Table VIII.B.3.b.(2)(2005) Percent of private-sector full-time employees that are enrolled in health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2005 | ||||||||||
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 | 71.8% |
54.8% |
65.8% |
75.5% |
81.4% |
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New England: | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 72.1% |
50.6% |
69.2% |
77.0% |
81.1% |
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Maine | 72.8% |
58.4% |
67.9% |
75.7% |
80.9% |
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Massachusetts | 70.2% |
55.8% |
66.0% |
74.4% |
77.8% |
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New Hampshire | 68.3% |
56.9% |
57.0% |
75.6% |
76.6% |
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Rhode Island | 71.7% |
62.8% |
60.6% |
78.3% |
80.0% |
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Vermont | 68.3% |
55.6% |
49.9% |
74.4% |
82.5% |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||
New Jersey | 70.3% |
55.0% |
61.0% |
71.2% |
83.1% |
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New York | 70.1% |
58.9% |
66.3% |
67.1% |
81.2% |
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Pennsylvania | 76.9% |
64.0% |
73.7% |
82.2% |
81.3% |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||
Illinois | 74.9% |
61.9% |
71.1% |
79.6% |
79.4% |
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Indiana | 73.6% |
56.2% |
68.9% |
77.3% |
79.9% |
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Michigan | 75.2% |
58.1% |
72.7% |
79.7% |
80.6% |
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Ohio | 74.5% |
56.8% |
68.5% |
77.6% |
86.3% |
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Wisconsin | 71.8% |
63.1% |
62.0% |
72.0% |
82.8% |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||
Iowa | 72.5% |
64.3% |
60.9% |
78.2% |
79.7% |
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Kansas | 66.9% |
43.8% |
53.7% |
72.7% |
78.4% |
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Minnesota | 70.9% |
56.0% |
61.2% |
79.2% |
76.1% |
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Missouri | 76.7% |
57.9% |
72.8% |
83.8% |
84.3% |
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Nebraska | 72.9% |
51.6% |
67.6% |
75.6% |
81.4% |
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North Dakota | 72.9% |
47.6% |
66.8% |
78.1% |
81.3% |
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South Dakota | 71.8% |
47.3% |
66.6% |
74.3% |
81.7% |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||
Delaware | 74.5% |
54.8% |
63.3% |
82.3% |
84.0% |
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District of Columbia | 77.5% |
65.1% |
73.9% |
83.8% |
83.5% |
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Florida | 69.4% |
45.3% |
72.2% |
69.2% |
80.1% |
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Georgia | 66.6% |
50.0% |
60.0% |
72.5% |
75.5% |
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Maryland | 75.3% |
62.2% |
68.5% |
81.3% |
81.9% |
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North Carolina | 77.8% |
65.6% |
69.5% |
83.7% |
84.8% |
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South Carolina | 74.2% |
56.4% |
68.4% |
76.4% |
84.8% |
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Virginia | 69.9% |
48.9% |
63.9% |
77.5% |
78.2% |
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West Virginia | 67.0% |
29.1% |
58.5% |
73.7% |
86.7% |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||
Alabama | 69.4% |
60.2% |
67.3% |
67.7% |
77.7% |
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Kentucky | 72.6% |
63.7% |
53.6% |
78.4% |
86.6% |
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Mississippi | 65.4% |
25.0% |
* | 67.4% |
76.3% |
76.4% |
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Tennessee | 72.1% |
41.8% |
66.8% |
79.8% |
84.5% |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||
Arkansas | 70.1% |
48.9% |
67.8% |
72.2% |
79.2% |
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Louisiana | 64.5% |
53.5% |
50.0% |
68.8% |
77.7% |
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Oklahoma | 70.3% |
44.6% |
59.0% |
76.7% |
81.5% |
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Texas | 70.4% |
52.6% |
63.5% |
72.9% |
82.1% |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||
Arizona | 64.1% |
44.7% |
55.2% |
67.9% |
75.5% |
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Colorado | 66.8% |
49.2% |
59.3% |
68.7% |
80.0% |
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Idaho | 73.2% |
46.1% |
58.0% |
77.7% |
85.8% |
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Montana | 66.0% |
37.1% |
* | 56.5% |
76.8% |
71.8% |
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Nevada | 69.3% |
59.6% |
62.6% |
71.8% |
80.1% |
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New Mexico | 63.0% |
45.6% |
64.0% |
59.8% |
73.6% |
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Utah | 71.2% |
47.9% |
69.1% |
72.7% |
82.7% |
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Wyoming | 73.6% |
57.5% |
59.4% |
75.3% |
85.6% |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||
Alaska | 67.7% |
69.4% |
52.5% |
66.1% |
79.4% |
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California | 71.5% |
53.2% |
64.4% |
77.2% |
82.2% |
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Hawaii | 78.1% |
67.8% |
78.1% |
78.8% |
84.6% |
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Oregon | 72.0% |
54.7% |
50.8% |
79.5% |
87.9% |
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Washington | 78.9% |
65.8% |
70.1% |
81.0% |
88.7% |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2005 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.B.3.b.(2)(2005) Standard error for percent of private-sector full-time employees that are enrolled in health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2005 | ||||||||||
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 | 0.46% |
1.24% |
0.63% |
0.49% |
0.51% |
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New England: | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 3.45% |
6.79% |
2.91% |
3.67% |
6.24% |
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Maine | 2.21% |
6.16% |
3.75% |
3.66% |
2.26% |
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Massachusetts | 2.69% |
5.53% |
2.89% |
1.83% |
4.53% |
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New Hampshire | 2.45% |
5.56% |
4.23% |
3.06% |
3.46% |
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Rhode Island | 2.67% |
5.06% |
4.75% |
4.39% |
3.63% |
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Vermont | 2.24% |
6.56% |
6.48% |
2.41% |
2.19% |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||
New Jersey | 2.44% |
7.00% |
5.52% |
5.03% |
2.61% |
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New York | 1.51% |
4.12% |
1.93% |
3.94% |
2.84% |
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Pennsylvania | 1.69% |
4.42% |
2.58% |
2.19% |
2.14% |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||
Illinois | 1.39% |
3.47% |
3.03% |
2.49% |
2.91% |
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Indiana | 2.63% |
5.70% |
3.62% |
2.44% |
3.48% |
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Michigan | 2.58% |
6.02% |
2.53% |
2.47% |
6.39% |
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Ohio | 1.71% |
5.04% |
3.16% |
3.25% |
1.54% |
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Wisconsin | 2.64% |
5.30% |
5.14% |
4.25% |
2.73% |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||
Iowa | 2.59% |
4.90% |
6.10% |
2.54% |
2.54% |
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Kansas | 2.40% |
7.93% |
6.44% |
2.80% |
2.33% |
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Minnesota | 1.90% |
6.43% |
5.52% |
1.92% |
3.67% |
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Missouri | 2.29% |
6.44% |
3.80% |
2.35% |
1.72% |
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Nebraska | 2.51% |
8.09% |
5.16% |
3.47% |
1.71% |
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North Dakota | 2.65% |
7.67% |
6.30% |
3.12% |
2.60% |
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South Dakota | 2.11% |
5.22% |
4.94% |
2.03% |
2.70% |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||
Delaware | 2.74% |
5.10% |
4.52% |
2.98% |
2.68% |
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District of Columbia | 1.21% |
5.62% |
6.74% |
2.41% |
2.36% |
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Florida | 3.28% |
6.14% |
3.31% |
3.96% |
3.69% |
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Georgia | 3.55% |
10.58% |
4.83% |
4.07% |
5.87% |
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Maryland | 1.68% |
6.05% |
4.06% |
2.64% |
2.14% |
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North Carolina | 1.73% |
4.94% |
3.62% |
1.47% |
2.12% |
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South Carolina | 2.52% |
6.92% |
3.75% |
4.41% |
3.21% |
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Virginia | 2.24% |
8.33% |
3.06% |
1.87% |
2.71% |
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West Virginia | 2.46% |
8.51% |
3.70% |
3.47% |
1.56% |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||
Alabama | 2.81% |
6.37% |
5.87% |
4.28% |
2.82% |
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Kentucky | 1.87% |
6.41% |
6.27% |
2.33% |
3.19% |
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Mississippi | 3.87% |
9.58% |
* | 3.22% |
4.04% |
3.59% |
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Tennessee | 2.84% |
5.12% |
3.67% |
3.59% |
2.54% |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||
Arkansas | 2.75% |
5.98% |
4.45% |
3.11% |
3.52% |
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Louisiana | 0.89% |
7.94% |
3.87% |
3.24% |
3.55% |
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Oklahoma | 2.32% |
6.99% |
4.56% |
2.03% |
3.61% |
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Texas | 1.20% |
2.54% |
3.10% |
1.80% |
2.01% |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||
Arizona | 3.00% |
6.48% |
5.81% |
3.85% |
3.58% |
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Colorado | 2.49% |
4.05% |
4.72% |
3.72% |
2.64% |
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Idaho | 1.68% |
6.94% |
7.03% |
3.58% |
2.34% |
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Montana | 3.90% |
12.24% |
* | 6.44% |
3.29% |
5.44% |
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Nevada | 2.56% |
5.14% |
4.83% |
5.02% |
2.05% |
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New Mexico | 2.64% |
5.70% |
5.36% |
4.81% |
3.30% |
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Utah | 1.78% |
7.47% |
4.09% |
2.99% |
1.64% |
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Wyoming | 2.54% |
4.72% |
4.23% |
3.71% |
3.10% |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||
Alaska | 3.80% |
4.90% |
5.98% |
2.39% |
4.05% |
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California | 1.76% |
4.48% |
3.60% |
2.59% |
1.41% |
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Hawaii | 2.02% |
3.55% |
2.72% |
3.30% |
2.40% |
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Oregon | 3.23% |
8.25% |
6.17% |
3.05% |
3.18% |
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Washington | 1.99% |
5.57% |
4.08% |
7.42% |
1.93% |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2005 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. |