Table VII.C.4(2005) Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take 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

48.6%

47.4%

54.5%

57.7%

58.7%

47.0%

 
New England:
Connecticut

46.2%

44.5%

54.2%

65.3%

61.0%

45.5%

Maine

52.5%

52.2%

55.3%

48.3%

61.0%

51.2%

Massachusetts

47.2%

47.4%

42.0%

64.1%

57.0%

46.3%

New Hampshire

44.2%

42.2%

61.1%

50.9%

51.9%

43.1%

Rhode Island

44.9%

42.6%

55.6%

56.1%

60.0%

43.1%

Vermont

47.7%

48.3%

41.2%

52.5%

58.1%

46.7%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

47.4%

45.5%

53.4%

64.1%

59.8%

45.5%

New York

50.5%

49.7%

55.5%

52.4%

55.4%

49.9%

Pennsylvania

45.9%

44.6%

52.2%

56.4%

50.1%

45.2%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

47.7%

47.1%

50.7%

57.9%

56.4%

46.3%

Indiana

44.8%

44.7%

43.8%

47.1%

53.0%

42.9%

Michigan

42.5%

41.4%

50.0%

44.9%

64.0%

40.2%

Ohio

43.9%

41.6%

56.7%

57.1%

56.2%

42.2%

Wisconsin

43.6%

42.3%

45.9%

56.6%

53.0%

42.6%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

44.1%

42.3%

53.2%

61.0%

55.8%

42.5%

Kansas

45.5%

43.3%

54.2%

55.3%

59.0%

43.6%

Minnesota

48.0%

45.6%

55.7%

56.4%

55.2%

47.1%

Missouri

49.6%

48.8%

53.6%

62.0%

57.6%

48.6%

Nebraska

48.1%

47.3%

50.1%

55.8%

56.2%

47.1%

North Dakota

47.2%

42.9%

58.3%

68.1%

60.0%

44.0%

South Dakota

51.0%

49.5%

53.2%

59.1%

65.1%

49.3%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

51.3%

50.1%

66.9%

59.1%

60.0%

50.0%

District of Columbia

53.9%

53.8%

50.7%

78.9%

66.5%

53.4%

Florida

50.6%

48.9%

54.1%

72.3%

61.0%

48.5%

Georgia

50.3%

48.8%

59.4%

57.4%

58.4%

49.4%

Maryland

52.2%

51.3%

58.7%

53.2%

58.5%

51.2%

North Carolina

51.0%

48.5%

66.4%

63.1%

60.5%

48.9%

South Carolina

48.6%

47.1%

57.9%

54.1%

60.7%

45.2%

Virginia

49.3%

48.5%

51.9%

65.1%

53.9%

48.3%

West Virginia

46.0%

43.9%

59.5%

50.1%

57.4%

42.8%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

48.3%

46.5%

61.0%

44.1%

56.8%

43.9%

Kentucky

47.2%

45.8%

57.0%

55.4%

64.6%

43.4%

Mississippi

53.4%

52.2%

61.3%

70.4%

63.7%

50.5%

Tennessee

47.8%

45.7%

60.4%

65.6%

59.4%

45.3%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

46.2%

45.5%

57.0%

52.5%

55.6%

42.6%

Louisiana

49.7%

48.6%

55.0%

56.2%

59.0%

47.0%

Oklahoma

48.9%

48.6%

49.1%

52.2%

55.4%

47.8%

Texas

50.1%

48.8%

59.7%

68.8%

62.9%

47.4%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

55.8%

55.2%

49.5%

65.4%

55.9%

55.8%

Colorado

48.6%

48.0%

47.7%

60.5%

59.0%

46.9%

Idaho

45.4%

43.4%

52.0%

55.7%

62.1%

42.5%

Montana

45.2%

43.6%

48.4%

55.0%

46.0%

44.8%

Nevada

51.4%

50.5%

57.3%

55.7%

53.5%

51.1%

New Mexico

50.2%

49.0%

64.3%

48.4%

64.3%

47.0%

Utah

37.1%

37.0%

42.3%

29.5%

*

43.1%

36.0%

Wyoming

45.6%

44.3%

57.1%

52.9%

59.4%

43.8%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

50.1%

47.9%

68.2%

79.5%

54.3%

49.7%

California

51.2%

50.4%

55.3%

58.6%

63.6%

49.8%

Hawaii

58.2%

55.7%

68.9%

69.8%

69.1%

55.8%

Oregon

47.9%

47.1%

53.5%

44.9%

59.8%

46.4%

Washington

50.4%

48.3%

57.9%

65.1%

71.0%

47.2%

 
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.C.4(2005) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take 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

0.25%

0.25%

0.82%

0.68%

0.61%

0.29%

 
New England:
Connecticut

1.89%

1.64%

3.78%

7.16%

6.82%

1.78%

Maine

1.23%

1.43%

4.09%

5.88%

3.97%

1.59%

Massachusetts

1.22%

1.34%

6.47%

5.90%

3.85%

1.26%

New Hampshire

1.27%

1.16%

3.92%

4.62%

6.08%

1.33%

Rhode Island

2.09%

2.13%

4.65%

8.65%

3.70%

2.16%

Vermont

2.39%

2.27%

5.70%

9.47%

8.01%

2.30%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

1.43%

1.50%

4.80%

6.12%

5.07%

1.32%

New York

1.02%

1.04%

2.11%

3.66%

3.51%

1.01%

Pennsylvania

0.96%

1.08%

2.73%

3.28%

2.70%

0.96%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

0.79%

0.69%

2.82%

6.88%

3.62%

0.75%

Indiana

1.46%

1.72%

9.33%

6.42%

6.36%

0.74%

Michigan

1.31%

1.39%

3.76%

7.38%

4.03%

1.57%

Ohio

1.58%

1.26%

3.63%

6.33%

3.72%

1.68%

Wisconsin

0.74%

1.03%

6.55%

5.22%

6.02%

0.94%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

1.44%

1.36%

6.50%

8.53%

4.50%

1.24%

Kansas

3.15%

3.45%

6.65%

6.48%

3.80%

3.35%

Minnesota

1.25%

1.15%

6.67%

6.17%

7.04%

1.42%

Missouri

1.94%

2.05%

3.35%

7.87%

4.62%

1.99%

Nebraska

1.51%

1.53%

8.04%

6.68%

2.85%

1.59%

North Dakota

2.40%

1.81%

6.40%

9.44%

5.05%

2.38%

South Dakota

1.79%

1.93%

8.42%

6.36%

5.80%

1.74%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

2.13%

2.18%

8.70%

6.80%

5.96%

2.22%

District of Columbia

1.81%

1.95%

5.66%

17.14%

14.62%

1.97%

Florida

1.60%

1.74%

3.20%

4.16%

2.77%

1.85%

Georgia

2.00%

1.85%

2.67%

13.64%

2.82%

2.15%

Maryland

1.89%

1.92%

7.18%

9.31%

3.51%

2.05%

North Carolina

1.16%

1.55%

6.13%

7.61%

5.85%

1.41%

South Carolina

1.90%

2.00%

6.32%

10.18%

3.79%

2.51%

Virginia

1.26%

1.54%

4.67%

10.94%

2.42%

1.79%

West Virginia

1.18%

1.30%

4.84%

9.45%

3.54%

1.57%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

1.73%

1.84%

2.06%

10.29%

2.63%

2.14%

Kentucky

2.77%

2.21%

6.40%

11.08%

3.25%

2.33%

Mississippi

1.60%

1.77%

8.59%

6.13%

3.16%

1.78%

Tennessee

1.63%

1.50%

7.61%

6.67%

2.44%

1.81%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

1.90%

2.23%

8.73%

10.93%

3.47%

2.52%

Louisiana

1.92%

2.25%

7.41%

9.55%

2.15%

2.18%

Oklahoma

2.03%

2.35%

6.96%

7.55%

4.99%

2.47%

Texas

1.81%

2.11%

3.63%

4.13%

4.00%

2.02%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

1.74%

2.09%

10.68%

10.44%

4.12%

1.60%

Colorado

1.36%

1.42%

5.42%

8.61%

5.57%

1.31%

Idaho

2.49%

2.83%

7.49%

11.36%

6.11%

2.06%

Montana

3.25%

2.91%

7.65%

7.96%

5.92%

3.56%

Nevada

1.85%

2.15%

5.72%

8.27%

3.41%

2.29%

New Mexico

1.79%

1.78%

7.60%

10.10%

3.92%

2.42%

Utah

2.05%

2.21%

5.27%

9.37%

*

5.11%

2.37%

Wyoming

2.09%

2.21%

10.83%

8.87%

5.17%

2.51%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

1.52%

1.71%

9.33%

10.21%

7.61%

1.14%

California

0.52%

0.78%

2.85%

3.33%

2.23%

0.45%

Hawaii

1.74%

2.11%

3.72%

6.15%

4.31%

2.14%

Oregon

1.19%

1.66%

6.27%

6.51%

5.33%

1.47%

Washington

2.55%

2.64%

6.58%

8.32%

7.21%

2.28%

 
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.