Table VII.E.3(2006) 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, 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

23.8%

23.7%

23.8%

27.2%

27.1%

23.3%

 

New England:

Connecticut

22.0%

21.6%

24.7%

24.0%

20.2%

22.2%

Maine

32.1%

32.7%

29.2%

17.6%

37.8%

31.6%

Massachusetts

23.0%

22.0%

28.8%

34.6%

14.2%

*

24.1%

New Hampshire

33.0%

34.5%

25.6%

*

26.1%

*

31.4%

33.2%

Rhode Island

26.0%

27.6%

17.0%

24.1%

27.2%

25.7%

Vermont

22.3%

22.4%

24.7%

20.5%

22.6%

22.2%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

21.8%

22.8%

16.1%

*

22.5%

*

38.7%

20.6%

New York

19.1%

18.7%

22.7%

30.1%

27.1%

18.4%

Pennsylvania

20.5%

20.8%

15.0%

29.6%

26.0%

19.8%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

21.8%

21.9%

17.7%

26.7%

*

21.3%

21.8%

Indiana

25.3%

25.7%

17.8%

24.8%

*

24.2%

25.4%

Michigan

15.3%

14.7%

16.6%

30.2%

27.0%

14.0%

Ohio

21.4%

20.3%

26.8%

45.8%

34.1%

19.7%

Wisconsin

22.7%

22.4%

20.4%

31.7%

19.7%

23.2%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

25.3%

25.0%

27.2%

26.8%

24.9%

25.4%

Kansas

25.6%

25.9%

24.3%

23.6%

25.8%

25.6%

Minnesota

23.7%

23.6%

21.1%

*

30.9%

23.6%

23.7%

Missouri

24.4%

25.5%

19.9%

29.4%

25.0%

24.2%

Nebraska

23.1%

22.3%

29.4%

30.1%

36.0%

22.5%

North Dakota

25.6%

26.1%

21.4%

*

21.3%

*

23.6%

26.2%

South Dakota

25.8%

25.1%

29.5%

*

24.1%

21.4%

*

26.8%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

21.2%

20.9%

18.9%

*

40.2%

30.2%

*

20.1%

District of Columbia

19.1%

18.4%

56.7%

16.7%

30.6%

*

18.4%

Florida

29.9%

31.0%

25.2%

23.2%

*

31.1%

29.7%

Georgia

26.7%

26.8%

21.0%

36.7%

29.2%

26.4%

Maryland

26.0%

26.0%

25.6%

26.3%

32.3%

25.2%

North Carolina

24.2%

23.6%

36.3%

28.8%

27.0%

23.8%

South Carolina

26.0%

25.7%

26.0%

*

42.8%

24.5%

26.4%

Virginia

28.0%

26.8%

38.6%

35.9%

31.4%

27.3%

West Virginia

20.5%

19.5%

21.5%

*

31.4%

23.6%

19.3%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

25.3%

24.4%

29.7%

42.9%

22.9%

26.0%

Kentucky

22.1%

22.3%

21.4%

21.3%

25.6%

21.1%

Mississippi

26.8%

26.5%

33.0%

12.0%

*

25.0%

27.4%

Tennessee

25.0%

24.7%

28.0%

33.0%

29.3%

23.8%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

26.4%

26.2%

27.1%

38.0%

27.5%

26.1%

Louisiana

31.0%

31.4%

38.3%

17.3%

28.0%

31.6%

Oklahoma

22.3%

21.0%

30.5%

32.4%

29.1%

20.5%

Texas

25.1%

24.7%

28.9%

32.7%

27.8%

24.7%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

24.3%

24.7%

19.0%

*

25.1%

23.0%

24.5%

Colorado

25.1%

25.4%

26.5%

14.6%

*

22.2%

25.5%

Idaho

30.2%

21.2%

23.9%

*

65.3%

39.2%

24.7%

Montana

28.3%

26.8%

32.5%

37.9%

28.7%

28.0%

Nevada

24.7%

23.8%

34.5%

31.5%

29.4%

24.1%

New Mexico

26.4%

26.6%

24.1%

25.0%

*

24.2%

*

27.1%

Utah

23.5%

24.2%

25.8%

13.5%

*

19.0%

24.1%

Wyoming

20.7%

19.8%

35.4%

19.8%

*

34.9%

19.7%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

26.1%

22.6%

62.1%

27.8%

34.5%

25.5%

California

24.9%

25.3%

28.3%

14.9%

*

28.7%

24.6%

Hawaii

26.8%

26.5%

19.0%

*

42.0%

42.4%

23.6%

Oregon

23.2%

21.2%

27.4%

40.4%

32.3%

21.4%

Washington

25.5%

25.1%

26.9%

30.5%

15.9%

*

27.4%

 

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.E.3(2006) 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, 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

0.36%

0.37%

0.86%

1.25%

1.12%

0.40%

 

New England:

Connecticut

1.40%

1.98%

4.37%

4.83%

3.09%

1.51%

Maine

1.74%

2.26%

6.67%

5.13%

9.22%

1.78%

Massachusetts

1.88%

1.94%

4.28%

7.91%

6.30%

*

1.47%

New Hampshire

3.46%

4.13%

8.31%

*

9.51%

*

4.78%

3.66%

Rhode Island

1.94%

2.16%

5.10%

6.48%

7.13%

2.03%

Vermont

1.67%

1.49%

7.13%

3.78%

6.76%

1.72%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

1.14%

1.83%

4.88%

*

10.05%

*

7.70%

1.11%

New York

1.63%

1.79%

5.06%

7.42%

2.73%

1.87%

Pennsylvania

1.78%

2.30%

2.28%

6.20%

3.08%

1.92%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

1.39%

1.42%

4.54%

8.29%

*

2.76%

1.49%

Indiana

2.94%

3.09%

4.18%

8.00%

*

4.22%

3.12%

Michigan

1.88%

1.85%

3.42%

8.13%

5.19%

1.77%

Ohio

1.61%

1.85%

6.11%

9.50%

4.74%

1.83%

Wisconsin

1.32%

1.45%

4.96%

8.19%

5.28%

1.70%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

1.73%

2.51%

6.28%

6.25%

3.54%

2.28%

Kansas

1.50%

1.82%

5.03%

7.03%

5.82%

1.91%

Minnesota

1.85%

2.22%

8.29%

*

7.85%

5.24%

1.86%

Missouri

2.12%

2.53%

3.08%

7.00%

2.78%

2.36%

Nebraska

1.48%

1.67%

6.04%

7.56%

6.38%

1.58%

North Dakota

1.40%

1.75%

6.94%

*

9.96%

*

3.97%

2.17%

South Dakota

1.75%

3.01%

10.11%

*

6.36%

8.74%

*

3.54%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

1.64%

1.73%

6.16%

*

10.58%

9.83%

*

1.81%

District of Columbia

1.66%

1.74%

13.66%

4.96%

9.20%

*

1.86%

Florida

1.64%

2.48%

4.82%

7.27%

*

3.24%

1.98%

Georgia

1.35%

1.34%

5.14%

9.64%

4.86%

1.53%

Maryland

2.00%

1.99%

3.74%

6.02%

5.21%

2.56%

North Carolina

1.51%

1.58%

7.08%

6.06%

5.06%

2.37%

South Carolina

2.27%

2.23%

8.95%

*

12.59%

4.79%

2.29%

Virginia

2.32%

3.13%

8.01%

8.28%

4.25%

2.63%

West Virginia

2.22%

2.59%

9.33%

*

8.14%

5.34%

2.54%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

2.28%

2.36%

6.86%

12.00%

3.65%

2.67%

Kentucky

1.75%

1.82%

4.35%

5.36%

4.07%

2.03%

Mississippi

1.50%

1.68%

7.96%

7.24%

*

3.83%

1.43%

Tennessee

2.08%

2.04%

7.43%

8.69%

3.29%

2.38%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.28%

2.30%

6.58%

8.21%

4.42%

2.91%

Louisiana

2.91%

3.04%

8.86%

4.54%

3.88%

3.15%

Oklahoma

1.84%

2.29%

6.81%

4.46%

3.73%

1.44%

Texas

1.23%

1.30%

8.48%

3.31%

3.01%

1.25%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

1.88%

1.98%

7.18%

*

6.40%

5.33%

2.61%

Colorado

2.05%

2.02%

6.81%

5.40%

*

4.80%

2.14%

Idaho

2.59%

2.45%

10.36%

*

16.54%

8.50%

2.37%

Montana

2.16%

2.15%

6.18%

10.12%

6.51%

1.60%

Nevada

2.12%

2.15%

6.52%

9.19%

3.70%

2.19%

New Mexico

1.73%

2.06%

6.10%

11.18%

*

8.90%

*

1.83%

Utah

1.30%

1.68%

4.58%

4.50%

*

4.05%

1.38%

Wyoming

3.30%

3.24%

8.24%

9.98%

*

6.36%

3.44%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

3.25%

1.98%

15.05%

7.25%

9.93%

3.63%

California

0.87%

1.06%

4.33%

4.51%

*

2.73%

1.02%

Hawaii

1.75%

2.10%

8.74%

*

7.05%

6.71%

1.50%

Oregon

1.14%

1.36%

4.76%

9.77%

5.37%

1.53%

Washington

2.20%

2.57%

5.11%

6.84%

5.32%

*

2.19%

 

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.