Table VII.E.2(2003) Average total employee contribution (in dollars) per enrolled employee for employee-plus-one coverage at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: 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

1,577

1,556

1,729

1,652

1,778

1,720

1,359
 
New England:
Connecticut

1,876

1,943

1,620

1,407

1,581

2,006

1,627
Maine

1,912

1,837

2,394

2,382

2,146

2,044

1,669
Massachusetts

1,443

1,338

1,753

1,930

2,738

1,444

1,369
New Hampshire

2,113

2,082

2,450

1,607

 *

2,916

 *

2,214

1,594
Rhode Island

1,833

1,814

1,909

 *

1,977

1,633

 *

2,131

1,446
Vermont

1,562

1,544

1,417

 *

1,871

 *

1,829

1,711

1,118
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

1,443

1,454

1,430

1,289

 *

2,062

1,713

1,007
New York

1,247

1,179

2,328

1,380

1,394

1,363

1,040
Pennsylvania

1,230

1,179

1,468

1,419

918

 *

1,416

1,023
 
East North Central:
Illinois

1,431

1,402

1,652

1,794

2,107

 *

1,662

1,028
Indiana

1,738

1,765

1,638

1,292

 *

1,604

1,981

1,456
Michigan

1,324

1,286

1,749

1,139

1,221

 *

1,564

1,026
Ohio

1,298

1,289

1,283

 *

1,670

1,678

 *

1,239

1,311
Wisconsin

1,940

1,949

2,063

1,720

1,488

2,392

1,526
 
West North Central:
Iowa

1,564

1,455

2,550

 *

1,456

1,804

2,013

1,051
Kansas

1,971

1,898

2,634

1,468

3,118

2,267

1,296
Minnesota

1,503

1,492

2,009

1,226

1,244

1,671

1,324
Missouri

1,668

1,711

1,638

 *

377

 *

2,209

1,850

1,314
Nebraska

1,779

1,686

2,616

1,206

2,132

1,948

1,440
North Dakota

1,465

1,119

1,528

2,443

2,159

1,215

1,577
South Dakota

1,867

1,841

1,762

2,332

 *

2,031

 *

2,007

1,611
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

1,578

1,534

1,895

3,079

3,484

1,537

1,542
District of Columbia

1,777

1,714

2,476

1,811

2,057

 *

1,879

1,611
Florida

1,970

1,958

1,706

2,314

1,940

2,104

1,877
Georgia

1,646

1,595

2,010

1,771

1,285

 *

2,051

1,399
Maryland

1,775

1,791

1,568

 *

1,956

1,824

2,260

1,114
North Carolina

1,633

1,615

1,989

1,561

1,857

1,715

1,363
South Carolina

1,820

1,767

2,759

2,001

2,270

1,979

1,467
Virginia

1,653

1,557

2,208

2,255

1,545

1,706

1,593
West Virginia

1,321

1,314

1,228

2,011

 *

1,611

1,329

1,184
 
East South Central:
Alabama

1,283

1,356

1,188

679

 *

1,459

 *

1,118

1,427
Kentucky

1,601

1,606

1,889

1,228

 *

2,073

1,639

1,329
Mississippi

1,507

1,493

1,486

2,008

1,568

1,651

1,327
Tennessee

1,804

1,759

2,553

2,456

3,108

1,864

1,495
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

1,710

1,685

1,925

1,667

 *

2,558

1,874

1,356
Louisiana

1,663

1,711

1,236

 *

1,537

1,664

 *

1,787

1,502
Oklahoma

1,678

1,660

2,056

 *

943

 *

1,673

1,805

1,556
Texas

1,745

1,722

2,327

1,736

2,121

1,862

1,507
 
Mountain:
Arizona

1,502

1,577

1,144

789

1,092

 *

1,790

1,283
Colorado

1,596

1,577

1,608

 *

2,223

2,601

1,764

1,293
Idaho

1,680

1,598

1,678

2,121

1,913

1,699

1,613
Montana

2,002

2,041

2,287

1,174

2,266

1,976

1,924
Nevada

1,277

1,293

765

 *

2,010

 *

972

 *

1,549

1,076
New Mexico

1,678

1,661

1,741

1,856

1,688

1,788

1,509
Utah

1,504

1,568

1,077

1,438

1,582

1,405

1,594
Wyoming

1,413

1,442

1,184

 *

1,575

 *

2,112

1,640

1,064
 
Pacific:
Alaska

1,366

1,359

1,423

 *

1,295

2,507

 *

1,513

1,184
California

1,567

1,564

1,632

1,503

1,524

1,674

1,413
Hawaii

1,294

1,393

689

 *

1,401

1,316

1,461

1,014
Oregon

1,765

1,756

1,608

 *

2,510

2,547

1,829

1,443
Washington

1,430

1,348

1,850

1,935

3,748

1,358

1,183
 
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.2(2003) Standard error for average total employee contribution (in dollars) per enrolled employee for employee-plus-one coverage at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: 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

28.20

30.21

75.37

79.45

84.98

36.41

50.14
 
New England:
Connecticut

182.46

196.93

482.08

358.89

362.47

279.68

159.31
Maine

175.38

212.54

383.99

573.04

338.40

203.89

231.57
Massachusetts

102.72

122.56

496.86

429.45

724.68

122.74

166.18
New Hampshire

167.63

193.61

428.11

1,488.27

 *

1,238.03

 *

217.81

149.05
Rhode Island

210.60

208.77

906.21

 *

548.35

533.16

 *

267.94

188.43
Vermont

147.26

186.80

462.76

 *

610.47

 *

437.01

199.90

184.74
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

98.38

118.04

247.61

492.40

 *

508.52

171.00

133.94
New York

99.15

114.25

382.32

403.77

320.99

172.70

104.63
Pennsylvania

93.81

106.00

346.28

375.52

464.36

 *

158.91

68.45
 
East North Central:
Illinois

231.68

268.22

321.72

372.64

763.59

 *

241.31

93.50
Indiana

213.91

265.55

204.78

573.28

 *

241.85

295.89

214.18
Michigan

156.75

180.31

400.36

258.06

544.16

 *

345.39

129.25
Ohio

89.26

98.18

450.00

 *

349.61

679.40

 *

224.18

127.81
Wisconsin

159.11

203.52

231.29

385.98

354.66

276.76

189.24
 
West North Central:
Iowa

139.49

167.35

1,721.21

 *

357.00

349.79

210.61

235.72
Kansas

137.41

128.25

698.21

395.88

496.04

219.79

272.29
Minnesota

91.00

92.68

476.28

338.61

260.96

124.43

155.10
Missouri

175.28

170.62

619.58

 *

318.78

 *

425.83

199.28

215.38
Nebraska

135.50

191.72

368.13

292.44

306.93

197.20

154.06
North Dakota

141.69

107.42

199.37

535.68

382.54

132.05

197.24
South Dakota

130.30

176.12

463.68

701.25

 *

745.01

 *

175.75

216.32
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

129.34

167.66

521.53

831.20

678.62

216.30

196.97
District of Columbia

127.80

127.01

546.97

470.79

1,453.87

 *

169.46

204.46
Florida

73.54

78.99

292.17

458.17

402.29

105.66

145.75
Georgia

101.68

125.14

494.17

459.51

422.95

 *

193.81

121.93
Maryland

228.90

266.76

560.95

 *

388.55

359.83

253.75

158.47
North Carolina

84.97

114.00

424.82

316.65

365.18

155.31

132.37
South Carolina

185.38

189.73

707.10

506.05

457.67

276.82

192.30
Virginia

127.00

139.48

429.51

316.16

377.05

178.71

239.50
West Virginia

191.80

194.43

278.24

866.03

 *

301.13

253.30

215.52
 
East South Central:
Alabama

100.36

70.98

321.79

287.47

 *

683.94

 *

154.83

252.00
Kentucky

102.58

152.27

296.66

381.09

 *

332.61

148.04

260.06
Mississippi

113.83

124.32

396.32

526.36

412.86

155.78

270.21
Tennessee

171.60

191.01

443.87

651.26

573.37

220.29

86.18
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

116.85

186.25

359.68

591.08

 *

557.68

239.99

65.37
Louisiana

143.04

138.07

466.06

 *

332.74

793.93

 *

167.16

135.91
Oklahoma

170.72

183.87

737.74

 *

311.21

 *

339.63

206.43

249.40
Texas

57.05

58.18

477.13

336.49

144.57

123.47

80.95
 
Mountain:
Arizona

91.57

98.92

301.06

201.01

458.01

 *

195.77

117.95
Colorado

117.75

123.06

511.58

 *

561.74

478.65

146.49

141.55
Idaho

125.05

127.67

309.05

434.68

247.09

143.26

145.34
Montana

240.00

257.56

296.67

297.70

288.51

275.26

395.74
Nevada

113.00

130.22

392.21

 *

835.32

 *

295.95

 *

136.98

222.25
New Mexico

127.65

137.73

274.68

496.15

264.86

199.05

159.31
Utah

107.30

136.31

273.10

372.06

409.80

160.92

161.27
Wyoming

228.67

241.14

456.62

 *

609.99

 *

541.82

264.63

226.48
 
Pacific:
Alaska

132.11

136.81

476.42

 *

343.83

897.51

 *

155.76

212.46
California

74.52

83.90

443.31

259.50

196.72

114.19

111.85
Hawaii

93.28

116.71

285.92

 *

399.56

292.35

164.18

179.28
Oregon

102.66

109.54

512.95

 *

541.52

502.22

142.94

239.39
Washington

141.56

156.73

468.64

554.61

909.67

189.57

188.02
 
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.