Table VII.E.4 Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take employee-plus-one coverage 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 18.6%    18.9%    18.1%    15.2%    15.0%    19.1%   
New England:
Connecticut 20.2%    19.8%    23.7%    15.0%    11.5%    20.7%   
Maine 16.8%    17.2%    14.6%    17.6%    16.2%    16.9%   
Massachusetts 17.1%    17.2%    17.8%    13.1% * 12.9% * 17.3%   
New Hampshire 18.5%    19.7%    15.8%    4.9%    10.7%    19.2%   
Rhode Island 15.2%    14.5%    19.5%    6.6% * 20.5%    14.5%   
Vermont 18.8%    18.4%    20.7%    19.9%    15.4%    19.1%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 19.5%    18.7%    26.6%    15.6%    22.9%    19.2%   
New York 16.8%    16.8%    16.4%    16.7%    18.2%    16.7%   
Pennsylvania 18.4%    18.8%    16.7%    15.1%    13.2%    18.9%   
East North Central:
Illinois 20.5%    20.9%    19.1%    14.8%    10.9%    20.9%   
Indiana 18.6%    19.3%    14.5%    8.2%    9.2% * 19.9%   
Michigan 19.6%    20.0%    16.5%    16.4%    14.5%    20.0%   
Ohio 19.8%    19.8%    22.4%    12.6%    15.5%    20.2%   
Wisconsin 20.3%    20.6%    21.4%    11.5%    17.9%    20.5%   
West North Central:
Iowa 17.3%    18.1%    15.6%    9.8%    12.4%    17.8%   
Kansas 18.6%    18.8%    17.4%    16.6%    14.6%    19.2%   
Minnesota 19.4%    20.5%    15.4%    9.6%    12.3%    20.1%   
Missouri 19.1%    19.6%    17.2%    14.0%    18.2%    19.2%   
Nebraska 21.1%    21.3%    23.5%    12.4%    22.1%    21.0%   
North Dakota 16.7%    16.1%    21.9%    12.5%    18.3%    16.6%   
South Dakota 17.4%    18.2%    15.3%    13.8%    14.0%    17.8%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 17.3%    17.2%    17.7%    18.8%    15.1%    17.8%   
District of Columbia 16.6%    17.2%    9.8%    11.6%    --    16.5%   
Florida 17.6%    18.1%    13.8%    13.9%    15.6%    18.0%   
Georgia 21.1%    21.5%    18.9%    15.1%    17.6%    21.6%   
Maryland 17.9%    18.1%    16.8%    16.5%    13.3%    18.3%   
North Carolina 20.0%    20.3%    18.7%    17.2%    20.0%    20.0%   
South Carolina 19.3%    20.0%    12.7%    15.0%    11.8%    20.3%   
Virginia 18.4%    18.5%    18.4%    17.4%    16.4%    18.6%   
West Virginia 17.7%    18.0%    17.6%    11.7%    14.8%    18.4%   
East South Central:
Alabama 15.8%    15.8%    16.3%    15.2%    14.1%    16.2%   
Kentucky 18.5%    18.5%    21.1%    11.9%    14.0%    18.9%   
Mississippi 19.2%    19.5%    17.7%    15.8%    15.8%    20.0%   
Tennessee 18.0%    18.3%    15.3%    17.3%    14.7%    18.7%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 17.1%    17.5%    16.3%    12.0%    12.3%    18.3%   
Louisiana 21.5%    21.4%    25.4%    14.7%    19.7%    21.9%   
Oklahoma 17.7%    17.6%    17.9%    19.2%    11.0%    19.4%   
Texas 18.1%    18.4%    13.1%    15.1%    11.1%    18.8%   
Mountain:
Arizona 19.7%    20.4%    15.8%    12.1%    8.6%    20.6%   
Colorado 18.9%    18.3%    24.0%    21.3%    16.9%    19.1%   
Idaho 19.4%    18.9%    18.5%    27.1% * 19.8%    19.3%   
Montana 19.4%    19.2%    24.4%    14.8%    23.7%    18.9%   
Nevada 17.0%    16.9%    19.0%    13.9%    16.7%    17.1%   
New Mexico 17.4%    17.3%    18.8%    13.8%    12.4%    18.5%   
Utah 18.4%    20.0%    10.7%    12.7%    14.9%    18.7%   
Wyoming 20.6%    20.3%    24.7%    14.7%    18.4%    21.0%   
Pacific:
Alaska 19.0%    19.4%    16.4%    11.8% * 13.4%    19.4%   
California 18.7%    18.7%    19.2%    17.0%    15.3%    19.0%   
Hawaii 16.4%    18.0%    13.9%    8.6%    8.2%    17.5%   
Oregon 19.0%    18.8%    21.7%    13.8%    14.1%    19.1%   
Washington 18.4%    18.2%    19.4%    18.9%    13.7%    18.6%   

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.E.4 Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take employee-plus-one coverage 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 0.16%    0.18%    0.52%    0.62%    0.51%    0.17%   
New England:
Connecticut 1.16%    1.05%    3.59%    2.47%    2.49%    1.19%   
Maine 0.83%    0.95%    1.59%    2.72%    2.85%    0.87%   
Massachusetts 0.93%    0.94%    3.46%    4.51% * 4.35% * 0.95%   
New Hampshire 0.77%    0.81%    2.41%    1.44%    2.13%    0.79%   
Rhode Island 1.03%    1.23%    2.07%    2.37% * 1.94%    1.16%   
Vermont 1.04%    1.23%    2.58%    2.13%    3.82%    1.07%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 0.86%    0.81%    2.73%    2.36%    4.37%    0.80%   
New York 0.75%    0.83%    2.20%    3.32%    3.56%    0.77%   
Pennsylvania 0.79%    0.91%    2.29%    1.81%    1.71%    0.85%   
East North Central:
Illinois 1.06%    1.11%    4.69%    3.13%    2.63%    1.09%   
Indiana 1.18%    1.29%    2.58%    2.22%    3.03% * 1.07%   
Michigan 0.82%    0.87%    2.85%    3.13%    3.38%    0.84%   
Ohio 0.85%    0.93%    2.40%    3.10%    2.15%    0.91%   
Wisconsin 1.02%    1.14%    2.58%    2.40%    3.01%    1.08%   
West North Central:
Iowa 1.05%    1.17%    3.60%    2.24%    2.51%    1.12%   
Kansas 0.93%    1.04%    2.82%    1.95%    2.15%    1.01%   
Minnesota 1.19%    1.26%    2.73%    2.28%    3.18%    1.19%   
Missouri 1.01%    1.13%    2.97%    2.31%    4.05%    1.02%   
Nebraska 1.77%    2.00%    2.98%    2.16%    4.10%    1.90%   
North Dakota 0.92%    0.94%    2.93%    2.94%    4.02%    0.95%   
South Dakota 0.93%    1.12%    2.11%    2.35%    2.49%    1.01%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 0.87%    0.92%    2.15%    5.20%    1.98%    0.95%   
District of Columbia 0.79%    0.84%    2.10%    2.68%    --    0.79%   
Florida 0.74%    0.81%    2.21%    3.18%    2.02%    0.80%   
Georgia 1.08%    1.17%    1.93%    2.48%    3.81%    1.13%   
Maryland 0.83%    0.97%    1.87%    2.66%    2.81%    0.86%   
North Carolina 0.76%    0.85%    2.21%    2.76%    1.97%    0.83%   
South Carolina 1.13%    1.20%    3.66%    2.44%    2.02%    1.22%   
Virginia 0.93%    1.03%    3.66%    2.22%    3.07%    0.99%   
West Virginia 1.22%    1.35%    3.02%    1.83%    1.76%    1.43%   
East South Central:
Alabama 1.07%    1.22%    1.84%    3.10%    2.04%    1.19%   
Kentucky 0.74%    0.78%    2.92%    3.15%    2.32%    0.78%   
Mississippi 0.78%    0.85%    2.49%    2.96%    1.00%    0.90%   
Tennessee 0.98%    1.08%    2.24%    4.16%    2.07%    1.09%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 0.94%    1.01%    2.76%    3.50%    1.48%    1.07%   
Louisiana 0.93%    1.00%    2.00%    2.76%    1.88%    1.06%   
Oklahoma 0.94%    1.05%    2.79%    1.71%    1.63%    1.05%   
Texas 0.70%    0.75%    2.15%    1.63%    1.19%    0.75%   
Mountain:
Arizona 1.01%    1.11%    2.44%    2.66%    1.58%    1.08%   
Colorado 0.88%    0.89%    3.39%    3.32%    1.80%    0.95%   
Idaho 1.10%    0.98%    2.32%    9.71% * 5.56%    0.92%   
Montana 1.35%    1.41%    6.79%    2.53%    6.06%    1.31%   
Nevada 1.19%    1.37%    1.90%    3.15%    1.33%    1.52%   
New Mexico 0.92%    1.06%    2.39%    3.06%    2.40%    0.98%   
Utah 0.91%    0.95%    1.90%    3.30%    1.91%    0.96%   
Wyoming 1.31%    1.45%    3.48%    3.17%    3.23%    1.39%   
Pacific:
Alaska 0.84%    0.91%    2.35%    4.93% * 1.32%    0.89%   
California 0.50%    0.56%    1.22%    2.22%    2.08%    0.50%   
Hawaii 2.20%    3.02%    1.87%    2.08%    1.77%    2.43%   
Oregon 1.35%    1.52%    2.70%    2.91%    2.87%    1.37%   
Washington 1.23%    1.51%    3.07%    3.88%    2.82%    1.28%   

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.