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, 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 20.0%    39.9%    18.5%    14.2%    12.8%    26.2%   
New England:
Connecticut 15.5%    32.9%    23.1% * 6.2% * 3.4% * 22.0%   
Maine 21.4%    62.6%    10.7%    10.7% * 6.6% * 38.0%   
Massachusetts 25.1%    50.2%    29.3%    15.3%    13.9% * 30.0%   
New Hampshire 8.4%    27.3%    8.7% * 3.4%    3.9% * 11.5%   
Rhode Island 19.4%    45.4%    16.5%    14.3% * 8.9% * 22.0%   
Vermont 13.0%    29.8%    16.7%    5.6% * 10.1% * 14.2%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 14.4%    29.5%    20.0% * 3.7% * 3.6% * 21.7%   
New York 25.5%    49.5%    27.3%    16.7%    10.6% * 33.4%   
Pennsylvania 12.6%    38.6%    11.6%    4.2%    7.7%    16.7%   
East North Central:
Illinois 15.0%    35.0%    8.3% * 10.2% * 5.0% * 26.8%   
Indiana 13.8%    27.8%    6.4% * 12.1%    14.9%    12.5%   
Michigan 20.1%    34.7%    22.3% * 13.5% * 10.7% * 29.2%   
Ohio 17.3%    31.8%    14.2%    13.6% * 15.8% * 19.2%   
Wisconsin 18.6%    32.0%    38.1%    8.2% * 5.8% * 39.7%   
West North Central:
Iowa 16.7%    21.3%    32.7%    8.6% * 8.6% * 26.9%   
Kansas 16.3%    41.3%    19.3% * 6.8% * 7.6% * 25.9%   
Minnesota 15.7%    37.8%    12.2%    12.7%    10.3% * 18.1%   
Missouri 17.9%    46.0%    8.8% * 11.3% * 12.4% * 24.4%   
Nebraska 19.9%    37.2%    20.5%    13.2% * 10.1% * 28.4%   
North Dakota 21.4%    39.3%    19.6%    16.0% * 15.6% * 24.5%   
South Dakota 24.3%    33.8%    22.8%    15.7% * 15.1% * 30.1%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 23.7%    46.2%    24.7% * 19.8%    9.5% * 36.4%   
District of Columbia 28.1%    50.1%    26.9%    10.9% * --    28.5%   
Florida 18.3%    50.9%    15.5%    8.9% * 16.0% * 19.7%   
Georgia 16.8%    26.5%    10.0% * 15.7% * 15.3% * 19.6%   
Maryland 18.7%    32.3%    14.5%    13.9% * 9.8% * 22.8%   
North Carolina 12.7%    32.8%    10.9% * 8.4% * 8.8% * 19.3%   
South Carolina 13.0%    24.9%    14.0%    8.0% * 10.0%    17.8%   
Virginia 16.7%    40.2%    9.0% * 12.7% * 9.2% * 24.6%   
West Virginia 18.9%    48.6%    8.2% * 12.5%    11.4%    37.3%   
East South Central:
Alabama 16.7%    28.0%    11.1% * 17.0% * 13.4% * 24.0%   
Kentucky 19.7%    54.3%    16.5% * 3.9% * 6.6% * 34.1%   
Mississippi 16.6%    32.0%    8.2% * 15.1% * 18.3%    13.3% *
Tennessee 16.0%    21.5%    15.5% * 14.3% * 7.5% * 28.4%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 13.8%    39.1%    28.3% * 4.9% * 12.6% * 16.1% *
Louisiana 25.0%    48.6%    27.6% * 17.0% * 28.0% * 20.8%   
Oklahoma 11.2%    24.9%    9.4% * 8.8% * 7.6%    17.3%   
Texas 26.7%    41.5%    17.7%    24.8%    26.3%    27.1%   
Mountain:
Arizona 23.1%    48.0%    14.3% * 18.8%    19.3%    26.3%   
Colorado 22.5%    35.8%    34.5%    12.0% * 10.2% * 29.5%   
Idaho 23.1%    40.7%    33.8%    12.4%    16.0%    33.1%   
Montana 30.4%    44.5%    26.3% * 18.3% * 3.0% * 42.3%   
Nevada 27.5%    50.6%    21.4%    22.9% * 22.5% * 35.5%   
New Mexico 26.0%    47.5%    42.8%    12.9% * 14.4%    36.6%   
Utah 18.4%    20.3%    28.8% * 10.5% * 14.2% * 22.4% *
Wyoming 13.7%    35.9%    11.5% * 5.6% * 7.8% * 20.1%   
Pacific:
Alaska 18.4%    35.3%    34.8%    9.3% * 9.9% * 22.6%   
California 23.2%    47.3%    19.3%    18.5%    11.8%    29.9%   
Hawaii 35.0%    55.3%    34.8%    24.7%    32.5%    36.2%   
Oregon 20.6%    47.2%    15.7% * 9.4% * 6.9% * 30.9%   
Washington 29.9%    31.6%    16.0% * 35.1%    5.5% * 35.4%   

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.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, 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 0.67%    1.35%    1.10%    0.96%    0.96%    0.93%   
New England:
Connecticut 3.20%    5.29%    9.67% * 2.66% * 1.45% * 4.40%   
Maine 2.85%    4.94%    3.06%    4.26% * 2.33% * 4.77%   
Massachusetts 3.05%    5.81%    6.39%    4.22%    4.41% * 3.97%   
New Hampshire 1.56%    6.39%    3.62% * 0.88%    1.19% * 2.52%   
Rhode Island 3.57%    6.35%    4.16%    5.41% * 3.02% * 4.44%   
Vermont 1.99%    5.49%    3.86%    1.93% * 3.72% * 2.34%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 3.74%    4.14%    7.83% * 1.39% * 1.32% * 5.44%   
New York 3.04%    7.07%    5.00%    3.86%    4.00% * 4.03%   
Pennsylvania 1.71%    5.41%    2.93%    0.88%    2.21%    2.47%   
East North Central:
Illinois 3.16%    6.26%    5.77% * 4.04% * 1.94% * 5.93%   
Indiana 2.66%    7.25%    3.24% * 3.40%    4.18%    2.79%   
Michigan 3.60%    6.08%    6.99% * 4.94% * 3.99% * 5.23%   
Ohio 3.24%    4.46%    3.12%    5.62% * 5.50% * 3.04%   
Wisconsin 3.38%    5.51%    9.14%    2.81% * 2.22% * 5.82%   
West North Central:
Iowa 3.34%    4.09%    7.35%    3.02% * 3.09% * 5.42%   
Kansas 3.04%    7.63%    6.81% * 2.92% * 2.72% * 5.13%   
Minnesota 2.74%    7.93%    3.35%    3.51%    3.46% * 3.65%   
Missouri 3.55%    8.19%    3.00% * 5.08% * 4.96% * 5.04%   
Nebraska 3.22%    5.90%    5.43%    4.74% * 3.45% * 4.81%   
North Dakota 3.29%    6.40%    4.99%    4.87% * 5.79% * 4.01%   
South Dakota 2.97%    2.15%    4.69%    6.54% * 6.30% * 2.32%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 3.66%    5.72%    9.30% * 4.39%    3.76% * 5.19%   
District of Columbia 4.01%    6.27%    7.24%    4.32% * --    4.28%   
Florida 3.28%    7.84%    4.62%    3.29% * 4.84% * 4.48%   
Georgia 4.80%    5.53%    5.23% * 7.07% * 7.09% * 4.54%   
Maryland 3.11%    7.53%    3.97%    4.52% * 4.32% * 4.06%   
North Carolina 2.32%    5.03%    3.69% * 3.28% * 2.85% * 3.96%   
South Carolina 2.23%    5.01%    3.99%    2.86% * 2.65%    3.87%   
Virginia 3.68%    9.53%    3.94% * 4.75% * 4.72% * 5.60%   
West Virginia 2.69%    6.00%    2.94% * 3.31%    2.51%    6.80%   
East South Central:
Alabama 3.72%    5.45%    4.03% * 6.01% * 4.72% * 5.64%   
Kentucky 3.61%    6.93%    5.86% * 1.73% * 3.04% * 5.38%   
Mississippi 3.96%    7.40%    4.28% * 5.35% * 5.47%    4.48% *
Tennessee 4.04%    5.45%    10.00% * 5.43% * 3.92% * 7.36%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 3.26%    9.01%    9.64% * 2.56% * 4.02% * 5.71% *
Louisiana 5.68%    9.75%    13.11% * 6.48% * 8.41% * 6.19%   
Oklahoma 2.07%    6.13%    3.06% * 2.71% * 2.16%    4.12%   
Texas 3.82%    5.98%    5.00%    5.54%    5.61%    4.47%   
Mountain:
Arizona 4.31%    8.79%    4.79% * 5.40%    5.23%    6.80%   
Colorado 3.84%    6.87%    7.96%    4.22% * 4.28% * 4.95%   
Idaho 3.55%    6.65%    7.89%    3.35%    4.20%    5.43%   
Montana 4.55%    4.01%    11.59% * 9.19% * 1.18% * 5.22%   
Nevada 5.84%    6.20%    4.83%    10.74% * 9.34% * 4.94%   
New Mexico 3.65%    7.59%    7.01%    5.18% * 4.16%    5.42%   
Utah 4.97%    4.99%    10.96% * 5.05% * 6.30% * 7.36% *
Wyoming 3.23%    6.82%    5.15% * 3.42% * 3.51% * 4.85%   
Pacific:
Alaska 3.93%    6.16%    8.47%    4.61% * 4.67% * 5.37%   
California 2.46%    4.84%    3.97%    3.28%    3.14%    3.40%   
Hawaii 3.91%    6.53%    7.56%    4.90%    6.89%    4.81%   
Oregon 3.56%    7.99%    5.72% * 3.02% * 2.66% * 5.46%   
Washington 5.84%    5.46%    5.25% * 9.56%    2.37% * 6.26%   

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.