Table VII.E.3(2005) Percent of total premiums contributed by employees enrolled in employee-plus-one 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

22.9%

22.5%

25.2%

25.9%

27.7%

22.3%

 
New England:
Connecticut

18.8%

19.1%

13.8%

29.1%

*

19.3%

*

18.8%

Maine

27.3%

27.1%

27.0%

29.0%

*

30.7%

27.1%

Massachusetts

23.8%

24.8%

17.7%

*

27.0%

*

24.9%

23.7%

New Hampshire

25.3%

25.3%

25.8%

25.3%

29.7%

24.8%

Rhode Island

15.9%

15.1%

25.3%

23.0%

*

32.6%

14.7%

Vermont

20.3%

19.9%

17.6%

*

26.6%

*

30.9%

19.3%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

20.9%

19.3%

30.3%

21.9%

14.6%

*

22.1%

New York

21.8%

20.9%

17.5%

*

45.8%

20.2%

22.0%

Pennsylvania

19.0%

18.3%

20.1%

33.7%

25.5%

17.9%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

20.7%

19.8%

27.1%

30.0%

20.8%

20.7%

Indiana

19.6%

19.5%

21.1%

19.2%

26.3%

18.5%

Michigan

16.1%

15.9%

13.6%

19.4%

*

28.6%

15.4%

Ohio

19.1%

17.6%

32.7%

25.1%

*

34.4%

17.3%

Wisconsin

20.9%

21.7%

21.8%

9.0%

*

19.4%

21.0%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

27.5%

27.3%

25.4%

35.7%

31.3%

27.1%

Kansas

27.8%

27.5%

30.8%

24.7%

30.5%

27.5%

Minnesota

24.1%

23.2%

26.7%

32.2%

30.1%

23.6%

Missouri

23.4%

22.7%

27.2%

22.8%

*

23.8%

23.3%

Nebraska

23.1%

23.3%

26.6%

12.0%

*

19.6%

23.5%

North Dakota

28.3%

27.7%

23.3%

55.6%

28.7%

28.2%

South Dakota

25.0%

23.1%

31.0%

28.9%

28.9%

24.7%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

18.7%

18.9%

19.1%

13.8%

*

13.7%

*

19.3%

District of Columbia

26.9%

25.8%

39.7%

65.3%

*

7.5%

*

27.7%

Florida

27.6%

26.6%

32.0%

33.4%

38.1%

26.1%

Georgia

24.5%

24.9%

21.3%

25.3%

34.1%

23.7%

Maryland

23.5%

23.8%

19.3%

26.2%

27.1%

23.0%

North Carolina

27.3%

26.4%

37.1%

29.0%

*

26.9%

27.3%

South Carolina

25.7%

26.0%

23.9%

*

25.6%

26.6%

25.4%

Virginia

23.1%

22.3%

32.1%

22.6%

32.5%

21.5%

West Virginia

20.7%

20.2%

23.9%

20.2%

*

25.7%

19.5%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

28.7%

27.0%

39.5%

35.0%

35.2%

24.7%

Kentucky

23.3%

22.7%

23.9%

30.7%

30.4%

22.6%

Mississippi

28.2%

27.7%

35.7%

27.8%

*

35.5%

26.7%

Tennessee

24.8%

24.8%

23.0%

31.4%

*

33.2%

23.5%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

28.5%

28.3%

27.5%

37.1%

32.2%

26.6%

Louisiana

29.6%

29.7%

31.1%

23.8%

28.2%

29.9%

Oklahoma

24.3%

23.4%

32.5%

20.9%

*

26.9%

23.8%

Texas

24.5%

24.5%

22.1%

29.7%

31.3%

23.4%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

25.2%

25.6%

22.2%

*

23.5%

*

19.9%

25.9%

Colorado

28.5%

28.3%

28.6%

33.2%

33.5%

27.7%

Idaho

22.4%

20.1%

31.4%

41.3%

26.4%

21.8%

Montana

27.3%

29.8%

14.8%

25.7%

37.4%

24.1%

Nevada

23.2%

23.2%

24.6%

21.4%

*

26.0%

22.8%

New Mexico

27.9%

27.3%

38.7%

27.4%

*

36.1%

26.4%

Utah

22.8%

23.2%

19.9%

21.3%

22.6%

22.8%

Wyoming

19.6%

18.7%

32.4%

28.4%

23.2%

*

19.4%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

26.3%

26.0%

33.3%

34.8%

43.2%

25.5%

California

23.0%

23.0%

23.4%

21.2%

26.6%

22.5%

Hawaii

24.0%

22.9%

28.9%

30.3%

32.7%

22.4%

Oregon

26.5%

25.0%

39.4%

18.0%

*

20.2%

27.3%

Washington

20.0%

19.8%

16.7%

*

31.5%

33.6%

18.6%

 
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.E.3(2005) Standard error for percent of total premiums contributed by employees enrolled in employee-plus-one 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

0.39%

0.47%

0.76%

1.72%

0.70%

0.42%

 
New England:
Connecticut

0.97%

1.38%

3.06%

9.87%

*

6.06%

*

1.01%

Maine

1.54%

1.41%

4.85%

9.75%

*

5.65%

1.35%

Massachusetts

2.20%

2.09%

9.19%

*

8.14%

*

7.32%

2.12%

New Hampshire

0.78%

0.80%

5.85%

4.88%

5.10%

0.96%

Rhode Island

2.14%

1.86%

6.87%

11.39%

*

8.93%

1.87%

Vermont

1.69%

1.67%

5.86%

*

8.53%

*

6.39%

1.69%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

1.74%

1.62%

5.98%

5.01%

6.54%

*

1.95%

New York

1.89%

1.62%

5.41%

*

8.76%

5.09%

1.91%

Pennsylvania

1.90%

1.97%

4.79%

7.84%

4.06%

1.81%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

1.90%

2.01%

4.37%

6.63%

3.99%

2.14%

Indiana

1.62%

1.88%

4.11%

4.99%

4.75%

1.73%

Michigan

1.17%

1.36%

2.56%

6.69%

*

6.09%

1.14%

Ohio

1.19%

1.14%

5.27%

9.81%

*

10.11%

1.35%

Wisconsin

1.77%

1.58%

6.38%

5.41%

*

5.63%

1.69%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

1.71%

1.89%

5.14%

8.74%

5.18%

1.85%

Kansas

2.26%

2.64%

5.82%

5.51%

6.27%

2.26%

Minnesota

1.90%

2.08%

4.74%

6.09%

5.98%

1.94%

Missouri

2.22%

2.33%

6.65%

9.08%

*

3.52%

2.28%

Nebraska

0.81%

1.34%

7.58%

6.57%

*

4.22%

0.79%

North Dakota

2.51%

2.49%

6.36%

14.20%

8.48%

3.40%

South Dakota

1.37%

1.78%

6.44%

7.74%

7.67%

1.46%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

2.13%

2.20%

5.28%

4.43%

*

5.21%

*

1.95%

District of Columbia

2.49%

2.56%

8.72%

20.04%

*

6.11%

*

2.42%

Florida

1.21%

1.34%

4.30%

9.66%

5.62%

1.32%

Georgia

1.45%

1.75%

5.39%

6.65%

7.05%

1.39%

Maryland

2.32%

2.89%

3.03%

7.01%

5.93%

2.16%

North Carolina

2.28%

2.43%

8.49%

9.41%

*

5.11%

2.77%

South Carolina

1.55%

1.45%

7.38%

*

7.15%

3.90%

2.19%

Virginia

2.41%

2.33%

7.46%

6.15%

6.21%

2.41%

West Virginia

1.45%

1.63%

5.92%

8.19%

*

5.18%

1.48%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

2.33%

1.95%

10.26%

9.36%

5.99%

2.12%

Kentucky

1.90%

2.33%

5.07%

8.15%

5.54%

2.36%

Mississippi

2.45%

2.55%

8.28%

8.85%

*

4.92%

2.68%

Tennessee

1.34%

1.60%

3.25%

9.52%

*

5.25%

1.44%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

2.86%

3.12%

7.70%

9.36%

3.23%

4.29%

Louisiana

2.25%

2.49%

7.12%

6.22%

3.90%

2.93%

Oklahoma

1.68%

1.74%

5.96%

11.27%

*

4.31%

1.49%

Texas

1.49%

1.54%

3.12%

6.15%

3.33%

1.44%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

1.32%

1.34%

6.69%

*

7.41%

*

5.05%

1.37%

Colorado

2.75%

3.16%

4.78%

7.94%

8.16%

3.01%

Idaho

2.28%

1.43%

6.85%

10.63%

6.78%

2.55%

Montana

2.24%

2.80%

3.62%

6.52%

7.48%

1.88%

Nevada

2.01%

2.23%

4.18%

9.83%

*

6.00%

2.40%

New Mexico

2.69%

3.07%

8.52%

12.49%

*

3.63%

2.95%

Utah

1.91%

2.18%

3.50%

6.06%

4.96%

2.08%

Wyoming

2.41%

2.78%

8.46%

7.71%

7.63%

*

2.79%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

1.74%

1.72%

7.02%

9.79%

9.55%

1.42%

California

1.44%

1.65%

1.97%

3.01%

1.87%

1.66%

Hawaii

2.01%

2.02%

4.72%

7.91%

3.37%

1.97%

Oregon

1.78%

1.68%

6.93%

7.35%

*

4.76%

2.11%

Washington

1.60%

1.70%

6.48%

*

6.04%

7.53%

1.31%

 
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.