Table VIII.E.1(2005) Average total employee-plus-one premium (in dollars) per enrolled employee at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and States: 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

7,671

7,160

7,728

7,611

7,826
 
New England:
Connecticut

8,727

7,316

9,196

8,495

8,975
Maine

7,927

8,271

7,968

7,930

7,821
Massachusetts

7,906

8,008

8,016

7,857

7,829
New Hampshire

8,435

7,932

8,670

8,126

8,807
Rhode Island

9,398

7,889

8,448

10,474

9,014
Vermont

8,777

8,847

8,149

8,869

8,972
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

8,434

7,524

10,151

7,591

8,209
New York

8,120

7,156

7,874

8,384

8,368
Pennsylvania

8,156

6,977

8,479

8,051

8,556
 
East North Central:
Illinois

7,953

6,959

7,524

8,159

8,178
Indiana

8,082

5,981

7,848

8,067

8,592
Michigan

8,482

6,247

9,566

8,458

8,352
Ohio

7,119

7,360

7,355

6,812

7,170
Wisconsin

8,069

7,625

8,766

7,602

8,274
 
West North Central:
Iowa

7,113

7,924

6,743

7,246

7,019
Kansas

7,015

7,005

6,938

7,265

6,821
Minnesota

7,789

6,612

8,332

7,988

7,591
Missouri

7,236

7,274

6,889

7,184

7,441
Nebraska

7,248

6,599

7,406

7,594

6,983
North Dakota

5,755

6,235

6,100

5,816

5,432
South Dakota

7,660

6,573

7,834

7,055

7,942
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

8,202

7,674

8,363

8,476

7,937
District of Columbia

8,118

7,916

8,382

7,669

8,492
Florida

7,592

7,059

7,504

7,515

7,851
Georgia

7,022

5,439

6,630

7,513

7,436
Maryland

6,869

7,121

7,353

5,803

7,665
North Carolina

7,493

6,912

8,489

7,588

7,071
South Carolina

7,363

6,537

7,358

7,408

7,509
Virginia

7,272

7,600

6,990

7,265

7,431
West Virginia

7,453

6,332

7,179

7,580

7,632
 
East South Central:
Alabama

6,505

4,638

7,357

7,219

6,325
Kentucky

7,280

7,002

7,599

6,984

7,496
Mississippi

6,885

6,563

6,234

6,469

7,585
Tennessee

7,113

6,938

6,903

7,411

6,996
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

6,594

8,782

5,677

5,975

7,308
Louisiana

7,279

7,129

7,643

7,168

7,183
Oklahoma

7,850

8,162

7,790

8,163

7,463
Texas

7,935

8,251

7,356

7,761

8,233
 
Mountain:
Arizona

7,705

6,730

6,900

8,650

7,663
Colorado

7,586

7,335

7,354

7,708

7,719
Idaho

7,516

6,028

7,800

6,614

8,489
Montana

7,501

9,126

7,572

7,514

7,330
Nevada

7,101

5,947

6,097

7,758

7,947
New Mexico

7,606

7,554

8,114

7,003

7,851
Utah

7,424

6,444

7,651

7,453

7,553
Wyoming

7,930

10,200

6,484

8,789

7,803
 
Pacific:
Alaska

8,913

8,832

8,354

8,022

9,615
California

7,389

7,058

7,210

7,258

7,694
Hawaii

6,762

6,513

6,634

6,635

7,023
Oregon

7,531

7,633

8,001

7,533

7,329
Washington

7,757

9,007

7,324

7,630

7,662
 
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.E.1(2005) Standard error for average total employee-plus-one premium (in dollars) per enrolled employee at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and States: 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

44.26

132.36

111.55

79.95

48.76
 
New England:
Connecticut

288.17

1,004.11

725.55

281.10

959.84
Maine

343.42

902.46

491.53

549.23

364.08
Massachusetts

253.77

1,853.71

509.42

566.34

260.43
New Hampshire

145.73

1,132.31

371.00

381.05

287.83
Rhode Island

303.59

662.21

954.91

706.62

333.58
Vermont

375.86

1,728.83

558.60

399.54

574.46
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

489.06

523.72

1,111.01

346.18

517.98
New York

188.61

348.71

365.04

212.76

384.79
Pennsylvania

150.83

771.01

428.18

329.33

251.29
 
East North Central:
Illinois

186.77

639.23

385.97

267.13

299.21
Indiana

266.70

1,100.28

326.87

270.00

503.85
Michigan

301.35

706.62

1,007.60

175.66

421.28
Ohio

204.20

568.23

367.71

269.55

376.99
Wisconsin

304.83

1,030.62

262.37

482.62

694.40
 
West North Central:
Iowa

221.63

1,649.90

279.08

353.15

275.05
Kansas

335.65

656.02

573.10

314.67

436.31
Minnesota

205.33

987.71

891.00

290.14

216.01
Missouri

321.40

858.25

775.03

420.56

508.47
Nebraska

170.57

1,100.62

530.31

398.84

243.94
North Dakota

224.91

1,208.04

667.85

565.51

461.07
South Dakota

246.17

1,562.16

970.96

907.59

334.07
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

231.46

1,428.38

411.75

362.26

497.80
District of Columbia

229.25

1,262.40

317.64

632.95

231.58
Florida

220.35

552.01

346.13

278.51

375.54
Georgia

292.68

1,036.19

818.11

889.81

468.33
Maryland

351.19

1,041.13

281.23

964.11

259.84
North Carolina

389.49

700.44

709.07

371.07

446.97
South Carolina

183.63

547.36

635.20

309.55

397.85
Virginia

185.20

589.76

541.42

351.42

271.99
West Virginia

205.44

1,199.73

421.56

380.76

465.76
 
East South Central:
Alabama

380.01

1,218.41

1,337.04

632.93

430.63
Kentucky

308.98

558.99

1,090.01

579.59

308.93
Mississippi

253.02

1,148.09

491.63

277.05

411.27
Tennessee

209.91

365.35

259.72

407.78

234.91
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

333.20

1,038.25

1,171.76

486.65

276.39
Louisiana

276.75

510.83

498.51

436.74

656.31
Oklahoma

241.56

1,419.85

644.62

433.42

323.94
Texas

289.09

784.06

311.59

333.78

382.35
 
Mountain:
Arizona

413.81

1,222.34

1,422.68

1,093.74

292.24
Colorado

111.59

881.84

350.77

451.35

293.09
Idaho

574.64

1,436.68

1,055.02

820.42

1,275.16
Montana

324.47

1,978.31

1,060.93

311.62

503.59
Nevada

243.02

844.26

380.26

592.45

382.08
New Mexico

268.98

1,162.58

637.02

365.25

395.06
Utah

162.10

817.77

582.62

505.81

296.87
Wyoming

342.34

2,353.50

1,094.88

669.84

1,001.89
 
Pacific:
Alaska

336.24

1,426.11

606.41

563.29

539.90
California

155.12

297.67

159.01

179.64

370.07
Hawaii

145.81

309.74

292.03

369.12

282.05
Oregon

308.08

458.56

307.13

217.93

590.67
Washington

241.23

893.02

265.66

516.86

515.87
 
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.