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

35.2%

35.8%

32.8%

31.0%

28.9%

36.5%

 
New England:
Connecticut

37.3%

38.2%

35.1%

21.3%

42.8%

36.7%

Maine

33.0%

34.8%

29.2%

20.5%

28.2%

33.8%

Massachusetts

41.0%

41.9%

42.5%

23.0%

33.9%

41.8%

New Hampshire

29.6%

29.6%

31.4%

24.6%

*

24.7%

31.1%

Rhode Island

40.5%

41.4%

35.4%

38.8%

23.8%

42.6%

Vermont

28.2%

28.8%

25.1%

26.5%

27.4%

28.3%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

39.3%

39.1%

29.9%

48.1%

27.4%

41.1%

New York

38.1%

37.8%

32.6%

46.4%

32.6%

38.9%

Pennsylvania

36.7%

38.9%

24.1%

23.7%

24.0%

38.5%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

37.7%

38.4%

36.6%

22.6%

*

28.1%

39.4%

Indiana

35.5%

36.7%

30.0%

31.0%

24.9%

38.0%

Michigan

36.1%

36.3%

38.9%

26.9%

38.2%

35.7%

Ohio

42.5%

43.4%

41.6%

30.8%

35.0%

44.4%

Wisconsin

41.3%

42.9%

37.6%

29.6%

30.1%

42.9%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

43.4%

46.2%

41.2%

22.6%

32.7%

46.0%

Kansas

42.1%

44.4%

30.9%

18.0%

*

34.9%

44.1%

Minnesota

41.1%

40.1%

54.7%

31.6%

51.1%

39.4%

Missouri

31.7%

33.2%

29.7%

21.9%

26.6%

32.8%

Nebraska

38.8%

38.2%

31.0%

58.0%

42.1%

38.1%

North Dakota

39.2%

40.5%

38.9%

27.4%

40.4%

39.0%

South Dakota

43.2%

39.5%

60.6%

35.0%

29.0%

47.7%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

31.9%

33.1%

23.9%

31.8%

22.2%

34.3%

District of Columbia

33.1%

32.2%

37.1%

54.7%

39.0%

32.5%

Florida

28.9%

28.7%

30.8%

27.8%

*

22.2%

30.2%

Georgia

34.7%

35.5%

34.7%

21.9%

32.9%

35.1%

Maryland

31.5%

33.2%

26.0%

24.9%

22.8%

32.7%

North Carolina

29.6%

30.2%

20.6%

36.5%

23.9%

31.7%

South Carolina

33.6%

34.8%

24.7%

30.0%

21.7%

36.1%

Virginia

34.1%

32.8%

40.4%

39.6%

40.8%

32.4%

West Virginia

34.7%

36.1%

29.9%

23.4%

*

23.0%

40.8%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

41.1%

40.9%

40.7%

45.7%

33.4%

42.8%

Kentucky

37.5%

38.9%

23.9%

31.1%

27.7%

39.5%

Mississippi

34.9%

34.5%

39.3%

36.6%

30.8%

37.0%

Tennessee

38.1%

39.2%

35.2%

21.2%

*

30.3%

41.6%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

38.4%

39.1%

29.6%

35.7%

35.2%

39.5%

Louisiana

33.2%

33.0%

38.4%

21.5%

*

25.2%

34.8%

Oklahoma

34.7%

35.6%

27.8%

34.6%

25.4%

36.5%

Texas

31.9%

32.6%

30.5%

20.7%

22.1%

35.0%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

33.5%

34.2%

24.5%

34.9%

31.0%

33.8%

Colorado

30.7%

30.8%

32.5%

*

24.6%

*

26.0%

31.4%

Idaho

34.6%

36.6%

24.8%

*

31.2%

31.2%

35.9%

Montana

29.4%

30.5%

26.9%

22.2%

19.8%

31.9%

Nevada

26.9%

28.5%

21.5%

11.8%

26.1%

27.1%

New Mexico

33.5%

34.0%

31.8%

27.3%

27.1%

35.5%

Utah

42.7%

43.3%

39.2%

36.3%

34.0%

45.5%

Wyoming

40.4%

41.8%

31.7%

33.9%

*

25.7%

45.0%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

30.5%

32.1%

14.6%

*

38.8%

24.5%

31.1%

California

32.7%

33.3%

30.4%

25.5%

28.7%

33.4%

Hawaii

28.7%

29.9%

27.7%

15.2%

*

17.2%

32.8%

Oregon

31.8%

34.4%

23.3%

25.6%

24.0%

33.3%

Washington

27.3%

27.8%

21.9%

30.6%

17.8%

29.0%

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

0.24%

0.31%

1.18%

2.61%

0.95%

0.28%

 
New England:
Connecticut

1.77%

1.62%

7.06%

5.06%

9.01%

2.18%

Maine

2.70%

2.59%

5.28%

2.20%

3.35%

2.85%

Massachusetts

1.96%

1.92%

7.61%

4.22%

5.54%

2.40%

New Hampshire

1.44%

1.67%

2.12%

10.00%

*

3.03%

1.61%

Rhode Island

2.85%

3.09%

7.81%

6.28%

6.05%

3.21%

Vermont

2.75%

3.20%

4.26%

4.32%

4.06%

2.82%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

1.99%

1.87%

5.64%

9.10%

2.92%

2.34%

New York

1.55%

1.69%

3.85%

7.67%

2.69%

1.54%

Pennsylvania

2.10%

2.18%

3.19%

2.33%

1.97%

2.16%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

0.96%

1.25%

5.66%

9.61%

*

3.55%

1.41%

Indiana

1.26%

1.25%

5.17%

6.38%

3.93%

1.67%

Michigan

1.43%

1.77%

6.10%

4.62%

6.10%

1.35%

Ohio

0.99%

1.35%

3.25%

6.01%

3.43%

1.01%

Wisconsin

1.61%

1.64%

7.10%

5.50%

2.99%

1.79%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

2.39%

2.06%

5.35%

3.89%

4.07%

2.65%

Kansas

2.63%

2.61%

3.98%

9.40%

*

5.77%

2.64%

Minnesota

2.82%

2.20%

8.72%

5.03%

9.80%

1.78%

Missouri

1.42%

1.74%

6.19%

4.38%

2.96%

1.81%

Nebraska

2.63%

2.60%

6.41%

11.12%

3.02%

3.06%

North Dakota

2.63%

3.05%

8.18%

7.11%

6.19%

2.77%

South Dakota

4.50%

2.87%

11.55%

7.65%

6.04%

4.53%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

1.75%

1.99%

2.99%

8.62%

4.06%

2.00%

District of Columbia

1.60%

1.48%

6.12%

16.03%

9.41%

1.97%

Florida

1.03%

1.25%

4.24%

8.51%

*

2.74%

1.35%

Georgia

1.59%

1.65%

6.26%

5.10%

5.15%

1.69%

Maryland

0.99%

1.89%

3.72%

6.61%

2.91%

0.81%

North Carolina

1.40%

1.26%

4.54%

8.60%

5.09%

2.12%

South Carolina

2.24%

2.50%

3.33%

5.00%

2.52%

2.44%

Virginia

2.17%

2.15%

9.36%

10.61%

6.83%

2.23%

West Virginia

1.28%

1.76%

5.03%

9.32%

*

2.57%

2.36%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

2.31%

2.55%

8.67%

9.62%

4.01%

2.49%

Kentucky

1.54%

1.59%

4.64%

7.35%

4.94%

1.61%

Mississippi

1.43%

1.47%

9.01%

10.27%

2.77%

1.81%

Tennessee

1.56%

2.08%

6.61%

10.68%

*

3.23%

1.24%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

1.51%

1.88%

7.47%

9.94%

4.24%

1.23%

Louisiana

2.57%

2.64%

8.83%

9.55%

*

7.51%

2.51%

Oklahoma

1.27%

1.51%

7.72%

7.00%

4.32%

2.06%

Texas

1.56%

1.76%

4.86%

4.91%

2.48%

1.31%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

1.91%

2.11%

4.16%

7.18%

4.60%

2.27%

Colorado

2.18%

2.22%

10.04%

*

9.77%

*

5.76%

2.60%

Idaho

2.70%

3.43%

8.57%

*

8.94%

4.50%

4.22%

Montana

2.49%

2.50%

6.27%

5.29%

3.95%

2.60%

Nevada

1.56%

1.68%

3.77%

2.97%

3.13%

1.55%

New Mexico

2.73%

2.87%

4.99%

7.27%

6.30%

2.65%

Utah

1.87%

2.15%

6.68%

7.11%

4.38%

1.86%

Wyoming

3.34%

3.59%

5.20%

11.17%

*

6.00%

3.05%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

2.19%

2.44%

5.00%

*

6.60%

5.28%

2.24%

California

0.81%

1.06%

2.58%

3.55%

1.77%

0.88%

Hawaii

1.09%

2.02%

4.12%

5.07%

*

2.56%

1.91%

Oregon

0.99%

1.27%

3.85%

3.14%

2.93%

1.35%

Washington

1.68%

2.14%

3.60%

8.80%

5.19%

2.01%

 
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.