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Percent of Private Sector Establishments That Offer Health Insurance to Employees, 2008

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 Percent of Firms Offering Coverage
United States56.4%
Alabama62.9%
Alaska46.0%
Arizona53.4%
Arkansas46.0%
California57.6%
Colorado52.1%
Connecticut63.6%
Delaware61.4%
District of Columbia72.5%
Florida55.1%
Georgia53.4%
Hawaii88.5%
Idaho43.9%
Illinois55.6%
Indiana53.8%
Iowa55.2%
Kansas55.3%
Kentucky56.6%
Louisiana52.8%
Maine57.1%
Maryland58.2%
Massachusetts68.7%
Michigan56.9%
Minnesota53.5%
Mississippi47.7%
Missouri56.9%
Montana40.2%
Nebraska44.8%
Nevada62.8%
New Hampshire64.8%
New Jersey67.5%
New Mexico51.1%
New York58.7%
North Carolina54.4%
North Dakota52.2%
Ohio61.6%
Oklahoma50.8%
Oregon52.6%
Pennsylvania61.3%
Rhode Island63.0%
South Carolina54.8%
South Dakota47.3%
Tennessee56.3%
Texas48.8%
Utah51.1%
Vermont56.0%
Virginia59.1%
Washington58.6%
West Virginia53.7%
Wisconsin52.2%
Wyoming46.0%
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Notes: 

The standard error for the U.S. offer rate is approximately 0.41%, and the standard error for state level estimates ranges between .78-3.00%.

Sources: 

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Cost and Financing Studies. 2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Insurance Component. Table II.A.2.
Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/survey_comp/ic_technical_notes.shtml.

Definitions: 

MEPS: The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey IC is an annual survey of establishments that collects information about employer-sponsored health insurance offerings in the United States.



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