Table VII.B.2.b Percent of private-sector employees that are enrolled in health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2015
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 57.0%    67.9%    41.6%    20.2%    27.0%    65.5%   
New England:
Connecticut 56.4%    63.3%    39.3%    28.9%    20.8%    60.4%   
Maine 57.2%    66.4%    50.9%    22.0%    26.8%    62.6%   
Massachusetts 54.6%    67.1%    44.0%    18.3%    19.1%    60.4%   
New Hampshire 54.0%    67.2%    45.6%    18.9%    25.3%    60.0%   
Rhode Island 49.9%    64.2%    44.5%    18.4%    17.7%    56.7%   
Vermont 54.0%    65.1%    37.8%    23.4%    26.4%    59.4%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 53.7%    66.3%    31.2%    22.3%    25.9%    61.2%   
New York 52.9%    63.6%    40.1%    20.7%    23.6%    61.8%   
Pennsylvania 58.8%    72.8%    41.8%    22.3%    24.3%    66.3%   
East North Central:
Illinois 54.7%    67.2%    43.3%    14.9%    24.9%    63.9%   
Indiana 56.0%    64.4%    42.7%    20.3%    31.7%    63.4%   
Michigan 58.0%    70.1%    45.5%    16.3%    27.7%    69.0%   
Ohio 58.3%    68.4%    50.4%    16.6%    29.4%    67.4%   
Wisconsin 53.2%    63.9%    41.2%    24.0%    26.3%    61.5%   
West North Central:
Iowa 56.1%    67.7%    42.1%    19.5%    26.5%    64.0%   
Kansas 56.4%    67.2%    35.1%    14.2%    26.4%    64.0%   
Minnesota 56.3%    67.5%    32.2%    30.0%    23.6%    62.5%   
Missouri 60.6%    72.6%    42.3%    23.4%    23.9%    70.4%   
Nebraska 54.1%    66.4%    32.5%    21.4%    23.3%    63.1%   
North Dakota 56.0%    70.2%    38.4%    20.1%    23.7%    61.5%   
South Dakota 57.8%    69.1%    48.4%    18.1%    30.0%    68.0%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 60.7%    72.7%    46.8%    18.2%    37.7%    67.6%   
District of Columbia 63.6%    74.4%    37.9%    26.7%    35.5% * 66.7%   
Florida 59.7%    69.3%    41.8%    26.8%    30.7%    68.7%   
Georgia 56.0%    70.1%    39.4%    17.0%    30.5%    66.7%   
Maryland 55.7%    63.9%    50.6%    20.5%    24.0%    63.9%   
North Carolina 58.5%    69.3%    42.3%    16.5%    30.2%    67.6%   
South Carolina 57.8%    67.7%    44.8%    18.9%    29.6%    69.3%   
Virginia 58.2%    68.6%    38.5%    20.6%    25.5%    66.6%   
West Virginia 52.4%    64.8%    40.7%    14.9%    25.0%    65.2%   
East South Central:
Alabama 54.4%    67.6%    30.4%    15.4%    25.1%    66.0%   
Kentucky 57.6%    69.7%    29.2%    11.4%    29.6%    67.5%   
Mississippi 55.7%    69.9%    33.1%    18.9%    27.8%    66.3%   
Tennessee 53.5%    65.1%    42.3%    18.8%    27.2%    65.6%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 59.5%    69.8%    38.4%    12.7%    32.0%    70.9%   
Louisiana 58.6%    70.0%    37.5%    18.0%    24.1%    69.3%   
Oklahoma 62.2%    71.4%    40.4%    20.2%    31.6%    71.5%   
Texas 59.1%    70.0%    34.0%    18.5%    26.0%    68.8%   
Mountain:
Arizona 54.6%    64.2%    42.6%    18.5%    28.7%    65.6%   
Colorado 47.2%    58.1%    29.6%    21.2%    17.8%    54.4%   
Idaho 62.4%    74.8%    49.8%    17.3%    28.1%    72.8%   
Montana 56.2%    71.1%    43.4%    19.9%    25.7%    66.7%   
Nevada 57.0%    66.1%    47.4%    15.7%    30.8%    63.5%   
New Mexico 52.4%    61.4%    50.8%    17.1%    24.7%    62.2%   
Utah 52.1%    63.7%    42.3%    17.2%    20.4%    60.0%   
Wyoming 56.3%    62.0%    43.7%    15.3%    25.4%    63.1%   
Pacific:
Alaska 55.8%    64.1%    39.2%    23.4%    24.4%    60.6%   
California 60.0%    68.8%    47.5%    21.7%    29.9%    67.0%   
Hawaii 62.8%    73.2%    54.9%    30.7%    38.1%    71.0%   
Oregon 60.4%    70.3%    43.2%    23.3%    35.5%    66.6%   
Washington 56.7%    67.0%    34.0%    24.3%    17.3%    65.5%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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.2.b Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees that are enrolled in health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2015
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 0.39%    0.39%    0.75%    0.56%    0.62%    0.39%   
New England:
Connecticut 1.83%    1.88%    4.08%    3.59%    2.95%    1.79%   
Maine 2.14%    2.44%    2.84%    3.39%    3.99%    2.04%   
Massachusetts 2.40%    2.71%    4.23%    2.51%    3.25%    2.53%   
New Hampshire 2.90%    2.79%    2.75%    2.91%    2.42%    3.06%   
Rhode Island 2.83%    2.72%    2.38%    5.15%    3.49%    2.56%   
Vermont 2.25%    1.78%    4.42%    5.06%    3.90%    2.06%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 2.86%    2.41%    5.24%    3.45%    2.88%    3.42%   
New York 1.66%    1.72%    2.19%    1.77%    2.76%    1.55%   
Pennsylvania 2.01%    1.93%    3.09%    2.24%    2.53%    1.96%   
East North Central:
Illinois 2.30%    2.45%    3.44%    1.82%    4.57%    2.27%   
Indiana 2.24%    2.33%    3.66%    3.38%    3.31%    2.39%   
Michigan 2.12%    2.04%    3.53%    2.31%    4.07%    1.84%   
Ohio 2.16%    2.45%    4.39%    2.24%    3.15%    2.28%   
Wisconsin 2.21%    2.14%    4.43%    2.65%    2.81%    2.06%   
West North Central:
Iowa 1.95%    1.84%    2.92%    1.88%    2.89%    1.78%   
Kansas 3.65%    3.86%    4.34%    2.58%    4.73%    3.88%   
Minnesota 2.20%    2.20%    2.90%    6.10%    3.13%    2.32%   
Missouri 2.05%    1.74%    3.86%    3.25%    2.83%    1.57%   
Nebraska 2.45%    2.44%    3.76%    2.69%    2.86%    2.46%   
North Dakota 2.18%    2.37%    2.56%    2.03%    2.81%    2.24%   
South Dakota 2.29%    2.05%    4.68%    2.14%    5.67%    1.97%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 2.17%    2.14%    5.02%    2.76%    5.42%    2.22%   
District of Columbia 2.25%    1.90%    3.05%    4.64%    11.60% * 2.24%   
Florida 1.29%    1.38%    2.68%    2.13%    1.84%    1.28%   
Georgia 3.66%    1.91%    7.26%    4.13%    6.05%    2.98%   
Maryland 2.27%    2.79%    4.45%    4.27%    3.53%    2.04%   
North Carolina 2.15%    2.22%    4.31%    1.63%    4.01%    2.35%   
South Carolina 2.48%    2.93%    4.46%    2.99%    3.59%    2.60%   
Virginia 2.10%    2.21%    2.53%    2.69%    2.61%    2.16%   
West Virginia 2.50%    2.81%    4.62%    1.71%    2.89%    2.82%   
East South Central:
Alabama 3.18%    2.34%    4.90%    2.43%    3.65%    2.46%   
Kentucky 2.82%    3.39%    2.33%    1.33%    3.97%    3.33%   
Mississippi 2.58%    2.58%    3.69%    2.83%    3.18%    2.78%   
Tennessee 2.64%    3.02%    3.60%    2.82%    3.34%    2.46%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 2.94%    2.09%    3.12%    2.84%    4.45%    2.32%   
Louisiana 2.51%    2.36%    3.53%    3.21%    3.29%    2.21%   
Oklahoma 2.21%    2.20%    2.17%    4.14%    3.58%    2.18%   
Texas 1.85%    1.75%    2.26%    2.03%    2.54%    1.75%   
Mountain:
Arizona 2.27%    2.19%    5.36%    4.81%    4.65%    2.22%   
Colorado 2.49%    3.33%    3.40%    3.82%    2.64%    2.64%   
Idaho 2.57%    2.21%    5.44%    2.56%    3.08%    2.40%   
Montana 3.00%    3.74%    3.63%    3.39%    3.02%    3.33%   
Nevada 1.72%    1.75%    2.76%    2.36%    3.96%    1.60%   
New Mexico 2.37%    2.72%    6.92%    2.26%    3.08%    2.53%   
Utah 2.67%    2.60%    3.80%    2.35%    2.61%    2.80%   
Wyoming 2.49%    2.85%    4.44%    2.07%    3.05%    2.55%   
Pacific:
Alaska 2.51%    2.92%    3.63%    4.34%    3.89%    2.65%   
California 1.21%    1.31%    2.36%    2.46%    2.01%    1.19%   
Hawaii 2.23%    2.43%    4.06%    3.27%    3.19%    2.28%   
Oregon 3.03%    3.56%    4.24%    4.35%    4.84%    3.43%   
Washington 2.90%    3.30%    7.45%    4.14%    2.24%    3.19%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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.