Table VII.A.2.b Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer at least one health insurance plan that required no contribution from the employee for single coverage by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2016
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 28.9%    30.7%    26.9%    21.9%    17.9%    31.7%   
New England:
Connecticut 20.4%    21.5%    20.8% * 16.5% * 15.9% * 21.1%   
Maine 27.2%    26.1%    35.1% * 25.5% * 20.4% * 28.9%   
Massachusetts 30.9%    34.3%    29.2% * 17.1% * 10.2% * 33.2%   
New Hampshire 25.2%    30.0%    1.7% * 25.3% * 13.8% * 27.5%   
Rhode Island 29.0%    30.8%    29.0% * 21.4% * 18.3% * 31.5%   
Vermont 25.8%    26.9%    28.8% * 17.7% * 17.3% * 26.7%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 34.7%    37.6%    27.9% * 25.5% * 23.9% * 36.4%   
New York 30.4%    30.9%    34.0%    23.0%    14.8% * 33.9%   
Pennsylvania 32.6%    31.4%    42.6%    27.4%    24.7%    34.4%   
East North Central:
Illinois 28.0%    31.2%    30.4% * 6.0% * 20.0% * 30.1%   
Indiana 17.5%    20.7%    2.5% * 19.4% * 12.6% * 19.6%   
Michigan 25.9%    27.5%    29.0% * 15.8% * 18.4% * 27.4%   
Ohio 27.1%    24.9%    38.8%    24.7% * 17.1% * 29.7%   
Wisconsin 22.9%    20.1%    30.8%    27.2% * 18.2% * 24.1%   
West North Central:
Iowa 23.2%    17.3%    33.9%    39.3%    29.9%    21.7%   
Kansas 32.0%    34.2%    32.3% * 19.0% * 30.7%    32.3%   
Minnesota 22.7%    25.5%    20.5% * 13.6% * 13.4% * 25.0%   
Missouri 26.1%    27.9%    22.9% * 22.6% * 30.1%    24.4%   
Nebraska 18.3%    18.8%    19.6% * 12.8% * 6.7% * 20.5%   
North Dakota 43.4%    42.4%    55.2%    32.6% * 39.6% * 43.9%   
South Dakota 35.3%    38.3%    42.1%    18.5% * 22.1% * 39.1%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 24.4%    23.9%    40.0% * 8.8% * 7.1% * 28.0%   
District of Columbia 30.9%    30.8%    31.9% * 30.7% * 13.6% * 32.7%   
Florida 23.5%    27.4%    10.1% * 13.9% * 15.3% * 26.1%   
Georgia 20.5%    23.5%    1.3% * 24.2% * 12.6% * 22.9%   
Maryland 29.8%    30.1%    28.1% * 30.2% * 10.8% * 33.6%   
North Carolina 22.0%    22.6%    15.9% * 24.2% * 14.5% * 23.9%   
South Carolina 25.4%    23.6%    41.9%    12.0% * 13.6% * 29.6%   
Virginia 31.2%    32.8%    34.6%    20.2% * 25.0% * 32.7%   
West Virginia 20.4%    23.9%    13.8% * 16.6% * 11.2% * 24.9%   
East South Central:
Alabama 22.2%    22.6%    30.6% * 12.6% * 13.1% * 25.5%   
Kentucky 19.8%    22.4%    14.3% * 11.4% * 17.0% * 21.1%   
Mississippi 30.7%    34.6%    7.6% * 30.9% * 22.4% * 34.3%   
Tennessee 14.2%    13.8%    23.6% * 10.2% * 6.5% * 17.5%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 22.0%    25.7%    19.2% * 4.1% * 8.3% * 27.8%   
Louisiana 29.1%    31.3%    --    15.5% * 16.0% * 32.2%   
Oklahoma 30.5%    34.7%    19.3% * 15.3% * 17.8% * 36.0%   
Texas 26.9%    30.2%    16.4% * 15.9% * 20.0%    29.4%   
Mountain:
Arizona 18.0%    18.4%    15.8% * 17.8% * 12.6% * 20.2%   
Colorado 23.6%    26.1%    2.8% * 24.9% * 5.4% * 27.5%   
Idaho 32.8%    33.1%    44.3%    14.9% * 18.2% * 37.2%   
Montana 38.5%    41.3%    38.3%    25.8% * 19.8% * 42.9%   
Nevada 24.6%    29.2%    23.6% * 7.0% * 15.2% * 28.2%   
New Mexico 22.7%    24.3%    11.0% * 23.9% * 19.8% * 24.0%   
Utah 31.2%    34.5%    38.0% * 7.7% * 7.8% * 35.8%   
Wyoming 41.8%    44.5%    30.4% * 33.6% * 26.7% * 44.0%   
Pacific:
Alaska 26.4%    25.7%    34.7% * 22.4% * 22.3% * 27.0%   
California 39.8%    43.0%    28.2%    34.5%    16.7%    43.9%   
Hawaii 65.6%    67.0%    75.0%    44.5%    61.4%    67.1%   
Oregon 40.4%    40.8%    30.0% * 51.0%    21.8% * 43.4%   
Washington 40.8%    41.7%    42.2%    33.4%    39.2%    41.2%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 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.

-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.

** 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.b Standard errors for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that offer at least one health insurance plan that required no contribution from the employee for single coverage by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2016
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 0.64%    0.79%    1.77%    1.47%    1.29%    0.74%   
New England:
Connecticut 3.42%    4.34%    9.79% * 6.72% * 8.58% * 3.75%   
Maine 3.59%    4.14%    12.19% * 8.36% * 7.08% * 4.14%   
Massachusetts 4.44%    5.75%    10.73% * 8.61% * 5.72% * 4.83%   
New Hampshire 3.65%    4.70%    1.34% * 8.32% * 5.97% * 4.18%   
Rhode Island 4.66%    5.99%    11.86% * 8.53% * 8.00% * 5.49%   
Vermont 3.48%    4.28%    9.92% * 7.05% * 8.36% * 3.79%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 3.62%    4.17%    10.26% * 10.47% * 8.82% * 3.98%   
New York 3.17%    3.98%    7.96%    6.58%    6.06% * 3.60%   
Pennsylvania 3.07%    3.68%    8.95%    7.15%    6.70%    3.48%   
East North Central:
Illinois 4.55%    5.26%    15.84% * 5.34% * 11.12% * 5.05%   
Indiana 3.35%    4.23%    1.87% * 9.58% * 6.13% * 4.12%   
Michigan 3.41%    4.31%    9.05% * 5.91% * 6.83% * 3.90%   
Ohio 3.06%    3.63%    9.43%    8.24% * 5.40% * 3.69%   
Wisconsin 3.54%    4.55%    8.74%    8.55% * 6.87% * 4.18%   
West North Central:
Iowa 3.53%    4.23%    9.17%    9.22%    8.27%    3.95%   
Kansas 3.94%    4.75%    11.60% * 7.75% * 9.20%    4.48%   
Minnesota 3.37%    4.40%    8.32% * 6.27% * 4.96% * 4.06%   
Missouri 4.27%    5.56%    10.72% * 7.07% * 8.32%    5.11%   
Nebraska 3.58%    4.21%    8.91% * 7.71% * 4.70% * 4.15%   
North Dakota 4.20%    4.95%    11.52%    11.23% * 12.25% * 4.56%   
South Dakota 4.05%    4.86%    11.44%    8.52% * 8.67% * 4.56%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 3.97%    4.40%    13.52% * 7.58% * 5.45% * 4.67%   
District of Columbia 3.81%    4.21%    13.60% * 12.98% * 9.08% * 4.12%   
Florida 3.96%    4.90%    6.75% * 5.79% * 8.26% * 4.59%   
Georgia 3.27%    4.15%    1.28% * 8.20% * 6.05% * 3.92%   
Maryland 4.31%    5.31%    10.44% * 12.09% * 5.48% * 4.92%   
North Carolina 3.07%    3.56%    6.70% * 10.36% * 6.55% * 3.52%   
South Carolina 3.72%    4.44%    11.07%    4.32% * 5.55% * 4.67%   
Virginia 3.72%    4.62%    10.15%    6.82% * 8.54% * 4.22%   
West Virginia 3.37%    4.49%    7.81% * 6.11% * 4.05% * 4.59%   
East South Central:
Alabama 3.61%    4.28%    13.49% * 5.59% * 5.45% * 4.55%   
Kentucky 3.28%    4.17%    6.73% * 6.74% * 5.96% * 4.08%   
Mississippi 4.09%    4.89%    4.78% * 10.92% * 6.89% * 5.06%   
Tennessee 2.51%    3.04%    9.72% * 4.73% * 3.08% * 3.36%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 3.57%    4.42%    10.29% * 2.70% * 3.47% * 4.76%   
Louisiana 4.09%    4.70%    --    6.19% * 5.20% * 4.85%   
Oklahoma 3.69%    4.43%    11.67% * 6.64% * 6.88% * 4.46%   
Texas 2.48%    2.95%    5.79% * 6.00% * 5.03%    2.94%   
Mountain:
Arizona 2.69%    3.29%    7.52% * 6.76% * 4.28% * 3.42%   
Colorado 3.99%    4.66%    2.65% * 11.96% * 3.34% * 4.62%   
Idaho 3.91%    4.68%    10.98%    8.54% * 6.37% * 4.69%   
Montana 4.75%    6.07%    10.99%    10.10% * 7.57% * 5.34%   
Nevada 3.79%    5.01%    10.67% * 3.29% * 5.87% * 4.82%   
New Mexico 3.35%    4.23%    5.89% * 7.65% * 5.94% * 4.21%   
Utah 4.49%    5.19%    13.65% * 4.65% * 4.62% * 5.17%   
Wyoming 4.13%    4.81%    11.67% * 11.60% * 13.16% * 4.46%   
Pacific:
Alaska 3.92%    4.38%    12.78% * 12.46% * 11.83% * 4.19%   
California 2.24%    2.72%    5.73%    6.20%    4.17%    2.52%   
Hawaii 2.81%    3.67%    6.42%    8.60%    6.34%    3.39%   
Oregon 4.00%    4.91%    9.82% * 11.73%    10.43% * 4.44%   
Washington 4.00%    4.85%    11.00%    9.29%    11.65%    4.31%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 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.

-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.

** 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.