Table VIII.C.2

Table VIII.C.2(2005) Average total employee contribution (in dollars) per enrolled employee for single coverage at private-sector 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

United States	723	855		788		681	646

New England:
Connecticut	749	809		680		737	794
Maine	792	817		731		745	878
Massachusetts	918	941		973		935	838
New Hampshire	965	848		1,125		931	909
Rhode Island	840	1,078		1,091		605	692
Vermont	739	760	*	711		707	768

Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey	847	1,142		849		659	863
New York	781	933		693		927	650
Pennsylvania	659	829		676		487	735

East North Central:
Illinois	846	1,064		1,128	*	696	608
Indiana	701	657		949		677	514
Michigan	704	917		787		669	554
Ohio	674	1,014		740		614	456
Wisconsin	859	887		1,101		855	646

West North Central:
Iowa	762	963		714		769	695
Kansas	721	792		794		707	656
Minnesota	809	822		694		837	868
Missouri	665	866		718		640	520
Nebraska	776	743		876		725	755
North Dakota	721	977		687		928	465
South Dakota	807	1,077		1,047		628	718

South Atlantic:
Delaware	905	1,040		1,236		916	581
District of Columbia	765	1,618		788		380	663
Florida	892	934		1,129		770	788
Georgia	707	836	*	772		615	689
Maryland	896	802		1,033		710	1,018	*
North Carolina	681	813		559		729	668
South Carolina	776	707		864		772	736
Virginia	752	769		774		674	805
West Virginia	656	909		699		662	536

East South Central:
Alabama	838	797		920	*	940	695
Kentucky	731	774		777		698	701
Mississippi	648	791		611		756	534
Tennessee	800	705		981		709	779

West South Central:
Arkansas	796	1,517	*	656		775	750
Louisiana	803	869		767		969	639
Oklahoma	680	766	*	663		650	695
Texas	617	762		562		616	587

Mountain:
Arizona	752	885		737		809	690
Colorado	741	776		926		667	644
Idaho	737	830		1,001		526	752
Montana	548	976		551	*	477	539
Nevada	691	663		997	*	644	545
New Mexico	794	836		865		607	887
Utah	796	1,156		818		646	766
Wyoming	673	802		756		732	495	*

Pacific:
Alaska	895	1,492		999		711	746
California	592	790		655		549	465
Hawaii	302	354		273		320	268
Oregon	503	669		647		424	429
Washington	384	515		465		328	322

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.C.2(2005) Standard error for average total employee contribution (in dollars) per enrolled employee for single coverage at private-sector 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

United States	14.11	38.54		23.43		20.97	18.60

New England:
Connecticut	46.62	75.08		127.14		123.20	95.31
Maine	56.28	223.83		80.23		69.31	183.20
Massachusetts	35.65	173.86		63.81		91.00	52.31
New Hampshire	44.76	111.64		96.18		86.54	73.49
Rhode Island	65.59	143.12		170.80		144.44	203.68
Vermont	68.33	249.93	*	139.86		72.47	163.05

Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey	83.40	254.36		118.56		106.47	109.06
New York	73.90	173.35		109.61		111.96	66.49
Pennsylvania	36.46	122.70		87.53		56.83	93.45

East North Central:
Illinois	165.85	205.55		417.53	*	73.45	71.46
Indiana	29.92	85.87		83.26		73.15	52.92
Michigan	71.80	255.04		90.64		99.88	125.07
Ohio	42.40	127.47		64.19		62.67	41.60
Wisconsin	56.54	106.94		155.14		124.75	55.83

West North Central:
Iowa	41.95	131.35		96.72		88.03	58.74
Kansas	63.58	156.26		105.49		125.57	67.12
Minnesota	56.28	81.94		59.15		99.39	94.80
Missouri	57.68	114.60		114.42		69.37	84.67
Nebraska	70.05	107.49		193.80		89.72	154.61
North Dakota	101.82	225.64		74.59		241.59	98.17
South Dakota	63.21	272.23		178.90		68.26	75.93

South Atlantic:
Delaware	107.35	162.03		261.25		143.26	71.38
District of Columbia	87.43	264.88		69.62		47.85	72.21
Florida	63.37	168.35		81.66		78.34	112.88
Georgia	60.39	369.27	*	66.65		123.56	81.24
Maryland	149.41	110.88		289.68		123.53	484.78	*
North Carolina	37.68	182.34		62.46		70.26	85.20
South Carolina	60.12	93.89		142.00		71.41	73.66
Virginia	55.62	118.96		68.36		63.91	122.35
West Virginia	41.28	190.56		139.31		69.17	78.11

East South Central:
Alabama	53.65	133.84		375.60	*	84.36	70.49
Kentucky	35.59	118.27		83.39		67.11	86.02
Mississippi	32.11	132.58		87.65		98.13	95.92
Tennessee	62.43	104.48		97.98		82.78	133.51

West South Central:
Arkansas	94.90	642.89	*	60.18		185.15	130.71
Louisiana	68.76	99.29		76.59		135.84	81.80
Oklahoma	58.08	280.91	*	74.81		102.59	99.20
Texas	29.61	82.61		77.27		26.21	53.21

Mountain:
Arizona	32.90	163.83		131.57		82.31	70.47
Colorado	66.06	129.65		133.15		91.89	101.42
Idaho	95.86	240.91		134.78		106.66	193.89
Montana	79.70	260.81		239.37	*	83.82	85.72
Nevada	67.91	134.96		307.89	*	114.36	67.71
New Mexico	52.22	144.15		99.93		126.49	129.85
Utah	38.42	239.02		104.52		88.65	85.01
Wyoming	45.23	137.85		124.33		101.33	184.95	*

Pacific:
Alaska	108.50	341.72		168.13		139.50	153.94
California	28.77	90.63		62.75		35.96	35.57
Hawaii	24.20	43.02		65.50		61.92	52.23
Oregon	51.88	163.86		114.66		76.57	81.97
Washington	38.64	69.50		116.30		67.92	39.85

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.