Table VII.B.4.b.(1)(2012) Percent of private-sector part-time employees eligible for health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2012
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 31.4%    40.8%    34.4%    26.9%    26.7%    37.1%   
New England:
Connecticut 31.5%    30.6%    35.5%    28.9% * 22.7%    37.7%   
Maine 29.9%    46.0%    39.9%    20.9%    19.7%    39.1%   
Massachusetts 32.5%    48.1%    35.2%    25.0%    27.7%    35.1%   
New Hampshire 32.3%    31.4%    33.4%    31.7%    25.9%    38.0%   
Rhode Island 33.8%    43.4%    35.2%    29.9% * 30.3%    36.6%   
Vermont 26.7%    55.0%    37.2%    13.8%    9.1%    38.8%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 34.7%    47.6%    51.4%    22.3%    32.7%    36.4%   
New York 37.2%    50.4%    41.6%    30.0%    31.4%    41.9%   
Pennsylvania 26.2%    33.2%    22.7%    26.0% * 22.3% * 30.3%   
East North Central:
Illinois 32.2%    40.8%    31.4%    30.7%    23.1% * 40.4%   
Indiana 34.3%    25.1%    27.7%    39.4%    33.4%    36.6%   
Michigan 30.6%    39.7%    40.3%    24.7%    27.4%    34.8%   
Ohio 31.8%    48.6%    38.2%    23.3%    26.1%    40.4%   
Wisconsin 31.4%    29.2%    41.5%    25.8%    24.7%    41.3%   
West North Central:
Iowa 37.8%    39.9%    26.2%    42.6%    42.2%    32.5%   
Kansas 20.0%    25.0%    15.7%    20.7% * 18.0% * 23.9%   
Minnesota 23.0%    41.1%    30.9%    16.5%    17.3%    27.0%   
Missouri 26.3%    22.7%    22.0%    29.1%    25.1%    28.6%   
Nebraska 36.5%    27.2%    38.0%    39.1%    39.8%    32.2%   
North Dakota 30.7%    41.2%    35.4%    25.3% * 25.1% * 36.7%   
South Dakota 33.5%    33.6%    41.0%    29.5% * 19.8%    47.9%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 26.5%    37.0%    48.1%    19.1% * 19.9% * 36.1%   
District of Columbia 27.6%    43.4%    19.6%    16.7% * 21.5% * 29.8%   
Florida 26.0%    34.4%    30.0%    21.0%    20.7%    35.5%   
Georgia 29.1%    31.9%    33.9%    26.2%    30.4%    27.0%   
Maryland 20.3%    42.6%    28.9% * 10.9% * 11.6% * 29.8%   
North Carolina 30.4%    34.2%    32.5%    28.3%    27.2%    36.9%   
South Carolina 29.1%    25.8%    17.9% * 35.4%    34.0%    22.0%   
Virginia 30.4%    34.6%    34.6%    27.5%    31.1%    29.4%   
West Virginia 28.7%    23.2%    37.6%    26.1%    22.7%    43.0%   
East South Central:
Alabama 29.3%    34.2%    24.7% * 29.5%    31.6%    24.1% *
Kentucky 39.6%    47.6%    54.4%    28.7% * 25.0%    57.9%   
Mississippi 28.3%    32.4% * 41.7%    14.8% * 24.1%    37.0%   
Tennessee 38.7%    32.4%    43.3%    38.3%    39.3%    37.1%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 25.2%    26.1%    22.3% * 26.5% * 21.1%    33.9%   
Louisiana 26.6%    23.6%    22.9% * 29.4% * 27.2% * 25.2%   
Oklahoma 27.1%    28.4%    30.7%    24.6%    25.9% * 28.4%   
Texas 26.2%    43.4%    14.4% * 26.8%    26.1%    26.7%   
Mountain:
Arizona 26.9%    27.9%    24.2% * 27.8%    28.0%    25.7%   
Colorado 32.5%    46.2%    43.2%    21.5% * 25.2% * 39.0%   
Idaho 35.2%    31.5%    39.0%    34.0%    39.5%    29.0%   
Montana 24.3%    34.6%    35.4%    13.6%    8.6% * 35.8%   
Nevada 38.5%    62.1%    22.5% * 33.9%    35.6%    41.6%   
New Mexico 27.9%    40.6%    39.9%    21.0% * 26.6%    30.6%   
Utah 26.6%    22.4%    26.7%    27.9%    26.0% * 27.5%   
Wyoming 17.1%    36.9%    9.3%    16.8%    17.6%    16.5% *
Pacific:
Alaska 33.9%    45.7%    27.2%    32.1% * 34.9% * 33.2%   
California 36.4%    50.6%    43.5%    26.3%    23.0%    47.9%   
Hawaii 42.5%    55.0%    54.9%    30.1%    29.5%    52.7%   
Oregon 40.2%    54.1%    50.8%    27.8%    26.4%    53.2%   
Washington 41.0%    46.9%    43.9%    37.6%    40.2%    41.6%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 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.B.4.b.(1)(2012) Standard error for percent of private-sector part-time employees eligible for health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2012
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 0.38%    1.00%    1.34%    0.49%    0.69%    0.67%   
New England:
Connecticut 5.39%    4.29%    9.11%    9.87% * 6.64%    6.31%   
Maine 4.18%    5.16%    8.46%    5.76%    5.71%    6.04%   
Massachusetts 2.63%    7.01%    5.71%    4.22%    4.69%    2.98%   
New Hampshire 5.14%    6.56%    9.44%    5.67%    6.21%    6.41%   
Rhode Island 5.28%    7.27%    3.65%    10.22% * 8.19%    5.58%   
Vermont 3.32%    7.29%    5.78%    4.01%    2.26%    5.18%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 4.39%    5.18%    8.27%    3.39%    6.43%    5.07%   
New York 3.23%    5.57%    2.69%    5.56%    4.93%    3.61%   
Pennsylvania 3.38%    5.34%    4.68%    9.64% * 7.11% * 4.38%   
East North Central:
Illinois 4.67%    5.89%    7.29%    6.80%    7.77% * 5.06%   
Indiana 6.46%    5.00%    6.56%    10.11%    8.17%    8.36%   
Michigan 5.79%    5.26%    11.25%    6.72%    6.48%    6.25%   
Ohio 3.85%    7.15%    10.42%    6.03%    6.12%    4.70%   
Wisconsin 4.75%    4.80%    7.35%    6.71%    4.55%    6.87%   
West North Central:
Iowa 6.27%    5.07%    5.86%    9.76%    8.45%    5.27%   
Kansas 3.96%    4.39%    4.44%    10.67% * 5.89% * 4.38%   
Minnesota 2.73%    6.79%    5.80%    3.89%    4.53%    3.02%   
Missouri 4.07%    4.59%    5.32%    7.00%    6.50%    5.63%   
Nebraska 3.89%    4.26%    7.89%    8.50%    7.53%    5.15%   
North Dakota 5.39%    5.80%    9.84%    8.05% * 9.63% * 4.78%   
South Dakota 5.04%    5.80%    8.05%    10.06% * 5.28%    7.51%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 6.16%    6.41%    8.77%    7.37% * 8.13% * 4.66%   
District of Columbia 5.46%    6.93%    5.42%    10.77% * 13.77% * 6.15%   
Florida 1.95%    5.33%    5.69%    4.06%    3.88%    4.13%   
Georgia 5.09%    7.79%    8.82%    7.34%    6.56%    7.94%   
Maryland 4.13%    7.84%    9.31% * 3.32% * 5.66% * 6.59%   
North Carolina 3.86%    5.90%    8.52%    8.10%    5.87%    4.68%   
South Carolina 5.85%    6.67%    9.42% * 6.85%    7.53%    6.57%   
Virginia 3.25%    4.93%    6.42%    4.94%    4.82%    3.59%   
West Virginia 3.51%    5.56%    10.56%    3.76%    3.99%    7.11%   
East South Central:
Alabama 6.36%    6.86%    9.59% * 8.17%    6.98%    10.03% *
Kentucky 4.02%    8.36%    9.67%    8.85% * 5.85%    8.01%   
Mississippi 5.08%    10.74% * 10.14%    8.62% * 6.70%    7.73%   
Tennessee 4.69%    5.03%    8.97%    6.93%    4.80%    7.54%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 3.85%    6.39%    7.39% * 8.21% * 5.37%    6.25%   
Louisiana 6.86%    5.21%    10.99% * 11.18% * 9.04% * 4.30%   
Oklahoma 4.24%    5.74%    8.86%    7.32%    7.78% * 4.20%   
Texas 3.03%    4.40%    4.66% * 6.52%    5.83%    7.40%   
Mountain:
Arizona 3.15%    6.60%    8.40% * 8.24%    5.63%    6.53%   
Colorado 3.49%    5.44%    9.89%    9.90% * 7.96% * 6.47%   
Idaho 5.32%    4.37%    9.15%    9.88%    8.07%    6.96%   
Montana 3.31%    7.76%    6.24%    3.64%    2.86% * 3.26%   
Nevada 5.00%    9.33%    10.59% * 7.94%    6.39%    6.84%   
New Mexico 5.69%    4.35%    10.26%    6.77% * 6.52%    4.33%   
Utah 3.81%    2.99%    6.55%    7.24%    8.77% * 4.71%   
Wyoming 3.39%    8.47%    2.73%    4.31%    4.26%    6.71% *
Pacific:
Alaska 4.90%    7.10%    7.69%    9.74% * 10.47% * 5.53%   
California 3.12%    4.35%    3.91%    4.20%    3.94%    3.35%   
Hawaii 4.00%    3.48%    6.14%    5.11%    6.57%    5.23%   
Oregon 3.72%    8.78%    6.51%    6.61%    6.76%    6.70%   
Washington 4.79%    5.45%    5.66%    8.13%    8.83%    4.33%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 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.