Table VII.A.2.b(2006) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer at least one health insurance plan that required no contribution from the employee for single coverage by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2006

 

 

 

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

41.2%

42.2%

41.5%

34.2%

29.2%

45.0%

 

New England:

Connecticut

42.0%

34.8%

41.8%

69.0%

21.9%

44.9%

Maine

43.1%

43.2%

42.3%

43.4%

38.8%

44.2%

Massachusetts

29.5%

27.4%

32.5%

37.0%

21.8%

*

30.8%

New Hampshire

36.3%

39.8%

34.7%

22.0%

*

16.9%

42.3%

Rhode Island

41.2%

44.9%

28.9%

34.2%

27.8%

*

44.2%

Vermont

40.6%

39.7%

61.3%

28.8%

31.8%

42.9%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

52.2%

52.4%

50.0%

53.0%

40.8%

54.6%

New York

44.8%

46.6%

36.8%

42.3%

40.8%

45.7%

Pennsylvania

42.8%

42.5%

45.8%

40.0%

39.0%

43.9%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

35.0%

34.4%

40.9%

31.4%

*

35.0%

35.0%

Indiana

30.0%

31.0%

39.5%

*

16.0%

*

20.6%

*

34.0%

Michigan

44.1%

44.9%

46.9%

34.7%

35.2%

47.0%

Ohio

35.1%

38.1%

21.9%

31.9%

25.2%

39.0%

Wisconsin

35.6%

36.6%

39.9%

28.2%

26.6%

38.6%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

33.6%

34.9%

26.2%

*

33.7%

34.5%

33.2%

Kansas

40.9%

40.8%

38.1%

44.4%

40.3%

41.2%

Minnesota

37.1%

38.1%

32.4%

*

37.0%

36.2%

37.3%

Missouri

44.1%

44.7%

48.3%

35.8%

34.0%

48.6%

Nebraska

26.2%

24.5%

29.3%

30.7%

*

19.7%

*

28.7%

North Dakota

47.5%

46.3%

49.4%

51.5%

42.7%

49.2%

South Dakota

33.7%

33.4%

53.0%

15.9%

*

30.2%

35.5%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

39.9%

42.1%

38.7%

30.9%

22.2%

45.5%

District of Columbia

42.9%

44.1%

42.6%

*

29.0%

*

14.8%

*

48.2%

Florida

37.4%

40.8%

28.8%

19.5%

*

23.1%

42.0%

Georgia

39.7%

42.3%

39.0%

*

20.6%

*

18.0%

*

47.1%

Maryland

44.9%

41.6%

59.3%

43.0%

27.2%

*

50.2%

North Carolina

41.2%

46.8%

29.4%

18.5%

*

12.9%

*

50.9%

South Carolina

32.2%

30.9%

37.8%

*

35.6%

*

21.9%

37.6%

Virginia

34.5%

35.9%

35.9%

21.8%

*

19.8%

40.1%

West Virginia

27.9%

30.1%

26.1%

*

14.8%

*

21.5%

32.8%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

31.6%

33.9%

33.8%

*

12.9%

*

22.0%

38.2%

Kentucky

35.9%

38.9%

30.6%

*

27.8%

*

18.7%

47.0%

Mississippi

38.3%

40.5%

33.9%

*

26.7%

*

23.8%

*

47.1%

Tennessee

31.9%

28.1%

46.8%

49.5%

29.6%

33.0%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

31.0%

31.8%

39.7%

*

19.0%

*

17.6%

39.5%

Louisiana

35.9%

39.9%

33.6%

10.3%

*

25.9%

41.7%

Oklahoma

48.7%

54.2%

35.7%

*

21.3%

*

29.1%

58.4%

Texas

39.2%

42.2%

33.2%

26.3%

23.2%

45.5%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

36.3%

35.4%

61.9%

9.3%

*

20.6%

41.8%

Colorado

42.6%

43.5%

39.3%

41.0%

38.2%

44.1%

Idaho

49.2%

55.4%

35.8%

29.8%

38.5%

52.3%

Montana

43.8%

43.3%

39.7%

53.3%

45.8%

42.8%

Nevada

36.3%

40.6%

23.8%

*

28.0%

*

15.7%

*

45.1%

New Mexico

34.9%

37.4%

29.0%

*

24.3%

*

21.3%

41.3%

Utah

38.6%

36.8%

45.0%

43.6%

24.0%

*

42.4%

Wyoming

52.6%

56.2%

35.1%

*

42.9%

41.9%

55.5%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

38.6%

39.8%

34.6%

*

32.0%

*

26.6%

*

40.5%

California

51.2%

51.3%

59.1%

38.6%

37.3%

54.4%

Hawaii

70.6%

72.4%

69.2%

64.3%

61.7%

73.7%

Oregon

54.4%

54.2%

60.1%

48.3%

43.5%

57.2%

Washington

48.0%

46.8%

47.7%

58.3%

32.6%

*

50.6%

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 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.A.2.b(2006) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer at least one health insurance plan that required no contribution from the employee for single coverage by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2006

 

 

 

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

0.59%

0.77%

1.22%

1.50%

1.13%

0.95%

 

New England:

Connecticut

4.69%

3.10%

8.74%

14.89%

6.33%

5.44%

Maine

4.29%

5.80%

4.77%

7.06%

6.56%

4.60%

Massachusetts

3.36%

3.86%

5.40%

6.99%

7.93%

*

3.82%

New Hampshire

3.03%

3.80%

5.98%

7.31%

*

4.24%

4.18%

Rhode Island

3.10%

4.84%

7.44%

10.23%

8.43%

*

3.99%

Vermont

2.25%

2.79%

9.83%

6.60%

7.94%

2.83%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

3.08%

3.59%

11.17%

10.40%

12.19%

3.50%

New York

2.25%

2.20%

5.99%

7.11%

6.59%

2.79%

Pennsylvania

2.86%

3.70%

5.92%

10.01%

5.76%

4.08%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

3.14%

3.62%

8.45%

10.64%

*

7.17%

3.76%

Indiana

5.06%

5.35%

12.21%

*

6.62%

*

7.00%

*

5.22%

Michigan

2.35%

2.92%

7.85%

9.42%

5.54%

2.96%

Ohio

2.36%

3.18%

6.05%

8.21%

6.19%

3.09%

Wisconsin

2.79%

3.26%

8.13%

7.28%

5.41%

3.70%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

4.08%

5.80%

9.53%

*

8.40%

4.41%

4.80%

Kansas

3.64%

4.23%

10.51%

12.42%

8.52%

2.79%

Minnesota

2.92%

3.57%

10.79%

*

8.92%

7.83%

3.49%

Missouri

2.22%

3.07%

8.40%

10.73%

5.46%

3.29%

Nebraska

2.45%

4.46%

7.64%

12.39%

*

5.95%

*

4.18%

North Dakota

2.40%

3.53%

8.54%

12.10%

6.96%

3.03%

South Dakota

2.77%

4.28%

12.52%

7.98%

*

4.96%

3.08%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

3.32%

4.38%

10.25%

9.04%

5.72%

4.07%

District of Columbia

3.72%

3.60%

13.30%

*

13.17%

*

10.46%

*

3.84%

Florida

3.27%

3.31%

5.73%

10.07%

*

2.84%

3.73%

Georgia

2.18%

3.25%

13.92%

*

10.26%

*

6.12%

*

2.84%

Maryland

3.20%

4.92%

8.73%

11.19%

8.23%

*

2.45%

North Carolina

2.74%

3.23%

7.42%

6.28%

*

4.51%

*

2.18%

South Carolina

3.99%

2.81%

13.43%

*

12.43%

*

5.82%

4.28%

Virginia

3.05%

3.46%

10.45%

8.30%

*

4.42%

4.43%

West Virginia

3.39%

4.04%

8.94%

*

12.75%

*

4.63%

3.30%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

4.51%

5.71%

10.28%

*

9.91%

*

4.92%

5.38%

Kentucky

3.26%

3.56%

9.48%

*

14.68%

*

5.44%

4.10%

Mississippi

4.03%

3.91%

11.27%

*

12.68%

*

7.94%

*

5.05%

Tennessee

4.06%

4.08%

11.57%

12.18%

6.55%

4.75%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

4.66%

5.98%

13.14%

*

9.50%

*

4.80%

6.10%

Louisiana

2.90%

3.81%

8.45%

7.55%

*

6.06%

4.14%

Oklahoma

4.30%

5.34%

11.02%

*

10.68%

*

5.52%

4.46%

Texas

1.47%

3.25%

7.78%

5.86%

2.92%

2.81%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

2.66%

4.00%

12.62%

9.69%

*

5.87%

4.08%

Colorado

3.96%

4.09%

10.36%

10.85%

7.37%

4.40%

Idaho

3.34%

5.01%

8.81%

8.60%

7.65%

6.16%

Montana

3.58%

3.59%

7.17%

11.49%

5.43%

3.90%

Nevada

3.02%

2.41%

12.66%

*

13.09%

*

7.35%

*

3.92%

New Mexico

2.51%

3.74%

11.03%

*

8.41%

*

4.63%

4.07%

Utah

3.66%

4.18%

8.22%

12.15%

9.04%

*

3.99%

Wyoming

5.79%

6.02%

11.21%

*

11.55%

6.79%

6.40%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

3.36%

3.38%

12.07%

*

13.88%

*

8.37%

*

3.57%

California

1.70%

1.95%

4.50%

6.69%

5.41%

1.93%

Hawaii

2.86%

3.12%

5.62%

10.23%

5.27%

3.13%

Oregon

2.90%

3.02%

8.61%

8.07%

5.79%

3.47%

Washington

3.10%

3.58%

11.68%

12.17%

11.58%

*

2.60%

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 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.