United States

29.7%

14.2%

28.3%

35.8%

24.5%

39.5%

New England:

Maine

26.7%

13.6%

*

17.0%

*

33.5%

24.4%

35.5%

Massachusetts

29.3%

2.5%

*

33.4%

35.2%

27.4%

38.5%

Connecticut

28.5%

22.1%

*

20.5%

26.6%

24.6%

43.4%

Rhode Island

33.2%

36.4%

*

21.0%

*

41.9%

29.6%

36.1%

Vermont

14.5%

*****

18.1%

*

18.1%

13.2%

15.8%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New York

31.5%

16.1%

*

37.8%

40.0%

25.7%

40.2%

New Jersey

32.6%

25.7%

*

35.8%

35.7%

27.0%

41.0%

Pennsylvania

36.5%

20.4%

29.5%

43.8%

34.7%

44.7%

East North Central:

Ohio

29.4%

12.5%

*

19.2%

36.2%

19.0%

49.3%

Indiana

23.6%

8.1%

*

20.3%

19.7%

25.4%

31.9%

*

Illinois

31.6%

14.9%

*

30.6%

40.1%

25.3%

43.3%

Michigan

22.3%

3.3%

*

35.6%

20.5%

20.9%

35.8%

Wisconsin

19.1%

16.3%

*

18.3%

*

12.7%

*

16.5%

31.3%

West North Central:

Minnesota

16.3%

11.0%

*

20.8%

*

24.8%

8.7%

22.2%

*

Iowa

21.8%

7.7%

*

19.1%

23.1%

22.4%

33.4%

Missouri

28.0%

19.1%

*

42.2%

27.5%

30.1%

22.1%

Nebraska

18.0%

4.3%

*

12.0%

*

21.3%

12.6%

*

36.4%

Kansas

26.2%

8.1%

*

24.4%

*

36.4%

27.5%

30.7%

South Atlantic:

Maryland

30.0%

5.0%

*

32.1%

*

43.2%

21.2%

48.5%

Virginia

34.7%

18.3%

*

22.4%

*

41.4%

23.3%

58.1%

North Carolina

23.0%

6.7%

*

10.5%

*

34.8%

17.1%

30.4%

South Carolina

21.6%

4.3%

*

23.5%

27.4%

26.0%

16.5%

Georgia

39.2%

23.9%

*

26.7%

48.3%

23.4%

58.6%

Florida

30.9%

15.3%

*

20.1%

49.0%

23.7%

35.5%

East South Central:

Kentucky

21.5%

*****

21.5%

*

32.0%

14.1%

32.5%

Tennessee

28.3%

2.8%

*

16.8%

*

38.3%

27.6%

27.6%

Alabama

19.7%

13.1%

*

15.3%

*

26.1%

13.2%

*

24.2%

Mississippi

23.1%

17.7%

*

7.4%

*

32.1%

8.1%

*

34.9%

West South Central:

Arkansas

15.8%

1.9%

*

31.6%

11.5%

*

15.6%

*

20.7%

Louisiana

26.9%

9.7%

*

27.4%

37.1%

20.1%

31.2%

Oklahoma

26.3%

8.1%

*

31.0%

*

37.8%

19.0%

37.6%

Texas

28.4%

18.2%

*

26.5%

34.9%

21.7%

35.7%

Mountain:

Colorado

24.6%

9.3%

*

20.0%

28.4%

19.4%

41.6%

Arizona

34.8%

24.9%

38.2%

35.8%

29.3%

45.8%

Nevada

24.4%

9.4%

*

6.4%

*

38.4%

13.2%

35.8%

Montana

13.8%

1.4%

*

15.5%

*

17.8%

8.2%

*

25.9%

*

Pacific:

Washington

28.9%

23.9%

11.2%

*

37.4%

17.5%

43.6%

Oregon

24.3%

5.2%

*

15.5%

*

28.0%

*

24.9%

29.2%

California

41.4%

24.4%

47.3%

47.1%

35.2%

50.0%

Hawaii

39.6%

20.2%

44.7%

48.0%

34.1%

47.4%

States not shown separately

26.7%

15.4%

*

29.5%

27.8%

23.4%

35.1%

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.

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

United States

0.53%

1.02%

1.40%

1.13%

0.46%

1.35%

New England:

Maine

1.30%

4.53%

*

9.84%

*

5.32%

5.55%

7.24%

Massachusetts

1.81%

1.15%

*

3.12%

4.50%

2.59%

2.00%

Connecticut

2.96%

7.35%

*

5.98%

7.09%

4.93%

6.59%

Rhode Island

4.43%

13.00%

*

8.84%

*

5.96%

7.06%

7.30%

Vermont

2.29%

*****

6.58%

*

3.73%

2.74%

5.99%

*

Middle Atlantic:

New York

2.00%

6.79%

*

7.71%

5.48%

2.14%

4.37%

New Jersey

3.09%

13.02%

*

10.06%

6.71%

4.81%

6.71%

Pennsylvania

2.66%

5.76%

5.27%

5.73%

4.11%

6.18%

East North Central:

Ohio

2.36%

4.88%

*

5.08%

6.78%

3.26%

4.72%

Indiana

3.25%

10.02%

*

5.10%

4.57%

3.76%

10.33%

*

Illinois

2.60%

10.57%

*

8.04%

5.40%

3.39%

4.68%

Michigan

2.33%

6.35%

*

7.78%

5.22%

4.83%

6.96%

Wisconsin

2.88%

5.23%

*

7.64%

*

4.03%

*

3.30%

8.55%

West North Central:

Minnesota

1.64%

4.02%

*

6.49%

*

5.90%

1.95%

9.07%

*

Iowa

2.39%

4.06%

*

4.46%

4.46%

5.87%

6.78%

Missouri

4.26%

12.29%

*

9.03%

5.98%

6.38%

6.43%

Nebraska

2.90%

2.75%

*

4.86%

*

4.75%

4.98%

*

8.53%

Kansas

2.62%

4.05%

*

10.82%

*

7.65%

7.52%

5.79%

South Atlantic:

Maryland

2.17%

10.13%

*

9.72%

*

7.70%

3.13%

7.13%

Virginia

3.10%

5.77%

*

9.10%

*

8.27%

4.06%

9.95%

North Carolina

2.66%

6.34%

*

4.34%

*

8.40%

3.33%

6.98%

South Carolina

2.03%

9.01%

*

5.42%

3.51%

5.66%

3.93%

Georgia

3.93%

7.77%

*

6.91%

6.22%

3.94%

9.29%

Florida

1.60%

9.45%

*

4.75%

5.63%

2.75%

4.70%

East South Central:

Kentucky

2.72%

*****

6.55%

*

6.58%

2.99%

8.43%

Tennessee

2.11%

3.31%

*

5.12%

*

4.83%

6.23%

4.49%

Alabama

2.39%

10.45%

*

6.70%

*

4.82%

6.80%

*

6.74%

Mississippi

3.59%

10.82%

*

2.63%

*

6.52%

2.98%

*

8.28%

West South Central:

Arkansas

3.73%

10.36%

*

8.18%

4.48%

*

5.02%

*

5.59%

Louisiana

2.75%

10.47%

*

7.66%

8.59%

1.56%

4.76%

Oklahoma

4.03%

5.26%

*

12.39%

*

9.69%

3.03%

8.38%

Texas

2.23%

7.13%

*

4.33%

5.90%

2.13%

3.97%

Mountain:

Colorado

2.03%

3.67%

*

5.50%

6.37%

4.15%

9.03%

Arizona

2.15%

6.42%

10.44%

6.03%

4.76%

5.96%

Nevada

1.86%

6.04%

*

10.97%

*

5.06%

2.19%

6.09%

Montana

2.61%

1.84%

*

8.18%

*

4.15%

2.97%

*

10.51%

*

Pacific:

Washington

3.79%

6.73%

11.17%

*

5.73%

3.03%

8.16%

Oregon

2.45%

10.38%

*

10.07%

*

8.53%

*

4.06%

8.04%

California

2.67%

6.44%

4.78%

4.86%

1.71%

5.53%

Hawaii

2.09%

6.05%

11.91%

4.18%

3.79%

7.45%

States not shown separately

1.72%

6.87%

*

7.39%

3.57%

2.71%

7.29%

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.