Table VIII.E.4(2002) Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take employee-plus-one coverage 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 |
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United States | 17.3% |
14.9% |
16.0% |
17.7% |
18.5% |
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New England: | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 19.5% |
15.5% |
15.6% |
23.1% |
20.0% |
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Maine | 18.7% |
17.8% |
16.7% |
20.8% |
18.3% |
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Massachusetts | 11.6% |
9.4% |
10.1% |
12.5% |
12.6% |
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New Hampshire | 19.8% |
11.8% |
21.0% |
21.6% |
21.2% |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||
New Jersey | 16.9% |
16.6% |
16.4% |
18.3% |
16.1% |
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New York | 13.8% |
10.1% |
12.6% |
13.5% |
16.3% |
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Pennsylvania | 17.7% |
16.0% |
17.8% |
18.7% |
17.4% |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||
Illinois | 16.5% |
13.2% |
13.1% |
19.5% |
17.1% |
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Indiana | 19.0% |
20.2% |
21.8% |
17.6% |
18.3% |
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Michigan | 18.8% |
18.6% |
17.6% |
17.7% |
20.5% |
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Ohio | 16.0% |
13.4% |
15.2% |
13.4% |
20.0% |
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Wisconsin | 14.8% |
16.5% |
13.2% |
15.6% |
14.8% |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||
Iowa | 13.8% |
8.6% |
* | 14.8% |
15.6% |
13.2% |
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Kansas | 15.0% |
13.0% |
13.2% |
14.5% |
16.8% |
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Minnesota | 14.1% |
13.2% |
14.1% |
11.9% |
16.8% |
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Missouri | 19.0% |
20.7% |
15.8% |
19.7% |
19.5% |
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Nebraska | 18.9% |
17.1% |
15.6% |
21.7% |
18.9% |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||
Delaware | 19.8% |
12.6% |
17.5% |
23.5% |
20.0% |
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Florida | 18.6% |
12.4% |
12.4% |
21.4% |
22.5% |
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Georgia | 15.8% |
10.0% |
18.7% |
17.5% |
14.1% |
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Maryland | 19.2% |
16.2% |
22.3% |
19.2% |
18.0% |
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North Carolina | 16.3% |
11.4% |
14.0% |
16.0% |
19.3% |
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South Carolina | 17.7% |
15.1% |
19.4% |
14.5% |
19.9% |
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Virginia | 16.4% |
14.4% |
14.7% |
17.1% |
17.4% |
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West Virginia | 17.7% |
14.0% |
19.6% |
15.9% |
19.1% |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||
Alabama | 11.7% |
7.6% |
* | 12.8% |
11.0% |
12.9% |
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Kentucky | 18.8% |
14.5% |
12.9% |
17.6% |
25.3% |
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Mississippi | 17.5% |
13.6% |
14.7% |
22.0% |
16.9% |
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Tennessee | 17.4% |
14.0% |
14.5% |
16.4% |
20.8% |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||
Louisiana | 16.5% |
14.5% |
17.2% |
12.4% |
20.2% |
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Oklahoma | 16.4% |
12.3% |
13.0% |
* | 16.1% |
20.2% |
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Texas | 19.5% |
17.2% |
19.9% |
17.9% |
21.4% |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||
Arizona | 20.2% |
14.7% |
18.9% |
22.2% |
21.1% |
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Colorado | 18.7% |
21.2% |
19.4% |
15.4% |
19.5% |
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Montana | 18.9% |
11.6% |
* | 14.5% |
14.0% |
25.4% |
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Nevada | 20.0% |
13.4% |
22.7% |
20.3% |
21.0% |
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New Mexico | 16.9% |
13.1% |
16.5% |
16.6% |
18.1% |
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Utah | 19.7% |
15.0% |
21.9% |
20.1% |
19.2% |
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Wyoming | 15.3% |
7.8% |
* | 14.5% |
16.0% |
17.0% |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||
California | 18.4% |
15.3% |
15.6% |
19.3% |
20.3% |
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Hawaii | 13.9% |
13.7% |
9.9% |
12.5% |
18.6% |
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Oregon | 20.2% |
20.6% |
17.4% |
18.9% |
22.8% |
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Washington | 23.1% |
23.1% |
17.3% |
25.5% |
24.9% |
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States not shown separately | 14.9% |
15.2% |
10.7% |
15.3% |
15.5% |
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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.E.4(2002) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take employee-plus-one coverage 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 |
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United States | 0.30% |
0.31% |
0.48% |
0.34% |
0.62% |
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New England: | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 1.01% |
1.67% |
2.03% |
1.36% |
1.68% |
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Maine | 0.77% |
3.33% |
1.75% |
2.25% |
1.65% |
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Massachusetts | 0.90% |
1.64% |
2.27% |
2.52% |
1.02% |
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New Hampshire | 0.67% |
2.09% |
2.99% |
1.10% |
2.18% |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||
New Jersey | 0.93% |
2.69% |
2.12% |
2.34% |
2.54% |
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New York | 1.01% |
2.05% |
2.27% |
1.56% |
1.10% |
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Pennsylvania | 0.75% |
1.95% |
1.29% |
1.70% |
1.89% |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||
Illinois | 1.19% |
1.96% |
1.71% |
1.38% |
1.57% |
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Indiana | 1.24% |
1.96% |
3.25% |
1.53% |
2.52% |
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Michigan | 0.90% |
2.39% |
1.64% |
1.60% |
2.53% |
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Ohio | 0.79% |
2.03% |
1.96% |
2.13% |
2.42% |
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Wisconsin | 1.78% |
3.31% |
2.64% |
2.65% |
2.48% |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||
Iowa | 1.37% |
3.42% |
* | 2.24% |
2.77% |
2.63% |
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Kansas | 1.69% |
2.68% |
3.12% |
2.69% |
2.16% |
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Minnesota | 1.39% |
1.81% |
1.64% |
1.56% |
3.11% |
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Missouri | 1.48% |
4.00% |
2.10% |
1.88% |
2.69% |
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Nebraska | 1.80% |
4.32% |
1.82% |
3.18% |
2.94% |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||
Delaware | 0.75% |
1.43% |
1.43% |
2.31% |
2.16% |
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Florida | 1.30% |
1.52% |
1.11% |
2.61% |
2.30% |
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Georgia | 1.95% |
1.11% |
2.54% |
1.14% |
3.76% |
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Maryland | 0.87% |
2.06% |
1.92% |
1.16% |
1.13% |
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North Carolina | 1.97% |
1.44% |
2.12% |
2.48% |
4.28% |
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South Carolina | 0.93% |
2.09% |
1.96% |
2.09% |
1.91% |
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Virginia | 1.07% |
1.96% |
1.72% |
1.23% |
2.39% |
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West Virginia | 2.21% |
3.92% |
3.39% |
1.21% |
4.65% |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||
Alabama | 1.63% |
3.08% |
* | 3.41% |
2.14% |
3.52% |
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Kentucky | 1.92% |
3.89% |
1.77% |
3.23% |
2.95% |
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Mississippi | 2.11% |
1.90% |
2.21% |
3.85% |
2.54% |
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Tennessee | 1.78% |
2.66% |
2.92% |
2.07% |
2.51% |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||
Louisiana | 1.31% |
2.88% |
2.54% |
2.18% |
3.51% |
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Oklahoma | 1.50% |
2.67% |
5.19% |
* | 2.75% |
2.12% |
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Texas | 1.42% |
2.62% |
1.60% |
1.82% |
2.38% |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||
Arizona | 2.55% |
3.42% |
2.90% |
2.72% |
4.13% |
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Colorado | 1.60% |
3.45% |
3.53% |
2.01% |
1.69% |
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Montana | 2.15% |
5.02% |
* | 2.68% |
2.02% |
3.58% |
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Nevada | 1.79% |
2.26% |
3.31% |
2.80% |
2.32% |
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New Mexico | 0.87% |
2.76% |
1.54% |
3.12% |
1.80% |
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Utah | 0.90% |
1.65% |
2.52% |
1.24% |
2.24% |
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Wyoming | 1.27% |
3.70% |
* | 2.31% |
2.26% |
1.81% |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||
California | 0.87% |
0.76% |
1.46% |
1.95% |
1.28% |
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Hawaii | 1.24% |
2.36% |
1.71% |
2.61% |
2.11% |
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Oregon | 1.19% |
3.99% |
3.03% |
1.72% |
2.53% |
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Washington | 1.36% |
3.38% |
2.26% |
2.33% |
3.22% |
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States not shown separately | 0.53% |
2.10% |
2.16% |
1.46% |
1.04% |
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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. |