| Table VIII.B.2(2004) Percent of private-sector employees in 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 |
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| United States | 86.7% |
70.2% |
86.4% |
94.0% |
96.5% |
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| New England: | ||||||||||
| Connecticut | 91.9% |
82.1% |
91.8% |
97.0% |
96.6% |
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| Maine | 80.7% |
55.5% |
84.5% |
91.6% |
91.8% |
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| Massachusetts | 92.4% |
79.9% |
94.9% |
97.6% |
97.7% |
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| New Hampshire | 88.3% |
74.8% |
87.8% |
94.7% |
96.4% |
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| Rhode Island | 88.7% |
71.8% |
87.7% |
98.1% |
97.4% |
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| Vermont | 80.5% |
62.2% |
76.1% |
86.5% |
96.9% |
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| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||
| New Jersey | 90.6% |
78.4% |
90.7% |
96.0% |
96.8% |
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| New York | 89.3% |
68.4% |
92.6% |
97.3% |
98.9% |
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| Pennsylvania | 92.6% |
81.0% |
92.5% |
98.5% |
98.8% |
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| East North Central: | ||||||||||
| Illinois | 89.0% |
69.0% |
93.6% |
94.2% |
98.5% |
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| Indiana | 88.3% |
72.4% |
86.3% |
96.8% |
98.1% |
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| Michigan | 89.2% |
77.2% |
87.6% |
94.2% |
97.9% |
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| Ohio | 89.9% |
74.8% |
91.7% |
96.3% |
96.6% |
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| Wisconsin | 86.6% |
69.9% |
87.2% |
96.5% |
93.2% |
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| West North Central: | ||||||||||
| Iowa | 85.5% |
68.6% |
85.6% |
91.4% |
95.9% |
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| Kansas | 85.0% |
59.9% |
87.8% |
96.4% |
96.3% |
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| Minnesota | 88.3% |
69.4% |
89.1% |
96.1% |
99.0% |
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| Missouri | 88.1% |
72.9% |
83.2% |
97.5% |
98.8% |
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| Nebraska | 80.4% |
61.2% |
74.1% |
93.0% |
92.7% |
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| North Dakota | 74.3% |
43.1% |
76.4% |
93.4% |
89.8% |
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| South Dakota | 79.6% |
61.8% |
77.5% |
87.2% |
91.2% |
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| South Atlantic: | ||||||||||
| Delaware | 91.1% |
82.4% |
89.9% |
93.2% |
98.8% |
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| District of Columbia | 94.3% |
82.9% |
97.8% |
98.1% |
98.0% |
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| Florida | 85.7% |
70.5% |
82.7% |
94.3% |
95.3% |
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| Georgia | 85.3% |
64.0% |
88.7% |
92.7% |
95.5% |
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| Maryland | 89.9% |
73.3% |
93.7% |
94.8% |
97.5% |
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| North Carolina | 84.7% |
69.7% |
84.4% |
89.7% |
94.8% |
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| South Carolina | 83.4% |
65.9% |
84.4% |
86.6% |
97.0% |
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| Virginia | 90.6% |
84.5% |
89.4% |
91.3% |
96.9% |
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| West Virginia | 81.4% |
58.8% |
75.2% |
94.3% |
97.2% |
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| East South Central: | ||||||||||
| Alabama | 87.4% |
74.8% |
84.6% |
93.9% |
96.5% |
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| Kentucky | 88.2% |
68.8% |
88.8% |
97.1% |
98.0% |
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| Mississippi | 80.1% |
62.8% |
76.3% |
88.0% |
92.9% |
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| Tennessee | 86.3% |
77.5% |
87.0% |
84.7% |
96.0% |
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| West South Central: | ||||||||||
| Arkansas | 83.0% |
60.6% |
86.0% |
89.9% |
95.8% |
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| Louisiana | 80.6% |
63.8% |
67.7% |
92.6% |
96.1% |
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| Oklahoma | 81.0% |
65.6% |
74.8% |
87.4% |
95.7% |
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| Texas | 81.1% |
60.2% |
78.8% |
91.1% |
95.1% |
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| Mountain: | ||||||||||
| Arizona | 83.9% |
69.9% |
78.0% |
92.8% |
94.7% |
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| Colorado | 85.8% |
62.4% |
89.4% |
92.8% |
98.8% |
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| Idaho | 75.1% |
54.4% |
76.5% |
80.8% |
88.1% |
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| Montana | 68.0% |
46.8% |
59.8% |
76.8% |
89.0% |
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| Nevada | 88.6% |
72.7% |
91.8% |
95.0% |
95.0% |
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| New Mexico | 78.5% |
61.0% |
79.1% |
88.6% |
85.3% |
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| Utah | 84.0% |
68.8% |
83.9% |
86.4% |
96.8% |
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| Wyoming | 72.9% |
47.4% |
74.8% |
83.8% |
88.2% |
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| Pacific: | ||||||||||
| Alaska | 76.6% |
49.1% |
79.5% |
94.3% |
83.5% |
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| California | 86.3% |
68.8% |
87.4% |
93.5% |
96.1% |
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| Hawaii | 97.4% |
92.5% |
99.0% |
99.2% |
99.0% |
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| Oregon | 80.2% |
57.0% |
89.6% |
82.7% |
93.6% |
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| Washington | 80.4% |
49.2% |
86.9% |
89.5% |
96.0% |
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| 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.B.2(2004) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees in 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 |
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| United States | 0.30% |
1.18% |
0.36% |
0.39% |
0.16% |
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| New England: | ||||||||||
| Connecticut | 1.01% |
2.30% |
5.55% |
0.83% |
1.52% |
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| Maine | 2.71% |
6.46% |
3.08% |
2.35% |
4.67% |
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| Massachusetts | 1.45% |
4.60% |
4.12% |
3.08% |
0.77% |
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| New Hampshire | 1.49% |
9.79% |
2.70% |
1.02% |
1.20% |
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| Rhode Island | 2.37% |
6.73% |
6.64% |
3.50% |
4.69% |
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| Vermont | 2.26% |
7.58% |
3.83% |
2.69% |
1.47% |
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| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||
| New Jersey | 1.32% |
7.10% |
1.44% |
3.92% |
1.29% |
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| New York | 1.13% |
3.66% |
1.77% |
0.64% |
0.69% |
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| Pennsylvania | 0.85% |
3.01% |
1.59% |
0.43% |
0.86% |
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| East North Central: | ||||||||||
| Illinois | 0.74% |
4.11% |
1.44% |
1.24% |
0.57% |
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| Indiana | 1.23% |
4.87% |
3.27% |
0.90% |
0.79% |
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| Michigan | 1.27% |
3.58% |
1.71% |
1.56% |
0.71% |
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| Ohio | 0.85% |
4.35% |
1.26% |
0.90% |
1.80% |
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| Wisconsin | 1.43% |
6.89% |
6.31% |
1.68% |
6.78% |
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| West North Central: | ||||||||||
| Iowa | 1.48% |
5.70% |
3.16% |
1.41% |
4.33% |
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| Kansas | 1.23% |
6.72% |
3.51% |
1.46% |
1.89% |
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| Minnesota | 1.86% |
8.16% |
2.18% |
1.23% |
0.69% |
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| Missouri | 1.98% |
5.51% |
3.28% |
2.41% |
0.55% |
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| Nebraska | 1.84% |
7.09% |
7.83% |
2.11% |
3.06% |
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| North Dakota | 3.65% |
5.18% |
5.81% |
1.95% |
3.75% |
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| South Dakota | 1.60% |
5.37% |
3.30% |
2.06% |
3.05% |
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| South Atlantic: | ||||||||||
| Delaware | 1.33% |
7.38% |
4.11% |
2.30% |
0.86% |
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| District of Columbia | 0.96% |
3.69% |
0.64% |
0.75% |
0.88% |
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| Florida | 1.62% |
6.97% |
2.26% |
2.35% |
1.15% |
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| Georgia | 1.60% |
7.38% |
2.64% |
1.65% |
1.41% |
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| Maryland | 2.36% |
6.28% |
1.54% |
1.19% |
0.99% |
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| North Carolina | 1.79% |
6.53% |
3.58% |
2.23% |
2.07% |
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| South Carolina | 2.06% |
3.21% |
5.06% |
3.21% |
0.93% |
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| Virginia | 2.04% |
3.32% |
2.57% |
4.71% |
1.57% |
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| West Virginia | 1.59% |
6.84% |
3.71% |
1.45% |
0.70% |
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| East South Central: | ||||||||||
| Alabama | 1.82% |
13.12% |
2.58% |
2.26% |
1.90% |
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| Kentucky | 1.08% |
7.58% |
3.31% |
1.86% |
1.76% |
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| Mississippi | 1.74% |
5.97% |
6.04% |
1.67% |
1.47% |
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| Tennessee | 1.76% |
3.18% |
4.22% |
4.50% |
0.77% |
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| West South Central: | ||||||||||
| Arkansas | 1.91% |
4.89% |
4.53% |
2.40% |
1.02% |
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| Louisiana | 2.20% |
12.44% |
4.95% |
2.97% |
2.40% |
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| Oklahoma | 2.14% |
4.78% |
3.18% |
3.63% |
1.67% |
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| Texas | 1.19% |
4.06% |
3.54% |
1.50% |
1.00% |
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| Mountain: | ||||||||||
| Arizona | 2.20% |
5.62% |
5.69% |
3.60% |
3.27% |
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| Colorado | 1.92% |
7.85% |
3.82% |
2.09% |
0.25% |
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| Idaho | 2.14% |
7.89% |
5.23% |
5.98% |
3.68% |
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| Montana | 4.38% |
9.80% |
10.25% |
3.50% |
2.29% |
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| Nevada | 1.27% |
5.65% |
2.63% |
1.48% |
1.36% |
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| New Mexico | 2.17% |
7.00% |
5.01% |
2.32% |
3.00% |
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| Utah | 2.01% |
8.95% |
5.74% |
2.67% |
0.88% |
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| Wyoming | 2.44% |
7.75% |
7.29% |
3.12% |
2.60% |
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| Pacific: | ||||||||||
| Alaska | 2.76% |
5.03% |
4.65% |
1.40% |
5.84% |
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| California | 0.55% |
2.43% |
1.60% |
1.27% |
0.78% |
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| Hawaii | 0.57% |
1.58% |
0.77% |
0.82% |
0.55% |
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| Oregon | 2.28% |
5.06% |
2.40% |
5.12% |
1.92% |
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| Washington | 4.07% |
9.81% |
4.00% |
3.57% |
1.59% |
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| 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. | ||||||||||