Table VIII.D.3(2002) Percent of total premiums contributed by employees enrolled in family 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

23.5%

28.1%

27.5%

24.0%

20.1%

 
New England:
Connecticut

21.6%

32.0%

27.3%

16.6%

20.1%

Maine

29.6%

42.1%

32.7%

35.4%

23.8%

Massachusetts

23.2%

31.8%

29.0%

18.6%

22.0%

New Hampshire

24.9%

34.3%

19.8%

24.2%

25.9%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

22.6%

18.2%

23.2%

21.5%

24.2%

New York

21.7%

19.1%

25.1%

21.8%

20.9%

Pennsylvania

20.2%

22.5%

21.6%

18.7%

19.8%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

22.2%

26.2%

27.3%

20.1%

20.1%

Indiana

18.7%

29.5%

26.3%

20.1%

12.4%

Michigan

16.1%

19.7%

21.4%

18.4%

11.9%

Ohio

22.5%

27.7%

27.4%

19.7%

22.0%

Wisconsin

18.2%

23.2%

23.0%

13.8%

18.3%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

22.6%

22.4%

22.8%

22.2%

23.0%

Kansas

22.7%

23.5%

30.4%

25.0%

18.2%

Minnesota

22.8%

26.0%

28.8%

22.6%

19.9%

Missouri

24.8%

25.8%

28.1%

24.2%

23.6%

Nebraska

26.2%

23.2%

30.5%

28.4%

23.9%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

20.7%

33.2%

29.4%

16.9%

16.9%

Florida

24.9%

33.3%

31.3%

26.7%

18.7%

Georgia

28.3%

33.5%

35.8%

27.5%

22.7%

Maryland

29.3%

34.4%

31.6%

33.4%

23.9%

North Carolina

26.3%

30.0%

31.2%

27.3%

22.9%

South Carolina

26.9%

33.6%

47.4%

27.2%

19.0%

Virginia

31.6%

37.2%

39.6%

27.4%

31.0%

West Virginia

19.1%

20.7%

30.4%

26.1%

11.5%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

28.6%

30.5%

35.1%

25.5%

27.9%

Kentucky

22.6%

19.6%

29.5%

20.8%

21.9%

Mississippi

23.6%

28.1%

25.0%

23.2%

22.3%

Tennessee

24.9%

26.2%

31.3%

26.4%

21.2%

 
West South Central:
Louisiana

27.0%

27.8%

30.8%

33.3%

20.7%

Oklahoma

30.5%

38.4%

38.4%

25.6%

25.5%

Texas

26.0%

34.7%

27.5%

29.2%

21.5%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

27.1%

33.1%

25.1%

25.4%

27.6%

Colorado

24.9%

20.8%

*

22.2%

30.7%

25.1%

Montana

25.3%

20.7%

28.3%

26.1%

24.3%

Nevada

23.0%

17.8%

*

19.3%

*

24.4%

26.3%

New Mexico

23.5%

45.3%

19.1%

24.1%

21.6%

Utah

20.0%

38.2%

20.3%

24.5%

13.1%

Wyoming

23.0%

27.3%

*

24.8%

31.6%

14.6%

 
Pacific:
California

23.8%

34.3%

27.5%

24.5%

19.1%

Hawaii

25.5%

24.4%

24.0%

30.6%

23.0%

Oregon

22.6%

34.1%

29.6%

26.4%

14.7%

Washington

18.8%

28.9%

24.4%

25.0%

11.4%

*
 
States not shown separately

25.1%

21.2%

30.1%

27.9%

23.6%

 
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.D.3(2002) Standard error for percent of total premiums contributed by employees enrolled in family 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

0.28%

1.04%

0.71%

0.48%

0.50%

 
New England:
Connecticut

1.64%

3.68%

2.52%

3.62%

2.31%

Maine

1.16%

8.70%

3.62%

3.55%

1.86%

Massachusetts

1.61%

2.78%

1.61%

1.42%

2.75%

New Hampshire

2.34%

4.97%

4.44%

2.43%

3.54%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

2.14%

5.03%

2.60%

4.43%

3.15%

New York

1.08%

2.69%

2.58%

2.09%

1.16%

Pennsylvania

0.85%

2.94%

1.32%

1.34%

1.82%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

1.11%

6.43%

3.13%

2.75%

1.29%

Indiana

1.01%

4.37%

2.42%

3.89%

1.63%

Michigan

1.36%

4.85%

2.75%

3.33%

2.44%

Ohio

0.95%

2.02%

2.26%

2.44%

2.76%

Wisconsin

1.48%

3.97%

3.03%

1.71%

1.92%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

2.27%

5.07%

3.37%

3.92%

3.28%

Kansas

1.60%

5.43%

5.43%

2.43%

2.72%

Minnesota

1.35%

3.72%

2.68%

2.38%

2.28%

Missouri

1.67%

5.37%

4.40%

5.22%

3.21%

Nebraska

1.12%

4.83%

1.01%

2.88%

1.57%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

1.45%

4.85%

3.65%

3.91%

1.99%

Florida

2.46%

2.99%

4.91%

2.12%

3.37%

Georgia

1.14%

4.69%

2.62%

4.23%

1.36%

Maryland

1.23%

3.40%

3.38%

2.60%

1.75%

North Carolina

1.66%

5.54%

2.23%

3.50%

4.36%

South Carolina

2.19%

6.78%

5.25%

2.82%

1.69%

Virginia

2.40%

3.45%

3.81%

2.12%

4.64%

West Virginia

2.15%

4.45%

2.54%

3.72%

3.19%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

1.95%

3.54%

3.33%

3.41%

3.12%

Kentucky

2.07%

4.89%

3.18%

3.90%

3.08%

Mississippi

2.13%

4.39%

3.15%

4.24%

4.20%

Tennessee

1.95%

3.58%

3.04%

3.48%

4.51%

 
West South Central:
Louisiana

2.36%

4.18%

5.65%

3.10%

3.85%

Oklahoma

2.36%

3.68%

9.23%

4.95%

1.93%

Texas

0.85%

4.54%

1.85%

4.43%

2.00%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

1.94%

4.14%

5.34%

2.08%

3.28%

Colorado

1.65%

6.43%

*

4.79%

3.42%

1.73%

Montana

2.94%

5.21%

6.18%

5.22%

4.26%

Nevada

2.37%

6.57%

*

8.79%

*

5.83%

3.58%

New Mexico

2.41%

10.05%

3.53%

5.01%

4.44%

Utah

1.61%

7.24%

3.29%

1.90%

2.08%

Wyoming

1.84%

10.86%

*

3.86%

5.14%

2.46%

 
Pacific:
California

2.37%

4.29%

3.37%

2.92%

1.10%

Hawaii

1.97%

4.32%

4.19%

5.31%

3.93%

Oregon

2.48%

6.08%

2.28%

3.42%

4.41%

Washington

2.65%

5.25%

5.40%

4.09%

3.42%

*
 
States not shown separately

1.70%

5.08%

4.13%

2.54%

2.81%

 
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.