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, 2019
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%    19.0%    16.1%    15.9%    15.0%    19.0%   
New England:
Connecticut 18.4%    19.3%    12.3%    14.2%    13.2%    18.7%   
Maine 18.7%    19.0%    17.5%    17.1%    12.2%    18.9%   
Massachusetts 17.1%    17.4%    13.6%    17.3%    13.3%    17.2%   
New Hampshire 20.8%    21.6%    20.3%    17.2%    18.0%    20.9%   
Rhode Island 14.9%    15.3%    15.6%    10.4%    12.2%    15.1%   
Vermont 20.6%    21.4%    14.1%    17.6%    13.2%    20.8%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 19.4%    19.4%    25.0%    13.7% * 14.4%    20.1%   
New York 17.0%    17.9%    13.3%    12.0%    12.4%    17.4%   
Pennsylvania 18.0%    18.7%    12.5%    16.7%    12.6%    18.8%   
East North Central:
Illinois 20.0%    20.6%    16.3%    14.9%    17.2%    20.3%   
Indiana 19.4%    19.8%    14.0%    16.8%    18.8%    19.5%   
Michigan 19.6%    20.4%    13.7%    10.4%    11.1%    20.2%   
Ohio 19.6%    19.9%    17.9%    17.0%    15.5%    20.2%   
Wisconsin 18.8%    18.8%    19.1%    18.2%    13.9%    19.3%   
West North Central:
Iowa 17.8%    18.2%    16.0%    13.8% * 17.6%    17.8%   
Kansas 17.5%    17.8%    18.0%    12.9%    14.7%    17.8%   
Minnesota 18.1%    19.3%    13.7%    13.5%    13.5%    18.3%   
Missouri 17.7%    17.4%    21.7%    17.0%    16.8%    17.8%   
Nebraska 20.1%    20.1%    21.3%    14.2%    21.5%    20.0%   
North Dakota 15.5%    15.5%    17.1%    12.7%    12.0%    16.0%   
South Dakota 14.7%    15.1%    13.4%    12.4%    14.3%    14.7%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 18.8%    18.7%    20.2%    17.4%    23.1%    18.4%   
District of Columbia 16.5%    16.2%    19.3%    17.0%    9.7%    16.5%   
Florida 18.6%    18.8%    15.5%    19.7%    16.6%    18.9%   
Georgia 19.6%    19.9%    18.1%    16.1%    17.3%    20.1%   
Maryland 18.3%    18.3%    20.2%    16.3%    16.3%    18.5%   
North Carolina 17.9%    18.7%    14.6%    11.2%    16.8%    18.0%   
South Carolina 14.6%    14.8%    15.3%    11.9%    11.9%    14.9%   
Virginia 18.0%    18.7%    14.0%    17.4%    14.4%    18.5%   
West Virginia 19.5%    19.9%    15.8%    17.8%    14.7%    21.4%   
East South Central:
Alabama 17.3%    17.8%    14.8%    10.3%    12.2%    18.4%   
Kentucky 20.2%    20.5%    20.7%    8.5%    13.9%    20.9%   
Mississippi 17.2%    17.0%    25.3%    10.3% * 17.3%    17.2%   
Tennessee 18.5%    19.6%    16.2%    11.9%    12.4%    19.4%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 18.8%    19.7%    16.3%    7.5%    13.5%    20.0%   
Louisiana 20.2%    20.1%    26.9%    13.5%    16.8%    21.1%   
Oklahoma 18.6%    19.1%    15.0%    13.0%    14.2%    19.5%   
Texas 19.1%    19.1%    18.0%    20.3%    14.6%    20.0%   
Mountain:
Arizona 18.9%    19.2%    11.9% * 20.0%    11.3%    19.7%   
Colorado 20.2%    20.6%    14.8%    14.9%    13.5%    21.0%   
Idaho 15.5%    16.8%    16.0%    5.5% * 3.6% * 17.4%   
Montana 18.1%    18.6%    13.7%    20.9%    12.9%    18.5%   
Nevada 19.4%    19.6%    16.8%    20.4%    17.8%    19.8%   
New Mexico 16.9%    17.6%    13.0%    9.4%    14.0%    17.3%   
Utah 18.6%    20.2%    12.7%    11.2%    13.7%    18.9%   
Wyoming 16.7%    17.3%    10.4%    14.9%    13.1%    17.0%   
Pacific:
Alaska 17.8%    18.2%    17.0%    12.6%    10.9%    18.4%   
California 19.7%    20.0%    16.6%    19.6%    18.6%    19.7%   
Hawaii 13.9%    14.8%    9.5%    11.1%    10.2%    14.7%   
Oregon 16.6%    16.6%    17.6%    14.6%    10.6%    17.0%   
Washington 17.0%    17.5%    13.7%    14.9%    13.3%    17.1%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2019 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.

** 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, 2019
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%    0.49%    0.63%    0.45%    0.17%   
New England:
Connecticut 1.14%    1.24%    2.69%    3.56%    3.88%    1.17%   
Maine 0.79%    0.93%    2.80%    1.46%    2.98%    0.82%   
Massachusetts 0.98%    1.04%    3.48%    3.51%    3.43%    0.99%   
New Hampshire 0.98%    1.17%    1.91%    4.02%    5.02%    0.99%   
Rhode Island 0.79%    0.89%    2.47%    2.03%    2.32%    0.84%   
Vermont 0.81%    0.86%    2.90%    2.12%    3.68%    0.82%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 1.11%    1.20%    3.35%    4.57% * 3.22%    1.17%   
New York 0.69%    0.77%    2.13%    1.62%    1.58%    0.73%   
Pennsylvania 0.60%    0.67%    1.33%    2.18%    1.51%    0.61%   
East North Central:
Illinois 0.69%    0.78%    1.28%    2.16%    1.39%    0.76%   
Indiana 1.18%    1.28%    3.30%    2.56%    5.02%    1.12%   
Michigan 0.84%    0.86%    3.21%    2.59%    2.02%    0.84%   
Ohio 1.02%    1.14%    2.41%    3.28%    1.88%    1.13%   
Wisconsin 0.90%    1.02%    2.18%    2.85%    1.90%    0.96%   
West North Central:
Iowa 0.94%    1.03%    2.10%    6.00% * 3.01%    0.99%   
Kansas 0.85%    0.95%    2.69%    1.81%    2.42%    0.93%   
Minnesota 1.37%    1.66%    2.18%    2.41%    3.72%    1.42%   
Missouri 0.91%    0.94%    3.81%    4.08%    1.85%    1.01%   
Nebraska 1.11%    1.22%    3.25%    3.11%    3.59%    1.15%   
North Dakota 1.05%    1.23%    2.42%    1.74%    1.60%    1.16%   
South Dakota 0.96%    1.12%    1.76%    2.08%    3.66%    1.00%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 1.19%    1.32%    2.85%    5.11%    2.93%    1.26%   
District of Columbia 0.68%    0.72%    2.76%    1.55%    0.85%    0.69%   
Florida 0.77%    0.91%    2.60%    1.43%    1.53%    0.85%   
Georgia 1.22%    1.36%    3.38%    2.48%    1.85%    1.42%   
Maryland 0.87%    0.95%    2.87%    1.56%    2.50%    0.91%   
North Carolina 0.95%    1.07%    1.73%    1.95%    1.81%    1.05%   
South Carolina 0.90%    1.01%    2.64%    2.16%    1.25%    1.00%   
Virginia 1.01%    1.11%    1.55%    3.52%    1.72%    1.13%   
West Virginia 1.03%    1.15%    2.94%    2.95%    1.30%    1.15%   
East South Central:
Alabama 1.29%    1.42%    3.43%    1.61%    2.08%    1.50%   
Kentucky 0.96%    1.05%    2.40%    2.00%    2.09%    1.02%   
Mississippi 0.98%    1.05%    2.73%    3.26% * 2.17%    1.09%   
Tennessee 1.00%    1.12%    3.08%    1.02%    2.63%    1.09%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 0.98%    1.06%    3.18%    1.84%    2.21%    1.12%   
Louisiana 0.97%    0.96%    6.46%    2.21%    2.66%    1.00%   
Oklahoma 1.20%    1.30%    2.93%    3.21%    2.49%    1.36%   
Texas 0.66%    0.69%    2.40%    3.64%    1.57%    0.72%   
Mountain:
Arizona 1.02%    1.06%    3.64% * 4.66%    2.06%    1.07%   
Colorado 1.09%    1.14%    3.87%    3.85%    2.36%    1.12%   
Idaho 1.07%    1.12%    3.77%    1.95% * 1.18% * 1.09%   
Montana 1.14%    1.29%    2.69%    3.64%    3.56%    1.19%   
Nevada 1.27%    1.41%    2.95%    3.11%    2.96%    1.42%   
New Mexico 1.49%    1.65%    2.14%    1.54%    2.05%    1.66%   
Utah 0.86%    0.93%    2.29%    1.97%    2.36%    0.89%   
Wyoming 0.94%    1.04%    1.86%    2.58%    1.71%    1.02%   
Pacific:
Alaska 0.96%    1.06%    3.46%    2.31%    1.77%    1.03%   
California 0.62%    0.66%    2.04%    3.36%    2.79%    0.64%   
Hawaii 0.86%    0.99%    2.60%    2.34%    2.12%    0.97%   
Oregon 0.82%    0.85%    3.65%    2.31%    1.51%    0.85%   
Washington 0.82%    0.89%    2.31%    3.27%    2.28%    0.85%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2019 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.

** 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.