Table VIII.C.3(2002) Percent of total premiums contributed by employees enrolled in single coverage at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2002: (43 States are shown separately)
 
Division and State

Total

  

Quartile 1 Average Wage

  

Quartile 2 Average Wage

  

Quartile 3 Average Wage

  

Quartile 4 Average Wage

  
 
United States

17.7%

21.2%

19.8%

17.0%

15.2%
 
New England:
Connecticut

18.4%

23.3%

21.3%

15.1%

16.8%
Maine

19.0%

23.4%

26.1%

13.8%

17.5%
Massachusetts

21.1%

25.2%

22.6%

17.7%

20.4%
New Hampshire

20.4%

25.2%

17.2%

19.2%

21.0%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

18.0%

20.3%

20.9%

19.7%

13.0%
New York

19.5%

25.6%

19.5%

17.3%

18.8%
Pennsylvania

17.5%

22.2%

16.7%

16.4%

16.9%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

17.8%

18.7%

20.7%

16.2%

16.6%
Indiana

18.8%

25.6%

30.3%

15.4%

11.8%
Michigan

15.4%

19.0%

18.8%

14.5%

11.5%
Ohio

19.6%

27.4%

19.8%

18.2%

16.2%
Wisconsin

18.5%

20.4%

17.2%

16.4%

21.2%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

16.2%

20.8%

19.5%

15.1%

13.1%
Kansas

17.9%

22.0%

20.9%

19.4%

13.0%
Minnesota

20.3%

27.4%

25.6%

17.4%

16.0%
Missouri

16.6%

19.3%

16.8%

17.2%

14.8%
Nebraska

21.1%

23.2%

21.9%

23.4%

17.1%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

14.9%

19.6%

16.6%

12.7%

12.9%
Florida

17.4%

18.7%

20.1%

17.3%

14.2%
Georgia

22.6%

26.2%

30.3%

17.4%

21.0%
Maryland

21.2%

23.5%

20.9%

22.6%

18.8%
North Carolina

18.2%

21.9%

25.8%

15.5%

12.3%
South Carolina

17.8%

20.6%

22.0%

16.5%

15.3%
Virginia

18.7%

18.9%

23.1%

14.8%

19.3%
West Virginia

19.0%

25.5%

17.3%

22.3%

14.9%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

21.0%

25.5%

24.4%

22.8%

15.9%
Kentucky

21.9%

23.1%

22.0%

23.7%

18.6%
Mississippi

18.5%

24.9%

18.2%

15.9%

18.9%
Tennessee

19.0%

19.8%

24.6%

16.9%

17.0%
 
West South Central:
Louisiana

19.2%

19.3%

23.9%

21.8%

11.8%
Oklahoma

21.0%

19.2%

28.3%

24.7%

12.2%
Texas

16.2%

18.5%

18.3%

15.5%

14.4%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

18.3%

19.7%

21.0%

18.3%

16.0%
Colorado

17.9%

17.3%

19.2%

18.4%

16.5%
Montana

14.7%

9.6%

 *

12.9%

 *

15.5%

16.5%
Nevada

12.5%

14.4%

13.9%

10.8%

12.0%
New Mexico

17.4%

23.0%

18.6%

15.0%

18.0%
Utah

18.9%

27.2%

19.3%

19.2%

13.1%
Wyoming

14.0%

19.0%

15.2%

12.0%

12.5%
 
Pacific:
California

15.2%

21.4%

15.7%

12.9%

14.4%
Hawaii

9.4%

6.2%

11.4%

10.4%

8.9%

 *
Oregon

12.0%

15.9%

18.0%

10.3%

6.5%
Washington

9.3%

6.8%

 *

10.6%

12.5%

6.0%
 
States not shown separately

16.4%

17.8%

17.6%

16.7%

15.6%
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2002 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.

 

Table VIII.C.3(2002) Standard error for percent of total premiums contributed by employees enrolled in single coverage at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2002: (43 States are shown separately)
 
Division and State

Total

  

Quartile 1 Average Wage

  

Quartile 2 Average Wage

  

Quartile 3 Average Wage

  

Quartile 4 Average Wage

  
 
United States

0.23%

0.69%

0.52%

0.48%

0.49%
 
New England:
Connecticut

1.42%

3.63%

2.67%

2.67%

1.65%
Maine

0.99%

3.10%

3.54%

2.42%

2.43%
Massachusetts

1.31%

1.45%

1.91%

1.59%

2.47%
New Hampshire

1.18%

2.60%

3.44%

1.98%

2.06%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

1.58%

3.28%

2.62%

2.57%

0.92%
New York

0.51%

1.73%

1.14%

1.88%

1.34%
Pennsylvania

1.55%

2.41%

1.62%

3.46%

1.76%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

1.05%

1.69%

2.05%

2.12%

1.70%
Indiana

2.40%

1.53%

6.73%

1.58%

1.34%
Michigan

1.06%

2.51%

3.59%

1.89%

1.27%
Ohio

1.15%

4.28%

2.16%

2.58%

2.43%
Wisconsin

1.19%

2.35%

2.31%

1.72%

2.64%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

1.14%

1.72%

2.53%

2.57%

2.02%
Kansas

1.36%

2.77%

3.30%

2.09%

1.89%
Minnesota

0.82%

3.45%

3.40%

1.59%

3.16%
Missouri

1.83%

4.03%

1.69%

2.93%

2.85%
Nebraska

2.05%

2.98%

3.36%

5.30%

3.06%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

1.45%

4.47%

2.29%

1.85%

1.98%
Florida

1.19%

3.13%

2.38%

2.02%

1.70%
Georgia

2.08%

1.90%

5.04%

4.14%

2.47%
Maryland

1.32%

2.44%

2.74%

2.22%

1.26%
North Carolina

2.40%

2.45%

4.21%

1.31%

1.86%
South Carolina

1.19%

2.96%

2.64%

2.33%

1.77%
Virginia

1.13%

4.43%

1.52%

2.06%

2.24%
West Virginia

0.98%

2.59%

2.50%

3.64%

2.19%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

1.49%

4.24%

3.69%

3.67%

3.14%
Kentucky

2.01%

3.09%

2.55%

3.27%

4.57%
Mississippi

2.29%

4.53%

2.30%

3.09%

3.09%
Tennessee

1.07%

2.31%

2.94%

2.03%

2.64%
 
West South Central:
Louisiana

1.05%

3.18%

3.94%

1.70%

2.73%
Oklahoma

1.53%

4.36%

5.13%

4.51%

1.49%
Texas

0.75%

3.29%

1.80%

0.75%

0.97%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

1.47%

2.68%

4.04%

1.55%

2.27%
Colorado

0.76%

2.68%

2.24%

2.08%

2.21%
Montana

2.11%

4.01%

 *

3.96%

 *

2.68%

3.85%
Nevada

1.29%

3.89%

2.46%

3.15%

2.04%
New Mexico

1.39%

3.38%

2.11%

1.81%

2.41%
Utah

2.47%

4.28%

4.06%

1.78%

2.76%
Wyoming

1.22%

3.86%

3.74%

2.08%

1.82%
 
Pacific:
California

0.53%

1.37%

1.67%

1.12%

1.20%
Hawaii

1.15%

0.84%

2.11%

1.32%

3.97%

 *
Oregon

1.93%

2.46%

4.04%

2.40%

1.50%
Washington

1.37%

5.12%

 *

2.72%

2.40%

1.45%
 
States not shown separately

1.15%

3.48%

3.05%

2.08%

1.45%
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2002 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.