Table VIII.D.3(2006) 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, 2006

 

Division and State

Total

 

Quartile 1 Average Wage

 

Quartile 2 Average Wage

 

Quartile 3 Average Wage

 

Quartile 4 Average Wage

 

 

United States

25.4%

31.2%

29.1%

25.6%

22.3%

 

New England:

Connecticut

23.7%

25.7%

28.9%

23.8%

19.8%

Maine

29.6%

36.8%

25.4%

32.7%

28.1%

Massachusetts

25.4%

30.5%

31.6%

19.6%

24.6%

New Hampshire

26.2%

30.1%

28.4%

27.1%

23.4%

Rhode Island

19.8%

19.0%

29.0%

20.9%

14.6%

Vermont

22.5%

24.8%

*

25.2%

20.8%

22.0%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

24.4%

32.1%

25.7%

22.2%

*

22.9%

New York

21.7%

26.3%

27.0%

21.6%

17.9%

Pennsylvania

23.6%

24.3%

28.7%

22.1%

22.1%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

23.3%

25.6%

31.8%

24.5%

18.8%

Indiana

23.4%

35.7%

22.3%

20.0%

25.5%

Michigan

21.1%

33.1%

27.2%

16.2%

18.7%

Ohio

22.7%

30.7%

27.5%

20.6%

19.8%

Wisconsin

20.8%

19.4%

25.0%

20.9%

19.5%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

25.1%

32.0%

27.3%

24.7%

22.9%

Kansas

26.5%

49.2%

27.7%

25.4%

23.0%

Minnesota

27.2%

24.5%

24.2%

30.8%

25.6%

Missouri

22.8%

27.7%

25.5%

23.1%

19.7%

Nebraska

28.2%

40.4%

36.5%

26.1%

25.0%

North Dakota

30.4%

31.2%

36.2%

32.7%

24.5%

South Dakota

25.8%

26.3%

26.9%

23.8%

*

27.5%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

20.0%

25.6%

27.6%

21.4%

15.5%

District of Columbia

20.7%

26.1%

26.0%

16.2%

20.8%

Florida

32.6%

40.7%

40.4%

24.1%

33.6%

Georgia

27.0%

35.4%

28.5%

22.5%

27.0%

Maryland

26.5%

38.9%

31.4%

26.3%

22.4%

North Carolina

26.2%

35.6%

35.2%

30.2%

20.2%

South Carolina

27.4%

33.2%

30.7%

26.8%

25.5%

Virginia

31.3%

35.2%

39.5%

29.3%

28.7%

West Virginia

21.5%

34.8%

*

34.3%

27.6%

13.8%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

28.0%

48.0%

28.8%

29.4%

24.6%

Kentucky

25.0%

32.4%

29.3%

28.0%

20.4%

Mississippi

31.0%

45.4%

31.3%

31.1%

26.9%

Tennessee

27.6%

29.2%

22.7%

*

26.6%

30.8%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

32.1%

44.2%

24.1%

28.0%

37.2%

Louisiana

28.1%

29.7%

38.4%

31.5%

23.3%

Oklahoma

29.1%

25.3%

46.6%

31.2%

16.7%

Texas

25.9%

41.8%

24.5%

28.5%

22.8%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

28.3%

31.7%

37.7%

24.8%

27.1%

Colorado

25.5%

22.8%

29.1%

29.0%

21.8%

Idaho

20.1%

33.9%

*

17.2%

*

26.4%

18.6%

Montana

24.9%

29.6%

36.7%

36.2%

18.2%

Nevada

22.0%

24.3%

18.3%

23.7%

22.4%

New Mexico

26.3%

30.2%

25.2%

27.1%

25.8%

Utah

23.8%

32.5%

22.8%

22.9%

24.0%

Wyoming

18.9%

29.0%

21.7%

*

25.7%

13.2%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

23.5%

35.4%

26.8%

*

23.7%

20.3%

California

26.7%

32.9%

30.8%

27.5%

22.8%

Hawaii

26.3%

32.7%

37.3%

22.7%

22.1%

Oregon

28.4%

30.0%

31.7%

27.7%

27.4%

Washington

25.3%

35.1%

30.9%

33.5%

18.3%

 

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.D.3(2006) 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, 2006

 

Division and State

Total

 

Quartile 1 Average Wage

 

Quartile 2 Average Wage

 

Quartile 3 Average Wage

 

Quartile 4 Average Wage

 

 

United States

0.26%

0.53%

0.64%

0.56%

0.56%

 

New England:

Connecticut

1.03%

6.96%

3.77%

0.92%

2.80%

Maine

1.75%

7.04%

3.94%

3.46%

3.11%

Massachusetts

1.63%

3.22%

1.81%

2.30%

2.08%

New Hampshire

1.16%

3.70%

4.23%

2.96%

1.97%

Rhode Island

3.42%

4.89%

6.07%

6.03%

3.28%

Vermont

1.56%

7.93%

*

5.10%

3.40%

2.79%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

1.98%

5.32%

4.13%

6.98%

*

2.41%

New York

0.85%

2.38%

3.79%

1.39%

1.55%

Pennsylvania

1.87%

5.05%

3.76%

3.68%

3.16%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

1.74%

4.57%

2.71%

2.92%

1.90%

Indiana

1.39%

4.97%

4.47%

3.04%

3.01%

Michigan

2.25%

3.88%

3.24%

2.89%

2.12%

Ohio

2.00%

5.64%

1.70%

2.46%

1.29%

Wisconsin

1.29%

4.24%

4.05%

1.03%

2.15%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

1.06%

4.97%

3.22%

3.13%

2.41%

Kansas

2.34%

8.68%

5.87%

3.63%

4.27%

Minnesota

2.33%

5.31%

5.63%

2.05%

2.29%

Missouri

1.36%

4.57%

3.90%

3.06%

2.19%

Nebraska

1.58%

7.14%

4.29%

2.62%

1.64%

North Dakota

2.23%

5.16%

3.95%

3.52%

3.62%

South Dakota

2.11%

5.15%

5.87%

8.34%

*

4.20%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

1.56%

4.96%

3.62%

2.67%

2.22%

District of Columbia

2.42%

3.44%

5.11%

3.37%

3.98%

Florida

1.56%

3.50%

3.42%

2.23%

2.75%

Georgia

1.63%

9.24%

2.77%

1.85%

2.98%

Maryland

2.52%

8.69%

3.37%

3.60%

4.03%

North Carolina

1.50%

6.74%

6.20%

2.97%

2.72%

South Carolina

1.36%

4.39%

4.04%

5.43%

4.66%

Virginia

1.57%

3.59%

5.29%

2.95%

3.44%

West Virginia

2.43%

10.59%

*

6.00%

2.99%

2.17%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

1.73%

8.51%

5.05%

3.34%

2.50%

Kentucky

1.52%

7.15%

2.57%

3.73%

2.27%

Mississippi

2.36%

8.38%

4.46%

2.59%

3.79%

Tennessee

1.60%

5.73%

8.03%

*

3.55%

3.07%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

1.50%

8.93%

3.57%

4.31%

2.93%

Louisiana

2.60%

4.59%

5.41%

2.44%

2.82%

Oklahoma

3.27%

7.57%

7.32%

5.08%

3.25%

Texas

1.68%

4.58%

4.09%

1.55%

1.24%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

1.85%

6.49%

7.61%

3.96%

3.65%

Colorado

1.59%

4.41%

4.24%

2.36%

2.98%

Idaho

3.69%

10.58%

*

7.59%

*

4.99%

4.79%

Montana

2.08%

6.77%

7.05%

4.96%

2.60%

Nevada

1.85%

4.39%

3.45%

3.40%

3.27%

New Mexico

2.22%

8.90%

6.18%

2.00%

2.48%

Utah

1.66%

3.94%

4.47%

2.83%

1.17%

Wyoming

3.22%

5.83%

10.57%

*

3.12%

3.22%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

2.61%

10.33%

8.75%

*

3.98%

2.53%

California

1.45%

2.60%

2.54%

1.52%

2.49%

Hawaii

1.24%

4.36%

5.42%

3.24%

3.73%

Oregon

3.01%

6.58%

4.81%

3.59%

4.68%

Washington

1.81%

8.74%

5.40%

5.15%

3.08%

 

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.