Table VII.A.2(2010) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2010
Division and State Total Percent Full-Time Employees Percent Low-Wage Employees **
75% or more 50-74% Less than 50% 50% or more Less than 50%
United States 53.8%    62.6%    52.1%    29.9%    40.5%    61.2%   
New England:
Connecticut 59.0%    68.4%    65.5%    30.1%    38.2%    66.0%   
Maine 51.8%    60.1%    58.0%    28.0%    40.8%    58.8%   
Massachusetts 65.7%    74.0%    58.2%    46.1%    54.5%    69.7%   
New Hampshire 53.6%    66.2%    47.0%    28.1%    42.2%    59.6%   
Rhode Island 60.0%    68.9%    66.1%    32.3%    36.0%    72.1%   
Vermont 55.6%    64.5%    61.2%    34.5%    40.9%    61.9%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 62.1%    71.3%    64.9%    37.7%    45.1%    69.7%   
New York 59.8%    70.2%    57.4%    28.5%    42.3%    67.5%   
Pennsylvania 57.9%    67.4%    60.7%    32.3%    44.5%    65.6%   
East North Central:
Illinois 50.6%    61.1%    55.1%    21.0%    33.4%    59.7%   
Indiana 49.9%    60.2%    50.0%    26.4%    35.2%    60.1%   
Michigan 52.3%    61.7%    53.6%    32.3%    41.0%    60.2%   
Ohio 61.4%    71.4%    62.9%    34.3%    45.0%    70.5%   
Wisconsin 49.2%    59.8%    54.6%    28.1%    38.2%    57.4%   
West North Central:
Iowa 51.3%    58.3%    58.8%    31.3%    43.7%    56.2%   
Kansas 53.4%    66.6%    44.2%    27.3%    38.5%    62.1%   
Minnesota 47.6%    57.3%    52.3%    25.5%    36.7%    54.2%   
Missouri 54.1%    63.5%    50.4%    33.4%    42.8%    63.6%   
Nebraska 46.2%    55.7%    40.1%    27.7%    31.8%    55.9%   
North Dakota 52.0%    62.0%    45.9%    36.4%    38.3%    61.2%   
South Dakota 47.7%    59.7%    43.1%    30.1%    38.3%    55.2%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 56.7%    66.1%    65.9%    29.2%    43.2%    65.2%   
District of Columbia 73.4%    80.2%    61.4%    42.6%    46.7%    81.0%   
Florida 46.2%    53.0%    39.9%    26.9%    34.7%    52.4%   
Georgia 48.2%    54.9%    46.9%    26.4%    37.9%    54.8%   
Maryland 61.0%    67.2%    56.3%    45.3%    42.2%    69.7%   
North Carolina 51.6%    60.8%    43.8%    31.1%    35.2%    62.8%   
South Carolina 50.1%    56.1%    45.7%    34.2%    41.4%    55.9%   
Virginia 56.7%    67.4%    54.9%    31.2%    49.2%    61.0%   
West Virginia 52.2%    61.7%    60.0%    24.1%    42.6%    62.3%   
East South Central:
Alabama 60.5%    68.8%    48.7%    31.7%    48.6%    68.7%   
Kentucky 53.2%    63.0%    54.7%    23.8%    40.1%    62.3%   
Mississippi 50.8%    57.4%    38.9%    36.4%    38.2%    60.7%   
Tennessee 55.9%    64.5%    62.5%    24.6%    47.4%    61.6%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 50.2%    56.5%    53.4%    27.8%    38.8%    61.2%   
Louisiana 54.4%    60.1%    47.4%    34.9%    42.7%    61.5%   
Oklahoma 49.0%    56.1%    36.2%    32.8%    41.1%    54.5%   
Texas 51.0%    56.5%    43.7%    33.5%    38.0%    59.6%   
Mountain:
Arizona 50.7%    56.8%    48.8%    29.9%    45.6%    53.6%   
Colorado 52.5%    58.0%    57.2%    32.2%    44.9%    55.9%   
Idaho 45.3%    57.7%    39.8%    18.2%    32.0%    54.7%   
Montana 42.8%    55.4%    43.4%    20.5%    33.8%    49.1%   
Nevada 55.5%    62.9%    53.2%    25.4%    43.4%    63.0%   
New Mexico 46.8%    55.4%    40.6%    26.7%    42.5%    49.9%   
Utah 47.2%    55.5%    48.1%    24.8%    42.3%    49.9%   
Wyoming 42.4%    50.3%    35.3%    25.3%    27.3%    50.4%   
Pacific:
Alaska 44.4%    57.3%    37.6%    20.1%    21.3%    51.0%   
California 54.2%    65.1%    50.5%    27.9%    39.2%    60.7%   
Hawaii 84.7%    87.8%    95.8%    62.7%    82.8%    85.3%   
Oregon 52.1%    61.2%    57.6%    24.1%    37.3%    60.2%   
Washington 55.2%    69.3%    49.5%    26.6%    42.1%    60.7%   
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2010 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
** 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(2010) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2010
Division and State Total Percent Full-Time Employees Percent Low-Wage Employees **
75% or more 50-74% Less than 50% 50% or more Less than 50%
United States 0.18%    0.45%    0.73%    0.68%    0.55%    0.22%   
New England:
Connecticut 1.94%    3.03%    4.67%    3.89%    5.40%    2.36%   
Maine 1.89%    2.76%    2.72%    3.88%    2.72%    2.63%   
Massachusetts 2.82%    3.67%    3.97%    6.52%    5.49%    3.58%   
New Hampshire 2.36%    3.74%    4.81%    3.29%    2.98%    2.77%   
Rhode Island 3.09%    3.85%    6.07%    4.17%    4.93%    3.26%   
Vermont 1.66%    0.86%    4.88%    4.48%    4.04%    1.76%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 2.39%    2.39%    6.45%    5.31%    4.11%    2.82%   
New York 2.07%    2.76%    5.38%    4.14%    3.01%    1.92%   
Pennsylvania 2.10%    3.70%    5.03%    4.73%    4.76%    2.79%   
East North Central:
Illinois 1.82%    2.41%    5.30%    2.93%    3.52%    2.44%   
Indiana 1.73%    2.31%    7.17%    3.87%    3.43%    2.34%   
Michigan 1.96%    2.75%    4.58%    4.26%    2.99%    2.40%   
Ohio 2.35%    3.12%    4.72%    4.02%    3.82%    3.10%   
Wisconsin 2.13%    2.52%    6.57%    4.49%    3.69%    4.08%   
West North Central:
Iowa 1.97%    1.66%    4.04%    4.10%    4.57%    2.62%   
Kansas 2.75%    3.68%    7.68%    5.29%    2.78%    4.03%   
Minnesota 2.22%    3.39%    7.52%    3.19%    3.76%    4.32%   
Missouri 1.85%    2.62%    5.60%    5.10%    2.89%    3.43%   
Nebraska 1.98%    2.14%    6.01%    3.39%    3.36%    2.32%   
North Dakota 1.80%    2.65%    5.14%    5.51%    3.96%    2.20%   
South Dakota 1.86%    3.13%    6.36%    2.60%    3.00%    2.57%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 3.04%    4.25%    5.43%    5.41%    4.79%    3.93%   
District of Columbia 2.54%    2.98%    10.78%    11.36%    5.50%    2.05%   
Florida 1.28%    2.33%    6.33%    4.51%    2.26%    1.62%   
Georgia 2.04%    2.91%    6.17%    5.26%    2.93%    3.09%   
Maryland 2.00%    2.48%    8.65%    5.13%    3.54%    3.37%   
North Carolina 1.96%    2.06%    6.34%    3.89%    3.44%    2.87%   
South Carolina 1.94%    2.30%    7.92%    5.64%    2.14%    2.23%   
Virginia 1.89%    1.44%    7.66%    5.70%    3.27%    2.56%   
West Virginia 0.75%    1.95%    2.34%    3.83%    2.62%    3.01%   
East South Central:
Alabama 1.70%    3.19%    6.76%    8.28%    2.11%    2.25%   
Kentucky 2.26%    2.82%    8.36%    3.95%    3.61%    2.74%   
Mississippi 2.32%    2.68%    6.07%    5.51%    2.89%    2.60%   
Tennessee 1.97%    2.25%    8.29%    5.65%    4.73%    1.99%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 1.04%    2.32%    5.66%    3.99%    3.23%    2.73%   
Louisiana 1.98%    2.11%    3.53%    5.76%    3.97%    2.61%   
Oklahoma 2.27%    3.08%    6.90%    5.86%    5.13%    2.39%   
Texas 0.96%    1.37%    6.01%    2.71%    2.53%    1.27%   
Mountain:
Arizona 2.42%    2.72%    7.17%    4.96%    4.33%    4.03%   
Colorado 2.53%    3.39%    8.96%    6.23%    4.94%    3.41%   
Idaho 2.27%    1.88%    7.51%    3.07%    2.75%    2.80%   
Montana 3.10%    4.12%    6.17%    4.12%    3.87%    3.37%   
Nevada 2.94%    2.73%    9.87%    3.97%    4.82%    3.40%   
New Mexico 1.88%    2.78%    6.12%    4.03%    3.49%    3.01%   
Utah 2.80%    3.78%    5.41%    3.22%    5.48%    2.83%   
Wyoming 1.99%    2.53%    7.92%    4.57%    4.46%    2.68%   
Pacific:
Alaska 1.47%    2.37%    7.12%    3.63%    2.95%    1.83%   
California 1.24%    1.09%    3.05%    2.68%    1.49%    1.32%   
Hawaii 1.85%    1.90%    3.38%    7.23%    4.44%    2.63%   
Oregon 2.07%    2.25%    5.18%    4.91%    3.44%    1.81%   
Washington 2.76%    2.98%    5.32%    3.99%    6.05%    2.41%   
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2010 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
** 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.