Table VIII.B.3.b.(1)(2003) Percent of private-sector full-time employees eligible for health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2003 | ||||||||||
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 | 88.8% |
77.8% |
87.7% |
90.9% |
92.8% |
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New England: | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 89.1% |
71.6% |
91.9% |
91.6% |
94.5% |
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Maine | 90.8% |
81.9% |
84.7% |
92.5% |
98.1% |
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Massachusetts | 86.9% |
69.5% |
89.6% |
83.1% |
97.5% |
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New Hampshire | 91.6% |
82.7% |
91.8% |
93.1% |
93.3% |
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Rhode Island | 87.7% |
73.2% |
85.9% |
92.0% |
92.6% |
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Vermont | 88.1% |
76.6% |
79.9% |
93.3% |
94.6% |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||
New Jersey | 88.4% |
84.1% |
86.5% |
87.2% |
93.1% |
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New York | 87.6% |
81.5% |
88.8% |
87.2% |
89.9% |
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Pennsylvania | 90.1% |
76.3% |
88.3% |
94.5% |
92.9% |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||
Illinois | 90.3% |
79.6% |
89.0% |
91.8% |
94.6% |
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Indiana | 90.1% |
77.9% |
85.3% |
93.3% |
96.2% |
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Michigan | 88.9% |
71.9% |
87.9% |
94.0% |
94.4% |
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Ohio | 89.3% |
85.4% |
87.0% |
93.1% |
89.2% |
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Wisconsin | 87.0% |
74.4% |
80.1% |
92.4% |
92.6% |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||
Iowa | 92.6% |
80.2% |
91.5% |
95.0% |
95.3% |
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Kansas | 88.0% |
86.9% |
77.5% |
89.9% |
95.3% |
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Minnesota | 89.1% |
66.6% |
88.4% |
96.9% |
92.1% |
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Missouri | 88.0% |
76.5% |
85.5% |
93.0% |
91.9% |
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Nebraska | 81.8% |
67.6% |
86.4% |
90.1% |
77.1% |
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North Dakota | 87.8% |
88.5% |
78.0% |
93.5% |
88.4% |
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South Dakota | 89.3% |
88.2% |
84.9% |
90.0% |
91.9% |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||
Delaware | 85.3% |
87.2% |
78.6% |
89.7% |
85.7% |
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District of Columbia | 89.2% |
91.9% |
85.1% |
91.8% |
89.2% |
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Florida | 88.7% |
87.3% |
86.1% |
94.0% |
86.4% |
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Georgia | 88.7% |
68.6% |
87.6% |
90.4% |
96.2% |
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Maryland | 89.0% |
77.5% |
89.5% |
89.7% |
94.0% |
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North Carolina | 89.8% |
76.8% |
89.0% |
93.6% |
93.4% |
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South Carolina | 89.1% |
81.8% |
89.6% |
92.0% |
89.6% |
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Virginia | 89.5% |
79.0% |
87.8% |
91.2% |
94.4% |
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West Virginia | 89.7% |
66.8% |
89.5% |
93.7% |
96.8% |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||
Alabama | 83.6% |
59.1% |
88.1% |
87.1% |
89.5% |
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Kentucky | 86.5% |
65.1% |
81.1% |
95.3% |
94.7% |
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Mississippi | 85.3% |
80.3% |
82.5% |
93.8% |
81.2% |
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Tennessee | 89.4% |
71.2% |
89.0% |
92.9% |
95.2% |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||
Arkansas | 84.8% |
74.8% |
76.4% |
88.8% |
91.6% |
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Louisiana | 86.0% |
75.2% |
83.9% |
91.2% |
86.8% |
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Oklahoma | 87.2% |
75.3% |
70.2% |
96.2% |
95.8% |
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Texas | 90.1% |
76.3% |
85.7% |
92.7% |
95.9% |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||
Arizona | 85.7% |
72.4% |
91.5% |
81.0% |
91.0% |
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Colorado | 89.6% |
92.3% |
85.2% |
88.1% |
93.4% |
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Idaho | 87.9% |
68.6% |
88.4% |
89.1% |
93.6% |
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Montana | 84.5% |
59.6% |
75.1% |
92.1% |
94.1% |
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Nevada | 85.3% |
73.1% |
86.5% |
91.5% |
86.5% |
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New Mexico | 86.8% |
74.0% |
85.3% |
90.3% |
90.2% |
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Utah | 84.6% |
78.0% |
82.3% |
79.1% |
93.9% |
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Wyoming | 91.0% |
70.8% |
88.9% |
91.7% |
97.2% |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||
Alaska | 84.0% |
67.2% |
86.7% |
86.3% |
88.2% |
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California | 90.8% |
79.5% |
93.6% |
91.5% |
93.4% |
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Hawaii | 87.1% |
75.3% |
86.7% |
92.2% |
90.6% |
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Oregon | 90.0% |
76.8% |
87.9% |
95.0% |
93.7% |
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Washington | 87.0% |
74.8% |
87.3% |
90.9% |
88.0% |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2003 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. | ||||||||||
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. |
Table VIII.B.3.b.(1)(2003) Standard error for percent of private-sector full-time employees eligible for health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2003 | ||||||||||
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 | 0.26% |
1.01% |
0.51% |
0.70% |
0.48% |
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New England: | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 1.69% |
5.83% |
2.76% |
1.45% |
1.99% |
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Maine | 1.64% |
5.52% |
3.97% |
3.02% |
0.79% |
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Massachusetts | 2.47% |
5.80% |
1.97% |
4.69% |
1.16% |
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New Hampshire | 1.30% |
5.47% |
2.52% |
1.35% |
1.60% |
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Rhode Island | 2.51% |
5.37% |
4.17% |
2.71% |
4.85% |
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Vermont | 1.90% |
5.70% |
3.86% |
1.47% |
4.87% |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||
New Jersey | 1.36% |
4.13% |
3.87% |
3.20% |
1.83% |
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New York | 1.13% |
3.85% |
1.74% |
3.17% |
3.25% |
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Pennsylvania | 0.95% |
7.28% |
2.73% |
1.07% |
2.33% |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||
Illinois | 1.51% |
5.22% |
3.22% |
1.28% |
2.48% |
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Indiana | 1.01% |
5.61% |
3.70% |
1.74% |
1.62% |
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Michigan | 1.78% |
6.19% |
1.57% |
1.14% |
1.67% |
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Ohio | 1.14% |
4.81% |
2.07% |
1.43% |
2.21% |
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Wisconsin | 1.58% |
4.76% |
4.94% |
1.78% |
1.78% |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||
Iowa | 1.32% |
5.97% |
2.22% |
0.96% |
1.63% |
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Kansas | 1.83% |
3.75% |
4.91% |
1.54% |
2.27% |
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Minnesota | 1.37% |
6.30% |
3.78% |
0.58% |
1.47% |
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Missouri | 2.70% |
7.61% |
3.44% |
1.68% |
2.22% |
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Nebraska | 3.06% |
6.97% |
3.42% |
2.42% |
5.61% |
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North Dakota | 2.12% |
4.85% |
3.29% |
2.29% |
4.04% |
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South Dakota | 1.80% |
6.50% |
3.11% |
3.41% |
1.68% |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||
Delaware | 2.15% |
4.16% |
2.45% |
2.91% |
3.90% |
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District of Columbia | 1.85% |
1.65% |
3.99% |
2.38% |
3.10% |
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Florida | 2.26% |
6.09% |
2.44% |
1.45% |
3.16% |
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Georgia | 1.58% |
5.31% |
2.56% |
1.75% |
1.14% |
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Maryland | 1.36% |
5.11% |
1.67% |
3.29% |
1.21% |
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North Carolina | 1.83% |
6.11% |
2.55% |
2.47% |
2.18% |
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South Carolina | 2.15% |
3.99% |
2.23% |
1.65% |
3.86% |
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Virginia | 1.30% |
3.85% |
2.01% |
2.11% |
1.64% |
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West Virginia | 2.39% |
7.53% |
3.59% |
1.11% |
1.69% |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||
Alabama | 3.42% |
11.00% |
3.22% |
3.51% |
2.89% |
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Kentucky | 2.25% |
7.81% |
4.18% |
0.81% |
1.07% |
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Mississippi | 2.80% |
5.92% |
2.75% |
1.55% |
5.88% |
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Tennessee | 1.42% |
5.27% |
4.24% |
2.51% |
1.35% |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||
Arkansas | 1.88% |
8.41% |
6.12% |
2.32% |
2.23% |
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Louisiana | 1.35% |
6.93% |
3.85% |
2.25% |
4.60% |
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Oklahoma | 2.97% |
6.82% |
7.21% |
0.90% |
1.29% |
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Texas | 0.69% |
3.50% |
2.18% |
1.69% |
0.71% |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||
Arizona | 1.69% |
6.20% |
1.77% |
4.99% |
2.57% |
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Colorado | 1.72% |
4.34% |
3.38% |
2.40% |
5.30% |
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Idaho | 1.31% |
7.14% |
2.13% |
2.49% |
1.88% |
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Montana | 3.68% |
11.90% |
5.88% |
1.22% |
3.46% |
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Nevada | 1.93% |
5.91% |
2.92% |
2.20% |
2.92% |
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New Mexico | 1.24% |
8.56% |
2.95% |
2.09% |
2.16% |
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Utah | 2.99% |
3.90% |
4.60% |
5.31% |
2.01% |
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Wyoming | 1.48% |
7.42% |
3.23% |
1.16% |
1.96% |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||
Alaska | 2.55% |
7.80% |
4.59% |
4.28% |
5.20% |
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California | 0.61% |
2.99% |
1.04% |
0.89% |
0.76% |
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Hawaii | 2.41% |
6.09% |
2.50% |
2.41% |
3.91% |
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Oregon | 1.66% |
4.38% |
4.42% |
1.24% |
1.06% |
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Washington | 1.52% |
7.21% |
2.40% |
3.87% |
3.08% |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2003 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. | ||||||||||
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. |