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

 
 
United States

88.8%

77.8%

87.7%

90.9%

92.8%

 
New England:
Connecticut

89.1%

71.6%

91.9%

91.6%

94.5%

Maine

90.8%

81.9%

84.7%

92.5%

98.1%

Massachusetts

86.9%

69.5%

89.6%

83.1%

97.5%

New Hampshire

91.6%

82.7%

91.8%

93.1%

93.3%

Rhode Island

87.7%

73.2%

85.9%

92.0%

92.6%

Vermont

88.1%

76.6%

79.9%

93.3%

94.6%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

88.4%

84.1%

86.5%

87.2%

93.1%

New York

87.6%

81.5%

88.8%

87.2%

89.9%

Pennsylvania

90.1%

76.3%

88.3%

94.5%

92.9%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

90.3%

79.6%

89.0%

91.8%

94.6%

Indiana

90.1%

77.9%

85.3%

93.3%

96.2%

Michigan

88.9%

71.9%

87.9%

94.0%

94.4%

Ohio

89.3%

85.4%

87.0%

93.1%

89.2%

Wisconsin

87.0%

74.4%

80.1%

92.4%

92.6%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

92.6%

80.2%

91.5%

95.0%

95.3%

Kansas

88.0%

86.9%

77.5%

89.9%

95.3%

Minnesota

89.1%

66.6%

88.4%

96.9%

92.1%

Missouri

88.0%

76.5%

85.5%

93.0%

91.9%

Nebraska

81.8%

67.6%

86.4%

90.1%

77.1%

North Dakota

87.8%

88.5%

78.0%

93.5%

88.4%

South Dakota

89.3%

88.2%

84.9%

90.0%

91.9%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

85.3%

87.2%

78.6%

89.7%

85.7%

District of Columbia

89.2%

91.9%

85.1%

91.8%

89.2%

Florida

88.7%

87.3%

86.1%

94.0%

86.4%

Georgia

88.7%

68.6%

87.6%

90.4%

96.2%

Maryland

89.0%

77.5%

89.5%

89.7%

94.0%

North Carolina

89.8%

76.8%

89.0%

93.6%

93.4%

South Carolina

89.1%

81.8%

89.6%

92.0%

89.6%

Virginia

89.5%

79.0%

87.8%

91.2%

94.4%

West Virginia

89.7%

66.8%

89.5%

93.7%

96.8%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

83.6%

59.1%

88.1%

87.1%

89.5%

Kentucky

86.5%

65.1%

81.1%

95.3%

94.7%

Mississippi

85.3%

80.3%

82.5%

93.8%

81.2%

Tennessee

89.4%

71.2%

89.0%

92.9%

95.2%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

84.8%

74.8%

76.4%

88.8%

91.6%

Louisiana

86.0%

75.2%

83.9%

91.2%

86.8%

Oklahoma

87.2%

75.3%

70.2%

96.2%

95.8%

Texas

90.1%

76.3%

85.7%

92.7%

95.9%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

85.7%

72.4%

91.5%

81.0%

91.0%

Colorado

89.6%

92.3%

85.2%

88.1%

93.4%

Idaho

87.9%

68.6%

88.4%

89.1%

93.6%

Montana

84.5%

59.6%

75.1%

92.1%

94.1%

Nevada

85.3%

73.1%

86.5%

91.5%

86.5%

New Mexico

86.8%

74.0%

85.3%

90.3%

90.2%

Utah

84.6%

78.0%

82.3%

79.1%

93.9%

Wyoming

91.0%

70.8%

88.9%

91.7%

97.2%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

84.0%

67.2%

86.7%

86.3%

88.2%

California

90.8%

79.5%

93.6%

91.5%

93.4%

Hawaii

87.1%

75.3%

86.7%

92.2%

90.6%

Oregon

90.0%

76.8%

87.9%

95.0%

93.7%

Washington

87.0%

74.8%

87.3%

90.9%

88.0%

 
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

 
 
United States

0.26%

1.01%

0.51%

0.70%

0.48%

 
New England:
Connecticut

1.69%

5.83%

2.76%

1.45%

1.99%

Maine

1.64%

5.52%

3.97%

3.02%

0.79%

Massachusetts

2.47%

5.80%

1.97%

4.69%

1.16%

New Hampshire

1.30%

5.47%

2.52%

1.35%

1.60%

Rhode Island

2.51%

5.37%

4.17%

2.71%

4.85%

Vermont

1.90%

5.70%

3.86%

1.47%

4.87%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

1.36%

4.13%

3.87%

3.20%

1.83%

New York

1.13%

3.85%

1.74%

3.17%

3.25%

Pennsylvania

0.95%

7.28%

2.73%

1.07%

2.33%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

1.51%

5.22%

3.22%

1.28%

2.48%

Indiana

1.01%

5.61%

3.70%

1.74%

1.62%

Michigan

1.78%

6.19%

1.57%

1.14%

1.67%

Ohio

1.14%

4.81%

2.07%

1.43%

2.21%

Wisconsin

1.58%

4.76%

4.94%

1.78%

1.78%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

1.32%

5.97%

2.22%

0.96%

1.63%

Kansas

1.83%

3.75%

4.91%

1.54%

2.27%

Minnesota

1.37%

6.30%

3.78%

0.58%

1.47%

Missouri

2.70%

7.61%

3.44%

1.68%

2.22%

Nebraska

3.06%

6.97%

3.42%

2.42%

5.61%

North Dakota

2.12%

4.85%

3.29%

2.29%

4.04%

South Dakota

1.80%

6.50%

3.11%

3.41%

1.68%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

2.15%

4.16%

2.45%

2.91%

3.90%

District of Columbia

1.85%

1.65%

3.99%

2.38%

3.10%

Florida

2.26%

6.09%

2.44%

1.45%

3.16%

Georgia

1.58%

5.31%

2.56%

1.75%

1.14%

Maryland

1.36%

5.11%

1.67%

3.29%

1.21%

North Carolina

1.83%

6.11%

2.55%

2.47%

2.18%

South Carolina

2.15%

3.99%

2.23%

1.65%

3.86%

Virginia

1.30%

3.85%

2.01%

2.11%

1.64%

West Virginia

2.39%

7.53%

3.59%

1.11%

1.69%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

3.42%

11.00%

3.22%

3.51%

2.89%

Kentucky

2.25%

7.81%

4.18%

0.81%

1.07%

Mississippi

2.80%

5.92%

2.75%

1.55%

5.88%

Tennessee

1.42%

5.27%

4.24%

2.51%

1.35%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

1.88%

8.41%

6.12%

2.32%

2.23%

Louisiana

1.35%

6.93%

3.85%

2.25%

4.60%

Oklahoma

2.97%

6.82%

7.21%

0.90%

1.29%

Texas

0.69%

3.50%

2.18%

1.69%

0.71%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

1.69%

6.20%

1.77%

4.99%

2.57%

Colorado

1.72%

4.34%

3.38%

2.40%

5.30%

Idaho

1.31%

7.14%

2.13%

2.49%

1.88%

Montana

3.68%

11.90%

5.88%

1.22%

3.46%

Nevada

1.93%

5.91%

2.92%

2.20%

2.92%

New Mexico

1.24%

8.56%

2.95%

2.09%

2.16%

Utah

2.99%

3.90%

4.60%

5.31%

2.01%

Wyoming

1.48%

7.42%

3.23%

1.16%

1.96%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

2.55%

7.80%

4.59%

4.28%

5.20%

California

0.61%

2.99%

1.04%

0.89%

0.76%

Hawaii

2.41%

6.09%

2.50%

2.41%

3.91%

Oregon

1.66%

4.38%

4.42%

1.24%

1.06%

Washington

1.52%

7.21%

2.40%

3.87%

3.08%

 
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.