Table VII.E.1(2003) Average total employee-plus-one premium (in dollars) per enrolled employee at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and States: United States, 2003
 
 

 

Percent Full-Time Employees

Percent Low-Wage Employees **
Division and State

Total

  

75% or more

  

50-74%

  

Less than 50%

  

50% or more

  

Less than 50%

  

Unknown

  
 
United States

6,647

6,644

6,866

6,318

6,236

6,776

6,548
 
New England:
Connecticut

7,507

7,445

8,006

6,284

6,072

7,808

7,005
Maine

7,031

7,046

7,307

5,933

7,103

7,343

6,576
Massachusetts

6,690

6,484

6,211

8,538

6,510

7,087

6,350
New Hampshire

7,517

7,470

7,697

7,832

7,499

7,842

6,325
Rhode Island

6,798

6,932

6,132

6,079

6,009

7,215

6,308
Vermont

7,080

6,990

7,344

7,666

8,998

7,143

6,651
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

7,380

7,351

7,641

6,886

6,925

7,585

7,237
New York

6,842

6,824

7,281

6,740

6,797

7,079

6,459
Pennsylvania

6,820

6,661

7,307

7,815

6,313

7,232

6,325
 
East North Central:
Illinois

7,098

7,093

6,854

8,044

7,108

7,470

6,580
Indiana

6,526

6,445

7,169

6,650

6,569

6,645

6,378
Michigan

7,099

7,201

6,904

6,058

7,118

7,772

6,198
Ohio

6,573

6,591

6,341

6,945

5,940

6,483

6,702
Wisconsin

7,106

7,204

7,989

5,285

7,066

7,299

6,904
 
West North Central:
Iowa

6,462

6,449

7,336

5,155

5,520

6,692

6,426
Kansas

6,505

6,546

6,553

3,978

6,847

6,745

6,076
Minnesota

6,869

6,875

7,095

6,610

5,060

7,171

6,649
Missouri

6,482

6,561

6,121

6,854

6,143

6,723

6,170
Nebraska

6,706

6,648

7,059

6,784

6,853

6,857

6,454
North Dakota

5,657

5,670

5,937

5,426

5,570

5,631

5,696
South Dakota

6,673

6,439

7,716

6,680

7,514

6,330

6,985
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

6,798

6,836

6,235

6,956

6,703

6,741

6,843
District of Columbia

7,442

7,426

8,178

5,852

6,504

7,665

7,254
Florida

6,696

6,815

6,002

5,827

5,647

6,919

6,646
Georgia

6,627

6,670

6,589

5,540

7,360

6,505

6,605
Maryland

6,450

6,721

4,895

5,542

5,470

6,810

6,071
North Carolina

5,822

5,847

5,077

6,189

5,383

5,862

5,852
South Carolina

6,304

6,364

7,219

5,490

6,375

6,116

6,544
Virginia

6,277

6,386

5,870

5,356

6,436

6,239

6,308
West Virginia

7,088

7,166

6,493

6,452

5,560

7,614

6,640
 
East South Central:
Alabama

6,121

6,363

5,261

4,625

6,503

5,961

6,212
Kentucky

6,489

6,521

7,231

5,406

7,236

6,393

6,306
Mississippi

6,143

6,083

7,064

5,275

6,152

6,052

6,233
Tennessee

6,549

6,491

7,784

6,276

6,867

6,277

6,959
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

5,685

5,862

6,001

3,895

 *

5,817

5,971

5,345
Louisiana

6,861

6,977

7,749

4,805

7,642

6,918

6,565
Oklahoma

6,331

6,249

6,956

6,615

7,036

6,438

6,141
Texas

6,642

6,663

7,067

5,966

5,748

6,900

6,466
 
Mountain:
Arizona

6,205

6,230

6,255

5,587

5,591

5,810

6,648
Colorado

6,881

6,678

8,202

6,448

6,657

6,751

7,076
Idaho

6,254

6,003

6,127

7,731

5,793

6,173

6,433
Montana

6,672

6,765

6,643

5,649

6,646

6,213

7,520
Nevada

6,113

6,053

6,766

6,276

6,302

6,107

6,083
New Mexico

6,401

6,450

6,006

6,636

5,467

6,394

6,620
Utah

5,827

5,725

5,807

7,161

5,700

5,372

6,403
Wyoming

6,911

7,020

6,373

5,372

5,985

7,163

6,715
 
Pacific:
Alaska

6,818

6,793

7,400

5,355

5,812

7,087

6,626
California

6,443

6,374

7,461

5,964

5,108

6,360

6,822
Hawaii

5,827

5,997

5,206

4,860

5,240

5,903

5,823
Oregon

6,178

6,108

6,375

7,586

6,155

6,032

6,503
Washington

6,524

6,564

6,145

6,638

7,354

6,302

6,795
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2003 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.
** The definition of low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix for details.

 

Table VII.E.1(2003) Standard error for average total employee-plus-one premium (in dollars) per enrolled employee at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and States: United States, 2003
 
 

 

Percent Full-Time Employees

Percent Low-Wage Employees **
Division and State

Total

  

75% or more

  

50-74%

  

Less than 50%

  

50% or more

  

Less than 50%

  

Unknown

  
 
United States

33.14

33.33

107.22

201.25

128.57

56.67

43.76
 
New England:
Connecticut

238.09

238.66

911.68

1,232.48

1,156.03

363.76

461.19
Maine

185.40

153.57

829.18

1,352.85

867.60

209.66

355.34
Massachusetts

218.10

209.12

1,393.93

1,686.18

1,683.41

233.71

349.80
New Hampshire

164.96

182.02

1,222.69

899.53

1,098.22

146.70

581.62
Rhode Island

213.49

224.90

766.21

1,149.96

786.85

321.53

210.57
Vermont

222.73

228.58

537.75

868.96

1,493.93

267.46

283.76
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

158.44

166.59

932.16

1,359.22

1,433.66

261.48

160.23
New York

208.32

227.74

563.64

1,059.49

323.93

242.44

195.95
Pennsylvania

248.48

245.13

849.02

632.70

438.52

255.68

337.61
 
East North Central:
Illinois

185.06

278.21

1,073.18

1,672.04

1,154.79

222.55

292.93
Indiana

233.97

258.08

1,045.53

793.53

757.59

275.49

316.29
Michigan

230.73

320.30

718.04

764.57

646.62

402.09

283.64
Ohio

191.83

193.63

451.29

979.06

601.87

284.10

319.26
Wisconsin

422.41

414.96

724.92

1,082.07

917.94

256.02

739.61
 
West North Central:
Iowa

284.42

411.70

1,785.63

996.74

691.31

391.23

379.06
Kansas

186.07

169.44

1,172.38

981.40

819.51

376.54

248.05
Minnesota

277.32

297.06

1,171.84

1,060.42

1,405.15

402.31

329.75
Missouri

214.02

298.32

858.71

1,102.51

674.76

444.10

575.25
Nebraska

190.23

134.14

842.72

1,207.88

415.16

283.76

576.47
North Dakota

152.59

141.65

464.54

1,019.86

707.38

201.54

317.54
South Dakota

220.24

202.58

1,241.41

1,556.67

1,389.66

277.58

272.32
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

231.31

247.91

743.87

1,642.45

1,093.93

310.83

256.54
District of Columbia

195.98

154.84

1,506.22

1,637.03

1,637.03

193.24

518.09
Florida

113.53

104.11

902.48

928.52

478.85

216.79

146.65
Georgia

113.35

121.79

1,193.41

1,234.44

1,156.87

301.99

176.32
Maryland

240.73

211.22

1,299.65

1,007.29

892.26

244.44

446.66
North Carolina

251.99

254.27

447.87

931.12

873.71

330.47

253.01
South Carolina

197.03

182.42

1,818.99

424.74

682.79

242.88

407.18
Virginia

267.30

288.68

248.76

452.23

528.20

299.71

426.28
West Virginia

242.63

258.63

812.97

1,766.41

647.31

304.70

328.54
 
East South Central:
Alabama

224.39

236.82

1,405.73

1,010.32

1,581.36

240.54

427.33
Kentucky

184.45

362.10

865.18

1,046.42

659.83

162.30

378.26
Mississippi

207.44

204.20

1,565.91

1,148.79

263.92

407.29

365.86
Tennessee

177.50

188.62

1,250.33

1,636.98

1,232.86

207.05

203.67
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

204.28

155.87

764.60

1,182.60

 *

371.17

205.82

257.94
Louisiana

252.12

278.49

2,031.58

871.04

591.13

410.97

335.25
Oklahoma

257.76

279.31

1,107.11

1,749.48

880.91

257.74

346.61
Texas

208.96

231.38

1,048.22

491.69

278.41

282.72

206.19
 
Mountain:
Arizona

198.82

228.47

991.25

1,096.88

618.36

268.41

294.36
Colorado

269.86

260.37

1,042.17

1,430.40

1,213.23

260.84

406.45
Idaho

263.26

266.55

910.70

1,497.44

488.37

351.08

504.08
Montana

250.70

266.64

588.74

1,078.96

395.42

240.15

965.01
Nevada

185.12

207.64

835.35

1,327.58

631.68

298.72

262.94
New Mexico

220.70

243.63

340.81

1,257.66

412.52

255.68

189.80
Utah

211.52

191.01

844.62

1,142.40

729.16

144.27

333.80
Wyoming

336.91

342.05

1,181.24

1,444.57

1,131.47

401.62

783.73
 
Pacific:
Alaska

268.04

367.65

1,064.74

1,223.51

1,422.57

348.13

435.42
California

111.54

121.25

516.78

289.99

336.27

171.14

238.72
Hawaii

188.02

203.74

731.30

1,036.46

454.40

237.48

133.26
Oregon

132.26

144.21

1,111.86

1,187.17

724.04

198.66

381.12
Washington

160.38

95.10

1,012.18

963.77

1,260.64

262.44

318.40
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2003 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.
** The definition of low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix for details.