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, 2017
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 28.8%    29.4%    27.7%    27.2%    18.4%    31.4%   
New England:
Connecticut 28.8%    33.5%    22.6% * 12.8% * 9.5% * 32.9%   
Maine 30.2%    32.7%    27.9% * 12.9% * 19.3% * 33.8%   
Massachusetts 26.6%    28.9%    19.0% * 26.9%    8.6% * 29.3%   
New Hampshire 20.8%    22.5%    16.1% * 20.2% * 12.9% * 22.7%   
Rhode Island 29.3%    21.7%    35.1% * 47.5%    25.3% * 30.0%   
Vermont 35.0%    39.5%    26.4% * 29.3% * 45.2%    32.9%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 31.8%    34.8%    23.7% * 22.2% * 30.6%    32.1%   
New York 36.9%    32.2%    43.9%    47.4%    33.8%    37.7%   
Pennsylvania 31.1%    29.1%    39.8%    31.3%    21.3% * 33.5%   
East North Central:
Illinois 24.0%    25.6%    22.4% * 18.8% * 19.3% * 25.6%   
Indiana 19.8%    22.6%    6.5% * 17.7% * 7.4% * 22.0%   
Michigan 31.3%    31.1%    33.5% * 30.1% * 18.4% * 33.9%   
Ohio 23.1%    21.6%    41.4%    14.8% * 18.4% * 24.6%   
Wisconsin 19.5%    20.8%    9.6% * 20.6% * 17.6% * 20.1%   
West North Central:
Iowa 23.6%    24.7%    26.1% * 13.0% * 21.4% * 24.1%   
Kansas 31.0%    32.0%    21.6% * 35.1% * 10.7% * 35.0%   
Minnesota 22.2%    19.1%    24.4% * 32.5%    20.0% * 22.7%   
Missouri 19.7%    22.1%    18.4% * 9.6% * 5.2% * 24.2%   
Nebraska 27.4%    26.5%    27.1% * 32.2% * 20.6% * 29.5%   
North Dakota 44.8%    44.0%    38.4% * 51.9%    43.7%    45.0%   
South Dakota 28.1%    27.9%    24.1% * 32.9%    7.0% * 34.5%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 28.4%    31.1%    23.3% * 20.1% * 21.0% * 30.9%   
District of Columbia 32.6%    34.3%    32.2% * 14.5% * --    33.6%   
Florida 27.7%    28.7%    32.6% * 17.8% * 18.8% * 29.5%   
Georgia 27.8%    30.8%    16.3% * 20.6% * 13.0% * 32.9%   
Maryland 25.4%    26.7%    28.3% * 15.2% * 21.0% * 26.3%   
North Carolina 22.2%    26.5%    1.4% * 23.3% * 8.1% * 28.7%   
South Carolina 21.2%    23.7%    15.5% * 16.6% * 2.9% * 28.3%   
Virginia 18.3%    19.5%    15.0% * 14.2% * 12.2% * 19.3%   
West Virginia 22.3%    21.9%    23.6% * 22.9% * 20.9%    23.2%   
East South Central:
Alabama 25.9%    26.8%    28.9% * 16.7% * 20.5% * 28.4%   
Kentucky 20.6%    20.5%    11.6% * 31.6% * 12.7% * 22.9%   
Mississippi 21.8%    21.5%    36.0% * 16.2% * 17.7%    23.7%   
Tennessee 16.6%    16.4%    12.2% * 21.1% * 8.2% * 20.9%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 21.1%    25.1%    12.8% * 12.8% * 11.2% * 26.7%   
Louisiana 25.6%    25.3%    32.6% * 19.0% * 15.7% * 27.9%   
Oklahoma 27.7%    27.6%    25.1% * 30.2% * 16.4% * 32.9%   
Texas 28.4%    28.8%    21.7% * 31.0%    16.9%    31.6%   
Mountain:
Arizona 22.4%    23.4%    23.0% * 16.6% * 11.1% * 26.4%   
Colorado 24.1%    22.6%    29.4% * 27.9% * 21.5% * 24.6%   
Idaho 35.3%    37.5%    28.5% * 29.7% * 16.5% * 42.2%   
Montana 38.0%    36.7%    30.3% * 54.1%    36.7% * 38.3%   
Nevada 30.0%    28.5%    22.2% * 45.0%    12.6% * 35.8%   
New Mexico 25.2%    26.5%    38.1% * 8.1% * 18.6% * 27.3%   
Utah 23.0%    23.4%    19.4% * 25.4% * 21.8% * 23.4%   
Wyoming 34.0%    38.9%    22.1% * 11.1% * 26.6% * 35.7%   
Pacific:
Alaska 24.1%    25.2%    18.0% * 22.7% * 5.7% * 27.3%   
California 39.1%    40.3%    36.3%    35.5%    27.1%    40.6%   
Hawaii 63.4%    64.3%    69.7%    52.2%    64.6%    63.1%   
Oregon 43.1%    46.5%    41.7%    24.4% * 25.2% * 47.0%   
Washington 39.2%    40.3%    35.6% * 36.7%    5.8% * 42.9%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 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, 2017
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 0.65%    0.77%    1.99%    1.76%    1.31%    0.75%   
New England:
Connecticut 3.77%    4.79%    9.55% * 5.73% * 4.24% * 4.37%   
Maine 4.44%    5.33%    11.49% * 8.46% * 8.38% * 5.22%   
Massachusetts 3.41%    4.51%    7.51% * 7.41%    5.92% * 3.82%   
New Hampshire 3.42%    4.51%    7.28% * 8.42% * 6.52% * 4.01%   
Rhode Island 4.83%    5.69%    10.83% * 12.90%    10.97% * 5.30%   
Vermont 4.13%    5.48%    8.04% * 10.18% * 12.64%    4.28%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 3.49%    4.29%    7.35% * 7.75% * 7.30%    3.99%   
New York 3.50%    4.04%    10.19%    8.48%    8.55%    3.88%   
Pennsylvania 3.02%    3.63%    8.97%    6.83%    6.61% * 3.45%   
East North Central:
Illinois 4.25%    4.71%    14.89% * 11.86% * 8.78% * 4.88%   
Indiana 3.45%    4.25%    4.30% * 10.04% * 3.83% * 3.96%   
Michigan 4.03%    4.64%    12.57% * 12.45% * 8.50% * 4.60%   
Ohio 3.01%    3.58%    10.07%    5.78% * 6.29% * 3.57%   
Wisconsin 3.80%    4.58%    8.93% * 10.12% * 8.12% * 4.45%   
West North Central:
Iowa 3.59%    4.46%    9.20% * 6.07% * 7.19% * 4.12%   
Kansas 4.21%    5.05%    12.33% * 12.32% * 4.96% * 4.82%   
Minnesota 3.91%    4.59%    11.55% * 9.34%    8.81% * 4.41%   
Missouri 3.57%    4.63%    7.81% * 5.17% * 2.80% * 4.46%   
Nebraska 4.13%    4.97%    11.22% * 11.32% * 7.94% * 4.83%   
North Dakota 4.08%    4.80%    11.53% * 11.77%    12.72%    4.32%   
South Dakota 3.71%    4.62%    9.67% * 9.86%    3.38% * 4.47%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 4.30%    5.11%    15.29% * 11.65% * 10.13% * 4.88%   
District of Columbia 3.89%    4.43%    12.70% * 12.22% * --    4.08%   
Florida 3.98%    4.73%    13.54% * 8.30% * 9.55% * 4.40%   
Georgia 4.26%    5.38%    9.51% * 7.55% * 4.84% * 5.39%   
Maryland 3.70%    4.43%    10.13% * 7.58% * 8.48% * 4.13%   
North Carolina 3.22%    4.15%    1.08% * 7.68% * 3.40% * 4.35%   
South Carolina 3.07%    4.06%    6.50% * 6.38% * 1.46% * 4.04%   
Virginia 3.27%    3.81%    11.89% * 6.33% * 5.24% * 3.76%   
West Virginia 3.62%    4.24%    9.35% * 11.03% * 5.97%    4.62%   
East South Central:
Alabama 3.66%    4.39%    11.53% * 8.07% * 7.21% * 4.50%   
Kentucky 3.14%    3.67%    7.57% * 11.75% * 5.35% * 3.80%   
Mississippi 3.29%    3.86%    14.03% * 6.09% * 5.13%    4.24%   
Tennessee 3.25%    3.95%    7.14% * 7.86% * 3.34% * 4.55%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 4.06%    5.21%    11.52% * 7.13% * 4.26% * 5.69%   
Louisiana 3.60%    4.21%    11.36% * 10.33% * 7.09% * 4.18%   
Oklahoma 3.75%    4.40%    12.21% * 9.88% * 6.10% * 4.76%   
Texas 2.78%    3.28%    8.35% * 8.02%    4.66%    3.32%   
Mountain:
Arizona 3.67%    4.41%    12.25% * 7.08% * 5.96% * 4.48%   
Colorado 4.10%    4.48%    17.93% * 10.71% * 13.67% * 4.29%   
Idaho 4.32%    5.33%    10.48% * 9.87% * 5.91% * 5.48%   
Montana 4.48%    5.23%    11.30% * 12.08%    11.46% * 4.91%   
Nevada 4.51%    5.70%    11.17% * 9.62%    4.38% * 5.66%   
New Mexico 3.92%    4.62%    14.25% * 5.90% * 6.77% * 4.80%   
Utah 4.12%    5.00%    10.57% * 11.16% * 8.53% * 4.82%   
Wyoming 4.30%    5.05%    11.86% * 6.08% * 11.35% * 4.73%   
Pacific:
Alaska 3.72%    4.39%    10.42% * 10.22% * 4.06% * 4.19%   
California 2.22%    2.61%    7.14%    5.73%    5.85%    2.41%   
Hawaii 2.94%    3.88%    6.85%    8.80%    6.44%    3.47%   
Oregon 3.98%    4.72%    11.69%    9.92% * 9.23% * 4.38%   
Washington 3.76%    4.47%    11.58% * 9.61%    4.13% * 4.08%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 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.