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 |
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United States | 48.6% |
58.0% |
55.5% |
47.2% |
42.2% |
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New England: | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 46.2% |
64.0% |
50.8% |
44.0% |
38.8% |
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Maine | 52.5% |
61.5% |
60.7% |
54.4% |
43.0% |
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Massachusetts | 47.2% |
48.5% |
54.2% |
47.1% |
42.0% |
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New Hampshire | 44.2% |
50.3% |
57.4% |
36.7% |
40.6% |
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Rhode Island | 44.9% |
49.5% |
59.6% |
40.1% |
37.8% |
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Vermont | 47.7% |
50.7% |
53.5% |
41.8% |
48.7% |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||
New Jersey | 47.4% |
64.9% |
55.7% |
45.5% |
38.6% |
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New York | 50.5% |
53.2% |
54.5% |
52.0% |
46.1% |
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Pennsylvania | 45.9% |
48.1% |
50.0% |
42.7% |
45.1% |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||
Illinois | 47.7% |
55.5% |
57.7% |
44.5% |
40.8% |
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Indiana | 44.8% |
55.0% |
52.9% |
43.2% |
38.0% |
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Michigan | 42.5% |
52.8% |
49.4% |
39.7% |
36.8% |
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Ohio | 43.9% |
56.2% |
55.7% |
39.6% |
35.1% |
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Wisconsin | 43.6% |
55.9% |
49.1% |
43.2% |
36.7% |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||
Iowa | 44.1% |
59.0% |
55.6% |
42.9% |
33.3% |
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Kansas | 45.5% |
57.3% |
53.7% |
48.8% |
36.0% |
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Minnesota | 48.0% |
62.9% |
54.0% |
48.7% |
38.4% |
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Missouri | 49.6% |
62.5% |
56.4% |
45.2% |
43.5% |
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Nebraska | 48.1% |
60.3% |
49.0% |
49.6% |
43.3% |
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North Dakota | 47.2% |
52.0% |
55.0% |
45.7% |
42.7% |
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South Dakota | 51.0% |
66.3% |
57.0% |
54.5% |
41.2% |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||
Delaware | 51.3% |
60.4% |
54.2% |
53.6% |
44.8% |
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District of Columbia | 53.9% |
50.6% |
57.8% |
53.1% |
53.6% |
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Florida | 50.6% |
57.1% |
52.6% |
50.8% |
47.0% |
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Georgia | 50.3% |
55.5% |
55.7% |
48.3% |
46.8% |
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Maryland | 52.2% |
56.5% |
59.2% |
51.7% |
46.3% |
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North Carolina | 51.0% |
66.5% |
55.9% |
53.2% |
40.0% |
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South Carolina | 48.6% |
65.1% |
55.5% |
44.2% |
42.6% |
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Virginia | 49.3% |
55.0% |
55.2% |
49.1% |
43.3% |
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West Virginia | 46.0% |
64.3% |
57.8% |
48.0% |
35.5% |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||
Alabama | 48.3% |
61.5% |
55.2% |
45.8% |
40.0% |
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Kentucky | 47.2% |
57.5% |
62.2% |
46.9% |
36.4% |
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Mississippi | 53.4% |
58.7% |
61.8% |
51.7% |
48.8% |
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Tennessee | 47.8% |
54.2% |
50.6% |
48.1% |
43.8% |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||
Arkansas | 46.2% |
51.0% |
54.7% |
43.1% |
40.0% |
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Louisiana | 49.7% |
60.5% |
54.0% |
51.9% |
42.1% |
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Oklahoma | 48.9% |
55.7% |
57.2% |
46.5% |
45.6% |
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Texas | 50.1% |
61.2% |
61.2% |
48.5% |
41.6% |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||
Arizona | 55.8% |
54.2% |
60.7% |
52.0% |
55.9% |
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Colorado | 48.6% |
52.5% |
55.6% |
49.7% |
41.9% |
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Idaho | 45.4% |
62.5% |
52.1% |
42.0% |
42.5% |
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Montana | 45.2% |
57.0% |
51.9% |
41.9% |
42.8% |
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Nevada | 51.4% |
63.7% |
45.7% |
52.7% |
47.9% |
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New Mexico | 50.2% |
64.8% |
56.9% |
49.7% |
42.1% |
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Utah | 37.1% |
43.4% |
42.1% |
37.1% |
32.7% |
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Wyoming | 45.6% |
60.4% |
53.7% |
50.2% |
34.8% |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||
Alaska | 50.1% |
57.8% |
59.5% |
44.2% |
47.7% |
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California | 51.2% |
66.4% |
59.0% |
48.6% |
42.9% |
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Hawaii | 58.2% |
64.9% |
69.2% |
58.8% |
44.2% |
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Oregon | 47.9% |
56.1% |
54.7% |
51.4% |
39.2% |
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Washington | 50.4% |
53.1% |
59.6% |
49.9% |
44.6% |
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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. |
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 |
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United States | 0.25% |
1.03% |
0.70% |
0.30% |
0.35% |
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New England: | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 1.89% |
4.82% |
1.27% |
3.60% |
2.77% |
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Maine | 1.23% |
4.44% |
2.70% |
2.64% |
1.82% |
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Massachusetts | 1.22% |
3.78% |
2.89% |
2.56% |
2.10% |
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New Hampshire | 1.27% |
6.27% |
2.67% |
3.56% |
2.09% |
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Rhode Island | 2.09% |
4.67% |
2.94% |
3.68% |
4.10% |
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Vermont | 2.39% |
7.23% |
4.42% |
3.75% |
4.64% |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||
New Jersey | 1.43% |
3.60% |
2.28% |
2.84% |
2.31% |
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New York | 1.02% |
3.39% |
2.01% |
1.85% |
1.68% |
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Pennsylvania | 0.96% |
3.14% |
2.20% |
2.33% |
1.93% |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||
Illinois | 0.79% |
3.06% |
2.42% |
2.12% |
2.14% |
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Indiana | 1.46% |
5.05% |
2.11% |
3.01% |
0.98% |
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Michigan | 1.31% |
5.26% |
4.61% |
1.93% |
2.39% |
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Ohio | 1.58% |
3.43% |
2.76% |
2.13% |
2.87% |
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Wisconsin | 0.74% |
3.81% |
2.26% |
1.98% |
2.01% |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||
Iowa | 1.44% |
3.45% |
4.37% |
3.29% |
2.21% |
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Kansas | 3.15% |
3.27% |
2.53% |
3.98% |
3.84% |
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Minnesota | 1.25% |
3.46% |
3.18% |
2.71% |
2.20% |
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Missouri | 1.94% |
5.01% |
2.30% |
2.37% |
2.98% |
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Nebraska | 1.51% |
4.43% |
2.98% |
2.87% |
3.01% |
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North Dakota | 2.40% |
4.63% |
5.36% |
2.99% |
3.09% |
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South Dakota | 1.79% |
6.00% |
4.57% |
2.90% |
2.32% |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||
Delaware | 2.13% |
4.67% |
4.73% |
3.25% |
3.20% |
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District of Columbia | 1.81% |
4.64% |
2.92% |
3.17% |
2.71% |
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Florida | 1.60% |
4.59% |
1.83% |
2.54% |
2.85% |
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Georgia | 2.00% |
3.62% |
3.47% |
3.45% |
2.81% |
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Maryland | 1.89% |
3.13% |
3.12% |
4.05% |
1.81% |
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North Carolina | 1.16% |
3.43% |
3.62% |
3.00% |
2.75% |
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South Carolina | 1.90% |
4.31% |
4.11% |
2.35% |
2.21% |
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Virginia | 1.26% |
3.03% |
3.61% |
2.59% |
1.88% |
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West Virginia | 1.18% |
4.97% |
4.46% |
2.55% |
2.12% |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||
Alabama | 1.73% |
4.43% |
3.10% |
2.09% |
3.63% |
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Kentucky | 2.77% |
3.68% |
4.26% |
1.72% |
2.80% |
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Mississippi | 1.60% |
5.98% |
2.81% |
2.68% |
3.10% |
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Tennessee | 1.63% |
4.44% |
2.14% |
1.99% |
2.68% |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||
Arkansas | 1.90% |
5.38% |
3.13% |
3.92% |
3.21% |
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Louisiana | 1.92% |
2.58% |
3.92% |
3.17% |
2.26% |
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Oklahoma | 2.03% |
4.39% |
3.55% |
2.86% |
4.23% |
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Texas | 1.81% |
4.91% |
2.74% |
2.15% |
2.75% |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||
Arizona | 1.74% |
6.45% |
2.11% |
4.20% |
2.07% |
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Colorado | 1.36% |
5.58% |
3.06% |
2.19% |
1.89% |
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Idaho | 2.49% |
8.90% |
3.59% |
8.16% |
3.37% |
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Montana | 3.25% |
11.86% |
7.46% |
3.29% |
4.74% |
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Nevada | 1.85% |
6.27% |
2.66% |
4.12% |
2.95% |
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New Mexico | 1.79% |
5.34% |
6.01% |
4.02% |
3.79% |
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Utah | 2.05% |
3.98% |
4.49% |
1.97% |
3.73% |
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Wyoming | 2.09% |
4.70% |
5.68% |
4.17% |
7.74% |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||
Alaska | 1.52% |
2.82% |
4.74% |
3.73% |
4.83% |
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California | 0.52% |
1.92% |
2.56% |
1.64% |
1.44% |
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Hawaii | 1.74% |
2.68% |
2.40% |
3.07% |
3.40% |
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Oregon | 1.19% |
3.45% |
3.45% |
2.11% |
2.14% |
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Washington | 2.55% |
4.40% |
3.42% |
3.14% |
6.56% |
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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. |