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, 2004 | |||||||||
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 | 49.9% |
67.6% |
79.0% |
78.1% |
61.7% |
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50 or more employees | 97.2% |
98.3% |
81.6% |
86.3% |
70.4% |
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Total | 58.7% |
89.1% |
81.0% |
84.5% |
68.4% |
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LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH-SANTA ANA, CA MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 43.4% |
65.0% |
82.6% |
82.4% |
68.0% |
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50 or more employees | 94.6% |
95.5% |
78.8% |
80.0% |
63.0% |
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Total | 54.6% |
86.7% |
79.6% |
80.6% |
64.1% |
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CHICAGO-NAPERVILLE-JOLIET, IL-IN-WI MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 47.8% |
69.1% |
74.4% |
77.2% |
57.5% |
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50 or more employees | 98.6% |
98.3% |
76.9% |
80.7% |
62.1% |
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Total | 61.4% |
91.1% |
76.5% |
80.1% |
61.2% |
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PHILADELPHIA-CAMDEN-WILMINGTON, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 54.8% |
77.9% |
79.5% |
81.2% |
64.6% |
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50 or more employees | 97.3% |
99.1% |
77.2% |
80.4% |
62.0% |
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Total | 65.9% |
92.9% |
77.8% |
80.6% |
62.7% |
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DALLAS-FORT WORTH-ARLINGTON, TX MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 30.9% |
56.4% |
92.2% |
78.1% |
72.0% |
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50 or more employees | 91.6% |
94.4% |
81.3% |
77.3% |
62.8% |
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Total | 49.1% |
85.1% |
83.1% |
77.4% |
64.3% |
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MIAMI-FORT LAUDERDALE-MIAMI BEACH, FL MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 41.3% |
55.4% |
88.9% |
83.7% |
74.5% |
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50 or more employees | 98.0% |
98.8% |
79.6% |
82.7% |
65.8% |
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Total | 51.6% |
84.3% |
81.6% |
82.9% |
67.7% |
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HOUSTON-SUGAR LAND-BAYTOWN, TX MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 32.4% |
50.5% |
84.6% |
82.2% |
69.5% |
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50 or more employees | 95.3% |
95.1% |
74.5% |
82.7% |
61.6% |
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Total | 50.2% |
83.6% |
76.1% |
82.6% |
62.9% |
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WASHINGTON-ARLINGTON-ALEXANDRIA, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 52.7% |
76.2% |
78.7% |
76.1% |
59.9% |
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50 or more employees | 99.8% |
99.7% |
79.5% |
81.0% |
64.4% |
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Total | 67.9% |
92.9% |
79.3% |
79.8% |
63.3% |
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ATLANTA-SANDY SPRINGS-MARIETTA, GA MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 42.1% |
56.1% |
73.6% |
82.6% |
60.8% |
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50 or more employees | 99.2% |
99.1% |
74.5% |
79.8% |
59.5% |
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Total | 58.9% |
88.1% |
74.4% |
80.2% |
59.7% |
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DETROIT-WARREN-LIVONIA, MI MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 58.2% |
72.2% |
70.1% |
80.1% |
56.2% |
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50 or more employees | 96.1% |
99.3% |
80.8% |
75.9% |
61.3% |
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Total | 67.7% |
92.4% |
78.7% |
76.7% |
60.3% |
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BOSTON-CAMBRIDGE-QUINCY, MA-NH MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 55.4% |
73.3% |
73.6% |
74.7% |
55.0% |
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50 or more employees | 99.8% |
100.0% |
78.3% |
79.6% |
62.3% |
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Total | 66.2% |
93.4% |
77.4% |
78.7% |
60.9% |
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SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND-FREMONT, CA MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 51.7% |
71.3% |
79.9% |
88.3% |
70.6% |
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50 or more employees | 98.8% |
97.8% |
82.1% |
87.9% |
72.2% |
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Total | 62.3% |
88.6% |
81.5% |
88.0% |
71.8% |
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RIVERSIDE-SAN BERNARDINO-ONTARIO, CA MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 32.2% |
45.7% |
73.5% |
72.6% |
53.4% |
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50 or more employees | 95.7% |
97.1% |
63.3% |
77.8% |
49.3% |
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Total | 48.5% |
79.5% |
65.3% |
76.7% |
50.1% |
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PHOENIX-MESA-SCOTTSDALE, AZ MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 40.9% |
53.7% |
81.8% |
78.1% |
63.9% |
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50 or more employees | 92.5% |
95.3% |
68.9% |
76.9% |
53.1% |
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Total | 58.3% |
86.8% |
70.6% |
77.1% |
54.4% |
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SEATTLE-TACOMA-BELLEVUE, WA MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 47.0% |
66.8% |
87.6% |
87.8% |
77.0% |
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50 or more employees | 97.0% |
85.3% |
76.3% |
87.3% |
66.6% |
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Total | 60.7% |
80.0% |
79.0% |
87.4% |
69.1% |
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MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL-BLOOMINGTON, MN-WI MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 45.5% |
64.4% |
78.9% |
74.8% |
59.0% |
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50 or more employees | 97.3% |
99.3% |
82.2% |
82.3% |
67.7% |
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Total | 58.0% |
90.3% |
81.6% |
81.0% |
66.1% |
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SAN DIEGO-CARLSBAD-SAN MARCOS, CA MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 44.6% |
58.8% |
82.4% |
76.9% |
63.4% |
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50 or more employees | 87.8% |
91.8% |
84.9% |
84.5% |
71.7% |
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Total | 52.9% |
80.8% |
84.3% |
82.7% |
69.7% |
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ST. LOUIS, MO-IL MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 45.9% |
64.6% |
78.2% |
82.9% |
64.9% |
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50 or more employees | 90.2% |
96.5% |
84.3% |
78.1% |
65.8% |
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Total | 55.1% |
87.3% |
83.0% |
79.0% |
65.6% |
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BALTIMORE-TOWSON, MD MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 53.6% |
75.6% |
83.9% |
70.7% |
59.4% |
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50 or more employees | 98.6% |
93.6% |
82.7% |
82.6% |
68.3% |
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Total | 66.7% |
89.7% |
82.9% |
80.4% |
66.7% |
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TAMPA-ST. PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER, FL MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 40.1% |
58.4% |
87.9% |
77.6% |
68.2% |
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50 or more employees | 94.6% |
98.4% |
79.0% |
77.3% |
61.1% |
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Total | 56.4% |
90.5% |
80.2% |
77.3% |
62.0% |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Costs Trends, 2004 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Insurance Component. | |||||||||
Note: Definition of each area can be found in the Technical 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, 2004 | |||||||||
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 | |||||||||
<50 | 3.35% |
3.56% |
3.39% |
4.06% |
3.16% |
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50+ | 1.99% |
0.86% |
2.12% |
1.43% |
2.19% |
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Total | 1.43% |
1.47% |
1.05% |
1.14% |
1.47% |
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LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH-SANTA ANA, CA MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 1.70% |
2.23% |
2.13% |
2.89% |
2.73% |
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50 or more employees | 1.86% |
1.00% |
2.43% |
1.84% |
2.17% |
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Total | 1.72% |
1.15% |
1.89% |
1.65% |
1.67% |
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CHICAGO-NAPERVILLE-JOLIET, IL-IN-WI MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 3.35% |
4.26% |
5.63% |
2.57% |
4.44% |
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50 or more employees | 1.07% |
0.97% |
3.78% |
2.12% |
3.37% |
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Total | 2.57% |
1.06% |
2.84% |
1.52% |
2.13% |
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PHILADELPHIA-CAMDEN-WILMINGTON, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 4.09% |
2.51% |
4.41% |
4.27% |
3.86% |
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50 or more employees | 4.94% |
1.49% |
6.74% |
2.87% |
5.58% |
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Total | 1.75% |
1.03% |
2.80% |
1.52% |
3.09% |
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DALLAS-FORT WORTH-ARLINGTON, TX MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 3.69% |
6.90% |
1.73% |
3.18% |
3.15% |
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50 or more employees | 3.50% |
2.39% |
3.69% |
3.06% |
4.11% |
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Total | 3.96% |
2.87% |
3.00% |
2.23% |
3.41% |
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MIAMI-FORT LAUDERDALE-MIAMI BEACH, FL MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 5.35% |
5.87% |
5.59% |
2.18% |
4.19% |
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50 or more employees | 1.68% |
0.82% |
4.61% |
3.97% |
5.35% |
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Total | 4.54% |
3.01% |
3.09% |
3.11% |
4.04% |
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HOUSTON-SUGAR LAND-BAYTOWN, TX MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 2.76% |
7.04% |
6.37% |
2.94% |
5.20% |
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50 or more employees | 2.54% |
2.55% |
2.84% |
2.36% |
3.33% |
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Total | 2.73% |
1.95% |
2.40% |
2.11% |
3.03% |
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WASHINGTON-ARLINGTON-ALEXANDRIA, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 4.85% |
3.82% |
4.28% |
3.76% |
6.66% |
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50 or more employees | 0.65% |
1.20% |
2.94% |
2.04% |
3.37% |
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Total | 2.77% |
0.89% |
1.39% |
1.23% |
1.56% |
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ATLANTA-SANDY SPRINGS-MARIETTA, GA MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 3.58% |
5.23% |
6.77% |
1.71% |
5.30% |
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50 or more employees | 0.72% |
1.39% |
2.42% |
1.39% |
2.20% |
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Total | 3.68% |
2.53% |
2.52% |
1.23% |
2.15% |
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DETROIT-WARREN-LIVONIA, MI MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 4.38% |
4.20% |
4.54% |
2.19% |
4.35% |
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50 or more employees | 3.07% |
1.00% |
2.75% |
5.56% |
5.35% |
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Total | 3.29% |
1.18% |
1.88% |
4.42% |
4.03% |
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BOSTON-CAMBRIDGE-QUINCY, MA-NH MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 4.04% |
6.80% |
4.99% |
2.72% |
4.67% |
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50 or more employees | 0.05% |
0.00% |
2.87% |
3.74% |
3.48% |
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Total | 2.88% |
1.64% |
2.48% |
2.99% |
2.75% |
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SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND-FREMONT, CA MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 4.70% |
3.84% |
2.97% |
2.31% |
3.53% |
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50 or more employees | 1.08% |
1.90% |
5.62% |
4.20% |
6.68% |
||||
Total | 3.71% |
2.05% |
3.79% |
3.34% |
4.82% |
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RIVERSIDE-SAN BERNARDINO-ONTARIO, CA MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 5.38% |
5.81% |
7.30% |
5.97% |
7.23% |
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50 or more employees | 2.72% |
1.24% |
5.14% |
3.44% |
4.75% |
||||
Total | 3.55% |
5.15% |
4.58% |
3.34% |
3.97% |
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PHOENIX-MESA-SCOTTSDALE, AZ MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 4.89% |
6.09% |
3.57% |
2.74% |
3.11% |
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50 or more employees | 2.11% |
2.35% |
3.69% |
3.02% |
2.84% |
||||
Total | 4.92% |
2.86% |
3.48% |
2.76% |
2.62% |
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SEATTLE-TACOMA-BELLEVUE, WA MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 2.83% |
3.18% |
1.86% |
1.10% |
2.35% |
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50 or more employees | 2.34% |
7.55% |
4.15% |
2.98% |
4.32% |
||||
Total | 3.23% |
5.75% |
3.11% |
2.07% |
3.34% |
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MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL-BLOOMINGTON, MN-WI MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 4.51% |
4.50% |
4.05% |
2.36% |
2.21% |
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50 or more employees | 1.59% |
0.56% |
2.46% |
1.99% |
2.91% |
||||
Total | 3.20% |
1.78% |
1.93% |
1.76% |
2.12% |
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SAN DIEGO-CARLSBAD-SAN MARCOS, CA MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 5.43% |
7.41% |
4.65% |
4.46% |
3.84% |
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50 or more employees | 6.79% |
5.28% |
7.26% |
3.10% |
7.37% |
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Total | 4.78% |
5.08% |
6.49% |
2.70% |
6.03% |
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ST. LOUIS, MO-IL MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 10.26% |
12.08% |
14.08% |
14.17% |
13.17% |
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50 or more employees | 21.38% |
22.79% |
20.55% |
18.68% |
16.45% |
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Total | 2.81% |
3.07% |
5.28% |
2.78% |
3.91% |
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BALTIMORE-TOWSON, MD MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 2.75% |
4.12% |
4.26% |
4.08% |
2.48% |
||||
50 or more employees | 0.97% |
4.00% |
1.89% |
2.76% |
2.36% |
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Total | 2.58% |
3.41% |
1.83% |
2.30% |
1.82% |
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TAMPA-ST. PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER, FL MSA | |||||||||
Less than 50 employees | 8.04% |
8.54% |
10.36% |
9.12% |
8.24% |
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50 or more employees | 6.18% |
1.43% |
4.96% |
5.79% |
6.69% |
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Total | 6.85% |
3.23% |
4.84% |
4.86% |
5.98% |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Costs Trends, 2004 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Insurance Component. | |||||||||
Note: Definition of each area can be found in the Technical Notes and Survey Documentation. |