Table VIII.B.2.a.(1)(2006) Percent of private-sector employees eligible for health insurance that are enrolled in health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2006 |
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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 |
78.3% |
|
62.1% |
|
72.9% |
|
81.9% |
|
86.7% |
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New England: |
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Connecticut |
79.3% |
|
72.3% |
|
72.0% |
|
83.7% |
|
85.6% |
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Maine |
74.7% |
|
47.6% |
|
76.8% |
|
82.3% |
|
77.6% |
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Massachusetts |
75.8% |
|
64.0% |
|
69.6% |
|
77.7% |
|
86.4% |
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New Hampshire |
74.3% |
|
55.2% |
|
69.3% |
|
80.0% |
|
81.2% |
|
Rhode Island |
80.1% |
|
72.8% |
|
77.1% |
|
81.5% |
|
83.6% |
|
Vermont |
74.5% |
|
64.5% |
|
71.8% |
|
79.0% |
|
75.5% |
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Middle Atlantic: |
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New Jersey |
79.8% |
|
79.8% |
|
74.9% |
|
78.9% |
|
84.8% |
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New York |
77.9% |
|
65.0% |
|
73.8% |
|
80.6% |
|
85.7% |
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Pennsylvania |
80.3% |
|
70.3% |
|
76.4% |
|
82.9% |
|
86.3% |
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East North Central: |
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Illinois |
79.7% |
|
60.8% |
|
70.9% |
|
87.3% |
|
88.5% |
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Indiana |
77.6% |
|
52.2% |
|
73.6% |
|
84.7% |
|
84.7% |
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Michigan |
81.1% |
|
61.8% |
|
79.4% |
|
82.3% |
|
90.8% |
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Ohio |
76.9% |
|
56.0% |
|
74.4% |
|
82.6% |
|
84.4% |
|
Wisconsin |
74.1% |
|
60.0% |
|
67.0% |
|
74.5% |
|
85.8% |
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West North Central: |
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Iowa |
77.8% |
|
65.7% |
|
69.0% |
|
80.1% |
|
84.6% |
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Kansas |
77.8% |
|
69.8% |
|
65.3% |
|
77.6% |
|
88.5% |
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Minnesota |
77.2% |
|
65.9% |
|
65.0% |
|
80.5% |
|
87.4% |
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Missouri |
78.2% |
|
53.7% |
|
79.5% |
|
84.4% |
|
83.5% |
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Nebraska |
74.9% |
|
57.3% |
|
63.5% |
|
77.9% |
|
85.2% |
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North Dakota |
78.0% |
|
62.1% |
|
70.2% |
|
80.9% |
|
85.1% |
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South Dakota |
74.7% |
|
52.9% |
|
74.8% |
|
80.7% |
|
73.9% |
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South Atlantic: |
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Delaware |
80.1% |
|
56.3% |
|
81.4% |
|
79.7% |
|
87.8% |
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District of Columbia |
82.6% |
|
66.6% |
|
77.6% |
|
93.0% |
|
86.6% |
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Florida |
76.4% |
|
56.6% |
|
68.1% |
|
80.9% |
|
87.7% |
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Georgia |
76.0% |
|
55.3% |
|
73.1% |
|
79.2% |
|
85.5% |
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Maryland |
72.9% |
|
61.8% |
|
64.4% |
|
73.2% |
|
83.4% |
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North Carolina |
76.2% |
|
52.1% |
|
69.4% |
|
83.7% |
|
82.5% |
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South Carolina |
74.8% |
|
52.3% |
|
66.0% |
|
76.8% |
|
88.5% |
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Virginia |
74.0% |
|
49.9% |
|
74.3% |
|
84.3% |
|
75.3% |
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West Virginia |
75.7% |
|
52.9% |
|
57.8% |
|
82.3% |
|
90.8% |
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East South Central: |
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Alabama |
74.0% |
|
47.8% |
|
69.4% |
|
77.5% |
|
87.1% |
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Kentucky |
77.6% |
|
59.4% |
|
69.1% |
|
79.6% |
|
88.2% |
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Mississippi |
74.7% |
|
61.2% |
|
74.8% |
|
76.1% |
|
79.9% |
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Tennessee |
78.6% |
|
66.0% |
|
72.9% |
|
80.6% |
|
87.7% |
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West South Central: |
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Arkansas |
80.9% |
|
70.8% |
|
78.7% |
|
83.6% |
|
83.2% |
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Louisiana |
79.6% |
|
59.5% |
|
74.9% |
|
84.8% |
|
85.2% |
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Oklahoma |
78.5% |
|
56.4% |
|
78.1% |
|
82.8% |
|
86.5% |
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Texas |
79.1% |
|
57.3% |
|
75.0% |
|
81.5% |
|
88.5% |
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Mountain: |
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Arizona |
76.9% |
|
57.3% |
|
68.1% |
|
80.1% |
|
87.7% |
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Colorado |
79.7% |
|
53.2% |
|
76.6% |
|
82.0% |
|
89.9% |
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Idaho |
79.5% |
|
49.2% |
|
83.4% |
|
87.6% |
|
80.9% |
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Montana |
74.8% |
|
50.1% |
|
68.6% |
|
72.0% |
|
87.5% |
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Nevada |
82.7% |
|
63.3% |
|
77.1% |
|
89.1% |
|
91.2% |
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New Mexico |
68.2% |
|
37.3% |
|
65.3% |
|
68.3% |
|
85.8% |
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Utah |
75.1% |
|
44.6% |
|
78.2% |
|
74.0% |
|
86.7% |
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Wyoming |
80.2% |
|
75.1% |
|
75.5% |
|
75.8% |
|
88.8% |
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Pacific: |
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Alaska |
82.4% |
|
69.9% |
|
74.2% |
|
81.4% |
|
91.1% |
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California |
82.7% |
|
72.4% |
|
78.1% |
|
84.8% |
|
88.8% |
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Hawaii |
82.9% |
|
73.4% |
|
77.7% |
|
86.0% |
|
90.1% |
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Oregon |
82.8% |
|
72.3% |
|
76.0% |
|
87.5% |
|
88.3% |
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Washington |
79.8% |
|
69.2% |
|
69.6% |
|
80.2% |
|
90.7% |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. |
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Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. |
Table VIII.B.2.a.(1)(2006) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees eligible for health insurance that are enrolled in health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2006 |
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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 |
0.27% |
|
1.04% |
|
0.51% |
|
0.51% |
|
0.24% |
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New England: |
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Connecticut |
1.74% |
|
5.95% |
|
3.07% |
|
2.97% |
|
1.95% |
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Maine |
2.23% |
|
8.23% |
|
1.93% |
|
2.00% |
|
2.83% |
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Massachusetts |
1.21% |
|
5.68% |
|
2.26% |
|
2.82% |
|
1.11% |
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New Hampshire |
2.43% |
|
7.68% |
|
1.66% |
|
2.67% |
|
4.24% |
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Rhode Island |
1.26% |
|
6.71% |
|
2.39% |
|
1.47% |
|
2.10% |
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Vermont |
1.38% |
|
4.68% |
|
4.44% |
|
1.95% |
|
2.98% |
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Middle Atlantic: |
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New Jersey |
1.15% |
|
4.85% |
|
2.02% |
|
2.58% |
|
2.40% |
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New York |
1.84% |
|
4.96% |
|
3.31% |
|
1.35% |
|
1.44% |
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Pennsylvania |
1.74% |
|
5.46% |
|
3.64% |
|
1.96% |
|
1.29% |
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East North Central: |
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Illinois |
2.00% |
|
5.76% |
|
3.33% |
|
1.94% |
|
1.22% |
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Indiana |
1.50% |
|
7.13% |
|
3.56% |
|
2.14% |
|
1.98% |
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Michigan |
1.81% |
|
4.24% |
|
2.48% |
|
2.20% |
|
2.01% |
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Ohio |
1.92% |
|
5.13% |
|
2.70% |
|
2.49% |
|
1.30% |
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Wisconsin |
2.24% |
|
5.44% |
|
3.39% |
|
3.74% |
|
1.68% |
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West North Central: |
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Iowa |
2.18% |
|
5.73% |
|
4.07% |
|
2.62% |
|
2.38% |
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Kansas |
2.06% |
|
6.01% |
|
4.46% |
|
3.46% |
|
1.34% |
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Minnesota |
2.11% |
|
4.98% |
|
5.62% |
|
1.98% |
|
2.27% |
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Missouri |
1.52% |
|
7.57% |
|
2.11% |
|
1.42% |
|
3.65% |
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Nebraska |
2.64% |
|
8.72% |
|
5.89% |
|
1.57% |
|
2.56% |
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North Dakota |
2.59% |
|
6.48% |
|
6.50% |
|
2.49% |
|
2.88% |
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South Dakota |
3.68% |
|
8.95% |
|
5.53% |
|
5.14% |
|
6.15% |
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South Atlantic: |
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Delaware |
2.04% |
|
5.85% |
|
4.75% |
|
4.41% |
|
2.34% |
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District of Columbia |
1.53% |
|
2.83% |
|
3.34% |
|
1.40% |
|
4.62% |
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Florida |
1.23% |
|
6.50% |
|
1.89% |
|
1.95% |
|
1.68% |
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Georgia |
2.67% |
|
9.60% |
|
4.12% |
|
4.02% |
|
1.78% |
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Maryland |
2.18% |
|
8.13% |
|
4.89% |
|
4.21% |
|
3.21% |
|
North Carolina |
3.01% |
|
5.92% |
|
5.41% |
|
2.37% |
|
6.73% |
|
South Carolina |
3.23% |
|
8.39% |
|
3.52% |
|
5.34% |
|
1.43% |
|
Virginia |
2.80% |
|
6.79% |
|
3.31% |
|
1.87% |
|
5.37% |
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West Virginia |
2.71% |
|
8.63% |
|
6.65% |
|
1.66% |
|
1.46% |
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East South Central: |
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Alabama |
1.73% |
|
5.83% |
|
3.20% |
|
2.91% |
|
2.38% |
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Kentucky |
1.75% |
|
6.72% |
|
3.33% |
|
2.19% |
|
1.67% |
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Mississippi |
1.58% |
|
5.92% |
|
6.38% |
|
2.71% |
|
3.05% |
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Tennessee |
2.61% |
|
8.26% |
|
4.66% |
|
2.80% |
|
2.33% |
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West South Central: |
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Arkansas |
0.99% |
|
8.90% |
|
4.55% |
|
2.18% |
|
2.84% |
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Louisiana |
1.89% |
|
5.44% |
|
5.50% |
|
2.10% |
|
5.24% |
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Oklahoma |
2.72% |
|
6.49% |
|
4.53% |
|
2.19% |
|
2.06% |
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Texas |
1.06% |
|
4.44% |
|
2.75% |
|
1.31% |
|
1.35% |
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Mountain: |
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Arizona |
2.26% |
|
7.75% |
|
6.19% |
|
2.12% |
|
1.81% |
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Colorado |
2.04% |
|
6.23% |
|
4.62% |
|
1.48% |
|
1.04% |
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Idaho |
1.63% |
|
9.39% |
|
3.78% |
|
2.17% |
|
3.86% |
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Montana |
2.60% |
|
10.82% |
|
6.31% |
|
4.17% |
|
1.87% |
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Nevada |
1.78% |
|
5.08% |
|
3.99% |
|
1.99% |
|
1.48% |
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New Mexico |
2.90% |
|
6.09% |
|
5.74% |
|
2.38% |
|
2.02% |
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Utah |
2.95% |
|
8.13% |
|
2.78% |
|
4.84% |
|
2.05% |
|
Wyoming |
3.24% |
|
4.74% |
|
5.05% |
|
3.27% |
|
2.43% |
|
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Pacific: |
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Alaska |
2.64% |
|
5.75% |
|
3.02% |
|
3.16% |
|
2.34% |
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California |
0.81% |
|
3.26% |
|
2.20% |
|
0.92% |
|
1.26% |
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Hawaii |
1.78% |
|
3.20% |
|
4.04% |
|
1.68% |
|
1.01% |
|
Oregon |
1.43% |
|
4.79% |
|
5.25% |
|
1.75% |
|
1.69% |
|
Washington |
2.87% |
|
6.14% |
|
7.13% |
|
3.86% |
|
2.50% |
|
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. |
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Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. |