Table VIII.B.3.b.(1).a(2003) Percent of private-sector full-time employees eligible for health insurance that are enrolled in 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 | 82.9% |
71.0% |
79.2% |
84.7% |
88.5% |
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New England: | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 82.0% |
71.0% |
82.8% |
85.4% |
83.0% |
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Maine | 81.0% |
70.4% |
71.6% |
84.6% |
88.1% |
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Massachusetts | 82.5% |
79.2% |
81.2% |
80.9% |
85.8% |
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New Hampshire | 80.0% |
71.7% |
72.9% |
84.1% |
85.8% |
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Rhode Island | 83.3% |
80.5% |
80.0% |
82.9% |
87.3% |
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Vermont | 75.9% |
73.7% |
78.6% |
81.5% |
69.8% |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||
New Jersey | 79.1% |
73.4% |
71.0% |
81.0% |
85.5% |
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New York | 84.4% |
70.2% |
80.8% |
88.3% |
89.5% |
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Pennsylvania | 84.3% |
70.4% |
80.7% |
88.0% |
87.8% |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||
Illinois | 83.3% |
72.5% |
78.2% |
81.7% |
92.1% |
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Indiana | 83.9% |
66.0% |
81.4% |
88.4% |
87.7% |
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Michigan | 83.7% |
71.5% |
80.9% |
85.6% |
88.9% |
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Ohio | 82.5% |
69.3% |
79.5% |
83.7% |
89.3% |
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Wisconsin | 75.2% |
59.2% |
68.4% |
75.1% |
85.7% |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||
Iowa | 81.3% |
76.2% |
77.1% |
82.5% |
84.4% |
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Kansas | 80.4% |
68.7% |
76.2% |
83.1% |
85.7% |
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Minnesota | 83.9% |
74.7% |
82.0% |
85.8% |
86.2% |
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Missouri | 82.2% |
70.5% |
76.2% |
88.2% |
86.3% |
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Nebraska | 77.5% |
75.4% |
69.2% |
78.5% |
83.7% |
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North Dakota | 82.2% |
60.8% |
82.8% |
82.1% |
87.8% |
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South Dakota | 80.4% |
84.6% |
82.3% |
78.0% |
79.1% |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||
Delaware | 85.2% |
78.4% |
78.5% |
85.8% |
92.5% |
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District of Columbia | 85.3% |
75.1% |
86.0% |
89.4% |
87.0% |
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Florida | 82.0% |
66.2% |
79.2% |
85.8% |
88.7% |
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Georgia | 84.3% |
73.1% |
83.9% |
84.4% |
87.9% |
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Maryland | 79.0% |
77.9% |
80.1% |
76.2% |
81.1% |
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North Carolina | 85.6% |
78.2% |
79.8% |
87.1% |
91.0% |
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South Carolina | 86.1% |
74.0% |
78.4% |
90.1% |
93.1% |
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Virginia | 80.8% |
76.8% |
75.9% |
80.5% |
85.3% |
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West Virginia | 84.7% |
62.1% |
80.1% |
86.9% |
93.4% |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||
Alabama | 77.9% |
70.0% |
64.8% |
80.1% |
89.0% |
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Kentucky | 83.8% |
76.2% |
82.4% |
83.9% |
87.7% |
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Mississippi | 84.0% |
69.2% |
80.8% |
85.6% |
90.9% |
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Tennessee | 82.3% |
65.6% |
79.3% |
85.9% |
87.4% |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||
Arkansas | 79.0% |
62.7% |
71.7% |
82.8% |
86.2% |
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Louisiana | 79.6% |
64.5% |
81.7% |
79.9% |
83.6% |
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Oklahoma | 84.8% |
72.2% |
87.6% |
85.4% |
86.7% |
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Texas | 85.1% |
69.7% |
81.0% |
86.6% |
90.8% |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||
Arizona | 81.5% |
70.5% |
80.7% |
81.1% |
86.2% |
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Colorado | 79.0% |
62.9% |
83.7% |
81.7% |
80.3% |
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Idaho | 86.0% |
80.3% |
79.0% |
89.8% |
89.6% |
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Montana | 84.3% |
78.4% |
75.5% |
83.2% |
90.9% |
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Nevada | 83.0% |
72.8% |
77.7% |
87.7% |
88.1% |
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New Mexico | 78.9% |
57.5% |
77.1% |
82.3% |
84.2% |
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Utah | 81.7% |
75.5% |
75.1% |
84.4% |
85.5% |
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Wyoming | 85.3% |
71.0% |
80.3% |
81.1% |
94.5% |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||
Alaska | 88.0% |
75.9% |
87.9% |
86.2% |
94.2% |
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California | 83.5% |
72.2% |
80.0% |
84.0% |
90.6% |
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Hawaii | 87.8% |
87.7% |
85.8% |
90.0% |
87.5% |
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Oregon | 86.9% |
81.7% |
79.2% |
90.2% |
92.3% |
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Washington | 86.3% |
76.4% |
81.7% |
90.3% |
89.1% |
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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).a(2003) Standard error for percent of private-sector full-time employees eligible for health insurance that are enrolled in 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 | 0.29% |
0.92% |
0.88% |
0.64% |
0.31% |
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New England: | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 1.31% |
3.61% |
1.64% |
1.43% |
2.57% |
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Maine | 2.07% |
6.31% |
3.92% |
0.95% |
2.59% |
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Massachusetts | 1.26% |
4.48% |
3.68% |
2.83% |
2.65% |
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New Hampshire | 1.32% |
4.32% |
3.14% |
2.55% |
1.76% |
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Rhode Island | 1.05% |
2.73% |
1.85% |
2.53% |
2.17% |
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Vermont | 2.99% |
4.83% |
2.56% |
2.35% |
5.65% |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||
New Jersey | 1.36% |
3.78% |
5.08% |
4.03% |
2.75% |
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New York | 0.87% |
3.95% |
2.30% |
1.22% |
1.60% |
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Pennsylvania | 0.92% |
4.96% |
1.85% |
1.42% |
2.66% |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||
Illinois | 2.00% |
4.46% |
2.64% |
2.83% |
1.47% |
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Indiana | 1.65% |
4.47% |
2.37% |
3.33% |
2.51% |
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Michigan | 1.41% |
4.16% |
2.40% |
1.63% |
1.49% |
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Ohio | 1.70% |
6.92% |
2.04% |
1.60% |
1.12% |
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Wisconsin | 2.00% |
5.60% |
6.91% |
1.71% |
1.88% |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||
Iowa | 1.96% |
5.26% |
2.79% |
2.77% |
2.29% |
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Kansas | 1.78% |
6.43% |
4.56% |
2.28% |
2.32% |
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Minnesota | 0.92% |
4.53% |
3.18% |
1.89% |
2.39% |
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Missouri | 1.52% |
4.79% |
4.43% |
1.78% |
2.04% |
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Nebraska | 1.74% |
4.32% |
4.82% |
1.69% |
1.99% |
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North Dakota | 2.11% |
7.62% |
4.02% |
2.75% |
2.36% |
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South Dakota | 1.43% |
5.92% |
2.66% |
2.87% |
3.18% |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||
Delaware | 1.72% |
2.75% |
2.19% |
2.72% |
1.94% |
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District of Columbia | 1.79% |
5.37% |
3.68% |
1.49% |
1.74% |
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Florida | 2.04% |
3.30% |
1.99% |
2.55% |
1.48% |
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Georgia | 1.50% |
5.31% |
3.36% |
2.10% |
1.74% |
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Maryland | 1.89% |
3.76% |
2.79% |
2.92% |
3.74% |
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North Carolina | 1.09% |
7.18% |
3.20% |
2.43% |
1.75% |
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South Carolina | 0.99% |
4.87% |
3.19% |
1.80% |
0.97% |
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Virginia | 0.81% |
3.75% |
1.98% |
2.85% |
1.65% |
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West Virginia | 1.11% |
6.25% |
2.69% |
1.24% |
1.95% |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||
Alabama | 2.44% |
4.88% |
5.71% |
2.54% |
2.30% |
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Kentucky | 1.26% |
5.01% |
2.78% |
2.38% |
2.13% |
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Mississippi | 1.49% |
3.34% |
2.03% |
2.83% |
1.67% |
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Tennessee | 1.86% |
4.90% |
3.75% |
2.31% |
2.02% |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||
Arkansas | 2.65% |
6.96% |
4.98% |
2.18% |
3.79% |
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Louisiana | 2.05% |
7.05% |
2.64% |
4.32% |
2.52% |
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Oklahoma | 1.34% |
3.97% |
2.05% |
2.68% |
2.86% |
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Texas | 0.98% |
4.33% |
1.52% |
0.88% |
1.01% |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||
Arizona | 1.45% |
2.98% |
4.57% |
3.43% |
2.01% |
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Colorado | 2.51% |
6.83% |
2.43% |
2.75% |
4.46% |
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Idaho | 1.40% |
3.80% |
3.25% |
2.08% |
3.26% |
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Montana | 1.73% |
9.31% |
5.14% |
2.67% |
1.39% |
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Nevada | 2.05% |
5.34% |
4.30% |
3.74% |
2.82% |
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New Mexico | 1.93% |
7.48% |
4.31% |
1.82% |
2.49% |
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Utah | 2.31% |
6.58% |
4.19% |
1.96% |
2.65% |
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Wyoming | 2.15% |
5.47% |
2.92% |
3.43% |
3.27% |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||
Alaska | 1.69% |
6.82% |
4.63% |
1.68% |
1.79% |
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California | 1.01% |
3.26% |
3.34% |
2.54% |
1.05% |
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Hawaii | 1.08% |
2.49% |
2.63% |
2.50% |
2.66% |
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Oregon | 1.77% |
3.14% |
4.29% |
1.62% |
1.07% |
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Washington | 1.39% |
6.29% |
3.12% |
1.70% |
2.99% |
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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. |