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

 
 
United States

73.6%

55.2%

69.5%

77.0%

82.1%

 
New England:
Connecticut

73.1%

50.9%

76.1%

78.2%

78.4%

Maine

73.6%

57.7%

60.7%

78.3%

86.4%

Massachusetts

71.7%

55.1%

72.7%

67.3%

83.7%

New Hampshire

73.2%

59.3%

66.9%

78.3%

80.1%

Rhode Island

73.0%

59.0%

68.7%

76.2%

80.9%

Vermont

66.8%

56.5%

62.8%

76.1%

66.0%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

69.9%

61.7%

61.4%

70.6%

79.6%

New York

73.9%

57.3%

71.7%

76.9%

80.4%

Pennsylvania

75.9%

53.7%

71.3%

83.2%

81.6%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

75.2%

57.7%

69.5%

75.0%

87.2%

Indiana

75.7%

51.4%

69.4%

82.4%

84.3%

Michigan

74.4%

51.4%

71.1%

80.4%

84.0%

Ohio

73.6%

59.2%

69.2%

77.9%

79.7%

Wisconsin

65.5%

44.1%

54.8%

69.4%

79.4%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

75.3%

61.1%

70.6%

78.4%

80.4%

Kansas

70.7%

59.7%

59.0%

74.8%

81.7%

Minnesota

74.8%

49.7%

72.5%

83.2%

79.3%

Missouri

72.3%

53.9%

65.1%

82.0%

79.3%

Nebraska

63.4%

51.0%

59.8%

70.7%

64.5%

North Dakota

72.2%

53.8%

64.5%

76.8%

77.7%

South Dakota

71.7%

74.7%

69.9%

70.2%

72.8%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

72.7%

68.4%

61.7%

77.0%

79.3%

District of Columbia

76.1%

69.1%

73.2%

82.0%

77.7%

Florida

72.8%

57.8%

68.2%

80.7%

76.6%

Georgia

74.8%

50.2%

73.5%

76.3%

84.6%

Maryland

70.3%

60.3%

71.7%

68.3%

76.2%

North Carolina

76.9%

60.1%

71.0%

81.5%

85.1%

South Carolina

76.7%

60.5%

70.3%

82.9%

83.4%

Virginia

72.3%

60.7%

66.6%

73.4%

80.6%

West Virginia

75.9%

41.5%

71.7%

81.4%

90.4%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

65.2%

41.4%

57.1%

69.8%

79.7%

Kentucky

72.5%

49.6%

66.8%

79.9%

83.1%

Mississippi

71.6%

55.6%

66.7%

80.2%

73.9%

Tennessee

73.6%

46.7%

70.6%

79.8%

83.2%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

66.9%

46.9%

54.8%

73.5%

79.0%

Louisiana

68.5%

48.5%

68.6%

72.8%

72.6%

Oklahoma

74.0%

54.3%

61.5%

82.1%

83.0%

Texas

76.7%

53.2%

69.5%

80.2%

87.1%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

69.9%

51.0%

73.9%

65.7%

78.4%

Colorado

70.8%

58.0%

71.3%

72.0%

75.0%

Idaho

75.5%

55.1%

69.8%

80.1%

83.9%

Montana

71.3%

46.7%

56.7%

76.7%

85.5%

Nevada

70.8%

53.2%

67.2%

80.3%

76.3%

New Mexico

68.5%

42.5%

65.8%

74.3%

76.0%

Utah

69.1%

58.9%

61.8%

66.8%

80.3%

Wyoming

77.6%

50.3%

71.4%

74.4%

91.9%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

73.9%

51.0%

76.3%

74.3%

83.1%

California

75.8%

57.4%

74.9%

76.9%

84.6%

Hawaii

76.5%

66.0%

74.4%

82.9%

79.3%

Oregon

78.2%

62.7%

69.6%

85.7%

86.4%

Washington

75.1%

57.1%

71.3%

82.1%

78.4%

 
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

 
 
United States

0.23%

1.07%

0.78%

0.73%

0.47%

 
New England:
Connecticut

1.47%

3.49%

2.39%

2.08%

2.64%

Maine

2.51%

7.95%

4.36%

3.06%

2.83%

Massachusetts

2.11%

5.48%

3.60%

3.80%

2.67%

New Hampshire

1.21%

5.34%

3.17%

2.82%

1.59%

Rhode Island

2.54%

4.90%

3.46%

2.43%

5.07%

Vermont

2.39%

5.28%

3.25%

2.38%

6.55%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

1.67%

4.80%

6.23%

3.84%

3.88%

New York

1.58%

4.71%

1.95%

2.90%

3.45%

Pennsylvania

1.41%

5.48%

2.59%

2.01%

3.38%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

2.56%

6.52%

4.18%

3.04%

2.57%

Indiana

1.50%

5.04%

3.79%

4.08%

2.43%

Michigan

2.15%

6.68%

1.85%

2.14%

2.02%

Ohio

1.88%

6.90%

1.49%

1.52%

2.45%

Wisconsin

1.95%

4.14%

7.24%

1.78%

2.81%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

2.15%

4.33%

3.45%

2.92%

2.87%

Kansas

2.21%

6.07%

6.10%

2.86%

3.45%

Minnesota

1.59%

5.66%

4.51%

1.91%

2.22%

Missouri

2.47%

6.53%

3.76%

2.44%

3.27%

Nebraska

2.18%

3.80%

5.46%

1.98%

4.35%

North Dakota

2.36%

7.20%

4.54%

2.93%

3.17%

South Dakota

1.94%

7.39%

3.84%

3.85%

4.05%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

2.60%

3.15%

1.97%

4.13%

3.69%

District of Columbia

2.31%

5.40%

4.86%

2.67%

3.04%

Florida

2.11%

5.67%

2.22%

3.08%

2.44%

Georgia

1.98%

3.68%

3.96%

2.10%

1.71%

Maryland

1.97%

5.50%

2.45%

3.49%

3.63%

North Carolina

2.10%

6.66%

3.73%

2.92%

2.45%

South Carolina

1.83%

5.87%

2.18%

2.64%

3.97%

Virginia

1.39%

5.39%

2.82%

3.00%

1.81%

West Virginia

2.68%

5.01%

4.02%

1.39%

2.73%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

3.44%

9.40%

5.18%

4.13%

3.12%

Kentucky

2.62%

7.67%

4.33%

2.38%

2.20%

Mississippi

2.73%

4.66%

3.31%

3.28%

5.80%

Tennessee

1.55%

4.45%

4.63%

2.92%

1.89%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

2.80%

7.64%

5.82%

2.10%

4.48%

Louisiana

2.33%

6.07%

4.56%

4.48%

5.19%

Oklahoma

2.71%

6.50%

4.83%

2.62%

2.66%

Texas

1.36%

5.18%

2.41%

1.97%

1.35%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

2.17%

5.43%

4.69%

4.98%

3.31%

Colorado

2.15%

4.50%

3.75%

2.93%

4.97%

Idaho

1.88%

7.74%

2.89%

2.99%

4.03%

Montana

3.96%

11.29%

6.45%

3.14%

3.59%

Nevada

2.62%

5.11%

3.41%

3.67%

3.31%

New Mexico

1.81%

5.86%

3.47%

2.65%

3.21%

Utah

3.21%

6.17%

5.82%

4.03%

3.55%

Wyoming

2.58%

5.11%

3.72%

3.11%

4.32%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

3.07%

6.56%

5.88%

3.65%

4.99%

California

1.15%

3.99%

3.20%

2.09%

1.20%

Hawaii

2.47%

5.40%

3.78%

2.81%

3.99%

Oregon

2.07%

4.56%

4.24%

1.53%

1.57%

Washington

1.84%

4.52%

3.68%

3.07%

4.14%

 
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.