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, 2003
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 | 51.2% | 66.0% | 81.2% | 73.1% | 59.4% | |||||
50 or more employees | 95.9% | 98.0% | 77.8% | 83.9% | 65.3% | |||||
Total | 59.7% | 88.6% | 78.5% | 81.5% | 64.0% | |||||
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 43.9% | 58.9% | 85.6% | 78.9% | 67.6% | |||||
50 or more employees | 89.6% | 94.7% | 79.2% | 83.3% | 65.9% | |||||
Total | 55.8% | 85.9% | 80.3% | 82.5% | 66.2% | |||||
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 41.9% | 64.0% | 80.5% | 73.6% | 59.3% | |||||
50 or more employees | 96.7% | 98.2% | 80.4% | 83.1% | 66.8% | |||||
Total | 56.3% | 90.1% | 80.4% | 81.5% | 65.5% | |||||
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 55.2% | 78.9% | 75.8% | 81.4% | 61.7% | |||||
50 or more employees | 98.1% | 97.8% | 76.5% | 79.3% | 60.6% | |||||
Total | 69.1% | 92.6% | 76.4% | 79.8% | 60.9% | |||||
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 34.3% | 49.5% | 83.0% | 78.2% | 64.9% | |||||
50 or more employees | 96.4% | 98.1% | 76.0% | 83.2% | 63.2% | |||||
Total | 54.3% | 88.0% | 76.8% | 82.5% | 63.4% | |||||
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 44.9% | 59.2% | 92.8% | 81.1% | 75.2% | |||||
50 or more employees | 93.2% | 92.1% | 86.8% | 80.1% | 69.5% | |||||
Total | 54.6% | 80.4% | 88.3% | 80.4% | 71.0% | |||||
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 31.1% | 51.1% | 83.6% | 85.9% | 71.8% | |||||
50 or more employees | 97.2% | 99.1% | 71.8% | 84.1% | 60.4% | |||||
Total | 46.6% | 88.8% | 73.2% | 84.3% | 61.8% | |||||
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 53.5% | 73.6% | 84.3% | 71.3% | 60.1% | |||||
50 or more employees | 98.0% | 99.0% | 80.2% | 78.3% | 62.8% | |||||
Total | 67.1% | 92.0% | 81.1% | 76.7% | 62.2% | |||||
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 37.5% | 67.9% | 66.0% | 80.1% | 52.9% | |||||
50 or more employees | 95.0% | 95.0% | 79.6% | 78.9% | 62.8% | |||||
Total | 57.6% | 89.1% | 77.3% | 79.1% | 61.2% | |||||
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 50.8% | 65.9% | 79.6% | 82.4% | 65.6% | |||||
50 or more employees | 89.2% | 90.1% | 77.3% | 81.0% | 62.6% | |||||
Total | 62.9% | 84.8% | 77.7% | 81.2% | 63.1% | |||||
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 56.7% | 75.1% | 74.4% | 68.2% | 50.7% | |||||
50 or more employees | 94.2% | 96.8% | 74.7% | 83.8% | 62.6% | |||||
Total | 66.0% | 91.1% | 74.6% | 80.4% | 60.0% | |||||
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 54.3% | 68.6% | 81.1% | 87.9% | 71.2% | |||||
50 or more employees | 98.5% | 98.1% | 79.6% | 85.0% | 67.7% | |||||
Total | 64.3% | 88.9% | 80.0% | 85.7% | 68.6% | |||||
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 30.2% | 48.6% | 78.9% | 84.2% | 66.4% | |||||
50 or more employees | 90.5% | 94.3% | 87.8% | 73.3% | 64.4% | |||||
Total | 48.2% | 84.7% | 86.8% | 74.5% | 64.6% | |||||
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 43.2% | 64.9% | 78.3% | 78.0% | 61.0% | |||||
50 or more employees | 90.9% | 96.6% | 76.2% | 80.7% | 61.5% | |||||
Total | 57.5% | 89.8% | 76.5% | 80.3% | 61.4% | |||||
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 54.1% | 68.8% | 81.6% | 84.7% | 69.1% | |||||
50 or more employees | 97.0% | 97.3% | 78.2% | 81.5% | 63.7% | |||||
Total | 63.9% | 88.3% | 79.0% | 82.3% | 65.0% | |||||
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 46.7% | 65.2% | 72.6% | 79.7% | 57.9% | |||||
50 or more employees | 99.1% | 99.1% | 79.3% | 82.6% | 65.5% | |||||
Total | 61.5% | 90.4% | 78.1% | 82.1% | 64.1% | |||||
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 47.4% | 65.2% | 79.7% | 64.0% | 51.0% | |||||
50 or more employees | 89.4% | 93.2% | 88.3% | 82.7% | 73.0% | |||||
Total | 58.0% | 85.6% | 86.5% | 79.1% | 68.5% | |||||
St. Louis, MO-IL MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 40.9% | 57.8% | 79.6% | 81.7% | 65.1% | |||||
50 or more employees | 98.0% | 99.3% | 77.0% | 83.2% | 64.1% | |||||
Total | 57.9% | 88.6% | 77.4% | 83.0% | 64.2% | |||||
Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 46.0% | 60.6% | 80.7% | 77.0% | 62.1% | |||||
50 or more employees | 91.6% | 98.0% | 79.2% | 80.6% | 63.8% | |||||
Total | 56.0% | 87.6% | 79.5% | 79.9% | 63.5% | |||||
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 44.5% | 67.4% | 84.4% | 83.4% | 70.4% | |||||
50 or more employees | 98.8% | 97.8% | 91.2% | 73.8% | 67.3% | |||||
Total | 58.5% | 92.3% | 90.3% | 75.0% | 67.7% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Costs Trends, 2003 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, 2003
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 | 3.58% | 5.51% | 3.38% | 3.62% | 2.99% | |||||
50 or more employees | 2.66% | 1.31% | 2.56% | 4.04% | 4.60% | |||||
Total | 1.20% | 0.68% | 2.33% | 1.48% | 2.62% | |||||
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 1.60% | 2.31% | 2.81% | 3.03% | 3.59% | |||||
50 or more employees | 2.77% | 1.18% | 2.26% | 1.34% | 2.20% | |||||
Total | 2.21% | 1.81% | 1.96% | 1.14% | 2.05% | |||||
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 3.38% | 5.77% | 3.57% | 3.97% | 2.46% | |||||
50 or more employees | 1.87% | 1.58% | 3.11% | 2.81% | 3.87% | |||||
Total | 3.06% | 2.14% | 2.28% | 2.37% | 3.07% | |||||
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 3.54% | 3.39% | 3.56% | 2.46% | 3.66% | |||||
50 or more employees | 2.04% | 0.74% | 3.71% | 2.86% | 4.38% | |||||
Total | 2.62% | 1.17% | 2.80% | 1.95% | 2.29% | |||||
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 4.27% | 5.31% | 3.69% | 4.53% | 5.39% | |||||
50 or more employees | 2.32% | 1.50% | 4.29% | 1.28% | 4.14% | |||||
Total | 4.62% | 2.63% | 4.07% | 1.23% | 3.82% | |||||
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 4.10% | 4.93% | 1.61% | 2.07% | 2.64% | |||||
50 or more employees | 2.86% | 4.46% | 1.77% | 3.22% | 3.94% | |||||
Total | 3.47% | 4.24% | 1.50% | 2.28% | 3.00% | |||||
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 3.48% | 5.52% | 5.74% | 2.72% | 5.96% | |||||
50 or more employees | 2.39% | 1.12% | 5.58% | 2.60% | 4.94% | |||||
Total | 3.89% | 2.27% | 4.77% | 1.95% | 4.30% | |||||
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 6.09% | 4.68% | 3.20% | 4.52% | 5.20% | |||||
50 or more employees | 0.57% | 0.37% | 2.09% | 2.68% | 3.60% | |||||
Total | 1.85% | 0.88% | 2.44% | 1.45% | 2.57% | |||||
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 3.98% | 6.28% | 6.58% | 5.82% | 6.48% | |||||
50 or more employees | 2.12% | 2.83% | 3.81% | 2.52% | 4.21% | |||||
Total | 2.30% | 2.18% | 2.97% | 2.46% | 3.71% | |||||
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 4.65% | 3.53% | 4.92% | 4.22% | 5.27% | |||||
50 or more employees | 5.67% | 7.58% | 3.57% | 2.00% | 3.63% | |||||
Total | 4.30% | 6.23% | 2.70% | 1.95% | 3.18% | |||||
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 5.17% | 4.33% | 6.45% | 3.17% | 5.98% | |||||
50 or more employees | 3.80% | 1.23% | 3.16% | 1.78% | 3.19% | |||||
Total | 3.01% | 0.90% | 3.28% | 1.60% | 2.71% | |||||
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 3.59% | 6.34% | 3.30% | 1.84% | 3.58% | |||||
50 or more employees | 0.75% | 0.92% | 2.95% | 2.87% | 2.74% | |||||
Total | 3.19% | 1.78% | 2.38% | 2.43% | 2.53% | |||||
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 5.88% | 10.11% | 13.73% | 12.93% | 11.19% | |||||
50 or more employees | 7.08% | 4.13% | 3.08% | 8.87% | 7.96% | |||||
Total | 5.28% | 4.71% | 2.49% | 8.29% | 7.45% | |||||
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 3.33% | 3.02% | 3.63% | 3.67% | 3.50% | |||||
50 or more employees | 3.39% | 2.09% | 1.81% | 2.59% | 2.66% | |||||
Total | 3.29% | 1.84% | 1.67% | 2.44% | 2.39% | |||||
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 2.66% | 5.42% | 3.51% | 2.82% | 4.34% | |||||
50 or more employees | 1.60% | 1.42% | 3.00% | 2.92% | 3.26% | |||||
Total | 2.23% | 2.30% | 2.48% | 2.51% | 2.84% | |||||
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 3.16% | 5.49% | 2.94% | 2.70% | 2.80% | |||||
50 or more employees | 1.05% | 1.24% | 3.21% | 2.06% | 2.85% | |||||
Total | 3.76% | 2.36% | 2.85% | 1.53% | 2.29% | |||||
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 5.49% | 7.13% | 7.53% | 7.32% | 6.58% | |||||
50 or more employees | 5.32% | 3.45% | 2.52% | 2.69% | 4.18% | |||||
Total | 4.76% | 3.41% | 6.32% | 1.81% | 5.03% | |||||
St. Louis, MO-IL MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 12.02% | 15.28% | 20.28% | 19.91% | 17.38% | |||||
50 or more employees | 20.66% | 20.93% | 16.96% | 17.81% | 14.64% | |||||
Total | 2.78% | 2.45% | 3.48% | 2.86% | 4.13% | |||||
Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 5.02% | 7.61% | 4.35% | 3.83% | 4.54% | |||||
50 or more employees | 5.79% | 0.78% | 3.77% | 2.15% | 2.79% | |||||
Total | 4.99% | 3.86% | 2.75% | 1.71% | 2.66% | |||||
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA | ||||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 5.23% | 8.07% | 3.78% | 4.29% | 4.58% | |||||
50 or more employees | 1.70% | 1.70% | 3.94% | 5.37% | 4.83% | |||||
Total | 4.43% | 2.19% | 3.09% | 5.24% | 4.50% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Costs Trends, 2003 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Insurance Component.
Note: Definition of each area can be found in the Techinical Notes and Survey Documentation.