Table VII.E.1(2008) 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, 2008

 

 

 

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%

  

 

United States

8,535

8,586

8,205

8,457

8,264

8,581

 

New England:

Connecticut

9,305

9,416

8,892

8,148

8,257

9,381

Maine

9,107

9,000

9,613

9,569

7,896

9,364

Massachusetts

9,393

9,321

9,624

9,578

7,740

9,626

New Hampshire

10,429

10,263

9,898

12,232

9,329

10,537

Rhode Island

9,080

9,232

8,754

8,195

8,332

9,204

Vermont

9,965

9,933

10,135

9,706

8,877

10,053

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

8,739

8,791

7,992

9,801

8,279

8,767

New York

8,807

9,283

5,586

8,110

8,198

8,865

Pennsylvania

9,022

8,988

9,376

9,080

8,761

9,048

 

East North Central:

Illinois

9,232

9,345

9,050

8,357

10,134

9,067

Indiana

8,966

8,941

9,392

8,735

8,237

9,067

Michigan

8,712

8,659

9,074

8,751

8,659

8,718

Ohio

8,194

8,207

8,282

7,783

8,915

8,016

Wisconsin

9,408

9,388

9,644

9,241

8,694

9,497

 

West North Central:

Iowa

8,191

8,138

8,425

8,759

8,264

8,181

Kansas

8,143

8,048

8,972

7,048

7,338

8,319

Minnesota

8,831

8,405

9,153

10,767

8,250

8,947

Missouri

7,937

8,078

7,268

7,167

7,584

8,015

Nebraska

8,178

8,160

8,011

9,029

7,577

8,281

North Dakota

7,751

7,754

7,626

8,350

8,662

7,473

South Dakota

8,931

9,016

9,105

7,633

8,286

9,050

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

9,041

9,135

9,715

5,991

7,505

9,279

District of Columbia

8,968

9,216

7,592

7,829

8,590

8,988

Florida

8,444

8,489

8,373

7,957

8,684

8,360

Georgia

8,126

8,261

6,614

9,355

7,763

8,177

Maryland

8,805

8,671

9,440

9,491

9,200

8,751

North Carolina

8,234

8,401

6,997

6,804

7,233

8,443

South Carolina

8,681

8,724

8,342

8,749

7,961

8,861

Virginia

7,886

8,009

7,072

7,340

7,940

7,876

West Virginia

8,968

8,956

8,508

10,735

8,448

9,057

 

East South Central:

Alabama

8,053

8,094

7,650

8,655

7,631

8,150

Kentucky

7,716

7,725

7,777

7,225

7,603

7,736

Mississippi

8,005

8,078

7,355

6,158

7,378

8,101

Tennessee

8,495

8,425

8,921

8,292

7,995

8,628

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

7,854

7,874

8,060

6,399

6,910

8,038

Louisiana

7,929

7,934

8,045

7,435

7,648

8,050

Oklahoma

7,836

7,923

7,617

6,939

7,177

8,161

Texas

8,278

8,404

7,610

7,556

8,062

8,326

 

Mountain:

Arizona

8,483

8,528

8,056

9,008

8,170

8,531

Colorado

8,428

8,412

8,061

9,673

7,288

8,577

Idaho

7,871

7,687

7,913

9,104

7,185

7,944

Montana

8,182

8,125

8,017

8,970

7,862

8,256

Nevada

7,753

7,900

6,947

6,984

7,374

7,842

New Mexico

7,858

7,939

7,690

7,449

7,296

8,099

Utah

8,330

8,540

6,975

7,281

6,413

8,529

Wyoming

8,927

9,012

8,633

6,864

8,048

9,082

 

Pacific:

Alaska

9,907

10,028

8,952

9,120

9,113

9,968

California

8,351

8,321

8,486

8,634

8,496

8,329

Hawaii

7,691

7,871

7,512

6,731

7,379

7,790

Oregon

8,733

8,741

9,021

7,005

8,914

8,708

Washington

8,681

8,785

7,730

8,477

8,867

8,665

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

** 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(2008) 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, 2008

 

 

 

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%

  

 

United States

43.05

28.97

178.59

171.93

147.02

49.79

 

New England:

Connecticut

181.94

223.69

1,240.08

1,530.46

954.44

225.81

Maine

406.01

482.87

868.09

1,566.29

523.87

421.31

Massachusetts

401.19

388.34

1,269.15

1,924.81

917.30

393.04

New Hampshire

287.79

305.83

1,311.73

1,475.94

482.23

287.54

Rhode Island

438.11

455.09

766.13

1,483.95

687.19

485.04

Vermont

294.57

431.24

494.60

1,504.48

380.48

302.60

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

164.70

157.20

1,262.68

1,699.90

990.29

183.84

New York

335.65

184.25

1,130.08

373.19

359.49

370.35

Pennsylvania

125.80

133.62

468.90

535.86

404.72

141.80

 

East North Central:

Illinois

252.38

311.24

762.83

498.29

607.30

284.75

Indiana

311.07

396.59

630.39

1,121.39

909.29

288.12

Michigan

223.45

280.72

576.78

979.10

444.03

250.19

Ohio

215.35

227.87

642.32

535.50

426.87

244.03

Wisconsin

291.09

290.37

811.55

1,047.60

1,066.91

333.79

 

West North Central:

Iowa

263.10

251.47

1,010.27

1,637.21

714.41

272.98

Kansas

350.72

498.20

1,021.13

1,052.87

330.35

437.74

Minnesota

387.18

292.05

581.16

1,348.61

401.02

392.94

Missouri

258.79

296.38

1,183.13

1,188.15

498.88

289.82

Nebraska

250.88

303.67

919.11

1,109.20

494.79

258.34

North Dakota

309.66

226.97

985.24

1,045.62

551.96

482.71

South Dakota

243.85

516.48

1,499.65

937.90

562.90

277.86

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

345.01

412.54

1,831.45

927.31

616.14

477.48

District of Columbia

181.02

179.42

1,307.89

1,725.29

332.66

186.90

Florida

189.50

198.94

821.64

824.07

466.56

262.50

Georgia

342.37

388.10

1,078.80

1,507.67

452.40

360.69

Maryland

146.74

187.76

595.74

510.98

1,008.30

175.25

North Carolina

121.36

70.82

1,001.73

1,162.19

791.10

146.99

South Carolina

270.89

359.57

1,049.99

1,442.62

417.90

368.35

Virginia

156.17

223.31

322.09

1,502.01

684.56

165.37

West Virginia

461.15

546.43

1,497.48

1,784.11

573.72

572.63

 

East South Central:

Alabama

229.89

294.22

1,437.00

1,877.57

1,022.12

265.75

Kentucky

212.66

236.06

888.72

1,262.38

351.62

230.62

Mississippi

402.68

403.56

1,273.33

1,306.81

596.43

478.20

Tennessee

248.11

262.89

1,415.61

1,265.66

425.67

284.49

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

232.30

255.27

735.19

982.88

301.43

278.26

Louisiana

284.09

383.76

979.24

951.36

461.98

374.18

Oklahoma

239.77

294.53

1,081.83

544.33

462.87

317.04

Texas

232.17

218.29

620.95

862.88

362.19

284.90

 

Mountain:

Arizona

227.36

246.26

1,103.23

1,455.45

355.76

254.66

Colorado

241.71

238.11

977.52

1,792.36

415.00

312.12

Idaho

528.61

606.60

1,235.55

1,913.97

922.31

531.26

Montana

184.90

352.18

1,046.54

1,051.50

562.37

307.98

Nevada

172.47

208.07

1,332.07

1,518.64

355.69

176.83

New Mexico

231.49

397.38

1,341.34

582.10

399.41

300.31

Utah

233.40

275.14

611.13

1,049.66

641.43

353.54

Wyoming

456.03

483.35

1,086.90

1,473.27

888.58

480.24

 

Pacific:

Alaska

279.39

434.38

1,514.34

1,556.43

594.37

304.46

California

134.38

163.95

454.92

699.91

261.72

168.78

Hawaii

313.27

307.30

400.80

629.37

577.23

263.69

Oregon

213.61

205.46

547.01

1,062.58

506.70

226.90

Washington

248.22

247.11

1,221.04

1,156.91

1,052.26

246.72

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

** 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.