Table VIII.B.3.b.(2)(2003) Percent of private-sector full-time employees 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 | 73.6% |
55.2% |
69.5% |
77.0% |
82.1% |
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New England: | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 73.1% |
50.9% |
76.1% |
78.2% |
78.4% |
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Maine | 73.6% |
57.7% |
60.7% |
78.3% |
86.4% |
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Massachusetts | 71.7% |
55.1% |
72.7% |
67.3% |
83.7% |
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New Hampshire | 73.2% |
59.3% |
66.9% |
78.3% |
80.1% |
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Rhode Island | 73.0% |
59.0% |
68.7% |
76.2% |
80.9% |
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Vermont | 66.8% |
56.5% |
62.8% |
76.1% |
66.0% |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||
New Jersey | 69.9% |
61.7% |
61.4% |
70.6% |
79.6% |
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New York | 73.9% |
57.3% |
71.7% |
76.9% |
80.4% |
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Pennsylvania | 75.9% |
53.7% |
71.3% |
83.2% |
81.6% |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||
Illinois | 75.2% |
57.7% |
69.5% |
75.0% |
87.2% |
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Indiana | 75.7% |
51.4% |
69.4% |
82.4% |
84.3% |
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Michigan | 74.4% |
51.4% |
71.1% |
80.4% |
84.0% |
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Ohio | 73.6% |
59.2% |
69.2% |
77.9% |
79.7% |
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Wisconsin | 65.5% |
44.1% |
54.8% |
69.4% |
79.4% |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||
Iowa | 75.3% |
61.1% |
70.6% |
78.4% |
80.4% |
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Kansas | 70.7% |
59.7% |
59.0% |
74.8% |
81.7% |
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Minnesota | 74.8% |
49.7% |
72.5% |
83.2% |
79.3% |
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Missouri | 72.3% |
53.9% |
65.1% |
82.0% |
79.3% |
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Nebraska | 63.4% |
51.0% |
59.8% |
70.7% |
64.5% |
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North Dakota | 72.2% |
53.8% |
64.5% |
76.8% |
77.7% |
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South Dakota | 71.7% |
74.7% |
69.9% |
70.2% |
72.8% |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||
Delaware | 72.7% |
68.4% |
61.7% |
77.0% |
79.3% |
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District of Columbia | 76.1% |
69.1% |
73.2% |
82.0% |
77.7% |
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Florida | 72.8% |
57.8% |
68.2% |
80.7% |
76.6% |
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Georgia | 74.8% |
50.2% |
73.5% |
76.3% |
84.6% |
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Maryland | 70.3% |
60.3% |
71.7% |
68.3% |
76.2% |
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North Carolina | 76.9% |
60.1% |
71.0% |
81.5% |
85.1% |
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South Carolina | 76.7% |
60.5% |
70.3% |
82.9% |
83.4% |
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Virginia | 72.3% |
60.7% |
66.6% |
73.4% |
80.6% |
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West Virginia | 75.9% |
41.5% |
71.7% |
81.4% |
90.4% |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||
Alabama | 65.2% |
41.4% |
57.1% |
69.8% |
79.7% |
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Kentucky | 72.5% |
49.6% |
66.8% |
79.9% |
83.1% |
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Mississippi | 71.6% |
55.6% |
66.7% |
80.2% |
73.9% |
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Tennessee | 73.6% |
46.7% |
70.6% |
79.8% |
83.2% |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||
Arkansas | 66.9% |
46.9% |
54.8% |
73.5% |
79.0% |
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Louisiana | 68.5% |
48.5% |
68.6% |
72.8% |
72.6% |
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Oklahoma | 74.0% |
54.3% |
61.5% |
82.1% |
83.0% |
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Texas | 76.7% |
53.2% |
69.5% |
80.2% |
87.1% |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||
Arizona | 69.9% |
51.0% |
73.9% |
65.7% |
78.4% |
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Colorado | 70.8% |
58.0% |
71.3% |
72.0% |
75.0% |
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Idaho | 75.5% |
55.1% |
69.8% |
80.1% |
83.9% |
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Montana | 71.3% |
46.7% |
56.7% |
76.7% |
85.5% |
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Nevada | 70.8% |
53.2% |
67.2% |
80.3% |
76.3% |
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New Mexico | 68.5% |
42.5% |
65.8% |
74.3% |
76.0% |
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Utah | 69.1% |
58.9% |
61.8% |
66.8% |
80.3% |
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Wyoming | 77.6% |
50.3% |
71.4% |
74.4% |
91.9% |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||
Alaska | 73.9% |
51.0% |
76.3% |
74.3% |
83.1% |
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California | 75.8% |
57.4% |
74.9% |
76.9% |
84.6% |
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Hawaii | 76.5% |
66.0% |
74.4% |
82.9% |
79.3% |
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Oregon | 78.2% |
62.7% |
69.6% |
85.7% |
86.4% |
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Washington | 75.1% |
57.1% |
71.3% |
82.1% |
78.4% |
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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.(2)(2003) Standard error for percent of private-sector full-time employees 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 | 0.23% |
1.07% |
0.78% |
0.73% |
0.47% |
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New England: | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 1.47% |
3.49% |
2.39% |
2.08% |
2.64% |
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Maine | 2.51% |
7.95% |
4.36% |
3.06% |
2.83% |
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Massachusetts | 2.11% |
5.48% |
3.60% |
3.80% |
2.67% |
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New Hampshire | 1.21% |
5.34% |
3.17% |
2.82% |
1.59% |
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Rhode Island | 2.54% |
4.90% |
3.46% |
2.43% |
5.07% |
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Vermont | 2.39% |
5.28% |
3.25% |
2.38% |
6.55% |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||
New Jersey | 1.67% |
4.80% |
6.23% |
3.84% |
3.88% |
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New York | 1.58% |
4.71% |
1.95% |
2.90% |
3.45% |
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Pennsylvania | 1.41% |
5.48% |
2.59% |
2.01% |
3.38% |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||
Illinois | 2.56% |
6.52% |
4.18% |
3.04% |
2.57% |
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Indiana | 1.50% |
5.04% |
3.79% |
4.08% |
2.43% |
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Michigan | 2.15% |
6.68% |
1.85% |
2.14% |
2.02% |
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Ohio | 1.88% |
6.90% |
1.49% |
1.52% |
2.45% |
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Wisconsin | 1.95% |
4.14% |
7.24% |
1.78% |
2.81% |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||
Iowa | 2.15% |
4.33% |
3.45% |
2.92% |
2.87% |
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Kansas | 2.21% |
6.07% |
6.10% |
2.86% |
3.45% |
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Minnesota | 1.59% |
5.66% |
4.51% |
1.91% |
2.22% |
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Missouri | 2.47% |
6.53% |
3.76% |
2.44% |
3.27% |
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Nebraska | 2.18% |
3.80% |
5.46% |
1.98% |
4.35% |
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North Dakota | 2.36% |
7.20% |
4.54% |
2.93% |
3.17% |
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South Dakota | 1.94% |
7.39% |
3.84% |
3.85% |
4.05% |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||
Delaware | 2.60% |
3.15% |
1.97% |
4.13% |
3.69% |
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District of Columbia | 2.31% |
5.40% |
4.86% |
2.67% |
3.04% |
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Florida | 2.11% |
5.67% |
2.22% |
3.08% |
2.44% |
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Georgia | 1.98% |
3.68% |
3.96% |
2.10% |
1.71% |
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Maryland | 1.97% |
5.50% |
2.45% |
3.49% |
3.63% |
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North Carolina | 2.10% |
6.66% |
3.73% |
2.92% |
2.45% |
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South Carolina | 1.83% |
5.87% |
2.18% |
2.64% |
3.97% |
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Virginia | 1.39% |
5.39% |
2.82% |
3.00% |
1.81% |
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West Virginia | 2.68% |
5.01% |
4.02% |
1.39% |
2.73% |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||
Alabama | 3.44% |
9.40% |
5.18% |
4.13% |
3.12% |
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Kentucky | 2.62% |
7.67% |
4.33% |
2.38% |
2.20% |
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Mississippi | 2.73% |
4.66% |
3.31% |
3.28% |
5.80% |
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Tennessee | 1.55% |
4.45% |
4.63% |
2.92% |
1.89% |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||
Arkansas | 2.80% |
7.64% |
5.82% |
2.10% |
4.48% |
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Louisiana | 2.33% |
6.07% |
4.56% |
4.48% |
5.19% |
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Oklahoma | 2.71% |
6.50% |
4.83% |
2.62% |
2.66% |
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Texas | 1.36% |
5.18% |
2.41% |
1.97% |
1.35% |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||
Arizona | 2.17% |
5.43% |
4.69% |
4.98% |
3.31% |
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Colorado | 2.15% |
4.50% |
3.75% |
2.93% |
4.97% |
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Idaho | 1.88% |
7.74% |
2.89% |
2.99% |
4.03% |
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Montana | 3.96% |
11.29% |
6.45% |
3.14% |
3.59% |
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Nevada | 2.62% |
5.11% |
3.41% |
3.67% |
3.31% |
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New Mexico | 1.81% |
5.86% |
3.47% |
2.65% |
3.21% |
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Utah | 3.21% |
6.17% |
5.82% |
4.03% |
3.55% |
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Wyoming | 2.58% |
5.11% |
3.72% |
3.11% |
4.32% |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||
Alaska | 3.07% |
6.56% |
5.88% |
3.65% |
4.99% |
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California | 1.15% |
3.99% |
3.20% |
2.09% |
1.20% |
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Hawaii | 2.47% |
5.40% |
3.78% |
2.81% |
3.99% |
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Oregon | 2.07% |
4.56% |
4.24% |
1.53% |
1.57% |
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Washington | 1.84% |
4.52% |
3.68% |
3.07% |
4.14% |
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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. |