Table VIII.B.1.a(2001) Percent of number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2001 (42 States are shown separately)

 

Division and State

Total
(WAGE)

Quartile 1
(WAGE)

Quartile 2
(WAGE)

Quartile 3
(WAGE)

Quartile 4
(WAGE)

 

United States

114,488,947

25.4%

24.8%

24.9%

24.9%

 
New England:

Maine

513,112

27.7%

24.0%

24.0%

24.3%

Rhode Island

423,958

25.3%

*

24.9%

24.9%

*

24.9%

Vermont

249,873

24.9%

8.8%

41.3%

*

25.0%

Massachusetts

3,128,648

25.2%

24.9%

24.8%

25.1%

Connecticut

1,581,777

24.7%

25.2%

*

25.1%

25.1%

 
Middle Atlantic:

New York

7,613,499

25.5%

24.9%

24.6%

25.0%

New Jersey

3,640,120

25.1%

25.1%

25.0%

24.9%

Pennsylvania

5,141,086

25.1%

24.8%

25.1%

25.0%

 
East North Central:

Ohio

5,153,566

23.7%

26.5%

24.4%

25.4%

Indiana

2,537,670

25.1%

25.0%

24.8%

25.1%

*

Illinois

5,498,844

25.2%

24.8%

24.9%

25.0%

Michigan

3,977,685

25.2%

24.7%

21.9%

28.2%

Wisconsin

2,484,019

24.7%

25.1%

25.0%

25.2%

 
West North Central:

Minnesota

2,407,357

26.1%

24.6%

24.4%

25.0%

Iowa

1,356,633

25.3%

24.8%

*

25.0%

24.9%

Missouri

2,393,193

25.1%

24.4%

25.5%

*

25.0%

 
South Atlantic:

Delaware

381,406

24.9%

25.1%

25.0%

25.1%

Maryland

2,112,951

25.1%

24.8%

24.9%

25.2%

District of Columbia

468,664

16.7%

33.1%

24.8%

*

25.4%

Virginia

2,758,446

25.2%

25.0%

24.9%

24.9%

North Carolina

3,466,708

25.6%

24.5%

24.9%

25.0%

South Carolina

1,502,231

25.1%

25.5%

24.8%

24.7%

*

Georgia

3,438,217

26.2%

24.5%

23.2%

26.1%

Florida

6,240,341

25.3%

24.3%

25.4%

25.0%

 
East South Central:

Kentucky

1,407,978

25.3%

24.7%

24.6%

25.5%

Tennessee

2,546,361

25.3%

24.8%

24.8%

25.2%

*

Alabama

1,499,800

25.7%

24.7%

23.9%

25.7%

*

Mississippi

833,533

24.8%

24.0%

25.8%

25.4%

 
West South Central:

Arkansas

969,878

25.2%

25.4%

24.5%

24.9%

*

Louisiana

1,509,181

25.0%

24.8%

6.4%

43.8%

*

Oklahoma

1,175,803

25.0%

25.0%

24.8%

*

25.2%

Texas

7,951,085

25.2%

25.2%

24.8%

24.8%

 
Mountain:

Idaho

468,958

25.0%

24.9%

24.9%

*

25.3%

Colorado

2,003,096

23.9%

26.0%

23.7%

26.4%

Arizona

2,041,166

25.0%

25.1%

24.9%

*

25.0%

*

Utah

861,112

26.8%

24.1%

24.6%

24.4%

Nevada

912,657

25.4%

24.4%

24.2%

26.0%

 
Pacific:

Washington

2,219,465

24.7%

24.2%

26.2%

24.9%

Oregon

1,326,708

25.3%

24.6%

25.1%

25.0%

California

13,143,658

25.4%

24.7%

25.0%

24.9%

Alaska

219,961

24.9%

25.0%

25.1%

25.0%

*

Hawaii

434,381

25.5%

24.8%

24.5%

25.1%

 

States not shown separately

4,494,163

29.4%

21.0%

17.9%

31.7%

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, 2001 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component

Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

 

Table VIII.B.1.a(2001) Standard error for percent of number of private-sector employees by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2001 (42 States are shown separately)

 

Division and State

Total
(WAGE)

Quartile 1
(WAGE)

Quartile 2
(WAGE)

Quartile 3
(WAGE)

Quartile 4
(WAGE)

 

United States

1,805,071

0.56%

0.56%

0.51%

0.68%

 
New England:

Maine

35,324

5.15%

4.75%

5.09%

3.98%

Rhode Island

48,887

5.51%

*

4.73%

4.78%

*

3.65%

Vermont

49,570

3.26%

2.85%

7.01%

*

4.19%

Massachusetts

215,135

1.22%

4.34%

3.20%

3.25%

Connecticut

149,484

3.47%

4.74%

*

4.68%

5.14%

 
Middle Atlantic:

New York

474,294

2.09%

2.71%

1.41%

2.65%

New Jersey

296,420

3.97%

3.81%

3.30%

3.19%

Pennsylvania

264,923

3.24%

2.19%

3.64%

3.29%

 
East North Central:

Ohio

241,516

3.14%

3.74%

4.81%

3.12%

Indiana

277,018

3.67%

3.64%

3.44%

4.18%

*

Illinois

311,593

1.89%

2.95%

1.44%

2.41%

Michigan

191,166

3.17%

1.98%

4.81%

2.78%

Wisconsin

343,706

2.94%

2.76%

2.41%

4.27%

 
West North Central:

Minnesota

163,238

2.57%

2.36%

3.34%

2.61%

Iowa

118,871

4.00%

4.92%

*

3.64%

3.16%

Missouri

311,511

3.21%

3.94%

5.93%

*

3.37%

 
South Atlantic:

Delaware

31,084

2.41%

4.64%

3.99%

5.91%

Maryland

80,661

2.09%

2.91%

2.62%

2.47%

District of Columbia

57,116

2.73%

6.00%

6.08%

*

6.07%

Virginia

193,819

3.21%

1.86%

4.21%

2.96%

North Carolina

221,010

2.53%

3.15%

2.93%

1.97%

South Carolina

195,898

5.44%

4.40%

2.03%

6.78%

*

Georgia

328,377

3.93%

2.59%

3.40%

3.77%

Florida

517,133

3.54%

3.25%

3.60%

3.55%

 
East South Central:

Kentucky

77,858

2.50%

2.24%

2.25%

2.85%

Tennessee

205,056

4.99%

3.83%

2.54%

5.89%

*

Alabama

251,132

4.18%

3.09%

4.65%

7.37%

*

Mississippi

67,996

3.49%

2.99%

2.84%

2.93%

 
West South Central:

Arkansas

122,182

3.53%

4.01%

3.69%

6.10%

*

Louisiana

344,559

2.54%

4.42%

1.36%

5.87%

*

Oklahoma

124,567

3.18%

3.69%

4.19%

*

4.97%

Texas

731,997

2.87%

2.45%

1.84%

2.28%

 
Mountain:

Idaho

60,371

3.59%

3.85%

5.39%

*

4.46%

Colorado

137,725

2.93%

4.96%

4.63%

4.58%

Arizona

331,118

3.63%

5.03%

6.37%

*

7.93%

*

Utah

72,922

3.65%

4.47%

3.45%

3.19%

Nevada

107,889

3.87%

3.90%

3.04%

4.08%

 
Pacific:

Washington

207,009

3.03%

3.23%

4.57%

4.33%

Oregon

133,798

4.08%

3.77%

1.80%

2.62%

California

645,978

2.48%

1.93%

1.54%

2.71%

Alaska

18,854

4.23%

2.96%

3.47%

5.32%

*

Hawaii

22,288

2.98%

4.11%

4.31%

4.74%

 

States not shown separately

240,616

2.06%

2.30%

2.68%

3.05%

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, 2001 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.