Table VII.B.2.b Percent of private-sector employees that are enrolled in health insurance at 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 56.5%    65.6%    42.1%    19.9%    30.6%    62.4%   
New England:
Connecticut 55.5%    67.3%    47.6%    22.4%    26.0%    59.3%   
Maine 58.4%    67.1%    47.8%    21.6%    39.9%    61.8%   
Massachusetts 51.9%    65.4%    33.6%    17.8%    24.3% * 54.5%   
New Hampshire 54.6%    66.4%    37.0%    18.5%    28.8%    59.1%   
Rhode Island 52.0%    62.0%    41.3%    16.6%    34.2%    56.1%   
Vermont 52.1%    61.3%    41.6%    27.9%    28.9%    55.1%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 52.8%    59.8%    40.2%    17.4%    26.8%    58.0%   
New York 49.6%    59.6%    42.4%    16.1%    20.8%    54.3%   
Pennsylvania 56.6%    65.0%    43.8%    25.1%    33.1%    61.4%   
East North Central:
Illinois 56.8%    64.6%    45.0%    22.0%    25.2%    60.5%   
Indiana 57.2%    68.2%    29.7%    15.6%    29.3%    66.0%   
Michigan 57.3%    68.1%    34.2%    16.1%    28.8%    61.9%   
Ohio 58.3%    70.2%    40.8%    15.8%    26.2%    66.9%   
Wisconsin 57.1%    65.7%    50.1%    15.9%    27.6%    61.9%   
West North Central:
Iowa 55.5%    65.4%    48.1%    19.0%    25.2%    62.0%   
Kansas 52.5%    63.2%    40.9%    18.5%    28.9%    61.3%   
Minnesota 58.5%    69.4%    46.7%    15.9%    32.4%    63.6%   
Missouri 62.6%    74.1%    44.5%    21.6%    29.5%    71.1%   
Nebraska 59.7%    69.0%    46.8%    18.5%    30.5%    65.6%   
North Dakota 61.1%    70.8%    52.4%    18.6%    28.6%    64.8%   
South Dakota 55.3%    65.0%    48.0%    22.7%    28.3%    62.8%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 55.7%    62.5%    46.5%    23.9%    43.7%    59.2%   
District of Columbia 62.3%    68.3%    40.4%    21.2%    --    62.6%   
Florida 55.0%    63.9%    43.7%    21.3%    35.2%    63.2%   
Georgia 57.2%    64.9%    35.4%    15.2%    31.2%    64.2%   
Maryland 53.2%    62.1%    43.3%    20.3%    37.0%    55.5%   
North Carolina 58.8%    72.7%    33.5%    19.3%    30.8%    73.0%   
South Carolina 62.0%    70.6%    43.7%    17.2%    34.5%    69.3%   
Virginia 56.9%    65.5%    43.2%    23.1%    29.5%    63.9%   
West Virginia 51.4%    63.0%    29.4%    15.7%    30.2%    62.3%   
East South Central:
Alabama 53.6%    60.6%    39.6%    19.6%    27.9%    66.6%   
Kentucky 57.7%    67.4%    32.8%    13.1%    23.0%    67.3%   
Mississippi 56.8%    65.7%    37.2%    19.5%    34.0%    68.0%   
Tennessee 54.2%    64.1%    38.8%    17.0%    32.9%    63.3%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 57.5%    66.9%    40.4%    23.8%    34.8%    68.6%   
Louisiana 54.5%    63.0%    32.4%    15.2%    32.1%    64.4%   
Oklahoma 51.6%    60.6%    29.4%    22.6%    33.8%    59.6%   
Texas 61.1%    68.5%    41.3%    19.9%    29.1%    69.3%   
Mountain:
Arizona 54.5%    60.4%    33.2%    27.3%    26.7%    59.1%   
Colorado 57.0%    63.1%    --    18.4%    37.7%    61.2%   
Idaho 62.0%    72.4%    56.8%    23.3%    32.2%    72.0%   
Montana 56.7%    62.7%    45.1%    25.3%    36.9%    60.6%   
Nevada 54.7%    64.4%    43.9%    17.9%    39.0%    62.4%   
New Mexico 46.9%    55.8%    43.0%    13.9%    28.1%    54.4%   
Utah 62.3%    69.9%    58.3%    15.7%    29.0%    68.8%   
Wyoming 54.4%    63.0%    49.7%    18.2%    29.2%    62.8%   
Pacific:
Alaska 59.0%    64.3%    52.9%    16.4%    24.7%    66.2%   
California 55.6%    63.7%    46.0%    22.0%    32.8%    59.1%   
Hawaii 61.6%    74.0%    61.6%    22.1%    44.7%    64.8%   
Oregon 64.5%    75.4%    41.2%    22.8%    26.9%    66.4%   
Washington 62.8%    72.2%    50.0%    33.4%    31.6%    66.1%   

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.B.2.b Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees that are enrolled in health insurance at 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 0.41%    0.47%    0.90%    0.63%    0.80%    0.44%   
New England:
Connecticut 2.51%    1.93%    6.01%    4.08%    6.22%    2.58%   
Maine 1.61%    1.73%    3.18%    2.45%    4.54%    1.72%   
Massachusetts 2.30%    2.47%    2.37%    2.20%    7.46% * 2.38%   
New Hampshire 2.31%    2.23%    3.32%    1.64%    3.40%    2.44%   
Rhode Island 1.92%    2.01%    2.88%    2.53%    3.59%    1.86%   
Vermont 2.12%    2.46%    2.87%    4.63%    5.56%    2.20%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 2.07%    2.34%    5.05%    2.61%    6.29%    1.99%   
New York 1.68%    1.74%    4.36%    1.44%    1.75%    1.75%   
Pennsylvania 1.71%    2.03%    2.20%    3.35%    4.44%    1.86%   
East North Central:
Illinois 2.55%    2.80%    5.60%    3.79%    4.38%    2.65%   
Indiana 2.81%    2.08%    3.55%    2.22%    6.24%    2.01%   
Michigan 2.24%    2.07%    3.38%    2.27%    5.03%    2.36%   
Ohio 2.00%    2.06%    2.99%    2.66%    2.56%    2.00%   
Wisconsin 2.24%    2.10%    7.69%    2.45%    3.72%    2.43%   
West North Central:
Iowa 1.97%    2.14%    4.00%    2.56%    2.99%    2.10%   
Kansas 2.61%    3.30%    4.79%    1.74%    3.55%    3.10%   
Minnesota 2.22%    2.44%    3.76%    2.17%    4.99%    2.41%   
Missouri 2.20%    2.18%    4.72%    2.20%    4.21%    1.98%   
Nebraska 2.13%    2.18%    4.54%    2.99%    3.55%    2.03%   
North Dakota 1.68%    1.76%    4.11%    2.23%    4.73%    1.71%   
South Dakota 2.48%    3.65%    2.81%    1.96%    5.18%    1.86%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 2.16%    2.53%    3.89%    3.70%    4.46%    2.42%   
District of Columbia 2.07%    2.13%    6.15%    3.04%    --    2.09%   
Florida 2.70%    3.37%    5.32%    3.59%    3.36%    3.51%   
Georgia 2.26%    2.44%    3.90%    2.19%    3.58%    2.50%   
Maryland 1.92%    1.88%    4.32%    3.69%    6.51%    1.92%   
North Carolina 2.32%    1.89%    3.62%    4.80%    3.29%    1.55%   
South Carolina 2.19%    2.30%    7.80%    1.74%    4.36%    2.34%   
Virginia 2.19%    2.20%    8.05%    3.75%    5.58%    2.13%   
West Virginia 2.30%    2.34%    3.96%    2.03%    2.90%    2.58%   
East South Central:
Alabama 3.13%    4.55%    2.84%    3.66%    2.55%    1.81%   
Kentucky 2.42%    2.48%    4.87%    2.17%    3.42%    2.35%   
Mississippi 3.31%    4.17%    5.08%    3.36%    3.00%    3.33%   
Tennessee 2.08%    2.12%    3.89%    3.00%    2.88%    2.22%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 2.95%    3.14%    4.69%    4.28%    2.63%    3.23%   
Louisiana 2.63%    2.02%    6.36%    2.69%    3.39%    2.04%   
Oklahoma 2.57%    3.24%    6.45%    2.48%    2.72%    3.79%   
Texas 1.43%    1.42%    4.61%    2.19%    2.23%    1.43%   
Mountain:
Arizona 2.27%    2.66%    3.28%    4.79%    2.54%    2.63%   
Colorado 2.11%    2.43%    --    2.77%    5.22%    2.37%   
Idaho 2.35%    2.61%    5.66%    3.50%    4.52%    2.34%   
Montana 2.42%    2.67%    4.76%    2.51%    4.68%    2.66%   
Nevada 3.12%    3.42%    4.24%    3.11%    3.46%    3.78%   
New Mexico 1.95%    2.56%    3.95%    2.05%    3.66%    2.28%   
Utah 2.37%    2.08%    5.70%    1.92%    6.24%    1.93%   
Wyoming 2.88%    2.92%    4.64%    2.13%    4.08%    2.79%   
Pacific:
Alaska 2.15%    2.10%    6.38%    3.46%    1.96%    2.02%   
California 1.49%    1.89%    3.38%    2.25%    5.17%    1.47%   
Hawaii 3.09%    2.14%    5.53%    3.79%    4.02%    3.55%   
Oregon 3.04%    1.91%    5.81%    3.94%    6.20%    3.19%   
Washington 2.45%    2.59%    5.76%    7.81%    4.82%    2.54%   

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.