Research Institute on Social and Economic Policy

REPORTS

Florida's Workforce and State of Working Florida

*Employer-Provided Health Insurance Coverage in Florida by Low-Wage Status, 2002-2004**
Category	Covered	Not Covered
Low-wage Workers (below $8.23 per hour)	25.54%	74.46%
Above Low-wage ($8.23 per hour or more)	65.03%	33.97%
*Employer or union paid for all or part of premium
Wage workers age 18-64, who worked at least 20 hours per week and 26 weeks per year.
Wage data is for the previous week (March of the survey year) and health insurance data is for the previous year.
Source: Source: Authors’ analysis of CPS data, 2002-2004

*Employer-Provided Health Insurance Coverage in Florida by Very Low-Wage Status, 2002-2004**
Category	Covered	Not Covered
Very Low-Wage Workers (at or below $7.15 per hour)	18.82%	81.18%
Above Low-wage ($7.16 per hour or more)	62.43%	37.57%
*Employer or union paid for all or part of premium
Wage workers age 18-64, who worked at least 20 hours per week and 26 weeks per year.
Wage data is for the previous week (March of the survey year) and health insurance data is for the previous year.
$7.15 in 2004 dollars was deflated, according to the Consumer Price Index for 2002 and 2003
Source: Source: Authors’ analysis of CPS data, 2002-2004

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To view the related report, click here (from Working Poverty: Low Wage Workers in Florida)

DATA

Florida Wage Levels

(includes maps)