Table VII.A.2.b(2011) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer at least one health insurance plan that required no contribution from the employee for single coverage by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2011

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	32.9%	34.5%	30.1%	27.4%	24.7%	35.9%
New England:
Connecticut	33.8%	35.7%	32.2%	23.5% *	29.8%	34.8%
Maine	32.2%	31.8%	31.9%	35.4%	33.9%	31.7%
Massachusetts	28.1%	27.9%	28.7%	28.4%	16.3% *	31.6%
New Hampshire	25.5%	25.3%	31.5%	19.2%	16.3%	28.5%
Rhode Island	28.7%	30.4%	22.7%	29.1% *	19.2% *	30.9%
Vermont	33.3%	31.8%	32.7%	40.0%	15.4%	39.4%
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey	40.1%	39.2%	47.5%	34.1%	43.9%	38.9%
New York	43.2%	43.8%	43.0%	40.4%	36.1%	45.5%
Pennsylvania	33.8%	32.5%	38.6%	35.8%	28.3%	35.6%
East North Central:
Illinois	25.8%	27.2%	25.8%	19.5% *	21.2%	27.8%
Indiana	22.7%	24.8%	11.3% *	21.4% *	17.7%	24.8%
Michigan	35.6%	37.0%	35.1%	29.8%	24.7%	40.3%
Ohio	24.8%	27.1%	25.0%	13.9% *	13.0%	29.8%
Wisconsin	23.1%	23.0%	34.2%	13.2% *	17.2%	25.9%
West North Central:
Iowa	28.0%	31.1%	21.2% *	19.8% *	15.8% *	32.8%
Kansas	28.8%	33.1%	18.5%	21.1%	21.8%	32.0%
Minnesota	29.6%	33.8%	30.2% *	13.3% *	18.5% *	33.6%
Missouri	27.9%	30.4%	29.5% *	16.7% *	23.1%	30.4%
Nebraska	27.8%	28.9%	19.7%	29.1% *	25.1%	28.9%
North Dakota	41.7%	43.8%	41.8%	33.2%	40.0%	42.4%
South Dakota	30.0%	31.1%	33.0%	23.8%	23.1%	33.4%
South Atlantic:
Delaware	27.6%	25.7%	27.1% *	35.0%	18.5%	30.7%
District of Columbia	37.2%	39.1%	33.9% *	17.4% *	26.7% *	38.6%
Florida	31.8%	37.0%	15.2%	17.3% *	13.0% *	39.7%
Georgia	21.7%	23.8%	6.4% *	24.8% *	19.4%	22.6%
Maryland	31.2%	33.8%	27.7% *	18.0% *	29.5%	31.6%
North Carolina	31.4%	35.4%	30.2%	15.4% *	16.9% *	37.6%
South Carolina	30.1%	31.6%	28.5%	24.4% *	27.2%	31.4%
Virginia	31.9%	32.5%	33.7%	25.8%	34.6%	30.8%
West Virginia	29.2%	28.4%	29.0%	33.1%	35.6%	24.4%
East South Central:
Alabama	26.5%	29.8%	9.7% *	26.1%	22.5%	28.7%
Kentucky	27.9%	26.4%	38.1%	26.5%	20.6%	30.9%
Mississippi	34.4%	37.6%	41.1%	15.6% *	32.9%	35.5%
Tennessee	23.1%	26.3%	10.7% *	16.3%	11.3%	28.8%
West South Central:
Arkansas	31.0%	36.8%	11.8% *	26.0%	27.6%	32.7%
Louisiana	27.7%	29.2%	29.0% *	11.0% *	19.3%	30.9%
Oklahoma	31.2%	33.4%	23.8% *	25.1%	21.7%	36.6%
Texas	27.6%	30.0%	18.7%	23.4%	18.5%	31.4%
Mountain:
Arizona	29.2%	29.1%	35.7%	23.0%	19.4%	34.3%
Colorado	34.2%	37.5%	19.3% *	28.3%	29.5%	35.9%
Idaho	37.5%	38.8%	38.0% *	33.3%	23.8%	43.1%
Montana	42.8%	44.1%	45.7%	33.8%	30.1%	48.0%
Nevada	30.7%	34.7%	26.5% *	17.3% *	18.4%	36.7%
New Mexico	28.0%	25.6%	44.3%	21.1% *	20.5%	31.6%
Utah	34.4%	36.5%	35.0% *	23.3% *	25.5%	37.3%
Wyoming	46.3%	50.7%	36.6%	32.8% *	28.1% *	51.6%
Pacific:
Alaska	35.5%	35.3%	37.9% *	33.2% *	29.7%	36.5%
California	41.9%	42.6%	37.1%	43.4%	35.8%	43.6%
Hawaii	64.1%	65.4%	67.2%	55.0%	57.0%	66.8%
Oregon	38.4%	40.3%	26.3% *	40.0%	37.2%	38.8%
Washington	42.3%	46.1%	35.0%	31.6%	27.2% *	46.0%
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2011 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.A.2.b(2011) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer at least one health insurance plan that required no contribution from the employee for single coverage by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2011

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	0.35%	0.66%	1.90%	0.43%	0.52%	0.57%
New England:
Connecticut	2.79%	3.71%	9.22%	8.16% *	6.79%	3.60%
Maine	2.11%	2.23%	6.68%	8.69%	4.36%	2.94%
Massachusetts	2.30%	1.73%	6.69%	5.42%	6.08% *	2.08%
New Hampshire	3.46%	3.76%	9.17%	5.44%	4.50%	4.66%
Rhode Island	3.00%	3.24%	6.73%	8.96% *	6.90% *	3.60%
Vermont	2.49%	4.30%	7.32%	8.52%	4.24%	3.10%
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey	2.60%	4.96%	9.26%	9.56%	7.18%	2.25%
New York	1.67%	2.79%	2.92%	6.87%	4.90%	2.77%
Pennsylvania	2.60%	2.46%	10.37%	7.28%	4.14%	3.24%
East North Central:
Illinois	1.47%	1.85%	5.32%	8.25% *	3.56%	1.38%
Indiana	3.56%	5.56%	11.54% *	7.49% *	4.64%	5.49%
Michigan	2.71%	3.38%	7.94%	4.81%	5.24%	3.63%
Ohio	2.08%	3.32%	7.37%	4.92% *	3.60%	2.96%
Wisconsin	2.21%	3.07%	8.68%	4.27% *	4.27%	3.89%
West North Central:
Iowa	3.49%	4.25%	7.78% *	10.66% *	4.99% *	4.40%
Kansas	1.79%	2.77%	4.94%	4.17%	4.62%	3.48%
Minnesota	3.18%	3.46%	10.01% *	4.63% *	6.00% *	3.79%
Missouri	3.53%	3.96%	9.14% *	6.33% *	4.72%	4.51%
Nebraska	3.95%	5.24%	5.47%	8.87% *	5.95%	4.65%
North Dakota	3.51%	4.23%	7.18%	7.09%	8.43%	3.06%
South Dakota	3.35%	3.77%	7.45%	4.89%	5.61%	3.96%
South Atlantic:
Delaware	3.67%	4.96%	11.33% *	9.67%	3.99%	4.28%
District of Columbia	2.99%	3.65%	11.02% *	7.26% *	8.68% *	3.22%
Florida	2.46%	2.62%	4.49%	5.20% *	4.94% *	3.00%
Georgia	2.59%	3.01%	2.81% *	11.59% *	5.12%	2.89%
Maryland	3.14%	3.95%	9.68% *	6.15% *	4.26%	3.91%
North Carolina	2.70%	4.04%	6.22%	7.81% *	5.13% *	2.91%
South Carolina	3.69%	4.88%	7.74%	8.15% *	6.83%	3.30%
Virginia	2.93%	3.51%	7.92%	6.24%	5.89%	3.05%
West Virginia	2.55%	2.75%	6.93%	6.92%	4.48%	3.35%
East South Central:
Alabama	3.37%	3.94%	5.57% *	4.98%	3.05%	5.19%
Kentucky	2.87%	2.72%	10.71%	6.59%	4.06%	3.81%
Mississippi	1.46%	2.44%	11.55%	7.68% *	2.69%	2.34%
Tennessee	2.17%	2.96%	7.87% *	4.00%	2.58%	3.12%
West South Central:
Arkansas	2.37%	2.57%	8.10% *	7.44%	6.03%	4.22%
Louisiana	2.47%	2.84%	10.56% *	8.91% *	5.14%	2.96%
Oklahoma	3.48%	4.28%	7.68% *	7.17%	4.88%	3.69%
Texas	1.30%	1.45%	4.78%	5.04%	2.34%	1.34%
Mountain:
Arizona	2.86%	3.73%	9.23%	6.81%	4.99%	4.19%
Colorado	2.15%	2.35%	6.12% *	7.60%	6.21%	2.58%
Idaho	1.84%	2.24%	12.05% *	2.88%	5.26%	2.90%
Montana	2.54%	2.80%	9.22%	8.76%	7.16%	3.93%
Nevada	2.48%	3.25%	11.17% *	9.58% *	3.52%	2.92%
New Mexico	1.30%	1.47%	7.83%	7.12% *	3.59%	1.69%
Utah	3.74%	3.38%	12.01% *	8.27% *	5.11%	4.04%
Wyoming	3.34%	4.46%	6.96%	10.65% *	8.85% *	4.71%
Pacific:
Alaska	2.94%	3.43%	13.00% *	12.78% *	5.19%	3.04%
California	2.05%	2.10%	5.51%	4.46%	3.44%	2.16%
Hawaii	2.19%	2.46%	8.43%	5.44%	4.84%	2.02%
Oregon	4.27%	3.85%	9.00% *	10.29%	7.22%	3.89%
Washington	3.70%	4.68%	9.93%	7.98%	8.56% *	3.75%
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2011 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.