Table VII.C.4(2011) Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take 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 50.2%    48.9%    55.2%    60.5%    60.6%    48.5%   
New England:
Connecticut 46.5%    43.4%    55.6%    69.5%    59.4%    44.7%   
Maine 54.3%    53.6%    54.0%    61.5%    63.5%    52.9%   
Massachusetts 46.6%    43.9%    54.5%    61.7%    61.3%    45.0%   
New Hampshire 46.5%    44.2%    61.0%    54.5%    67.4%    44.2%   
Rhode Island 46.3%    43.5%    47.3%    65.6%    51.7%    45.5%   
Vermont 50.3%    50.5%    49.3%    50.7%    62.5%    48.8%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 47.1%    46.4%    45.3%    64.5%    65.4%    45.5%   
New York 51.2%    49.9%    53.0%    62.6%    57.9%    50.0%   
Pennsylvania 49.3%    48.3%    51.7%    57.5%    62.5%    48.0%   
East North Central:
Illinois 49.7%    48.6%    54.6%    53.2%    57.2%    48.6%   
Indiana 49.8%    48.7%    55.2%    58.5%    65.9%    47.0%   
Michigan 44.4%    43.1%    46.6%    60.8%    48.6%    43.7%   
Ohio 46.0%    45.1%    48.5%    60.0%    61.9%    44.1%   
Wisconsin 44.8%    43.6%    47.4%    56.7%    55.6%    42.8%   
West North Central:
Iowa 48.3%    45.1%    57.9%    57.4%    61.8%    45.7%   
Kansas 51.1%    48.5%    56.3%    63.4%    57.5%    49.2%   
Minnesota 44.1%    43.0%    48.6%    48.0%    60.2%    42.3%   
Missouri 49.8%    45.2%    63.2%    60.3%    58.6%    47.9%   
Nebraska 48.1%    46.3%    49.4%    70.0%    61.4%    45.3%   
North Dakota 49.5%    48.0%    55.6%    58.5%    58.7%    48.2%   
South Dakota 51.1%    47.3%    58.1%    75.3%    61.7%    48.8%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 52.5%    49.4%    63.0%    63.8%    60.0%    50.0%   
District of Columbia 51.0%    48.9%    70.0%    72.2%    57.4%    50.5%   
Florida 52.5%    51.1%    62.0%    57.8%    55.2%    52.0%   
Georgia 48.7%    47.6%    55.3%    61.0%    55.0%    47.0%   
Maryland 50.9%    49.6%    61.7%    64.8%    62.9%    49.8%   
North Carolina 54.2%    53.2%    59.1%    67.4%    67.0%    52.5%   
South Carolina 52.5%    51.7%    48.5%    71.4%    62.6%    50.8%   
Virginia 55.7%    54.3%    60.0%    74.0%    71.7%    52.5%   
West Virginia 47.3%    45.1%    56.4%    63.6%    65.8%    43.4%   
East South Central:
Alabama 47.8%    44.7%    60.5%    66.5%    66.3%    44.1%   
Kentucky 49.3%    48.2%    51.8%    70.9%    67.4%    46.4%   
Mississippi 58.7%    57.9%    68.1%    63.3%    72.6%    53.9%   
Tennessee 53.5%    51.7%    60.6%    62.5%    61.5%    51.8%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 54.5%    52.0%    60.8%    62.7%    63.5%    52.5%   
Louisiana 54.3%    53.5%    59.1%    51.4%    64.4%    51.9%   
Oklahoma 53.1%    51.5%    62.4%    60.3%    61.4%    50.9%   
Texas 52.5%    51.8%    56.0%    58.7%    56.9%    51.8%   
Mountain:
Arizona 50.0%    48.7%    62.4%    58.1%    55.6%    48.9%   
Colorado 50.7%    49.4%    53.8%    70.0%    62.1%    49.1%   
Idaho 52.9%    50.6%    59.7%    67.0%    60.2%    51.4%   
Montana 48.8%    46.3%    56.6%    58.6%    62.9%    46.7%   
Nevada 54.1%    53.6%    58.7%    56.6%    60.2%    53.2%   
New Mexico 51.2%    48.6%    59.3%    68.1%    60.6%    49.2%   
Utah 39.6%    38.0%    47.5%    46.8%    47.0%    38.5%   
Wyoming 55.6%    53.2%    64.7%    68.4%    64.8%    54.1%   
Pacific:
Alaska 54.6%    54.1%    57.2%    60.5%    67.6%    52.9%   
California 50.3%    49.2%    54.4%    61.0%    63.5%    48.4%   
Hawaii 61.3%    58.2%    74.9%    73.7%    74.1%    57.8%   
Oregon 52.8%    52.9%    48.4%    61.3%    72.0%    49.5%   
Washington 55.6%    52.9%    67.4%    69.2%    62.3%    54.1%   
 
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.
** 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.C.4(2011) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take 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 0.29%    0.29%    0.84%    0.87%    0.71%    0.28%   
New England:
Connecticut 1.30%    1.71%    4.58%    7.98%    4.70%    1.47%   
Maine 2.49%    2.73%    3.71%    6.00%    4.65%    2.83%   
Massachusetts 1.16%    1.17%    2.14%    4.17%    1.76%    1.13%   
New Hampshire 1.17%    0.89%    4.17%    6.76%    3.50%    0.98%   
Rhode Island 1.82%    2.07%    6.37%    5.53%    4.64%    1.98%   
Vermont 2.08%    1.76%    5.62%    6.36%    4.03%    2.14%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 0.84%    1.03%    7.81%    4.77%    3.45%    0.73%   
New York 0.81%    0.68%    2.84%    1.83%    3.44%    0.83%   
Pennsylvania 1.13%    2.05%    3.39%    4.03%    3.54%    1.44%   
East North Central:
Illinois 1.42%    1.69%    3.66%    5.38%    3.07%    1.65%   
Indiana 2.03%    2.17%    5.98%    7.04%    3.21%    2.20%   
Michigan 1.35%    1.28%    6.49%    4.15%    3.60%    1.65%   
Ohio 1.42%    1.66%    5.21%    3.22%    3.95%    1.41%   
Wisconsin 1.34%    1.60%    5.69%    4.08%    3.86%    1.12%   
West North Central:
Iowa 1.66%    1.80%    4.46%    9.08%    3.48%    1.87%   
Kansas 1.91%    2.53%    3.14%    2.98%    2.44%    1.83%   
Minnesota 1.51%    1.70%    6.56%    3.90%    3.20%    1.46%   
Missouri 0.94%    0.89%    3.02%    3.83%    3.09%    1.05%   
Nebraska 1.99%    2.31%    3.51%    4.82%    4.39%    1.81%   
North Dakota 1.30%    1.59%    4.60%    5.96%    5.44%    1.43%   
South Dakota 2.34%    2.25%    5.67%    3.03%    2.63%    2.55%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 2.01%    1.98%    4.12%    6.54%    2.44%    1.98%   
District of Columbia 1.37%    1.72%    3.89%    6.64%    5.14%    1.55%   
Florida 1.17%    1.35%    3.16%    3.60%    2.57%    1.23%   
Georgia 1.54%    1.86%    5.35%    6.30%    3.68%    1.77%   
Maryland 1.41%    1.58%    5.76%    5.62%    3.45%    1.62%   
North Carolina 1.88%    2.11%    2.82%    8.85%    2.96%    2.25%   
South Carolina 1.59%    1.74%    7.33%    5.58%    4.68%    1.70%   
Virginia 2.29%    2.86%    6.68%    5.70%    3.54%    1.92%   
West Virginia 1.46%    1.43%    3.13%    5.87%    2.43%    1.52%   
East South Central:
Alabama 1.37%    1.90%    5.58%    5.03%    3.05%    1.58%   
Kentucky 1.13%    1.29%    7.52%    3.38%    3.03%    1.49%   
Mississippi 1.51%    1.66%    11.80%    4.20%    2.43%    2.51%   
Tennessee 1.24%    1.42%    6.01%    4.54%    3.04%    1.44%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 1.13%    2.01%    5.47%    4.76%    3.34%    1.52%   
Louisiana 1.24%    1.50%    8.05%    6.40%    3.33%    1.19%   
Oklahoma 1.38%    1.79%    9.16%    5.08%    4.17%    1.48%   
Texas 0.46%    0.55%    3.73%    2.29%    1.75%    0.51%   
Mountain:
Arizona 2.58%    2.89%    5.29%    5.72%    3.54%    2.92%   
Colorado 1.39%    1.25%    8.15%    9.57%    3.21%    1.49%   
Idaho 3.05%    3.38%    9.92%    5.30%    3.59%    3.27%   
Montana 2.32%    3.15%    2.94%    4.83%    4.52%    2.66%   
Nevada 1.39%    1.63%    3.76%    4.35%    3.40%    1.30%   
New Mexico 1.76%    1.96%    5.66%    5.48%    3.71%    2.13%   
Utah 2.13%    2.13%    5.44%    5.56%    4.67%    1.95%   
Wyoming 1.93%    2.05%    5.35%    6.28%    4.88%    2.07%   
Pacific:
Alaska 1.64%    1.70%    6.34%    10.11%    7.02%    1.46%   
California 0.92%    0.98%    2.63%    3.30%    2.03%    1.15%   
Hawaii 2.68%    3.14%    3.66%    3.89%    3.76%    3.54%   
Oregon 1.72%    2.34%    4.15%    5.08%    2.86%    1.57%   
Washington 1.37%    1.32%    3.84%    4.34%    5.27%    1.67%   
 
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.
** 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.