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

34.0%

35.0%

29.6%

25.6%

25.9%

35.3%

 
New England:
Connecticut

34.2%

35.9%

25.0%

21.3%

20.4%

34.9%

Maine

31.1%

30.3%

35.3%

27.9%

24.9%

32.0%

Massachusetts

41.3%

41.4%

43.7%

27.8%

33.3%

42.1%

New Hampshire

35.6%

36.9%

27.3%

29.6%

28.3%

36.7%

Rhode Island

39.2%

39.9%

36.3%

34.8%

27.5%

40.6%

Vermont

33.8%

34.0%

37.8%

23.7%

22.2%

34.9%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

33.7%

35.9%

24.6%

22.4%

23.8%

35.2%

New York

34.5%

34.6%

33.8%

34.3%

28.7%

35.2%

Pennsylvania

35.6%

36.3%

33.7%

28.4%

31.6%

36.4%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

35.5%

35.9%

35.2%

23.8%

30.4%

36.3%

Indiana

34.5%

34.1%

35.9%

38.6%

30.0%

35.5%

Michigan

37.3%

38.5%

32.7%

30.3%

22.0%

38.9%

Ohio

39.7%

41.3%

32.7%

26.0%

29.5%

41.1%

Wisconsin

41.4%

43.1%

33.9%

30.1%

37.2%

41.8%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

39.8%

41.3%

31.7%

26.9%

33.9%

40.6%

Kansas

36.9%

39.3%

28.7%

25.1%

26.0%

38.4%

Minnesota

35.7%

37.1%

28.8%

33.1%

29.2%

36.4%

Missouri

33.6%

34.4%

29.0%

27.6%

30.4%

34.0%

Nebraska

38.0%

38.9%

33.3%

34.5%

32.4%

38.7%

North Dakota

41.8%

45.0%

33.6%

25.8%

28.4%

45.1%

South Dakota

32.6%

33.6%

33.5%

21.8%

22.4%

33.8%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

31.7%

32.6%

19.4%

27.5%

26.8%

32.5%

District of Columbia

31.3%

31.1%

36.0%

13.5%

*

21.5%

*

31.7%

Florida

32.0%

33.2%

29.5%

14.3%

23.8%

33.7%

Georgia

33.0%

34.9%

23.0%

21.1%

29.2%

33.4%

Maryland

30.3%

31.9%

21.6%

24.5%

25.4%

31.1%

North Carolina

30.5%

32.8%

21.3%

15.2%

23.9%

32.0%

South Carolina

34.7%

36.4%

24.5%

26.4%

*

21.5%

38.3%

Virginia

32.4%

32.6%

33.0%

24.5%

29.8%

32.9%

West Virginia

37.4%

40.0%

25.4%

20.8%

26.9%

40.4%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

40.2%

42.1%

25.1%

48.1%

30.0%

45.5%

Kentucky

35.2%

36.2%

31.3%

23.1%

25.2%

37.3%

Mississippi

32.1%

32.8%

27.7%

21.5%

25.3%

34.1%

Tennessee

33.3%

34.6%

26.1%

19.4%

25.9%

34.9%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

34.6%

35.1%

26.6%

30.4%

23.8%

38.7%

Louisiana

33.4%

34.2%

30.3%

26.5%

25.7%

35.7%

Oklahoma

31.9%

33.8%

27.6%

16.8%

*

26.6%

32.9%

Texas

31.8%

32.8%

23.6%

20.6%

22.7%

33.7%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

26.4%

27.2%

26.6%

*

18.4%

23.1%

26.9%

Colorado

33.1%

33.6%

29.5%

27.6%

*

22.3%

34.8%

Idaho

32.5%

34.1%

25.1%

33.4%

*

17.7%

*

35.0%

Montana

35.8%

36.7%

37.0%

23.4%

37.9%

34.9%

Nevada

30.4%

31.4%

25.9%

19.8%

27.0%

31.0%

New Mexico

31.9%

32.9%

24.4%

26.1%

*

19.7%

34.7%

Utah

45.0%

45.1%

40.1%

52.6%

38.9%

46.2%

Wyoming

33.3%

34.2%

29.1%

*

24.7%

29.5%

33.8%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

29.4%

30.6%

18.4%

16.8%

*

33.0%

29.0%

California

31.1%

32.0%

28.0%

22.0%

18.7%

32.6%

Hawaii

28.3%

30.4%

17.7%

23.0%

20.1%

30.1%

Oregon

30.7%

31.3%

26.8%

32.4%

19.9%

32.1%

Washington

31.4%

33.5%

23.1%

16.7%

15.8%

*

33.7%

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

0.30%

0.27%

0.72%

0.72%

0.70%

0.33%

 
New England:
Connecticut

1.86%

1.78%

3.58%

5.78%

6.08%

1.72%

Maine

1.24%

1.61%

3.89%

3.14%

2.78%

1.39%

Massachusetts

1.62%

1.76%

6.99%

6.35%

5.38%

1.63%

New Hampshire

1.65%

1.68%

4.68%

5.89%

7.00%

1.47%

Rhode Island

2.05%

2.20%

4.91%

5.61%

5.36%

1.97%

Vermont

2.08%

2.30%

5.67%

5.44%

5.15%

2.05%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

1.61%

1.48%

5.02%

4.99%

3.83%

1.55%

New York

0.82%

1.02%

2.45%

3.92%

3.26%

0.83%

Pennsylvania

1.42%

1.40%

4.19%

2.52%

3.18%

1.67%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

1.04%

0.95%

3.34%

5.34%

2.71%

1.04%

Indiana

2.00%

2.01%

8.41%

7.05%

6.96%

1.48%

Michigan

1.29%

1.13%

4.22%

7.50%

3.04%

1.30%

Ohio

2.22%

2.31%

3.78%

4.79%

3.63%

2.30%

Wisconsin

1.19%

1.65%

5.79%

4.21%

6.65%

1.33%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

1.84%

1.95%

6.45%

4.63%

3.37%

1.93%

Kansas

2.79%

2.80%

5.06%

5.42%

3.45%

2.87%

Minnesota

1.32%

1.58%

5.64%

5.87%

5.44%

1.34%

Missouri

1.75%

1.67%

3.34%

7.33%

5.05%

1.60%

Nebraska

2.03%

2.23%

5.24%

6.43%

3.81%

1.93%

North Dakota

2.25%

1.72%

5.18%

6.08%

4.27%

2.43%

South Dakota

2.10%

1.84%

5.79%

2.57%

5.53%

2.04%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

1.71%

1.77%

4.32%

6.10%

6.15%

1.99%

District of Columbia

1.81%

1.92%

5.60%

9.81%

*

9.71%

*

1.87%

Florida

1.74%

1.78%

3.86%

3.38%

2.35%

1.98%

Georgia

2.28%

2.08%

4.52%

6.19%

2.61%

2.40%

Maryland

1.57%

1.95%

5.63%

4.49%

4.11%

1.91%

North Carolina

1.35%

1.63%

4.08%

3.47%

4.52%

1.30%

South Carolina

2.04%

2.12%

4.96%

9.67%

*

3.02%

2.89%

Virginia

1.46%

1.61%

3.69%

5.74%

3.21%

1.68%

West Virginia

1.25%

1.57%

5.96%

4.02%

2.66%

1.41%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

1.87%

2.15%

3.53%

11.24%

2.54%

2.53%

Kentucky

2.41%

2.40%

7.13%

6.74%

3.24%

2.44%

Mississippi

1.51%

1.72%

6.65%

4.92%

3.24%

1.75%

Tennessee

1.18%

1.25%

3.57%

5.08%

1.72%

1.41%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

1.81%

2.14%

5.57%

6.41%

3.25%

2.06%

Louisiana

1.36%

1.83%

6.07%

5.90%

2.36%

1.48%

Oklahoma

1.83%

1.99%

4.50%

5.28%

*

3.22%

2.06%

Texas

1.80%

2.06%

2.33%

3.13%

2.37%

2.10%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

1.49%

1.81%

9.30%

*

5.15%

4.52%

1.34%

Colorado

2.19%

2.28%

5.46%

8.95%

*

4.11%

2.14%

Idaho

2.81%

3.24%

4.32%

11.25%

*

6.21%

*

2.64%

Montana

3.12%

3.01%

6.84%

6.62%

5.43%

2.12%

Nevada

2.40%

2.85%

3.62%

4.27%

2.93%

3.05%

New Mexico

1.51%

1.66%

5.94%

9.50%

*

2.58%

1.86%

Utah

2.48%

2.70%

7.45%

7.34%

5.37%

2.69%

Wyoming

2.57%

2.61%

10.24%

*

4.54%

4.07%

2.73%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

2.65%

2.77%

4.20%

6.55%

*

7.22%

2.69%

California

0.77%

0.82%

3.22%

2.06%

2.01%

0.83%

Hawaii

1.94%

2.04%

2.31%

5.27%

4.48%

1.93%

Oregon

1.38%

2.14%

4.25%

7.33%

3.98%

1.81%

Washington

2.70%

3.04%

3.79%

4.96%

5.01%

*

2.73%

 
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.