Table VII.B.4.b.(1).(a)(2005) Percent of private-sector part-time employees eligible for health insurance that are enrolled in 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

50.6%

57.2%

56.8%

41.9%

29.6%

60.9%
 
New England:
Connecticut

62.9%

65.4%

60.4%

59.8%

34.6%

 *

67.4%
Maine

55.2%

41.7%

59.7%

57.5%

22.7%

64.9%
Massachusetts

49.7%

48.1%

73.3%

22.0%

 *

4.0%

 *

64.1%
New Hampshire

51.0%

53.7%

59.5%

45.2%

36.6%

 *

60.9%
Rhode Island

67.9%

68.4%

63.4%

74.1%

23.6%

 *

71.3%
Vermont

37.6%

29.1%

 *

43.1%

36.6%

 *

15.5%

 *

51.5%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

65.4%

58.7%

57.2%

88.6%

78.1%

61.9%
New York

39.7%

48.1%

39.9%

33.5%

 *

26.0%

 *

43.0%
Pennsylvania

48.0%

63.8%

53.1%

33.6%

 *

34.5%

 *

56.4%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

43.6%

65.6%

35.8%

25.8%

 *

30.1%

 *

55.7%
Indiana

34.4%

37.2%

45.7%

25.8%

 *

20.2%

 *

51.8%
Michigan

61.4%

73.8%

40.6%

71.1%

24.9%

71.2%
Ohio

50.1%

47.8%

69.0%

33.4%

 *

28.9%

 *

60.7%
Wisconsin

62.9%

53.5%

67.0%

69.0%

53.4%

64.2%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

49.1%

52.3%

76.3%

26.1%

 *

33.1%

 *

61.3%
Kansas

29.5%

38.0%

35.1%

 *

23.5%

 *

25.3%

 *

30.8%
Minnesota

57.5%

70.1%

56.1%

54.4%

42.9%

 *

63.8%
Missouri

68.3%

71.6%

63.6%

93.7%

40.9%

 *

71.9%
Nebraska

60.1%

65.0%

71.4%

34.2%

 *

31.3%

 *

67.6%
North Dakota

39.4%

55.9%

46.6%

20.6%

 *

22.0%

 *

56.0%
South Dakota

48.3%

62.5%

52.1%

40.0%

 *

30.7%

 *

57.9%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

49.4%

56.4%

43.8%

 *

43.5%

39.9%

 *

56.2%
District of Columbia

69.5%

58.1%

78.7%

87.6%

56.3%

 *

69.6%
Florida

40.7%

50.7%

55.3%

15.4%

 *

17.3%

 *

51.4%
Georgia

79.9%

60.2%

78.1%

94.2%

28.5%

 *

88.1%
Maryland

53.7%

50.6%

67.0%

48.4%

50.3%

53.8%
North Carolina

30.9%

 *

55.9%

45.6%

 *

22.3%

 *

14.8%

 *

51.2%
South Carolina

37.3%

52.2%

53.3%

29.5%

 *

17.4%

 *

62.3%
Virginia

34.8%

31.8%

37.3%

 *

35.0%

 *

24.8%

 *

45.4%
West Virginia

52.6%

45.9%

57.0%

52.6%

19.9%

 *

65.4%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

61.8%

36.3%

 *

56.1%

76.9%

44.7%

82.0%
Kentucky

43.9%

52.9%

47.6%

36.0%

 *

21.1%

 *

61.5%
Mississippi

29.9%

 *

41.9%

9.2%

 *

59.0%

12.1%

 *

68.2%
Tennessee

40.2%

48.8%

64.9%

28.7%

 *

23.9%

65.4%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

40.5%

31.3%

 *

80.2%

40.8%

 *

21.8%

 *

58.1%
Louisiana

42.6%

30.8%

 *

53.7%

41.9%

41.3%

43.9%
Oklahoma

49.7%

42.7%

32.4%

 *

59.4%

29.1%

 *

61.1%
Texas

30.5%

49.0%

67.2%

15.6%

 *

21.9%

 *

52.6%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

68.3%

58.2%

52.8%

 *

71.6%

54.8%

71.3%
Colorado

55.4%

70.4%

56.0%

41.0%

 *

21.9%

 *

76.8%
Idaho

40.5%

63.7%

38.7%

 *

24.1%

 *

18.9%

 *

49.4%
Montana

69.2%

72.1%

67.1%

67.9%

59.1%

79.0%
Nevada

58.4%

78.6%

79.5%

43.2%

 *

14.0%

 *

81.4%
New Mexico

54.4%

56.6%

62.3%

46.8%

 *

76.8%

48.5%
Utah

51.2%

47.2%

46.8%

59.8%

49.4%

 *

52.0%
Wyoming

74.9%

66.8%

39.9%

 *

81.9%

21.7%

 *

86.4%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

61.9%

80.3%

46.8%

 *

55.9%

40.6%

 *

65.8%
California

62.8%

64.5%

78.5%

53.5%

44.5%

69.5%
Hawaii

80.0%

86.8%

67.9%

86.2%

77.7%

81.4%
Oregon

70.1%

83.9%

77.1%

58.5%

30.1%

 *

78.4%
Washington

74.0%

81.9%

77.9%

67.4%

54.0%

78.3%
 
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).(a)(2005) Standard error for percent of private-sector part-time employees eligible for health insurance that are enrolled in 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

2.40%

2.13%

2.00%

4.25%

3.77%

1.91%
 
New England:
Connecticut

5.58%

7.71%

11.09%

16.85%

15.93%

 *

5.92%
Maine

5.43%

6.43%

6.10%

14.10%

5.70%

6.59%
Massachusetts

5.45%

4.81%

10.96%

12.42%

 *

3.20%

 *

2.99%
New Hampshire

8.19%

7.72%

14.38%

12.77%

13.33%

 *

6.97%
Rhode Island

4.28%

7.73%

14.19%

13.09%

13.32%

 *

3.94%
Vermont

9.43%

10.17%

 *

11.80%

13.17%

 *

13.40%

 *

9.44%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

5.79%

7.55%

11.57%

13.96%

16.58%

7.84%
New York

4.98%

4.73%

5.38%

11.80%

 *

8.87%

 *

5.69%
Pennsylvania

5.31%

6.47%

6.00%

13.50%

 *

11.68%

 *

5.79%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

7.13%

7.74%

5.96%

12.14%

 *

10.80%

 *

7.36%
Indiana

8.40%

10.11%

11.30%

12.50%

 *

12.68%

 *

5.59%
Michigan

7.62%

7.86%

10.78%

15.56%

5.94%

6.28%
Ohio

5.65%

6.37%

7.40%

10.92%

 *

12.74%

 *

6.24%
Wisconsin

4.23%

4.74%

11.95%

15.48%

14.43%

5.73%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

5.19%

7.86%

19.85%

11.10%

 *

10.62%

 *

5.75%
Kansas

8.55%

8.08%

10.65%

 *

13.08%

 *

10.59%

 *

7.75%
Minnesota

7.77%

5.94%

13.06%

12.22%

13.99%

 *

6.48%
Missouri

4.27%

9.91%

6.02%

17.82%

14.47%

 *

4.33%
Nebraska

7.19%

8.46%

11.86%

10.41%

 *

12.82%

 *

8.80%
North Dakota

8.71%

7.86%

11.60%

17.23%

 *

15.24%

 *

6.75%
South Dakota

6.20%

11.00%

9.13%

13.57%

 *

15.01%

 *

7.24%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

5.97%

8.68%

14.95%

 *

11.15%

13.72%

 *

7.54%
District of Columbia

6.45%

7.35%

15.02%

21.32%

18.01%

 *

6.34%
Florida

8.11%

4.68%

11.71%

15.63%

 *

11.28%

 *

6.39%
Georgia

12.37%

10.18%

18.95%

25.26%

10.88%

 *

12.19%
Maryland

6.98%

7.48%

13.15%

14.45%

14.62%

8.35%
North Carolina

9.66%

 *

12.39%

13.72%

 *

11.99%

 *

17.01%

 *

10.06%
South Carolina

7.67%

13.21%

14.33%

13.91%

 *

9.90%

 *

9.21%
Virginia

6.10%

6.46%

11.99%

 *

11.96%

 *

15.35%

 *

5.70%
West Virginia

6.45%

8.95%

14.68%

14.68%

8.71%

 *

6.70%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

11.88%

12.04%

 *

14.90%

21.58%

11.76%

13.92%
Kentucky

6.57%

9.97%

12.71%

13.97%

 *

17.40%

 *

7.83%
Mississippi

13.79%

 *

12.49%

14.88%

 *

17.22%

4.81%

 *

9.34%
Tennessee

8.24%

7.60%

14.82%

12.20%

 *

6.23%

7.11%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

11.36%

13.86%

 *

19.49%

14.67%

 *

8.46%

 *

10.77%
Louisiana

8.54%

14.68%

 *

12.11%

10.26%

10.62%

10.61%
Oklahoma

9.06%

9.04%

11.30%

 *

16.53%

12.36%

 *

9.18%
Texas

8.46%

7.81%

11.61%

8.28%

 *

13.35%

 *

6.11%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

9.34%

10.76%

15.94%

 *

14.32%

15.42%

9.70%
Colorado

8.43%

10.76%

12.37%

12.65%

 *

11.08%

 *

10.21%
Idaho

6.80%

8.49%

13.04%

 *

13.52%

 *

12.78%

 *

7.35%
Montana

7.89%

7.32%

13.97%

14.56%

14.94%

4.56%
Nevada

9.38%

11.38%

16.97%

14.88%

 *

9.76%

 *

6.50%
New Mexico

7.65%

10.13%

15.19%

14.74%

 *

18.59%

8.31%
Utah

8.27%

8.95%

12.03%

15.32%

15.73%

 *

8.65%
Wyoming

12.41%

16.18%

12.89%

 *

19.68%

6.58%

 *

16.19%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

10.90%

13.45%

14.14%

 *

14.85%

17.08%

 *

10.89%
California

3.19%

5.27%

4.30%

6.62%

10.93%

2.64%
Hawaii

4.12%

3.33%

6.95%

4.97%

10.04%

3.06%
Oregon

3.57%

6.91%

12.08%

9.49%

11.57%

 *

2.87%
Washington

6.70%

3.04%

13.22%

15.83%

13.00%

8.83%
 
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.