Table II.A.2.a(2006) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that self-insure at least one plan by firm size and State: United States, 2006

 

Division and State

Total

 

Less than 100 employees

 

100-499 employees

 

500 or more employees

 

Less than 50 employees

 

50 or more employees

 

 

United States

34.4%

13.9%

25.0%

80.5%

13.7%

62.1%

 

New England:

Connecticut

27.3%

11.7%

18.5%

*

77.5%

11.3%

55.4%

Maine

26.8%

8.3%

46.3%

81.4%

8.1%

58.8%

Massachusetts

30.2%

17.1%

2.3%

*

79.1%

16.8%

52.5%

New Hampshire

29.4%

8.9%

36.3%

82.1%

8.7%

62.3%

Rhode Island

32.4%

20.9%

31.2%

78.2%

20.8%

59.1%

Vermont

26.7%

15.8%

37.2%

66.1%

15.3%

51.7%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

31.2%

11.8%

25.7%

*

79.9%

11.9%

64.9%

New York

29.3%

16.6%

9.6%

*

78.6%

15.9%

58.1%

Pennsylvania

32.4%

15.4%

8.8%

*

77.2%

14.2%

56.0%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

37.4%

14.4%

26.1%

88.1%

15.7%

64.7%

Indiana

43.2%

7.0%

53.4%

87.2%

5.0%

*

73.7%

Michigan

32.0%

11.7%

30.6%

82.2%

11.9%

61.5%

Ohio

32.3%

7.2%

21.9%

*

85.6%

6.8%

63.1%

Wisconsin

33.3%

14.7%

26.4%

*

82.0%

12.9%

*

61.3%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

40.1%

15.6%

53.6%

89.1%

16.1%

70.7%

Kansas

30.5%

9.6%

17.2%

*

78.5%

9.2%

58.1%

Minnesota

36.2%

16.1%

23.6%

*

84.7%

16.2%

61.0%

Missouri

31.2%

11.4%

21.4%

*

78.7%

10.8%

*

59.4%

Nebraska

37.5%

18.1%

42.0%

77.0%

15.3%

60.0%

North Dakota

32.5%

13.3%

49.5%

84.7%

13.5%

64.7%

South Dakota

36.6%

14.2%

31.2%

*

93.4%

12.3%

67.8%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

33.2%

12.3%

10.2%

*

74.6%

12.6%

57.1%

District of Columbia

41.2%

16.8%

22.8%

*

87.3%

15.8%

68.9%

Florida

32.9%

12.8%

26.6%

*

76.4%

12.6%

61.8%

Georgia

44.2%

14.0%

36.0%

*

87.1%

15.1%

72.3%

Maryland

31.4%

13.7%

17.9%

*

84.4%

14.6%

61.9%

North Carolina

35.4%

12.8%

25.3%

*

82.0%

12.7%

64.8%

South Carolina

40.1%

11.7%

12.9%

*

85.6%

9.7%

68.1%

Virginia

32.5%

12.1%

13.7%

*

73.3%

12.2%

57.2%

West Virginia

38.8%

10.0%

33.1%

*

78.2%

10.7%

63.1%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

42.9%

22.8%

11.1%

*

82.6%

22.3%

67.2%

Kentucky

36.3%

10.7%

27.5%

*

85.5%

11.3%

62.9%

Mississippi

42.8%

5.8%

*

43.6%

84.7%

4.9%

*

72.0%

Tennessee

40.4%

11.7%

29.6%

*

79.0%

11.8%

64.3%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

36.6%

9.7%

*

25.1%

*

85.1%

10.0%

*

61.7%

Louisiana

38.4%

12.3%

46.9%

79.0%

11.1%

63.8%

Oklahoma

31.9%

10.9%

32.0%

*

82.7%

11.2%

62.2%

Texas

40.3%

11.0%

29.9%

79.2%

10.1%

66.0%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

38.6%

11.4%

*

36.4%

76.5%

12.8%

*

61.7%

Colorado

36.8%

12.4%

*

49.5%

88.6%

11.7%

*

73.6%

Idaho

27.1%

12.5%

24.4%

*

75.6%

12.1%

52.4%

Montana

30.1%

12.8%

37.1%

81.3%

12.0%

64.4%

Nevada

38.9%

18.2%

29.9%

81.0%

17.3%

66.2%

New Mexico

39.0%

9.7%

22.8%

85.8%

10.4%

68.3%

Utah

33.7%

9.4%

14.4%

*

83.3%

10.3%

60.6%

Wyoming

34.8%

16.0%

42.1%

*

90.9%

14.9%

73.1%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

44.7%

18.9%

45.2%

81.4%

19.5%

67.2%

California

32.7%

18.7%

21.7%

73.4%

19.1%

54.4%

Hawaii

29.7%

21.6%

35.5%

57.4%

21.8%

47.3%

Oregon

28.1%

10.0%

26.6%

86.3%

9.8%

61.1%

Washington

35.6%

14.3%

26.5%

*

84.0%

11.0%

70.6%

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

 

Table II.A.2.a(2006) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that self-insure at least one plan by firm size and State: United States, 2006

 

Division and State

Total

 

Less than 100 employees

 

100-499 employees

 

500 or more employees

 

Less than 50 employees

 

50 or more employees

 

 

United States

0.46%

0.43%

0.98%

0.67%

0.50%

0.53%

 

New England:

Connecticut

2.95%

2.70%

9.71%

*

3.08%

2.73%

4.58%

Maine

3.04%

1.09%

8.12%

7.65%

1.48%

7.60%

Massachusetts

3.68%

4.03%

1.18%

*

4.39%

4.38%

4.63%

New Hampshire

3.45%

2.38%

6.13%

4.34%

2.41%

5.18%

Rhode Island

3.75%

4.32%

9.04%

6.89%

4.61%

6.21%

Vermont

3.38%

2.93%

11.00%

8.77%

2.83%

6.31%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

2.76%

2.98%

10.83%

*

5.44%

3.17%

5.61%

New York

1.72%

2.00%

3.89%

*

3.76%

2.16%

3.95%

Pennsylvania

3.04%

1.32%

4.80%

*

5.67%

2.12%

5.10%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

3.03%

3.13%

6.78%

2.80%

3.35%

3.39%

Indiana

2.21%

2.04%

9.43%

3.31%

1.77%

*

4.06%

Michigan

3.84%

3.41%

7.76%

4.24%

3.43%

3.59%

Ohio

2.66%

1.78%

6.62%

*

3.73%

1.88%

4.17%

Wisconsin

3.20%

4.12%

9.19%

*

4.07%

4.36%

*

1.62%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

5.03%

3.46%

12.16%

7.57%

3.41%

6.78%

Kansas

3.52%

2.57%

5.94%

*

7.30%

2.65%

4.87%

Minnesota

1.76%

3.20%

7.10%

*

4.98%

3.16%

4.84%

Missouri

2.97%

3.04%

7.78%

*

5.29%

3.28%

*

5.51%

Nebraska

3.38%

3.38%

10.53%

8.31%

2.84%

5.68%

North Dakota

2.87%

2.46%

11.31%

7.43%

2.70%

4.76%

South Dakota

4.12%

2.84%

9.66%

*

4.68%

2.43%

6.56%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

3.62%

2.94%

9.98%

*

4.94%

2.52%

5.11%

District of Columbia

2.87%

3.71%

8.75%

*

4.15%

3.70%

2.77%

Florida

2.91%

2.98%

11.18%

*

5.24%

3.13%

4.43%

Georgia

2.74%

3.13%

13.08%

*

3.79%

3.39%

4.97%

Maryland

3.04%

3.75%

6.77%

*

4.36%

3.77%

6.02%

North Carolina

2.46%

3.33%

11.34%

*

5.87%

3.55%

4.20%

South Carolina

3.29%

2.00%

5.49%

*

5.26%

1.89%

4.31%

Virginia

5.43%

3.30%

4.42%

*

10.88%

3.50%

8.79%

West Virginia

3.29%

2.61%

12.33%

*

4.48%

2.78%

5.33%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

3.69%

4.62%

5.79%

*

6.69%

4.94%

3.82%

Kentucky

3.12%

2.87%

12.20%

*

3.90%

3.14%

3.35%

Mississippi

3.11%

1.93%

*

9.73%

5.08%

1.80%

*

4.29%

Tennessee

4.98%

3.29%

12.71%

*

3.59%

3.22%

5.93%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

3.54%

3.49%

*

9.49%

*

5.06%

3.75%

*

4.66%

Louisiana

3.60%

2.96%

13.10%

6.04%

3.11%

5.59%

Oklahoma

3.67%

2.78%

14.51%

*

4.06%

3.17%

2.63%

Texas

2.23%

2.21%

6.45%

3.73%

2.01%

2.87%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

3.76%

3.54%

*

10.74%

7.03%

4.29%

*

5.90%

Colorado

3.39%

3.94%

*

9.34%

3.82%

3.65%

*

2.83%

Idaho

2.41%

2.76%

12.63%

*

11.27%

2.83%

7.62%

Montana

3.19%

2.43%

9.85%

11.64%

3.00%

7.53%

Nevada

2.25%

4.45%

8.07%

6.16%

5.02%

4.78%

New Mexico

3.02%

2.12%

6.05%

4.82%

2.18%

3.40%

Utah

3.61%

1.63%

6.37%

*

3.67%

1.79%

4.88%

Wyoming

3.79%

2.86%

13.32%

*

3.48%

2.69%

3.96%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

2.62%

3.40%

13.22%

3.63%

3.98%

3.09%

California

1.17%

1.37%

5.89%

1.60%

1.70%

2.00%

Hawaii

2.29%

2.29%

8.52%

5.52%

2.48%

4.23%

Oregon

2.45%

1.36%

7.61%

4.88%

1.44%

5.37%

Washington

3.38%

3.09%

10.32%

*

4.48%

2.77%

4.90%

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.