Table VIII.D.3(2004) Percent of total premiums contributed by employees enrolled in family coverage at 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

24.4%

24.2%

29.1%

24.9%

21.8%

 
New England:
Connecticut

20.6%

27.8%

24.7%

15.2%

21.2%

Maine

25.7%

21.9%

*

29.4%

26.3%

24.7%

Massachusetts

26.4%

28.4%

27.0%

28.9%

22.8%

New Hampshire

27.8%

32.0%

33.2%

34.2%

21.1%

Rhode Island

22.6%

34.2%

23.4%

18.2%

22.5%

Vermont

24.9%

33.5%

27.9%

24.8%

20.4%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

16.5%

3.0%

*

24.9%

20.6%

20.3%

New York

20.1%

25.1%

30.3%

19.9%

14.1%

Pennsylvania

20.4%

27.5%

22.8%

19.3%

18.4%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

22.7%

23.1%

20.4%

24.2%

22.5%

Indiana

21.3%

23.3%

25.7%

26.3%

14.8%

Michigan

18.1%

19.0%

21.4%

19.4%

13.8%

Ohio

23.0%

19.3%

30.1%

24.9%

18.0%

Wisconsin

21.6%

31.7%

25.3%

19.2%

20.6%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

25.0%

28.4%

27.6%

26.7%

22.6%

Kansas

25.0%

26.5%

32.8%

23.0%

23.0%

Minnesota

22.0%

31.6%

20.3%

19.2%

23.8%

Missouri

26.3%

25.7%

28.9%

24.1%

26.9%

Nebraska

30.1%

28.0%

33.3%

32.0%

27.5%

North Dakota

28.1%

24.7%

38.1%

27.5%

22.7%

*
South Dakota

23.7%

30.7%

32.8%

37.3%

12.1%

*
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

22.3%

20.3%

*

26.4%

24.4%

19.8%

District of Columbia

22.6%

28.5%

24.8%

19.5%

22.0%

Florida

28.5%

28.9%

29.8%

27.6%

28.5%

Georgia

27.9%

25.3%

36.5%

28.5%

24.3%

Maryland

30.3%

28.0%

32.6%

28.4%

32.3%

North Carolina

29.1%

23.0%

*

26.1%

31.9%

30.7%

South Carolina

27.6%

27.4%

26.5%

26.1%

29.1%

Virginia

26.4%

29.5%

29.8%

24.3%

24.8%

West Virginia

21.8%

22.9%

32.1%

29.9%

13.1%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

29.1%

18.2%

*

34.6%

28.8%

33.0%

Kentucky

21.4%

29.8%

26.4%

18.2%

19.7%

Mississippi

32.9%

28.6%

27.3%

50.0%

24.0%

Tennessee

29.1%

28.2%

36.4%

27.1%

26.8%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

28.8%

35.6%

30.6%

27.3%

27.5%

Louisiana

27.1%

28.8%

*

30.0%

*

25.7%

27.2%

Oklahoma

27.5%

27.1%

44.1%

28.5%

22.8%

Texas

27.6%

32.5%

27.7%

28.6%

26.0%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

25.1%

26.9%

26.1%

24.1%

24.7%

Colorado

27.1%

32.0%

32.2%

27.1%

24.5%

Idaho

26.1%

46.3%

35.0%

21.0%

*

24.4%

Montana

24.6%

23.9%

*

33.8%

20.1%

25.8%

Nevada

26.9%

33.0%

23.9%

*

21.2%

30.0%

New Mexico

20.1%

26.5%

22.2%

*

25.4%

15.1%

*
Utah

27.9%

22.9%

28.6%

32.5%

25.9%

Wyoming

24.2%

29.8%

28.5%

36.8%

15.6%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

22.1%

21.6%

*

37.8%

26.3%

15.9%

California

25.4%

28.0%

30.9%

26.9%

20.8%

Hawaii

27.6%

27.9%

39.3%

20.8%

23.9%

Oregon

23.9%

23.8%

33.3%

22.7%

19.6%

Washington

28.3%

31.2%

32.7%

25.7%

27.9%

 
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.D.3(2004) Standard error for percent of total premiums contributed by employees enrolled in family coverage at 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

0.41%

1.66%

0.96%

0.47%

0.61%

 
New England:
Connecticut

1.26%

4.15%

2.57%

1.94%

2.98%

Maine

2.53%

9.46%

*

3.48%

2.56%

3.62%

Massachusetts

1.10%

2.84%

3.28%

2.18%

3.50%

New Hampshire

2.57%

7.42%

2.74%

4.47%

2.65%

Rhode Island

2.24%

4.51%

3.87%

4.34%

4.21%

Vermont

1.63%

7.14%

5.26%

5.00%

4.07%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

2.50%

7.86%

*

4.44%

3.64%

3.47%

New York

1.84%

3.61%

3.24%

2.62%

2.44%

Pennsylvania

1.38%

3.23%

3.62%

1.80%

2.10%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

1.54%

4.46%

1.55%

2.09%

3.20%

Indiana

2.02%

1.86%

3.02%

3.72%

2.14%

Michigan

1.42%

2.63%

4.24%

2.64%

2.47%

Ohio

1.42%

3.58%

4.20%

1.91%

1.02%

Wisconsin

1.11%

8.29%

4.74%

1.89%

3.19%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

2.23%

3.24%

3.55%

4.29%

4.33%

Kansas

1.72%

5.11%

5.13%

5.86%

2.03%

Minnesota

1.79%

5.51%

4.43%

3.98%

2.44%

Missouri

1.91%

4.07%

2.52%

2.90%

3.64%

Nebraska

2.28%

4.37%

4.67%

4.04%

2.55%

North Dakota

2.65%

6.61%

6.69%

3.34%

7.66%

*
South Dakota

4.20%

7.86%

2.10%

4.99%

6.58%

*
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

1.47%

6.71%

*

4.21%

3.18%

2.49%

District of Columbia

2.15%

4.46%

2.97%

2.82%

5.11%

Florida

2.09%

5.05%

2.52%

2.70%

4.15%

Georgia

1.33%

4.25%

3.33%

2.71%

2.77%

Maryland

3.08%

5.67%

4.11%

4.53%

4.70%

North Carolina

3.89%

7.97%

*

4.39%

4.43%

5.00%

South Carolina

1.84%

4.36%

2.53%

4.60%

2.72%

Virginia

1.77%

5.38%

3.09%

2.67%

2.67%

West Virginia

1.53%

4.88%

2.97%

4.50%

1.19%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

2.32%

8.24%

*

3.60%

2.69%

3.23%

Kentucky

1.95%

6.10%

1.75%

3.29%

3.00%

Mississippi

2.53%

7.49%

4.75%

9.03%

1.95%

Tennessee

1.23%

4.78%

4.67%

3.74%

2.96%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

1.45%

5.57%

1.71%

1.52%

3.16%

Louisiana

3.34%

9.85%

*

9.08%

*

6.69%

5.44%

Oklahoma

2.24%

6.57%

5.29%

3.43%

2.54%

Texas

1.28%

5.27%

1.77%

2.67%

1.66%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

1.95%

4.98%

4.30%

2.28%

2.88%

Colorado

1.09%

5.70%

3.01%

2.74%

1.62%

Idaho

3.14%

10.66%

5.11%

6.32%

*

3.43%

Montana

2.70%

7.97%

*

6.84%

5.20%

3.18%

Nevada

2.49%

6.55%

7.34%

*

4.27%

4.56%

New Mexico

3.46%

4.77%

8.26%

*

3.18%

4.83%

*
Utah

1.00%

4.69%

1.63%

3.75%

1.54%

Wyoming

1.53%

7.21%

4.66%

2.83%

2.12%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

2.74%

7.39%

*

5.47%

4.72%

1.95%

California

1.20%

4.24%

2.74%

2.32%

1.76%

Hawaii

2.11%

5.39%

3.54%

2.24%

1.56%

Oregon

1.34%

4.92%

6.00%

0.76%

3.01%

Washington

2.95%

9.15%

4.23%

5.52%

4.38%

 
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.