Table VII.B.4.b.(1) 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, 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 20.5%    36.5%    20.8%    15.3%    11.5%    29.7%   
New England:
Connecticut 24.0%    44.8%    20.4% * 16.9% * 7.0% * 32.5%   
Maine 27.0%    38.3%    38.9%    14.0% * 8.0% * 35.0%   
Massachusetts 24.1%    47.8%    30.7%    14.7%    12.1% * 31.2%   
New Hampshire 14.4%    31.0%    14.4% * 8.8% * 3.7% * 20.4%   
Rhode Island 18.0%    30.4%    28.2%    8.8% * 7.2% * 23.4%   
Vermont 25.5%    40.0%    32.2%    9.9% * 8.6% * 35.3%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 23.6%    26.7%    20.4% * 24.5% * 20.6% * 26.1%   
New York 24.0%    43.2%    21.2%    19.9%    13.8%    35.7%   
Pennsylvania 16.8%    47.9%    12.8%    9.7%    7.8%    23.4%   
East North Central:
Illinois 15.3%    40.0%    20.9%    5.3% * 3.8% * 26.5%   
Indiana 19.7%    30.7%    8.8% * 18.9% * 13.7% * 27.0%   
Michigan 22.5%    27.4%    18.0% * 23.2%    20.1%    26.5%   
Ohio 22.5%    48.8%    18.0%    16.4% * 14.5% * 31.2%   
Wisconsin 18.2%    22.5%    24.1%    13.3%    3.7% * 33.6%   
West North Central:
Iowa 16.7%    27.1%    18.8% * 13.0% * 13.7% * 20.5%   
Kansas 13.5%    40.2%    7.1% * 8.2% * 4.1% * 25.8%   
Minnesota 24.0%    34.7%    4.9% * 26.8%    7.9% * 33.4%   
Missouri 20.7%    47.2%    17.5% * 12.6% * 11.9% * 30.8%   
Nebraska 13.3%    24.5%    15.9% * 8.7% * 8.6% * 19.8%   
North Dakota 18.7%    39.9%    14.3% * 15.1%    9.8% * 24.2%   
South Dakota 15.6%    30.2%    25.1%    5.2% * 7.0% * 29.4%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 30.6%    60.6%    25.2% * 16.6% * 16.5% * 40.8%   
District of Columbia 23.3%    36.8%    7.8% * 23.6% * 4.1% * 29.5%   
Florida 19.2%    30.6%    21.8%    12.7% * 12.1%    28.0%   
Georgia 23.8%    36.1%    25.2% * 20.3% * 18.4% * 34.6%   
Maryland 25.6%    19.6%    43.9%    16.1% * 9.8% * 39.0%   
North Carolina 20.8%    28.0%    40.6% * 7.7% * 8.1% * 34.9%   
South Carolina 12.3%    28.0%    13.0% * 7.4% * 9.5%    17.9% *
Virginia 14.6%    37.7%    14.7% * 6.1% * 3.0% * 29.5%   
West Virginia 16.1%    30.3%    11.4% * 14.5% * 14.0% * 19.7% *
East South Central:
Alabama 14.1%    18.1% * 5.7% * 15.6% * 15.5% * 12.1% *
Kentucky 18.1%    32.8%    8.4% * 19.5% * 16.5% * 22.0%   
Mississippi 20.2%    27.0%    27.1% * 15.2% * 11.8% * 31.8%   
Tennessee 13.9%    35.7%    17.2% * 8.4% * 8.6% * 23.3%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 12.9% * 18.6%    23.6% * 7.1% * 7.7% * 23.4% *
Louisiana 20.5%    25.6%    23.9% * 17.2% * 12.8% * 30.0%   
Oklahoma 26.0%    41.2%    39.0%    10.1% * 17.0% * 38.6%   
Texas 19.2%    33.5%    19.0%    15.4% * 15.8% * 24.4%   
Mountain:
Arizona 22.1%    34.8%    32.7% * 15.2% * 6.8% * 40.7%   
Colorado 16.6%    41.8%    20.4% * 7.0% * 3.8% * 25.0%   
Idaho 24.6%    59.5%    23.4% * 13.8% * 6.8% * 47.2%   
Montana 18.0%    31.6%    17.7%    13.9% * 4.8% * 35.3%   
Nevada 11.7%    25.2%    8.0% * 10.8%    8.0%    14.8%   
New Mexico 27.1%    30.5%    37.5%    21.3%    23.9%    31.0%   
Utah 15.0%    31.5%    17.4% * 9.6% * 8.7%    21.1% *
Wyoming 9.6%    26.2%    6.2% * 2.9% * 4.1% * 14.2%   
Pacific:
Alaska 21.2%    54.0%    5.7% * 17.4% * 13.7% * 25.0%   
California 24.4%    38.9%    22.8%    19.4%    10.2%    33.6%   
Hawaii 40.0%    61.9%    49.5%    23.7%    27.9%    50.0%   
Oregon 14.6%    35.9%    11.7% * 7.2% * 5.0% * 22.7%   
Washington 24.8%    42.2%    16.1% * 23.3% * 4.4% * 41.6%   

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.4.b.(1) Standard errors 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, 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 0.68%    1.04%    1.17%    1.02%    0.89%    0.98%   
New England:
Connecticut 4.10%    6.74%    8.30% * 6.04% * 4.07% * 5.37%   
Maine 4.50%    7.12%    8.00%    4.36% * 3.29% * 6.00%   
Massachusetts 3.23%    4.59%    7.32%    4.05%    5.04% * 4.24%   
New Hampshire 3.03%    4.93%    5.23% * 4.21% * 2.32% * 4.39%   
Rhode Island 4.01%    6.54%    7.00%    4.08% * 3.26% * 5.60%   
Vermont 4.17%    6.34%    7.27%    5.77% * 4.27% * 4.76%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 4.71%    5.07%    6.57% * 7.91% * 7.44% * 6.20%   
New York 3.00%    4.76%    4.17%    4.30%    3.17%    4.78%   
Pennsylvania 1.97%    5.57%    2.67%    2.25%    2.10%    2.92%   
East North Central:
Illinois 2.78%    6.68%    5.77%    2.74% * 1.53% * 4.95%   
Indiana 4.64%    5.84%    5.19% * 8.37% * 7.35% * 5.37%   
Michigan 4.10%    5.80%    5.94% * 6.30%    5.81%    5.36%   
Ohio 3.84%    6.12%    4.47%    6.54% * 6.21% * 5.19%   
Wisconsin 3.03%    5.38%    6.18%    3.69%    1.42% * 4.84%   
West North Central:
Iowa 3.54%    6.66%    6.82% * 4.63% * 4.81% * 4.76%   
Kansas 3.58%    8.72%    4.07% * 4.31% * 2.37% * 6.99%   
Minnesota 5.38%    6.39%    1.96% * 7.47%    4.08% * 7.01%   
Missouri 3.81%    5.96%    5.44% * 5.48% * 5.72% * 4.51%   
Nebraska 3.16%    5.07%    7.28% * 3.43% * 3.82% * 4.88%   
North Dakota 3.45%    9.58%    4.45% * 4.45%    4.93% * 4.45%   
South Dakota 2.82%    6.31%    4.89%    2.46% * 3.14% * 4.80%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 4.73%    6.60%    7.65% * 8.16% * 9.17% * 5.16%   
District of Columbia 6.55%    5.31%    3.83% * 12.41% * 2.10% * 8.13%   
Florida 2.55%    3.34%    5.25%    3.92% * 3.45%    3.56%   
Georgia 6.58%    7.09%    10.91% * 8.98% * 8.23% * 8.58%   
Maryland 4.76%    4.99%    9.85%    6.20% * 3.04% * 7.45%   
North Carolina 4.85%    4.26%    12.39% * 2.64% * 3.20% * 8.36%   
South Carolina 2.56%    6.64%    5.99% * 2.24% * 2.50%    5.81% *
Virginia 3.09%    3.94%    6.46% * 3.17% * 2.11% * 6.10%   
West Virginia 3.51%    6.66%    6.31% * 4.76% * 4.37% * 5.96% *
East South Central:
Alabama 3.34%    7.75% * 2.45% * 4.86% * 4.99% * 3.69% *
Kentucky 4.32%    6.80%    3.24% * 7.26% * 5.86% * 4.57%   
Mississippi 5.05%    7.25%    11.14% * 6.44% * 5.86% * 8.26%   
Tennessee 3.01%    6.00%    7.16% * 3.31% * 3.52% * 5.18%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 4.75% * 5.05%    12.87% * 4.20% * 4.01% * 9.94% *
Louisiana 4.82%    6.59%    10.80% * 6.76% * 5.35% * 7.70%   
Oklahoma 5.05%    6.99%    9.63%    4.44% * 6.60% * 7.22%   
Texas 3.53%    4.96%    5.20%    5.27% * 5.22% * 4.21%   
Mountain:
Arizona 5.15%    6.27%    10.19% * 7.39% * 3.47% * 8.70%   
Colorado 3.94%    10.89%    8.02% * 3.01% * 1.47% * 6.29%   
Idaho 4.52%    6.02%    8.72% * 6.35% * 2.59% * 6.91%   
Montana 3.12%    5.64%    5.01%    4.52% * 1.70% * 5.33%   
Nevada 2.15%    6.20%    3.16% * 3.19%    2.06%    3.50%   
New Mexico 4.25%    6.81%    8.12%    5.55%    5.88%    6.01%   
Utah 3.59%    6.32%    7.55% * 4.34% * 2.54%    6.38% *
Wyoming 1.97%    5.78%    2.97% * 1.42% * 1.59% * 3.20%   
Pacific:
Alaska 3.94%    7.36%    3.07% * 5.57% * 6.55% * 5.02%   
California 2.37%    3.40%    4.20%    3.82%    2.21%    3.34%   
Hawaii 4.29%    5.63%    7.80%    4.87%    6.97%    5.89%   
Oregon 2.99%    6.79%    4.45% * 2.63% * 1.80% * 4.42%   
Washington 4.95%    4.94%    5.20% * 7.50% * 1.98% * 6.46%   

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.