90%

4.67%

10.91%

 *

4.85%

 *

0.54%

 *

6.94%
South Dakota

2.16%

6.03%

 *

3.90%

 *

1.60%

 *

0.82%

5.20%

 *
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

4.34%

 *

4.66%

9.57%

 *

2.05%

 *

10.53%

 *

5.18%
District of Columbia

2.54%

3.34%

4.96%

 *

10.26%

 *

1.39%

 *

2.95%
Florida

1.05%

2.05%

4.55%

 *

1.70%

 *

2.82%

 *

2.34%
Georgia

2.39%

3.62%

 *

5.79%

 *

3.88%

 *

2.81%

 *

2.93%
Maryland

3.16%

2.54%

4.21%

9.83%

 *

3.63%

 *

6.10%
North Carolina

4.28%

 *

6.11%

 *

3.17%

 *

7.56%

 *

5.98%

 *

5.55%

 *
South Carolina

1.85%

6.59%

 *

4.04%

 *

1.70%

 *

0.51%

8.36%

 *
Virginia

3.25%

7.29%

 *

6.92%

 *

1.59%

4.36%

 *

2.66%
West Virginia

3.74%

3.80%

11.73%

 *

3.98%

 *

4.34%

 *

7.13%

 *
 
East South Central:
Alabama

5.77%

 *

7.42%

 *

9.89%

 *

5.16%

 *

4.61%

 *

5.89%

 *
Kentucky

4.06%

 *

4.72%

5.15%

 *

6.23%

 *

1.23%

 *

6.20%
Mississippi

1.18%

6.04%

 *

1.53%

 *

5.21%

 *

1.69%

 *

4.12%

 *
Tennessee

2.52%

5.11%

 *

5.35%

1.95%

 *

3.47%

 *

5.45%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

3.02%

6.65%

 *

8.42%

 *

11.59%

 *

1.74%

 *

7.07%
Louisiana

7.80%

 *

8.73%

 *

10.42%

 *

12.67%

 *

8.29%

 *

9.31%
Oklahoma

2.88%

 *

4.48%

3.12%

 *

1.21%

 *

1.59%

 *

4.32%
Texas

1.81%

3.13%

3.03%

5.52%

 *

1.71%

3.23%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

3.04%

 *

3.40%

4.53%

 *

5.29%

 *

4.85%

 *

3.44%

 *
Colorado

6.10%

 *

7.33%

5.06%

 *

4.66%

 *

7.61%

 *

3.93%
Idaho

2.37%

5.25%

7.86%

 *

3.31%

 *

3.23%

3.30%

 *
Montana

4.10%

7.29%

9.09%

1.68%

 *

10.69%

 *

5.99%
Nevada

5.06%

 *

8.20%

8.02%

 *

2.85%

 *

2.69%

 *

7.86%

 *
New Mexico

3.24%

4.85%

 *

7.19%

2.95%

 *

3.41%

5.82%

 *
Utah

2.27%

 *

5.60%

 *

9.80%

 *

10.19%

 *

2.58%

 *

3.81%

 *
Wyoming

3.22%

6.69%

9.73%

 *

5.78%

 *

4.76%

 *

3.70%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

5.86%

8.93%

 *

6.93%

 *

7.90%

7.53%

 *

6.52%
California

2.24%

3.33%

4.00%

3.58%

3.66%

 *

4.36%
Hawaii

2.68%

5.86%

6.78%

 *

8.09%

 *

5.64%

 *

3.51%
Oregon

4.02%

6.19%

9.32%

5.12%

3.67%

5.61%
Washington

2.43%

5.44%

6.81%

3.39%

9.61%

 *

4.46%
 
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.