| 
 Table VII.D.2.b(2000) Average total employee contribution (in dollars) for mixed-provider plans per enrolled employee for family coverage at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2000 (40 States are shown separately)  | 
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| 
 
  | 
 Percent Full-Time Employees  | 
 Percent Low-Wage Employees **  | 
||||||||||||
| 
 Division and State  | 
 Total  | 
 75% or more  | 
 50-74%  | 
 less than 50 %  | 
 50% or more  | 
 less than 50%  | 
 Unknown  | 
|||||||
| 
 United States  | 
 1,664.03  | 
 
  | 
 1,636.55  | 
 
  | 
 2,012.84  | 
 
  | 
 1,629.53  | 
 
  | 
 2,068.27  | 
 
  | 
 1,686.86  | 
 
  | 
 1,536.35  | 
 
  | 
| 
 New England:  | 
||||||||||||||
| 
 Massachusetts  | 
 1,426.39  | 
 
  | 
 1,396.48  | 
 
  | 
 1,595.68  | 
 
  | 
 2,800.76  | 
 
  | 
 2,166.62  | 
 
  | 
 1,320.59  | 
 
  | 
 1,577.76  | 
 
  | 
| 
 New Hampshire  | 
 1,612.54  | 
 
  | 
 1,475.22  | 
 
  | 
 2,462.10  | 
 
  | 
 2,028.91  | 
 
  | 
 1,607.68  | 
 
  | 
 1,709.05  | 
 
  | 
 1,404.24  | 
 
  | 
| 
 Connecticut  | 
 1,451.83  | 
 
  | 
 1,462.28  | 
 
  | 
 1,406.38  | 
 *  | 
 1,356.08  | 
 
  | 
 1,715.87  | 
 *  | 
 1,482.48  | 
 
  | 
 1,390.21  | 
 
  | 
| 
 Middle Atlantic:  | 
||||||||||||||
| 
 New York  | 
 1,581.17  | 
 
  | 
 1,534.94  | 
 
  | 
 2,083.12  | 
 1,885.83  | 
 
  | 
 1,680.54  | 
 1,448.34  | 
 
  | 
 1,792.69  | 
 
  | 
||
| 
 New Jersey  | 
 1,730.90  | 
 
  | 
 1,649.65  | 
 
  | 
 2,271.61  | 
 2,341.55  | 
 
  | 
 1,958.28  | 
 1,773.19  | 
 
  | 
 1,608.60  | 
 
  | 
||
| 
 Pennsylvania  | 
 1,458.50  | 
 
  | 
 1,481.01  | 
 
  | 
 1,228.40  | 
 1,502.20  | 
 
  | 
 999.80  | 
 1,641.15  | 
 
  | 
 1,338.59  | 
 
  | 
||
| 
 East North Central:  | 
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| 
 Ohio  | 
 1,544.33  | 
 
  | 
 1,530.56  | 
 
  | 
 1,985.76  | 
 1,148.49  | 
 1,951.12  | 
 1,385.98  | 
 
  | 
 1,667.27  | 
 
  | 
|||
| 
 Indiana  | 
 1,391.40  | 
 
  | 
 1,434.74  | 
 
  | 
 1,686.94  | 
 *  | 
 896.12  | 
 *  | 
 2,110.84  | 
 1,452.46  | 
 
  | 
 1,146.83  | 
 
  | 
|
| 
 Illinois  | 
 1,663.30  | 
 
  | 
 1,634.88  | 
 
  | 
 1,912.04  | 
 2,166.00  | 
 *  | 
 2,083.67  | 
 1,651.54  | 
 
  | 
 1,601.81  | 
 
  | 
||
| 
 Michigan  | 
 1,016.96  | 
 
  | 
 966.33  | 
 
  | 
 1,373.51  | 
 *  | 
 1,561.22  | 
 *  | 
 1,564.43  | 
 1,053.90  | 
 
  | 
 853.78  | 
 
  | 
|
| 
 Wisconsin  | 
 1,487.63  | 
 
  | 
 1,413.09  | 
 
  | 
 1,645.75  | 
 1,869.77  | 
 1,697.78  | 
 1,383.89  | 
 
  | 
 1,561.31  | 
 
  | 
|||
| 
 West North Central:  | 
||||||||||||||
| 
 Minnesota  | 
 2,140.41  | 
 
  | 
 2,133.30  | 
 
  | 
 2,385.21  | 
 2,032.94  | 
 2,045.40  | 
 2,140.40  | 
 
  | 
 2,183.42  | 
 
  | 
|||
| 
 Iowa  | 
 1,565.25  | 
 
  | 
 1,518.93  | 
 
  | 
 1,756.76  | 
 *  | 
 2,311.72  | 
 2,003.11  | 
 1,648.65  | 
 
  | 
 1,262.07  | 
 
  | 
||
| 
 Missouri  | 
 1,335.95  | 
 
  | 
 1,255.74  | 
 
  | 
 2,560.67  | 
 1,704.82  | 
 2,320.23  | 
 1,472.33  | 
 
  | 
 1,013.32  | 
 
  | 
|||
| 
 Nebraska  | 
 1,992.50  | 
 
  | 
 1,832.10  | 
 
  | 
 3,369.90  | 
 3,239.37  | 
 2,926.84  | 
 2,083.44  | 
 
  | 
 1,654.72  | 
 
  | 
|||
| 
 Kansas  | 
 1,940.21  | 
 
  | 
 1,927.53  | 
 
  | 
 2,430.61  | 
 1,369.96  | 
 2,367.84  | 
 2,088.71  | 
 
  | 
 1,641.03  | 
 
  | 
|||
| 
 North Dakota  | 
 1,781.94  | 
 
  | 
 1,693.66  | 
 
  | 
 1,862.56  | 
 2,725.27  | 
 2,243.53  | 
 1,778.59  | 
 
  | 
 1,617.12  | 
 
  | 
|||
| 
 South Dakota  | 
 2,046.77  | 
 
  | 
 2,029.74  | 
 
  | 
 2,243.33  | 
 1,902.63  | 
 1,907.30  | 
 1,859.70  | 
 
  | 
 2,287.86  | 
 
  | 
|||
| 
 South Atlantic:  | 
||||||||||||||
| 
 Maryland  | 
 2,007.37  | 
 
  | 
 2,082.59  | 
 
  | 
 1,773.62  | 
 1,262.34  | 
 *  | 
 2,953.40  | 
 2,366.70  | 
 
  | 
 1,552.24  | 
 
  | 
||
| 
 Virginia  | 
 1,917.97  | 
 
  | 
 1,861.00  | 
 
  | 
 2,458.15  | 
 1,975.81  | 
 2,218.03  | 
 1,961.10  | 
 
  | 
 1,728.39  | 
 
  | 
|||
| 
 West Virginia  | 
 1,550.52  | 
 
  | 
 1,518.67  | 
 
  | 
 1,496.38  | 
 3,149.53  | 
 2,225.21  | 
 1,228.33  | 
 
  | 
 1,678.53  | 
 
  | 
|||
| 
 North Carolina  | 
 1,714.78  | 
 
  | 
 1,721.55  | 
 
  | 
 2,048.97  | 
 1,134.13  | 
 *  | 
 2,016.03  | 
 1,893.94  | 
 
  | 
 1,376.16  | 
 
  | 
||
| 
 South Carolina  | 
 1,610.38  | 
 
  | 
 1,601.19  | 
 
  | 
 1,673.76  | 
 1,789.91  | 
 1,998.60  | 
 1,610.18  | 
 
  | 
 1,537.29  | 
 
  | 
|||
| 
 Georgia  | 
 1,707.58  | 
 
  | 
 1,683.10  | 
 
  | 
 2,291.08  | 
 1,505.05  | 
 *  | 
 3,158.96  | 
 1,812.46  | 
 
  | 
 1,399.54  | 
 
  | 
||
| 
 Florida  | 
 2,295.25  | 
 
  | 
 2,250.67  | 
 
  | 
 2,570.70  | 
 *  | 
 2,565.88  | 
 *  | 
 2,735.71  | 
 2,189.59  | 
 
  | 
 2,281.95  | 
 
  | 
|
| 
 East South Central:  | 
||||||||||||||
| 
 Kentucky  | 
 1,684.59  | 
 
  | 
 1,654.29  | 
 
  | 
 1,785.71  | 
 2,124.87  | 
 2,408.07  | 
 1,535.88  | 
 
  | 
 1,642.82  | 
 
  | 
|||
| 
 Tennessee  | 
 1,735.20  | 
 
  | 
 1,692.88  | 
 
  | 
 2,160.83  | 
 1,993.01  | 
 1,938.83  | 
 2,003.48  | 
 
  | 
 1,406.99  | 
 
  | 
|||
| 
 Alabama  | 
 1,645.14  | 
 
  | 
 1,594.29  | 
 
  | 
 2,625.75  | 
 3,481.68  | 
 2,244.25  | 
 1,913.96  | 
 
  | 
 1,059.27  | 
 
  | 
|||
| 
 Mississippi  | 
 1,603.49  | 
 
  | 
 1,583.62  | 
 
  | 
 1,828.54  | 
 *  | 
 1,581.50  | 
 1,696.00  | 
 1,700.92  | 
 
  | 
 1,402.17  | 
 
  | 
||
| 
 West South Central:  | 
||||||||||||||
| 
 Arkansas  | 
 1,763.80  | 
 
  | 
 1,715.45  | 
 
  | 
 2,238.59  | 
 2,105.58  | 
 1,926.53  | 
 1,711.27  | 
 
  | 
 1,730.91  | 
 
  | 
|||
| 
 Louisiana  | 
 1,883.13  | 
 
  | 
 1,845.85  | 
 
  | 
 2,077.77  | 
 3,163.48  | 
 2,093.65  | 
 2,028.40  | 
 
  | 
 1,540.90  | 
 
  | 
|||
| 
 Oklahoma  | 
 1,814.28  | 
 
  | 
 1,809.17  | 
 
  | 
 1,698.15  | 
 *  | 
 2,102.65  | 
 2,384.12  | 
 1,863.83  | 
 
  | 
 1,613.04  | 
 
  | 
||
| 
 Texas  | 
 1,839.25  | 
 
  | 
 1,860.70  | 
 
  | 
 2,567.68  | 
 670.41  | 
 *  | 
 2,493.20  | 
 2,203.03  | 
 
  | 
 1,392.06  | 
 
  | 
||
| 
 Mountain:  | 
||||||||||||||
| 
 Colorado  | 
 1,510.24  | 
 
  | 
 1,448.18  | 
 
  | 
 2,214.63  | 
 2,140.60  | 
 *  | 
 1,893.18  | 
 1,700.77  | 
 
  | 
 1,316.33  | 
 
  | 
||
| 
 New Mexico  | 
 2,029.93  | 
 
  | 
 2,056.73  | 
 
  | 
 1,588.66  | 
 2,074.87  | 
 2,042.06  | 
 *  | 
 2,290.00  | 
 
  | 
 1,658.51  | 
 
  | 
||
| 
 Arizona  | 
 1,951.83  | 
 
  | 
 1,828.90  | 
 
  | 
 2,167.45  | 
 3,811.72  | 
 2,560.98  | 
 2,171.47  | 
 
  | 
 1,631.50  | 
 
  | 
|||
| 
 Utah  | 
 1,555.66  | 
 
  | 
 1,589.55  | 
 
  | 
 1,690.63  | 
 1,088.86  | 
 *  | 
 1,340.02  | 
 *  | 
 1,497.81  | 
 
  | 
 1,763.54  | 
 
  | 
|
| 
 Pacific:  | 
||||||||||||||
| 
 Washington  | 
 1,979.27  | 
 
  | 
 1,998.61  | 
 
  | 
 2,378.59  | 
 1,357.92  | 
 *  | 
 2,170.75  | 
 
  | 
 1,607.73  | 
 
  | 
 3,050.80  | 
 
  | 
|
| 
 Oregon  | 
 1,763.99  | 
 
  | 
 1,819.27  | 
 
  | 
 1,318.92  | 
 1,025.93  | 
 *  | 
 2,668.77  | 
 
  | 
 1,696.72  | 
 
  | 
 1,665.95  | 
 
  | 
|
| 
 California  | 
 1,550.20  | 
 
  | 
 1,484.73  | 
 
  | 
 2,491.00  | 
 1,449.22  | 
 *  | 
 2,202.00  | 
 
  | 
 1,515.07  | 
 
  | 
 1,488.71  | 
 
  | 
|
| 
 States not shown separately  | 
 1,817.77  | 
 
  | 
 1,841.37  | 
 
  | 
 1,421.52  | 
 *  | 
 2,079.37  | 
 
  | 
 2,081.50  | 
 
  | 
 1,629.38  | 
 
  | 
 2,182.91  | 
 
  | 
| 
 
  | 
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| 
 Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Cost and Financing Studies. 2000 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Insurance Component.  | 
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| 
 Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.  | 
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| 
 *Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.  | 
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| 
 ** The definition of low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to prior year's estimates. See Technical Appendix for details.  | 
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| 
 Table VII.D.2.b(2000) Standard error for average total employee contribution (in dollars) for mixed-provider plans per enrolled employee for family coverage at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2000 (40 States are shown separately)  | 
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| 
 
  | 
 Percent Full-Time Employees  | 
 Percent Low-Wage Employees **  | 
||||||||||||
| 
 Division and State  | 
 Total  | 
 75% or more  | 
 50-74%  | 
 less than 50 %  | 
 50% or more  | 
 less than 50%  | 
 Unknown  | 
|||||||
| 
 United States  | 
 32.49  | 
 
  | 
 38.22  | 
 
  | 
 75.62  | 
 
  | 
 105.24  | 
 
  | 
 56.57  | 
 
  | 
 46.28  | 
 
  | 
 46.05  | 
 
  | 
| 
 New England:  | 
||||||||||||||
| 
 Massachusetts  | 
 199.40  | 
 
  | 
 219.96  | 
 
  | 
 367.37  | 
 
  | 
 711.50  | 
 
  | 
 508.71  | 
 
  | 
 345.45  | 
 
  | 
 182.15  | 
 
  | 
| 
 New Hampshire  | 
 148.15  | 
 
  | 
 195.84  | 
 
  | 
 557.76  | 
 
  | 
 310.12  | 
 
  | 
 399.55  | 
 249.98  | 
 
  | 
 137.04  | 
 
  | 
|
| 
 Connecticut  | 
 59.76  | 
 
  | 
 85.32  | 
 
  | 
 558.25  | 
 *  | 
 303.69  | 
 
  | 
 605.44  | 
 *  | 
 184.94  | 
 
  | 
 131.55  | 
 
  | 
| 
 Middle Atlantic:  | 
||||||||||||||
| 
 New York  | 
 170.78  | 
 
  | 
 182.54  | 
 
  | 
 314.08  | 
 420.81  | 
 
  | 
 458.10  | 
 205.61  | 
 
  | 
 222.84  | 
 
  | 
||
| 
 New Jersey  | 
 169.22  | 
 
  | 
 201.19  | 
 
  | 
 527.04  | 
 657.30  | 
 
  | 
 473.53  | 
 213.14  | 
 
  | 
 257.82  | 
 
  | 
||
| 
 Pennsylvania  | 
 137.97  | 
 
  | 
 152.26  | 
 
  | 
 166.73  | 
 351.85  | 
 
  | 
 227.75  | 
 245.58  | 
 
  | 
 160.50  | 
 
  | 
||
| 
 East North Central:  | 
||||||||||||||
| 
 Ohio  | 
 100.88  | 
 
  | 
 108.34  | 
 
  | 
 388.09  | 
 277.06  | 
 291.24  | 
 150.60  | 
 
  | 
 149.56  | 
 
  | 
|||
| 
 Indiana  | 
 125.77  | 
 
  | 
 124.07  | 
 
  | 
 529.18  | 
 *  | 
 564.17  | 
 *  | 
 204.82  | 
 213.78  | 
 
  | 
 175.98  | 
 
  | 
|
| 
 Illinois  | 
 146.18  | 
 
  | 
 151.00  | 
 
  | 
 192.24  | 
 858.41  | 
 *  | 
 275.58  | 
 180.12  | 
 
  | 
 204.32  | 
 
  | 
||
| 
 Michigan  | 
 80.47  | 
 
  | 
 74.61  | 
 
  | 
 811.71  | 
 *  | 
 620.42  | 
 *  | 
 434.68  | 
 136.02  | 
 
  | 
 131.06  | 
 
  | 
|
| 
 Wisconsin  | 
 79.54  | 
 
  | 
 91.68  | 
 
  | 
 172.11  | 
 362.96  | 
 214.69  | 
 124.11  | 
 
  | 
 160.19  | 
 
  | 
|||
| 
 West North Central:  | 
||||||||||||||
| 
 Minnesota  | 
 195.19  | 
 
  | 
 229.80  | 
 
  | 
 353.90  | 
 369.11  | 
 296.29  | 
 240.01  | 
 
  | 
 406.04  | 
 
  | 
|||
| 
 Iowa  | 
 61.92  | 
 
  | 
 80.37  | 
 
  | 
 633.90  | 
 *  | 
 465.79  | 
 228.45  | 
 131.52  | 
 
  | 
 122.82  | 
 
  | 
||
| 
 Missouri  | 
 126.64  | 
 
  | 
 131.24  | 
 
  | 
 289.23  | 
 207.07  | 
 267.68  | 
 147.01  | 
 
  | 
 189.27  | 
 
  | 
|||
| 
 Nebraska  | 
 213.19  | 
 
  | 
 204.11  | 
 
  | 
 364.75  | 
 358.07  | 
 333.20  | 
 180.57  | 
 
  | 
 288.87  | 
 
  | 
|||
| 
 Kansas  | 
 133.30  | 
 
  | 
 147.18  | 
 
  | 
 475.85  | 
 299.82  | 
 370.42  | 
 170.48  | 
 
  | 
 185.31  | 
 
  | 
|||
| 
 North Dakota  | 
 76.33  | 
 
  | 
 108.77  | 
 
  | 
 302.94  | 
 637.17  | 
 309.06  | 
 256.37  | 
 
  | 
 94.42  | 
 
  | 
|||
| 
 South Dakota  | 
 156.47  | 
 
  | 
 185.68  | 
 
  | 
 427.44  | 
 310.81  | 
 265.78  | 
 187.73  | 
 
  | 
 329.87  | 
 
  | 
|||
| 
 South Atlantic:  | 
||||||||||||||
| 
 Maryland  | 
 171.38  | 
 
  | 
 196.97  | 
 
  | 
 339.77  | 
 460.07  | 
 *  | 
 587.30  | 
 253.05  | 
 
  | 
 194.83  | 
 
  | 
||
| 
 Virginia  | 
 130.88  | 
 
  | 
 110.33  | 
 
  | 
 570.87  | 
 439.14  | 
 299.89  | 
 201.76  | 
 
  | 
 154.37  | 
 
  | 
|||
| 
 West Virginia  | 
 122.06  | 
 
  | 
 125.36  | 
 
  | 
 350.57  | 
 631.44  | 
 387.59  | 
 218.00  | 
 
  | 
 235.23  | 
 
  | 
|||
| 
 North Carolina  | 
 135.67  | 
 
  | 
 133.68  | 
 
  | 
 534.85  | 
 600.11  | 
 *  | 
 331.37  | 
 244.44  | 
 
  | 
 242.62  | 
 
  | 
||
| 
 South Carolina  | 
 184.31  | 
 
  | 
 205.49  | 
 
  | 
 235.69  | 
 347.81  | 
 329.12  | 
 245.59  | 
 
  | 
 178.45  | 
 
  | 
|||
| 
 Georgia  | 
 264.41  | 
 
  | 
 264.67  | 
 
  | 
 455.82  | 
 517.56  | 
 *  | 
 515.34  | 
 299.40  | 
 
  | 
 176.37  | 
 
  | 
||
| 
 Florida  | 
 139.29  | 
 
  | 
 128.43  | 
 
  | 
 886.97  | 
 *  | 
 843.67  | 
 *  | 
 391.11  | 
 139.82  | 
 
  | 
 267.08  | 
 
  | 
|
| 
 East South Central:  | 
||||||||||||||
| 
 Kentucky  | 
 194.07  | 
 
  | 
 229.37  | 
 
  | 
 426.74  | 
 566.94  | 
 442.58  | 
 152.18  | 
 
  | 
 380.37  | 
 
  | 
|||
| 
 Tennessee  | 
 107.57  | 
 
  | 
 97.99  | 
 
  | 
 581.12  | 
 363.70  | 
 399.19  | 
 236.38  | 
 
  | 
 160.96  | 
 
  | 
|||
| 
 Alabama  | 
 120.53  | 
 
  | 
 120.89  | 
 
  | 
 536.14  | 
 978.80  | 
 389.25  | 
 107.96  | 
 
  | 
 158.69  | 
 
  | 
|||
| 
 Mississippi  | 
 174.22  | 
 
  | 
 196.08  | 
 
  | 
 670.85  | 
 *  | 
 449.45  | 
 353.61  | 
 316.30  | 
 
  | 
 296.63  | 
 
  | 
||
| 
 West South Central:  | 
||||||||||||||
| 
 Arkansas  | 
 130.51  | 
 
  | 
 143.17  | 
 
  | 
 390.16  | 
 382.11  | 
 254.33  | 
 118.92  | 
 
  | 
 225.02  | 
 
  | 
|||
| 
 Louisiana  | 
 106.43  | 
 
  | 
 111.48  | 
 
  | 
 357.33  | 
 902.29  | 
 255.25  | 
 150.17  | 
 
  | 
 227.87  | 
 
  | 
|||
| 
 Oklahoma  | 
 117.87  | 
 
  | 
 138.00  | 
 
  | 
 691.41  | 
 *  | 
 475.85  | 
 220.51  | 
 258.88  | 
 
  | 
 171.36  | 
 
  | 
||
| 
 Texas  | 
 74.56  | 
 
  | 
 98.38  | 
 
  | 
 404.15  | 
 713.31  | 
 *  | 
 235.84  | 
 153.78  | 
 
  | 
 108.64  | 
 
  | 
||
| 
 Mountain:  | 
||||||||||||||
| 
 Colorado  | 
 135.90  | 
 
  | 
 128.46  | 
 
  | 
 420.82  | 
 653.92  | 
 *  | 
 342.68  | 
 221.56  | 
 
  | 
 249.99  | 
 
  | 
||
| 
 New Mexico  | 
 277.72  | 
 
  | 
 281.19  | 
 
  | 
 446.81  | 
 608.67  | 
 638.57  | 
 *  | 
 363.05  | 
 
  | 
 269.30  | 
 
  | 
||
| 
 Arizona  | 
 135.84  | 
 
  | 
 168.40  | 
 
  | 
 318.22  | 
 733.77  | 
 725.17  | 
 110.59  | 
 
  | 
 234.19  | 
 
  | 
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| 
 Utah  | 
 157.98  | 
 
  | 
 169.22  | 
 
  | 
 326.61  | 
 412.81  | 
 *  | 
 508.77  | 
 *  | 
 204.90  | 
 
  | 
 189.03  | 
 
  | 
|
| 
 Pacific:  | 
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| 
 Washington  | 
 285.62  | 
 
  | 
 324.73  | 
 
  | 
 254.49  | 
 640.46  | 
 *  | 
 556.87  | 
 
  | 
 279.74  | 
 
  | 
 588.18  | 
 
  | 
|
| 
 Oregon  | 
 174.21  | 
 
  | 
 183.00  | 
 
  | 
 317.56  | 
 962.82  | 
 *  | 
 450.59  | 
 
  | 
 173.50  | 
 
  | 
 373.72  | 
 
  | 
|
| 
 California  | 
 153.18  | 
 
  | 
 175.58  | 
 
  | 
 520.06  | 
 559.70  | 
 *  | 
 438.23  | 
 
  | 
 159.35  | 
 
  | 
 208.78  | 
 
  | 
|
| 
 States not shown separately  | 
 208.48  | 
 
  | 
 226.40  | 
 
  | 
 482.54  | 
 *  | 
 275.54  | 
 348.13  | 
 
  | 
 270.22  | 
 
  | 
 356.83  | 
 
  | 
|
| 
 
  | 
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 Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Cost and Financing Studies. 2000 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Insurance Component.  | 
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 Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.  | 
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 *Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.  | 
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 ** The definition of low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to prior year's estimates. See Technical Appendix for details.  | 
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