Table VI.A.2(1999) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by ownership type and age of firm and State: United States, 1999 (40 States are shown separately)

United States

58.4%

67.5%

34.0%

62.1%

48.4%

37.2%

58.0%

97.4%

New England:

Maine

52.0%

61.8%

28.7%

76.0%

6.9%

*

40.5%

49.8%

96.3%

Massachusetts

65.7%

73.0%

36.4%

74.5%

80.7%

49.1%

64.4%

98.8%

Connecticut

64.8%

77.3%

40.2%

53.2%

94.5%

23.3%

*

69.6%

100.0%

Rhode Island

64.1%

69.1%

47.0%

64.5%

29.9%

*

35.0%

66.8%

91.2%

Vermont

60.2%

73.0%

35.8%

56.3%

17.2%

*

32.9%

61.2%

100.0%

Middle Atlantic:

New York

59.7%

61.0%

50.2%

69.5%

61.5%

43.3%

60.0%

96.9%

New Jersey

62.5%

66.0%

38.2%

71.2%

76.6%

35.7%

64.8%

100.0%

Pennsylvania

64.0%

74.7%

43.0%

75.1%

48.8%

34.9%

64.7%

95.7%

East North Central:

Ohio

64.2%

72.7%

37.6%

62.8%

77.7%

37.6%

64.8%

99.3%

Indiana

56.7%

65.8%

31.0%

57.0%

54.8%

44.8%

52.7%

99.3%

Illinois

60.0%

68.9%

26.6%

62.2%

45.7%

*

31.6%

61.7%

96.3%

Michigan

66.7%

75.3%

45.8%

61.0%

55.8%

39.4%

69.5%

99.8%

Wisconsin

61.4%

75.9%

35.1%

62.5%

13.0%

*

42.3%

61.1%

94.8%

West North Central:

Minnesota

55.8%

69.3%

32.6%

49.0%

29.0%

*

42.8%

54.1%

100.0%

Iowa

50.7%

66.9%

28.0%

51.3%

22.9%

*

44.3%

46.4%

96.3%

Missouri

52.8%

61.6%

29.9%

65.1%

41.0%

*

27.4%

52.2%

98.5%

Nebraska

50.7%

62.7%

36.7%

49.2%

11.3%

*

48.6%

46.0%

96.5%

Kansas

58.1%

74.5%

36.1%

46.6%

27.2%

*

49.1%

55.4%

100.0%

South Atlantic:

Maryland

67.3%

73.1%

50.0%

52.4%

72.0%

55.5%

66.2%

100.0%

Virginia

60.4%

68.2%

28.2%

61.5%

60.0%

40.7%

59.3%

99.5%

North Carolina

57.3%

63.5%

33.8%

64.7%

72.3%

32.9%

58.4%

98.3%

South Carolina

58.5%

65.7%

41.5%

52.9%

46.8%

47.4%

55.9%

100.0%

Georgia

54.9%

63.9%

25.1%

46.3%

57.0%

28.5%

53.8%

100.0%

Florida

58.1%

60.9%

32.3%

61.6%

70.2%

48.7%

54.6%

97.2%

East South Central:

Kentucky

55.1%

64.9%

29.2%

68.3%

24.2%

*

24.1%

*

55.0%

100.0%

Tennessee

55.5%

70.2%

30.5%

60.1%

53.3%

27.4%

*

52.5%

96.4%

Alabama

64.0%

73.9%

43.9%

43.2%

58.6%

60.3%

58.9%

99.4%

Mississippi

48.8%

60.9%

19.6%

49.8%

58.5%

17.5%

*

49.4%

93.7%

West South Central:

Arkansas

43.9%

51.8%

16.5%

61.1%

37.1%

*

33.2%

40.3%

75.0%

Louisiana

51.3%

58.1%

33.9%

47.1%

90.1%

38.5%

47.7%

100.0%

Oklahoma

50.1%

62.1%

22.5%

57.9%

47.8%

15.2%

*

52.1%

95.7%

Texas

52.6%

63.3%

27.2%

57.0%

52.1%

27.0%

52.0%

94.6%

Mountain:

Colorado

58.3%

63.7%

44.0%

63.3%

33.4%

*

46.2%

56.8%

97.4%

Arizona

58.8%

68.4%

27.6%

66.0%

89.3%

27.0%

59.6%

100.0%

Nevada

61.3%

70.3%

37.4%

49.8%

93.8%

43.4%

60.8%

95.9%

Montana

42.9%

52.4%

24.7%

42.8%

21.1%

*

9.9%

*

48.0%

84.1%

Pacific:

Washington

57.7%

72.5%

29.3%

59.8%

26.3%

*

41.4%

56.2%

100.0%

Oregon

57.1%

66.9%

28.6%

77.4%

11.2%

*

15.4%

*

60.1%

100.0%

California

58.0%

72.9%

31.0%

69.2%

52.2%

36.2%

57.8%

97.4%

Hawaii

90.7%

91.8%

85.5%

93.8%

79.2%

78.5%

91.3%

100.0%

States not shown separately

53.4%

64.6%

30.3%

60.8%

36.3%

*

33.0%

52.0%

96.1%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Cost and Financing Studies. 1999 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 VI.A.2(1999) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by ownership type and age of firm and State United States, 1999 (40 States are shown separately)

United States

0.41%

0.62%

0.56%

1.00%

2.83%

1.15%

0.52%

0.43%

New England:

Maine

3.35%

3.38%

3.36%

6.99%

11.02%

*

6.20%

3.57%

1.78%

Massachusetts

1.97%

2.20%

4.72%

3.73%

8.56%

5.14%

2.22%

1.23%

Connecticut

3.72%

3.67%

7.65%

7.91%

14.27%

10.78%

*

3.65%

0.00%

Rhode Island

2.70%

2.54%

6.42%

5.95%

16.68%

*

6.22%

2.73%

3.69%

Vermont

3.06%

3.05%

3.06%

2.61%

13.94%

*

6.83%

3.38%

0.00%

Middle Atlantic:

New York

0.97%

1.62%

4.20%

5.16%

13.61%

5.34%

1.29%

2.42%

New Jersey

3.16%

4.00%

10.90%

8.02%

18.87%

8.14%

2.52%

0.00%

Pennsylvania

1.12%

1.68%

2.57%

4.95%

14.48%

8.24%

1.65%

1.84%

East North Central:

Ohio

1.68%

2.31%

3.47%

8.24%

14.69%

4.21%

2.12%

0.37%

Indiana

2.65%

3.46%

4.38%

7.44%

15.92%

7.12%

2.86%

0.32%

Illinois

1.58%

1.83%

1.65%

5.81%

14.36%

*

7.30%

1.88%

1.72%

Michigan

2.20%

2.95%

5.02%

8.31%

16.06%

7.95%

2.46%

0.20%

Wisconsin

2.01%

2.55%

6.06%

5.10%

13.41%

*

9.10%

2.17%

3.47%

West North Central:

Minnesota

2.37%

2.71%

5.68%

7.97%

14.24%

*

5.91%

2.83%

0.00%

Iowa

2.02%

2.09%

6.17%

7.43%

9.53%

*

7.78%

2.17%

1.97%

Missouri

2.18%

3.86%

4.88%

7.38%

12.78%

*

5.35%

2.69%

1.37%

Nebraska

2.02%

1.98%

6.77%

6.11%

3.98%

*

10.47%

2.20%

5.93%

Kansas

1.40%

2.29%

4.64%

9.43%

13.94%

*

5.39%

1.90%

0.00%

South Atlantic:

Maryland

2.32%

3.08%

5.32%

7.64%

17.87%

7.40%

3.30%

0.00%

Virginia

2.31%

2.96%

3.79%

9.65%

15.54%

7.98%

2.46%

0.36%

North Carolina

2.35%

2.61%

5.86%

6.18%

15.95%

7.25%

1.81%

3.27%

South Carolina

2.08%

3.19%

4.10%

7.90%

13.36%

6.86%

1.95%

0.00%

Georgia

2.63%

2.14%

5.08%

3.83%

13.95%

4.19%

3.08%

0.00%

Florida

2.03%

2.43%

4.10%

7.93%

13.69%

5.69%

2.60%

1.57%

East South Central:

Kentucky

2.73%

3.16%

6.26%

6.43%

12.82%

*

7.29%

*

3.13%

0.00%

Tennessee

1.50%

2.32%

3.54%

6.60%

12.08%

9.17%

*

2.59%

2.90%

Alabama

2.12%

2.46%

5.17%

7.05%

11.67%

8.37%

2.21%

1.26%

Mississippi

1.37%

3.33%

4.18%

6.37%

14.74%

5.64%

*

2.49%

5.66%

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.35%

2.47%

4.07%

8.16%

12.77%

*

5.22%

2.51%

8.26%

Louisiana

1.80%

2.84%

5.29%

8.50%

16.77%

3.92%

2.31%

0.00%

Oklahoma

1.23%

3.41%

4.79%

7.70%

12.77%

4.63%

*

2.52%

2.54%

Texas

1.43%

1.98%

3.21%

5.70%

8.26%

3.75%

1.83%

2.00%

Mountain:

Colorado

2.63%

2.91%

4.64%

11.42%

16.22%

*

5.73%

3.71%

2.79%

Arizona

1.83%

2.60%

4.78%

5.89%

10.15%

6.00%

1.91%

0.00%

Nevada

2.71%

2.89%

4.59%

8.93%

10.11%

7.63%

2.11%

2.33%

Montana

3.28%

4.50%

4.12%

7.03%

7.56%

*

3.63%

*

3.59%

5.35%

Pacific:

Washington

2.59%

2.34%

3.91%

7.14%

10.06%

*

8.48%

2.09%

0.00%

Oregon

2.23%

2.86%

6.05%

8.18%

13.87%

*

5.45%

*

2.60%

0.00%

California

0.95%

1.94%

1.91%

4.30%

7.56%

3.36%

1.17%

1.20%

Hawaii

1.06%

1.41%

2.06%

2.89%

18.78%

4.83%

1.19%

0.00%

States not shown separately

1.18%

1.94%

3.20%

6.35%

13.36%

*

3.24%

1.85%

2.25%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Cost and Financing Studies. 1999 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.