Table VIII.D.3(2005) Percent of total premiums contributed by employees enrolled in family 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

24.1%

30.8%

27.8%

24.3%

20.9%

 
New England:
Connecticut

21.1%

28.6%

21.9%

23.8%

17.7%

Maine

29.3%

29.7%

37.4%

26.5%

27.6%

Massachusetts

26.6%

28.7%

35.9%

23.4%

23.8%

New Hampshire

24.4%

26.5%

32.0%

21.9%

23.4%

Rhode Island

21.6%

28.7%

23.3%

12.2%

*

27.8%

Vermont

22.3%

20.8%

*

19.3%

21.8%

24.1%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

24.0%

32.1%

24.7%

19.8%

25.6%

New York

23.1%

23.7%

25.7%

24.2%

21.1%

Pennsylvania

19.1%

25.4%

23.6%

14.5%

18.1%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

21.4%

25.9%

25.4%

19.7%

19.6%

Indiana

20.5%

32.3%

23.7%

23.0%

15.8%

Michigan

17.2%

21.3%

21.1%

15.8%

15.2%

Ohio

20.8%

25.8%

20.4%

25.1%

16.6%

Wisconsin

20.5%

24.0%

26.7%

20.0%

17.2%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

26.0%

31.8%

24.8%

31.7%

21.4%

Kansas

25.1%

35.1%

29.2%

26.8%

21.7%

Minnesota

25.2%

37.8%

28.6%

24.7%

21.7%

Missouri

24.6%

26.1%

28.3%

24.0%

22.3%

Nebraska

26.6%

32.9%

25.1%

27.8%

25.7%

North Dakota

32.7%

29.9%

45.5%

34.4%

26.0%

South Dakota

32.7%

24.2%

30.7%

45.1%

26.1%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

21.2%

29.1%

23.2%

29.9%

12.9%

District of Columbia

31.8%

54.5%

27.0%

22.8%

27.2%

Florida

32.2%

43.8%

38.6%

31.7%

26.1%

Georgia

27.6%

27.5%

*

37.4%

25.9%

24.6%

Maryland

28.6%

32.5%

25.8%

27.5%

29.4%

North Carolina

27.5%

32.8%

30.2%

31.2%

22.2%

South Carolina

20.2%

25.2%

29.7%

19.8%

16.7%

Virginia

26.5%

29.8%

27.3%

25.9%

25.7%

West Virginia

17.8%

30.3%

25.3%

20.7%

13.3%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

28.9%

41.1%

35.3%

29.0%

23.3%

Kentucky

22.1%

28.8%

16.2%

23.4%

21.8%

Mississippi

28.1%

21.6%

22.3%

35.6%

25.1%

Tennessee

26.6%

26.6%

29.0%

28.0%

24.1%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

27.5%

33.7%

27.6%

22.9%

28.7%

Louisiana

29.8%

34.3%

24.1%

35.9%

28.1%

Oklahoma

26.0%

26.4%

25.2%

29.7%

23.5%

Texas

24.6%

41.7%

30.1%

25.3%

19.1%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

28.0%

28.6%

*

29.6%

26.7%

28.1%

Colorado

26.2%

39.4%

31.1%

31.1%

18.7%

Idaho

26.2%

34.1%

35.8%

20.7%

26.3%

Montana

21.3%

25.9%

22.7%

25.5%

16.8%

Nevada

28.0%

29.0%

28.8%

35.5%

20.8%

New Mexico

25.7%

26.3%

21.2%

31.4%

24.0%

Utah

25.1%

32.9%

28.1%

23.4%

23.3%

Wyoming

19.4%

18.9%

*

32.8%

19.1%

15.7%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

24.7%

35.8%

39.8%

21.7%

18.7%

California

22.7%

33.5%

27.9%

23.3%

18.4%

Hawaii

23.3%

34.7%

26.3%

28.2%

15.6%

Oregon

26.0%

36.3%

27.2%

29.2%

22.4%

Washington

22.5%

27.3%

29.1%

27.8%

15.8%

 
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.D.3(2005) Standard error for percent of total premiums contributed by employees enrolled in family 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

0.35%

0.66%

0.56%

0.67%

0.53%

 
New England:
Connecticut

1.13%

7.90%

2.42%

3.03%

1.95%

Maine

1.92%

6.42%

2.59%

3.34%

2.55%

Massachusetts

1.96%

5.56%

4.53%

1.99%

2.17%

New Hampshire

0.81%

4.79%

4.41%

1.26%

3.15%

Rhode Island

3.65%

6.65%

4.20%

5.37%

*

7.42%

Vermont

1.61%

9.70%

*

2.12%

2.45%

2.16%

 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

1.54%

4.63%

3.64%

2.80%

3.51%

New York

1.95%

3.56%

3.64%

2.46%

1.81%

Pennsylvania

0.54%

2.55%

2.50%

2.53%

2.11%

 
East North Central:
Illinois

1.03%

3.82%

2.75%

1.59%

2.07%

Indiana

1.40%

8.60%

2.89%

3.50%

1.73%

Michigan

1.22%

4.09%

2.54%

2.75%

1.57%

Ohio

2.76%

3.42%

2.67%

4.51%

2.45%

Wisconsin

1.21%

2.96%

3.66%

1.91%

1.98%

 
West North Central:
Iowa

0.76%

4.10%

2.63%

3.49%

1.60%

Kansas

1.56%

4.27%

4.77%

3.37%

1.47%

Minnesota

0.89%

6.24%

4.69%

2.60%

2.20%

Missouri

1.33%

3.55%

2.68%

2.23%

2.49%

Nebraska

1.29%

4.44%

3.36%

2.17%

2.57%

North Dakota

2.85%

7.00%

7.00%

4.94%

5.43%

South Dakota

3.43%

6.24%

4.05%

5.23%

2.23%

 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

2.48%

4.46%

3.73%

3.45%

2.03%

District of Columbia

3.35%

8.73%

2.67%

3.48%

3.04%

Florida

2.27%

6.00%

3.94%

3.06%

2.86%

Georgia

0.68%

12.00%

*

3.10%

2.60%

2.92%

Maryland

2.72%

4.08%

4.13%

3.09%

4.29%

North Carolina

2.53%

5.60%

3.10%

5.51%

2.17%

South Carolina

2.58%

4.38%

8.03%

3.39%

2.93%

Virginia

1.38%

4.07%

2.41%

1.90%

3.51%

West Virginia

1.12%

7.56%

3.05%

2.16%

1.59%

 
East South Central:
Alabama

1.23%

8.09%

7.24%

1.49%

3.21%

Kentucky

0.94%

4.77%

3.81%

2.06%

2.31%

Mississippi

2.00%

5.90%

3.21%

3.52%

3.44%

Tennessee

1.40%

4.24%

3.11%

3.22%

2.57%

 
West South Central:
Arkansas

2.30%

3.74%

3.83%

2.19%

4.37%

Louisiana

1.14%

5.26%

4.62%

3.39%

2.04%

Oklahoma

1.03%

4.37%

3.38%

2.51%

2.85%

Texas

1.94%

3.89%

1.63%

3.15%

3.06%

 
Mountain:
Arizona

1.60%

9.40%

*

3.40%

4.48%

1.95%

Colorado

2.43%

6.69%

3.59%

2.01%

4.08%

Idaho

1.86%

6.75%

5.46%

3.27%

3.80%

Montana

2.36%

6.88%

5.42%

4.61%

3.50%

Nevada

2.93%

6.61%

5.10%

6.80%

1.92%

New Mexico

2.66%

4.97%

4.47%

4.10%

2.34%

Utah

1.39%

3.55%

4.34%

4.33%

2.45%

Wyoming

2.09%

9.36%

*

5.89%

2.04%

4.31%

 
Pacific:
Alaska

2.07%

9.19%

6.15%

3.24%

3.20%

California

1.20%

3.39%

3.00%

2.05%

1.35%

Hawaii

1.99%

4.35%

2.48%

2.83%

3.57%

Oregon

2.42%

5.15%

5.70%

5.57%

5.93%

Washington

2.57%

6.29%

5.09%

6.31%

3.33%

 
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.