Employer-Sponsored Insurance Coverage:
Data and Resources
Data
The following tables provide state-specific data on employer-sponsored insurance coverage, using the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS); and wage data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). The national data is taken from the Kaiser Family Foundation & Health Research and Educational Trust’s annual Employer Health Benefits Survey, which does not provide state-specific data.For more on the decline in employer-based coverage, the increasing costs of coverage, and their effects on low-income children and families, see the CCF Publications:
Additional Resources
The following provides reports, documents, and other resources related to employer-sponsored coverage. All documents are available in PDF format unless otherwise noted.Employer Health Benefits – 2008 Annual Survey
Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and Educational Trust
This annual survey of employers provides a detailed look at national and regional trends in employer-sponsored health coverage, including premiums, employee contributions, and cost-sharing information.
Employment-Based Health Benefits: Access and Coverage, 1988-2005
Paul Fronstin, Employee Benefit Research Institute
Using CPS data, this Issue Brief examines the state of employment-based health benefits among workers, including offer rates, coverage rates, and take-up rates.
The Erosion of Employer-Sponsored Insurance: Declines Continue for the Seventh Year Running
Elise Gould, Economic Policy Institute
This Briefing Paper presents CPS data showing the decline in health coverage for workers and their children.
Family Economic Security Profiles (HTML)
The National Center for Children in Poverty’s profiles provide state-specific data on low-income children and families and highlight state policies to promote economic security.
The Fraying Link Between Work and Health Insurance: Trends in Employer-Sponsored Insurance for Employees, 2000-2007
Peter Cunningham, Samantha Artiga, and Karyn Schwartz, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
This brief provides an analysis of the recent decline in employer-sponsored coverage and the implications for employees and their dependent children.
How Private Health Coverage Works: A Primer (2008 Update)
Gary Claxton and Janet Lundy, Kaiser Family Foundation
This primer explains how private health coverage is provided under a variety of different arrangements, the aims of private health coverage, and the regulations that govern it.
Premiums Versus Paychecks: A Growing Burden for Workers (HTML)
Families USA
This web page provides state-by-state data on health care premiums and wages.
Squeezed: How Costs for Insuring Families are Outpacing Income
Prepared by the State Health Access Data Assistance Center, this report shows that a growing share of workers’ earnings is being absorbed by the increasing cost of health insurance, providing state-by-state data.
For more see Employer-Sponsored Coverage: Background