Table VIII.E.3(2003) Percent of total premiums contributed by employees enrolled in employee-plus-one 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

23.7%

27.6%

26.3%

24.5%

20.9%

 
New England:
Connecticut

25.0%

47.6%

23.6%

*

22.6%

22.7%

Maine

27.2%

32.2%

26.9%

28.9%

25.2%

Massachusetts

21.6%

37.4%

19.9%

20.6%

18.4%

New Hampshire

28.1%

22.2%

*

25.7%

31.7%

27.6%

Rhode Island

27.0%

25.6%

25.1%

28.6%

27.0%

Vermont

22.1%

25.0%

25.0%

24.3%

17.6%

*
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

19.6%

16.7%

*

19.3%

23.9%

16.6%

New York

18.2%

24.3%

21.4%

17.1%

16.5%

Pennsylvania

18.0%

19.2%

*

18.2%

16.1%

19.3%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

20.2%

28.7%

20.6%

21.4%

17.3%

Indiana

26.6%

21.9%

37.0%

23.3%

24.7%

Michigan

18.7%

24.2%

31.6%

14.4%

14.4%

Ohio

19.8%

19.1%

*

21.1%

20.2%

18.6%

Wisconsin

27.3%

27.8%

29.5%

23.0%

29.5%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

24.2%

37.6%

30.0%

19.0%

*

21.5%

Kansas

30.3%

38.6%

38.2%

30.1%

24.8%

Minnesota

21.9%

30.8%

25.0%

18.8%

21.3%

Missouri

25.7%

24.5%

20.7%

29.2%

25.6%

Nebraska

26.5%

25.9%

29.2%

34.1%

21.4%

North Dakota

25.9%

14.8%

*

40.1%

23.8%

18.1%

South Dakota

28.0%

27.5%

*

30.6%

31.5%

23.3%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

23.2%

28.6%

25.4%

21.9%

21.4%

District of Columbia

23.9%

36.0%

24.2%

24.1%

18.5%

Florida

29.4%

37.4%

29.5%

27.1%

29.3%

Georgia

24.8%

28.1%

22.0%

27.1%

23.8%

Maryland

27.5%

25.6%

28.8%

28.1%

27.1%

North Carolina

28.0%

22.6%

33.0%

31.7%

24.4%

South Carolina

28.9%

36.5%

33.1%

30.2%

24.3%

Virginia

26.3%

28.4%

27.3%

24.5%

26.6%

West Virginia

18.6%

23.7%

24.2%

23.0%

13.7%

*
 
East South Central:
Alabama

21.0%

22.3%

22.1%

24.7%

16.6%

Kentucky

24.7%

29.4%

25.5%

24.7%

22.2%

Mississippi

24.5%

36.7%

25.2%

21.3%

23.6%

Tennessee

27.5%

31.4%

30.1%

25.3%

27.5%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

30.1%

28.6%

40.1%

31.0%

23.5%

Louisiana

24.2%

16.2%

*

29.2%

25.3%

22.3%

Oklahoma

26.5%

28.6%

*

28.3%

31.9%

19.7%

Texas

26.3%

30.0%

30.8%

29.4%

21.7%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

24.2%

32.2%

24.5%

18.6%

26.4%

Colorado

23.2%

27.6%

28.2%

22.4%

19.7%

Idaho

26.9%

31.7%

26.2%

28.8%

23.7%

Montana

30.0%

38.9%

31.4%

29.9%

27.9%

Nevada

20.9%

24.6%

17.8%

20.4%

21.6%

New Mexico

26.2%

25.3%

*

23.1%

29.7%

25.4%

Utah

25.8%

24.7%

24.3%

22.9%

28.2%

Wyoming

20.4%

32.8%

27.8%

29.0%

13.5%

*
 
Pacific:
Alaska

20.0%

30.3%

17.2%

*

18.9%

19.2%

California

24.3%

26.9%

25.3%

29.1%

19.7%

Hawaii

22.2%

16.4%

*

17.9%

24.2%

26.2%

Oregon

28.6%

39.0%

25.7%

32.3%

24.8%

Washington

21.9%

29.5%

23.3%

21.8%

19.4%

 
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.E.3(2003) Standard error for percent of total premiums contributed by employees enrolled in employee-plus-one 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

0.36%

1.08%

0.82%

0.49%

0.56%

 
New England:
Connecticut

2.21%

8.70%

7.19%

*

1.35%

1.88%

Maine

2.11%

6.45%

3.66%

2.53%

6.10%

Massachusetts

1.60%

8.27%

2.79%

3.51%

2.56%

New Hampshire

2.35%

10.18%

*

7.69%

4.70%

3.90%

Rhode Island

2.21%

3.48%

6.74%

2.89%

3.92%

Vermont

1.92%

4.66%

2.16%

4.78%

6.48%

*
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

1.23%

8.35%

*

3.93%

2.42%

2.18%

New York

1.06%

2.52%

2.61%

3.20%

1.80%

Pennsylvania

1.39%

6.87%

*

2.82%

2.07%

2.51%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

2.64%

5.31%

2.62%

6.32%

2.59%

Indiana

2.77%

3.94%

6.83%

2.94%

3.70%

Michigan

1.59%

2.57%

5.01%

2.80%

2.24%

Ohio

1.26%

7.06%

*

2.73%

4.57%

2.43%

Wisconsin

3.36%

4.60%

2.31%

3.31%

4.93%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

1.96%

8.49%

4.69%

6.18%

*

2.91%

Kansas

1.71%

6.61%

5.42%

2.31%

2.83%

Minnesota

1.48%

8.77%

5.79%

2.10%

2.05%

Missouri

2.85%

5.55%

3.14%

5.09%

3.22%

Nebraska

1.71%

5.73%

2.83%

2.35%

2.35%

North Dakota

2.74%

6.33%

*

4.09%

2.02%

3.32%

South Dakota

1.87%

9.12%

*

4.13%

3.52%

3.95%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

1.81%

4.18%

3.49%

3.88%

4.42%

District of Columbia

1.51%

2.78%

3.50%

3.12%

3.24%

Florida

1.12%

2.98%

3.15%

1.31%

2.11%

Georgia

1.46%

5.72%

3.95%

2.62%

2.18%

Maryland

2.69%

6.45%

2.72%

3.75%

5.39%

North Carolina

1.65%

4.54%

4.80%

4.21%

3.34%

South Carolina

2.70%

8.60%

4.12%

4.12%

3.65%

Virginia

1.98%

4.65%

2.80%

4.12%

3.11%

West Virginia

2.56%

6.22%

3.03%

3.22%

5.13%

*
 
East South Central:
Alabama

1.39%

6.28%

4.84%

2.98%

1.76%

Kentucky

1.66%

5.38%

5.14%

3.13%

2.53%

Mississippi

1.49%

5.15%

4.20%

4.39%

5.20%

Tennessee

2.43%

5.34%

4.85%

6.26%

1.58%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

2.83%

6.88%

7.17%

3.26%

2.75%

Louisiana

2.19%

7.80%

*

3.47%

3.01%

3.59%

Oklahoma

1.99%

9.47%

*

5.26%

4.48%

1.75%

Texas

1.25%

5.30%

3.03%

1.25%

1.53%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

1.44%

5.36%

3.35%

2.83%

2.71%

Colorado

1.97%

4.68%

4.70%

4.01%

2.23%

Idaho

1.45%

7.27%

3.18%

2.67%

3.39%

Montana

3.00%

8.36%

5.88%

6.14%

4.18%

Nevada

1.69%

6.15%

4.04%

5.90%

2.14%

New Mexico

1.96%

9.57%

*

6.30%

3.43%

2.79%

Utah

1.51%

7.17%

3.66%

3.15%

2.93%

Wyoming

3.04%

6.41%

3.11%

5.91%

5.68%

*
 
Pacific:
Alaska

1.68%

7.73%

7.03%

*

3.65%

3.70%

California

1.29%

4.35%

2.25%

2.87%

1.45%

Hawaii

1.99%

6.69%

*

4.27%

3.44%

4.56%

Oregon

1.16%

3.16%

3.20%

3.25%

1.31%

Washington

2.00%

6.53%

5.44%

2.32%

3.20%

 
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.