Table VIII.A.2(2004) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2004
 
Division and State

Total

  

Quartile 1 Average Wage

  

Quartile 2 Average Wage

  

Quartile 3 Average Wage

  

Quartile 4 Average Wage

  
 
United States

55.1%

37.5%

57.7%

70.7%

79.5%
 
New England:
Connecticut

68.8%

48.4%

67.5%

83.5%

90.8%
Maine

49.7%

32.2%

60.9%

66.0%

70.8%
Massachusetts

63.2%

45.8%

71.5%

79.7%

76.2%
New Hampshire

62.1%

36.7%

63.6%

70.5%

86.7%
Rhode Island

58.9%

39.8%

62.5%

75.4%

88.3%
Vermont

53.8%

34.1%

51.8%

67.7%

78.6%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

63.0%

47.5%

60.2%

79.6%

77.5%
New York

59.1%

39.7%

71.0%

76.2%

83.7%
Pennsylvania

65.0%

51.8%

66.2%

83.9%

85.4%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

55.5%

33.6%

70.8%

72.2%

82.4%
Indiana

50.6%

32.6%

57.0%

69.6%

84.1%
Michigan

60.7%

51.1%

54.2%

74.7%

82.4%
Ohio

62.5%

41.9%

67.5%

79.5%

82.8%
Wisconsin

53.7%

30.2%

61.1%

76.9%

82.7%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

48.7%

31.6%

58.9%

62.0%

67.9%
Kansas

52.5%

32.9%

65.6%

73.9%

76.5%
Minnesota

53.7%

36.9%

56.0%

73.8%

81.6%
Missouri

54.6%

41.6%

53.5%

71.0%

89.0%
Nebraska

44.0%

32.3%

39.5%

66.0%

64.7%
North Dakota

43.2%

24.5%

46.1%

66.9%

68.7%
South Dakota

47.6%

32.4%

51.8%

64.2%

66.7%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

63.9%

53.8%

60.8%

71.5%

86.2%
District of Columbia

74.2%

57.9%

83.6%

86.6%

78.4%
Florida

51.3%

35.1%

50.7%

65.6%

76.7%
Georgia

51.8%

30.6%

58.6%

61.3%

78.8%
Maryland

64.9%

51.1%

66.3%

73.0%

84.8%
North Carolina

51.8%

33.5%

52.2%

66.6%

77.2%
South Carolina

49.3%

34.9%

50.6%

66.3%

72.9%
Virginia

62.9%

45.8%

64.0%

74.8%

80.0%
West Virginia

50.7%

28.5%

49.7%

72.6%

82.4%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

60.9%

33.0%

60.1%

78.6%

82.6%
Kentucky

58.3%

39.3%

65.3%

76.0%

87.1%
Mississippi

42.2%

31.8%

31.7%

54.3%

66.8%
Tennessee

54.7%

42.5%

55.6%

56.9%

78.2%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

42.4%

27.0%

44.3%

54.7%

69.3%
Louisiana

45.3%

27.8%

48.9%

53.7%

68.8%
Oklahoma

44.0%

27.9%

40.0%

62.6%

68.0%
Texas

45.9%

30.3%

44.3%

60.2%

70.4%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

56.1%

41.8%

57.0%

67.4%

76.8%
Colorado

52.7%

32.2%

51.5%

67.6%

85.3%
Idaho

45.8%

25.5%

44.4%

57.8%

67.1%
Montana

38.4%

20.1%

34.1%

44.0%

65.9%
Nevada

54.7%

34.1%

64.7%

71.5%

76.2%
New Mexico

47.9%

22.6%

51.4%

66.4%

66.6%
Utah

48.1%

29.4%

46.1%

63.3%

78.0%
Wyoming

41.3%

20.9%

42.6%

60.9%

67.9%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

44.2%

24.6%

51.6%

64.8%

68.0%
California

54.3%

35.3%

58.3%

73.1%

81.1%
Hawaii

82.6%

59.6%

93.8%

95.3%

96.5%
Oregon

52.7%

34.4%

60.8%

70.9%

81.2%
Washington

56.2%

26.4%

66.1%

71.6%

78.8%
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2004 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.A.2(2004) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2004
 
Division and State

Total

  

Quartile 1 Average Wage

  

Quartile 2 Average Wage

  

Quartile 3 Average Wage

  

Quartile 4 Average Wage

  
 
United States

0.36%

0.82%

0.63%

0.46%

0.67%
 
New England:
Connecticut

1.85%

3.12%

3.89%

4.06%

6.18%
Maine

2.77%

3.71%

3.97%

5.34%

7.15%
Massachusetts

2.38%

4.82%

5.58%

7.62%

5.60%
New Hampshire

3.29%

8.94%

3.92%

4.07%

2.74%
Rhode Island

3.89%

5.95%

4.86%

5.76%

4.66%
Vermont

1.95%

4.56%

3.69%

3.86%

5.39%
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

1.88%

4.78%

3.44%

3.80%

3.96%
New York

1.37%

2.64%

2.55%

3.30%

3.24%
Pennsylvania

1.74%

2.90%

3.01%

3.52%

4.96%
 
East North Central:
Illinois

1.79%

3.25%

4.18%

3.94%

2.70%
Indiana

2.77%

4.80%

3.32%

5.63%

4.65%
Michigan

1.40%

2.33%

2.62%

4.50%

4.36%
Ohio

0.63%

1.89%

2.90%

3.07%

4.84%
Wisconsin

2.08%

4.22%

3.91%

6.42%

3.56%
 
West North Central:
Iowa

2.05%

3.39%

3.64%

3.33%

7.72%
Kansas

2.62%

4.73%

4.30%

6.17%

4.97%
Minnesota

1.89%

3.92%

3.79%

4.39%

4.51%
Missouri

2.84%

4.69%

4.50%

7.97%

3.33%
Nebraska

2.04%

3.85%

4.49%

5.74%

6.36%
North Dakota

2.26%

3.17%

3.31%

5.19%

5.41%
South Dakota

2.17%

2.31%

5.34%

5.25%

5.92%
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

2.46%

7.92%

5.61%

4.51%

4.11%
District of Columbia

2.55%

6.89%

5.26%

4.01%

6.82%
Florida

2.59%

4.40%

2.95%

4.12%

3.48%
Georgia

2.33%

3.55%

4.20%

5.13%

4.71%
Maryland

1.61%

4.00%

4.13%

2.47%

4.62%
North Carolina

2.10%

3.20%

3.02%

5.12%

6.94%
South Carolina

2.42%

3.64%

2.89%

4.56%

4.56%
Virginia

2.39%

4.99%

3.99%

7.43%

5.50%
West Virginia

1.73%

3.48%

3.21%

4.56%

2.34%
 
East South Central:
Alabama

2.36%

5.91%

2.75%

3.26%

6.07%
Kentucky

1.72%

4.34%

3.66%

5.52%

4.54%
Mississippi

2.04%

3.59%

2.35%

7.72%

5.53%
Tennessee

2.12%

5.12%

4.16%

5.87%

3.74%
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

2.31%

3.18%

6.24%

5.92%

3.00%
Louisiana

2.73%

5.64%

3.71%

6.97%

6.72%
Oklahoma

1.26%

3.96%

4.12%

3.79%

7.95%
Texas

1.30%

2.75%

2.79%

2.05%

3.52%
 
Mountain:
Arizona

2.93%

3.66%

5.65%

5.93%

4.11%
Colorado

2.37%

3.69%

4.39%

4.93%

1.50%
Idaho

2.32%

3.80%

5.40%

5.16%

3.62%
Montana

2.19%

4.91%

7.31%

3.12%

2.99%
Nevada

2.50%

4.73%

5.23%

7.04%

3.13%
New Mexico

1.76%

2.59%

4.57%

3.36%

3.32%
Utah

2.83%

4.47%

4.45%

6.39%

4.86%
Wyoming

3.15%

2.63%

6.95%

4.05%

3.67%
 
Pacific:
Alaska

2.15%

2.33%

4.30%

5.55%

3.53%
California

1.09%

1.46%

2.84%

2.24%

2.10%
Hawaii

3.54%

6.89%

2.50%

2.78%

1.66%
Oregon

1.80%

2.77%

5.91%

4.65%

2.82%
Washington

2.33%

4.58%

3.26%

6.37%

3.24%
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2004 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.