Table VIII.C.4(2003) Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take single coverage 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

47.3%

55.8%

53.1%

46.5%

41.1%

 
New England:
Connecticut

44.7%

55.9%

50.1%

41.8%

39.1%

Maine

49.7%

63.4%

56.3%

54.3%

36.6%

Massachusetts

47.7%

60.6%

55.9%

42.2%

42.2%

New Hampshire

46.7%

50.7%

49.5%

45.6%

43.9%

Rhode Island

46.9%

55.7%

54.2%

47.0%

37.9%

Vermont

44.8%

57.5%

52.5%

38.7%

40.5%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

46.4%

55.6%

54.6%

46.8%

37.5%

New York

46.4%

52.3%

52.5%

43.5%

42.7%

Pennsylvania

45.1%

66.6%

51.9%

42.9%

36.0%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

46.3%

51.0%

50.2%

45.1%

43.4%

Indiana

41.3%

51.7%

45.8%

39.8%

37.1%

Michigan

42.5%

51.5%

46.9%

41.5%

37.7%

Ohio

41.6%

53.5%

48.1%

39.0%

35.2%

Wisconsin

43.9%

50.1%

43.7%

46.8%

39.6%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

44.2%

53.6%

47.5%

51.9%

32.7%

Kansas

46.7%

57.3%

56.8%

45.8%

37.6%

Minnesota

46.7%

56.1%

51.1%

45.5%

42.0%

Missouri

49.6%

55.3%

58.1%

52.1%

39.2%

Nebraska

44.9%

46.9%

50.7%

46.4%

39.1%

North Dakota

45.7%

53.6%

52.9%

47.5%

37.3%

South Dakota

45.6%

47.0%

54.1%

45.4%

39.7%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

49.4%

55.1%

55.4%

46.9%

45.3%

District of Columbia

55.4%

61.8%

57.7%

54.2%

50.6%

Florida

49.1%

51.9%

59.0%

47.0%

42.5%

Georgia

47.0%

60.1%

45.4%

48.4%

43.3%

Maryland

47.9%

46.4%

54.1%

51.0%

41.4%

North Carolina

48.7%

49.2%

53.8%

51.5%

42.8%

South Carolina

49.4%

57.3%

53.3%

50.9%

43.0%

Virginia

49.4%

58.1%

56.6%

51.9%

40.3%

West Virginia

41.3%

65.6%

55.1%

41.4%

26.8%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

46.9%

54.2%

52.2%

46.5%

42.2%

Kentucky

49.8%

54.8%

57.7%

52.6%

39.8%

Mississippi

52.9%

63.3%

50.3%

49.9%

54.1%

Tennessee

47.6%

56.7%

54.7%

43.9%

43.2%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

46.7%

55.8%

49.4%

46.8%

42.1%

Louisiana

47.7%

55.4%

55.8%

46.5%

39.9%

Oklahoma

47.6%

63.5%

54.4%

46.6%

40.7%

Texas

49.3%

53.6%

56.9%

50.5%

42.8%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

47.8%

52.5%

46.1%

49.3%

46.6%

Colorado

50.2%

56.6%

58.2%

50.6%

41.1%

Idaho

45.0%

47.6%

52.3%

47.6%

36.7%

Montana

49.0%

52.2%

61.0%

42.0%

48.3%

Nevada

50.0%

54.3%

56.3%

48.9%

44.8%

New Mexico

48.6%

56.0%

56.4%

53.0%

38.7%

Utah

38.4%

49.9%

45.1%

38.7%

30.6%

Wyoming

46.3%

61.2%

57.1%

55.2%

32.1%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

46.9%

62.7%

37.2%

*

54.7%

41.8%

California

49.1%

59.8%

53.3%

48.4%

42.7%

Hawaii

59.9%

69.1%

64.9%

55.2%

54.2%

Oregon

49.7%

66.8%

50.6%

49.2%

43.2%

Washington

52.7%

60.8%

60.0%

46.7%

51.4%

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

 

Table VIII.C.4(2003) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take single coverage 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

0.31%

0.77%

0.53%

0.71%

0.54%

 
New England:
Connecticut

1.29%

3.21%

6.15%

2.96%

2.43%

Maine

2.13%

4.86%

4.19%

2.38%

3.32%

Massachusetts

2.28%

5.29%

3.07%

2.26%

2.91%

New Hampshire

0.98%

6.14%

4.16%

2.66%

2.64%

Rhode Island

1.47%

5.75%

2.22%

2.67%

3.01%

Vermont

1.52%

4.34%

3.55%

1.85%

4.47%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

1.92%

4.91%

2.96%

4.43%

2.49%

New York

1.37%

4.27%

2.08%

2.33%

2.28%

Pennsylvania

1.13%

3.78%

3.12%

1.13%

3.10%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

1.76%

3.66%

3.66%

2.79%

2.98%

Indiana

1.51%

4.74%

4.44%

3.03%

3.63%

Michigan

1.28%

4.71%

3.30%

3.00%

3.13%

Ohio

1.21%

4.13%

3.77%

1.47%

0.81%

Wisconsin

1.07%

2.80%

3.61%

1.58%

1.58%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

2.90%

4.67%

3.09%

3.81%

3.11%

Kansas

1.86%

3.99%

3.99%

2.75%

2.47%

Minnesota

1.80%

3.51%

3.65%

1.99%

2.94%

Missouri

2.19%

2.65%

4.74%

3.14%

2.88%

Nebraska

1.38%

5.54%

3.51%

1.48%

1.91%

North Dakota

1.78%

7.17%

4.64%

2.45%

2.27%

South Dakota

1.99%

5.55%

2.52%

3.33%

3.51%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

1.71%

3.40%

4.13%

2.97%

3.98%

District of Columbia

1.62%

1.91%

4.97%

2.69%

1.81%

Florida

2.15%

3.86%

3.19%

3.03%

2.56%

Georgia

1.97%

6.05%

5.07%

2.36%

2.44%

Maryland

2.53%

3.20%

2.41%

3.79%

2.19%

North Carolina

1.42%

5.04%

2.82%

3.69%

1.87%

South Carolina

3.08%

5.03%

4.30%

3.94%

4.69%

Virginia

1.90%

5.04%

2.50%

2.46%

2.29%

West Virginia

3.24%

8.26%

4.56%

4.13%

2.41%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

1.37%

5.13%

2.53%

4.39%

2.51%

Kentucky

1.60%

4.83%

3.10%

1.58%

4.31%

Mississippi

1.86%

5.18%

3.04%

3.08%

5.18%

Tennessee

1.30%

4.74%

3.26%

1.72%

2.88%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

1.79%

7.45%

4.94%

4.75%

2.71%

Louisiana

1.26%

5.85%

4.11%

2.96%

2.75%

Oklahoma

1.96%

4.25%

5.15%

2.52%

3.97%

Texas

1.07%

4.45%

2.19%

2.57%

2.41%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

1.49%

2.40%

3.52%

3.51%

2.39%

Colorado

1.24%

5.21%

3.30%

2.60%

2.63%

Idaho

2.07%

7.18%

4.24%

1.92%

4.12%

Montana

2.67%

6.96%

2.78%

4.81%

4.87%

Nevada

1.63%

3.84%

3.14%

2.97%

2.85%

New Mexico

2.38%

6.15%

4.75%

4.00%

3.36%

Utah

1.76%

4.65%

4.12%

3.31%

2.74%

Wyoming

2.49%

3.98%

4.18%

4.54%

5.40%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

3.77%

3.94%

11.59%

*

4.48%

4.46%

California

1.01%

2.79%

1.91%

1.60%

1.12%

Hawaii

1.07%

3.92%

2.01%

2.02%

3.15%

Oregon

1.67%

4.44%

3.52%

3.18%

4.10%

Washington

2.40%

5.04%

4.81%

3.16%

2.15%

 
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.