Table VIII.B.3.b.(1)(2004) Percent of private-sector full-time employees eligible for health insurance at 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 | 88.5% |
80.0% |
84.9% |
90.5% |
93.5% |
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New England: | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 90.5% |
74.0% |
91.8% |
94.2% |
94.4% |
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Maine | 91.0% |
88.9% |
88.9% |
92.4% |
92.2% |
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Massachusetts | 87.4% |
83.2% |
84.0% |
90.7% |
89.4% |
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New Hampshire | 82.0% |
62.7% |
80.4% |
83.0% |
94.8% |
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Rhode Island | 89.4% |
73.2% |
90.5% |
92.0% |
94.7% |
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Vermont | 90.0% |
69.2% |
90.0% |
94.1% |
96.0% |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||
New Jersey | 89.9% |
86.1% |
80.9% |
94.0% |
93.9% |
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New York | 88.6% |
84.2% |
83.5% |
90.8% |
93.2% |
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Pennsylvania | 90.6% |
83.9% |
87.4% |
89.5% |
97.3% |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||
Illinois | 87.5% |
75.8% |
87.0% |
90.9% |
90.3% |
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Indiana | 88.9% |
76.5% |
90.1% |
87.1% |
96.8% |
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Michigan | 89.0% |
76.5% |
84.7% |
91.9% |
96.4% |
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Ohio | 91.4% |
85.6% |
90.2% |
93.3% |
93.3% |
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Wisconsin | 88.7% |
82.5% |
85.2% |
95.1% |
87.9% |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||
Iowa | 90.8% |
71.4% |
89.3% |
90.1% |
98.9% |
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Kansas | 92.7% |
86.0% |
88.1% |
95.7% |
95.7% |
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Minnesota | 90.2% |
69.8% |
90.2% |
96.2% |
95.7% |
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Missouri | 91.1% |
75.6% |
94.1% |
93.2% |
93.8% |
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Nebraska | 89.8% |
72.7% |
91.1% |
91.1% |
95.6% |
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North Dakota | 90.4% |
82.8% |
89.6% |
91.0% |
92.5% |
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South Dakota | 89.2% |
86.1% |
82.3% |
89.2% |
95.9% |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||
Delaware | 84.9% |
78.4% |
79.2% |
90.4% |
87.0% |
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District of Columbia | 90.2% |
80.6% |
80.0% |
97.6% |
98.4% |
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Florida | 88.6% |
86.8% |
83.4% |
89.6% |
92.2% |
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Georgia | 84.4% |
64.5% |
86.2% |
85.2% |
90.9% |
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Maryland | 88.7% |
80.8% |
87.7% |
91.2% |
91.8% |
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North Carolina | 91.5% |
83.8% |
88.6% |
95.8% |
93.6% |
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South Carolina | 88.7% |
67.0% |
90.4% |
95.4% |
90.7% |
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Virginia | 89.6% |
85.4% |
83.3% |
91.8% |
95.1% |
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West Virginia | 86.5% |
81.5% |
77.9% |
92.3% |
88.9% |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||
Alabama | 89.2% |
83.5% |
82.0% |
91.3% |
96.6% |
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Kentucky | 92.1% |
87.3% |
89.3% |
96.4% |
92.8% |
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Mississippi | 88.5% |
82.3% |
84.7% |
90.5% |
92.7% |
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Tennessee | 88.6% |
79.5% |
88.0% |
87.3% |
94.9% |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||
Arkansas | 87.5% |
69.3% |
88.4% |
90.7% |
93.5% |
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Louisiana | 87.6% |
73.3% |
84.6% |
86.1% |
97.5% |
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Oklahoma | 92.0% |
88.4% |
85.0% |
93.5% |
97.1% |
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Texas | 88.9% |
78.0% |
85.7% |
89.8% |
94.8% |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||
Arizona | 77.9% |
67.0% |
84.1% |
87.5% |
71.8% |
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Colorado | 87.3% |
65.6% |
84.0% |
90.3% |
96.0% |
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Idaho | 90.4% |
84.1% |
85.6% |
88.3% |
97.1% |
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Montana | 85.9% |
86.4% |
70.3% |
88.4% |
91.9% |
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Nevada | 83.4% |
80.7% |
82.9% |
79.3% |
89.1% |
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New Mexico | 86.2% |
81.8% |
90.9% |
80.5% |
90.6% |
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Utah | 83.1% |
85.8% |
74.8% |
79.3% |
90.0% |
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Wyoming | 89.8% |
65.7% |
86.1% |
91.4% |
97.1% |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||
Alaska | 74.5% |
63.5% |
77.1% |
64.7% |
88.1% |
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California | 86.8% |
84.2% |
77.2% |
89.3% |
93.5% |
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Hawaii | 91.4% |
88.9% |
91.1% |
92.1% |
92.7% |
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Oregon | 87.0% |
67.3% |
81.5% |
95.2% |
94.0% |
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Washington | 88.1% |
66.6% |
87.4% |
94.6% |
90.0% |
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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.3.b.(1)(2004) Standard error for percent of private-sector full-time employees eligible for health insurance at 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 | 0.37% |
1.51% |
0.52% |
0.51% |
0.43% |
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New England: | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 1.50% |
6.27% |
2.22% |
1.33% |
1.69% |
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Maine | 1.45% |
3.48% |
2.39% |
1.33% |
3.48% |
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Massachusetts | 1.67% |
5.39% |
3.49% |
1.83% |
3.82% |
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New Hampshire | 3.26% |
8.03% |
3.40% |
5.97% |
2.54% |
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Rhode Island | 1.97% |
6.18% |
3.61% |
3.36% |
1.65% |
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Vermont | 1.82% |
9.67% |
3.22% |
1.29% |
2.42% |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||
New Jersey | 1.60% |
5.18% |
4.01% |
1.90% |
1.76% |
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New York | 1.17% |
4.23% |
1.67% |
2.34% |
1.73% |
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Pennsylvania | 0.94% |
4.85% |
3.21% |
2.69% |
1.00% |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||
Illinois | 2.21% |
6.25% |
4.00% |
2.07% |
1.78% |
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Indiana | 2.22% |
5.63% |
1.97% |
3.51% |
1.12% |
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Michigan | 1.15% |
6.29% |
4.62% |
1.91% |
1.35% |
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Ohio | 1.58% |
5.91% |
2.30% |
2.11% |
1.61% |
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Wisconsin | 1.74% |
6.25% |
3.10% |
1.57% |
4.02% |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||
Iowa | 1.72% |
6.64% |
3.45% |
2.37% |
0.72% |
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Kansas | 1.60% |
4.65% |
2.77% |
2.67% |
2.63% |
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Minnesota | 1.91% |
6.33% |
2.18% |
1.45% |
1.61% |
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Missouri | 1.67% |
4.79% |
1.45% |
1.91% |
1.89% |
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Nebraska | 2.13% |
7.42% |
2.62% |
2.69% |
1.53% |
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North Dakota | 2.10% |
5.08% |
5.38% |
4.18% |
2.10% |
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South Dakota | 2.02% |
5.56% |
4.33% |
3.93% |
1.26% |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||
Delaware | 3.17% |
9.28% |
4.40% |
2.60% |
4.05% |
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District of Columbia | 2.35% |
6.93% |
6.74% |
0.88% |
0.91% |
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Florida | 1.58% |
3.05% |
3.90% |
2.68% |
1.98% |
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Georgia | 2.39% |
7.51% |
3.05% |
3.95% |
3.05% |
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Maryland | 1.15% |
7.28% |
2.16% |
3.09% |
1.92% |
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North Carolina | 0.62% |
6.19% |
2.39% |
1.34% |
1.79% |
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South Carolina | 1.89% |
8.42% |
4.03% |
0.94% |
2.27% |
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Virginia | 1.25% |
4.97% |
2.87% |
2.10% |
1.88% |
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West Virginia | 1.72% |
7.16% |
5.23% |
2.35% |
2.65% |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||
Alabama | 2.32% |
12.81% |
3.51% |
2.70% |
0.72% |
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Kentucky | 1.45% |
4.59% |
2.30% |
0.74% |
3.08% |
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Mississippi | 1.06% |
3.64% |
3.07% |
1.79% |
1.50% |
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Tennessee | 1.72% |
4.71% |
2.28% |
4.63% |
2.05% |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||
Arkansas | 2.41% |
8.10% |
2.85% |
1.85% |
1.67% |
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Louisiana | 2.03% |
11.70% |
3.34% |
3.34% |
0.73% |
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Oklahoma | 1.31% |
4.99% |
3.08% |
1.14% |
0.68% |
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Texas | 1.28% |
6.88% |
3.63% |
1.71% |
1.33% |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||
Arizona | 3.39% |
7.81% |
3.92% |
2.47% |
7.18% |
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Colorado | 2.85% |
10.40% |
4.04% |
2.32% |
1.50% |
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Idaho | 1.98% |
12.23% |
5.53% |
1.89% |
0.56% |
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Montana | 2.79% |
10.87% |
6.64% |
3.30% |
2.16% |
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Nevada | 3.25% |
5.92% |
3.57% |
4.76% |
1.70% |
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New Mexico | 1.92% |
5.93% |
2.87% |
3.42% |
2.74% |
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Utah | 3.01% |
4.47% |
5.40% |
5.58% |
3.03% |
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Wyoming | 1.87% |
7.98% |
4.77% |
2.23% |
1.30% |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||
Alaska | 5.41% |
9.52% |
4.48% |
9.49% |
4.10% |
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California | 1.17% |
2.20% |
3.39% |
1.84% |
1.40% |
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Hawaii | 0.86% |
4.31% |
2.08% |
2.09% |
1.09% |
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Oregon | 1.76% |
8.00% |
3.92% |
1.38% |
1.81% |
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Washington | 2.12% |
8.03% |
3.17% |
1.55% |
3.42% |
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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. |