Table VII.C.4.a(2005) Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take single coverage that required no employee contribution 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

23.1%

23.3%

21.3%

22.7%

19.6%

23.8%
 
New England:
Connecticut

19.0%

19.8%

20.1%

 *

4.5%

 *

15.9%

 *

19.2%
Maine

22.5%

27.6%

12.9%

7.3%

 *

20.9%

 *

22.8%
Massachusetts

12.2%

10.9%

13.1%

 *

38.4%

 *

17.8%

 *

11.6%
New Hampshire

15.0%

13.9%

29.8%

6.1%

 *

12.6%

 *

15.4%
Rhode Island

19.8%

19.3%

21.3%

 *

23.1%

13.8%

 *

20.8%
Vermont

22.5%

19.9%

26.8%

 *

44.3%

31.3%

 *

21.4%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

23.5%

21.8%

32.8%

 *

22.2%

 *

29.2%

 *

22.3%
New York

27.1%

26.5%

31.4%

25.7%

 *

23.0%

27.7%
Pennsylvania

21.6%

22.4%

13.2%

 *

27.1%

15.4%

 *

22.8%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

20.6%

21.8%

10.7%

 *

19.5%

 *

10.2%

 *

22.7%
Indiana

18.0%

17.2%

14.7%

 *

35.1%

 *

13.5%

 *

19.3%
Michigan

24.0%

26.0%

19.4%

 *

9.0%

 *

35.4%

22.1%
Ohio

16.7%

16.3%

15.8%

 *

24.7%

 *

12.0%

 *

17.5%
Wisconsin

10.9%

9.5%

23.4%

8.2%

 *

17.0%

 *

10.1%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

14.6%

14.4%

19.9%

 *

8.3%

 *

11.4%

 *

15.2%
Kansas

21.1%

21.4%

23.2%

15.1%

 *

28.3%

 *

19.8%
Minnesota

16.8%

13.9%

21.9%

 *

27.1%

12.8%

 *

17.3%
Missouri

19.2%

20.2%

10.8%

 *

42.2%

 *

13.4%

20.0%
Nebraska

22.2%

21.4%

20.9%

 *

33.1%

 *

25.4%

 *

21.7%
North Dakota

27.5%

26.4%

36.0%

 *

19.0%

 *

27.3%

 *

27.6%
South Dakota

20.0%

20.0%

18.5%

 *

24.2%

 *

23.9%

 *

19.5%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

20.2%

20.7%

24.6%

 *

7.7%

 *

34.3%

17.8%
District of Columbia

28.4%

28.6%

16.8%

 *

65.5%

27.6%

 *

28.4%
Florida

18.0%

20.2%

8.1%

 *

18.7%

 *

20.2%

17.4%
Georgia

20.3%

21.8%

16.0%

 *

9.1%

 *

9.9%

 *

21.7%
Maryland

18.3%

19.3%

19.9%

 *

3.9%

 *

19.5%

 *

18.1%
North Carolina

21.1%

21.7%

18.5%

 *

19.2%

 *

19.6%

 *

21.5%
South Carolina

16.9%

14.6%

30.4%

 *

18.9%

 *

14.3%

 *

17.8%
Virginia

16.4%

14.9%

13.4%

 *

61.5%

11.8%

 *

17.5%
West Virginia

25.6%

25.8%

28.9%

 *

13.8%

 *

32.2%

23.1%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

17.1%

18.4%

11.0%

 *

16.7%

 *

12.6%

 *

20.1%
Kentucky

17.9%

18.7%

9.0%

 *

23.9%

9.3%

20.7%
Mississippi

23.4%

24.0%

10.3%

 *

38.1%

 *

19.9%

 *

24.6%
Tennessee

15.3%

15.3%

16.2%

 *

12.0%

 *

8.1%

 *

17.3%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

17.8%

15.8%

27.1%

 *

49.4%

 *

12.6%

 *

20.4%
Louisiana

25.1%

26.6%

19.3%

 *

16.8%

 *

12.3%

 *

29.9%
Oklahoma

20.7%

21.8%

15.0%

 *

16.2%

 *

21.8%

 *

20.5%
Texas

22.2%

23.4%

12.9%

 *

16.8%

 *

18.1%

23.3%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

17.0%

18.6%

9.6%

 *

5.4%

 *

14.4%

 *

17.3%
Colorado

20.9%

21.9%

15.5%

 *

8.6%

 *

9.9%

 *

23.0%
Idaho

25.5%

27.0%

23.0%

 *

12.7%

 *

28.3%

 *

24.8%
Montana

38.6%

38.7%

36.6%

 *

42.6%

 *

27.8%

 *

43.4%
Nevada

23.7%

24.8%

21.8%

 *

9.4%

 *

6.2%

 *

26.8%
New Mexico

21.3%

22.1%

22.2%

 *

3.2%

 *

8.6%

 *

25.4%
Utah

10.7%

11.1%

6.6%

 *

12.0%

 *

4.6%

 *

12.1%
Wyoming

25.6%

27.4%

19.8%

 *

11.1%

 *

25.6%

 *

25.6%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

20.8%

18.5%

39.3%

28.0%

 *

7.1%

 *

22.5%
California

36.5%

36.2%

42.8%

31.0%

37.0%

36.4%
Hawaii

54.2%

56.5%

50.2%

36.6%

41.2%

57.7%
Oregon

38.3%

39.3%

38.5%

28.3%

 *

18.3%

 *

41.6%
Washington

43.4%

41.6%

48.4%

53.4%

36.1%

 *

45.0%
 
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.C.4.a(2005) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take single coverage that required no employee contribution 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

0.80%

0.82%

1.82%

1.10%

1.81%

0.68%
 
New England:
Connecticut

3.66%

4.13%

7.46%

 *

14.29%

 *

7.23%

 *

3.91%
Maine

2.50%

4.02%

3.29%

9.97%

 *

6.64%

 *

3.32%
Massachusetts

1.85%

1.99%

4.18%

 *

14.42%

 *

6.58%

 *

1.53%
New Hampshire

1.50%

1.41%

8.01%

4.24%

 *

6.77%

 *

1.24%
Rhode Island

3.66%

3.73%

8.18%

 *

6.86%

12.36%

 *

4.44%
Vermont

4.88%

5.29%

9.04%

 *

12.36%

11.44%

 *

5.00%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

3.09%

2.43%

10.64%

 *

9.87%

 *

9.91%

 *

3.36%
New York

1.97%

1.10%

6.68%

8.30%

 *

5.05%

1.73%
Pennsylvania

2.71%

3.47%

7.38%

 *

7.31%

6.06%

 *

2.34%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

4.21%

4.69%

4.44%

 *

10.66%

 *

5.61%

 *

4.40%
Indiana

2.75%

2.35%

7.05%

 *

12.79%

 *

10.15%

 *

3.66%
Michigan

1.41%

1.99%

6.35%

 *

15.41%

 *

9.24%

2.08%
Ohio

2.30%

2.47%

6.17%

 *

10.96%

 *

8.36%

 *

2.68%
Wisconsin

2.26%

2.59%

6.93%

3.60%

 *

11.44%

 *

2.49%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

2.39%

2.07%

8.77%

 *

11.98%

 *

8.26%

 *

2.46%
Kansas

2.71%

2.26%

6.21%

12.99%

 *

10.76%

 *

3.09%
Minnesota

3.01%

2.43%

11.01%

 *

7.22%

9.91%

 *

3.63%
Missouri

3.88%

4.38%

6.55%

 *

15.59%

 *

3.71%

4.37%
Nebraska

3.31%

3.64%

12.49%

 *

15.22%

 *

7.92%

 *

3.39%
North Dakota

3.72%

6.81%

12.28%

 *

13.34%

 *

9.96%

 *

5.48%
South Dakota

2.88%

3.73%

8.56%

 *

8.22%

 *

7.75%

 *

3.63%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

4.76%

5.22%

9.59%

 *

6.57%

 *

10.28%

4.40%
District of Columbia

2.77%

2.98%

10.32%

 *

15.86%

12.74%

 *

2.76%
Florida

1.81%

1.91%

7.57%

 *

9.32%

 *

5.73%

2.76%
Georgia

3.18%

5.01%

10.36%

 *

8.37%

 *

4.28%

 *

4.13%
Maryland

3.85%

4.05%

9.75%

 *

6.83%

 *

6.81%

 *

3.85%
North Carolina

3.28%

3.54%

10.41%

 *

7.93%

 *

6.37%

 *

3.44%
South Carolina

2.17%

2.35%

10.68%

 *

9.89%

 *

6.29%

 *

2.34%
Virginia

3.51%

3.52%

11.43%

 *

15.37%

9.71%

 *

3.29%
West Virginia

3.50%

3.84%

14.00%

 *

15.17%

 *

4.26%

4.26%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

2.49%

2.95%

9.68%

 *

9.84%

 *

5.97%

 *

4.04%
Kentucky

2.22%

2.51%

7.55%

 *

5.49%

1.41%

3.87%
Mississippi

3.59%

3.67%

11.58%

 *

15.34%

 *

7.86%

 *

4.20%
Tennessee

3.66%

4.16%

6.02%

 *

5.25%

 *

3.26%

 *

4.96%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

3.30%

2.90%

12.18%

 *

14.85%

 *

4.22%

 *

3.09%
Louisiana

3.46%

4.55%

11.98%

 *

9.50%

 *

3.83%

 *

4.26%
Oklahoma

3.55%

3.72%

11.51%

 *

13.04%

 *

6.87%

 *

3.99%
Texas

2.62%

2.86%

5.47%

 *

5.84%

 *

4.55%

2.49%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

3.89%

4.01%

10.29%

 *

14.70%

 *

7.27%

 *

4.11%
Colorado

3.24%

3.41%

8.17%

 *

9.95%

 *

5.48%

 *

4.00%
Idaho

4.84%

5.77%

11.43%

 *

10.12%

 *

11.50%

 *

4.23%
Montana

5.82%

6.02%

12.18%

 *

14.17%

 *

8.38%

 *

6.82%
Nevada

2.55%

2.99%

13.87%

 *

9.94%

 *

2.60%

 *

3.24%
New Mexico

4.91%

5.61%

7.83%

 *

1.95%

 *

7.31%

 *

4.77%
Utah

2.00%

2.34%

5.77%

 *

10.72%

 *

6.92%

 *

2.55%
Wyoming

4.69%

5.81%

9.71%

 *

17.18%

 *

10.37%

 *

5.76%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

3.59%

2.56%

10.95%

11.79%

 *

9.95%

 *

4.44%
California

1.81%

2.19%

3.78%

4.00%

6.26%

1.76%
Hawaii

2.83%

3.97%

3.84%

10.95%

7.56%

3.10%
Oregon

3.67%

3.43%

11.39%

11.39%

 *

8.66%

 *

5.04%
Washington

6.83%

7.78%

9.79%

12.17%

12.68%

 *

6.06%
 
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.