Table VIII.C.1(2003) Average total single premium (in dollars) per enrolled employee at private-sector 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

3,481

3,397

3,458

3,440

3,581

 
New England:
Connecticut

3,676

3,816

3,571

3,536

3,841

Maine

3,852

3,368

3,766

3,842

4,216

Massachusetts

3,496

3,239

3,476

3,736

3,466

New Hampshire

3,563

3,632

3,131

3,944

3,580

Rhode Island

3,725

3,569

4,090

3,697

3,478

Vermont

3,596

3,625

3,472

3,735

3,563

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

3,814

3,795

3,636

3,974

3,822

New York

3,592

3,583

3,276

3,606

3,847

Pennsylvania

3,449

3,402

3,419

3,301

3,669

 
East North Central:
Illinois

3,692

3,427

3,668

3,785

3,722

Indiana

3,493

3,655

3,461

3,284

3,664

Michigan

3,671

3,423

3,626

3,518

3,963

Ohio

3,416

3,420

3,289

3,345

3,611

Wisconsin

3,749

3,233

3,744

3,991

3,710

 
West North Central:
Iowa

3,270

3,126

3,192

3,371

3,258

Kansas

3,401

3,273

3,519

3,409

3,346

Minnesota

3,679

3,553

3,722

3,531

3,844

Missouri

3,305

3,325

3,329

3,249

3,345

Nebraska

3,506

3,305

3,318

3,678

3,555

North Dakota

2,999

3,149

3,051

2,972

2,933

South Dakota

3,361

3,056

3,662

3,344

3,323

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

3,854

3,652

3,548

3,619

4,360

District of Columbia

3,740

3,430

3,800

3,731

3,909

Florida

3,592

3,347

3,845

3,384

3,677

Georgia

3,624

3,204

3,826

3,879

3,353

Maryland

3,427

3,077

3,430

3,604

3,423

North Carolina

3,411

3,269

3,136

3,545

3,526

South Carolina

3,371

3,659

3,405

3,312

3,276

Virginia

3,322

3,291

3,200

3,163

3,596

West Virginia

3,809

3,559

3,199

4,019

4,503

 
East South Central:
Alabama

3,156

3,241

3,152

3,029

3,248

Kentucky

3,437

4,058

3,195

3,322

3,513

Mississippi

3,305

3,459

3,465

3,316

3,136

Tennessee

3,597

3,779

3,644

3,441

3,624

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

3,127

2,766

3,140

3,133

3,253

Louisiana

3,317

3,348

3,300

3,349

3,287

Oklahoma

3,285

3,399

3,105

3,291

3,358

Texas

3,400

3,581

3,269

3,397

3,457

 
Mountain:
Arizona

3,209

3,285

3,083

3,281

3,222

Colorado

3,645

3,577

3,988

3,681

3,254

Idaho

3,331

3,106

3,665

3,179

3,257

Montana

3,506

3,812

3,249

3,413

3,637

Nevada

3,578

3,239

3,865

3,776

3,305

New Mexico

3,361

2,703

3,365

3,572

3,353

Utah

3,352

4,446

3,205

3,114

3,067

Wyoming

3,706

3,829

4,042

3,412

3,646

 
Pacific:
Alaska

4,011

3,092

3,541

4,738

3,931

California

3,293

3,175

3,372

3,166

3,404

Hawaii

3,020

2,806

2,879

3,260

3,089

Oregon

3,362

3,943

3,223

3,238

3,283

Washington

3,520

3,324

3,440

3,617

3,568

 
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.C.1(2003) Standard error for average total single premium (in dollars) per enrolled employee at private-sector 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

10.92

37.10

43.88

30.58

15.14

 
New England:
Connecticut

113.06

243.77

223.79

99.33

181.18

Maine

97.53

274.76

155.62

80.25

181.89

Massachusetts

82.99

135.48

138.52

182.92

88.79

New Hampshire

90.32

196.21

206.08

99.74

271.23

Rhode Island

78.33

284.76

257.00

118.21

146.35

Vermont

107.35

189.81

223.55

86.31

165.57

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

179.07

362.71

94.33

301.64

165.74

New York

80.88

122.88

107.39

84.62

172.99

Pennsylvania

93.76

142.55

88.30

139.51

134.75

 
East North Central:
Illinois

101.50

142.56

140.69

357.31

186.41

Indiana

123.43

387.81

145.04

149.28

224.02

Michigan

110.73

98.00

180.25

157.63

161.48

Ohio

105.28

498.94

126.24

170.77

127.20

Wisconsin

115.42

373.42

326.97

192.93

227.53

 
West North Central:
Iowa

89.67

159.97

125.67

182.98

146.02

Kansas

81.71

199.22

162.13

176.72

127.98

Minnesota

133.21

210.56

135.18

200.95

356.07

Missouri

77.97

310.62

278.41

132.23

131.27

Nebraska

140.08

180.99

203.32

270.08

123.09

North Dakota

68.52

256.33

103.02

161.01

78.35

South Dakota

130.41

399.56

183.40

121.67

112.97

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

183.86

265.88

196.71

171.78

341.18

District of Columbia

79.32

249.65

272.75

116.77

68.75

Florida

99.23

226.94

199.81

142.87

196.30

Georgia

84.17

212.50

255.53

123.14

109.92

Maryland

89.83

507.02

154.61

198.17

178.73

North Carolina

118.30

363.94

122.12

242.19

222.24

South Carolina

119.68

502.60

235.58

174.01

157.33

Virginia

101.50

213.00

86.32

157.94

103.67

West Virginia

117.41

458.88

247.74

258.25

299.70

 
East South Central:
Alabama

58.81

141.37

227.46

128.93

160.43

Kentucky

126.05

786.44

177.40

223.39

174.97

Mississippi

98.40

140.63

261.79

199.37

182.09

Tennessee

104.00

394.80

263.37

109.68

109.67

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

96.06

305.37

224.49

82.40

98.84

Louisiana

137.61

163.56

260.74

243.82

168.36

Oklahoma

92.60

166.08

187.25

149.42

179.78

Texas

73.59

86.57

180.75

106.81

177.08

 
Mountain:
Arizona

72.94

139.85

188.01

198.96

145.38

Colorado

166.27

203.77

345.16

246.30

137.82

Idaho

139.45

178.40

226.92

263.41

148.79

Montana

145.05

530.67

110.65

151.46

221.76

Nevada

151.66

247.33

282.56

192.18

184.66

New Mexico

77.68

273.62

231.98

166.03

88.28

Utah

200.57

482.39

270.58

135.39

121.88

Wyoming

207.32

282.63

384.15

211.36

278.71

 
Pacific:
Alaska

263.87

851.89

392.58

452.35

174.10

California

55.19

55.77

142.18

61.66

71.33

Hawaii

86.04

167.36

182.34

264.71

146.99

Oregon

89.87

275.25

149.39

87.68

86.84

Washington

94.27

197.41

133.39

180.49

139.09

 
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.