Table VII.A.2.b(2005) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer at least one health insurance plan that required no contribution from the employee for single coverage 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

40.6%

40.9%

41.3%

38.1%

32.4%

43.0%
 
New England:
Connecticut

38.1%

40.8%

39.5%

18.3%

 *

27.4%

 *

39.5%
Maine

37.4%

40.8%

32.6%

24.9%

 *

27.5%

39.5%
Massachusetts

33.3%

31.0%

33.1%

46.6%

24.7%

34.9%
New Hampshire

33.4%

35.6%

34.2%

20.0%

 *

23.6%

35.4%
Rhode Island

38.8%

40.2%

35.8%

35.6%

28.8%

 *

41.0%
Vermont

38.0%

33.6%

46.4%

48.5%

34.0%

38.8%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

47.2%

48.6%

38.2%

52.1%

51.8%

46.3%
New York

48.4%

46.2%

62.0%

46.7%

41.0%

50.1%
Pennsylvania

42.7%

40.8%

46.3%

49.6%

36.2%

44.5%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

36.2%

39.0%

35.0%

 *

12.1%

 *

29.4%

38.2%
Indiana

35.5%

38.4%

35.1%

20.1%

25.1%

39.6%
Michigan

44.9%

47.1%

39.1%

41.3%

32.6%

48.7%
Ohio

34.0%

34.6%

27.5%

40.1%

22.6%

38.1%
Wisconsin

29.4%

26.6%

46.5%

23.5%

 *

32.2%

28.3%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

34.8%

34.7%

30.8%

38.7%

36.0%

34.2%
Kansas

35.5%

36.8%

32.6%

30.5%

39.0%

34.4%
Minnesota

36.1%

39.2%

31.0%

26.6%

22.8%

 *

39.3%
Missouri

37.8%

37.9%

30.7%

 *

48.4%

32.7%

39.4%
Nebraska

38.0%

36.6%

46.3%

37.3%

 *

36.8%

38.6%
North Dakota

48.3%

48.0%

60.7%

34.5%

 *

47.6%

48.6%
South Dakota

46.5%

45.2%

56.3%

44.1%

50.6%

44.8%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

37.1%

40.1%

43.4%

12.8%

 *

31.2%

39.0%
District of Columbia

47.0%

46.6%

45.0%

58.3%

31.8%

 *

48.1%
Florida

39.5%

40.8%

26.0%

48.8%

33.1%

41.5%
Georgia

35.5%

35.1%

45.4%

21.9%

 *

30.0%

36.8%
Maryland

35.9%

32.0%

53.2%

37.6%

 *

42.7%

34.4%
North Carolina

37.4%

38.4%

29.9%

 *

39.6%

28.6%

40.7%
South Carolina

33.7%

34.3%

34.7%

30.0%

 *

18.4%

40.0%
Virginia

37.3%

33.0%

48.6%

49.5%

30.2%

39.6%
West Virginia

34.4%

33.5%

42.1%

29.0%

 *

28.0%

38.5%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

33.5%

32.7%

33.0%

40.8%

27.8%

36.3%
Kentucky

37.3%

39.7%

28.0%

 *

35.0%

26.8%

42.4%
Mississippi

33.6%

36.3%

12.7%

 *

40.4%

 *

23.8%

 *

38.2%
Tennessee

26.9%

27.0%

30.5%

21.4%

 *

16.6%

 *

32.4%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

31.7%

32.0%

33.8%

 *

25.5%

 *

19.5%

 *

38.3%
Louisiana

33.0%

30.8%

48.7%

34.5%

24.0%

36.6%
Oklahoma

37.2%

39.2%

34.9%

 *

24.4%

 *

25.6%

41.4%
Texas

35.4%

38.4%

25.2%

20.7%

28.0%

38.2%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

34.6%

34.7%

35.4%

 *

33.6%

 *

31.5%

35.5%
Colorado

36.5%

39.5%

33.3%

20.2%

 *

28.5%

38.5%
Idaho

45.0%

43.7%

48.2%

48.2%

39.6%

47.2%
Montana

43.7%

42.8%

53.5%

38.9%

37.0%

46.6%
Nevada

37.9%

40.2%

35.7%

 *

21.4%

 *

18.2%

 *

43.1%
New Mexico

32.7%

35.2%

26.5%

23.6%

 *

29.6%

34.2%
Utah

31.6%

31.8%

28.7%

32.7%

 *

21.6%

 *

34.1%
Wyoming

40.6%

41.2%

35.9%

 *

41.7%

 *

42.3%

40.0%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

37.2%

34.5%

45.3%

49.8%

21.6%

 *

40.1%
California

52.8%

52.3%

62.2%

45.0%

44.5%

54.6%
Hawaii

69.9%

72.1%

66.8%

59.7%

63.6%

71.9%
Oregon

51.9%

51.8%

59.4%

46.0%

32.1%

56.8%
Washington

52.6%

51.9%

53.0%

55.7%

43.3%

54.4%
 
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.b(2005) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer at least one health insurance plan that required no contribution from the employee for single coverage 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

0.62%

0.70%

1.02%

1.32%

0.83%

0.76%
 
New England:
Connecticut

2.54%

3.90%

8.98%

13.32%

 *

8.62%

 *

2.36%
Maine

2.60%

3.48%

7.37%

10.97%

 *

5.29%

3.43%
Massachusetts

3.43%

3.55%

7.80%

13.01%

6.21%

4.04%
New Hampshire

3.56%

3.09%

7.19%

7.42%

 *

6.52%

3.86%
Rhode Island

3.56%

4.10%

8.69%

9.51%

10.50%

 *

4.59%
Vermont

2.62%

3.07%

8.43%

7.84%

6.95%

2.39%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

3.44%

3.19%

6.47%

10.16%

8.03%

3.01%
New York

2.22%

2.68%

5.89%

6.01%

3.83%

2.45%
Pennsylvania

2.92%

3.85%

9.73%

7.65%

7.02%

2.44%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

2.75%

3.60%

10.67%

 *

10.66%

 *

5.05%

3.29%
Indiana

2.17%

2.42%

9.69%

4.97%

5.87%

3.74%
Michigan

1.95%

2.94%

6.68%

8.49%

7.22%

2.87%
Ohio

3.31%

3.35%

5.37%

11.43%

4.98%

4.45%
Wisconsin

3.22%

3.46%

9.10%

11.75%

 *

7.71%

3.97%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

3.94%

4.95%

7.95%

11.03%

8.02%

5.18%
Kansas

2.90%

3.62%

7.27%

7.92%

6.95%

3.04%
Minnesota

2.39%

4.00%

9.02%

6.10%

9.95%

 *

3.65%
Missouri

2.16%

2.79%

9.50%

 *

13.76%

5.74%

3.73%
Nebraska

3.59%

3.96%

12.09%

12.14%

 *

8.72%

4.05%
North Dakota

3.88%

5.63%

11.05%

12.86%

 *

6.97%

5.01%
South Dakota

2.63%

2.49%

11.71%

7.56%

6.61%

2.92%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

3.98%

4.58%

9.50%

7.45%

 *

7.23%

4.95%
District of Columbia

3.92%

3.90%

13.04%

13.44%

13.95%

 *

4.28%
Florida

2.85%

3.46%

7.05%

9.86%

5.36%

3.13%
Georgia

4.53%

4.62%

11.03%

10.40%

 *

7.55%

5.06%
Maryland

2.10%

2.69%

9.42%

12.31%

 *

11.09%

2.52%
North Carolina

2.57%

2.65%

10.35%

 *

11.13%

6.07%

2.72%
South Carolina

1.90%

3.21%

7.86%

12.42%

 *

3.97%

3.00%
Virginia

3.02%

3.47%

9.29%

12.93%

4.48%

4.03%
West Virginia

3.09%

4.38%

11.33%

12.47%

 *

2.98%

4.42%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

3.25%

4.66%

8.96%

12.01%

4.50%

5.83%
Kentucky

3.60%

4.16%

9.23%

 *

8.62%

6.05%

3.77%
Mississippi

3.00%

3.35%

10.16%

 *

13.20%

 *

9.89%

 *

4.27%
Tennessee

3.66%

5.63%

6.52%

8.44%

 *

4.97%

 *

6.58%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

3.58%

3.57%

12.78%

 *

9.27%

 *

9.09%

 *

4.40%
Louisiana

2.36%

2.29%

13.87%

6.42%

3.54%

2.68%
Oklahoma

3.85%

4.03%

13.44%

 *

10.82%

 *

7.26%

4.42%
Texas

2.33%

3.21%

6.19%

5.76%

3.36%

2.86%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

2.74%

3.35%

11.31%

 *

13.21%

 *

5.19%

2.43%
Colorado

3.21%

3.79%

8.54%

12.87%

 *

6.28%

3.16%
Idaho

4.52%

5.51%

8.41%

9.03%

7.96%

5.69%
Montana

4.71%

5.67%

10.63%

10.08%

8.77%

5.33%
Nevada

1.92%

2.08%

12.61%

 *

10.04%

 *

6.11%

 *

3.93%
New Mexico

3.29%

3.84%

5.53%

11.96%

 *

5.76%

3.30%
Utah

3.96%

3.52%

7.93%

10.33%

 *

8.36%

 *

4.13%
Wyoming

3.86%

4.43%

12.70%

 *

13.88%

 *

8.20%

5.10%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

1.49%

1.56%

10.68%

11.52%

7.00%

 *

1.75%
California

1.61%

1.82%

3.90%

4.92%

4.14%

1.99%
Hawaii

3.45%

3.24%

5.72%

11.31%

7.02%

3.43%
Oregon

3.67%

5.31%

12.17%

9.51%

6.74%

4.24%
Washington

2.03%

3.02%

10.68%

11.23%

11.95%

3.28%
 
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.