Change in Employer-Provided Insurance Coverage
Definition
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Percent change in the rate of residents, aged 65 and under, who are covered by employer-based health insurance plans, 2009-2011.
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Description
The majority of Americans receive health care coverage through their employers. Examining the share of workers who are covered by employer-sponsored health insurance is a good measure of the extent to which a state’s households are protected with health insurance. This indicator tracks the change, over time, of the percentage of residents, aged 65 and under, who receive health insurance through an employer.
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Change in Employer-Provided Insurance Coverage
| State | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| United States |
59.2% |
57.6% |
57.4% |
| Alabama |
58.2% |
56.0% |
55.8% |
| Alaska |
54.6% |
55.3% |
53.2% |
| Arizona |
52.1% |
51.5% |
50.8% |
| Arkansas |
51.1% |
50.0% |
50.2% |
| California |
53.7% |
52.1% |
52.1% |
| Colorado |
59.5% |
57.7% |
57.9% |
| Connecticut |
69.7% |
67.9% |
67.1% |
| Delaware |
66.1% |
63.5% |
64.1% |
| District of Columbia |
59.2% |
61.4% |
62.7% |
| Florida |
50.9% |
48.9% |
48.6% |
| Georgia |
55.6% |
53.9% |
53.5% |
| Hawaii |
67.4% |
65.3% |
64.8% |
| Idaho |
55.6% |
55.3% |
54.4% |
| Illinois |
62.0% |
60.6% |
60.6% |
| Indiana |
63.5% |
60.9% |
61.5% |
| Iowa |
68.4% |
66.3% |
66.6% |
| Kansas |
63.7% |
62.8% |
63.2% |
| Kentucky |
57.4% |
55.8% |
56.4% |
| Louisiana |
52.4% |
50.1% |
50.4% |
| Maine |
59.6% |
58.7% |
58.1% |
| Maryland |
67.6% |
66.0% |
66.2% |
| Massachusetts |
71.4% |
69.6% |
68.7% |
| Michigan |
62.2% |
60.7% |
60.8% |
| Minnesota |
68.7% |
67.6% |
67.1% |
| Mississippi |
49.4% |
48.0% |
48.3% |
| Missouri |
61.9% |
60.3% |
60.3% |
| Montana |
54.6% |
54.1% |
53.2% |
| Nebraska |
64.2% |
62.7% |
62.5% |
| Nevada |
59.3% |
56.4% |
56.9% |
| New Hampshire |
71.5% |
69.6% |
70.4% |
| New Jersey |
68.5% |
66.9% |
66.5% |
| New Mexico |
47.7% |
46.9% |
44.9% |
| New York |
61.7% |
59.9% |
59.4% |
| North Carolina |
55.3% |
53.2% |
53.3% |
| North Dakota |
66.5% |
67.8% |
66.5% |
| Ohio |
64.5% |
63.4% |
62.9% |
| Oklahoma |
53.2% |
52.2% |
52.8% |
| Oregon |
58.9% |
56.7% |
55.9% |
| Pennsylvania |
66.8% |
65.2% |
64.5% |
| Rhode Island |
64.2% |
63.4% |
65.1% |
| South Carolina |
55.1% |
53.9% |
53.6% |
| South Dakota |
59.0% |
59.6% |
59.9% |
| Tennessee |
56.8% |
55.8% |
55.0% |
| Texas |
51.7% |
50.4% |
50.6% |
| Utah |
66.5% |
64.3% |
65.0% |
| Vermont |
62.3% |
59.0% |
60.9% |
| Virginia |
65.3% |
63.3% |
63.3% |
| Washington |
61.0% |
59.2% |
58.7% |
| West Virginia |
59.4% |
57.7% |
56.8% |
| Wisconsin |
68.5% |
66.2% |
65.6% |
| Wyoming |
60.7% |
61.2% |
62.2% |
American Community Survey. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, 2009-2011.
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