Table VII.D.3(2005) Percent of total premiums contributed by employees enrolled in family coverage at private-sector 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

24.1%

23.7%

26.3%

27.8%

30.6%

23.4%

 
New England:
Connecticut

21.1%

20.8%

22.0%

28.8%

29.4%

20.8%

Maine

29.3%

29.2%

30.4%

26.1%

31.6%

29.1%

Massachusetts

26.6%

26.6%

27.2%

23.6%

31.9%

26.2%

New Hampshire

24.4%

24.1%

23.8%

29.7%

31.8%

23.7%

Rhode Island

21.6%

21.2%

30.0%

12.4%

*

23.0%

21.6%

Vermont

22.3%

21.9%

21.1%

31.6%

36.2%

21.5%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

24.0%

23.7%

25.2%

30.9%

23.9%

24.1%

New York

23.1%

23.0%

20.8%

31.7%

29.3%

22.6%

Pennsylvania

19.1%

19.0%

18.8%

22.3%

28.3%

17.8%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

21.4%

20.7%

27.2%

28.7%

25.0%

20.9%

Indiana

20.5%

19.8%

30.2%

*

19.1%

*

22.5%

*

20.2%

Michigan

17.2%

17.0%

18.7%

16.9%

*

20.5%

17.0%

Ohio

20.8%

18.2%

42.8%

21.4%

23.0%

*

20.6%

Wisconsin

20.5%

20.2%

22.8%

21.8%

27.8%

19.9%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

26.0%

25.7%

28.6%

31.0%

29.4%

25.6%

Kansas

25.1%

24.8%

22.1%

37.8%

31.4%

24.5%

Minnesota

25.2%

24.4%

29.7%

27.5%

31.4%

24.7%

Missouri

24.6%

24.6%

25.0%

19.7%

*

31.7%

23.9%

Nebraska

26.6%

27.1%

27.6%

16.6%

*

27.6%

26.5%

North Dakota

32.7%

29.6%

54.3%

26.3%

*

38.1%

31.6%

South Dakota

32.7%

32.7%

34.2%

25.4%

27.8%

33.1%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

21.2%

21.1%

21.6%

24.6%

25.4%

20.7%

District of Columbia

31.8%

31.8%

30.4%

54.0%

16.5%

*

32.3%

Florida

32.2%

32.6%

29.0%

47.7%

39.3%

31.3%

Georgia

27.6%

27.0%

30.4%

34.6%

35.0%

26.9%

Maryland

28.6%

28.9%

22.9%

31.9%

*

22.3%

*

29.3%

North Carolina

27.5%

27.2%

29.0%

33.1%

27.2%

27.6%

South Carolina

20.2%

20.1%

18.6%

*

28.4%

33.8%

18.4%

Virginia

26.5%

26.2%

29.4%

23.7%

*

26.9%

26.4%

West Virginia

17.8%

17.4%

19.7%

29.1%

24.1%

16.8%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

28.9%

28.2%

37.9%

28.5%

37.2%

26.0%

Kentucky

22.1%

22.0%

16.8%

*

37.5%

29.7%

21.1%

Mississippi

28.1%

27.8%

33.8%

25.1%

29.6%

27.9%

Tennessee

26.6%

25.8%

33.5%

36.5%

31.0%

25.9%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

27.5%

27.5%

21.6%

*

35.3%

33.9%

25.7%

Louisiana

29.8%

30.1%

31.4%

19.0%

28.9%

30.0%

Oklahoma

26.0%

25.6%

30.1%

27.7%

*

28.6%

25.7%

Texas

24.6%

24.5%

24.0%

33.9%

37.2%

23.0%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

28.0%

28.6%

24.9%

*

23.3%

27.8%

28.0%

Colorado

26.2%

24.6%

40.1%

46.8%

44.2%

24.4%

Idaho

26.2%

25.0%

30.0%

39.0%

35.6%

25.5%

Montana

21.3%

20.0%

28.6%

14.8%

*

18.0%

22.8%

Nevada

28.0%

27.1%

30.0%

48.7%

36.7%

26.9%

New Mexico

25.7%

24.9%

34.1%

31.1%

43.1%

23.4%

Utah

25.1%

25.5%

20.5%

26.3%

*

23.9%

25.4%

Wyoming

19.4%

18.2%

38.7%

34.6%

31.7%

18.6%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

24.7%

24.8%

26.6%

11.5%

*

30.8%

24.1%

California

22.7%

22.7%

19.4%

28.4%

37.3%

21.7%

Hawaii

23.3%

22.2%

27.7%

38.9%

29.2%

22.5%

Oregon

26.0%

24.2%

40.5%

20.6%

*

34.2%

25.4%

Washington

22.5%

22.2%

18.3%

*

41.6%

33.1%

21.8%

 
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.D.3(2005) Standard error for percent of total premiums contributed by employees enrolled in family coverage at private-sector 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

0.35%

0.31%

1.21%

1.13%

0.97%

0.41%

 
New England:
Connecticut

1.13%

1.30%

4.67%

7.43%

5.65%

1.12%

Maine

1.92%

2.26%

5.10%

5.70%

5.62%

1.96%

Massachusetts

1.96%

2.14%

4.81%

4.81%

5.36%

2.08%

New Hampshire

0.81%

0.55%

5.73%

4.87%

5.98%

0.68%

Rhode Island

3.65%

3.42%

5.76%

3.94%

*

6.39%

3.68%

Vermont

1.61%

1.73%

4.30%

8.80%

5.85%

1.77%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

1.54%

1.69%

7.38%

6.22%

2.83%

1.71%

New York

1.95%

1.87%

6.23%

4.95%

4.84%

2.00%

Pennsylvania

0.54%

0.81%

1.95%

4.04%

3.47%

0.54%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

1.03%

1.24%

4.01%

4.93%

4.20%

1.05%

Indiana

1.40%

1.55%

10.53%

*

6.08%

*

8.96%

*

1.59%

Michigan

1.22%

1.73%

3.69%

5.14%

*

4.17%

1.28%

Ohio

2.76%

1.93%

7.84%

5.88%

8.42%

*

2.99%

Wisconsin

1.21%

1.11%

4.19%

3.66%

2.79%

1.28%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

0.76%

0.98%

5.12%

7.47%

4.13%

0.97%

Kansas

1.56%

1.67%

5.74%

6.78%

5.14%

1.74%

Minnesota

0.89%

1.47%

3.68%

7.22%

5.46%

1.08%

Missouri

1.33%

1.51%

5.78%

9.97%

*

3.13%

1.49%

Nebraska

1.29%

1.35%

6.54%

6.60%

*

4.07%

1.33%

North Dakota

2.85%

2.59%

10.89%

10.45%

*

5.20%

2.85%

South Dakota

3.43%

3.87%

4.92%

6.14%

8.11%

3.44%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

2.48%

2.64%

5.07%

5.85%

5.55%

2.59%

District of Columbia

3.35%

3.42%

7.77%

15.42%

6.76%

*

3.36%

Florida

2.27%

2.65%

4.71%

10.61%

4.45%

2.12%

Georgia

0.68%

0.98%

8.62%

8.34%

5.21%

0.58%

Maryland

2.72%

3.07%

4.17%

9.81%

*

7.15%

*

2.90%

North Carolina

2.53%

2.89%

6.24%

5.48%

3.01%

3.08%

South Carolina

2.58%

2.71%

6.19%

*

6.69%

5.35%

2.69%

Virginia

1.38%

1.41%

7.01%

9.82%

*

5.15%

1.48%

West Virginia

1.12%

1.11%

5.80%

8.14%

4.53%

1.18%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

1.23%

1.20%

7.02%

8.16%

4.33%

1.60%

Kentucky

0.94%

0.69%

6.04%

*

8.94%

6.65%

1.03%

Mississippi

2.00%

2.09%

7.79%

7.26%

7.17%

2.34%

Tennessee

1.40%

1.35%

6.27%

6.08%

4.84%

1.61%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

2.30%

2.53%

8.09%

*

8.61%

3.98%

2.60%

Louisiana

1.14%

1.05%

6.20%

4.97%

5.17%

1.24%

Oklahoma

1.03%

1.40%

5.55%

9.24%

*

2.52%

1.10%

Texas

1.94%

2.13%

2.93%

6.51%

4.10%

1.92%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

1.60%

1.58%

8.19%

*

5.88%

5.70%

1.30%

Colorado

2.43%

2.26%

9.28%

8.55%

8.65%

2.43%

Idaho

1.86%

2.19%

8.31%

8.05%

6.92%

2.07%

Montana

2.36%

2.98%

7.06%

4.91%

*

4.14%

3.18%

Nevada

2.93%

2.74%

7.83%

11.76%

4.74%

2.71%

New Mexico

2.66%

2.52%

8.63%

9.18%

7.29%

1.72%

Utah

1.39%

1.23%

4.88%

10.44%

*

5.05%

1.45%

Wyoming

2.09%

2.21%

9.07%

8.33%

6.71%

2.46%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

2.07%

2.06%

6.92%

8.57%

*

7.06%

2.29%

California

1.20%

1.35%

3.58%

4.05%

1.87%

1.24%

Hawaii

1.99%

2.44%

4.53%

8.75%

3.54%

2.50%

Oregon

2.42%

2.80%

7.93%

9.03%

*

5.85%

2.63%

Washington

2.57%

2.53%

10.38%

*

9.70%

6.83%

2.29%

 
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.