Table VII.A.2.d(2005) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer two or more health insurance plans 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

30.5%

31.3%

27.5%

29.1%

31.1%

30.3%

 
New England:
Connecticut

31.6%

32.9%

31.4%

22.9%

*

30.9%

*

31.7%

Maine

26.0%

25.6%

29.1%

24.1%

*

31.2%

24.9%

Massachusetts

28.1%

33.4%

20.6%

10.3%

*

28.2%

28.1%

New Hampshire

28.7%

31.6%

20.4%

*

25.0%

*

42.1%

25.9%

Rhode Island

25.7%

26.6%

24.3%

*

23.5%

29.5%

*

24.9%

Vermont

17.0%

19.7%

10.8%

*

12.0%

*

13.9%

*

17.6%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

24.8%

25.2%

26.1%

20.8%

*

26.0%

24.5%

New York

29.9%

30.1%

19.8%

39.7%

29.9%

29.9%

Pennsylvania

32.7%

31.4%

39.7%

32.6%

41.5%

30.3%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

29.4%

29.0%

37.6%

21.1%

*

26.4%

30.3%

Indiana

23.0%

23.0%

11.1%

*

35.2%

*

30.6%

20.1%

Michigan

26.7%

29.5%

20.6%

*

20.8%

*

20.2%

28.8%

Ohio

28.6%

26.4%

42.0%

21.0%

*

31.7%

27.4%

Wisconsin

23.4%

28.0%

16.1%

*

12.3%

*

16.6%

*

25.8%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

32.8%

37.7%

7.0%

*

33.5%

*

21.3%

37.5%

Kansas

20.5%

21.0%

16.8%

21.3%

16.7%

21.6%

Minnesota

23.8%

24.8%

26.8%

*

17.2%

*

26.0%

23.3%

Missouri

24.2%

25.8%

24.8%

*

12.1%

*

19.8%

*

25.6%

Nebraska

20.3%

16.5%

32.2%

*

27.7%

*

22.6%

*

19.2%

North Dakota

15.8%

19.7%

5.3%

*

8.7%

*

6.4%

*

19.9%

South Dakota

18.9%

19.3%

14.9%

*

20.4%

*

19.3%

18.7%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

39.1%

41.3%

28.7%

*

36.7%

*

37.4%

39.7%

District of Columbia

42.9%

44.9%

43.0%

4.5%

*

60.0%

41.7%

Florida

36.2%

36.8%

35.6%

32.9%

*

37.1%

35.9%

Georgia

36.8%

38.5%

29.5%

*

24.4%

*

26.1%

*

39.2%

Maryland

38.6%

39.1%

34.5%

*

41.5%

*

40.6%

38.1%

North Carolina

26.4%

27.1%

9.9%

*

42.2%

*

34.6%

23.3%

South Carolina

29.0%

30.5%

21.6%

29.3%

32.5%

27.5%

Virginia

41.8%

45.5%

24.9%

39.2%

36.5%

43.6%

West Virginia

28.5%

28.0%

26.7%

33.5%

*

30.1%

27.4%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

17.5%

17.1%

15.4%

*

24.5%

17.1%

17.7%

Kentucky

30.9%

25.2%

48.2%

42.3%

29.9%

31.5%

Mississippi

22.2%

19.7%

29.4%

*

32.2%

22.3%

22.1%

Tennessee

28.8%

27.2%

30.7%

36.2%

43.5%

20.8%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

29.4%

28.3%

26.5%

*

42.4%

39.3%

23.9%

Louisiana

28.9%

29.0%

23.2%

33.4%

*

32.1%

27.6%

Oklahoma

29.7%

27.2%

39.9%

*

39.2%

44.6%

24.3%

Texas

33.8%

32.3%

31.0%

50.0%

39.0%

31.8%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

31.6%

32.8%

38.5%

*

14.1%

*

30.1%

32.0%

Colorado

27.3%

32.5%

6.0%

*

17.1%

26.7%

*

27.4%

Idaho

27.3%

29.2%

23.9%

*

20.1%

*

29.4%

26.4%

Montana

25.2%

27.9%

2.5%

*

32.4%

*

25.8%

24.9%

Nevada

30.5%

30.9%

28.3%

*

29.6%

*

26.1%

31.6%

New Mexico

28.4%

26.9%

35.8%

22.9%

*

26.7%

29.2%

Utah

33.8%

34.7%

22.6%

*

38.4%

32.7%

34.0%

Wyoming

18.9%

18.5%

17.8%

*

23.7%

*

21.8%

*

18.0%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

21.7%

24.8%

12.6%

*

6.4%

*

26.1%

20.9%

California

37.4%

38.4%

34.1%

33.7%

38.5%

37.2%

Hawaii

36.0%

36.4%

41.4%

24.4%

27.0%

38.9%

Oregon

23.1%

25.2%

13.7%

*

21.1%

*

21.1%

23.6%

Washington

27.6%

28.9%

21.8%

*

28.1%

*

20.0%

*

29.0%

 
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.d(2005) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer two or more health insurance plans 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

0.56%

0.51%

1.70%

1.85%

1.45%

0.36%

 
New England:
Connecticut

2.04%

2.77%

8.95%

8.34%

*

10.53%

*

2.53%

Maine

2.20%

2.09%

7.59%

12.19%

*

6.71%

2.87%

Massachusetts

2.61%

3.33%

5.03%

4.88%

*

5.29%

3.13%

New Hampshire

1.47%

2.37%

6.93%

*

9.88%

*

9.05%

1.93%

Rhode Island

2.51%

3.69%

10.29%

*

5.35%

10.21%

*

2.67%

Vermont

2.62%

3.52%

3.78%

*

10.29%

*

5.70%

*

2.95%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

2.41%

3.83%

3.66%

6.99%

*

7.36%

2.39%

New York

2.24%

3.14%

4.04%

6.53%

3.66%

3.01%

Pennsylvania

1.99%

3.34%

10.03%

8.62%

5.90%

2.39%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

1.93%

2.28%

5.80%

10.60%

*

6.04%

1.71%

Indiana

1.35%

2.13%

5.36%

*

11.38%

*

5.91%

2.47%

Michigan

2.22%

3.00%

8.31%

*

9.75%

*

5.08%

3.56%

Ohio

2.57%

2.59%

6.94%

10.39%

*

5.28%

2.74%

Wisconsin

3.54%

3.64%

6.68%

*

6.29%

*

6.64%

*

3.17%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

2.57%

2.77%

3.61%

*

11.25%

*

5.38%

3.54%

Kansas

2.55%

3.26%

4.81%

5.05%

4.97%

3.28%

Minnesota

3.43%

3.15%

9.05%

*

6.62%

*

6.88%

3.49%

Missouri

3.33%

2.47%

8.97%

*

11.46%

*

6.90%

*

3.97%

Nebraska

2.76%

2.34%

10.28%

*

9.78%

*

7.04%

*

2.82%

North Dakota

4.21%

5.53%

2.08%

*

3.83%

*

7.99%

*

4.63%

South Dakota

1.01%

1.72%

10.93%

*

7.02%

*

4.01%

1.76%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

3.53%

3.89%

12.41%

*

11.12%

*

3.95%

4.34%

District of Columbia

5.28%

5.25%

10.99%

5.10%

*

15.95%

5.38%

Florida

3.19%

3.55%

7.35%

11.25%

*

6.42%

3.10%

Georgia

3.23%

3.78%

8.95%

*

11.31%

*

8.37%

*

2.83%

Maryland

4.41%

5.10%

10.37%

*

13.10%

*

8.94%

5.64%

North Carolina

1.30%

2.20%

8.38%

*

14.23%

*

3.62%

2.81%

South Carolina

2.67%

3.20%

5.93%

8.43%

5.94%

3.23%

Virginia

2.72%

3.05%

6.81%

7.75%

8.16%

3.26%

West Virginia

2.55%

1.99%

6.23%

14.46%

*

3.33%

3.08%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

1.82%

2.55%

6.14%

*

6.63%

3.37%

2.85%

Kentucky

3.27%

4.06%

11.86%

9.73%

5.30%

3.61%

Mississippi

4.05%

3.60%

8.88%

*

8.45%

5.47%

4.43%

Tennessee

2.07%

2.75%

9.05%

10.71%

4.11%

3.38%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

4.29%

4.87%

9.70%

*

11.84%

8.18%

3.44%

Louisiana

2.66%

3.38%

6.81%

11.27%

*

6.40%

3.60%

Oklahoma

2.16%

2.45%

12.95%

*

8.36%

5.66%

2.72%

Texas

3.10%

3.52%

9.21%

10.90%

6.78%

2.22%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

3.55%

2.96%

12.26%

*

6.48%

*

7.87%

3.61%

Colorado

2.77%

3.69%

3.90%

*

5.01%

9.87%

*

3.43%

Idaho

3.68%

4.89%

7.93%

*

6.77%

*

7.61%

4.59%

Montana

3.98%

5.04%

1.57%

*

10.16%

*

7.33%

5.21%

Nevada

2.78%

3.01%

9.95%

*

13.76%

*

7.80%

3.42%

New Mexico

3.24%

4.10%

9.82%

8.66%

*

3.64%

4.02%

Utah

5.06%

5.52%

10.03%

*

11.04%

7.82%

5.02%

Wyoming

2.78%

2.72%

6.93%

*

11.59%

*

6.58%

*

3.54%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

2.39%

2.55%

4.09%

*

2.81%

*

5.83%

2.46%

California

1.56%

1.94%

3.27%

4.90%

5.70%

1.80%

Hawaii

1.81%

2.71%

7.26%

7.05%

7.13%

2.68%

Oregon

2.79%

4.04%

10.98%

*

9.52%

*

4.54%

3.69%

Washington

3.11%

3.39%

6.69%

*

8.86%

*

7.47%

*

3.07%

 
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.