Table VIII.C.2

Table VIII.C.2(2003) Average total employee contribution (in dollars) per enrolled employee for single coverage 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	606	737		626		579		556

New England:
Connecticut	789	1,545		651		662		633
Maine	698	949		744		600		660
Massachusetts	713	929		727		643		639
New Hampshire	753	592		715		938		663
Rhode Island	820	709	*	998		805		724
Vermont	653	740		682		656		572

Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey	611	581		537		742		564
New York	625	866		472		585		678
Pennsylvania	533	698		480		423		607

East North Central:
Illinois	625	750		629		634	*	572
Indiana	732	689		952		661		629
Michigan	538	799		687		491		358
Ohio	579	670		554		480		658
Wisconsin	830	834		734		991		730

West North Central:
Iowa	682	624		914		619		576
Kansas	786	1,102		765		750		680
Minnesota	604	593		629		661		525
Missouri	572	717		586		468		617
Nebraska	875	856		990		852		810
North Dakota	571	605	*	750		553		402
South Dakota	771	830		1,089		650		588

South Atlantic:
Delaware	711	771		794		483		797
District of Columbia	710	749		775		725		592
Florida	750	798		707		783		736
Georgia	699	789		774		752		545
Maryland	791	858		728		824		788
North Carolina	541	631		671		531		417
South Carolina	668	655		910		650		495
Virginia	634	777		787		499		584
West Virginia	538	579		545		530		514

East South Central:
Alabama	636	836		781		655		441
Kentucky	688	885		765		644		562
Mississippi	503	814		578		453		379
Tennessee	760	942		705		824		690

West South Central:
Arkansas	644	696		647	*	626		639
Louisiana	633	792		603		538		705
Oklahoma	625	821		809		550		496
Texas	548	623		587		593		450

Mountain:
Arizona	560	690		781		449		440
Colorado	581	725		643		526		495
Idaho	540	521		596		541		490
Montana	475	804		605		357		401
Nevada	474	701		393		478		418
New Mexico	593	526		622		585		595
Utah	638	545	*	593		731		637
Wyoming	574	646		673		564		464

Pacific:
Alaska	433	563		466		415		374
California	475	540		421		466		500
Hawaii	251	180		200		211		407
Oregon	438	575		532		276		455
Washington	385	819		540		216		254

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.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

Table VIII.C.2(2003) Standard error for average total employee contribution (in dollars) per enrolled employee for single coverage 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	11.64	17.91		26.10		15.47		20.79

New England:
Connecticut	46.39	192.47		125.33		62.41		42.37
Maine	43.29	164.77		116.12		70.96		85.73
Massachusetts	56.48	104.22		133.88		79.29		47.91
New Hampshire	51.60	116.37		102.35		71.01		84.30
Rhode Island	28.66	243.83	*	134.09		139.95		69.10
Vermont	56.16	153.17		63.32		117.11		121.74

Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey	35.41	133.88		83.96		128.25		53.95
New York	32.95	114.27		69.46		61.35		67.39
Pennsylvania	31.91	125.57		49.86		58.16		119.32

East North Central:
Illinois	83.61	71.22		45.73		512.40	*	73.98
Indiana	54.16	134.69		177.59		54.34		92.78
Michigan	40.75	108.07		77.74		77.52		73.10
Ohio	56.17	100.30		95.83		50.05		102.52
Wisconsin	50.64	136.22		132.06		159.40		105.35

West North Central:
Iowa	44.08	93.53		100.98		63.05		52.05
Kansas	61.07	113.20		61.44		134.90		85.40
Minnesota	40.07	80.60		93.41		107.43		47.42
Missouri	38.10	110.01		66.75		117.15		48.91
Nebraska	48.89	180.82		79.98		85.40		97.89
North Dakota	62.51	189.51	*	92.65		83.28		78.37
South Dakota	80.64	147.32		136.89		63.42		107.11

South Atlantic:
Delaware	74.23	123.73		113.24		106.45		126.50
District of Columbia	57.87	102.31		131.06		116.41		84.24
Florida	38.93	76.74		68.61		109.01		43.13
Georgia	63.41	94.24		93.24		151.48		74.01
Maryland	79.62	208.79		95.72		139.33		166.71
North Carolina	22.05	166.95		53.12		71.48		40.99
South Carolina	46.45	149.02		157.19		52.40		54.65
Virginia	35.65	92.10		140.02		64.36		45.18
West Virginia	68.96	167.16		104.43		96.42		92.98

East South Central:
Alabama	42.32	122.33		96.85		70.83		103.96
Kentucky	56.47	127.20		86.55		49.78		120.63
Mississippi	66.45	129.58		92.69		69.94		80.52
Tennessee	60.86	146.00		102.41		134.61		106.95

West South Central:
Arkansas	34.00	82.23		195.79	*	85.52		83.21
Louisiana	50.81	119.15		109.58		132.42		110.66
Oklahoma	59.97	145.61		134.63		75.04		69.00
Texas	26.37	75.15		59.45		67.20		61.80

Mountain:
Arizona	34.65	72.61		187.91		56.60		62.83
Colorado	65.41	83.08		150.55		97.46		80.97
Idaho	65.50	108.64		128.22		97.55		59.56
Montana	54.34	230.30		97.33		71.82		97.52
Nevada	35.10	105.26		64.05		109.25		61.31
New Mexico	46.69	71.20		99.81		84.62		54.90
Utah	65.09	201.61	*	80.54		186.43		70.27
Wyoming	78.87	154.82		144.31		59.39		94.09

Pacific:
Alaska	51.82	115.74		109.66		87.09		107.17
California	23.60	40.46		39.94		34.05		54.84
Hawaii	33.22	32.68		46.25		46.24		96.48
Oregon	52.76	77.84		67.33		43.08		95.58
Washington	42.15	120.29		78.16		53.76		44.18

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.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.