Table IX.B.1(2012) Health insurance offer, eligibility and take up rates for private-sector establishments and employees by firm size for 20 largest metro areas: United States, 2012
METRO AREA Percent of establishments that offer health insurance Percent of employees in establishments that offer health insurance Percent of employees eligible for health insurance in establishments that offer health insurance Percent of employees eligible for health insurance that are enrolled in health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance Percent of employees that are enrolled in health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA
Less than 50 employees 45.0%    62.5%    80.1%    72.2%    57.8%   
50 or more employees 95.2%    97.5%    76.1%    78.2%    59.5%   
Total 52.8%    87.0%    76.9%    76.8%    59.1%   
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA
Less than 50 employees 34.7%    51.6%    81.1%    81.3%    65.9%   
50 or more employees 92.5%    94.1%    78.3%    80.5%    63.0%   
Total 46.7%    81.8%    78.8%    80.7%    63.5%   
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
Less than 50 employees 30.5%    50.8%    78.8%    73.2%    57.7%   
50 or more employees 94.7%    98.6%    80.5%    77.4%    62.3%   
Total 46.6%    86.7%    80.3%    76.8%    61.7%   
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Less than 50 employees 26.1%    41.3%    82.1%    84.8%    69.6%   
50 or more employees 95.3%    92.9%    82.4%    77.0%    63.4%   
Total 48.1%    80.4%    82.3%    77.9%    64.2%   
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Less than 50 employees 49.4%    67.4%    75.1%    70.1%    52.6%   
50 or more employees 95.8%    97.8%    78.3%    75.5%    59.1%   
Total 61.8%    90.7%    77.7%    74.6%    57.9%   
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
Less than 50 employees 34.1%    46.8%    83.3%    74.7%    62.2%   
50 or more employees 92.9%    94.6%    75.6%    73.7%    55.7%   
Total 48.5%    82.8%    76.7%    73.8%    56.6%   
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
Less than 50 employees 34.4%    54.0%    87.5%    77.4%    67.8%   
50 or more employees 97.4%    96.4%    80.2%    72.6%    58.2%   
Total 45.4%    85.1%    81.4%    73.5%    59.8%   
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Less than 50 employees 39.8%    59.5%    84.2%    72.2%    60.8%   
50 or more employees 98.1%    98.5%    75.6%    74.9%    56.7%   
Total 55.1%    88.0%    77.2%    74.4%    57.4%   
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
Less than 50 employees 35.5%    55.6%    84.7%    75.3%    63.8%   
50 or more employees 96.9%    97.8%    80.6%    77.4%    62.4%   
Total 52.0%    88.7%    81.1%    77.1%    62.6%   
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH
Less than 50 employees 47.8%    66.2%    76.5%    74.6%    57.1%   
50 or more employees 99.5%    98.5%    76.6%    76.3%    58.4%   
Total 62.0%    90.6%    76.6%    76.0%    58.2%   
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI
Less than 50 employees 37.2%    58.4%    81.7%    74.3%    60.7%   
50 or more employees 93.6%    95.8%    74.8%    76.5%    57.3%   
Total 50.3%    85.4%    76.1%    76.1%    57.9%   
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ
Less than 50 employees 26.3%    50.8%    72.7%    74.5%    54.2%   
50 or more employees 97.7%    96.8%    77.3%    74.6%    57.6%   
Total 48.8%    87.5%    76.7%    74.6%    57.2%   
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
Less than 50 employees 46.3%    51.3%    86.0%    77.4%    66.5%   
50 or more employees 97.2%    98.7%    78.1%    81.4%    63.6%   
Total 58.5%    87.2%    79.2%    80.8%    64.0%   
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Less than 50 employees 45.2%    54.8%    87.8%    68.0%    59.7%   
50 or more employees 90.7%    90.8%    77.0%    65.3%    50.3%   
Total 56.4%    80.0%    79.2%    65.9%    52.2%   
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Less than 50 employees 38.1%    60.2%    78.6%    85.5%    67.3%   
50 or more employees 97.1%    97.0%    80.9%    82.9%    67.1%   
Total 52.5%    86.3%    80.4%    83.4%    67.1%   
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Less than 50 employees 39.1%    55.2%    73.6%    82.3%    60.5%   
50 or more employees 94.4%    96.9%    76.8%    74.3%    57.0%   
Total 55.1%    88.0%    76.3%    75.3%    57.5%   
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA
Less than 50 employees 38.9%    46.1%    76.9%    66.7%    51.3%   
50 or more employees 95.8%    97.1%    76.8%    80.9%    62.2%   
Total 50.8%    83.3%    76.8%    78.8%    60.6%   
St. Louis, MO-IL
Less than 50 employees 41.6% * 53.9%    76.2%    73.5%    56.0%   
50 or more employees 98.7%    98.7%    77.8%    74.5%    58.0%   
Total 55.9%    87.5%    77.6%    74.4%    57.7%   
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Less than 50 employees 35.4%    54.9%    81.9%    75.8%    62.1%   
50 or more employees 98.9%    99.5%    78.5%    76.2%    59.8%   
Total 45.8%    84.9%    79.2%    76.1%    60.3%   
Baltimore-Towson, MD
Less than 50 employees 41.8%    59.3%    79.6%    74.6%    59.3%   
50 or more employees 98.0%    99.5%    78.7%    79.0%    62.1%   
Total 57.9%    89.3%    78.8%    78.2%    61.7%   
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definition of each area can be found in the Technical Notes and Survey Documentation.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

 

Table IX.B.1(2012) 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, 2012
METRO AREA Percent of establishments that offer health insurance Percent of employees in establishments that offer health insurance Percent of employees eligible for health insurance in establishments that offer health insurance Percent of employees eligible for health insurance that are enrolled in health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance Percent of employees that are enrolled in health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA
Less than 50 employees 4.10%    3.64%    2.76%    3.71%    3.63%   
50 or more employees 2.00%    0.86%    2.80%    2.43%    2.90%   
Total 2.29%    0.79%    1.13%    1.21%    1.47%   
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA
Less than 50 employees 3.57%    3.07%    2.02%    1.28%    1.58%   
50 or more employees 2.42%    1.89%    2.32%    1.97%    2.99%   
Total 3.19%    2.27%    1.93%    1.57%    2.48%   
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
Less than 50 employees 1.90%    3.05%    4.13%    3.73%    4.44%   
50 or more employees 2.36%    0.42%    1.62%    1.74%    1.42%   
Total 1.81%    1.14%    1.36%    1.33%    1.41%   
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Less than 50 employees 4.70%    5.74%    4.89%    2.87%    3.59%   
50 or more employees 1.53%    2.83%    2.27%    2.03%    2.12%   
Total 4.27%    2.42%    1.59%    1.74%    1.68%   
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Less than 50 employees 6.41%    6.22%    5.53%    4.86%    5.75%   
50 or more employees 1.79%    1.56%    4.00%    2.87%    3.99%   
Total 3.21%    1.85%    2.46%    1.22%    2.07%   
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
Less than 50 employees 5.37%    4.51%    3.55%    6.41%    5.99%   
50 or more employees 1.86%    2.61%    3.96%    3.34%    4.61%   
Total 4.48%    3.42%    3.42%    3.13%    4.24%   
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
Less than 50 employees 3.53%    5.59%    3.41%    3.79%    4.45%   
50 or more employees 1.60%    1.92%    2.02%    3.62%    3.21%   
Total 3.80%    2.81%    1.82%    3.19%    2.64%   
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Less than 50 employees 3.60%    4.79%    2.62%    3.78%    4.64%   
50 or more employees 0.49%    0.84%    2.74%    1.82%    2.82%   
Total 2.23%    1.45%    1.58%    0.90%    1.38%   
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
Less than 50 employees 2.37%    4.10%    4.38%    4.34%    4.35%   
50 or more employees 1.42%    1.44%    3.14%    1.94%    2.79%   
Total 2.38%    1.88%    2.92%    1.73%    2.50%   
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH
Less than 50 employees 3.79%    4.36%    4.22%    2.58%    3.80%   
50 or more employees 0.18%    1.14%    2.69%    1.20%    2.77%   
Total 2.61%    1.42%    1.92%    1.14%    2.15%   
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI
Less than 50 employees 3.93%    5.21%    2.22%    4.88%    4.25%   
50 or more employees 2.74%    1.91%    4.44%    4.16%    5.11%   
Total 4.27%    2.25%    3.09%    2.76%    3.99%   
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ
Less than 50 employees 4.15%    6.52%    4.34%    3.93%    5.07%   
50 or more employees 1.06%    1.42%    1.61%    1.33%    1.59%   
Total 3.08%    2.24%    1.70%    1.25%    1.68%   
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
Less than 50 employees 2.26%    5.89%    3.09%    2.92%    3.48%   
50 or more employees 0.89%    0.78%    3.11%    1.32%    2.82%   
Total 2.86%    2.30%    2.80%    1.01%    2.63%   
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Less than 50 employees 5.65%    5.79%    3.39%    5.53%    6.46%   
50 or more employees 4.04%    3.54%    3.75%    7.59%    6.55%   
Total 5.35%    4.24%    2.72%    5.82%    5.52%   
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Less than 50 employees 4.32%    5.28%    4.68%    3.04%    4.17%   
50 or more employees 2.16%    1.51%    3.06%    1.38%    2.97%   
Total 3.60%    2.72%    2.01%    1.11%    2.30%   
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Less than 50 employees 4.67%    4.36%    2.80%    3.67%    4.25%   
50 or more employees 1.37%    1.14%    2.88%    2.85%    3.85%   
Total 3.29%    1.64%    2.43%    2.05%    3.04%   
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA
Less than 50 employees 6.34%    7.19%    11.80%    9.37%    9.24%   
50 or more employees 4.38%    2.47%    3.80%    2.56%    4.22%   
Total 4.25%    2.43%    2.66%    3.21%    3.88%   
St. Louis, MO-IL
Less than 50 employees 12.52% * 13.65%    16.88%    16.71%    13.00%   
50 or more employees 23.26%    23.26%    18.88%    17.98%    15.15%   
Total 2.21%    2.36%    1.62%    1.51%    1.77%   
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Less than 50 employees 4.14%    7.72%    3.14%    3.61%    4.31%   
50 or more employees 1.06%    1.09%    5.20%    4.90%    4.58%   
Total 4.26%    3.99%    2.68%    3.19%    2.98%   
Baltimore-Towson, MD
Less than 50 employees 2.90%    2.64%    2.38%    3.24%    2.91%   
50 or more employees 1.05%    0.72%    3.82%    1.85%    3.68%   
Total 3.48%    1.72%    2.91%    1.78%    3.13%   
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definition of each area can be found in the Technical Notes and Survey Documentation.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.