Table VII.B.2 Percent of private-sector employees in establishments that offer health insurance 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 84.5%    90.3%    81.6%    65.3%    71.8%    88.4%   
New England:
Connecticut 86.1%    91.6%    88.5%    66.9%    72.8%    88.7%   
Maine 79.5%    87.3%    83.4%    49.4%    68.6%    84.3%   
Massachusetts 90.2%    95.6%    90.4%    76.0%    78.7%    92.3%   
New Hampshire 83.8%    91.4%    78.2%    68.0%    71.7%    87.2%   
Rhode Island 86.1%    91.1%    88.5%    69.9%    68.5%    88.9%   
Vermont 74.6%    85.2%    78.4%    48.7%    57.8%    77.9%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 85.3%    91.5%    83.2%    62.6%    70.0%    90.0%   
New York 87.5%    92.3%    82.8%    74.5%    71.3%    90.8%   
Pennsylvania 87.6%    94.0%    92.2%    63.0%    77.0%    91.4%   
East North Central:
Illinois 86.7%    91.5%    85.8%    66.5%    79.0%    89.2%   
Indiana 81.6%    91.4%    74.9%    51.6%    60.7%    89.2%   
Michigan 85.2%    92.2%    83.4%    61.4%    64.0%    91.1%   
Ohio 85.8%    93.9%    78.0%    61.0%    70.2%    90.4%   
Wisconsin 82.6%    90.7%    77.7%    58.2%    65.0%    88.9%   
West North Central:
Iowa 83.6%    88.3%    88.4%    69.3%    72.2%    88.3%   
Kansas 84.5%    91.4%    75.4%    64.3%    66.5%    90.1%   
Minnesota 82.9%    91.4%    84.4%    57.7%    59.4%    87.9%   
Missouri 86.3%    91.3%    88.8%    66.2%    73.3%    91.7%   
Nebraska 81.9%    90.4%    78.3%    50.6%    64.1%    87.4%   
North Dakota 83.7%    90.8%    85.9%    58.3%    60.6%    89.0%   
South Dakota 81.8%    90.1%    84.0%    49.6%    64.7%    86.9%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 83.4%    88.7%    67.9%    78.6%    72.9%    87.2%   
District of Columbia 92.3%    94.7%    92.6%    71.2%    77.9%    93.0%   
Florida 82.9%    87.0%    79.4%    68.8%    73.6%    85.3%   
Georgia 82.1%    90.3%    58.6%    62.7%    70.6%    87.1%   
Maryland 87.3%    93.8%    83.2%    62.7%    74.8%    89.9%   
North Carolina 79.1%    85.5%    83.4%    53.0%    67.5%    84.4%   
South Carolina 84.2%    89.3%    76.0%    70.4%    76.9%    87.3%   
Virginia 84.5%    90.3%    77.2%    69.6%    73.0%    88.3%   
West Virginia 83.5%    91.0%    73.5%    60.0%    73.3%    89.6%   
East South Central:
Alabama 84.9%    90.8%    75.8%    66.3%    77.0%    88.7%   
Kentucky 87.2%    93.1%    88.6%    55.9%    73.6%    92.4%   
Mississippi 85.4%    90.4%    70.2%    70.8%    80.7%    88.4%   
Tennessee 86.6%    90.8%    79.4%    74.5%    80.0%    89.7%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 78.6%    86.3%    58.3%    64.5%    67.2%    84.5%   
Louisiana 85.3%    87.6%    87.9%    72.7%    77.8%    89.1%   
Oklahoma 82.7%    87.5%    81.3%    67.7%    73.2%    87.0%   
Texas 85.0%    89.0%    76.0%    72.8%    74.9%    88.5%   
Mountain:
Arizona 87.4%    91.9%    82.0%    75.5%    81.4%    89.1%   
Colorado 82.6%    89.5%    76.7%    59.4%    63.9%    85.9%   
Idaho 74.5%    79.7%    77.6%    55.9%    66.6%    78.2%   
Montana 73.2%    87.3%    67.2%    33.6%    47.8%    81.2%   
Nevada 86.2%    88.7%    88.8%    73.2%    79.5%    89.3%   
New Mexico 79.9%    84.7%    80.5%    65.9%    71.2%    83.6%   
Utah 79.7%    86.7%    87.3%    52.4%    65.2%    85.2%   
Wyoming 69.5%    78.6%    58.7%    45.2%    58.8%    73.3%   
Pacific:
Alaska 72.5%    83.0%    56.1%    50.5%    47.5%    78.6%   
California 83.8%    88.1%    82.9%    66.3%    69.8%    86.9%   
Hawaii 92.1%    97.9%    97.8%    66.0%    74.4%    97.6%   
Oregon 77.7%    89.3%    68.8%    43.6%    58.8%    82.5%   
Washington 84.5%    92.5%    76.2%    61.2%    61.0%    88.2%   

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.

** 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 Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees in establishments that offer health insurance 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 0.23%    0.24%    0.79%    0.91%    0.74%    0.24%   
New England:
Connecticut 1.13%    1.11%    4.06%    4.87%    5.02%    1.11%   
Maine 1.50%    1.70%    3.68%    6.60%    4.15%    1.69%   
Massachusetts 1.09%    0.93%    3.01%    3.96%    4.49%    1.09%   
New Hampshire 1.38%    1.53%    4.60%    4.98%    4.81%    1.49%   
Rhode Island 1.36%    1.39%    3.31%    5.46%    5.80%    1.38%   
Vermont 1.77%    1.86%    4.10%    5.48%    6.62%    1.86%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 1.26%    1.42%    3.81%    4.94%    3.92%    1.33%   
New York 0.96%    0.98%    3.30%    3.38%    3.68%    0.91%   
Pennsylvania 0.93%    0.77%    2.01%    4.04%    3.08%    0.95%   
East North Central:
Illinois 1.17%    1.19%    4.44%    6.25%    3.82%    1.24%   
Indiana 2.36%    1.09%    6.03%    8.34%    7.11%    1.31%   
Michigan 1.58%    1.30%    3.81%    6.60%    5.68%    1.18%   
Ohio 1.06%    0.83%    4.65%    5.00%    3.77%    1.07%   
Wisconsin 1.34%    1.24%    5.13%    5.82%    4.67%    1.23%   
West North Central:
Iowa 1.38%    1.78%    3.28%    4.71%    4.30%    1.36%   
Kansas 1.33%    1.26%    6.23%    5.28%    4.27%    1.25%   
Minnesota 1.47%    1.43%    4.85%    4.68%    5.36%    1.38%   
Missouri 1.51%    1.49%    3.30%    4.91%    3.95%    1.30%   
Nebraska 1.56%    1.32%    4.37%    6.91%    5.48%    1.37%   
North Dakota 1.31%    1.30%    3.76%    5.01%    5.10%    1.18%   
South Dakota 1.35%    1.09%    3.61%    6.62%    4.89%    1.34%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 1.66%    1.74%    8.18%    3.83%    4.84%    1.65%   
District of Columbia 1.20%    0.95%    2.66%    10.22%    8.10%    1.23%   
Florida 1.24%    1.36%    4.58%    4.38%    3.53%    1.36%   
Georgia 1.52%    1.16%    7.90%    6.62%    4.17%    1.65%   
Maryland 1.26%    1.03%    4.91%    6.11%    5.24%    1.26%   
North Carolina 1.35%    1.51%    3.57%    4.95%    3.53%    1.51%   
South Carolina 1.20%    1.18%    4.70%    4.90%    3.13%    1.34%   
Virginia 1.84%    2.29%    6.52%    5.20%    4.62%    2.17%   
West Virginia 1.35%    1.25%    5.76%    5.86%    3.25%    1.40%   
East South Central:
Alabama 1.31%    1.38%    5.71%    5.71%    3.23%    1.52%   
Kentucky 1.15%    0.94%    3.73%    7.03%    3.90%    1.03%   
Mississippi 1.38%    1.38%    7.36%    5.47%    3.17%    1.66%   
Tennessee 1.14%    1.18%    5.75%    4.81%    3.10%    1.19%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 2.26%    1.70%    8.14%    7.57%    3.99%    2.98%   
Louisiana 1.29%    1.49%    3.62%    5.38%    3.48%    1.40%   
Oklahoma 1.37%    1.37%    5.98%    4.91%    3.52%    1.54%   
Texas 0.84%    0.90%    4.02%    3.22%    2.59%    0.90%   
Mountain:
Arizona 1.28%    1.23%    4.86%    5.20%    3.07%    1.50%   
Colorado 1.39%    1.29%    6.79%    5.85%    5.71%    1.40%   
Idaho 1.82%    2.16%    4.62%    5.70%    4.15%    2.25%   
Montana 1.95%    1.60%    6.77%    5.73%    5.36%    1.91%   
Nevada 1.33%    1.70%    3.28%    5.26%    3.59%    1.42%   
New Mexico 1.60%    1.99%    5.19%    4.80%    3.88%    1.86%   
Utah 1.55%    1.68%    3.89%    5.61%    5.42%    1.52%   
Wyoming 2.06%    2.13%    7.60%    6.75%    5.56%    2.26%   
Pacific:
Alaska 1.92%    1.98%    7.45%    6.47%    7.38%    1.95%   
California 0.92%    1.11%    2.71%    3.05%    3.30%    0.94%   
Hawaii 3.09%    0.77%    0.95%    12.54%    10.61%    0.62%   
Oregon 1.72%    1.51%    6.14%    6.27%    5.35%    1.82%   
Washington 1.27%    1.03%    4.90%    7.57%    6.13%    1.17%   

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.

** 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.