Table VII.E.3(2008) 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, 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

27.0%

26.7%

28.4%

29.1%

30.9%

26.3%

 

New England:

Connecticut

25.6%

26.6%

20.4%

*

29.2%

*

38.3%

24.8%

Maine

29.5%

29.2%

28.7%

35.4%

34.7%

28.6%

Massachusetts

23.0%

20.9%

30.3%

25.5%

29.3%

22.3%

New Hampshire

28.8%

30.3%

25.5%

20.0%

31.0%

28.6%

Rhode Island

25.6%

24.7%

29.3%

25.4%

37.7%

23.7%

Vermont

25.1%

25.7%

23.0%

25.2%

28.6%

24.8%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

29.3%

28.7%

29.0%

*

43.3%

31.0%

29.2%

New York

27.3%

26.7%

28.0%

41.7%

26.8%

27.4%

Pennsylvania

23.5%

23.5%

22.7%

25.5%

27.3%

23.2%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

26.6%

26.7%

32.4%

19.2%

*

33.7%

25.2%

Indiana

22.5%

21.0%

29.7%

30.5%

22.8%

22.5%

Michigan

20.2%

19.4%

22.3%

29.9%

29.4%

19.2%

Ohio

23.0%

21.4%

29.5%

34.2%

21.9%

23.3%

Wisconsin

26.3%

25.3%

30.8%

30.6%

33.9%

25.4%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

23.5%

22.9%

29.6%

24.7%

28.3%

22.8%

Kansas

27.6%

27.3%

29.0%

30.3%

27.6%

27.6%

Minnesota

25.6%

26.6%

25.8%

19.6%

31.9%

24.4%

Missouri

28.8%

28.7%

28.3%

32.2%

*

41.7%

26.1%

Nebraska

29.0%

28.0%

35.6%

26.5%

31.4%

28.7%

North Dakota

27.0%

26.4%

29.6%

25.9%

29.3%

26.2%

South Dakota

28.2%

27.8%

27.9%

34.6%

33.7%

27.3%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

24.5%

24.4%

26.5%

24.3%

*

33.2%

23.4%

District of Columbia

27.6%

26.0%

37.2%

46.6%

33.8%

27.3%

Florida

32.0%

31.4%

38.0%

27.1%

*

33.8%

31.4%

Georgia

32.2%

32.8%

29.1%

27.7%

30.1%

32.5%

Maryland

27.3%

28.6%

23.8%

19.7%

*

25.1%

27.7%

North Carolina

29.6%

28.7%

39.9%

35.1%

33.5%

28.9%

South Carolina

29.1%

28.9%

31.6%

24.1%

31.2%

28.6%

Virginia

29.6%

29.5%

30.8%

29.1%

33.0%

29.0%

West Virginia

26.7%

26.7%

27.7%

22.7%

*

28.4%

26.4%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

25.6%

25.3%

25.9%

30.4%

*

33.0%

24.0%

Kentucky

26.8%

26.6%

27.6%

*

30.2%

30.6%

26.1%

Mississippi

34.0%

34.2%

28.0%

35.5%

36.7%

33.6%

Tennessee

26.1%

26.7%

23.1%

24.5%

*

26.3%

26.0%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

25.6%

24.6%

32.0%

39.6%

32.3%

24.5%

Louisiana

30.6%

29.8%

34.8%

29.1%

33.9%

29.3%

Oklahoma

28.8%

28.3%

31.7%

27.5%

29.9%

28.3%

Texas

31.0%

30.9%

30.2%

39.7%

35.7%

30.0%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

29.6%

29.4%

29.5%

33.2%

33.0%

29.1%

Colorado

30.4%

29.7%

34.3%

31.4%

37.6%

29.6%

Idaho

22.1%

23.8%

20.0%

13.3%

*

27.9%

21.5%

Montana

27.2%

25.8%

30.0%

33.5%

34.5%

25.5%

Nevada

26.9%

26.5%

28.9%

30.5%

32.7%

25.6%

New Mexico

29.9%

28.7%

34.7%

25.7%

34.4%

28.2%

Utah

25.9%

25.9%

24.7%

27.6%

30.6%

25.5%

Wyoming

22.6%

22.1%

29.5%

27.9%

20.2%

23.0%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

22.7%

22.1%

27.5%

27.5%

*

30.4%

22.2%

California

25.4%

25.4%

23.4%

31.2%

28.5%

25.0%

Hawaii

27.3%

26.4%

21.2%

36.7%

38.4%

24.0%

Oregon

24.9%

25.5%

22.5%

29.9%

*

24.6%

25.0%

Washington

24.7%

23.9%

30.5%

33.1%

27.4%

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.E.3(2008) 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, 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

0.26%

0.27%

1.25%

1.52%

0.56%

0.29%

 

New England:

Connecticut

1.16%

1.36%

12.16%

*

9.28%

*

5.32%

1.14%

Maine

1.53%

1.95%

6.03%

9.88%

4.20%

1.85%

Massachusetts

1.59%

1.90%

4.37%

6.00%

3.63%

1.77%

New Hampshire

1.59%

2.06%

4.30%

4.35%

2.92%

1.69%

Rhode Island

3.28%

2.84%

5.77%

5.57%

4.99%

3.43%

Vermont

0.89%

1.20%

3.53%

6.77%

3.67%

0.96%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

2.20%

2.50%

10.36%

*

10.81%

4.66%

2.41%

New York

1.63%

1.82%

4.12%

5.87%

4.12%

1.75%

Pennsylvania

1.21%

1.25%

3.61%

3.09%

4.13%

1.13%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

1.85%

2.30%

5.47%

6.61%

*

3.19%

1.82%

Indiana

2.13%

2.75%

4.17%

8.26%

2.71%

2.19%

Michigan

1.04%

1.20%

3.79%

6.30%

4.60%

1.02%

Ohio

1.58%

2.12%

6.59%

4.16%

3.27%

1.83%

Wisconsin

1.22%

1.14%

5.80%

4.17%

5.69%

1.40%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

1.24%

1.44%

5.83%

5.68%

4.06%

1.42%

Kansas

1.33%

1.79%

3.46%

8.47%

2.19%

1.39%

Minnesota

1.19%

1.23%

3.00%

4.12%

3.17%

1.46%

Missouri

0.90%

1.06%

4.68%

10.61%

*

4.36%

0.71%

Nebraska

1.99%

1.64%

5.72%

4.81%

2.10%

2.32%

North Dakota

1.89%

2.25%

4.27%

4.31%

3.75%

1.55%

South Dakota

1.63%

2.25%

5.07%

5.26%

3.91%

1.96%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

2.00%

2.08%

6.57%

7.47%

*

5.74%

2.22%

District of Columbia

2.03%

1.97%

6.89%

11.78%

7.11%

2.23%

Florida

1.80%

1.92%

3.59%

8.44%

*

2.03%

2.35%

Georgia

2.40%

2.51%

6.40%

7.28%

3.21%

2.69%

Maryland

1.33%

1.40%

2.19%

7.70%

*

4.38%

1.30%

North Carolina

1.55%

1.52%

9.43%

6.38%

6.23%

1.78%

South Carolina

2.39%

2.45%

4.63%

3.76%

1.70%

2.68%

Virginia

1.26%

1.94%

5.27%

6.48%

2.97%

2.03%

West Virginia

1.78%

1.98%

5.01%

7.64%

*

3.45%

1.82%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

1.28%

1.14%

4.70%

10.12%

*

4.41%

1.02%

Kentucky

1.34%

1.73%

8.93%

*

5.83%

6.41%

1.79%

Mississippi

2.88%

2.93%

6.41%

8.06%

3.81%

3.30%

Tennessee

1.44%

1.37%

5.04%

9.36%

*

4.84%

1.50%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

1.64%

2.05%

6.25%

9.01%

3.51%

2.37%

Louisiana

1.90%

2.46%

9.05%

7.61%

3.97%

1.61%

Oklahoma

2.64%

3.57%

4.61%

5.13%

3.79%

3.34%

Texas

1.59%

1.55%

2.87%

5.25%

1.99%

1.67%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

2.61%

3.45%

5.67%

8.07%

3.59%

3.23%

Colorado

1.86%

2.73%

6.23%

7.61%

5.20%

1.84%

Idaho

1.71%

1.78%

4.76%

11.13%

*

3.80%

1.73%

Montana

1.11%

1.43%

4.74%

4.64%

1.64%

1.39%

Nevada

2.39%

3.43%

8.66%

7.27%

3.79%

3.06%

New Mexico

2.59%

3.18%

6.13%

5.51%

5.05%

3.37%

Utah

1.94%

1.76%

6.14%

8.13%

4.77%

2.01%

Wyoming

1.58%

1.72%

6.03%

7.87%

3.58%

1.65%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

2.00%

2.11%

7.22%

11.94%

*

5.92%

2.00%

California

0.86%

0.95%

2.27%

3.96%

2.87%

0.76%

Hawaii

1.59%

1.71%

5.75%

8.30%

5.03%

2.03%

Oregon

1.44%

1.66%

4.13%

9.66%

*

3.84%

1.30%

Washington

2.05%

2.16%

6.74%

7.65%

5.97%

2.01%

 

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.