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, 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 22.3%    41.1%    22.9%    15.6%    14.6%    28.5%   
New England:
Connecticut 15.4%    32.0%    16.6% * 11.0% * 8.7% * 18.0%   
Maine 23.9%    46.2%    24.6%    11.3% * 10.1% * 29.5%   
Massachusetts 19.2%    39.7%    23.5%    9.0%    6.1% * 21.8%   
New Hampshire 19.8%    37.6%    22.0% * 14.3%    15.7% * 22.2%   
Rhode Island 14.0%    51.1%    12.9% * 3.1% * 9.6% * 16.2%   
Vermont 19.7%    34.1%    23.4%    13.6% * 6.8% * 25.0%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 24.9%    46.6%    26.8% * 11.1% * 14.0% * 32.1%   
New York 23.5%    44.7%    35.7%    10.3%    10.6%    30.5%   
Pennsylvania 29.5%    41.9%    23.1%    28.5%    27.4%    31.4%   
East North Central:
Illinois 27.3%    33.4%    29.2% * 23.6%    21.6% * 29.2%   
Indiana 14.3%    35.7%    7.8%    9.8%    8.8%    22.8%   
Michigan 23.0%    52.4%    15.5%    14.5% * 17.5% * 26.5%   
Ohio 25.8%    40.4%    25.9%    21.0%    19.1% * 32.4%   
Wisconsin 22.9%    48.5%    32.2% * 9.7%    7.3% * 30.0%   
West North Central:
Iowa 18.0%    43.8%    21.5%    10.2% * 9.3% * 25.7%   
Kansas 7.1%    23.6%    10.2% * 2.5% * 1.1% * 17.5%   
Minnesota 18.7%    44.5%    26.7%    7.9% * 9.6% * 26.2%   
Missouri 22.6%    49.2%    25.6%    14.8% * 17.2% * 28.8%   
Nebraska 16.3%    31.4%    23.0%    7.0% * 6.6% * 23.5%   
North Dakota 15.6%    32.9%    25.6%    4.6% * 7.8% * 18.9%   
South Dakota 20.2%    37.7%    26.4%    9.6% * 14.3% * 25.0%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 24.4%    43.1%    20.3% * 19.2% * 23.2% * 25.6%   
District of Columbia 27.1%    46.3%    17.7% * 17.9% * --    25.2%   
Florida 17.3%    40.9%    15.2% * 11.8% * 11.2% * 29.0%   
Georgia 17.5%    50.9%    5.7% * 7.6% * 10.4% * 25.3%   
Maryland 24.8%    37.0%    34.4%    14.5% * 17.6% * 27.8%   
North Carolina 24.0%    43.5%    12.6%    25.4% * 20.1% * 34.0%   
South Carolina 13.1%    26.1%    11.3% * 9.3%    7.4% * 22.3%   
Virginia 31.8%    46.0%    35.1% * 25.4%    26.0%    37.5%   
West Virginia 12.7%    29.4%    9.2% * 11.1%    10.4%    18.8% *
East South Central:
Alabama 22.0%    46.9%    9.9% * 22.2% * 19.8%    25.4%   
Kentucky 18.1%    42.7%    18.1%    6.3% * 6.0% * 34.2%   
Mississippi 16.0% * 41.2% * 14.6% * 7.8% * 11.4% * 23.7% *
Tennessee 18.1%    23.9%    12.1% * 19.0% * 14.1% * 23.9% *
West South Central:
Arkansas 12.6% * 29.4%    9.8% * 11.6% * 9.2% * 23.1% *
Louisiana 16.6%    19.8%    13.7%    17.2% * 13.4%    22.6% *
Oklahoma 18.3% * 59.9%    4.2% * 11.0%    11.2%    34.6% *
Texas 18.5%    37.8%    22.0%    10.5% * 11.9%    28.7%   
Mountain:
Arizona 21.6%    35.3%    11.1% * 20.7%    12.3% * 29.2%   
Colorado 18.0%    34.0%    --    10.5% * 14.8% * 21.0%   
Idaho 23.8%    35.8%    44.3%    13.5% * 6.8% * 47.2%   
Montana 25.1%    40.9%    15.4% * 20.0% * 6.7% * 36.1%   
Nevada 21.6%    31.5% * 30.6% * 14.4% * 18.5% * 25.8%   
New Mexico 18.3%    44.1%    21.9%    9.5%    7.4%    31.5%   
Utah 19.5%    28.0%    37.1%    2.7% * 2.3% * 33.5%   
Wyoming 14.6%    26.7%    29.1%    4.2% * 6.9% * 23.8%   
Pacific:
Alaska 27.8%    46.2%    38.0%    16.1% * 24.4% * 29.2%   
California 26.6%    41.8%    26.4%    22.0%    22.3%    28.4%   
Hawaii 35.7%    49.4%    53.0%    19.6%    34.5%    36.3%   
Oregon 23.6%    56.4%    13.2%    18.2% * --    24.3%   
Washington 32.2%    44.8%    31.4%    26.5% * 13.5%    35.8%   

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.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, 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 0.70%    1.20%    1.23%    0.99%    1.03%    0.91%   
New England:
Connecticut 3.39%    7.26%    5.96% * 4.03% * 3.66% * 4.68%   
Maine 3.58%    7.76%    5.68%    4.89% * 4.30% * 4.55%   
Massachusetts 2.55%    5.95%    4.86%    2.43%    3.25% * 2.96%   
New Hampshire 3.39%    7.81%    7.26% * 3.79%    6.01% * 4.10%   
Rhode Island 2.59%    6.39%    4.57% * 1.75% * 4.75% * 3.08%   
Vermont 3.05%    5.58%    5.83%    4.08% * 2.09% * 4.07%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 4.77%    8.62%    9.86% * 4.53% * 5.90% * 5.89%   
New York 2.69%    4.71%    7.35%    2.28%    2.59%    3.86%   
Pennsylvania 3.26%    5.24%    4.91%    5.09%    5.02%    4.27%   
East North Central:
Illinois 4.42%    5.22%    9.05% * 6.81%    6.96% * 5.41%   
Indiana 2.16%    6.38%    1.93%    2.80%    2.08%    4.34%   
Michigan 3.78%    5.91%    4.04%    5.97% * 7.84% * 4.10%   
Ohio 3.68%    4.92%    4.64%    6.00%    5.99% * 4.60%   
Wisconsin 3.95%    6.45%    11.20% * 2.60%    3.05% * 5.56%   
West North Central:
Iowa 2.96%    5.94%    4.65%    3.70% * 4.06% * 4.22%   
Kansas 1.57%    5.34%    3.56% * 1.09% * 0.58% * 3.59%   
Minnesota 3.12%    8.36%    4.88%    3.81% * 4.33% * 4.46%   
Missouri 4.16%    6.98%    7.46%    5.64% * 6.37% * 5.03%   
Nebraska 2.94%    6.96%    6.02%    3.31% * 3.66% * 4.07%   
North Dakota 2.66%    4.41%    5.48%    1.43% * 3.72% * 3.27%   
South Dakota 2.70%    6.12%    3.96%    3.48% * 4.78% * 3.08%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 4.54%    6.62%    6.89% * 7.36% * 7.99% * 4.64%   
District of Columbia 4.63%    5.66%    6.21% * 8.69% * --    4.32%   
Florida 3.80%    7.03%    4.76% * 4.85% * 4.80% * 5.25%   
Georgia 3.73%    8.39%    2.34% * 3.23% * 3.42% * 6.76%   
Maryland 3.69%    6.85%    5.20%    5.25% * 8.03% * 4.07%   
North Carolina 4.78%    6.02%    3.55%    8.20% * 6.50% * 4.87%   
South Carolina 2.66%    4.64%    8.27% * 2.75%    2.45% * 5.27%   
Virginia 4.85%    7.14%    12.47% * 6.30%    7.20%    6.67%   
West Virginia 2.46%    7.55%    3.54% * 3.07%    2.60%    5.72% *
East South Central:
Alabama 4.14%    7.96%    3.18% * 7.33% * 5.90%    5.33%   
Kentucky 3.26%    7.57%    5.21%    2.51% * 2.07% * 6.00%   
Mississippi 4.98% * 15.67% * 5.83% * 3.96% * 4.12% * 10.82% *
Tennessee 4.58%    5.18%    4.60% * 7.05% * 4.28% * 8.48% *
West South Central:
Arkansas 4.19% * 6.38%    5.87% * 6.30% * 4.34% * 7.67% *
Louisiana 3.43%    4.69%    3.62%    6.93% * 3.75%    6.80% *
Oklahoma 5.82% * 15.11%    2.05% * 2.64%    2.53%    15.70% *
Texas 2.68%    4.67%    6.42%    3.21% * 3.31%    4.01%   
Mountain:
Arizona 3.84%    7.82%    3.33% * 6.00%    4.55% * 5.80%   
Colorado 4.14%    5.62%    --    5.66% * 7.20% * 4.13%   
Idaho 3.99%    7.04%    7.72%    4.28% * 3.27% * 4.95%   
Montana 4.43%    5.55%    7.01% * 7.69% * 3.37% * 5.43%   
Nevada 4.28%    9.68% * 9.74% * 4.40% * 5.73% * 6.19%   
New Mexico 2.58%    6.74%    5.08%    2.50%    2.06%    4.89%   
Utah 3.75%    5.67%    7.51%    1.38% * 0.96% * 5.16%   
Wyoming 3.21%    6.73%    5.59%    2.33% * 3.22% * 4.69%   
Pacific:
Alaska 5.09%    7.19%    7.39%    6.21% * 7.53% * 6.64%   
California 2.65%    4.12%    4.42%    3.74%    5.97%    2.63%   
Hawaii 6.25%    6.56%    7.25%    5.70%    6.76%    8.49%   
Oregon 3.70%    5.73%    2.77%    5.63% * --    4.02%   
Washington 5.59%    6.51%    5.74%    11.60% * 3.48%    6.47%   

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.