Table VIII.B.4.b.(1)(2008) Percent of private-sector part-time employees eligible for health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2008

 

Division and State

Total

 

Quartile 1 Average Wage

 

Quartile 2 Average Wage

 

Quartile 3 Average Wage

 

Quartile 4 Average Wage

 

 

United States

33.4%

24.4%

34.4%

47.9%

48.1%

 

New England:

Connecticut

33.9%

33.3%

27.7%

39.9%

44.4%

Maine

45.9%

41.4%

30.8%

73.4%

50.4%

Massachusetts

29.3%

19.5%

26.4%

55.8%

36.8%

New Hampshire

28.2%

18.9%

*

37.3%

40.5%

15.7%

*

Rhode Island

30.4%

9.8%

*

31.9%

53.5%

64.7%

Vermont

41.4%

23.2%

*

35.9%

52.3%

78.5%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

32.3%

22.3%

*

46.6%

40.3%

42.4%

New York

34.5%

32.2%

30.6%

48.9%

36.8%

Pennsylvania

28.7%

17.1%

*

42.1%

32.4%

42.7%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

35.5%

19.8%

50.0%

60.4%

33.0%

*

Indiana

35.4%

38.7%

15.4%

*

48.7%

52.0%

Michigan

27.5%

14.7%

*

30.1%

*

39.2%

50.3%

Ohio

26.1%

23.4%

14.7%

45.6%

45.7%

Wisconsin

24.9%

6.3%

26.5%

*

50.9%

52.7%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

27.4%

10.8%

*

35.9%

51.8%

56.3%

Kansas

28.9%

21.1%

22.5%

*

47.5%

41.2%

Minnesota

33.0%

7.8%

*

41.1%

55.5%

70.8%

Missouri

25.8%

19.3%

*

24.2%

43.0%

25.9%

*

Nebraska

28.5%

17.5%

*

27.4%

*

37.9%

*

56.1%

North Dakota

33.6%

14.1%

*

32.9%

53.2%

64.3%

South Dakota

21.2%

7.7%

20.2%

*

37.6%

*

49.2%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

28.9%

21.3%

*

29.7%

33.7%

*

56.7%

District of Columbia

27.7%

15.9%

31.2%

61.0%

56.4%

Florida

39.9%

42.2%

34.3%

52.7%

34.6%

Georgia

42.9%

31.1%

47.5%

64.1%

46.2%

Maryland

41.6%

45.4%

37.4%

43.1%

32.6%

*

North Carolina

42.9%

56.3%

26.3%

*

35.3%

50.4%

South Carolina

27.4%

21.8%

27.8%

*

35.3%

*

45.0%

Virginia

27.5%

7.5%

28.4%

68.0%

56.1%

West Virginia

28.6%

20.8%

*

21.3%

*

38.5%

53.5%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

29.6%

22.5%

31.1%

*

43.9%

34.2%

*

Kentucky

32.5%

24.7%

*

44.3%

34.1%

35.7%

Mississippi

33.0%

33.5%

28.7%

*

31.7%

51.4%

Tennessee

27.0%

16.9%

*

29.3%

*

57.5%

52.4%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

29.1%

28.9%

*

21.2%

*

54.0%

29.8%

*

Louisiana

28.7%

24.9%

*

18.0%

*

61.4%

42.9%

*

Oklahoma

23.8%

16.8%

28.5%

*

44.0%

13.6%

*

Texas

31.0%

23.5%

29.7%

44.1%

39.7%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

33.5%

24.9%

37.1%

26.4%

*

71.3%

Colorado

24.2%

18.4%

24.9%

32.2%

*

39.0%

Idaho

59.5%

78.5%

10.5%

*

66.6%

59.9%

Montana

41.5%

34.4%

22.7%

46.1%

75.2%

Nevada

34.8%

23.1%

*

53.1%

13.2%

*

40.0%

*

New Mexico

29.9%

22.2%

32.5%

*

35.5%

*

40.0%

Utah

24.7%

16.5%

22.1%

*

41.4%

16.2%

Wyoming

16.6%

15.1%

*

16.7%

*

17.8%

*

22.3%

*

 

Pacific:

Alaska

37.4%

41.4%

26.0%

40.2%

45.0%

California

41.3%

21.2%

51.8%

54.0%

63.1%

Hawaii

36.9%

12.1%

*

42.6%

66.6%

69.0%

Oregon

46.0%

22.6%

39.9%

64.3%

73.4%

Washington

34.3%

14.5%

44.5%

58.4%

34.3%

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 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.

 

Table VIII.B.4.b.(1)(2008) Standard error for percent of private-sector part-time employees eligible for health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2008

 

Division and State

Total

 

Quartile 1 Average Wage

 

Quartile 2 Average Wage

 

Quartile 3 Average Wage

 

Quartile 4 Average Wage

 

 

United States

1.11%

0.92%

2.71%

1.26%

2.21%

 

New England:

Connecticut

5.07%

9.85%

7.13%

7.76%

12.89%

Maine

4.08%

11.02%

7.21%

7.62%

12.74%

Massachusetts

2.78%

5.12%

5.60%

9.06%

7.40%

New Hampshire

3.11%

6.80%

*

7.84%

6.17%

9.18%

*

Rhode Island

4.06%

3.79%

*

8.56%

8.61%

11.71%

Vermont

5.46%

8.90%

*

5.94%

7.62%

14.90%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

4.80%

7.64%

*

7.93%

7.09%

9.23%

New York

2.52%

4.84%

4.99%

8.42%

6.44%

Pennsylvania

5.13%

9.61%

*

6.55%

7.43%

10.33%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

5.60%

5.46%

12.04%

6.07%

9.93%

*

Indiana

5.93%

8.46%

6.25%

*

10.17%

13.85%

Michigan

4.81%

4.94%

*

9.70%

*

9.66%

10.58%

Ohio

3.88%

5.23%

3.88%

9.60%

9.52%

Wisconsin

4.93%

1.70%

9.75%

*

8.18%

11.37%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

3.42%

3.29%

*

7.48%

11.99%

10.27%

Kansas

4.98%

4.94%

7.41%

*

12.29%

8.74%

Minnesota

4.54%

8.44%

*

8.67%

9.89%

11.48%

Missouri

5.16%

8.25%

*

6.42%

9.20%

14.56%

*

Nebraska

2.68%

6.87%

*

8.49%

*

12.04%

*

11.22%

North Dakota

5.74%

6.09%

*

6.46%

10.80%

13.11%

South Dakota

4.47%

2.26%

6.49%

*

11.59%

*

10.97%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

5.11%

9.31%

*

6.52%

11.45%

*

12.26%

District of Columbia

4.73%

4.23%

8.44%

9.82%

11.03%

Florida

4.77%

7.71%

8.98%

8.47%

7.29%

Georgia

4.07%

7.84%

10.31%

11.73%

11.37%

Maryland

6.77%

10.94%

8.22%

7.83%

9.83%

*

North Carolina

5.24%

7.31%

11.18%

*

6.94%

11.41%

South Carolina

3.32%

4.12%

8.38%

*

11.77%

*

11.18%

Virginia

5.90%

1.60%

6.42%

11.74%

10.93%

West Virginia

4.63%

8.02%

*

6.96%

*

7.20%

13.14%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

2.85%

5.44%

9.98%

*

9.44%

11.12%

*

Kentucky

6.85%

11.72%

*

10.17%

8.69%

10.37%

Mississippi

7.00%

8.85%

11.14%

*

9.32%

11.62%

Tennessee

6.34%

8.77%

*

10.22%

*

12.41%

9.62%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

5.33%

8.74%

*

11.32%

*

13.76%

12.56%

*

Louisiana

6.05%

9.46%

*

10.55%

*

13.12%

13.66%

*

Oklahoma

4.32%

4.29%

8.88%

*

7.24%

6.46%

*

Texas

2.73%

5.00%

5.39%

8.63%

7.58%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

4.70%

5.75%

8.99%

8.99%

*

13.85%

Colorado

4.07%

4.09%

6.23%

10.39%

*

11.45%

Idaho

9.82%

18.84%

6.33%

*

10.54%

7.82%

Montana

5.46%

9.47%

5.81%

9.81%

12.12%

Nevada

7.13%

13.57%

*

13.51%

12.78%

*

13.72%

*

New Mexico

3.62%

5.82%

10.83%

*

10.84%

*

10.63%

Utah

4.77%

4.17%

9.50%

*

10.23%

4.52%

Wyoming

2.90%

5.40%

*

6.26%

*

8.29%

*

12.41%

*

 

Pacific:

Alaska

4.62%

10.58%

6.12%

9.04%

9.08%

California

3.92%

3.56%

6.52%

5.56%

6.29%

Hawaii

3.90%

3.71%

*

5.01%

9.93%

7.99%

Oregon

3.26%

2.30%

7.85%

10.82%

5.15%

Washington

3.66%

4.34%

6.05%

6.91%

5.88%

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 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.