Table VII.C.4.a(2011) Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take single coverage that required no employee contribution 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	17.3%	17.7%	16.6%	13.8%	16.1%	17.5%
New England:
Connecticut	12.0%	13.3%	8.8% *	6.3% *	11.6% *	12.1%
Maine	16.3%	18.1%	8.5% *	13.4%	17.5%	16.0%
Massachusetts	13.0%	14.8%	7.5% *	9.7% *	4.4% *	14.3%
New Hampshire	11.9%	12.5%	9.9% *	8.8% *	9.8% *	12.2%
Rhode Island	12.4%	13.1%	11.9% *	9.8% *	8.2% *	13.1%
Vermont	12.5%	14.0%	6.7% *	11.6% *	6.4% *	13.4%
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey	16.4%	11.9%	42.0%	15.7% *	18.0%	16.2%
New York	17.4%	17.2%	21.3%	14.7% *	20.2%	16.9%
Pennsylvania	15.5%	14.3%	21.8% *	16.6% *	16.7% *	15.3%
East North Central:
Illinois	10.4%	11.5%	6.5%	5.6% *	15.0%	9.7%
Indiana	14.1% *	13.1% *	21.7% *	12.6% *	21.7% *	12.3% *
Michigan	19.7%	18.6%	23.9%	22.1%	11.8%	21.1%
Ohio	13.6%	10.2%	35.2%	12.3% *	29.3% *	11.0%
Wisconsin	10.6%	6.8% *	27.2% *	15.3% *	9.6% *	10.9%
West North Central:
Iowa	8.1%	10.8%	1.4% *	5.5% *	5.6% *	8.8%
Kansas	16.5%	18.9%	10.6% *	14.9%	10.1% *	18.7%
Minnesota	12.4%	11.2%	11.3% *	19.8% *	14.8% *	12.1%
Missouri	10.5%	13.7%	4.2% *	3.9% *	5.8% *	11.7%
Nebraska	10.1%	8.2%	6.9% *	30.3% *	7.9% *	10.7%
North Dakota	26.5%	25.3%	33.3% *	28.8% *	26.6% *	26.5%
South Dakota	16.8%	18.2%	9.4% *	31.2%	9.4% *	18.8%
South Atlantic:
Delaware	11.4%	11.8%	5.3% *	29.8%	6.4% *	13.4%
District of Columbia	20.0%	20.2%	21.3% *	11.8% *	7.0% *	21.1%
Florida	14.6%	16.3%	5.6% *	9.5% *	4.2% *	16.9%
Georgia	7.4%	7.6%	6.8% *	4.7% *	8.2% *	7.2%
Maryland	14.3%	14.2%	19.0% *	10.8% *	23.2%	13.3%
North Carolina	15.3%	16.0%	13.5% *	5.7%	13.9% *	15.6%
South Carolina	11.2%	12.4%	7.5% *	7.3% *	12.8% *	10.9%
Virginia	19.2%	20.7%	12.5% *	18.2% *	33.0%	15.3%
West Virginia	22.1%	24.3%	13.5%	11.9% *	25.6%	20.9%
East South Central:
Alabama	14.6%	16.9%	8.5% *	4.4% *	13.4%	15.0%
Kentucky	15.7%	14.0%	30.3% *	19.8% *	10.9% *	16.7%
Mississippi	27.7%	28.5%	27.7% *	9.4% *	36.7%	23.4%
Tennessee	13.6% *	14.9% *	8.9% *	10.0% *	3.3% *	16.2% *
West South Central:
Arkansas	17.4%	23.6%	1.9% *	12.1% *	25.9%	15.2%
Louisiana	14.8%	17.3%	6.4% *	0.7% *	8.3% *	16.8%
Oklahoma	18.2%	18.9%	16.7% *	6.7% *	12.5% *	20.1%
Texas	19.9%	20.8%	22.3%	4.2% *	14.8%	20.8%
Mountain:
Arizona	17.6%	18.6%	10.9% *	11.1% *	13.7% *	18.5%
Colorado	17.7%	19.2%	9.0% *	12.9% *	14.1% *	18.4%
Idaho	25.0%	24.8%	53.0%	10.4% *	14.0% *	27.6%
Montana	33.6%	35.8%	27.3%	28.6% *	15.1% *	37.3%
Nevada	16.6%	16.2%	22.6% *	16.2% *	22.5% *	15.7%
New Mexico	22.6%	25.7%	7.0% *	23.0% *	8.3% *	26.3%
Utah	21.0%	21.1%	25.7% *	11.5% *	17.0% *	21.7%
Wyoming	40.5%	43.6%	21.3% *	46.5%	13.3% *	45.5%
Pacific:
Alaska	18.7%	19.3%	17.1% *	8.3% *	6.5% *	20.7%
California	25.6%	26.1%	25.5%	19.6%	21.4%	26.4%
Hawaii	41.3%	42.0%	37.5%	41.3%	37.3%	42.7%
Oregon	24.9%	23.9%	26.7%	30.8%	19.9%	26.2%
Washington	31.2%	33.7%	22.9% *	20.5% *	25.2% *	32.7%
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.C.4.a(2011) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take single coverage that required no employee contribution 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	0.60%	0.77%	1.07%	0.80%	1.39%	0.63%
New England:
Connecticut	1.99%	2.08%	4.25% *	2.95% *	5.43% *	2.05%
Maine	2.04%	2.87%	5.34% *	3.93%	3.42%	2.59%
Massachusetts	3.78%	4.33%	4.95% *	4.24% *	5.27% *	3.89%
New Hampshire	2.28%	3.09%	7.37% *	3.65% *	5.52% *	2.62%
Rhode Island	2.64%	2.92%	3.75% *	7.47% *	5.32% *	2.96%
Vermont	1.94%	2.19%	5.28% *	12.75% *	2.27% *	2.56%
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey	2.76%	1.93%	11.42%	5.75% *	5.25%	3.19%
New York	2.92%	3.59%	5.88%	5.22% *	5.67%	3.12%
Pennsylvania	1.93%	2.29%	9.71% *	7.37% *	5.30% *	2.15%
East North Central:
Illinois	1.46%	1.69%	1.81%	6.65% *	3.57%	1.17%
Indiana	6.03% *	5.20% *	10.28% *	5.31% *	8.02% *	5.53% *
Michigan	2.05%	2.98%	7.05%	6.39%	3.45%	2.38%
Ohio	3.20%	2.75%	9.11%	5.28% *	9.70% *	2.51%
Wisconsin	2.02%	2.28% *	9.60% *	7.04% *	5.23% *	1.66%
West North Central:
Iowa	1.66%	2.14%	4.70% *	10.50% *	2.67% *	2.11%
Kansas	1.86%	4.59%	5.39% *	4.38%	3.50% *	2.33%
Minnesota	1.96%	1.91%	8.07% *	10.06% *	5.32% *	2.09%
Missouri	1.64%	2.47%	6.54% *	4.10% *	2.70% *	2.71%
Nebraska	2.35%	2.04%	5.36% *	10.71% *	3.45% *	2.67%
North Dakota	4.62%	5.59%	10.61% *	10.57% *	8.88% *	5.29%
South Dakota	2.19%	2.63%	6.44% *	8.37%	4.16% *	2.55%
South Atlantic:
Delaware	2.21%	2.89%	11.17% *	7.72%	4.19% *	2.40%
District of Columbia	4.25%	4.70%	10.34% *	7.61% *	7.87% *	4.68%
Florida	1.38%	1.49%	2.02% *	5.33% *	2.18% *	1.70%
Georgia	1.90%	2.09%	3.37% *	11.12% *	2.71% *	1.68%
Maryland	2.61%	2.79%	11.92% *	5.97% *	6.92%	2.91%
North Carolina	2.94%	3.28%	5.14% *	1.60%	5.17% *	3.52%
South Carolina	1.78%	2.15%	4.32% *	6.84% *	4.43% *	2.02%
Virginia	3.40%	3.15%	6.70% *	5.91% *	8.92%	1.83%
West Virginia	3.01%	3.66%	3.64%	5.84% *	5.04%	4.98%
East South Central:
Alabama	2.20%	2.83%	6.96% *	2.64% *	3.74%	2.51%
Kentucky	2.86%	2.48%	12.35% *	9.17% *	5.89% *	3.11%
Mississippi	3.48%	3.83%	11.77% *	5.50% *	7.43%	3.99%
Tennessee	4.13% *	4.51% *	7.29% *	3.76% *	1.48% *	5.05% *
West South Central:
Arkansas	2.26%	2.80%	1.90% *	12.71% *	6.10%	3.52%
Louisiana	1.58%	1.15%	5.30% *	1.70% *	2.91% *	2.19%
Oklahoma	2.62%	2.03%	8.29% *	6.28% *	4.06% *	3.11%
Texas	2.18%	2.50%	5.01%	1.74% *	4.26%	2.68%
Mountain:
Arizona	3.80%	4.41%	7.35% *	4.90% *	4.13% *	4.45%
Colorado	2.56%	2.66%	2.93% *	4.89% *	7.35% *	2.87%
Idaho	4.89%	4.58%	13.94%	8.28% *	6.70% *	6.00%
Montana	3.71%	4.44%	6.98%	10.97% *	5.55% *	3.78%
Nevada	2.06%	2.39%	10.93% *	9.86% *	7.35% *	2.06%
New Mexico	2.08%	3.45%	6.09% *	9.66% *	2.81% *	2.44%
Utah	2.96%	2.48%	13.04% *	7.88% *	7.08% *	2.62%
Wyoming	4.54%	4.13%	10.68% *	12.94%	10.19% *	4.11%
Pacific:
Alaska	2.92%	3.86%	11.58% *	7.07% *	7.60% *	3.45%
California	2.86%	3.38%	5.99%	3.51%	4.81%	2.70%
Hawaii	3.24%	4.09%	6.45%	5.31%	6.43%	3.70%
Oregon	1.83%	2.72%	6.64%	5.85%	5.89%	2.13%
Washington	4.55%	5.51%	7.85% *	9.20% *	10.24% *	4.36%
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.