Table VIII.C.4(2005) Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take single coverage 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

48.6%

58.0%

55.5%

47.2%

42.2%

 
New England:
Connecticut

46.2%

64.0%

50.8%

44.0%

38.8%

Maine

52.5%

61.5%

60.7%

54.4%

43.0%

Massachusetts

47.2%

48.5%

54.2%

47.1%

42.0%

New Hampshire

44.2%

50.3%

57.4%

36.7%

40.6%

Rhode Island

44.9%

49.5%

59.6%

40.1%

37.8%

Vermont

47.7%

50.7%

53.5%

41.8%

48.7%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

47.4%

64.9%

55.7%

45.5%

38.6%

New York

50.5%

53.2%

54.5%

52.0%

46.1%

Pennsylvania

45.9%

48.1%

50.0%

42.7%

45.1%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

47.7%

55.5%

57.7%

44.5%

40.8%

Indiana

44.8%

55.0%

52.9%

43.2%

38.0%

Michigan

42.5%

52.8%

49.4%

39.7%

36.8%

Ohio

43.9%

56.2%

55.7%

39.6%

35.1%

Wisconsin

43.6%

55.9%

49.1%

43.2%

36.7%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

44.1%

59.0%

55.6%

42.9%

33.3%

Kansas

45.5%

57.3%

53.7%

48.8%

36.0%

Minnesota

48.0%

62.9%

54.0%

48.7%

38.4%

Missouri

49.6%

62.5%

56.4%

45.2%

43.5%

Nebraska

48.1%

60.3%

49.0%

49.6%

43.3%

North Dakota

47.2%

52.0%

55.0%

45.7%

42.7%

South Dakota

51.0%

66.3%

57.0%

54.5%

41.2%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

51.3%

60.4%

54.2%

53.6%

44.8%

District of Columbia

53.9%

50.6%

57.8%

53.1%

53.6%

Florida

50.6%

57.1%

52.6%

50.8%

47.0%

Georgia

50.3%

55.5%

55.7%

48.3%

46.8%

Maryland

52.2%

56.5%

59.2%

51.7%

46.3%

North Carolina

51.0%

66.5%

55.9%

53.2%

40.0%

South Carolina

48.6%

65.1%

55.5%

44.2%

42.6%

Virginia

49.3%

55.0%

55.2%

49.1%

43.3%

West Virginia

46.0%

64.3%

57.8%

48.0%

35.5%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

48.3%

61.5%

55.2%

45.8%

40.0%

Kentucky

47.2%

57.5%

62.2%

46.9%

36.4%

Mississippi

53.4%

58.7%

61.8%

51.7%

48.8%

Tennessee

47.8%

54.2%

50.6%

48.1%

43.8%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

46.2%

51.0%

54.7%

43.1%

40.0%

Louisiana

49.7%

60.5%

54.0%

51.9%

42.1%

Oklahoma

48.9%

55.7%

57.2%

46.5%

45.6%

Texas

50.1%

61.2%

61.2%

48.5%

41.6%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

55.8%

54.2%

60.7%

52.0%

55.9%

Colorado

48.6%

52.5%

55.6%

49.7%

41.9%

Idaho

45.4%

62.5%

52.1%

42.0%

42.5%

Montana

45.2%

57.0%

51.9%

41.9%

42.8%

Nevada

51.4%

63.7%

45.7%

52.7%

47.9%

New Mexico

50.2%

64.8%

56.9%

49.7%

42.1%

Utah

37.1%

43.4%

42.1%

37.1%

32.7%

Wyoming

45.6%

60.4%

53.7%

50.2%

34.8%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

50.1%

57.8%

59.5%

44.2%

47.7%

California

51.2%

66.4%

59.0%

48.6%

42.9%

Hawaii

58.2%

64.9%

69.2%

58.8%

44.2%

Oregon

47.9%

56.1%

54.7%

51.4%

39.2%

Washington

50.4%

53.1%

59.6%

49.9%

44.6%

 
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.

 

Table VIII.C.4(2005) 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, 2005
 
Division and State

Total

 

Quartile 1 Average Wage

 

Quartile 2 Average Wage

 

Quartile 3 Average Wage

 

Quartile 4 Average Wage

 
 
United States

0.25%

1.03%

0.70%

0.30%

0.35%

 
New England:
Connecticut

1.89%

4.82%

1.27%

3.60%

2.77%

Maine

1.23%

4.44%

2.70%

2.64%

1.82%

Massachusetts

1.22%

3.78%

2.89%

2.56%

2.10%

New Hampshire

1.27%

6.27%

2.67%

3.56%

2.09%

Rhode Island

2.09%

4.67%

2.94%

3.68%

4.10%

Vermont

2.39%

7.23%

4.42%

3.75%

4.64%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

1.43%

3.60%

2.28%

2.84%

2.31%

New York

1.02%

3.39%

2.01%

1.85%

1.68%

Pennsylvania

0.96%

3.14%

2.20%

2.33%

1.93%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

0.79%

3.06%

2.42%

2.12%

2.14%

Indiana

1.46%

5.05%

2.11%

3.01%

0.98%

Michigan

1.31%

5.26%

4.61%

1.93%

2.39%

Ohio

1.58%

3.43%

2.76%

2.13%

2.87%

Wisconsin

0.74%

3.81%

2.26%

1.98%

2.01%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

1.44%

3.45%

4.37%

3.29%

2.21%

Kansas

3.15%

3.27%

2.53%

3.98%

3.84%

Minnesota

1.25%

3.46%

3.18%

2.71%

2.20%

Missouri

1.94%

5.01%

2.30%

2.37%

2.98%

Nebraska

1.51%

4.43%

2.98%

2.87%

3.01%

North Dakota

2.40%

4.63%

5.36%

2.99%

3.09%

South Dakota

1.79%

6.00%

4.57%

2.90%

2.32%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

2.13%

4.67%

4.73%

3.25%

3.20%

District of Columbia

1.81%

4.64%

2.92%

3.17%

2.71%

Florida

1.60%

4.59%

1.83%

2.54%

2.85%

Georgia

2.00%

3.62%

3.47%

3.45%

2.81%

Maryland

1.89%

3.13%

3.12%

4.05%

1.81%

North Carolina

1.16%

3.43%

3.62%

3.00%

2.75%

South Carolina

1.90%

4.31%

4.11%

2.35%

2.21%

Virginia

1.26%

3.03%

3.61%

2.59%

1.88%

West Virginia

1.18%

4.97%

4.46%

2.55%

2.12%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

1.73%

4.43%

3.10%

2.09%

3.63%

Kentucky

2.77%

3.68%

4.26%

1.72%

2.80%

Mississippi

1.60%

5.98%

2.81%

2.68%

3.10%

Tennessee

1.63%

4.44%

2.14%

1.99%

2.68%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

1.90%

5.38%

3.13%

3.92%

3.21%

Louisiana

1.92%

2.58%

3.92%

3.17%

2.26%

Oklahoma

2.03%

4.39%

3.55%

2.86%

4.23%

Texas

1.81%

4.91%

2.74%

2.15%

2.75%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

1.74%

6.45%

2.11%

4.20%

2.07%

Colorado

1.36%

5.58%

3.06%

2.19%

1.89%

Idaho

2.49%

8.90%

3.59%

8.16%

3.37%

Montana

3.25%

11.86%

7.46%

3.29%

4.74%

Nevada

1.85%

6.27%

2.66%

4.12%

2.95%

New Mexico

1.79%

5.34%

6.01%

4.02%

3.79%

Utah

2.05%

3.98%

4.49%

1.97%

3.73%

Wyoming

2.09%

4.70%

5.68%

4.17%

7.74%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

1.52%

2.82%

4.74%

3.73%

4.83%

California

0.52%

1.92%

2.56%

1.64%

1.44%

Hawaii

1.74%

2.68%

2.40%

3.07%

3.40%

Oregon

1.19%

3.45%

3.45%

2.11%

2.14%

Washington

2.55%

4.40%

3.42%

3.14%

6.56%

 
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.