United States

27.4%

34.5%

25.3%

14.4%

32.7%

28.8%

New England:

Maine

13.5%

12.5%

*

14.3%

*

11.3%

*

16.7%

11.2%

Massachusetts

15.1%

23.3%

9.0%

*

11.1%

18.2%

12.1%

Connecticut

25.2%

44.3%

18.3%

*

16.5%

*

28.2%

24.3%

Rhode Island

26.5%

35.6%

38.9%

15.2%

30.8%

19.2%

Vermont

15.2%

13.7%

*

25.5%

*

6.6%

*

26.1%

9.3%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New York

23.7%

22.0%

22.7%

*

13.9%

26.9%

27.9%

New Jersey

33.0%

51.2%

*

16.8%

*

16.2%

*

47.6%

20.8%

*

Pennsylvania

22.5%

42.9%

36.4%

6.6%

*

24.9%

17.2%

East North Central:

Ohio

32.5%

49.7%

26.7%

14.0%

37.4%

40.2%

Indiana

27.8%

17.0%

*

26.4%

13.7%

38.2%

28.7%

*

Illinois

33.4%

64.4%

20.1%

*

18.8%

34.9%

35.4%

Michigan

26.1%

16.6%

*

40.0%

13.7%

*

30.1%

35.3%

Wisconsin

23.9%

35.4%

20.1%

*

17.9%

29.3%

11.9%

*

West North Central:

Minnesota

24.5%

40.6%

*

18.7%

*

6.8%

*

28.5%

29.4%

*

Iowa

27.6%

50.1%

19.4%

*

8.8%

*

27.4%

31.3%

Missouri

36.0%

69.4%

40.2%

26.0%

39.5%

25.9%

Nebraska

27.9%

53.8%

14.2%

*

16.6%

*

23.7%

28.4%

Kansas

25.3%

37.0%

16.2%

*

12.6%

*

29.7%

24.0%

South Atlantic:

Maryland

25.0%

23.7%

*

22.7%

*

17.2%

30.9%

23.9%

Virginia

22.7%

44.5%

14.5%

*

5.4%

*

25.4%

27.5%

North Carolina

35.5%

38.0%

29.5%

21.3%

*

39.5%

43.9%

South Carolina

36.3%

37.6%

*

37.7%

22.5%

42.7%

42.0%

Georgia

23.8%

34.0%

*

27.3%

*

12.0%

*

26.2%

27.8%

Florida

26.0%

16.9%

*

25.1%

*

21.0%

33.2%

22.7%

East South Central:

Kentucky

27.7%

30.2%

*

29.9%

6.6%

*

45.0%

20.6%

*

Tennessee

23.7%

42.5%

30.1%

*

14.2%

*

26.0%

25.0%

*

Alabama

25.2%

37.5%

18.3%

*

9.9%

*

30.8%

35.0%

Mississippi

30.0%

21.2%

*

46.7%

11.0%

*

53.2%

23.9%

*

West South Central:

Arkansas

28.4%

42.7%

*

39.5%

19.0%

*

26.8%

32.3%

Louisiana

29.8%

29.2%

*

35.9%

9.3%

*

34.6%

37.7%

Oklahoma

37.6%

68.8%

45.3%

8.1%

*

42.9%

36.3%

Texas

33.7%

34.1%

25.5%

16.1%

39.3%

42.5%

Mountain:

Colorado

27.4%

27.8%

*

28.8%

*

17.4%

29.2%

34.3%

Arizona

26.2%

33.8%

*

18.8%

*

16.6%

*

35.4%

19.0%

*

Nevada

33.3%

57.1%

21.4%

*

15.6%

*

47.6%

22.7%

*

Montana

32.1%

39.3%

24.1%

*

17.4%

33.3%

39.8%

Pacific:

Washington

36.3%

37.2%

31.8%

*

16.2%

44.4%

43.4%

Oregon

27.9%

41.8%

14.0%

*

20.7%

32.9%

24.7%

California

24.9%

20.5%

*

22.3%

10.7%

32.6%

27.0%

Hawaii

34.8%

28.0%

53.7%

22.8%

41.3%

37.2%

States not shown separately

23.4%

31.1%

17.5%

*

17.3%

28.6%

20.1%

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.

United States

0.31%

1.63%

1.57%

0.81%

0.85%

0.61%

New England:

Maine

2.59%

10.03%

*

6.25%

*

4.19%

*

4.95%

2.92%

Massachusetts

1.74%

5.30%

3.38%

*

2.05%

3.32%

2.47%

Connecticut

2.45%

11.90%

7.03%

*

5.15%

*

4.83%

6.03%

Rhode Island

2.02%

8.89%

7.41%

4.37%

5.31%

5.62%

Vermont

1.96%

5.97%

*

11.04%

*

3.23%

*

3.93%

3.91%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New York

2.16%

5.76%

9.47%

*

3.22%

3.55%

5.18%

New Jersey

2.56%

16.02%

*

9.36%

*

7.02%

*

3.50%

6.40%

*

Pennsylvania

2.96%

9.37%

7.16%

2.36%

*

4.23%

3.25%

East North Central:

Ohio

2.22%

9.57%

5.54%

2.86%

4.66%

5.96%

Indiana

3.11%

11.01%

*

5.69%

4.05%

5.92%

10.85%

*

Illinois

3.32%

8.24%

6.70%

*

4.00%

6.60%

3.71%

Michigan

2.59%

8.10%

*

9.61%

5.28%

*

5.32%

7.09%

Wisconsin

2.39%

6.42%

6.96%

*

4.26%

3.94%

3.68%

*

West North Central:

Minnesota

2.97%

13.43%

*

7.21%

*

2.45%

*

4.50%

9.24%

*

Iowa

3.65%

12.38%

7.52%

*

2.99%

*

4.52%

8.73%

Missouri

2.98%

10.88%

10.32%

6.53%

5.73%

7.27%

Nebraska

4.80%

7.90%

9.02%

*

6.17%

*

6.69%

8.07%

Kansas

2.28%

7.81%

8.16%

*

3.99%

*

4.90%

4.69%

South Atlantic:

Maryland

2.65%

9.65%

*

10.10%

*

4.21%

4.27%

5.83%

Virginia

2.01%

8.81%

6.13%

*

1.87%

*

4.30%

7.29%

North Carolina

3.42%

8.86%

7.64%

6.86%

*

3.62%

6.42%

South Carolina

3.31%

12.39%

*

7.74%

3.63%

4.95%

7.50%

Georgia

3.24%

11.44%

*

9.45%

*

3.90%

*

4.88%

6.31%

Florida

1.89%

8.88%

*

8.82%

*

5.21%

3.03%

4.64%

East South Central:

Kentucky

2.99%

10.47%

*

6.20%

2.60%

*

4.57%

6.98%

*

Tennessee

2.75%

11.79%

9.75%

*

8.28%

*

4.00%

8.47%

*

Alabama

2.57%

10.48%

6.02%

*

3.40%

*

4.04%

6.83%

Mississippi

3.69%

9.11%

*

9.12%

4.04%

*

5.68%

8.35%

*

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.89%

13.38%

*

9.45%

7.81%

*

4.95%

8.76%

Louisiana

3.77%

13.28%

*

10.31%

3.30%

*

4.64%

7.35%

Oklahoma

4.38%

16.70%

8.20%

2.61%

*

3.92%

8.18%

Texas

1.74%

9.88%

7.15%

3.57%

2.24%

5.11%

Mountain:

Colorado

2.57%

8.61%

*

11.59%

*

5.04%

4.53%

6.85%

Arizona

2.15%

10.21%

*

9.11%

*

5.23%

*

4.81%

5.96%

*

Nevada

3.47%

11.02%

12.01%

*

5.73%

*

5.23%

7.85%

*

Montana

2.24%

8.72%

12.83%

*

4.85%

5.61%

8.79%

Pacific:

Washington

3.28%

5.55%

11.45%

*

4.11%

5.05%

7.32%

Oregon

2.78%

11.06%

5.85%

*

5.58%

5.40%

5.43%

California

1.53%

6.19%

*

5.50%

2.92%

2.66%

2.04%

Hawaii

2.36%

7.16%

12.73%

4.65%

2.09%

4.64%

States not shown separately

2.29%

5.34%

8.93%

*

3.20%

3.73%

5.21%

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.