Table VII.E.4(2012) Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take employee-plus-one coverage 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 18.1%    18.6%    16.6%    14.7%    15.1%    18.6%   
New England:
Connecticut 20.1%    19.9%    20.3%    22.6%    20.6%    20.0%   
Maine 18.8%    19.9%    13.2%    18.8%    16.0%    19.2%   
Massachusetts 14.5%    14.1%    16.5%    14.5% * 20.7%    13.9%   
New Hampshire 20.8%    21.3%    20.3%    18.6%    15.7%    21.5%   
Rhode Island 14.6%    15.4%    9.4%    16.2%    15.0%    14.6%   
Vermont 20.3%    20.8%    16.8%    20.1%    16.6%    20.6%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 20.6%    20.9%    21.7%    14.8%    14.6%    21.2%   
New York 14.4%    14.9%    12.1%    13.4%    14.9%    14.3%   
Pennsylvania 18.0%    18.2%    18.4%    14.6%    12.7%    18.8%   
East North Central:
Illinois 20.1%    20.7%    18.3%    17.1%    17.0%    20.5%   
Indiana 20.7%    21.0%    22.2%    14.8%    18.0%    21.3%   
Michigan 20.3%    21.7%    12.6%    14.2%    13.1%    21.4%   
Ohio 20.1%    21.1%    15.6%    13.0%    13.6%    21.3%   
Wisconsin 18.6%    18.3%    22.9%    12.9%    17.9%    18.7%   
West North Central:
Iowa 18.5%    18.7%    18.2%    15.5%    17.7%    18.6%   
Kansas 16.2%    16.7%    12.6%    16.2%    15.0%    16.5%   
Minnesota 18.0%    19.0%    14.0%    12.0%    14.0%    18.4%   
Missouri 16.7%    16.7%    16.4%    17.3%    15.0%    17.3%   
Nebraska 17.0%    17.3%    14.9%    17.7% * 15.0%    17.4%   
North Dakota 15.9%    16.2%    16.4%    8.9% * 14.8%    16.0%   
South Dakota 17.2%    17.1%    18.1%    16.5%    13.9%    17.8%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 19.9%    20.4%    19.4%    14.2%    17.0%    20.5%   
District of Columbia 17.2%    17.0%    19.4%    14.8% * 14.0%    17.5%   
Florida 18.8%    19.1%    19.3%    13.4%    16.8%    19.2%   
Georgia 18.8%    19.8%    13.2%    13.3% * 12.0%    20.5%   
Maryland 17.6%    18.0%    12.0%    17.2%    14.0%    18.0%   
North Carolina 18.4%    19.3%    11.1%    14.3%    13.6%    19.1%   
South Carolina 17.5%    17.7%    15.6%    17.6%    16.3%    17.8%   
Virginia 19.2%    19.3%    19.8%    16.5%    19.7%    19.1%   
West Virginia 18.0%    17.7%    18.4%    22.1%    16.3%    18.5%   
East South Central:
Alabama 12.1%    12.5%    7.8% * 9.2%    10.6%    12.4%   
Kentucky 18.8%    19.1%    18.6%    14.1%    12.4%    20.4%   
Mississippi 18.2%    18.1%    18.2%    22.8%    19.1%    17.9%   
Tennessee 18.8%    18.9%    19.6%    15.9%    15.8%    19.4%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 17.7%    18.0%    14.6%    17.1%    14.7%    18.4%   
Louisiana 17.1%    17.6%    12.9% * 12.8% * 15.7%    17.4%   
Oklahoma 19.7%    20.1%    20.0%    13.9% * 10.9%    21.6%   
Texas 18.6%    19.0%    15.8%    12.7%    13.8%    19.6%   
Mountain:
Arizona 19.5%    20.3%    15.3%    11.6%    16.1%    20.0%   
Colorado 19.3%    20.1%    15.8%    14.9%    17.9%    19.4%   
Idaho 18.2%    18.8%    16.1%    16.1%    15.1%    18.9%   
Montana 18.9%    19.1%    19.7%    14.6% * 13.6%    19.7%   
Nevada 20.0%    19.8%    23.2%    13.8% * 20.1%    19.9%   
New Mexico 17.7%    18.7%    12.8%    14.2%    14.0%    18.4%   
Utah 16.6%    15.8%    21.6%    16.8%    18.1%    16.2%   
Wyoming 18.4%    19.3%    11.4%    16.0% * 16.8%    18.6%   
Pacific:
Alaska 18.6%    19.0%    16.4% * 15.1%    14.5%    18.9%   
California 17.4%    17.8%    15.4%    15.2%    13.6%    17.8%   
Hawaii 15.4%    16.8%    12.4%    9.8%    9.6%    16.6%   
Oregon 19.1%    19.2%    18.4%    18.3%    16.4%    19.5%   
Washington 17.5%    18.3%    14.6%    12.7%    12.5%    18.1%   

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.E.4(2012) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take employee-plus-one coverage 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 0.22%    0.22%    0.44%    0.57%    0.38%    0.22%   
New England:
Connecticut 0.79%    1.27%    1.75%    4.49%    2.95%    0.77%   
Maine 1.02%    1.03%    1.57%    1.93%    1.85%    1.08%   
Massachusetts 0.84%    1.00%    2.14%    4.56% * 3.71%    0.90%   
New Hampshire 0.71%    0.84%    2.79%    2.37%    1.82%    1.00%   
Rhode Island 1.39%    1.34%    2.70%    3.10%    2.42%    1.54%   
Vermont 1.02%    1.38%    2.21%    2.47%    2.09%    1.08%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 1.00%    1.23%    3.21%    2.65%    2.00%    0.95%   
New York 0.95%    1.10%    1.30%    1.72%    2.48%    0.74%   
Pennsylvania 0.72%    0.75%    2.31%    2.73%    1.30%    1.17%   
East North Central:
Illinois 1.19%    1.29%    2.76%    2.99%    2.60%    1.48%   
Indiana 0.98%    1.07%    4.15%    2.63%    1.91%    1.17%   
Michigan 1.16%    1.24%    3.58%    4.24%    2.27%    1.19%   
Ohio 1.64%    1.76%    2.88%    1.66%    1.70%    1.88%   
Wisconsin 1.11%    1.37%    2.47%    2.54%    2.53%    1.09%   
West North Central:
Iowa 0.59%    0.90%    2.26%    1.77%    1.94%    0.65%   
Kansas 1.41%    1.64%    1.94%    3.84%    2.15%    1.61%   
Minnesota 1.09%    1.27%    1.92%    2.11%    3.09%    1.30%   
Missouri 0.98%    1.12%    2.50%    3.57%    1.86%    0.94%   
Nebraska 0.84%    1.04%    2.51%    6.12% * 2.26%    0.86%   
North Dakota 1.49%    1.64%    3.66%    3.02% * 3.95%    1.52%   
South Dakota 1.35%    1.51%    3.63%    4.01%    2.27%    1.33%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 1.55%    1.58%    4.91%    2.93%    3.28%    2.05%   
District of Columbia 1.01%    1.04%    3.92%    9.71% * 2.44%    1.02%   
Florida 0.72%    0.83%    1.96%    1.00%    1.27%    0.92%   
Georgia 1.18%    1.38%    2.17%    5.10% * 1.23%    1.56%   
Maryland 0.88%    0.95%    2.76%    1.61%    2.74%    0.93%   
North Carolina 1.36%    1.56%    2.44%    4.29%    1.89%    1.73%   
South Carolina 0.88%    0.91%    1.90%    3.35%    1.17%    0.91%   
Virginia 0.98%    1.15%    1.83%    2.30%    1.60%    1.11%   
West Virginia 1.12%    1.38%    3.86%    4.93%    2.87%    1.77%   
East South Central:
Alabama 1.02%    1.19%    4.01% * 2.02%    2.44%    1.04%   
Kentucky 1.45%    1.78%    3.55%    3.09%    1.96%    1.37%   
Mississippi 0.50%    0.95%    3.93%    6.77%    2.36%    1.06%   
Tennessee 1.12%    1.52%    3.30%    1.74%    1.51%    1.42%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 0.97%    1.07%    3.24%    4.61%    1.46%    1.23%   
Louisiana 0.87%    0.87%    4.43% * 3.86% * 2.35%    1.02%   
Oklahoma 1.09%    1.45%    3.65%    4.41% * 1.85%    1.36%   
Texas 0.65%    0.68%    1.68%    2.01%    1.44%    0.70%   
Mountain:
Arizona 1.05%    1.18%    2.57%    2.13%    1.07%    1.27%   
Colorado 1.40%    1.42%    2.54%    3.24%    2.57%    1.53%   
Idaho 0.97%    1.22%    2.25%    2.99%    2.34%    1.15%   
Montana 1.58%    1.76%    2.94%    5.99% * 4.06%    1.49%   
Nevada 0.77%    0.90%    2.94%    4.37% * 2.42%    0.89%   
New Mexico 1.31%    1.49%    2.15%    2.52%    2.08%    1.70%   
Utah 0.89%    0.95%    2.51%    2.27%    1.75%    1.02%   
Wyoming 1.46%    1.60%    2.93%    9.58% * 3.93%    1.59%   
Pacific:
Alaska 1.60%    1.50%    6.69% * 3.10%    2.26%    1.62%   
California 0.35%    0.37%    0.83%    1.70%    0.72%    0.37%   
Hawaii 0.59%    0.75%    1.42%    2.61%    1.91%    0.92%   
Oregon 1.10%    1.18%    3.34%    4.34%    2.65%    1.20%   
Washington 0.84%    1.00%    2.31%    2.07%    3.06%    0.98%   

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.