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, 2005
| 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 57.3% | 73.8% | 82.7% | 74.3% | 61.5% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 95.4% | 90.6% | 79.9% | 80.2% | 64.1% | |||||
| Total | 64.7% | 85.4% | 80.7% | 78.6% | 63.4% | |||||
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 46.2% | 62.2% | 85.4% | 80.4% | 68.6% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 96.6% | 96.6% | 75.7% | 86.1% | 65.1% | |||||
| Total | 58.3% | 87.4% | 77.5% | 84.9% | 65.8% | |||||
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 42.1% | 62.9% | 80.4% | 78.7% | 63.3% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 94.4% | 94.0% | 80.7% | 81.4% | 65.7% | |||||
| Total | 55.6% | 85.9% | 80.6% | 80.9% | 65.2% | |||||
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 55.4% | 73.3% | 78.0% | 80.9% | 63.1% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 97.2% | 99.7% | 77.4% | 82.8% | 64.1% | |||||
| Total | 66.3% | 93.6% | 77.5% | 82.4% | 63.9% | |||||
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 39.7% | 60.2% | 90.8% | 79.6% | 72.3% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 92.7% | 95.6% | 77.4% | 80.1% | 62.0% | |||||
| Total | 55.3% | 87.9% | 79.4% | 80.0% | 63.5% | |||||
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 38.6% | 54.3% | 87.9% | 82.5% | 72.6% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 95.4% | 96.4% | 83.5% | 83.0% | 69.4% | |||||
| Total | 50.4% | 86.1% | 84.2% | 82.9% | 69.8% | |||||
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 35.7% | 48.6% | 86.9% | 79.0% | 68.7% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 96.1% | 97.2% | 85.4% | 70.8% | 60.4% | |||||
| Total | 53.3% | 86.0% | 85.6% | 71.8% | 61.5% | |||||
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 47.3% | 69.1% | 87.4% | 76.8% | 67.1% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 95.8% | 92.3% | 86.2% | 81.6% | 70.4% | |||||
| Total | 61.2% | 86.2% | 86.4% | 80.6% | 69.7% | |||||
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 39.8% | 52.0% | 89.5% | 72.5% | 64.9% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 94.6% | 98.9% | 75.8% | 83.8% | 63.5% | |||||
| Total | 57.3% | 88.4% | 77.6% | 82.1% | 63.7% | |||||
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 52.7% | 67.4% | 80.1% | 75.2% | 60.3% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 92.9% | 96.0% | 87.3% | 81.8% | 71.5% | |||||
| Total | 62.8% | 88.0% | 85.8% | 80.5% | 69.1% | |||||
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 57.2% | 77.1% | 78.7% | 76.6% | 60.3% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 96.7% | 97.1% | 84.1% | 76.1% | 64.0% | |||||
| Total | 66.9% | 92.1% | 83.0% | 76.2% | 63.3% | |||||
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 53.8% | 71.4% | 76.7% | 77.6% | 59.6% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 95.5% | 93.6% | 83.6% | 84.0% | 70.2% | |||||
| Total | 62.8% | 86.3% | 81.7% | 82.4% | 67.3% | |||||
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 61.2% | 73.0% | 76.4% | 81.4% | 62.2% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 99.4% | 97.9% | 76.9% | 74.6% | 57.4% | |||||
| Total | 71.5% | 90.5% | 76.8% | 76.2% | 58.6% | |||||
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 41.5% | 56.8% | 61.4% | 80.2% | 49.2% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 96.4% | 96.8% | 73.3% | 78.4% | 57.5% | |||||
| Total | 59.2% | 89.0% | 71.9% | 78.6% | 56.4% | |||||
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 52.2% | 68.7% | 84.2% | 90.0% | 75.8% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 97.0% | 99.2% | 79.9% | 89.5% | 71.6% | |||||
| Total | 62.8% | 90.8% | 80.8% | 89.6% | 72.5% | |||||
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 44.9% | 74.2% | 66.6% | 79.8% | 53.1% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 98.4% | 98.0% | 75.9% | 77.8% | 59.1% | |||||
| Total | 58.5% | 92.1% | 74.0% | 78.2% | 57.9% | |||||
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 42.2% | 66.1% | 71.4% | 80.9% | 57.7% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 97.0% | 99.1% | 81.7% | 80.8% | 66.1% | |||||
| Total | 55.7% | 93.8% | 80.5% | 80.9% | 65.1% | |||||
| St. Louis, MO-IL MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 43.1% | 69.2% | 74.0% | 84.7% | 62.6% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 96.9% | 99.9% | 87.1% | 83.8% | 72.9% | |||||
| Total | 55.0% | 90.8% | 84.1% | 84.0% | 70.6% | |||||
| Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 52.3% | 70.8% | 71.5% | 71.8% | 51.3% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 99.6% | 98.5% | 82.9% | 81.1% | 67.2% | |||||
| Total | 66.8% | 90.6% | 80.4% | 79.2% | 63.7% | |||||
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 39.8% | 61.5% | 84.5% | 81.0% | 68.4% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 95.2% | 94.7% | 71.2% | 80.8% | 57.5% | |||||
| Total | 52.7% | 87.4% | 73.2% | 80.8% | 59.2% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Costs Trends, 2005 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, 2005
| 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 4.44% | 3.77% | 3.09% | 3.19% | 3.26% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 3.81% | 3.08% | 2.48% | 3.06% | 3.04% | |||||
| Total | 2.18% | 2.98% | 1.17% | 1.77% | 1.03% | |||||
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 2.63% | 2.83% | 2.15% | 2.79% | 2.35% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 1.67% | 1.48% | 2.70% | 1.53% | 2.78% | |||||
| Total | 2.46% | 1.83% | 2.17% | 1.51% | 2.43% | |||||
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 3.54% | 5.79% | 2.71% | 3.82% | 3.85% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 2.09% | 2.71% | 2.71% | 2.50% | 3.29% | |||||
| Total | 2.96% | 2.18% | 1.88% | 2.28% | 2.77% | |||||
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 6.00% | 7.49% | 4.20% | 7.48% | 6.53% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 3.04% | 2.91% | 2.79% | 1.72% | 2.81% | |||||
| Total | 2.49% | 1.45% | 2.60% | 1.36% | 2.87% | |||||
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 4.87% | 5.24% | 2.75% | 2.31% | 2.52% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 2.98% | 3.36% | 3.58% | 2.79% | 4.07% | |||||
| Total | 3.46% | 2.86% | 2.94% | 2.19% | 3.20% | |||||
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 3.23% | 5.53% | 2.37% | 2.61% | 3.67% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 2.27% | 2.38% | 3.80% | 3.10% | 4.29% | |||||
| Total | 2.86% | 2.71% | 3.12% | 2.47% | 3.52% | |||||
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 3.61% | 5.52% | 4.42% | 3.34% | 4.88% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 1.92% | 2.19% | 4.02% | 4.29% | 5.23% | |||||
| Total | 3.82% | 3.32% | 3.14% | 4.07% | 4.62% | |||||
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 6.02% | 4.52% | 2.93% | 3.38% | 4.10% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 1.68% | 2.22% | 1.38% | 1.40% | 1.52% | |||||
| Total | 2.86% | 2.51% | 1.13% | 2.03% | 2.04% | |||||
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 5.83% | 7.98% | 2.18% | 5.35% | 6.02% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 3.01% | 1.04% | 4.44% | 2.24% | 4.71% | |||||
| Total | 4.65% | 3.32% | 4.13% | 2.67% | 4.76% | |||||
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 4.52% | 3.81% | 3.67% | 3.16% | 4.01% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 3.97% | 1.25% | 3.61% | 6.38% | 7.13% | |||||
| Total | 4.20% | 2.07% | 2.30% | 4.97% | 5.23% | |||||
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 3.45% | 4.48% | 2.70% | 3.96% | 3.48% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 1.64% | 2.04% | 3.01% | 2.50% | 3.42% | |||||
| Total | 2.24% | 1.75% | 2.68% | 2.23% | 2.99% | |||||
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 3.17% | 3.53% | 3.65% | 3.28% | 3.96% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 1.74% | 2.93% | 3.80% | 2.02% | 3.93% | |||||
| Total | 2.37% | 2.21% | 3.66% | 1.73% | 3.64% | |||||
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 10.11% | 10.73% | 9.45% | 9.99% | 8.52% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 0.66% | 1.60% | 7.80% | 3.52% | 6.91% | |||||
| Total | 6.66% | 2.15% | 6.29% | 3.46% | 6.34% | |||||
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 3.68% | 7.00% | 7.40% | 3.49% | 7.85% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 2.61% | 2.50% | 4.03% | 2.71% | 4.33% | |||||
| Total | 2.59% | 2.56% | 3.42% | 2.42% | 3.71% | |||||
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 3.01% | 4.43% | 2.21% | 1.93% | 2.74% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 2.11% | 0.46% | 4.57% | 2.47% | 4.62% | |||||
| Total | 3.17% | 2.03% | 3.74% | 2.04% | 3.64% | |||||
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 2.40% | 2.34% | 6.60% | 2.85% | 6.06% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 1.61% | 1.54% | 3.68% | 2.37% | 3.57% | |||||
| Total | 2.98% | 1.57% | 3.23% | 2.03% | 2.92% | |||||
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 5.60% | 6.29% | 6.10% | 3.57% | 6.59% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 3.67% | 1.10% | 6.81% | 7.47% | 7.38% | |||||
| Total | 4.31% | 1.85% | 6.30% | 6.12% | 6.75% | |||||
| St. Louis, MO-IL MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 11.69% | 16.42% | 17.95% | 18.57% | 15.49% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 17.71% | 18.24% | 16.40% | 16.24% | 15.00% | |||||
| Total | 4.52% | 1.52% | 1.66% | 2.95% | 2.77% | |||||
| Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 7.10% | 6.39% | 5.82% | 2.86% | 5.24% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 0.38% | 1.17% | 2.30% | 2.45% | 3.18% | |||||
| Total | 5.23% | 1.94% | 2.57% | 1.50% | 2.87% | |||||
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA | ||||||||||
| Less than 50 employees | 7.83% | 8.15% | 5.43% | 6.07% | 6.74% | |||||
| 50 or more employees | 5.71% | 6.67% | 6.39% | 3.73% | 5.94% | |||||
| Total | 7.04% | 4.99% | 5.81% | 3.14% | 5.51% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Costs Trends, 2005 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Insurance Component.
Note: Definition of each area can be found in the Techinical Notes and Survey Documentation.