Table VIII.A.2(2002) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2002: (43 States are shown separately) | ||||||||||
Division and State | Total |
Quartile 1 Average Wage |
Quartile 2 Average Wage |
Quartile 3 Average Wage |
Quartile 4 Average Wage |
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United States | 57.2% |
39.4% |
61.1% |
75.1% |
80.7% |
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New England: | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 62.4% |
48.0% |
65.9% |
76.8% |
81.8% |
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Maine | 55.7% |
35.1% |
60.8% |
70.6% |
80.8% |
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Massachusetts | 62.8% |
46.0% |
66.7% |
80.8% |
86.0% |
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New Hampshire | 67.0% |
56.3% |
61.2% |
69.3% |
91.2% |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||
New Jersey | 62.4% |
44.4% |
71.8% |
73.6% |
79.7% |
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New York | 57.1% |
37.8% |
69.6% |
72.7% |
78.4% |
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Pennsylvania | 65.6% |
46.1% |
83.6% |
83.8% |
84.4% |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||
Illinois | 59.0% |
43.1% |
62.2% |
73.7% |
79.9% |
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Indiana | 59.4% |
42.3% |
58.9% |
79.8% |
82.3% |
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Michigan | 63.3% |
49.5% |
63.8% |
83.1% |
80.2% |
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Ohio | 67.4% |
50.2% |
67.5% |
84.1% |
89.4% |
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Wisconsin | 60.0% |
40.1% |
74.5% |
76.2% |
73.7% |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||
Iowa | 46.9% |
30.9% |
43.2% |
70.7% |
82.0% |
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Kansas | 53.6% |
33.0% |
52.5% |
80.4% |
86.7% |
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Minnesota | 56.5% |
40.4% |
60.1% |
77.4% |
79.8% |
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Missouri | 56.4% |
30.4% |
60.7% |
75.9% |
88.6% |
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Nebraska | 43.6% |
30.3% |
43.8% |
70.8% |
75.9% |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||
Delaware | 56.5% |
37.2% |
68.3% |
87.8% |
83.9% |
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Florida | 55.0% |
37.3% |
63.7% |
64.5% |
76.9% |
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Georgia | 53.9% |
37.0% |
55.1% |
72.1% |
84.1% |
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Maryland | 61.0% |
44.0% |
62.6% |
70.9% |
79.5% |
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North Carolina | 50.7% |
33.0% |
52.6% |
78.1% |
86.1% |
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South Carolina | 48.3% |
29.4% |
49.1% |
66.5% |
74.5% |
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Virginia | 58.9% |
43.9% |
60.9% |
75.7% |
75.5% |
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West Virginia | 55.2% |
42.3% |
54.1% |
75.6% |
71.5% |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||
Alabama | 60.9% |
48.3% |
59.3% |
73.0% |
86.4% |
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Kentucky | 59.3% |
45.3% |
63.0% |
72.0% |
89.5% |
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Mississippi | 48.5% |
33.5% |
43.9% |
64.8% |
76.8% |
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Tennessee | 53.6% |
34.2% |
61.6% |
64.9% |
76.7% |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||
Louisiana | 53.9% |
35.0% |
52.5% |
75.2% |
70.4% |
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Oklahoma | 52.5% |
36.8% |
51.0% |
64.8% |
69.6% |
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Texas | 51.9% |
34.0% |
55.1% |
75.0% |
78.1% |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||
Arizona | 52.4% |
34.2% |
53.0% |
69.7% |
70.1% |
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Colorado | 58.1% |
38.7% |
50.5% |
69.5% |
85.9% |
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Montana | 46.9% |
34.3% |
32.3% |
74.4% |
72.2% |
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Nevada | 61.7% |
44.6% |
69.0% |
71.0% |
80.7% |
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New Mexico | 47.1% |
30.2% |
47.9% |
62.4% |
77.6% |
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Utah | 55.3% |
40.6% |
51.8% |
75.1% |
83.4% |
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Wyoming | 47.4% |
25.9% |
47.9% |
69.4% |
75.6% |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||
California | 56.6% |
36.4% |
61.8% |
73.6% |
78.6% |
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Hawaii | 89.6% |
80.0% |
97.3% |
96.5% |
93.9% |
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Oregon | 59.1% |
46.6% |
52.9% |
81.5% |
91.2% |
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Washington | 57.0% |
35.0% |
57.4% |
77.4% |
84.5% |
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States not shown separately | 50.3% |
34.1% |
46.1% |
64.1% |
75.8% |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2002 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. | ||||||||||
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. |
Table VIII.A.2(2002) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2002: (43 States are shown separately) | ||||||||||
Division and State | Total |
Quartile 1 Average Wage |
Quartile 2 Average Wage |
Quartile 3 Average Wage |
Quartile 4 Average Wage |
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United States | 0.33% |
0.64% |
0.46% |
0.80% |
1.01% |
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New England: | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 1.66% |
4.06% |
5.03% |
6.33% |
3.67% |
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Maine | 3.12% |
4.57% |
4.21% |
3.51% |
3.41% |
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Massachusetts | 2.01% |
1.95% |
3.16% |
4.21% |
5.06% |
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New Hampshire | 2.00% |
4.00% |
6.52% |
5.85% |
2.58% |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||
New Jersey | 2.91% |
5.37% |
6.74% |
4.71% |
7.15% |
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New York | 1.80% |
3.60% |
2.48% |
3.89% |
3.49% |
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Pennsylvania | 1.77% |
3.02% |
3.27% |
4.76% |
4.58% |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||
Illinois | 2.40% |
5.13% |
4.24% |
3.27% |
4.41% |
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Indiana | 1.42% |
4.77% |
3.59% |
3.43% |
4.66% |
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Michigan | 1.58% |
3.45% |
3.90% |
4.28% |
5.26% |
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Ohio | 1.01% |
4.55% |
3.74% |
3.20% |
2.97% |
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Wisconsin | 2.29% |
4.99% |
3.53% |
6.37% |
6.49% |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||
Iowa | 2.70% |
3.77% |
4.02% |
8.45% |
6.00% |
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Kansas | 2.44% |
3.39% |
3.23% |
5.01% |
3.62% |
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Minnesota | 2.48% |
3.56% |
5.45% |
5.39% |
7.23% |
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Missouri | 2.24% |
2.98% |
3.34% |
4.46% |
3.38% |
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Nebraska | 3.07% |
3.14% |
5.15% |
5.51% |
5.68% |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||
Delaware | 3.41% |
4.36% |
3.57% |
4.55% |
5.91% |
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Florida | 1.68% |
3.59% |
3.25% |
6.57% |
4.59% |
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Georgia | 3.17% |
3.55% |
5.17% |
7.33% |
6.36% |
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Maryland | 1.86% |
4.28% |
3.18% |
2.40% |
2.67% |
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North Carolina | 2.49% |
3.35% |
2.82% |
5.46% |
6.42% |
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South Carolina | 1.59% |
3.61% |
3.92% |
3.24% |
5.16% |
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Virginia | 1.50% |
4.42% |
4.76% |
5.68% |
3.34% |
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West Virginia | 1.73% |
4.33% |
3.29% |
4.36% |
7.07% |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||
Alabama | 1.82% |
3.23% |
5.70% |
3.56% |
4.81% |
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Kentucky | 2.15% |
4.15% |
4.21% |
7.63% |
3.49% |
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Mississippi | 1.61% |
2.33% |
4.29% |
4.93% |
2.62% |
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Tennessee | 2.31% |
3.55% |
4.36% |
6.58% |
3.21% |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||
Louisiana | 2.36% |
3.03% |
5.15% |
3.40% |
8.44% |
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Oklahoma | 2.68% |
4.19% |
7.00% |
5.70% |
4.42% |
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Texas | 1.30% |
2.76% |
3.93% |
4.53% |
4.31% |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||
Arizona | 1.98% |
4.36% |
4.15% |
5.24% |
4.68% |
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Colorado | 3.86% |
3.81% |
8.44% |
6.81% |
3.48% |
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Montana | 3.49% |
6.21% |
3.67% |
5.10% |
7.51% |
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Nevada | 2.18% |
2.37% |
5.54% |
6.16% |
4.60% |
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New Mexico | 3.40% |
4.88% |
6.31% |
4.58% |
3.88% |
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Utah | 2.10% |
5.03% |
6.28% |
4.05% |
3.96% |
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Wyoming | 2.30% |
2.72% |
3.64% |
5.37% |
6.34% |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||
California | 1.44% |
2.16% |
3.49% |
2.28% |
3.24% |
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Hawaii | 1.53% |
3.44% |
1.89% |
3.09% |
2.99% |
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Oregon | 2.21% |
5.27% |
3.80% |
6.35% |
5.58% |
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Washington | 2.42% |
4.16% |
4.03% |
4.46% |
2.12% |
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States not shown separately | 2.39% |
5.88% |
4.77% |
3.02% |
5.32% |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2002 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. | ||||||||||
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. |