Table VII.D.3(2008) Percent of total premiums contributed by employees enrolled in family coverage at private-sector 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

27.6%

27.4%

28.0%

31.5%

32.0%

27.0%

 

New England:

Connecticut

22.9%

24.2%

16.0%

22.4%

28.1%

22.5%

Maine

30.7%

31.2%

25.0%

*

29.8%

40.5%

29.5%

Massachusetts

24.4%

22.5%

30.6%

42.3%

29.9%

23.9%

New Hampshire

28.9%

28.7%

34.3%

25.5%

34.9%

28.4%

Rhode Island

22.1%

25.4%

14.9%

25.9%

41.4%

20.2%

Vermont

26.2%

24.7%

24.3%

48.2%

24.3%

26.4%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

25.7%

25.7%

24.4%

*

28.6%

31.7%

25.4%

New York

26.3%

26.2%

24.1%

32.2%

25.9%

26.4%

Pennsylvania

24.1%

23.9%

24.3%

29.6%

31.0%

23.5%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

26.7%

26.3%

33.3%

24.1%

*

32.3%

26.2%

Indiana

18.3%

16.5%

25.8%

32.6%

21.3%

17.9%

Michigan

22.3%

22.2%

22.4%

22.9%

28.3%

21.7%

Ohio

23.1%

22.4%

24.6%

35.6%

26.9%

22.5%

Wisconsin

25.5%

24.2%

34.3%

28.1%

29.8%

25.0%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

23.1%

22.3%

29.4%

24.4%

26.5%

22.7%

Kansas

25.3%

24.6%

28.1%

28.7%

*

26.3%

25.2%

Minnesota

24.0%

23.5%

27.2%

24.5%

37.3%

22.9%

Missouri

25.9%

25.2%

31.3%

27.0%

33.8%

24.7%

Nebraska

27.2%

27.4%

29.0%

22.7%

33.7%

26.1%

North Dakota

30.3%

31.4%

26.3%

26.0%

28.1%

30.7%

South Dakota

30.8%

29.9%

39.3%

33.9%

36.5%

30.0%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

25.2%

24.6%

36.7%

27.4%

*

31.8%

24.3%

District of Columbia

28.6%

28.0%

33.1%

32.4%

37.5%

28.1%

Florida

34.8%

33.9%

36.5%

45.1%

35.9%

34.4%

Georgia

32.7%

33.2%

26.9%

32.9%

35.8%

32.1%

Maryland

31.3%

32.8%

23.5%

20.8%

*

23.1%

32.2%

North Carolina

33.4%

33.4%

40.6%

25.6%

36.6%

33.1%

South Carolina

28.0%

27.5%

34.7%

24.6%

*

28.1%

28.0%

Virginia

32.3%

32.0%

31.9%

38.0%

43.0%

31.1%

West Virginia

23.7%

23.5%

28.1%

24.8%

28.8%

23.1%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

29.4%

28.9%

31.3%

39.6%

31.6%

29.1%

Kentucky

25.4%

23.7%

31.4%

50.7%

32.8%

24.2%

Mississippi

30.4%

30.5%

26.8%

35.0%

26.5%

31.3%

Tennessee

27.4%

27.7%

25.7%

23.9%

26.6%

27.5%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

27.5%

25.8%

40.7%

45.0%

32.4%

26.8%

Louisiana

32.2%

32.4%

28.0%

40.4%

32.6%

32.1%

Oklahoma

32.7%

32.9%

33.0%

26.3%

*

29.2%

33.8%

Texas

32.4%

32.7%

30.7%

28.2%

33.4%

32.2%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

33.6%

33.7%

33.2%

33.0%

34.5%

33.6%

Colorado

34.7%

35.2%

32.2%

34.9%

43.8%

33.9%

Idaho

23.6%

28.0%

34.6%

5.4%

*

44.5%

21.8%

Montana

33.4%

32.6%

30.9%

42.6%

40.6%

32.5%

Nevada

31.1%

29.5%

43.9%

29.3%

44.6%

28.4%

New Mexico

33.3%

34.4%

29.1%

18.5%

*

34.5%

33.1%

Utah

23.4%

23.3%

23.0%

*

33.6%

32.4%

22.8%

Wyoming

24.0%

23.5%

33.2%

18.0%

*

25.8%

23.8%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

24.3%

24.7%

20.1%

*

24.3%

*

29.6%

24.0%

California

27.7%

27.8%

25.4%

32.7%

32.8%

27.2%

Hawaii

23.5%

23.0%

21.4%

*

37.3%

34.6%

21.8%

Oregon

26.2%

26.4%

23.2%

39.3%

27.6%

26.1%

Washington

25.0%

23.7%

33.0%

40.9%

30.3%

24.5%

 

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.D.3(2008) Standard error for percent of total premiums contributed by employees enrolled in family coverage at private-sector 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

0.40%

0.39%

0.52%

1.08%

0.90%

0.39%

 

New England:

Connecticut

2.09%

2.00%

4.64%

4.68%

5.95%

2.09%

Maine

1.68%

1.87%

11.57%

*

8.47%

6.40%

2.07%

Massachusetts

1.00%

1.87%

5.48%

4.48%

2.63%

1.07%

New Hampshire

1.65%

1.64%

5.39%

4.06%

3.89%

1.63%

Rhode Island

1.90%

2.93%

3.81%

5.53%

6.45%

1.86%

Vermont

1.96%

2.25%

3.66%

11.48%

4.08%

1.95%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

2.91%

2.90%

10.15%

*

6.58%

9.20%

2.92%

New York

1.91%

2.15%

3.79%

4.94%

5.05%

1.78%

Pennsylvania

1.03%

1.14%

1.91%

5.47%

3.66%

0.96%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

0.86%

0.98%

5.99%

9.16%

*

2.05%

0.99%

Indiana

1.97%

1.82%

3.48%

6.78%

3.04%

1.98%

Michigan

1.38%

1.53%

3.97%

5.98%

4.39%

1.66%

Ohio

1.96%

2.34%

5.25%

5.47%

4.22%

1.94%

Wisconsin

1.56%

1.64%

5.84%

3.97%

3.96%

1.78%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

1.83%

1.68%

4.86%

7.02%

4.72%

1.95%

Kansas

1.49%

1.85%

3.55%

10.44%

*

2.81%

1.81%

Minnesota

1.78%

1.98%

2.71%

5.08%

2.95%

1.65%

Missouri

0.90%

0.78%

5.54%

7.38%

3.84%

0.70%

Nebraska

1.00%

1.06%

5.36%

3.62%

2.21%

0.89%

North Dakota

1.53%

2.04%

4.93%

5.17%

3.52%

2.16%

South Dakota

1.36%

1.46%

3.09%

5.65%

3.93%

1.69%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

2.56%

2.31%

6.79%

9.19%

*

4.50%

2.61%

District of Columbia

1.88%

2.07%

5.78%

6.34%

4.11%

1.94%

Florida

1.97%

2.29%

4.45%

8.10%

2.66%

2.39%

Georgia

2.50%

2.61%

5.31%

6.56%

5.51%

3.03%

Maryland

2.12%

2.52%

2.65%

6.31%

*

5.38%

1.96%

North Carolina

2.26%

2.31%

8.93%

4.97%

4.69%

2.60%

South Carolina

1.31%

1.53%

5.25%

7.60%

*

4.23%

1.31%

Virginia

1.42%

1.49%

5.60%

6.38%

4.07%

1.60%

West Virginia

2.99%

3.12%

7.57%

6.28%

3.91%

3.48%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

1.74%

1.82%

4.49%

7.37%

3.86%

1.91%

Kentucky

1.88%

1.86%

8.65%

8.86%

4.20%

1.60%

Mississippi

2.00%

1.97%

7.36%

5.44%

4.68%

2.33%

Tennessee

1.53%

1.57%

4.70%

6.76%

4.94%

1.54%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

3.53%

3.71%

7.21%

8.86%

3.19%

4.03%

Louisiana

2.27%

2.89%

8.11%

8.56%

3.67%

2.57%

Oklahoma

3.25%

3.54%

6.35%

8.57%

*

3.77%

3.67%

Texas

1.62%

2.03%

2.91%

3.52%

1.99%

1.83%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

2.03%

1.93%

7.45%

6.69%

1.78%

2.17%

Colorado

2.56%

3.10%

8.31%

7.38%

6.96%

2.85%

Idaho

2.85%

1.72%

8.22%

3.07%

*

7.44%

2.81%

Montana

2.73%

2.87%

5.48%

5.97%

4.71%

3.13%

Nevada

2.61%

2.24%

8.89%

7.24%

4.95%

1.91%

New Mexico

3.68%

4.45%

4.89%

5.83%

*

4.30%

4.32%

Utah

1.64%

1.82%

7.63%

*

7.42%

2.62%

1.76%

Wyoming

1.80%

2.09%

9.13%

7.20%

*

5.31%

1.88%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

1.19%

1.28%

7.30%

*

10.37%

*

7.64%

1.31%

California

1.08%

0.99%

3.82%

3.31%

2.79%

1.00%

Hawaii

2.22%

2.31%

7.65%

*

8.63%

6.72%

2.92%

Oregon

1.43%

1.70%

6.11%

10.53%

5.75%

1.25%

Washington

2.40%

2.45%

5.08%

7.46%

6.51%

2.29%

 

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.