Table IX.B.1 Health insurance offer, eligibility, take up rates for private-sector establishments and employees by firm size for 20 largest metro areas: United States, 2002
Metro Area | Percent of establishments that offer health insurance | Percent of employees in establishments that offer | Percent of employees eligible for health insurance in establishments that offer | Percent of employees eligible for health insurance that are enrolled in establishments that offer | Percent of employees that are enrolled in establishments that offer | |||||
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New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 49.5% | 69.9% | 82.9% | 76.0% | 63.1% | |||||
50 or more employees | 97.0% | 98.3% | 78.4% | 83.4% | 65.4% | |||||
Total | 58.0% | 90.6% | 79.3% | 81.8% | 64.9% | |||||
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 44.5% | 66.4% | 85.2% | 77.8% | 66.3% | |||||
50 or more employees | 94.9% | 96.1% | 78.2% | 82.1% | 64.2% | |||||
Total | 56.6% | 87.9% | 79.7% | 81.1% | 64.7% | |||||
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 51.9% | 72.5% | 77.1% | 82.4% | 63.5% | |||||
50 or more employees | 97.1% | 96.3% | 79.0% | 83.3% | 65.9% | |||||
Total | 62.6% | 90.5% | 78.7% | 83.1% | 65.4% | |||||
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 55.4% | 72.6% | 75.1% | 81.6% | 61.3% | |||||
50 or more employees | 96.0% | 98.6% | 84.1% | 80.1% | 67.4% | |||||
Total | 65.3% | 93.1% | 82.6% | 80.3% | 66.3% | |||||
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 32.7% | 52.5% | 84.7% | 82.7% | 70.0% | |||||
50 or more employees | 96.3% | 98.3% | 78.0% | 89.3% | 69.7% | |||||
Total | 51.8% | 89.5% | 78.7% | 88.5% | 69.7% | |||||
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 41.9% | 48.2% | 86.4% | 81.3% | 70.2% | |||||
50 or more employees | 99.1% | 99.8% | 83.9% | 88.5% | 74.3% | |||||
Total | 50.2% | 89.1% | 84.2% | 87.7% | 73.8% | |||||
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 41.7% | 56.6% | 82.0% | 77.2% | 63.2% | |||||
50 or more employees | 98.8% | 98.2% | 75.6% | 86.2% | 65.2% | |||||
Total | 59.0% | 89.6% | 76.4% | 85.0% | 64.9% | |||||
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 51.3% | 71.7% | 83.6% | 75.1% | 62.7% | |||||
50 or more employees | 97.1% | 97.3% | 69.6% | 81.5% | 56.7% | |||||
Total | 62.9% | 91.2% | 72.2% | 80.1% | 57.9% | |||||
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 43.1% | 72.3% | 81.1% | 81.1% | 65.8% | |||||
50 or more employees | 98.2% | 99.0% | 81.3% | 83.6% | 68.0% | |||||
Total | 58.8% | 93.4% | 81.3% | 83.2% | 67.6% | |||||
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 55.7% | 75.7% | 67.0% | 79.9% | 53.5% | |||||
50 or more employees | 97.3% | 98.8% | 84.4% | 83.0% | 70.0% | |||||
Total | 64.6% | 92.6% | 80.5% | 82.4% | 66.4% | |||||
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 56.6% | 75.4% | 81.5% | 74.9% | 61.1% | |||||
50 or more employees | 98.8% | 99.8% | 73.2% | 80.9% | 59.3% | |||||
Total | 67.8% | 94.2% | 74.8% | 79.7% | 59.6% | |||||
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 52.3% | 66.4% | 78.7% | 86.6% | 68.2% | |||||
50 or more employees | 97.4% | 99.4% | 73.5% | 83.8% | 61.6% | |||||
Total | 63.1% | 91.3% | 74.5% | 84.3% | 62.8% | |||||
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 40.6% | 58.2% | 88.3% | 77.4% | 68.4% | |||||
50 or more employees | 95.6% | 78.7% | 69.6% | 78.9% | 54.9% | |||||
Total | 55.9% | 73.1% | 73.6% | 78.5% | 57.8% | |||||
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 39.0% | 57.9% | 71.3% | 79.2% | 56.5% | |||||
50 or more employees | 98.0% | 99.2% | 78.2% | 83.0% | 64.9% | |||||
Total | 55.9% | 89.0% | 77.1% | 82.4% | 63.6% | |||||
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 51.6% | 66.0% | 82.5% | 88.2% | 72.7% | |||||
50 or more employees | 96.2% | 97.3% | 78.7% | 85.5% | 67.3% | |||||
Total | 61.9% | 88.4% | 79.5% | 86.1% | 68.5% | |||||
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 51.3% | 81.8% | 71.5% | 76.0% | 54.3% | |||||
50 or more employees | 94.0% | 97.5% | 74.9% | 80.5% | 60.2% | |||||
Total | 63.7% | 91.8% | 73.7% | 79.0% | 58.3% | |||||
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 42.0% | 59.5% | 81.0% | 84.3% | 68.2% | |||||
50 or more employees | 96.7% | 99.9% | 81.4% | 75.6% | 61.5% | |||||
Total | 53.2% | 90.3% | 81.3% | 77.0% | 62.6% | |||||
St. Louis, MO-IL MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 50.6% | 74.1% | 60.7% | 80.7% | 49.0% | |||||
50 or more employees | 95.9% | 98.2% | 72.6% | 82.8% | 60.1% | |||||
Total | 65.4% | 92.4% | 70.3% | 82.4% | 57.9% | |||||
Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 52.4% | 70.7% | 78.4% | 75.3% | 59.1% | |||||
50 or more employees | 99.3% | 99.9% | 79.4% | 75.8% | 60.2% | |||||
Total | 65.5% | 93.2% | 79.3% | 75.7% | 60.0% | |||||
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 55.2% | 77.4% | 88.2% | 80.9% | 71.3% | |||||
50 or more employees | 98.5% | 98.9% | 70.4% | 79.6% | 56.0% | |||||
Total | 68.2% | 94.5% | 73.3% | 79.8% | 58.6% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Costs Trends, 2002 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Insurance Component.
Note: Definition of each area can be found in the Techinical Notes and Survey Documentation.
Table IX.B.1 Standard errors for health insurance offer, eligibility, take up rates for private-sector establishments and employees by firm size for 20 largest metro areas: United States, 2002
Metro Area | Percent of establishments that offer health insurance | Percent of employees in establishments that offer | Percent of employees eligible for health insurance in establishments that offer | Percent of employees eligible for health insurance that are enrolled in establishments that offer | Percent of employees that are enrolled in establishments that offer | |||||
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New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 4.61% | 3.95% | 4.17% | 2.98% | 4.32% | |||||
50 or more employees | 1.53% | 0.58% | 3.76% | 1.41% | 3.77% | |||||
Total | 2.15% | 0.91% | 2.07% | 1.48% | 2.50% | |||||
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 2.81% | 2.63% | 1.63% | 3.41% | 3.12% | |||||
50 or more employees | 1.29% | 1.68% | 2.68% | 1.72% | 2.82% | |||||
Total | 2.06% | 1.21% | 2.37% | 1.55% | 2.76% | |||||
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 3.91% | 4.74% | 1.74% | 1.30% | 1.70% | |||||
50 or more employees | 2.03% | 2.07% | 2.91% | 1.42% | 3.05% | |||||
Total | 2.51% | 1.72% | 2.54% | 0.84% | 2.37% | |||||
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 5.33% | 6.18% | 3.50% | 2.80% | 2.98% | |||||
50 or more employees | 3.56% | 0.34% | 2.30% | 2.50% | 2.49% | |||||
Total | 3.21% | 0.81% | 2.84% | 2.46% | 2.63% | |||||
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 3.64% | 4.07% | 2.26% | 4.16% | 3.86% | |||||
50 or more employees | 1.54% | 0.78% | 3.36% | 1.49% | 3.32% | |||||
Total | 2.08% | 1.36% | 2.98% | 1.37% | 2.84% | |||||
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 5.57% | 7.30% | 3.03% | 6.63% | 6.93% | |||||
50 or more employees | 0.43% | 0.43% | 5.72% | 3.73% | 6.78% | |||||
Total | 5.50% | 2.18% | 4.49% | 3.73% | 5.72% | |||||
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 4.80% | 7.35% | 4.33% | 4.32% | 5.41% | |||||
50 or more employees | 0.72% | 0.94% | 3.59% | 3.92% | 4.82% | |||||
Total | 5.05% | 1.90% | 2.82% | 3.97% | 4.57% | |||||
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 6.39% | 6.67% | 5.46% | 5.97% | 7.58% | |||||
50 or more employees | 7.18% | 0.86% | 8.30% | 2.65% | 7.21% | |||||
Total | 1.86% | 1.82% | 3.16% | 1.67% | 2.33% | |||||
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 2.89% | 3.39% | 3.13% | 3.56% | 3.74% | |||||
50 or more employees | 1.41% | 0.84% | 4.44% | 1.97% | 3.68% | |||||
Total | 2.75% | 1.58% | 4.01% | 1.79% | 3.48% | |||||
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 4.29% | 4.37% | 4.26% | 3.25% | 4.11% | |||||
50 or more employees | 1.22% | 0.47% | 2.00% | 3.59% | 3.78% | |||||
Total | 3.13% | 1.04% | 2.06% | 2.87% | 3.36% | |||||
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 4.43% | 4.26% | 3.13% | 2.72% | 3.10% | |||||
50 or more employees | 1.08% | 0.17% | 5.23% | 1.31% | 5.03% | |||||
Total | 3.23% | 1.19% | 4.45% | 1.20% | 4.10% | |||||
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 3.34% | 4.90% | 3.32% | 2.65% | 4.21% | |||||
50 or more employees | 1.34% | 0.35% | 5.04% | 3.65% | 5.54% | |||||
Total | 2.85% | 2.74% | 4.05% | 2.91% | 4.28% | |||||
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 5.89% | 7.30% | 3.23% | 6.18% | 7.20% | |||||
50 or more employees | 4.94% | 10.47% | 4.55% | 3.94% | 2.91% | |||||
Total | 5.65% | 8.48% | 4.56% | 3.85% | 4.12% | |||||
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 3.07% | 3.84% | 3.42% | 3.51% | 3.22% | |||||
50 or more employees | 1.21% | 0.37% | 2.37% | 2.88% | 3.05% | |||||
Total | 2.85% | 1.18% | 1.91% | 2.69% | 2.59% | |||||
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 2.93% | 4.92% | 2.45% | 1.79% | 2.85% | |||||
50 or more employees | 2.06% | 2.15% | 4.24% | 3.16% | 4.05% | |||||
Total | 2.38% | 2.46% | 3.17% | 2.30% | 3.13% | |||||
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 3.34% | 5.02% | 4.29% | 2.68% | 3.98% | |||||
50 or more employees | 2.40% | 1.20% | 4.21% | 2.25% | 4.40% | |||||
Total | 2.52% | 1.91% | 3.65% | 1.94% | 3.97% | |||||
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 4.56% | 5.22% | 3.35% | 3.20% | 3.97% | |||||
50 or more employees | 1.75% | 0.07% | 5.27% | 4.22% | 5.96% | |||||
Total | 3.42% | 2.63% | 4.36% | 3.48% | 4.88% | |||||
St. Louis, MO-IL MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 12.02% | 17.19% | 16.29% | 18.94% | 12.50% | |||||
50 or more employees | 10.19% | 10.37% | 11.38% | 9.44% | 10.98% | |||||
Total | 1.49% | 2.18% | 5.28% | 2.12% | 4.10% | |||||
Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 2.38% | 4.53% | 3.34% | 1.97% | 3.00% | |||||
50 or more employees | 0.92% | 0.09% | 3.48% | 1.82% | 3.14% | |||||
Total | 2.34% | 0.99% | 2.92% | 1.53% | 2.56% | |||||
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 5.18% | 2.77% | 4.41% | 6.60% | 6.82% | |||||
50 or more employees | 8.44% | 0.49% | 5.32% | 2.86% | 5.99% | |||||
Total | 5.24% | 2.42% | 4.92% | 2.18% | 4.15% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Costs Trends, 2002 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Insurance Component.
Note: Definition of each area can be found in the Techinical Notes and Survey Documentation.