Table VII.A.2(2013) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2013
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 49.9%    57.9%    50.5%    28.7%    37.1%    56.7%   
New England:
Connecticut 54.2%    67.8%    46.2%    28.4%    43.8%    58.0%   
Maine 48.0%    56.2%    53.2%    26.5%    35.2%    54.7%   
Massachusetts 61.2%    73.6%    58.1%    42.0%    47.4%    66.1%   
New Hampshire 52.4%    62.5%    60.0%    28.4%    38.8%    58.9%   
Rhode Island 58.3%    68.6%    66.5%    33.1%    35.7%    67.0%   
Vermont 53.8%    58.8%    67.0%    32.2%    36.1%    60.1%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 53.9%    63.5%    51.3%    29.2%    38.1%    61.3%   
New York 53.7%    62.5%    52.3%    32.1%    35.6%    62.1%   
Pennsylvania 54.5%    65.4%    58.5%    28.8%    37.7%    63.3%   
East North Central:
Illinois 48.2%    57.5%    41.4%    28.9%    39.9%    52.8%   
Indiana 45.1%    54.0%    43.8%    30.0%    40.5%    48.6%   
Michigan 53.9%    61.0%    60.1%    33.8%    42.3%    61.1%   
Ohio 53.8%    66.2%    50.1%    29.2%    36.1%    65.1%   
Wisconsin 49.1%    50.4%    66.0%    35.5%    39.7%    55.1%   
West North Central:
Iowa 47.2%    55.9%    48.8%    30.4%    36.6%    52.6%   
Kansas 55.5%    64.1%    60.4%    34.5%    37.4%    68.0%   
Minnesota 49.0%    56.6%    49.8%    32.6%    37.8%    54.4%   
Missouri 55.2%    64.2%    57.2%    31.9%    41.8%    61.8%   
Nebraska 43.7%    50.7%    46.1%    29.9%    38.9%    46.7%   
North Dakota 47.3%    57.1%    44.9%    26.5%    32.1%    54.5%   
South Dakota 38.5%    45.5%    44.9%    20.5%    31.6%    43.2%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 52.7%    60.5%    62.7%    27.1%    35.0%    61.8%   
District of Columbia 67.7%    77.1%    67.5%    26.2%    56.8%    70.6%   
Florida 42.7%    45.8%    43.0%    29.1%    31.0%    48.7%   
Georgia 48.0%    50.1%    57.0%    36.7%    40.4%    52.4%   
Maryland 53.7%    62.5%    55.8%    25.5%    41.2%    58.2%   
North Carolina 47.8%    54.8%    48.1%    29.5%    42.7%    50.9%   
South Carolina 48.1%    53.9%    43.3%    32.8%    41.8%    52.4%   
Virginia 53.6%    60.3%    56.2%    31.7%    41.9%    59.5%   
West Virginia 54.7%    61.8%    61.7%    37.6%    45.8%    64.2%   
East South Central:
Alabama 49.7%    57.0%    58.1%    22.6%    40.0%    57.4%   
Kentucky 52.2%    59.1%    54.1%    36.1%    42.3%    60.1%   
Mississippi 47.8%    54.8%    48.9%    26.8%    39.3%    53.8%   
Tennessee 52.1%    61.4%    35.8%    37.7%    38.8%    61.8%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 45.1%    47.9%    54.4%    30.3%    39.6%    49.2%   
Louisiana 48.7%    54.4%    50.1%    28.1%    41.3%    53.0%   
Oklahoma 47.5%    52.5%    48.1%    31.5%    35.3%    55.8%   
Texas 44.7%    51.8%    44.5%    24.0%    32.8%    52.1%   
Mountain:
Arizona 43.4%    47.7%    49.5%    25.2% * 36.9%    46.3%   
Colorado 42.4%    50.0%    44.7%    18.5% * 34.5%    45.6%   
Idaho 44.6%    56.3%    39.2%    20.9%    31.5%    52.1%   
Montana 38.2%    47.0%    41.4%    19.4%    27.0%    45.2%   
Nevada 52.6%    56.9%    60.8%    34.5%    46.1%    55.6%   
New Mexico 46.6%    55.6%    55.4%    18.9%    45.0%    47.8%   
Utah 45.1%    55.0%    50.6%    19.4%    31.9%    51.5%   
Wyoming 40.2%    56.0%    36.9%    13.6%    26.7%    46.2%   
Pacific:
Alaska 39.6%    53.7%    31.7%    11.7%    21.1%    44.7%   
California 51.4%    62.1%    48.7%    22.2%    32.3%    58.8%   
Hawaii 83.6%    90.9%    85.2%    59.5%    76.8%    86.4%   
Oregon 50.9%    66.7%    44.1%    19.6%    25.6%    64.7%   
Washington 47.1%    57.5%    54.4%    22.6%    25.6%    55.3%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2013 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(2013) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2013
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 0.46%    0.53%    0.64%    0.75%    0.67%    0.52%   
New England:
Connecticut 2.18%    2.98%    7.69%    4.99%    4.64%    2.37%   
Maine 2.76%    2.75%    7.51%    4.30%    4.72%    3.13%   
Massachusetts 2.17%    3.22%    5.55%    4.16%    7.52%    2.44%   
New Hampshire 1.63%    4.41%    4.93%    2.85%    4.92%    3.66%   
Rhode Island 1.54%    3.18%    7.62%    4.33%    2.95%    2.31%   
Vermont 2.30%    3.96%    7.80%    5.76%    5.58%    2.63%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 1.76%    2.60%    4.50%    3.92%    3.13%    2.74%   
New York 1.70%    1.86%    4.86%    2.26%    3.56%    2.16%   
Pennsylvania 2.27%    3.15%    5.52%    3.46%    3.59%    2.33%   
East North Central:
Illinois 2.21%    2.95%    3.15%    4.53%    2.83%    3.41%   
Indiana 2.98%    3.35%    5.83%    3.53%    3.20%    3.67%   
Michigan 1.86%    3.10%    7.70%    6.46%    5.31%    2.64%   
Ohio 2.15%    2.46%    6.28%    4.70%    3.71%    3.57%   
Wisconsin 2.05%    2.68%    5.38%    4.40%    5.28%    2.66%   
West North Central:
Iowa 1.57%    2.03%    7.50%    3.08%    4.57%    1.62%   
Kansas 1.79%    2.01%    9.43%    4.61%    2.04%    2.23%   
Minnesota 2.86%    4.20%    7.30%    4.31%    5.43%    3.41%   
Missouri 3.03%    4.13%    8.57%    7.93%    4.08%    3.58%   
Nebraska 1.06%    3.40%    9.37%    3.62%    3.31%    3.28%   
North Dakota 2.42%    2.91%    11.53%    3.77%    5.58%    3.65%   
South Dakota 1.61%    1.51%    7.04%    3.10%    2.47%    2.97%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 2.23%    3.52%    8.86%    4.00%    3.73%    3.28%   
District of Columbia 2.18%    2.31%    10.28%    4.10%    7.35%    2.62%   
Florida 2.56%    2.59%    5.77%    4.63%    2.16%    2.99%   
Georgia 2.53%    3.46%    10.45%    5.08%    3.59%    4.07%   
Maryland 1.70%    3.28%    7.31%    5.79%    6.04%    1.69%   
North Carolina 1.93%    2.98%    4.86%    4.87%    5.22%    1.75%   
South Carolina 3.24%    4.27%    5.61%    4.70%    3.94%    3.83%   
Virginia 2.34%    3.12%    6.26%    3.96%    4.25%    3.72%   
West Virginia 2.56%    3.40%    7.10%    4.50%    4.14%    2.45%   
East South Central:
Alabama 2.49%    2.28%    6.61%    4.31%    3.68%    2.84%   
Kentucky 1.86%    3.26%    7.66%    6.03%    4.34%    3.07%   
Mississippi 2.11%    2.58%    6.14%    3.83%    4.11%    3.71%   
Tennessee 1.67%    2.96%    6.36%    4.55%    2.50%    2.37%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 2.05%    2.65%    8.37%    4.47%    3.18%    3.47%   
Louisiana 1.54%    2.53%    6.73%    5.37%    2.66%    3.94%   
Oklahoma 1.89%    3.28%    4.87%    5.33%    3.40%    2.48%   
Texas 1.52%    2.02%    6.39%    2.84%    1.50%    1.91%   
Mountain:
Arizona 1.93%    3.00%    7.15%    8.80% * 3.85%    2.64%   
Colorado 1.86%    2.55%    6.69%    5.63% * 4.95%    1.91%   
Idaho 2.02%    3.07%    6.73%    4.42%    4.48%    3.23%   
Montana 2.27%    3.01%    7.41%    3.45%    3.23%    2.26%   
Nevada 2.52%    2.22%    8.45%    5.72%    5.25%    3.05%   
New Mexico 1.68%    2.50%    6.35%    3.53%    2.69%    1.83%   
Utah 1.78%    2.40%    6.20%    4.21%    2.51%    2.07%   
Wyoming 2.42%    2.24%    8.04%    3.43%    3.01%    3.13%   
Pacific:
Alaska 2.53%    3.52%    6.95%    2.54%    4.45%    3.11%   
California 1.49%    1.57%    3.23%    3.80%    3.14%    1.91%   
Hawaii 1.71%    1.53%    5.13%    5.54%    3.52%    2.17%   
Oregon 2.34%    2.92%    8.57%    3.82%    4.55%    2.59%   
Washington 1.18%    2.19%    6.10%    4.24%    3.81%    1.84%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2013 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.