Table VIII.E.1(2004) Average total employee-plus-one premium (in dollars) per enrolled employee at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and States: 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

7,056

6,613

6,738

7,102

7,311
 
New England:
Connecticut

8,078

7,213

7,422

8,481

8,376
Maine

7,379

5,255

8,539

7,635

7,316
Massachusetts

7,259

6,739

7,448

7,523

7,029
New Hampshire

8,495

8,010

7,629

8,098

9,036
Rhode Island

8,356

7,313

9,698

9,041

7,951
Vermont

7,588

7,387

7,918

8,117

7,282
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

7,599

8,465

7,877

7,507

7,414
New York

7,424

6,364

7,349

6,778

8,129
Pennsylvania

7,380

7,359

7,306

7,384

7,425
 
East North Central:
Illinois

7,318

6,389

7,128

7,360

7,661
Indiana

6,820

6,074

7,436

6,525

7,023
Michigan

7,231

7,654

6,948

7,965

6,819
Ohio

6,844

6,775

7,134

6,690

6,849
Wisconsin

7,491

6,457

8,032

7,785

7,349
 
West North Central:
Iowa

6,586

6,629

7,048

6,541

6,319
Kansas

6,784

5,545

6,656

6,772

7,155
Minnesota

7,321

6,903

6,975

7,055

7,676
Missouri

6,883

6,850

6,849

6,423

7,354
Nebraska

7,091

5,928

7,425

8,324

6,386
North Dakota

6,063

6,325

5,369

5,791

6,777
South Dakota

6,978

6,980

6,472

7,413

6,854
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

7,039

7,421

7,713

6,013

7,544
District of Columbia

7,924

7,132

7,044

7,595

8,643
Florida

7,354

7,040

7,127

7,065

7,812
Georgia

6,450

6,330

6,109

6,069

6,939
Maryland

6,835

6,518

7,354

7,030

6,509
North Carolina

6,821

6,598

6,736

6,683

6,990
South Carolina

7,006

7,008

6,738

6,877

7,426
Virginia

6,860

6,242

6,193

7,574

7,025
West Virginia

6,793

5,772

6,563

6,916

7,097
 
East South Central:
Alabama

7,206

8,291

6,918

6,675

6,583
Kentucky

7,036

7,348

6,883

6,750

7,277
Mississippi

6,854

6,499

7,111

6,624

6,995
Tennessee

6,783

6,036

6,070

6,667

7,371
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

6,130

4,326

6,359

6,609

6,233
Louisiana

7,229

7,070

 *

6,965

7,124

7,452
Oklahoma

6,835

6,252

6,191

7,015

7,118
Texas

6,973

6,209

5,900

7,449

7,337
 
Mountain:
Arizona

6,431

6,836

6,495

6,634

6,115
Colorado

6,917

6,596

6,651

6,818

7,180
Idaho

6,748

6,386

6,142

6,171

7,378
Montana

6,613

6,119

6,819

6,216

6,899
Nevada

7,239

6,654

6,560

6,946

7,883
New Mexico

7,111

6,229

5,631

6,777

8,395
Utah

6,059

5,768

6,045

6,689

5,775
Wyoming

6,766

5,221

6,630

7,187

6,710
 
Pacific:
Alaska

7,623

8,193

6,540

7,394

8,517
California

6,733

6,089

6,037

7,000

7,033
Hawaii

6,292

6,565

6,579

5,984

6,244
Oregon

6,933

5,860

8,060

6,529

6,842
Washington

7,176

6,390

7,323

6,687

7,728
 
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.E.1(2004) Standard error for average total employee-plus-one premium (in dollars) per enrolled employee at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and States: 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

38.63

91.12

75.47

85.32

61.97
 
New England:
Connecticut

281.25

593.99

722.87

425.15

426.59
Maine

298.76

902.00

318.96

431.28

468.51
Massachusetts

347.17

1,200.30

896.47

916.64

425.29
New Hampshire

264.37

1,539.25

385.37

313.11

433.62
Rhode Island

328.45

1,301.39

1,294.24

1,223.59

318.56
Vermont

196.24

1,195.67

251.68

340.13

636.61
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

145.34

1,865.18

352.00

285.10

205.80
New York

164.01

391.77

549.27

392.89

211.47
Pennsylvania

137.79

449.76

310.41

256.70

300.65
 
East North Central:
Illinois

238.52

942.77

377.43

426.94

266.40
Indiana

188.12

944.75

458.26

327.12

825.02
Michigan

221.44

272.64

323.89

394.65

403.74
Ohio

118.49

416.43

548.95

317.72

167.15
Wisconsin

208.82

1,254.03

987.27

383.59

395.23
 
West North Central:
Iowa

225.06

1,481.46

985.09

471.93

702.49
Kansas

329.47

1,029.65

877.57

1,336.72

185.05
Minnesota

247.05

712.45

704.75

278.16

334.33
Missouri

251.26

800.43

237.77

504.47

329.51
Nebraska

314.27

1,048.66

446.83

378.21

501.85
North Dakota

289.15

1,288.48

608.75

236.25

948.50
South Dakota

468.94

1,414.39

565.07

1,265.81

1,088.75
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

226.43

983.47

841.20

615.76

303.19
District of Columbia

261.40

341.28

310.26

464.46

301.62
Florida

151.50

579.94

277.05

237.12

251.64
Georgia

222.13

1,181.96

459.98

396.47

303.78
Maryland

309.67

663.04

245.52

575.18

545.87
North Carolina

257.24

800.71

746.02

156.66

396.74
South Carolina

233.19

929.23

490.47

352.95

384.98
Virginia

145.30

465.18

453.40

611.87

295.03
West Virginia

347.77

639.98

821.09

371.30

407.84
 
East South Central:
Alabama

317.75

2,319.56

573.78

862.65

461.07
Kentucky

257.39

1,207.64

233.55

368.38

503.23
Mississippi

193.36

1,090.51

1,093.69

273.26

237.77
Tennessee

220.37

746.74

519.36

293.30

326.90
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

171.87

1,030.44

732.40

517.46

218.95
Louisiana

248.27

2,184.68

 *

1,129.99

494.79

448.26
Oklahoma

194.48

910.03

793.82

337.44

340.67
Texas

155.87

352.70

365.81

233.97

211.64
 
Mountain:
Arizona

236.44

1,379.59

375.24

405.29

556.76
Colorado

322.80

1,114.28

445.35

622.21

299.01
Idaho

252.98

1,168.54

780.58

410.49

528.69
Montana

224.47

1,054.69

1,259.49

528.58

208.88
Nevada

360.70

617.85

420.05

893.78

485.82
New Mexico

551.37

1,192.84

340.26

829.56

885.91
Utah

234.09

434.29

674.47

348.46

328.20
Wyoming

567.95

1,480.08

1,497.42

460.67

807.28
 
Pacific:
Alaska

310.63

1,110.03

632.51

1,084.92

454.98
California

154.40

180.64

168.35

306.46

160.66
Hawaii

177.44

358.92

715.34

437.35

385.21
Oregon

244.84

415.13

652.53

354.42

436.22
Washington

137.65

1,262.79

351.24

142.16

398.48
 
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.