Table VII.C.3.a(2004) Percent of total premiums for exclusive-provider plans contributed by employees enrolled in single coverage at private-sector 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

18.6%

18.3%

19.2%

21.1%

23.1%

17.6%

 
New England:
Connecticut

22.3%

19.4%

28.8%

32.8%

32.2%

21.2%

Maine

23.9%

17.9%

42.1%

12.0%

*

13.3%

*

25.1%

Massachusetts

22.5%

22.3%

21.7%

24.9%

28.7%

21.6%

New Hampshire

23.7%

23.1%

28.6%

22.0%

30.3%

21.9%

Rhode Island

13.9%

*

13.5%

*

14.9%

*

17.2%

*

6.8%

*

17.6%

*
Vermont

20.0%

16.2%

29.9%

31.2%

23.6%

*

19.5%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

17.4%

18.9%

9.8%

15.6%

*

15.3%

17.9%

New York

16.4%

14.5%

21.1%

*

23.5%

24.4%

14.8%

Pennsylvania

17.9%

17.3%

22.3%

13.4%

22.0%

17.1%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

18.9%

18.4%

22.5%

.

27.1%

16.0%

Indiana

14.6%

13.9%

21.2%

*

10.5%

*

10.2%

*

16.0%

*
Michigan

15.8%

15.7%

14.3%

*

25.8%

34.4%

13.5%

Ohio

18.5%

18.1%

10.1%

*

29.5%

25.2%

16.5%

Wisconsin

16.6%

17.8%

10.3%

*

25.0%

*

24.9%

*

16.0%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

21.0%

19.0%

37.3%

20.6%

34.1%

17.1%

Kansas

23.6%

21.8%

44.6%

1.7%

*

31.4%

22.4%

Minnesota

18.8%

16.6%

20.4%

*

29.9%

29.4%

16.5%

Missouri

16.9%

18.0%

18.7%

9.3%

*

21.0%

16.0%

Nebraska

24.4%

23.9%

74.1%

.

28.1%

*

24.2%

North Dakota

15.9%

14.6%

*

15.1%

*

30.6%

11.1%

18.2%

South Dakota

21.2%

21.4%

15.9%

*

23.8%

15.9%

*

22.9%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

14.7%

14.4%

16.3%

15.2%

*

20.5%

12.6%

District of Columbia

14.7%

13.7%

28.1%

8.6%

*

26.5%

13.4%

Florida

20.3%

19.2%

21.7%

31.9%

20.8%

20.1%

Georgia

21.7%

21.4%

19.1%

*

34.9%

*

15.7%

22.4%

Maryland

19.5%

17.5%

25.5%

21.9%

*

25.1%

18.8%

North Carolina

23.2%

23.3%

23.5%

15.9%

*

22.9%

23.4%

South Carolina

20.4%

20.1%

23.4%

*

9.5%

*

29.8%

*

19.4%

Virginia

22.5%

23.4%

13.6%

*

33.1%

24.0%

22.3%

West Virginia

15.8%

16.8%

13.5%

*

2.6%

*

14.0%

17.4%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

15.8%

15.4%

*

15.5%

34.8%

*

20.5%

*

15.3%

*
Kentucky

17.9%

16.0%

32.0%

.

28.1%

15.9%

Mississippi

20.9%

20.7%

*

22.1%

*

.

14.3%

*

30.4%

Tennessee

22.6%

21.8%

25.9%

22.1%

26.7%

18.3%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

17.8%

18.2%

11.6%

*

26.5%

15.3%

18.5%

Louisiana

24.2%

25.3%

8.3%

*

27.1%

29.5%

23.2%

Oklahoma

20.0%

19.5%

17.7%

26.1%

25.3%

18.2%

Texas

23.5%

23.8%

18.8%

25.2%

28.7%

21.3%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

18.9%

19.6%

14.9%

*

5.4%

*

26.7%

17.6%

Colorado

20.8%

21.2%

17.3%

*

22.2%

27.1%

19.9%

Idaho

36.6%

33.6%

*

43.6%

.

47.9%

25.3%

Montana

29.0%

19.0%

36.9%

*

38.4%

33.3%

21.2%

Nevada

14.0%

14.2%

7.6%

*

26.3%

*

10.8%

*

14.8%

New Mexico

20.3%

20.7%

16.1%

*

22.7%

*

28.7%

18.8%

Utah

22.3%

23.0%

6.0%

*

23.2%

23.6%

22.0%

Wyoming

12.4%

*

13.0%

.

4.5%

*

9.1%

*

18.5%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

15.9%

*

20.4%

.

7.5%

*

29.3%

12.5%

*
California

15.8%

16.0%

14.7%

14.0%

*

22.0%

14.6%

Hawaii

9.4%

9.9%

9.7%

3.8%

*

10.7%

8.5%

Oregon

13.7%

14.6%

7.8%

*

16.6%

*

21.3%

12.4%

Washington

11.8%

12.6%

4.9%

*

21.4%

11.0%

*

11.9%

 
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.
. Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.
** 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.C.3.a(2004) Standard error for percent of total premiums for exclusive-provider plans contributed by employees enrolled in single coverage at private-sector 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

0.49%

0.51%

1.13%

1.88%

1.59%

0.44%

 
New England:
Connecticut

2.26%

2.01%

7.00%

6.13%

7.03%

2.37%

Maine

2.78%

1.82%

10.31%

5.72%

*

5.27%

*

3.15%

Massachusetts

1.63%

1.52%

3.23%

5.77%

3.05%

1.76%

New Hampshire

1.13%

1.12%

3.47%

5.44%

5.47%

1.46%

Rhode Island

4.34%

*

5.77%

*

4.52%

*

6.34%

*

3.27%

*

5.50%

*
Vermont

4.30%

3.57%

8.22%

9.31%

8.09%

*

4.16%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

2.66%

2.72%

2.68%

6.96%

*

3.86%

3.07%

New York

1.67%

1.51%

8.28%

*

5.39%

5.91%

1.59%

Pennsylvania

2.91%

3.57%

5.54%

3.52%

4.96%

3.91%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

1.99%

2.57%

5.29%

.

5.56%

1.58%

Indiana

4.26%

2.90%

8.78%

*

5.96%

*

3.45%

*

5.79%

*
Michigan

3.23%

3.50%

4.94%

*

5.96%

8.07%

2.52%

Ohio

1.91%

0.91%

5.22%

*

8.31%

6.65%

1.08%

Wisconsin

2.62%

3.12%

3.52%

*

7.63%

*

8.52%

*

2.88%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

4.36%

2.49%

10.25%

5.54%

7.78%

3.06%

Kansas

3.52%

2.44%

13.01%

0.54%

*

7.66%

4.35%

Minnesota

2.21%

4.23%

6.17%

*

6.99%

6.85%

1.66%

Missouri

2.67%

3.21%

5.37%

9.93%

*

5.41%

3.24%

Nebraska

4.90%

5.44%

22.15%

.

10.74%

*

5.48%

North Dakota

4.17%

4.62%

*

5.82%

*

9.12%

3.34%

4.89%

South Dakota

3.33%

5.31%

11.34%

*

7.12%

7.22%

*

4.90%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

2.42%

2.72%

4.85%

6.98%

*

5.30%

2.68%

District of Columbia

1.97%

2.22%

5.51%

6.06%

*

6.29%

2.67%

Florida

2.17%

2.83%

4.65%

7.89%

3.61%

2.53%

Georgia

3.35%

3.19%

5.78%

*

10.75%

*

4.39%

3.80%

Maryland

1.92%

2.60%

5.71%

6.93%

*

6.09%

2.27%

North Carolina

3.22%

3.83%

6.09%

4.95%

*

4.68%

3.24%

South Carolina

1.26%

1.59%

7.27%

*

9.90%

*

10.52%

*

2.25%

Virginia

2.12%

2.08%

7.44%

*

9.52%

4.36%

2.34%

West Virginia

2.51%

2.48%

4.08%

*

0.98%

*

3.71%

2.06%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

4.24%

4.70%

*

4.52%

12.15%

*

9.72%

*

5.59%

*
Kentucky

3.44%

3.68%

9.19%

.

6.48%

3.34%

Mississippi

5.25%

6.76%

*

7.04%

*

.

5.34%

*

6.84%

Tennessee

2.70%

2.80%

5.84%

6.59%

4.81%

3.37%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

1.82%

2.27%

4.17%

*

7.79%

2.98%

2.07%

Louisiana

3.54%

4.38%

3.69%

*

8.08%

8.58%

5.00%

Oklahoma

3.91%

4.03%

5.11%

7.82%

7.08%

3.21%

Texas

2.60%

3.19%

4.00%

6.17%

3.68%

2.38%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

2.05%

2.91%

4.79%

*

2.45%

*

4.57%

3.68%

Colorado

2.14%

2.68%

6.60%

*

6.56%

5.35%

2.53%

Idaho

9.55%

10.25%

*

12.52%

.

14.05%

5.95%

Montana

5.76%

5.15%

11.22%

*

11.16%

8.01%

5.41%

Nevada

2.78%

1.41%

6.87%

*

10.36%

*

10.22%

*

1.62%

New Mexico

2.68%

2.96%

5.65%

*

7.03%

*

5.81%

2.93%

Utah

3.09%

3.22%

5.05%

*

6.94%

6.87%

3.39%

Wyoming

3.73%

*

3.88%

.

1.41%

*

2.96%

*

5.27%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

5.52%

*

5.64%

.

3.90%

*

8.26%

6.08%

*
California

1.35%

1.51%

1.45%

9.84%

*

3.97%

1.26%

Hawaii

0.91%

1.07%

1.68%

1.73%

*

1.45%

1.66%

Oregon

2.79%

2.92%

3.02%

*

6.77%

*

6.21%

2.63%

Washington

1.94%

2.31%

2.46%

*

6.20%

3.74%

*

2.03%

 
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.
. Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.
** 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.