United States

26.5%

14.2%

24.7%

38.1%

19.2%

33.4%

New England:

Maine

19.7%

13.6%

*

15.9%

*

32.6%

13.2%

17.6%

*

Massachusetts

24.1%

17.5%

*

11.5%

35.2%

20.9%

24.9%

Connecticut

23.4%

11.0%

*

11.4%

28.4%

22.4%

29.0%

Rhode Island

18.5%

8.8%

*

11.1%

*

24.5%

15.3%

27.2%

Vermont

19.8%

11.1%

*

24.0%

32.7%

17.0%

15.0%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New York

26.0%

24.4%

*

16.1%

*

43.4%

19.1%

25.7%

New Jersey

20.0%

8.6%

*

16.3%

*

30.9%

15.4%

24.2%

Pennsylvania

25.2%

6.9%

*

21.5%

38.6%

19.5%

34.5%

East North Central:

Ohio

26.0%

10.6%

*

22.2%

35.1%

17.3%

37.5%

Indiana

34.5%

17.1%

*

34.4%

51.7%

30.4%

35.0%

*

Illinois

27.6%

21.5%

*

24.8%

*

39.5%

19.4%

34.9%

Michigan

26.7%

20.2%

*

29.4%

31.7%

18.3%

37.9%

Wisconsin

26.0%

16.3%

*

32.4%

21.5%

17.8%

48.0%

West North Central:

Minnesota

28.2%

23.6%

*

26.1%

*

34.2%

21.1%

38.4%

Iowa

20.4%

1.9%

*

30.6%

27.4%

20.3%

26.9%

Missouri

25.9%

12.2%

*

50.2%

32.6%

19.0%

29.2%

Nebraska

24.3%

11.9%

*

28.1%

*

39.6%

13.3%

35.5%

Kansas

27.7%

16.3%

*

29.1%

41.3%

31.1%

18.0%

South Atlantic:

Maryland

27.2%

12.9%

*

17.0%

*

38.4%

22.8%

33.4%

Virginia

31.6%

7.5%

*

33.3%

41.4%

21.6%

49.5%

North Carolina

27.0%

8.3%

*

29.7%

44.6%

17.5%

31.2%

South Carolina

28.0%

7.6%

*

27.2%

37.5%

19.6%

38.9%

Georgia

35.7%

30.2%

*

35.0%

46.7%

16.8%

51.2%

Florida

22.2%

19.5%

*

14.3%

41.0%

10.9%

26.7%

East South Central:

Kentucky

29.3%

23.0%

*

40.8%

39.4%

23.0%

23.0%

*

Tennessee

31.1%

16.1%

*

34.1%

38.1%

28.4%

29.2%

Alabama

21.7%

17.0%

*

23.0%

21.8%

19.8%

25.6%

Mississippi

33.4%

9.6%

*

33.1%

37.7%

27.0%

42.3%

West South Central:

Arkansas

25.2%

*****

43.8%

29.3%

*

18.7%

33.8%

Louisiana

32.1%

7.3%

*

36.7%

50.4%

20.7%

36.6%

Oklahoma

29.5%

4.7%

*

28.2%

*

40.4%

25.4%

41.2%

Texas

29.2%

2.0%

*

28.1%

48.5%

21.9%

31.8%

Mountain:

Colorado

24.6%

2.4%

*

13.1%

*

34.6%

22.5%

34.4%

Arizona

31.7%

12.5%

*

13.4%

*

34.8%

26.9%

47.5%

Nevada

26.9%

5.2%

*

13.4%

*

44.5%

20.5%

30.2%

Montana

23.2%

15.9%

*

35.2%

*

24.1%

14.3%

35.6%

Pacific:

Washington

25.2%

19.4%

*

15.9%

*

36.6%

12.6%

37.0%

Oregon

26.5%

22.3%

*

14.3%

*

31.7%

23.5%

29.7%

California

24.8%

12.8%

*

19.9%

41.7%

15.5%

31.1%

Hawaii

22.6%

18.4%

*

19.8%

*

25.9%

20.0%

25.3%

States not shown separately

28.5%

13.5%

*

31.3%

33.4%

22.3%

38.8%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Cost and Financing Studies. 1999 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

***** No estimate available. No reported values in cell.

United States

0.73%

1.42%

1.67%

1.42%

0.53%

1.15%

New England:

Maine

2.47%

5.35%

*

9.11%

*

4.24%

3.36%

6.17%

*

Massachusetts

1.07%

5.52%

*

2.79%

4.66%

2.66%

3.17%

Connecticut

2.58%

5.90%

*

3.04%

7.20%

3.68%

6.11%

Rhode Island

1.51%

6.13%

*

3.65%

*

3.96%

3.37%

6.84%

Vermont

2.84%

5.62%

*

6.55%

5.07%

3.74%

6.86%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New York

1.30%

10.29%

*

7.30%

*

5.42%

2.79%

5.85%

New Jersey

1.79%

4.34%

*

9.50%

*

6.55%

3.17%

5.10%

Pennsylvania

2.34%

4.24%

*

6.11%

5.38%

2.28%

7.34%

East North Central:

Ohio

3.17%

3.21%

*

3.29%

7.66%

3.10%

6.76%

Indiana

2.38%

10.79%

*

9.44%

6.91%

4.98%

10.51%

*

Illinois

2.60%

7.35%

*

8.88%

*

6.35%

2.71%

4.86%

Michigan

3.09%

6.45%

*

6.02%

5.29%

4.24%

7.45%

Wisconsin

3.46%

10.58%

*

7.16%

4.80%

3.69%

7.41%

West North Central:

Minnesota

2.46%

11.49%

*

8.80%

*

6.49%

4.03%

7.57%

Iowa

3.49%

1.46%

*

5.65%

5.03%

3.69%

6.45%

Missouri

2.62%

9.64%

*

7.91%

5.40%

3.09%

4.99%

Nebraska

2.09%

4.51%

*

14.60%

*

4.88%

3.72%

7.66%

Kansas

4.03%

6.87%

*

5.28%

6.75%

7.69%

4.31%

South Atlantic:

Maryland

3.65%

10.06%

*

12.81%

*

10.12%

4.25%

6.32%

Virginia

3.26%

9.97%

*

9.47%

7.84%

2.17%

7.06%

North Carolina

4.01%

4.04%

*

5.57%

8.32%

3.17%

7.40%

South Carolina

2.41%

10.18%

*

8.08%

6.50%

4.14%

6.82%

Georgia

5.39%

12.32%

*

8.18%

7.63%

2.74%

11.72%

Florida

3.08%

8.02%

*

4.09%

5.81%

2.66%

5.40%

East South Central:

Kentucky

2.14%

11.08%

*

6.65%

5.80%

4.45%

7.28%

*

Tennessee

3.97%

6.57%

*

9.97%

5.91%

4.58%

5.01%

Alabama

1.38%

10.11%

*

6.88%

3.04%

3.51%

3.08%

Mississippi

2.39%

4.30%

*

8.61%

7.08%

5.87%

7.70%

West South Central:

Arkansas

3.54%

*****

8.92%

8.81%

*

4.82%

6.75%

Louisiana

2.08%

3.57%

*

7.15%

6.32%

3.27%

3.40%

Oklahoma

3.03%

5.38%

*

10.48%

*

9.14%

3.75%

10.12%

Texas

2.03%

4.48%

*

7.23%

5.82%

2.57%

4.83%

Mountain:

Colorado

2.85%

1.29%

*

9.81%

*

7.40%

4.19%

7.36%

Arizona

3.25%

4.93%

*

9.75%

*

5.38%

5.78%

6.90%

Nevada

3.91%

3.25%

*

10.55%

*

8.29%

5.71%

5.62%

Montana

4.11%

8.00%

*

15.15%

*

5.03%

3.64%

8.38%

Pacific:

Washington

2.52%

6.39%

*

8.18%

*

5.26%

1.56%

6.59%

Oregon

2.69%

10.62%

*

12.28%

*

7.01%

3.87%

5.46%

California

1.76%

4.93%

*

3.29%

3.96%

1.57%

3.45%

Hawaii

2.06%

5.67%

*

9.27%

*

4.84%

2.72%

5.67%

States not shown separately

3.15%

4.48%

*

8.99%

4.75%

4.29%

5.98%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Cost and Financing Studies. 1999 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

***** No estimate available. No reported values in cell.