Table VII.A.2(2005) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2005
 
 

 

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

56.3%

64.0%

53.3%

32.5%

41.5%

62.8%

 
New England:
Connecticut

63.8%

73.3%

66.7%

33.1%

61.1%

64.1%

Maine

55.6%

62.5%

50.5%

37.7%

38.7%

61.4%

Massachusetts

63.3%

76.9%

61.6%

31.8%

46.4%

68.1%

New Hampshire

62.0%

68.3%

64.1%

39.8%

40.5%

69.7%

Rhode Island

59.5%

70.6%

58.8%

37.0%

38.8%

67.4%

Vermont

56.8%

64.5%

61.9%

34.0%

37.2%

63.2%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

69.3%

74.1%

68.9%

51.2%

51.2%

75.0%

New York

60.1%

66.7%

60.2%

37.0%

37.9%

69.9%

Pennsylvania

61.5%

70.6%

68.8%

32.7%

39.4%

72.5%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

53.3%

63.0%

49.7%

23.2%

*

36.7%

61.7%

Indiana

55.9%

66.6%

52.0%

30.8%

44.9%

61.7%

Michigan

59.9%

70.4%

66.1%

31.1%

48.1%

64.8%

Ohio

62.8%

73.6%

56.6%

38.0%

48.4%

70.6%

Wisconsin

59.3%

70.1%

64.0%

35.1%

45.9%

66.0%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

47.9%

61.2%

42.7%

24.2%

36.6%

54.8%

Kansas

50.8%

58.6%

38.7%

34.9%

34.6%

59.1%

Minnesota

54.3%

64.7%

49.4%

33.5%

39.0%

59.9%

Missouri

50.6%

59.5%

45.1%

27.4%

35.6%

58.4%

Nebraska

45.2%

52.5%

42.9%

28.5%

39.7%

48.3%

North Dakota

49.1%

60.3%

55.1%

23.7%

38.4%

56.0%

South Dakota

48.1%

60.8%

42.7%

27.2%

35.1%

57.0%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

57.6%

63.9%

65.0%

33.5%

43.8%

64.3%

District of Columbia

74.3%

81.3%

53.0%

39.8%

40.9%

79.1%

Florida

51.2%

52.9%

52.2%

41.2%

43.1%

54.3%

Georgia

52.3%

62.2%

35.8%

20.5%

*

35.0%

58.8%

Maryland

64.1%

71.9%

68.0%

29.5%

51.2%

67.6%

North Carolina

56.7%

63.0%

47.3%

39.9%

46.4%

61.8%

South Carolina

53.2%

57.3%

49.1%

42.1%

44.6%

57.8%

Virginia

56.7%

63.0%

57.2%

35.7%

45.4%

61.8%

West Virginia

48.8%

60.9%

51.9%

22.8%

34.5%

67.0%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

59.8%

72.6%

47.9%

28.0%

51.1%

65.2%

Kentucky

57.1%

64.6%

57.1%

35.9%

45.1%

65.5%

Mississippi

45.3%

54.7%

35.6%

22.3%

33.1%

54.8%

Tennessee

54.7%

59.8%

60.3%

33.4%

46.2%

60.7%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

40.8%

49.5%

32.9%

18.4%

34.2%

45.6%

Louisiana

52.6%

60.5%

42.7%

29.2%

39.0%

60.9%

Oklahoma

48.3%

56.9%

37.4%

25.9%

34.4%

56.6%

Texas

50.1%

56.3%

35.1%

32.8%

37.8%

57.0%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

55.0%

60.0%

42.6%

38.8%

44.7%

58.8%

Colorado

54.1%

58.2%

53.1%

37.4%

46.3%

56.5%

Idaho

43.8%

52.3%

43.1%

22.1%

34.4%

49.2%

Montana

39.2%

46.5%

34.5%

21.5%

30.7%

44.5%

Nevada

52.8%

62.2%

46.6%

25.8%

*

47.2%

54.5%

New Mexico

51.2%

58.1%

56.4%

19.0%

43.3%

55.8%

Utah

44.1%

53.6%

42.1%

21.6%

32.6%

48.4%

Wyoming

38.6%

46.7%

37.7%

16.6%

27.5%

44.4%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

42.4%

50.6%

34.7%

19.9%

36.1%

43.9%

California

59.8%

68.9%

56.2%

30.5%

41.4%

66.0%

Hawaii

89.6%

93.3%

92.1%

67.7%

84.3%

91.4%

Oregon

56.7%

64.8%

53.4%

37.0%

39.3%

63.8%

Washington

53.8%

62.1%

59.9%

27.8%

35.7%

59.6%

 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2005 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.A.2(2005) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2005
 
 

 

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

0.50%

0.64%

1.37%

0.71%

0.73%

0.65%

 
New England:
Connecticut

2.97%

2.65%

4.18%

7.87%

4.27%

3.47%

Maine

2.96%

3.52%

6.51%

7.21%

6.71%

3.39%

Massachusetts

2.16%

1.57%

6.09%

4.66%

5.62%

2.27%

New Hampshire

2.87%

3.77%

4.98%

4.27%

5.51%

1.96%

Rhode Island

3.95%

3.30%

8.97%

7.68%

7.81%

2.63%

Vermont

1.66%

2.30%

6.39%

4.61%

4.36%

1.33%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

3.05%

2.37%

6.39%

7.67%

6.64%

2.39%

New York

1.88%

2.51%

4.44%

3.48%

3.56%

1.57%

Pennsylvania

2.52%

3.16%

5.68%

3.82%

4.50%

2.50%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

2.15%

2.38%

6.18%

7.08%

*

6.68%

1.43%

Indiana

1.84%

2.13%

7.76%

4.40%

2.13%

2.47%

Michigan

2.25%

2.62%

4.81%

4.32%

5.10%

2.35%

Ohio

1.47%

2.13%

5.79%

6.39%

4.54%

1.87%

Wisconsin

2.50%

3.26%

5.72%

5.46%

3.78%

2.70%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

1.49%

1.52%

5.30%

2.01%

3.33%

2.92%

Kansas

1.90%

2.65%

3.95%

5.01%

3.06%

2.59%

Minnesota

2.61%

1.96%

4.88%

4.08%

4.65%

2.65%

Missouri

2.12%

2.89%

4.56%

4.46%

3.62%

2.23%

Nebraska

2.22%

3.09%

3.90%

3.17%

2.99%

3.49%

North Dakota

1.32%

1.74%

6.81%

4.78%

4.24%

3.18%

South Dakota

3.20%

2.99%

4.16%

5.24%

3.10%

4.40%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

2.26%

3.05%

9.09%

3.28%

3.83%

2.41%

District of Columbia

1.57%

2.14%

8.16%

9.64%

8.74%

2.12%

Florida

2.27%

1.58%

6.15%

5.81%

4.41%

2.90%

Georgia

2.72%

2.61%

6.89%

6.54%

*

4.51%

3.65%

Maryland

2.88%

2.86%

9.64%

6.65%

8.33%

4.06%

North Carolina

1.61%

1.68%

6.48%

6.93%

2.78%

1.93%

South Carolina

2.14%

2.99%

6.95%

6.67%

3.08%

3.13%

Virginia

2.08%

1.83%

5.81%

6.55%

3.64%

3.14%

West Virginia

2.80%

3.20%

5.88%

5.13%

3.46%

2.79%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

2.28%

1.98%

6.66%

5.07%

2.97%

3.44%

Kentucky

2.60%

2.04%

8.43%

4.67%

2.22%

3.37%

Mississippi

1.75%

1.70%

6.52%

3.46%

4.58%

2.65%

Tennessee

2.57%

2.87%

8.40%

5.20%

4.38%

2.44%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

2.44%

3.99%

5.68%

3.77%

4.80%

3.38%

Louisiana

1.56%

1.35%

6.05%

4.91%

3.66%

1.90%

Oklahoma

2.84%

2.57%

7.54%

4.38%

3.40%

3.89%

Texas

1.42%

1.66%

5.62%

4.84%

2.22%

1.77%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

1.48%

2.62%

8.04%

7.01%

5.10%

1.64%

Colorado

1.65%

2.90%

6.77%

8.15%

8.05%

1.94%

Idaho

1.70%

2.80%

4.59%

3.10%

3.72%

2.27%

Montana

2.85%

3.22%

5.37%

4.49%

2.75%

3.32%

Nevada

3.59%

2.74%

8.92%

9.01%

*

5.64%

4.01%

New Mexico

1.52%

1.88%

4.63%

2.58%

3.34%

2.24%

Utah

2.18%

2.35%

8.25%

2.94%

4.05%

2.37%

Wyoming

1.94%

3.60%

7.09%

3.31%

3.35%

3.55%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

2.96%

4.36%

5.42%

3.22%

4.39%

3.14%

California

1.61%

1.54%

2.43%

2.76%

1.87%

1.98%

Hawaii

1.63%

1.16%

2.70%

6.61%

5.22%

1.29%

Oregon

1.80%

2.01%

8.20%

5.34%

5.01%

2.76%

Washington

1.78%

2.21%

7.99%

5.10%

3.51%

2.19%

 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2005 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.