United States

23.9%

28.1%

19.1%

30.3%

26.9%

22.2%

New England:

Maine

29.2%

35.0%

27.5%

27.4%

35.8%

26.5%

Massachusetts

21.2%

14.3%

*

18.2%

24.9%

22.6%

21.9%

Connecticut

24.7%

21.4%

*

28.6%

22.6%

30.1%

14.4%

Rhode Island

16.7%

16.7%

*

22.3%

28.0%

12.2%

*

22.8%

Vermont

23.5%

20.2%

*

27.8%

34.5%

15.5%

*

29.1%

Middle Atlantic:

New York

21.6%

25.1%

*

20.5%

27.6%

20.2%

21.2%

New Jersey

17.6%

1.2%

*

11.8%

*

16.9%

21.7%

18.4%

Pennsylvania

18.8%

34.4%

15.2%

28.9%

18.6%

16.3%

East North Central:

Ohio

17.5%

20.5%

12.7%

20.9%

21.9%

18.3%

Indiana

20.6%

37.7%

13.8%

20.9%

23.6%

26.5%

Illinois

24.6%

15.9%

*

21.6%

34.0%

30.0%

20.4%

Michigan

17.3%

15.4%

*

12.2%

32.8%

18.7%

20.3%

Wisconsin

22.1%

21.9%

*

16.3%

28.9%

34.5%

19.7%

West North Central:

Minnesota

24.8%

27.1%

22.1%

36.1%

26.3%

20.2%

Iowa

25.9%

43.9%

18.0%

35.7%

30.4%

26.1%

Missouri

24.3%

30.5%

13.5%

33.7%

28.7%

30.8%

Nebraska

23.7%

27.1%

*

19.7%

29.9%

29.9%

21.0%

Kansas

23.6%

30.5%

18.4%

24.0%

35.7%

19.8%

South Atlantic:

Maryland

22.2%

28.3%

17.0%

25.6%

23.7%

19.8%

Virginia

24.7%

48.6%

17.6%

*

28.9%

30.1%

24.6%

North Carolina

28.6%

50.2%

24.8%

36.5%

40.4%

21.6%

South Carolina

29.1%

63.3%

22.2%

25.9%

33.4%

29.0%

Georgia

29.5%

41.8%

26.9%

33.4%

36.4%

20.0%

*

Florida

30.1%

32.4%

31.8%

*

48.0%

30.5%

23.7%

East South Central:

Kentucky

23.3%

43.2%

18.5%

34.9%

32.5%

18.4%

Tennessee

26.9%

35.5%

*

18.7%

33.7%

35.4%

29.1%

Alabama

28.1%

41.6%

24.2%

44.3%

28.6%

23.1%

*

Mississippi

29.7%

28.1%

23.6%

36.1%

39.2%

28.9%

West South Central:

Arkansas

26.9%

35.9%

22.3%

37.7%

34.1%

29.6%

Louisiana

30.2%

30.4%

28.9%

37.2%

33.7%

24.5%

Oklahoma

26.0%

26.4%

*

21.4%

33.9%

29.9%

23.2%

Texas

28.0%

36.1%

16.4%

31.4%

36.4%

29.8%

Mountain:

Colorado

19.6%

6.7%

*

14.2%

*

24.8%

*

21.0%

21.1%

Arizona

28.3%

30.7%

*

39.2%

28.8%

22.7%

25.1%

Nevada

19.1%

52.2%

17.2%

*

36.5%

13.4%

*

20.5%

*

Montana

28.2%

27.3%

14.3%

*

41.1%

43.1%

21.0%

*

Pacific:

Washington

24.6%

25.4%

18.9%

*

35.7%

29.2%

20.0%

Oregon

27.4%

26.4%

*

31.6%

32.9%

30.2%

19.9%

California

25.6%

29.0%

22.8%

31.5%

25.1%

25.3%

Hawaii

23.1%

28.1%

*

10.3%

*

34.5%

24.3%

19.4%

States not shown separately

20.5%

11.8%

*

19.1%

29.1%

28.9%

14.3%

*

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

0.73%

1.56%

0.69%

1.09%

1.04%

1.28%

New England:

Maine

4.23%

9.84%

6.28%

7.52%

6.33%

6.70%

Massachusetts

1.76%

4.84%

*

1.92%

2.88%

3.25%

2.98%

Connecticut

2.60%

8.86%

*

6.39%

4.28%

4.62%

1.75%

Rhode Island

2.80%

5.67%

*

4.86%

4.77%

5.93%

*

4.59%

Vermont

1.74%

12.01%

*

6.41%

8.81%

5.37%

*

5.66%

Middle Atlantic:

New York

1.72%

10.12%

*

3.02%

1.62%

2.04%

2.59%

New Jersey

1.80%

1.64%

*

5.74%

*

3.73%

2.74%

3.06%

Pennsylvania

1.50%

9.49%

1.52%

4.86%

1.46%

2.59%

East North Central:

Ohio

1.53%

5.16%

2.90%

2.57%

1.25%

3.15%

Indiana

1.67%

8.72%

2.05%

5.62%

1.69%

4.56%

Illinois

1.91%

5.76%

*

3.41%

5.39%

3.46%

1.69%

Michigan

1.94%

7.68%

*

1.53%

6.28%

3.01%

5.78%

Wisconsin

1.74%

9.41%

*

1.13%

4.04%

5.46%

4.76%

West North Central:

Minnesota

1.45%

7.98%

4.44%

4.44%

2.61%

2.77%

Iowa

2.32%

9.76%

4.03%

3.62%

2.27%

4.00%

Missouri

2.74%

8.64%

2.39%

4.86%

4.60%

5.47%

Nebraska

2.63%

9.45%

*

3.58%

4.10%

3.57%

3.75%

Kansas

2.89%

6.08%

3.54%

4.17%

3.48%

5.59%

South Atlantic:

Maryland

1.09%

6.37%

3.59%

6.91%

3.89%

4.64%

Virginia

2.76%

6.43%

7.41%

*

7.13%

3.37%

1.73%

North Carolina

1.92%

11.68%

2.54%

5.51%

2.83%

2.48%

South Carolina

1.51%

13.54%

2.92%

3.59%

3.08%

4.40%

Georgia

3.11%

9.16%

4.57%

6.17%

3.30%

7.76%

*

Florida

1.70%

8.86%

10.16%

*

3.94%

3.14%

3.10%

East South Central:

Kentucky

1.86%

10.84%

3.03%

4.27%

3.86%

4.16%

Tennessee

2.92%

11.69%

*

1.95%

3.51%

7.22%

3.70%

Alabama

3.32%

9.18%

3.69%

4.30%

3.02%

8.03%

*

Mississippi

2.28%

7.37%

3.07%

4.67%

5.23%

3.92%

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.09%

9.05%

3.38%

4.14%

3.15%

5.97%

Louisiana

2.16%

8.70%

4.21%

4.47%

2.52%

3.53%

Oklahoma

2.93%

10.38%

*

3.65%

4.14%

3.86%

4.32%

Texas

1.48%

8.83%

1.76%

4.53%

2.38%

2.26%

Mountain:

Colorado

2.33%

12.68%

*

10.05%

*

7.68%

*

4.50%

3.38%

Arizona

3.59%

9.83%

*

9.85%

4.23%

3.68%

2.81%

Nevada

3.93%

8.41%

7.91%

*

3.67%

6.15%

*

7.26%

*

Montana

2.78%

7.95%

9.96%

*

7.76%

4.00%

8.34%

*

Pacific:

Washington

3.00%

4.43%

7.43%

*

4.15%

5.25%

5.21%

Oregon

2.50%

11.02%

*

8.52%

5.24%

4.66%

2.24%

California

2.75%

8.42%

2.99%

5.00%

2.20%

4.81%

Hawaii

2.00%

8.73%

*

9.13%

*

6.31%

2.09%

3.16%

States not shown separately

3.55%

6.10%

*

4.22%

4.60%

2.59%

9.22%

*

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.