Table VII.A.2 Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2018
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 46.8%    54.5%    44.7%    27.0%    34.7%    50.8%   
New England:
Connecticut 51.3%    58.7%    51.5%    30.7%    33.2%    55.6%   
Maine 44.1%    54.5%    43.9%    19.7%    33.5%    46.6%   
Massachusetts 48.3%    57.4%    48.3%    29.3%    35.1%    49.9%   
New Hampshire 54.9%    63.9%    56.3%    38.0%    50.8%    56.2%   
Rhode Island 49.4%    61.6%    48.8%    24.4%    36.2%    52.6%   
Vermont 43.1%    60.0%    35.3%    16.1%    27.2%    46.5%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 49.8%    60.8%    42.5%    25.7%    36.9%    53.5%   
New York 47.6%    56.4%    45.4%    30.2%    34.3%    51.2%   
Pennsylvania 48.6%    59.3%    48.9%    25.2%    28.6%    56.0%   
East North Central:
Illinois 44.1%    53.9%    36.9%    21.9%    26.0%    50.5%   
Indiana 46.8%    54.8%    38.1%    31.5%    35.6%    51.9%   
Michigan 48.9%    61.8%    50.9%    23.7%    24.2%    60.5%   
Ohio 50.8%    60.4%    49.1%    25.9%    37.4%    56.8%   
Wisconsin 45.5%    58.1%    34.6%    23.1%    28.5%    51.8%   
West North Central:
Iowa 49.1%    57.6%    58.2%    27.0%    41.2%    52.1%   
Kansas 50.2%    59.1%    48.0%    30.9%    33.2%    58.5%   
Minnesota 46.1%    52.9%    56.4%    26.6%    38.6%    48.2%   
Missouri 48.8%    56.2%    62.8%    26.2%    37.0%    53.6%   
Nebraska 38.0%    44.8%    27.7%    25.1%    28.8%    41.5%   
North Dakota 48.7%    56.7%    40.0%    31.0%    29.1%    52.1%   
South Dakota 43.1%    48.5%    60.3%    19.0%    26.5%    50.3%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 45.7%    56.2%    49.8%    24.3%    34.4%    49.9%   
District of Columbia 69.2%    80.9%    49.0%    23.7%    --    69.3%   
Florida 41.7%    43.8%    36.8%    35.7%    37.3%    43.2%   
Georgia 42.4%    48.4%    39.9%    23.3%    34.4%    45.9%   
Maryland 56.4%    61.9%    53.4%    40.6%    40.0%    61.7%   
North Carolina 41.2%    48.2%    40.4%    23.6%    38.6%    42.4%   
South Carolina 40.7%    46.6%    34.1%    26.9%    31.2%    44.4%   
Virginia 48.9%    54.3%    51.6%    31.1%    37.1%    53.1%   
West Virginia 47.6%    51.2%    50.9%    36.4%    40.5%    52.7%   
East South Central:
Alabama 50.3%    56.4%    53.8%    27.2%    37.3%    57.7%   
Kentucky 49.5%    56.1%    56.6%    25.1%    30.7%    60.8%   
Mississippi 49.0%    59.0%    43.5%    23.9%    34.9%    56.7%   
Tennessee 51.7%    62.2%    60.7%    25.0%    43.5%    56.0%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 42.4%    49.8%    40.8%    15.7%    30.3%    48.7%   
Louisiana 49.4%    58.3%    34.5%    22.3%    38.4%    53.8%   
Oklahoma 48.8%    58.8%    46.0%    24.3%    47.7%    49.4%   
Texas 49.4%    54.6%    39.1%    37.0%    39.5%    53.1%   
Mountain:
Arizona 46.5%    52.3%    37.9%    31.0%    49.9%    45.6%   
Colorado 43.5%    50.9%    18.2% * 27.4%    27.0%    46.8%   
Idaho 37.7%    47.1%    28.9%    19.5%    27.7%    42.1%   
Montana 34.7%    49.3%    30.4%    8.2%    19.9%    40.7%   
Nevada 47.8%    50.9%    42.7%    39.5%    47.5%    47.9%   
New Mexico 42.4%    51.2%    36.3%    22.4%    33.2%    45.8%   
Utah 35.3%    42.8%    41.5%    13.9%    32.5%    36.3%   
Wyoming 38.4%    45.3%    40.4%    16.5%    25.4%    42.0%   
Pacific:
Alaska 38.1%    53.6%    25.6%    10.0%    23.8%    40.6%   
California 47.2%    56.0%    47.9%    24.7%    27.9%    51.1%   
Hawaii 81.9%    84.0%    94.6%    63.9%    74.0%    83.6%   
Oregon 43.8%    50.7%    36.4%    27.8%    20.5%    46.4%   
Washington 45.2%    55.9%    47.2%    17.3%    39.0%    46.1%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2018 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 Standard errors for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2018
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 0.42%    0.60%    1.32%    0.82%    0.86%    0.53%   
New England:
Connecticut 2.68%    3.79%    7.94%    5.49%    6.68%    3.11%   
Maine 2.20%    3.39%    6.68%    4.15%    5.60%    2.64%   
Massachusetts 3.06%    4.93%    7.45%    4.85%    8.69%    3.42%   
New Hampshire 2.60%    3.65%    7.94%    6.02%    6.56%    3.12%   
Rhode Island 3.02%    4.60%    9.39%    4.58%    7.16%    3.51%   
Vermont 2.41%    3.76%    6.71%    3.26%    6.14%    2.82%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 2.33%    3.25%    6.06%    4.70%    5.13%    2.72%   
New York 2.21%    3.14%    6.23%    4.32%    5.36%    2.53%   
Pennsylvania 2.02%    3.03%    6.13%    3.57%    3.58%    2.61%   
East North Central:
Illinois 2.60%    3.81%    7.59%    4.39%    4.71%    3.35%   
Indiana 2.16%    3.32%    6.93%    5.55%    4.75%    3.01%   
Michigan 2.47%    3.67%    7.67%    4.10%    3.95%    3.28%   
Ohio 2.01%    2.96%    6.29%    3.89%    3.98%    2.79%   
Wisconsin 2.42%    3.49%    8.33%    3.97%    4.45%    3.10%   
West North Central:
Iowa 2.43%    3.71%    8.51%    4.24%    5.48%    3.15%   
Kansas 2.82%    3.95%    7.52%    5.35%    4.17%    3.72%   
Minnesota 2.67%    3.91%    8.52%    4.28%    5.32%    3.32%   
Missouri 2.79%    3.91%    8.54%    5.28%    5.59%    3.48%   
Nebraska 2.34%    3.60%    5.84%    4.20%    5.20%    2.97%   
North Dakota 2.79%    3.94%    9.05%    5.00%    6.49%    3.15%   
South Dakota 2.27%    3.44%    6.85%    3.80%    4.04%    3.14%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 2.64%    4.12%    8.96%    4.27%    5.16%    3.48%   
District of Columbia 3.16%    3.37%    13.51%    6.23%    --    3.23%   
Florida 2.20%    2.88%    6.61%    5.85%    4.58%    2.76%   
Georgia 2.48%    3.34%    9.13%    4.63%    5.16%    3.21%   
Maryland 3.02%    4.00%    8.06%    7.27%    6.96%    3.55%   
North Carolina 1.91%    2.78%    6.77%    3.96%    4.18%    2.59%   
South Carolina 1.80%    2.79%    6.93%    4.32%    3.95%    2.56%   
Virginia 2.26%    3.21%    8.63%    5.55%    5.64%    2.96%   
West Virginia 2.41%    3.52%    7.62%    5.33%    4.23%    3.60%   
East South Central:
Alabama 2.24%    3.20%    7.27%    4.93%    4.34%    3.19%   
Kentucky 2.37%    3.41%    8.81%    4.87%    3.83%    3.51%   
Mississippi 2.43%    3.58%    8.08%    4.28%    3.85%    3.56%   
Tennessee 2.51%    3.81%    8.83%    3.78%    4.92%    3.46%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 2.59%    3.52%    7.64%    3.60%    4.46%    3.52%   
Louisiana 2.53%    3.35%    9.62%    5.09%    4.84%    3.35%   
Oklahoma 2.66%    3.61%    10.03%    4.11%    4.98%    3.55%   
Texas 1.79%    2.32%    6.19%    4.47%    3.50%    2.30%   
Mountain:
Arizona 2.18%    3.07%    7.88%    5.86%    6.39%    2.71%   
Colorado 2.70%    3.43%    5.64% * 5.83%    5.66%    3.11%   
Idaho 2.34%    3.51%    6.34%    4.02%    4.20%    3.16%   
Montana 2.42%    3.73%    7.64%    2.22%    4.09%    3.15%   
Nevada 3.20%    4.07%    7.95%    9.81%    7.06%    3.90%   
New Mexico 2.47%    3.76%    7.37%    4.04%    4.45%    3.39%   
Utah 2.19%    3.47%    6.83%    2.98%    5.21%    2.63%   
Wyoming 2.22%    3.08%    8.09%    4.38%    4.33%    2.81%   
Pacific:
Alaska 2.26%    3.61%    6.17%    2.60%    5.24%    2.64%   
California 1.55%    2.13%    4.67%    2.60%    3.18%    1.78%   
Hawaii 2.89%    3.84%    3.89%    7.58%    7.66%    3.17%   
Oregon 2.35%    3.07%    6.66%    5.94%    5.34%    2.58%   
Washington 2.41%    3.66%    7.32%    3.49%    7.32%    2.73%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2018 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.