Table VII.B.4.b.(1).(a)(2008) Percent of private-sector part-time employees eligible for health insurance that are enrolled in health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2008

 

 

 

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

52.3%

53.2%

53.3%

50.9%

34.4%

63.6%

 

New England:

Connecticut

61.0%

48.3%

66.8%

57.1%

34.2%

*

72.1%

Maine

38.7%

58.9%

22.3%

*

45.6%

22.9%

*

57.7%

Massachusetts

43.0%

48.7%

44.4%

33.5%

*

22.3%

*

49.9%

New Hampshire

50.4%

51.1%

62.7%

46.6%

22.6%

62.9%

Rhode Island

57.2%

40.3%

63.0%

49.8%

40.1%

*

62.9%

Vermont

58.0%

49.8%

64.5%

53.9%

20.1%

*

68.7%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

47.8%

42.0%

59.8%

36.4%

*

26.2%

*

54.9%

New York

43.0%

50.7%

30.6%

46.9%

31.7%

50.5%

Pennsylvania

47.3%

58.1%

37.0%

48.6%

39.8%

52.3%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

71.0%

69.5%

49.1%

78.5%

32.3%

*

79.9%

Indiana

43.4%

37.5%

36.3%

47.2%

21.0%

*

67.4%

Michigan

52.1%

59.6%

47.5%

49.6%

36.1%

*

59.8%

Ohio

53.7%

54.1%

62.2%

46.8%

37.4%

63.7%

Wisconsin

47.9%

47.2%

30.0%

60.9%

48.2%

47.9%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

64.1%

55.2%

77.3%

49.4%

45.9%

70.9%

Kansas

42.1%

43.7%

45.2%

36.1%

34.3%

49.0%

Minnesota

63.5%

69.0%

48.1%

75.9%

31.4%

*

79.4%

Missouri

57.9%

45.2%

69.1%

56.1%

51.5%

63.0%

Nebraska

42.4%

58.3%

46.3%

29.7%

*

14.9%

*

60.2%

North Dakota

57.2%

54.7%

54.3%

62.2%

51.0%

62.7%

South Dakota

42.3%

42.6%

45.9%

38.2%

*

29.6%

*

49.3%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

51.0%

57.8%

50.1%

46.6%

39.0%

64.5%

District of Columbia

48.8%

58.2%

37.8%

*

43.7%

35.2%

*

50.9%

Florida

49.4%

56.3%

32.4%

*

55.9%

38.4%

63.9%

Georgia

38.2%

51.3%

46.4%

20.6%

*

20.9%

47.4%

Maryland

53.3%

47.3%

41.2%

59.3%

24.4%

*

65.1%

North Carolina

22.1%

40.8%

21.4%

*

14.0%

*

10.2%

*

43.2%

South Carolina

27.1%

50.4%

26.7%

*

10.8%

*

15.5%

*

43.7%

Virginia

62.4%

48.9%

59.9%

72.5%

61.3%

62.6%

West Virginia

32.6%

44.1%

45.8%

17.1%

*

19.2%

47.1%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

39.6%

55.1%

52.0%

16.9%

19.3%

*

68.7%

Kentucky

42.2%

51.5%

41.1%

39.2%

36.8%

48.4%

Mississippi

27.0%

60.9%

37.9%

11.8%

*

16.2%

*

60.8%

Tennessee

47.2%

42.3%

65.1%

23.3%

*

31.6%

*

64.9%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

39.8%

49.4%

48.7%

32.0%

*

22.6%

*

60.8%

Louisiana

59.6%

30.9%

72.1%

56.2%

57.4%

62.9%

Oklahoma

68.8%

50.2%

91.1%

20.7%

*

68.0%

71.0%

Texas

53.0%

47.6%

59.4%

46.8%

40.6%

66.7%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

46.6%

54.6%

54.5%

36.1%

31.8%

60.7%

Colorado

55.7%

51.3%

59.9%

57.6%

34.7%

*

61.3%

Idaho

81.0%

61.7%

35.3%

*

87.6%

25.2%

*

86.6%

Montana

47.3%

57.9%

46.1%

45.5%

51.7%

44.8%

Nevada

36.2%

45.5%

67.5%

30.7%

*

22.6%

*

54.9%

New Mexico

40.5%

40.5%

31.5%

55.6%

40.3%

40.8%

Utah

60.3%

61.7%

66.9%

43.6%

29.8%

*

68.3%

Wyoming

61.6%

65.7%

55.7%

*

60.9%

29.2%

*

77.2%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

60.4%

74.1%

66.9%

45.2%

38.9%

*

73.2%

California

63.7%

53.7%

70.0%

62.9%

44.1%

72.4%

Hawaii

76.1%

79.7%

68.3%

78.2%

81.1%

73.4%

Oregon

75.8%

75.9%

79.5%

69.2%

58.8%

80.3%

Washington

70.0%

60.8%

77.5%

70.0%

50.6%

74.0%

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 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.B.4.b.(1).(a)(2008) Standard error for percent of private-sector part-time employees eligible for health insurance that are enrolled in health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2008

 

 

 

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

2.29%

2.08%

1.86%

4.16%

2.32%

1.67%

 

New England:

Connecticut

9.37%

4.92%

11.15%

14.30%

14.01%

*

8.54%

Maine

5.63%

6.92%

8.31%

*

11.23%

8.79%

*

5.17%

Massachusetts

5.85%

8.33%

9.42%

12.30%

*

14.81%

*

5.24%

New Hampshire

5.20%

9.87%

9.66%

7.38%

4.94%

7.36%

Rhode Island

6.76%

10.60%

8.39%

10.91%

13.35%

*

6.58%

Vermont

5.24%

5.81%

12.30%

12.59%

8.65%

*

6.42%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

6.69%

6.97%

13.29%

11.35%

*

11.60%

*

7.26%

New York

4.11%

5.25%

6.60%

7.11%

7.62%

3.55%

Pennsylvania

4.35%

4.23%

6.98%

9.90%

8.47%

3.91%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

7.74%

7.25%

11.35%

14.25%

10.11%

*

6.60%

Indiana

6.71%

7.53%

10.34%

12.83%

10.28%

*

8.72%

Michigan

6.01%

7.05%

13.09%

11.40%

11.41%

*

6.94%

Ohio

4.66%

6.88%

9.71%

7.56%

6.23%

5.82%

Wisconsin

4.30%

7.71%

6.03%

9.05%

10.94%

5.98%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

6.93%

9.30%

10.51%

11.73%

11.45%

8.84%

Kansas

4.21%

9.93%

9.64%

8.67%

5.23%

9.35%

Minnesota

7.45%

7.50%

9.58%

9.77%

9.72%

*

5.69%

Missouri

8.99%

5.99%

16.77%

11.69%

10.08%

8.56%

Nebraska

6.82%

8.75%

10.11%

11.86%

*

6.74%

*

5.13%

North Dakota

5.88%

11.20%

9.73%

12.95%

10.78%

5.68%

South Dakota

6.82%

10.80%

10.62%

12.69%

*

11.14%

*

8.84%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

6.43%

9.29%

14.35%

11.95%

10.44%

5.91%

District of Columbia

5.25%

5.87%

14.59%

*

12.58%

11.47%

*

6.20%

Florida

5.15%

8.37%

10.19%

*

8.77%

7.71%

6.04%

Georgia

6.60%

8.42%

12.13%

6.66%

*

5.78%

9.04%

Maryland

6.97%

4.90%

9.64%

14.45%

9.34%

*

8.37%

North Carolina

6.55%

6.72%

11.95%

*

8.94%

*

8.46%

*

7.67%

South Carolina

5.36%

8.97%

11.55%

*

3.97%

*

6.46%

*

7.64%

Virginia

7.20%

7.04%

12.17%

18.01%

13.89%

7.96%

West Virginia

4.81%

8.87%

12.80%

6.99%

*

5.59%

7.57%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

6.48%

11.56%

8.80%

4.65%

5.84%

*

9.66%

Kentucky

6.96%

6.97%

10.75%

11.74%

9.59%

5.01%

Mississippi

5.69%

11.20%

10.64%

5.35%

*

6.12%

*

11.66%

Tennessee

7.54%

5.62%

15.05%

13.25%

*

10.50%

*

9.68%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

8.56%

9.41%

12.64%

17.06%

*

11.53%

*

9.09%

Louisiana

8.12%

9.08%

16.55%

13.83%

13.03%

12.92%

Oklahoma

9.86%

12.31%

19.92%

16.02%

*

16.12%

12.55%

Texas

6.40%

7.55%

8.29%

11.67%

9.44%

6.78%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

7.29%

10.37%

11.55%

8.58%

8.21%

8.61%

Colorado

6.16%

7.82%

10.88%

14.38%

11.16%

*

7.72%

Idaho

9.61%

7.16%

11.91%

*

17.65%

11.03%

*

7.46%

Montana

7.73%

9.19%

11.55%

10.04%

11.69%

9.38%

Nevada

8.04%

8.96%

17.37%

11.66%

*

16.08%

*

11.02%

New Mexico

5.78%

10.74%

9.31%

11.80%

7.76%

9.05%

Utah

5.55%

10.46%

17.57%

12.98%

10.38%

*

5.71%

Wyoming

10.40%

10.51%

16.88%

*

16.88%

13.01%

*

9.41%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

5.25%

5.91%

15.69%

13.29%

11.83%

*

5.17%

California

3.17%

5.84%

5.66%

6.47%

7.34%

2.70%

Hawaii

4.07%

5.37%

7.68%

6.79%

8.05%

3.88%

Oregon

5.49%

9.13%

5.05%

9.90%

11.93%

5.50%

Washington

6.16%

8.13%

11.19%

15.23%

14.61%

6.34%

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 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.