United States

17.9%

13.7%

18.3%

25.4%

16.2%

17.2%

New England:

Maine

15.5%

50.1%

24.0%

18.3%

*

7.5%

*

18.5%

Massachusetts

21.4%

12.6%

*

16.6%

30.2%

21.7%

20.0%

Connecticut

23.3%

38.5%

*

22.2%

22.4%

18.3%

24.5%

Rhode Island

19.6%

18.3%

*

20.8%

28.0%

17.5%

20.1%

Vermont

13.9%

27.0%

*

15.5%

*

26.0%

10.6%

13.4%

Middle Atlantic:

New York

16.2%

15.5%

*

20.8%

27.5%

13.8%

15.5%

New Jersey

18.7%

2.7%

*

32.4%

19.1%

14.4%

16.7%

Pennsylvania

16.8%

4.4%

*

11.4%

35.1%

17.1%

17.6%

East North Central:

Ohio

17.8%

11.4%

*

12.6%

21.8%

13.1%

27.3%

Indiana

17.5%

24.0%

*

15.7%

35.2%

15.5%

14.9%

Illinois

17.3%

12.4%

*

19.0%

24.0%

17.1%

15.0%

Michigan

18.9%

13.7%

*

17.2%

32.6%

19.1%

13.9%

Wisconsin

18.3%

18.4%

15.7%

28.7%

19.6%

17.4%

West North Central:

Minnesota

19.6%

13.4%

*

17.1%

30.9%

17.1%

20.5%

Iowa

24.5%

33.0%

24.0%

29.8%

16.6%

29.8%

Missouri

19.4%

6.7%

*

21.6%

22.4%

15.4%

25.2%

Nebraska

20.6%

10.0%

*

19.8%

27.8%

23.8%

17.6%

Kansas

18.4%

15.7%

20.4%

18.5%

13.1%

24.1%

South Atlantic:

Maryland

20.4%

23.1%

36.0%

20.2%

16.9%

14.7%

Virginia

19.5%

19.1%

*

11.9%

25.5%

24.5%

18.7%

North Carolina

15.0%

17.6%

*

16.1%

19.0%

13.7%

12.6%

*

South Carolina

20.2%

21.9%

21.5%

23.5%

16.4%

21.9%

*

Georgia

22.0%

20.8%

*

26.5%

30.8%

22.6%

12.4%

Florida

20.3%

20.0%

18.2%

*

30.3%

16.8%

21.4%

East South Central:

Kentucky

18.2%

18.0%

*

15.3%

34.2%

16.6%

13.3%

Tennessee

22.3%

7.4%

15.7%

21.9%

25.5%

30.5%

Alabama

25.6%

25.7%

*

29.1%

35.2%

24.5%

17.5%

Mississippi

19.7%

18.8%

*

14.1%

33.2%

18.3%

25.3%

West South Central:

Arkansas

20.9%

11.8%

*

17.5%

25.4%

21.8%

24.5%

Louisiana

20.2%

16.9%

*

23.8%

27.8%

19.5%

17.8%

Oklahoma

12.0%

22.4%

14.9%

5.6%

*

12.1%

16.3%

Texas

17.4%

9.1%

*

21.0%

22.3%

14.7%

16.8%

Mountain:

Colorado

12.8%

6.4%

*

7.0%

*

25.9%

14.0%

8.4%

*

Arizona

16.5%

15.3%

*

20.8%

*

23.0%

11.4%

18.7%

Nevada

9.1%

11.9%

*

11.5%

*

20.6%

6.0%

*

6.7%

*

Montana

17.0%

4.7%

*

15.3%

*

38.9%

18.6%

8.9%

*

Pacific:

Washington

11.8%

16.2%

*

15.1%

23.2%

10.1%

7.6%

*

Oregon

12.4%

0.5%

*

28.4%

24.0%

7.0%

*

7.1%

*

California

17.2%

6.2%

*

15.0%

30.4%

15.6%

18.2%

Hawaii

8.3%

9.0%

*

6.8%

*

8.4%

*

7.6%

9.7%

*

States not shown separately

14.5%

6.6%

*

14.3%

22.6%

14.5%

11.3%

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

0.36%

0.93%

1.10%

1.05%

0.69%

1.13%

New England:

Maine

2.61%

13.63%

5.72%

7.07%

*

2.34%

*

4.28%

Massachusetts

1.08%

5.85%

*

1.31%

3.81%

1.65%

2.63%

Connecticut

2.23%

11.87%

*

3.42%

4.06%

2.31%

3.90%

Rhode Island

1.80%

5.94%

*

4.46%

4.99%

2.96%

4.36%

Vermont

1.62%

8.42%

*

5.16%

*

3.72%

2.73%

3.41%

Middle Atlantic:

New York

1.41%

5.84%

*

2.73%

3.42%

2.41%

1.85%

New Jersey

3.11%

5.61%

*

7.09%

3.22%

1.32%

2.61%

Pennsylvania

1.54%

10.14%

*

1.68%

3.62%

2.32%

4.17%

East North Central:

Ohio

1.04%

4.75%

*

2.30%

3.21%

1.72%

5.91%

Indiana

1.59%

7.42%

*

4.20%

6.05%

2.19%

3.47%

Illinois

0.88%

4.41%

*

2.44%

3.15%

1.70%

1.95%

Michigan

1.90%

7.78%

*

4.07%

4.97%

5.08%

3.23%

Wisconsin

1.32%

5.42%

2.20%

2.65%

1.58%

1.44%

West North Central:

Minnesota

2.02%

7.15%

*

3.56%

3.63%

2.39%

4.82%

Iowa

3.22%

8.94%

4.66%

5.47%

2.47%

7.22%

Missouri

2.46%

5.48%

*

6.14%

3.94%

1.79%

6.08%

Nebraska

1.12%

5.88%

*

2.91%

3.15%

4.15%

3.37%

Kansas

1.72%

4.33%

4.69%

4.12%

2.52%

4.29%

South Atlantic:

Maryland

2.39%

6.53%

8.91%

3.92%

2.27%

2.73%

Virginia

1.85%

6.89%

*

3.01%

7.10%

3.29%

2.74%

North Carolina

0.86%

6.27%

*

2.40%

3.94%

2.71%

4.34%

*

South Carolina

2.26%

5.87%

3.37%

3.77%

2.98%

6.70%

*

Georgia

1.64%

6.61%

*

5.58%

3.43%

5.37%

3.19%

Florida

1.06%

4.99%

10.85%

*

5.32%

2.60%

2.45%

East South Central:

Kentucky

0.89%

7.55%

*

1.71%

2.79%

3.01%

2.77%

Tennessee

2.40%

2.21%

1.48%

4.04%

3.19%

5.76%

Alabama

2.71%

10.07%

*

3.43%

4.83%

2.86%

4.02%

Mississippi

1.58%

9.68%

*

3.72%

4.81%

4.82%

3.62%

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.01%

4.18%

*

1.69%

4.30%

6.37%

3.59%

Louisiana

1.97%

6.10%

*

2.38%

4.12%

2.54%

3.61%

Oklahoma

1.77%

6.56%

3.00%

6.00%

*

2.08%

2.36%

Texas

1.56%

9.83%

*

4.64%

2.73%

1.93%

4.12%

Mountain:

Colorado

0.68%

2.71%

*

3.88%

*

4.16%

2.41%

2.94%

*

Arizona

2.22%

5.52%

*

7.99%

*

3.64%

2.40%

4.88%

Nevada

1.50%

6.12%

*

3.84%

*

4.88%

2.08%

*

3.58%

*

Montana

1.97%

2.87%

*

7.23%

*

5.95%

4.24%

3.15%

*

Pacific:

Washington

1.98%

5.53%

*

3.58%

4.17%

2.45%

3.93%

*

Oregon

3.16%

3.26%

*

7.85%

2.76%

2.62%

*

2.99%

*

California

1.55%

1.93%

*

2.53%

4.75%

3.02%

3.08%

Hawaii

1.08%

4.02%

*

2.26%

*

2.59%

*

1.89%

3.17%

*

States not shown separately

1.59%

2.32%

*

2.01%

2.17%

1.65%

2.51%

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.