Table VIII.C.3(2006) Percent of total premiums contributed by employees enrolled in single coverage at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2006

 

Division and State

Total

 

Quartile 1 Average Wage

 

Quartile 2 Average Wage

 

Quartile 3 Average Wage

 

Quartile 4 Average Wage

 

 

United States

19.1%

25.0%

20.7%

18.6%

16.0%

 

New England:

Connecticut

19.6%

22.8%

20.2%

18.6%

18.0%

Maine

23.0%

29.5%

20.6%

15.7%

31.4%

Massachusetts

22.7%

27.8%

25.9%

18.6%

21.1%

New Hampshire

21.7%

24.3%

23.9%

22.3%

17.8%

Rhode Island

18.8%

19.2%

23.1%

19.1%

14.6%

Vermont

17.1%

19.6%

13.5%

17.8%

17.9%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

20.2%

26.9%

20.3%

18.6%

18.0%

New York

21.0%

30.3%

21.6%

20.5%

15.6%

Pennsylvania

20.6%

21.6%

24.4%

19.8%

16.8%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

19.4%

20.8%

19.8%

21.7%

15.9%

Indiana

20.9%

35.1%

16.1%

18.0%

22.4%

Michigan

15.3%

25.1%

18.5%

13.2%

10.6%

Ohio

19.3%

26.9%

22.7%

15.7%

16.9%

Wisconsin

20.9%

25.6%

20.2%

21.9%

18.7%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

20.0%

35.8%

17.3%

20.9%

17.2%

Kansas

20.0%

16.7%

26.4%

18.6%

18.3%

Minnesota

20.3%

21.3%

20.9%

18.5%

21.5%

Missouri

17.8%

21.0%

16.2%

21.6%

14.6%

Nebraska

22.5%

27.9%

25.0%

21.0%

20.8%

North Dakota

17.8%

20.3%

17.2%

21.2%

14.3%

South Dakota

18.2%

23.7%

*

19.3%

15.1%

19.9%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

15.6%

26.4%

18.6%

14.0%

*

11.2%

District of Columbia

15.4%

23.1%

20.2%

10.8%

13.0%

Florida

21.8%

23.9%

24.2%

21.7%

19.9%

Georgia

22.3%

35.6%

26.5%

23.7%

13.7%

Maryland

22.9%

22.6%

*

28.1%

23.1%

19.4%

North Carolina

17.5%

31.7%

17.8%

19.2%

12.2%

South Carolina

20.2%

26.1%

23.9%

21.2%

15.6%

Virginia

24.0%

30.6%

31.5%

19.4%

19.8%

West Virginia

19.0%

24.5%

20.0%

17.7%

17.8%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

22.6%

29.1%

24.3%

23.0%

17.5%

Kentucky

18.2%

30.4%

17.6%

18.2%

15.2%

Mississippi

19.6%

23.2%

20.3%

18.6%

18.6%

Tennessee

19.9%

23.9%

17.5%

19.1%

20.3%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

19.6%

21.2%

22.2%

18.0%

18.1%

Louisiana

19.2%

24.6%

23.2%

15.2%

17.9%

Oklahoma

16.4%

23.7%

15.4%

15.4%

14.7%

Texas

17.6%

22.9%

19.2%

16.5%

16.2%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

18.8%

20.7%

24.2%

18.4%

15.6%

Colorado

17.8%

27.8%

18.1%

16.0%

16.4%

Idaho

15.8%

19.5%

23.3%

13.5%

11.8%

Montana

14.4%

17.8%

19.4%

12.4%

13.7%

Nevada

15.4%

18.0%

19.3%

13.2%

13.8%

New Mexico

18.0%

24.5%

17.3%

18.8%

16.2%

Utah

21.5%

22.9%

19.5%

20.5%

23.2%

Wyoming

14.2%

12.9%

*

16.1%

13.6%

13.9%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

15.7%

21.7%

14.9%

10.3%

19.5%

California

16.3%

25.7%

16.9%

14.2%

13.7%

Hawaii

10.3%

9.5%

14.0%

8.9%

8.6%

Oregon

13.3%

21.2%

13.0%

11.6%

10.6%

Washington

15.4%

20.0%

18.2%

15.0%

11.8%

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 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.C.3(2006) Standard error for percent of total premiums contributed by employees enrolled in single coverage at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2006

 

Division and State

Total

 

Quartile 1 Average Wage

 

Quartile 2 Average Wage

 

Quartile 3 Average Wage

 

Quartile 4 Average Wage

 

 

United States

0.39%

1.21%

0.29%

0.53%

0.51%

 

New England:

Connecticut

1.35%

3.56%

2.52%

1.76%

2.24%

Maine

2.56%

5.41%

5.29%

2.49%

6.64%

Massachusetts

0.97%

3.20%

1.91%

2.61%

2.10%

New Hampshire

2.46%

5.15%

3.82%

2.99%

2.16%

Rhode Island

1.21%

3.26%

2.13%

2.23%

1.91%

Vermont

1.39%

2.45%

2.29%

2.84%

2.72%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

1.48%

4.59%

3.14%

4.12%

1.94%

New York

1.80%

5.29%

2.24%

1.43%

1.80%

Pennsylvania

1.71%

2.56%

3.97%

5.58%

2.05%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

1.15%

3.77%

1.79%

2.50%

1.09%

Indiana

1.15%

1.86%

3.78%

2.21%

2.69%

Michigan

1.23%

3.66%

2.10%

1.96%

1.55%

Ohio

0.65%

3.16%

1.84%

1.77%

2.58%

Wisconsin

0.74%

3.21%

2.47%

2.87%

1.75%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

1.55%

5.86%

2.88%

1.72%

1.23%

Kansas

0.66%

3.30%

4.13%

2.20%

2.24%

Minnesota

1.47%

3.60%

2.61%

2.27%

2.14%

Missouri

1.31%

2.99%

2.59%

2.19%

1.38%

Nebraska

1.57%

4.62%

1.22%

1.99%

3.54%

North Dakota

1.30%

4.23%

3.73%

3.29%

2.46%

South Dakota

2.12%

7.54%

*

4.36%

4.09%

2.93%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

1.53%

4.97%

2.13%

5.95%

*

2.85%

District of Columbia

1.44%

2.93%

4.12%

1.47%

3.10%

Florida

1.20%

3.27%

2.74%

2.13%

2.03%

Georgia

1.86%

5.76%

2.97%

3.16%

2.21%

Maryland

1.19%

8.70%

*

2.96%

2.02%

2.47%

North Carolina

1.01%

5.55%

1.56%

2.12%

1.13%

South Carolina

2.11%

3.81%

2.76%

4.00%

1.95%

Virginia

1.14%

3.90%

4.12%

2.46%

2.32%

West Virginia

1.85%

3.77%

4.12%

1.55%

2.25%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

1.47%

7.53%

4.10%

1.74%

1.96%

Kentucky

1.34%

4.80%

2.19%

2.16%

1.14%

Mississippi

1.16%

3.79%

3.59%

2.60%

3.29%

Tennessee

1.35%

3.60%

1.63%

1.60%

2.89%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

0.92%

4.61%

1.99%

2.23%

2.61%

Louisiana

1.54%

2.59%

4.59%

3.13%

1.67%

Oklahoma

1.93%

4.32%

4.05%

2.14%

2.74%

Texas

1.07%

1.93%

2.05%

1.72%

1.56%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

1.50%

4.00%

5.50%

3.93%

1.63%

Colorado

1.12%

5.10%

2.59%

1.57%

2.16%

Idaho

1.86%

4.72%

6.21%

2.88%

2.13%

Montana

1.77%

4.74%

5.70%

1.56%

3.32%

Nevada

1.98%

3.32%

5.03%

3.51%

1.65%

New Mexico

1.10%

3.62%

4.68%

3.92%

1.65%

Utah

1.58%

3.45%

3.14%

2.28%

3.12%

Wyoming

1.26%

4.13%

*

3.81%

2.62%

3.00%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

1.11%

5.24%

1.80%

1.68%

2.74%

California

0.78%

1.41%

1.34%

2.00%

1.01%

Hawaii

1.58%

1.71%

4.12%

1.03%

1.92%

Oregon

1.17%

3.73%

2.04%

2.05%

1.61%

Washington

1.01%

4.69%

3.10%

2.71%

2.20%

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 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.