Table VII.B.4.b.(1)(2005) Percent of private-sector part-time employees eligible for health insurance at 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

30.8%

38.1%

32.1%

26.8%

22.4%

37.8%
 
New England:
Connecticut

26.2%

56.4%

30.6%

6.6%

 *

12.7%

 *

31.5%
Maine

29.4%

43.0%

22.5%

32.4%

 *

17.1%

37.6%
Massachusetts

35.6%

44.2%

33.4%

 *

29.9%

 *

24.6%

41.3%
New Hampshire

23.6%

42.7%

21.9%

17.1%

 *

21.4%

 *

25.3%
Rhode Island

29.4%

58.0%

26.3%

 *

12.0%

 *

5.7%

 *

43.1%
Vermont

34.6%

40.7%

44.7%

24.2%

30.8%

37.4%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

28.7%

47.5%

28.8%

 *

17.2%

 *

19.9%

 *

32.6%
New York

41.0%

44.8%

50.7%

32.8%

29.2%

45.5%
Pennsylvania

32.1%

39.2%

35.8%

26.9%

 *

27.4%

36.0%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

29.6%

40.5%

32.2%

21.1%

25.9%

 *

34.0%
Indiana

26.2%

27.4%

36.7%

 *

21.9%

 *

23.8%

 *

30.1%
Michigan

34.5%

43.8%

39.5%

27.8%

17.8%

 *

46.3%
Ohio

28.0%

40.2%

28.5%

23.9%

 *

18.3%

 *

38.2%
Wisconsin

24.7%

41.9%

39.3%

13.4%

 *

8.0%

 *

33.9%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

23.0%

36.1%

26.5%

 *

16.0%

 *

19.0%

27.5%
Kansas

32.3%

30.7%

38.3%

29.8%

 *

18.2%

 *

43.4%
Minnesota

30.7%

38.1%

17.0%

35.1%

23.9%

35.0%
Missouri

36.6%

38.5%

45.0%

13.2%

 *

11.0%

 *

52.6%
Nebraska

33.2%

42.3%

59.1%

16.4%

 *

15.3%

 *

47.8%
North Dakota

28.9%

29.2%

43.0%

20.0%

 *

27.0%

30.9%
South Dakota

32.9%

34.0%

41.2%

27.2%

 *

26.8%

 *

37.7%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

28.2%

53.1%

22.2%

 *

20.0%

 *

24.1%

 *

32.2%
District of Columbia

33.8%

52.2%

33.9%

 *

11.4%

 *

1.6%

 *

38.5%
Florida

37.3%

29.3%

44.0%

34.4%

 *

24.5%

 *

48.9%
Georgia

18.6%

27.6%

 *

18.2%

 *

15.4%

 *

7.3%

 *

24.8%

 *
Maryland

40.6%

29.1%

39.3%

45.5%

 *

6.8%

 *

51.2%
North Carolina

34.4%

20.4%

40.1%

36.8%

 *

44.3%

26.8%

 *
South Carolina

31.2%

19.9%

 *

22.1%

 *

40.4%

 *

27.0%

38.6%
Virginia

37.1%

34.6%

42.4%

34.3%

39.3%

35.0%
West Virginia

29.9%

36.6%

38.0%

19.3%

 *

14.2%

 *

52.7%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

30.1%

23.3%

40.0%

26.6%

 *

22.8%

 *

48.5%
Kentucky

30.7%

50.5%

23.2%

 *

27.0%

22.0%

44.3%
Mississippi

11.7%

 *

22.7%

17.7%

 *

2.2%

 *

13.4%

 *

9.3%

 *
Tennessee

26.4%

43.8%

8.3%

 *

32.4%

 *

23.9%

31.3%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

13.8%

 *

33.3%

13.4%

 *

7.3%

 *

9.4%

 *

24.5%
Louisiana

27.5%

31.5%

24.9%

 *

27.5%

 *

25.1%

30.7%

 *
Oklahoma

23.0%

20.1%

23.4%

 *

23.8%

 *

14.6%

 *

34.1%
Texas

25.6%

29.7%

13.0%

 *

30.7%

 *

28.9%

 *

19.9%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

26.3%

 *

31.3%

4.7%

 *

30.5%

 *

9.6%

 *

42.5%
Colorado

28.4%

40.4%

28.1%

 *

22.2%

 *

20.2%

 *

38.3%
Idaho

29.2%

68.5%

31.6%

18.8%

 *

16.2%

 *

43.7%
Montana

24.0%

47.1%

41.4%

8.6%

 *

18.8%

 *

32.7%
Nevada

27.3%

22.9%

 *

15.3%

 *

41.9%

 *

27.7%

 *

27.1%
New Mexico

33.7%

38.3%

26.5%

 *

38.7%

 *

16.6%

 *

46.3%
Utah

16.6%

19.6%

31.8%

9.4%

 *

10.3%

 *

24.1%
Wyoming

27.1%

23.7%

10.9%

 *

35.8%

 *

9.4%

 *

45.8%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

21.9%

37.5%

28.0%

10.5%

 *

11.2%

 *

26.6%
California

32.6%

45.5%

28.4%

29.7%

24.6%

37.1%
Hawaii

44.8%

57.6%

43.1%

36.9%

37.1%

51.0%
Oregon

32.8%

36.7%

42.9%

27.0%

11.3%

 *

54.2%
Washington

26.4%

46.8%

26.1%

21.4%

 *

9.3%

 *

43.9%
 
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.B.4.b.(1)(2005) Standard error for percent of private-sector part-time employees eligible for health insurance at 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

1.12%

0.91%

1.86%

1.97%

1.65%

1.14%
 
New England:
Connecticut

6.00%

8.99%

7.33%

4.80%

 *

10.67%

 *

7.47%
Maine

5.72%

6.16%

4.70%

10.26%

 *

4.92%

6.83%
Massachusetts

3.06%

5.94%

10.06%

 *

10.56%

 *

6.64%

5.46%
New Hampshire

3.23%

4.81%

5.72%

5.70%

 *

7.92%

 *

3.48%
Rhode Island

5.45%

6.81%

8.95%

 *

6.57%

 *

3.88%

 *

5.16%
Vermont

4.60%

9.15%

9.00%

4.99%

9.18%

6.17%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

3.22%

4.83%

9.39%

 *

6.56%

 *

7.11%

 *

5.55%
New York

4.84%

4.66%

5.94%

7.84%

7.32%

5.26%
Pennsylvania

4.18%

2.83%

6.32%

8.10%

 *

7.04%

3.85%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

2.94%

6.71%

5.80%

4.99%

8.20%

 *

2.54%
Indiana

6.65%

6.21%

11.23%

 *

7.88%

 *

8.86%

 *

6.03%
Michigan

4.10%

5.86%

8.10%

7.59%

8.00%

 *

6.22%
Ohio

4.82%

6.65%

6.69%

9.75%

 *

7.18%

 *

5.24%
Wisconsin

5.43%

5.56%

9.05%

8.81%

 *

10.06%

 *

6.61%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

5.43%

7.63%

10.60%

 *

6.74%

 *

5.27%

5.93%
Kansas

6.83%

5.89%

10.17%

9.02%

 *

5.98%

 *

8.42%
Minnesota

4.61%

6.22%

4.20%

7.05%

5.82%

5.80%
Missouri

4.40%

7.35%

6.55%

18.50%

 *

11.63%

 *

5.63%
Nebraska

6.39%

5.46%

9.50%

11.60%

 *

7.02%

 *

6.37%
North Dakota

6.83%

8.55%

9.18%

7.39%

 *

7.39%

7.25%
South Dakota

4.92%

6.89%

6.52%

8.70%

 *

9.94%

 *

4.48%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

6.21%

7.85%

10.41%

 *

8.03%

 *

8.84%

 *

4.54%
District of Columbia

6.29%

6.86%

10.20%

 *

13.76%

 *

17.96%

 *

6.49%
Florida

6.25%

5.02%

10.62%

11.23%

 *

7.58%

 *

7.24%
Georgia

3.57%

9.09%

 *

6.45%

 *

5.47%

 *

10.21%

 *

8.55%

 *
Maryland

8.28%

5.90%

9.19%

14.02%

 *

2.53%

 *

8.55%
North Carolina

9.44%

4.47%

8.38%

13.04%

 *

11.77%

9.04%

 *
South Carolina

6.22%

6.17%

 *

8.16%

 *

12.14%

 *

7.99%

7.85%
Virginia

3.25%

6.14%

7.92%

8.05%

9.23%

5.58%
West Virginia

5.87%

6.25%

11.09%

10.60%

 *

6.44%

 *

7.76%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

8.22%

4.32%

12.00%

9.19%

 *

9.17%

 *

8.38%
Kentucky

3.51%

8.51%

9.75%

 *

7.56%

4.45%

7.79%
Mississippi

3.81%

 *

3.78%

10.97%

 *

5.56%

 *

5.89%

 *

3.40%

 *
Tennessee

5.56%

6.88%

6.35%

 *

12.50%

 *

7.04%

8.34%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

6.80%

 *

8.49%

4.06%

 *

10.64%

 *

9.10%

 *

5.86%
Louisiana

6.19%

5.60%

10.01%

 *

8.78%

 *

6.26%

9.24%

 *
Oklahoma

5.83%

4.80%

10.33%

 *

11.42%

 *

6.43%

 *

8.52%
Texas

5.67%

4.55%

5.82%

 *

13.04%

 *

11.14%

 *

3.56%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

8.03%

 *

5.35%

10.16%

 *

11.88%

 *

3.46%

 *

9.03%
Colorado

7.20%

7.75%

10.69%

 *

7.27%

 *

8.59%

 *

8.00%
Idaho

4.79%

9.64%

7.11%

5.82%

 *

5.47%

 *

8.14%
Montana

6.64%

9.99%

7.78%

14.20%

 *

8.40%

 *

5.34%
Nevada

4.57%

6.91%

 *

7.95%

 *

12.68%

 *

8.44%

 *

5.79%
New Mexico

5.98%

9.32%

8.93%

 *

12.98%

 *

6.69%

 *

7.10%
Utah

4.19%

4.73%

8.18%

7.49%

 *

9.85%

 *

3.76%
Wyoming

6.95%

6.36%

5.86%

 *

12.06%

 *

6.63%

 *

10.39%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

3.89%

7.43%

8.11%

5.47%

 *

5.81%

 *

5.49%
California

3.09%

4.32%

5.38%

3.52%

4.44%

3.76%
Hawaii

3.98%

3.21%

4.16%

9.11%

6.81%

3.40%
Oregon

5.28%

7.64%

9.86%

6.93%

5.15%

 *

6.55%
Washington

5.51%

7.23%

7.57%

7.74%

 *

2.88%

 *

6.93%
 
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.