Table 9
Employer-sponsored health insurance coverage for children under 18, by state, 2000/2001 to 2011/2012
| ESI coverage (%) | ESI coverage (#) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | 2000/2001 | 2011/2012 | Percentage-point change | 2000/2001 | 2011/2012 | Change |
| NATIONWIDE | 65.8% | 55.0% | -10.7 | 47,669,469 | 40,828,236 | -6,841,233 |
| Alabama | 65.7% | 52.3% | -13.3 | 746,676 | 605,876 | -140,800 |
| Alaska | 59.9% | 52.1% | -7.8 | 114,687 | 99,515 | -15,173 |
| Arizona | 59.3% | 52.7% | -6.6 | 880,331 | 862,437 | -17,895 |
| Arkansas | 57.6% | 42.6% | -15.0 | 399,187 | 301,616 | -97,571 |
| California | 58.3% | 49.9% | -8.4 | 5,660,084 | 4,637,546 | -1,022,538 |
| Colorado | 69.6% | 63.3% | -6.4 | 807,209 | 798,763 | -8,446 |
| Connecticut | 77.8% | 68.7% | -9.2 | 640,577 | 551,559 | -89,018 |
| Delaware | 73.6% | 60.7% | -12.9 | 146,411 | 126,101 | -20,310 |
| District of Columbia | 54.4% | 47.2% | -7.2 | 60,433 | 52,394 | -8,039 |
| Florida | 59.7% | 49.4% | -10.2 | 2,289,886 | 1,978,898 | -310,988 |
| Georgia | 65.4% | 49.0% | -16.4 | 1,487,608 | 1,238,661 | -248,947 |
| Hawaii | 66.2% | 59.4% | -6.9 | 201,708 | 184,048 | -17,660 |
| Idaho | 62.9% | 53.0% | -10.0 | 238,914 | 227,446 | -11,467 |
| Illinois | 70.8% | 57.0% | -13.8 | 2,206,203 | 1,740,054 | -466,148 |
| Indiana | 75.4% | 57.1% | -18.2 | 1,119,847 | 911,306 | -208,541 |
| Iowa | 78.2% | 62.4% | -15.8 | 565,249 | 453,410 | -111,839 |
| Kansas | 69.3% | 55.6% | -13.7 | 455,607 | 400,906 | -54,701 |
| Kentucky | 63.0% | 53.2% | -9.8 | 630,503 | 535,778 | -94,726 |
| Louisiana | 57.9% | 47.1% | -10.8 | 715,000 | 533,873 | -181,126 |
| Maine | 67.6% | 59.6% | -8.0 | 186,683 | 158,458 | -28,226 |
| Maryland | 79.0% | 64.0% | -15.0 | 1,109,812 | 862,450 | -247,362 |
| Massachusetts | 71.0% | 68.3% | -2.6 | 998,137 | 971,063 | -27,074 |
| Michigan | 75.9% | 61.9% | -14.0 | 1,863,512 | 1,406,660 | -456,852 |
| Minnesota | 77.6% | 68.2% | -9.4 | 928,421 | 881,385 | -47,036 |
| Mississippi | 54.3% | 48.1% | -6.2 | 425,012 | 366,949 | -58,062 |
| Missouri | 71.8% | 58.7% | -13.1 | 1,015,084 | 828,086 | -186,998 |
| Montana | 59.0% | 50.0% | -9.0 | 131,821 | 111,162 | -20,659 |
| Nebraska | 67.0% | 60.0% | -6.9 | 294,098 | 275,865 | -18,233 |
| Nevada | 70.7% | 55.7% | -15.1 | 402,507 | 372,099 | -30,408 |
| New Hampshire | 79.9% | 68.0% | -11.8 | 233,312 | 188,313 | -45,000 |
| New Jersey | 77.5% | 65.4% | -12.1 | 1,500,034 | 1,328,129 | -171,905 |
| New Mexico | 49.0% | 40.7% | -8.3 | 245,260 | 208,149 | -37,111 |
| New York | 63.6% | 56.5% | -7.1 | 2,918,318 | 2,416,803 | -501,515 |
| North Carolina | 63.5% | 52.0% | -11.5 | 1,310,696 | 1,212,855 | -97,841 |
| North Dakota | 62.5% | 68.7% | 6.2 | 86,167 | 106,489 | 20,322 |
| Ohio | 72.9% | 57.8% | -15.1 | 1,982,093 | 1,536,521 | -445,571 |
| Oklahoma | 53.7% | 47.2% | -6.6 | 468,801 | 441,291 | -27,510 |
| Oregon | 64.8% | 55.2% | -9.6 | 563,943 | 476,942 | -87,001 |
| Pennsylvania | 75.0% | 61.9% | -13.0 | 2,089,869 | 1,686,217 | -403,653 |
| Rhode Island | 71.9% | 61.9% | -10.0 | 176,515 | 138,596 | -37,919 |
| South Carolina | 65.9% | 52.2% | -13.7 | 668,599 | 563,539 | -105,059 |
| South Dakota | 69.8% | 56.1% | -13.7 | 128,521 | 112,993 | -15,528 |
| Tennessee | 62.6% | 51.7% | -10.9 | 881,296 | 766,920 | -114,377 |
| Texas | 56.4% | 46.5% | -9.9 | 3,462,545 | 3,246,394 | -216,151 |
| Utah | 74.0% | 68.2% | -5.7 | 537,743 | 613,071 | 75,328 |
| Vermont | 70.3% | 55.0% | -15.3 | 93,855 | 67,110 | -26,745 |
| Virginia | 69.8% | 62.6% | -7.2 | 1,269,487 | 1,185,135 | -84,351 |
| Washington | 63.5% | 55.3% | -8.2 | 964,593 | 896,434 | -68,159 |
| West Virginia | 62.4% | 56.2% | -6.2 | 244,068 | 218,991 | -25,076 |
| Wisconsin | 79.5% | 63.8% | -15.7 | 1,040,032 | 856,720 | -183,312 |
| Wyoming | 66.5% | 62.7% | -3.8 | 82,515 | 86,256 | 3,741 |
* Table compares combined data from 2000 and 2001 with combined data from 2011 and 2012 to provide sufficient sample sizes to make reliable estimates for small states.
Note: Bolded numbers are statistically significant at the 5 percent level.
Source: Author's analysis of Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement microdata
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