Table VIII.C.4(2004) Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take single coverage 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

47.3%

52.9%

54.0%

46.4%

41.8%

 
New England:
Connecticut

42.2%

51.1%

42.1%

43.5%

38.0%

Maine

48.3%

50.9%

56.0%

46.3%

45.1%

Massachusetts

46.8%

49.2%

54.9%

46.4%

39.9%

New Hampshire

47.9%

58.3%

57.2%

49.0%

38.6%

Rhode Island

46.1%

59.5%

54.0%

42.8%

38.6%

Vermont

46.6%

51.8%

56.8%

47.7%

39.6%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

44.2%

41.6%

57.3%

43.9%

37.6%

New York

47.3%

57.6%

54.5%

45.4%

40.6%

Pennsylvania

46.4%

58.0%

53.8%

46.4%

37.2%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

45.3%

52.2%

50.7%

43.0%

41.3%

Indiana

43.3%

50.3%

50.1%

43.7%

35.2%

Michigan

42.6%

50.6%

40.7%

43.4%

39.9%

Ohio

40.0%

40.3%

42.6%

40.4%

37.5%

Wisconsin

42.2%

63.7%

49.7%

39.3%

31.9%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

41.5%

54.2%

52.6%

40.4%

33.0%

Kansas

40.7%

53.2%

50.2%

39.9%

32.6%

Minnesota

44.4%

53.2%

42.2%

44.2%

42.9%

Missouri

49.0%

67.7%

50.7%

46.7%

44.8%

Nebraska

45.1%

44.0%

58.8%

39.8%

41.7%

North Dakota

42.6%

60.8%

41.1%

41.6%

40.3%

South Dakota

44.4%

62.2%

50.2%

41.5%

37.6%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

49.3%

50.2%

64.3%

50.1%

39.8%

District of Columbia

50.8%

55.1%

55.4%

52.1%

44.2%

Florida

54.2%

60.3%

59.9%

50.3%

51.8%

Georgia

47.5%

63.1%

52.8%

46.4%

40.7%

Maryland

48.1%

49.1%

57.2%

44.5%

44.1%

North Carolina

53.1%

58.3%

60.3%

54.3%

45.8%

South Carolina

49.9%

59.6%

57.2%

49.2%

42.8%

Virginia

46.7%

36.3%

55.5%

49.7%

44.3%

West Virginia

46.6%

54.6%

62.4%

46.8%

37.5%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

44.3%

37.0%

*

58.4%

49.5%

37.1%

Kentucky

45.1%

58.5%

49.6%

43.0%

38.7%

Mississippi

50.7%

58.5%

55.3%

50.3%

45.8%

Tennessee

45.8%

53.1%

53.9%

46.6%

37.2%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

46.2%

53.3%

45.0%

51.0%

40.5%

Louisiana

49.8%

59.8%

58.2%

50.8%

43.2%

Oklahoma

46.6%

47.6%

59.0%

54.5%

34.1%

Texas

49.3%

56.8%

56.7%

50.3%

42.4%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

48.1%

59.7%

48.6%

46.3%

45.6%

Colorado

46.3%

58.4%

53.6%

47.0%

38.8%

Idaho

43.4%

57.4%

47.8%

41.1%

39.6%

Montana

49.8%

64.8%

52.6%

49.8%

45.8%

Nevada

55.2%

73.6%

58.9%

53.9%

45.1%

New Mexico

47.4%

55.4%

40.7%

57.9%

41.3%

Utah

41.1%

49.9%

49.2%

39.1%

36.0%

Wyoming

42.1%

61.5%

51.1%

48.1%

28.6%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

54.4%

56.3%

62.6%

61.9%

42.6%

California

49.7%

52.7%

59.7%

45.9%

45.7%

Hawaii

57.5%

64.3%

62.3%

54.5%

51.3%

Oregon

48.1%

61.4%

56.7%

45.1%

39.6%

Washington

54.9%

59.8%

62.2%

57.2%

47.7%

 
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.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

 

Table VIII.C.4(2004) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take single coverage 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

0.35%

1.28%

0.28%

0.37%

0.61%

 
New England:
Connecticut

1.48%

7.19%

3.88%

2.21%

2.90%

Maine

2.46%

6.82%

4.88%

2.46%

3.42%

Massachusetts

1.74%

3.80%

3.89%

1.53%

1.88%

New Hampshire

2.16%

3.68%

3.26%

3.21%

3.05%

Rhode Island

1.90%

3.34%

4.14%

2.92%

3.84%

Vermont

2.42%

7.73%

4.76%

3.14%

5.90%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

1.34%

9.09%

4.13%

2.16%

1.69%

New York

1.44%

3.61%

1.73%

2.29%

2.54%

Pennsylvania

2.00%

2.02%

2.22%

3.29%

2.21%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

0.84%

3.23%

1.84%

2.04%

1.93%

Indiana

1.22%

5.94%

3.37%

2.12%

5.12%

Michigan

1.83%

3.15%

3.51%

2.76%

3.45%

Ohio

1.68%

4.16%

2.68%

2.32%

2.80%

Wisconsin

1.14%

6.34%

3.47%

2.24%

4.11%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

2.25%

7.37%

3.93%

2.27%

4.76%

Kansas

2.39%

4.44%

5.37%

2.59%

2.43%

Minnesota

2.18%

4.45%

6.15%

3.81%

3.43%

Missouri

1.69%

4.57%

4.06%

4.90%

3.16%

Nebraska

2.80%

5.34%

3.96%

3.36%

4.31%

North Dakota

1.65%

3.64%

3.71%

2.01%

3.09%

South Dakota

3.91%

5.64%

3.95%

7.01%

6.31%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

1.96%

4.72%

3.37%

4.17%

2.43%

District of Columbia

2.19%

5.77%

3.47%

2.49%

4.10%

Florida

1.40%

4.34%

2.21%

3.58%

2.40%

Georgia

1.49%

5.62%

3.86%

4.07%

2.51%

Maryland

1.36%

5.47%

3.40%

1.99%

2.41%

North Carolina

1.13%

4.55%

3.63%

1.80%

2.31%

South Carolina

1.67%

4.10%

3.87%

3.19%

3.21%

Virginia

1.71%

6.44%

2.25%

4.60%

2.97%

West Virginia

1.26%

5.44%

3.27%

1.90%

2.46%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

2.26%

11.55%

*

2.83%

2.97%

2.51%

Kentucky

1.71%

5.59%

3.30%

3.36%

2.03%

Mississippi

1.77%

6.58%

4.94%

3.79%

1.68%

Tennessee

1.20%

6.86%

2.51%

3.10%

2.11%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

2.06%

5.83%

3.60%

2.54%

1.96%

Louisiana

1.37%

9.52%

3.85%

4.06%

3.45%

Oklahoma

1.30%

6.96%

3.00%

2.55%

2.66%

Texas

1.35%

3.48%

2.43%

2.14%

1.55%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

1.42%

4.53%

2.27%

3.97%

2.38%

Colorado

1.49%

5.05%

5.42%

2.73%

1.63%

Idaho

1.32%

10.27%

5.97%

6.54%

2.79%

Montana

2.60%

8.54%

9.14%

5.77%

4.02%

Nevada

2.41%

3.82%

5.12%

4.97%

2.18%

New Mexico

2.63%

5.61%

5.43%

3.26%

3.66%

Utah

1.80%

7.06%

3.05%

2.25%

1.77%

Wyoming

2.81%

7.56%

6.06%

4.07%

2.69%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

2.44%

4.42%

4.39%

2.53%

2.67%

California

0.89%

3.38%

3.14%

1.54%

1.77%

Hawaii

1.34%

3.57%

2.83%

3.60%

2.52%

Oregon

1.13%

3.37%

3.92%

2.05%

3.41%

Washington

1.93%

7.59%

4.30%

3.69%

2.35%

 
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.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.