Table VII.A.2.a(2005) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that self-insure at least one plan 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

32.7%

32.7%

32.6%

33.0%

37.7%

31.3%
 
New England:
Connecticut

30.5%

30.0%

26.1%

 *

40.3%

46.2%

28.4%
Maine

28.8%

28.2%

31.5%

28.9%

36.3%

27.2%
Massachusetts

26.0%

27.2%

24.3%

22.0%

 *

23.9%

 *

26.4%
New Hampshire

27.2%

28.2%

29.8%

18.1%

 *

35.6%

25.4%
Rhode Island

24.1%

26.2%

26.4%

 *

14.1%

24.2%

 *

24.1%
Vermont

26.0%

29.4%

18.7%

18.9%

 *

22.9%

26.6%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

28.3%

27.0%

39.1%

21.2%

 *

22.0%

29.7%
New York

28.8%

28.4%

20.2%

40.9%

42.6%

25.5%
Pennsylvania

34.6%

36.8%

28.1%

29.2%

 *

39.1%

33.4%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

34.4%

33.9%

34.5%

38.6%

27.9%

36.4%
Indiana

37.6%

36.1%

30.7%

53.4%

47.6%

33.8%
Michigan

25.8%

25.3%

28.4%

25.1%

 *

25.8%

25.8%
Ohio

32.5%

32.5%

40.1%

21.4%

 *

33.7%

32.1%
Wisconsin

31.7%

35.3%

19.0%

30.1%

 *

28.3%

33.0%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

33.7%

35.2%

25.3%

 *

34.5%

 *

23.4%

37.9%
Kansas

33.4%

34.1%

27.7%

 *

34.9%

25.6%

35.8%
Minnesota

33.8%

31.0%

37.4%

43.0%

49.7%

30.0%
Missouri

35.3%

36.8%

41.6%

15.3%

 *

30.4%

 *

36.9%
Nebraska

41.2%

38.3%

43.8%

52.4%

41.0%

41.3%
North Dakota

33.0%

34.8%

23.7%

 *

34.9%

 *

26.9%

35.7%
South Dakota

28.6%

27.1%

26.5%

 *

36.6%

30.1%

28.0%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

35.9%

35.3%

25.5%

 *

50.2%

40.7%

34.4%
District of Columbia

30.2%

30.5%

35.5%

 *

11.9%

 *

52.4%

28.6%
Florida

32.5%

30.5%

44.4%

31.0%

 *

42.6%

29.5%
Georgia

38.9%

36.9%

47.2%

53.2%

39.9%

38.7%
Maryland

26.5%

28.8%

19.9%

 *

17.4%

 *

28.8%

 *

26.0%
North Carolina

33.7%

34.0%

26.6%

40.9%

46.5%

28.9%
South Carolina

46.3%

44.9%

49.5%

49.9%

55.1%

42.7%
Virginia

33.3%

34.1%

35.0%

 *

26.9%

37.4%

31.9%
West Virginia

38.5%

37.7%

35.8%

46.8%

42.5%

35.9%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

36.2%

38.2%

30.8%

27.2%

 *

39.4%

34.6%
Kentucky

37.5%

32.2%

53.1%

48.3%

43.0%

34.9%
Mississippi

33.9%

34.1%

47.7%

12.8%

 *

23.4%

38.8%
Tennessee

40.9%

38.2%

55.9%

39.4%

50.8%

35.5%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

44.7%

47.0%

32.5%

 *

41.0%

 *

44.4%

44.9%
Louisiana

36.9%

38.7%

28.4%

 *

31.2%

 *

38.9%

36.1%
Oklahoma

37.5%

36.6%

40.8%

 *

41.6%

 *

47.4%

33.9%
Texas

41.4%

36.1%

56.8%

71.9%

52.9%

37.1%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

39.1%

42.9%

35.7%

 *

10.7%

 *

33.3%

40.7%
Colorado

31.7%

32.9%

33.1%

 *

22.3%

 *

44.3%

28.6%
Idaho

33.3%

34.1%

35.7%

24.8%

 *

34.0%

33.0%
Montana

37.7%

42.2%

11.8%

 *

37.4%

35.0%

38.8%
Nevada

42.1%

38.7%

54.6%

55.4%

63.4%

36.4%
New Mexico

36.8%

34.1%

43.5%

48.2%

 *

36.6%

37.0%
Utah

39.1%

44.9%

20.0%

 *

21.9%

 *

39.8%

38.9%
Wyoming

43.1%

42.5%

42.7%

 *

48.3%

42.0%

43.5%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

42.4%

46.7%

33.1%

16.9%

 *

57.3%

39.6%
California

26.9%

28.1%

21.2%

23.6%

28.8%

26.4%
Hawaii

23.4%

22.3%

30.1%

19.1%

 *

24.2%

23.1%
Oregon

26.3%

25.9%

19.9%

 *

33.5%

 *

34.4%

24.4%
Washington

33.2%

37.0%

25.9%

 *

21.0%

 *

36.3%

32.6%
 
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.a(2005) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that self-insure at least one plan 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

0.46%

0.54%

1.60%

1.87%

0.96%

0.44%
 
New England:
Connecticut

2.61%

2.83%

8.76%

 *

11.28%

10.75%

2.42%
Maine

2.58%

2.84%

4.95%

8.63%

8.31%

3.00%
Massachusetts

1.90%

2.01%

5.82%

6.90%

 *

10.02%

 *

2.18%
New Hampshire

1.90%

3.00%

5.18%

6.48%

 *

6.10%

2.84%
Rhode Island

2.16%

2.87%

11.31%

 *

4.06%

7.40%

 *

2.89%
Vermont

3.29%

4.07%

4.42%

8.96%

 *

4.92%

3.52%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

2.74%

3.25%

9.94%

9.99%

 *

5.02%

2.95%
New York

1.38%

2.35%

4.35%

5.72%

4.73%

2.16%
Pennsylvania

3.38%

3.35%

6.94%

8.87%

 *

6.67%

3.02%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

2.64%

3.39%

8.56%

10.70%

4.18%

2.98%
Indiana

3.02%

3.09%

8.56%

9.70%

5.01%

3.85%
Michigan

2.24%

3.29%

7.08%

8.20%

 *

6.33%

3.13%
Ohio

2.94%

3.87%

4.80%

10.34%

 *

4.80%

3.50%
Wisconsin

2.49%

2.11%

4.98%

10.07%

 *

6.47%

1.93%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

2.52%

3.62%

9.94%

 *

12.68%

 *

5.33%

2.61%
Kansas

3.71%

4.00%

9.34%

 *

5.89%

5.57%

3.88%
Minnesota

2.03%

2.40%

5.50%

9.04%

7.76%

2.86%
Missouri

3.26%

3.18%

8.60%

13.28%

 *

10.04%

 *

3.11%
Nebraska

3.50%

2.22%

11.03%

12.23%

8.24%

3.31%
North Dakota

4.17%

5.36%

7.26%

 *

11.50%

 *

6.26%

3.98%
South Dakota

3.86%

4.72%

12.97%

 *

8.66%

6.08%

5.07%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

1.66%

3.72%

12.67%

 *

10.16%

5.58%

2.63%
District of Columbia

4.65%

4.34%

12.51%

 *

11.19%

 *

14.15%

4.31%
Florida

3.28%

2.85%

8.52%

11.24%

 *

6.31%

2.59%
Georgia

3.73%

3.62%

12.63%

12.73%

10.02%

3.73%
Maryland

4.09%

4.52%

8.94%

 *

6.05%

 *

10.51%

 *

3.50%
North Carolina

3.41%

3.60%

6.91%

11.65%

6.52%

4.25%
South Carolina

3.73%

4.26%

9.29%

9.45%

5.26%

5.13%
Virginia

3.04%

3.27%

12.34%

 *

7.91%

10.03%

4.06%
West Virginia

2.15%

3.41%

9.78%

12.91%

3.17%

3.89%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

4.50%

3.93%

8.24%

11.00%

 *

8.73%

4.10%
Kentucky

3.51%

2.77%

10.90%

11.45%

5.05%

4.14%
Mississippi

3.72%

4.44%

12.52%

6.28%

 *

6.56%

5.47%
Tennessee

3.09%

4.01%

10.63%

11.55%

5.75%

4.42%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

6.55%

7.19%

10.32%

 *

12.36%

 *

9.74%

6.87%
Louisiana

2.91%

3.98%

9.38%

 *

10.34%

 *

7.32%

4.23%
Oklahoma

3.55%

3.43%

13.82%

 *

12.74%

 *

8.46%

2.74%
Texas

2.81%

2.73%

6.84%

10.14%

7.10%

2.53%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

3.35%

3.42%

13.13%

 *

5.05%

 *

6.41%

3.64%
Colorado

2.71%

3.39%

10.16%

 *

9.83%

 *

6.28%

3.27%
Idaho

3.64%

3.90%

8.19%

9.37%

 *

8.35%

3.72%
Montana

4.44%

4.82%

9.99%

 *

11.23%

7.81%

5.06%
Nevada

2.87%

2.43%

13.64%

15.22%

11.05%

2.51%
New Mexico

3.04%

3.85%

10.81%

14.56%

 *

5.95%

2.82%
Utah

2.94%

3.87%

8.35%

 *

7.01%

 *

8.16%

4.36%
Wyoming

4.24%

4.62%

13.83%

 *

11.64%

5.71%

4.59%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

3.47%

3.32%

8.30%

9.21%

 *

11.65%

3.34%
California

0.80%

1.33%

2.04%

4.96%

3.84%

1.33%
Hawaii

2.21%

2.74%

3.79%

10.23%

 *

4.40%

3.16%
Oregon

2.87%

3.39%

9.88%

 *

11.05%

 *

7.69%

2.97%
Washington

3.30%

4.41%

9.64%

 *

6.50%

 *

9.21%

3.72%
 
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.