Table VIII.E.1(2003) Average total employee-plus-one premium (in dollars) per enrolled employee at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and States: 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

6,647

6,347

6,425

6,683

6,811
 
New England:
Connecticut

7,507

7,598

7,327

7,720

7,382
Maine

7,031

6,858

6,944

6,801

7,288
Massachusetts

6,690

6,971

6,342

6,704

6,785
New Hampshire

7,517

7,693

7,076

7,882

7,493
Rhode Island

6,798

5,820

7,314

7,590

6,487
Vermont

7,080

7,021

6,912

6,860

7,417
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

7,380

7,074

6,914

7,781

7,379
New York

6,842

6,727

6,233

6,784

7,248
Pennsylvania

6,820

6,458

6,707

6,806

6,956
 
East North Central:
Illinois

7,098

6,408

7,088

7,091

7,265
Indiana

6,526

6,315

7,013

6,520

6,313
Michigan

7,099

6,756

7,186

7,243

7,061
Ohio

6,573

5,888

6,579

6,477

6,852
Wisconsin

7,106

7,188

6,386

8,357

6,688
 
West North Central:
Iowa

6,462

6,248

6,400

6,721

6,392
Kansas

6,505

6,987

6,261

6,663

6,407
Minnesota

6,869

5,564

6,858

6,862

7,222
Missouri

6,482

6,084

5,655

6,406

7,285
Nebraska

6,706

6,125

6,907

5,984

7,250
North Dakota

5,657

7,491

5,668

5,431

5,457
South Dakota

6,673

5,256

6,945

6,773

6,627
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

6,798

7,002

6,669

6,726

6,828
District of Columbia

7,442

6,263

7,017

8,224

7,817
Florida

6,696

6,165

6,156

6,823

6,964
Georgia

6,627

5,702

6,474

7,155

6,475
Maryland

6,450

6,023

6,352

6,357

6,763
North Carolina

5,822

6,033

5,750

5,923

5,704
South Carolina

6,304

6,053

6,548

6,244

6,272
Virginia

6,277

5,774

5,974

6,080

6,766
West Virginia

7,088

5,961

6,329

6,392

8,083
 
East South Central:
Alabama

6,121

5,851

6,020

6,041

6,376
Kentucky

6,489

6,537

6,252

6,292

6,892
Mississippi

6,143

5,949

5,935

5,989

6,550
Tennessee

6,549

7,340

6,342

6,748

6,327
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

5,685

5,743

5,130

5,966

5,855
Louisiana

6,861

7,279

6,011

6,620

7,699
Oklahoma

6,331

6,846

6,106

6,132

6,585
Texas

6,642

6,625

6,109

6,808

6,707
 
Mountain:
Arizona

6,205

6,190

5,880

6,256

6,338
Colorado

6,881

7,065

7,142

6,996

6,616
Idaho

6,254

6,135

6,139

6,360

6,217
Montana

6,672

6,315

6,263

6,540

7,007
Nevada

6,113

6,124

5,815

6,031

6,344
New Mexico

6,401

5,786

6,438

6,870

6,174
Utah

5,827

5,503

5,896

5,751

5,916
Wyoming

6,911

6,027

6,820

6,457

7,247
 
Pacific:
Alaska

6,818

7,042

5,844

7,522

6,539
California

6,443

6,568

6,251

6,146

6,730
Hawaii

5,827

5,562

6,603

5,457

5,805
Oregon

6,178

7,511

6,068

6,017

6,017
Washington

6,524

5,791

6,774

6,727

6,439
 
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.E.1(2003) Standard error for average total employee-plus-one premium (in dollars) per enrolled employee at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and States: 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

33.14

91.50

81.77

72.24

51.29
 
New England:
Connecticut

238.09

463.48

1,004.85

495.74

265.51
Maine

185.40

1,053.81

347.67

295.77

154.05
Massachusetts

218.10

1,114.21

467.48

832.50

249.49
New Hampshire

164.96

453.49

305.39

456.87

440.81
Rhode Island

213.49

239.44

538.25

425.72

766.18
Vermont

222.73

382.86

505.30

415.78

572.86
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

158.44

586.18

308.27

353.80

168.65
New York

208.32

398.37

460.24

328.04

306.09
Pennsylvania

248.48

315.98

313.64

249.06

370.18
 
East North Central:
Illinois

185.06

978.94

215.69

396.65

251.65
Indiana

233.97

625.83

374.02

423.94

509.71
Michigan

230.73

390.71

619.93

433.66

282.29
Ohio

191.83

381.43

319.30

320.41

305.15
Wisconsin

422.41

892.15

624.16

620.43

351.92
 
West North Central:
Iowa

284.42

1,045.08

722.00

853.26

420.56
Kansas

186.07

410.14

433.39

508.59

182.13
Minnesota

277.32

817.18

715.29

335.40

627.17
Missouri

214.02

788.45

379.16

313.39

612.55
Nebraska

190.23

899.99

481.25

295.30

266.64
North Dakota

152.59

1,341.98

290.54

445.95

261.52
South Dakota

220.24

1,237.62

536.41

268.41

399.04
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

231.31

563.39

338.20

286.21

504.41
District of Columbia

195.98

359.16

651.41

450.54

434.85
Florida

113.53

386.54

214.66

368.40

207.14
Georgia

113.35

690.08

340.37

248.47

155.07
Maryland

240.73

682.64

489.89

325.71

245.30
North Carolina

251.99

683.61

366.41

362.49

433.52
South Carolina

197.03

687.12

560.18

543.03

270.65
Virginia

267.30

312.34

338.31

430.99

290.36
West Virginia

242.63

666.25

389.72

618.66

432.77
 
East South Central:
Alabama

224.39

1,025.78

913.27

582.89

594.22
Kentucky

184.45

879.56

411.83

418.04

806.59
Mississippi

207.44

739.80

409.58

338.84

444.22
Tennessee

177.50

1,129.47

314.11

264.77

278.04
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

204.28

1,053.32

448.77

227.19

309.03
Louisiana

252.12

985.24

454.49

537.61

302.24
Oklahoma

257.76

612.06

490.44

416.10

427.89
Texas

208.96

821.03

284.91

182.62

344.10
 
Mountain:
Arizona

198.82

617.80

385.66

433.76

350.26
Colorado

269.86

844.46

503.47

457.98

304.85
Idaho

263.26

792.66

481.21

449.72

577.51
Montana

250.70

894.03

438.16

480.72

262.02
Nevada

185.12

343.56

482.72

307.57

359.12
New Mexico

220.70

830.10

485.62

331.17

372.42
Utah

211.52

643.11

502.33

399.30

242.12
Wyoming

336.91

1,144.12

808.35

356.14

533.71
 
Pacific:
Alaska

268.04

844.46

711.93

563.12

368.72
California

111.54

310.55

315.26

170.62

215.24
Hawaii

188.02

653.38

874.81

179.82

300.97
Oregon

132.26

730.18

402.36

400.79

271.31
Washington

160.38

717.09

312.51

181.98

313.14
 
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.