Table VII.C.4(2004) Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take single coverage 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

47.3%

46.3%

52.1%

54.9%

54.9%

45.8%

 
New England:
Connecticut

42.2%

40.9%

48.1%

55.7%

44.9%

41.9%

Maine

48.3%

45.6%

55.4%

64.4%

51.0%

47.9%

Massachusetts

46.8%

44.8%

49.2%

68.9%

51.3%

46.2%

New Hampshire

47.9%

47.6%

43.3%

67.1%

58.5%

44.7%

Rhode Island

46.1%

44.7%

55.0%

48.3%

62.2%

44.1%

Vermont

46.6%

44.3%

55.7%

56.5%

56.4%

45.2%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

44.2%

42.1%

56.1%

44.9%

58.2%

42.2%

New York

47.3%

46.9%

55.5%

43.1%

53.1%

46.4%

Pennsylvania

46.4%

43.5%

62.4%

64.3%

61.6%

44.2%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

45.3%

44.6%

46.8%

61.4%

54.4%

43.7%

Indiana

43.3%

42.2%

47.7%

47.4%

56.7%

40.0%

Michigan

42.6%

41.6%

43.6%

56.2%

46.3%

42.1%

Ohio

40.0%

37.9%

46.3%

58.6%

45.1%

38.7%

Wisconsin

42.2%

40.0%

49.2%

57.6%

56.0%

40.3%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

41.5%

38.9%

44.2%

60.1%

54.4%

38.4%

Kansas

40.7%

38.7%

52.0%

57.9%

46.5%

39.1%

Minnesota

44.4%

44.8%

35.4%

53.4%

39.0%

45.3%

Missouri

49.0%

48.1%

49.4%

55.1%

55.2%

47.7%

Nebraska

45.1%

44.6%

54.6%

32.1%

*

46.9%

44.7%

North Dakota

42.6%

40.8%

44.4%

57.2%

48.2%

41.6%

South Dakota

44.4%

45.5%

34.5%

58.7%

55.0%

41.1%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

49.3%

47.6%

59.4%

52.9%

62.7%

46.0%

District of Columbia

50.8%

51.0%

52.1%

38.8%

*

51.4%

50.7%

Florida

54.2%

53.8%

56.0%

60.7%

59.0%

53.4%

Georgia

47.5%

46.1%

57.5%

63.1%

52.9%

46.2%

Maryland

48.1%

45.5%

55.9%

61.2%

66.3%

45.6%

North Carolina

53.1%

51.5%

66.9%

53.7%

63.4%

49.3%

South Carolina

49.9%

48.8%

56.0%

59.4%

60.2%

47.8%

Virginia

46.7%

48.2%

39.8%

40.6%

39.7%

48.5%

West Virginia

46.6%

45.3%

51.2%

56.8%

58.4%

40.5%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

44.3%

43.9%

48.9%

49.0%

55.4%

41.7%

Kentucky

45.1%

43.4%

58.0%

59.2%

53.8%

43.4%

Mississippi

50.7%

50.3%

53.0%

60.3%

58.8%

46.6%

Tennessee

45.8%

43.9%

52.0%

66.2%

54.9%

41.7%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

46.2%

45.6%

51.5%

55.6%

50.5%

44.7%

Louisiana

49.8%

49.3%

49.3%

65.3%

54.1%

49.0%

Oklahoma

46.6%

45.3%

53.0%

56.5%

58.8%

44.1%

Texas

49.3%

48.8%

51.9%

55.3%

59.6%

46.1%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

48.1%

46.7%

57.2%

58.3%

53.4%

47.5%

Colorado

46.3%

45.8%

50.1%

53.1%

49.3%

45.9%

Idaho

43.4%

40.5%

56.8%

52.6%

54.6%

39.1%

Montana

49.8%

48.6%

48.3%

66.6%

61.1%

46.8%

Nevada

55.2%

53.1%

63.5%

72.8%

61.5%

53.8%

New Mexico

47.4%

46.6%

50.0%

56.3%

53.8%

45.4%

Utah

41.1%

40.1%

45.9%

52.6%

54.9%

36.7%

Wyoming

42.1%

40.4%

50.6%

54.3%

53.7%

38.4%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

54.4%

52.5%

75.5%

41.6%

58.7%

54.0%

California

49.7%

48.8%

54.5%

57.1%

52.7%

49.2%

Hawaii

57.5%

56.0%

58.8%

75.6%

72.4%

52.2%

Oregon

48.1%

46.0%

53.8%

56.3%

60.3%

45.9%

Washington

54.9%

53.8%

61.8%

57.1%

72.4%

51.7%

 
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.C.4(2004) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take single coverage 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

0.35%

0.46%

1.07%

1.94%

0.81%

0.34%

 
New England:
Connecticut

1.48%

1.39%

4.77%

3.86%

8.28%

2.16%

Maine

2.46%

2.67%

3.70%

3.53%

4.41%

2.83%

Massachusetts

1.74%

1.66%

6.03%

4.49%

5.02%

1.96%

New Hampshire

2.16%

2.54%

3.74%

9.42%

3.87%

2.30%

Rhode Island

1.90%

2.14%

7.74%

6.46%

5.55%

2.06%

Vermont

2.42%

2.76%

6.80%

7.50%

3.83%

2.45%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

1.34%

1.35%

5.22%

8.36%

3.92%

1.71%

New York

1.44%

1.66%

3.57%

6.89%

1.95%

1.54%

Pennsylvania

2.00%

2.09%

3.53%

3.05%

2.98%

2.10%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

0.84%

1.02%

4.10%

12.28%

4.03%

1.25%

Indiana

1.22%

1.47%

6.19%

9.91%

5.35%

1.01%

Michigan

1.83%

2.23%

5.06%

5.38%

5.01%

2.04%

Ohio

1.68%

1.88%

2.93%

6.11%

4.70%

1.37%

Wisconsin

1.14%

1.17%

8.14%

5.64%

2.08%

1.62%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

2.25%

2.17%

4.70%

4.60%

4.27%

2.28%

Kansas

2.39%

2.58%

3.41%

10.60%

6.59%

2.34%

Minnesota

2.18%

1.45%

7.37%

4.42%

7.39%

1.24%

Missouri

1.69%

2.13%

7.88%

8.42%

4.44%

2.36%

Nebraska

2.80%

2.74%

8.79%

11.14%

*

3.81%

3.23%

North Dakota

1.65%

1.90%

8.27%

6.62%

4.13%

1.70%

South Dakota

3.91%

2.63%

9.80%

6.60%

5.70%

3.94%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

1.96%

2.16%

3.42%

6.98%

5.41%

1.96%

District of Columbia

2.19%

2.28%

6.99%

16.96%

*

10.19%

2.75%

Florida

1.40%

1.81%

3.18%

10.77%

3.52%

1.75%

Georgia

1.49%

1.66%

7.95%

2.96%

4.49%

1.85%

Maryland

1.36%

2.28%

3.31%

4.56%

3.51%

1.12%

North Carolina

1.13%

1.03%

4.84%

8.90%

4.53%

1.65%

South Carolina

1.67%

2.01%

3.63%

6.76%

4.39%

1.76%

Virginia

1.71%

2.15%

8.15%

9.25%

5.16%

2.12%

West Virginia

1.26%

1.53%

4.17%

7.83%

2.69%

1.42%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

2.26%

2.46%

7.91%

10.90%

3.44%

2.39%

Kentucky

1.71%

1.75%

6.13%

6.28%

3.97%

1.87%

Mississippi

1.77%

1.49%

10.83%

12.27%

3.33%

1.26%

Tennessee

1.20%

1.52%

6.44%

10.88%

2.76%

0.91%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

2.06%

2.24%

4.43%

11.29%

3.64%

1.76%

Louisiana

1.37%

1.57%

8.81%

12.96%

7.71%

1.67%

Oklahoma

1.30%

1.58%

4.53%

8.50%

3.02%

2.01%

Texas

1.35%

1.51%

4.71%

8.47%

2.59%

1.13%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

1.42%

1.51%

5.38%

9.20%

3.93%

1.41%

Colorado

1.49%

1.40%

9.21%

11.85%

7.92%

1.78%

Idaho

1.32%

1.68%

7.06%

11.09%

5.23%

1.87%

Montana

2.60%

2.91%

7.98%

9.10%

4.96%

2.80%

Nevada

2.41%

2.18%

5.78%

6.51%

3.66%

2.40%

New Mexico

2.63%

2.94%

4.40%

8.93%

5.52%

3.03%

Utah

1.80%

2.24%

4.41%

9.03%

4.08%

1.65%

Wyoming

2.81%

3.21%

5.63%

9.41%

3.59%

2.74%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

2.44%

2.15%

9.71%

6.52%

6.64%

2.67%

California

0.89%

1.10%

2.97%

4.03%

1.44%

0.97%

Hawaii

1.34%

1.93%

5.18%

5.63%

2.21%

1.71%

Oregon

1.13%

1.38%

7.53%

4.09%

4.40%

1.25%

Washington

1.93%

2.35%

5.04%

9.76%

7.04%

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.
** 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.