United States

64.6%

65.1%

62.3%

62.9%

65.3%

61.6%

64.1%

66.5%

New England:

Maine

61.7%

64.2%

54.5%

53.7%

75.6%

63.8%

59.5%

66.7%

Massachusetts

62.6%

64.8%

63.2%

61.9%

44.7%

66.8%

62.9%

61.2%

Connecticut

59.8%

62.1%

64.8%

48.2%

59.8%

51.5%

59.9%

60.0%

Rhode Island

64.1%

61.3%

62.5%

73.8%

67.8%

57.4%

62.6%

69.6%

Vermont

60.3%

61.4%

43.5%

62.0%

76.4%

55.4%

59.7%

65.5%

Middle Atlantic:

New York

63.9%

63.0%

66.9%

67.9%

54.9%

63.8%

63.7%

64.5%

New Jersey

63.5%

64.7%

56.6%

62.6%

40.5%

67.2%

65.1%

59.3%

Pennsylvania

66.4%

67.5%

56.2%

63.5%

81.9%

46.9%

65.2%

70.3%

East North Central:

Ohio

66.0%

68.0%

44.2%

66.0%

71.9%

59.5%

64.8%

69.5%

Indiana

66.7%

67.3%

52.8%

66.8%

71.9%

69.3%

67.3%

64.6%

Illinois

66.9%

67.2%

57.9%

67.4%

71.6%

59.4%

67.0%

67.5%

Michigan

67.4%

68.9%

56.9%

63.0%

69.2%

62.8%

67.7%

67.3%

Wisconsin

60.0%

62.2%

46.6%

53.4%

65.7%

43.0%

59.2%

72.0%

West North Central:

Minnesota

59.8%

58.0%

70.8%

59.6%

67.7%

35.6%

57.0%

72.6%

Iowa

64.4%

68.8%

57.9%

50.7%

53.0%

56.2%

61.9%

69.2%

Missouri

65.1%

66.6%

61.5%

58.7%

75.2%

60.2%

63.3%

70.2%

Nebraska

62.9%

62.0%

74.2%

50.3%

68.9%

52.8%

56.7%

72.3%

Kansas

64.9%

67.3%

61.4%

54.0%

48.8%

69.6%

64.0%

66.1%

South Atlantic:

Maryland

62.3%

62.8%

57.0%

64.7%

36.4%

58.9%

59.7%

69.1%

Virginia

66.0%

65.6%

60.7%

63.2%

85.2%

65.7%

63.2%

72.4%

North Carolina

64.5%

65.8%

51.4%

63.7%

61.6%

61.7%

63.5%

66.9%

South Carolina

68.7%

67.1%

65.3%

72.8%

84.5%

58.8%

66.0%

74.8%

Georgia

60.2%

61.3%

55.9%

52.5%

62.5%

52.9%

61.5%

59.3%

Florida

62.3%

61.6%

48.2%

74.2%

62.4%

63.8%

59.6%

69.1%

East South Central:

Kentucky

63.6%

63.7%

58.6%

61.1%

74.1%

68.8%

67.1%

56.1%

Tennessee

62.7%

63.8%

57.4%

61.2%

51.1%

63.7%

66.9%

53.5%

Alabama

65.7%

66.4%

51.9%

78.0%

50.6%

62.4%

65.3%

66.8%

Mississippi

62.4%

60.1%

70.6%

73.9%

63.5%

66.8%

65.3%

56.1%

West South Central:

Arkansas

64.7%

64.7%

60.4%

65.8%

63.8%

34.3%

63.9%

70.7%

Louisiana

63.3%

64.2%

67.5%

59.0%

55.2%

69.3%

63.9%

61.2%

Oklahoma

63.2%

64.4%

40.8%

60.5%

69.3%

69.1%

64.5%

59.2%

Texas

66.1%

65.8%

72.9%

61.6%

67.5%

74.0%

67.9%

62.5%

Mountain:

Colorado

59.4%

60.6%

49.5%

57.5%

66.5%

55.9%

56.5%

65.9%

Arizona

65.3%

65.4%

60.2%

63.7%

69.4%

72.8%

60.1%

73.0%

Nevada

64.4%

56.7%

85.9%

73.3%

52.8%

80.7%

60.0%

55.2%

Montana

60.2%

63.0%

58.0%

50.4%

64.5%

38.4%

*

62.7%

62.9%

Pacific:

Washington

69.9%

67.4%

77.4%

73.7%

94.7%

78.2%

65.7%

77.6%

Oregon

68.8%

68.8%

73.6%

64.2%

80.2%

74.7%

68.9%

67.9%

California

66.3%

66.2%

73.8%

62.0%

63.7%

66.6%

66.3%

66.4%

Hawaii

71.2%

72.9%

66.9%

65.6%

73.4%

66.9%

71.0%

72.4%

States not shown separately

64.2%

67.5%

51.6%

57.2%

60.4%

48.6%

61.7%

70.9%

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

0.55%

0.57%

2.21%

1.29%

2.34%

1.30%

0.61%

0.90%

New England:

Maine

2.12%

1.99%

8.78%

5.37%

19.98%

7.69%

2.96%

5.36%

Massachusetts

2.11%

1.42%

4.71%

2.83%

6.43%

6.94%

1.59%

4.05%

Connecticut

3.59%

4.21%

6.32%

3.05%

14.14%

10.40%

4.36%

4.10%

Rhode Island

3.04%

2.66%

7.06%

6.68%

18.28%

8.07%

3.15%

5.66%

Vermont

2.45%

2.60%

6.52%

4.52%

21.37%

8.91%

2.76%

5.20%

Middle Atlantic:

New York

2.12%

2.51%

4.07%

2.10%

10.34%

5.09%

1.90%

4.93%

New Jersey

2.01%

2.20%

7.14%

5.35%

11.18%

5.52%

1.99%

4.82%

Pennsylvania

2.29%

2.30%

2.69%

4.53%

14.87%

7.91%

2.10%

4.10%

East North Central:

Ohio

2.59%

2.29%

8.50%

3.82%

13.13%

8.54%

2.82%

3.22%

Indiana

3.65%

3.90%

6.69%

4.47%

14.85%

10.45%

3.22%

6.33%

Illinois

1.93%

2.23%

7.77%

2.49%

10.25%

7.51%

1.93%

4.05%

Michigan

1.99%

2.43%

7.62%

2.63%

16.15%

6.32%

2.38%

2.35%

Wisconsin

2.51%

2.57%

7.39%

5.08%

16.51%

8.48%

1.84%

5.74%

West North Central:

Minnesota

2.40%

2.88%

8.00%

3.74%

11.96%

6.21%

2.37%

3.20%

Iowa

1.97%

2.31%

9.34%

5.34%

10.00%

9.90%

3.21%

4.02%

Missouri

2.32%

2.38%

5.80%

6.98%

17.37%

12.42%

3.26%

4.96%

Nebraska

2.52%

2.00%

9.86%

5.16%

17.37%

6.97%

1.80%

3.49%

Kansas

3.23%

3.36%

7.72%

3.94%

10.20%

6.72%

3.75%

5.64%

South Atlantic:

Maryland

2.24%

2.08%

4.94%

4.42%

9.35%

4.37%

2.21%

2.77%

Virginia

1.52%

1.85%

7.17%

6.08%

19.49%

8.38%

2.73%

2.40%

North Carolina

1.65%

2.35%

7.50%

2.91%

13.68%

8.23%

2.45%

4.80%

South Carolina

2.29%

2.23%

6.40%

5.46%

15.14%

7.04%

2.13%

5.03%

Georgia

1.60%

2.76%

11.45%

3.57%

11.43%

10.00%

1.65%

2.96%

Florida

2.52%

2.34%

9.89%

3.95%

11.08%

3.28%

3.21%

4.42%

East South Central:

Kentucky

2.43%

3.03%

11.32%

4.89%

14.19%

14.26%

2.94%

6.60%

Tennessee

3.17%

3.60%

6.86%

4.81%

11.14%

10.85%

3.63%

3.22%

Alabama

2.36%

1.96%

7.08%

7.87%

10.48%

7.45%

3.88%

3.17%

Mississippi

3.52%

3.92%

4.21%

6.81%

12.61%

13.95%

1.49%

7.53%

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.27%

2.49%

12.76%

4.20%

14.07%

8.78%

2.77%

4.08%

Louisiana

1.54%

2.81%

8.07%

4.03%

11.81%

6.63%

2.09%

3.69%

Oklahoma

2.05%

2.42%

11.58%

5.00%

12.91%

11.00%

2.69%

4.92%

Texas

1.82%

2.02%

6.39%

3.73%

6.19%

4.22%

2.40%

2.91%

Mountain:

Colorado

3.19%

3.31%

10.25%

6.49%

16.72%

3.52%

3.54%

6.53%

Arizona

2.17%

2.38%

8.63%

5.76%

10.23%

6.08%

2.96%

3.18%

Nevada

3.41%

2.81%

7.49%

9.09%

12.85%

9.82%

2.85%

3.94%

Montana

1.63%

1.78%

5.61%

7.11%

15.56%

12.15%

*

1.20%

5.71%

Pacific:

Washington

2.71%

2.88%

3.58%

3.36%

23.00%

12.61%

2.99%

6.49%

Oregon

1.71%

1.87%

11.34%

5.08%

21.36%

12.35%

1.99%

5.71%

California

1.28%

1.51%

5.86%

4.27%

7.49%

3.61%

1.66%

1.93%

Hawaii

1.38%

1.61%

4.24%

2.78%

16.28%

3.57%

1.41%

2.52%

States not shown separately

2.26%

2.46%

4.65%

3.65%

7.05%

6.16%

1.77%

4.27%

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.