Table VIII.D.4(2006) Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take family coverage 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

33.2%

27.7%

28.5%

33.5%

37.6%

 

New England:

Connecticut

31.8%

31.8%

29.0%

33.1%

32.7%

Maine

30.7%

21.3%

23.8%

34.3%

35.1%

Massachusetts

39.2%

48.0%

30.5%

40.7%

40.6%

New Hampshire

29.3%

23.1%

26.7%

29.4%

32.8%

Rhode Island

39.1%

30.5%

39.0%

33.7%

46.1%

Vermont

30.0%

26.4%

28.3%

30.5%

31.7%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

36.1%

33.8%

30.1%

35.3%

42.2%

New York

35.3%

23.9%

35.7%

41.5%

34.8%

Pennsylvania

33.2%

29.8%

26.6%

34.4%

38.6%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

33.5%

22.8%

25.7%

36.4%

39.1%

Indiana

34.2%

27.5%

30.3%

38.7%

34.6%

Michigan

39.1%

32.0%

38.2%

42.8%

38.9%

Ohio

37.1%

31.8%

30.3%

37.3%

43.2%

Wisconsin

37.2%

34.1%

31.2%

39.8%

39.8%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

41.4%

43.1%

37.7%

42.0%

42.4%

Kansas

31.6%

27.1%

20.5%

31.1%

38.3%

Minnesota

35.0%

31.3%

32.2%

37.6%

35.4%

Missouri

34.1%

30.2%

31.4%

33.5%

38.1%

Nebraska

33.5%

22.5%

*

32.3%

37.9%

32.7%

North Dakota

33.6%

37.8%

30.2%

35.6%

33.1%

South Dakota

37.1%

36.6%

23.7%

43.0%

38.4%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

34.4%

25.4%

31.0%

32.1%

39.5%

District of Columbia

29.2%

24.4%

28.4%

32.5%

28.5%

Florida

30.6%

21.7%

31.9%

29.1%

34.0%

Georgia

29.8%

27.7%

*

28.0%

29.3%

31.9%

Maryland

35.9%

31.2%

30.2%

35.6%

40.9%

North Carolina

29.7%

25.7%

19.1%

29.5%

36.7%

South Carolina

31.6%

21.8%

31.5%

31.7%

34.0%

Virginia

31.3%

27.0%

23.1%

34.8%

35.5%

West Virginia

37.3%

29.0%

23.2%

32.8%

47.8%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

37.8%

19.5%

29.9%

41.9%

44.4%

Kentucky

35.9%

27.7%

26.8%

42.5%

37.1%

Mississippi

29.7%

24.4%

29.4%

27.7%

33.5%

Tennessee

32.3%

28.1%

26.2%

37.0%

33.8%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

32.3%

26.3%

26.5%

34.9%

35.5%

Louisiana

34.5%

26.3%

21.5%

30.8%

47.0%

Oklahoma

33.3%

29.3%

*

34.8%

27.7%

38.3%

Texas

31.7%

24.9%

28.0%

29.0%

37.8%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

28.7%

25.7%

*

27.1%

23.3%

34.9%

Colorado

30.1%

27.9%

24.9%

28.4%

35.4%

Idaho

38.6%

32.3%

44.8%

32.0%

39.3%

Montana

26.2%

19.3%

*

18.6%

20.0%

35.3%

Nevada

29.1%

22.7%

32.6%

24.0%

34.1%

New Mexico

28.7%

24.0%

23.1%

23.1%

36.5%

Utah

42.9%

36.1%

42.0%

44.2%

43.7%

Wyoming

32.8%

21.2%

31.3%

30.3%

38.1%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

31.8%

24.5%

23.0%

36.4%

33.9%

California

30.7%

28.9%

24.4%

30.7%

35.5%

Hawaii

24.6%

18.9%

18.7%

26.2%

30.6%

Oregon

30.3%

15.7%

20.7%

30.0%

42.3%

Washington

27.2%

16.9%

18.4%

28.0%

34.4%

 

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.4(2006) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take family coverage 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

0.28%

0.65%

0.59%

0.49%

0.53%

 

New England:

Connecticut

1.46%

4.63%

4.23%

1.76%

2.23%

Maine

1.24%

3.94%

1.86%

2.56%

2.57%

Massachusetts

1.70%

4.46%

3.37%

2.94%

2.07%

New Hampshire

1.81%

4.50%

3.45%

2.09%

1.74%

Rhode Island

2.13%

2.70%

3.96%

3.74%

2.12%

Vermont

1.51%

4.07%

3.11%

2.47%

3.55%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

1.58%

5.50%

1.74%

2.88%

2.79%

New York

1.80%

2.71%

2.82%

2.05%

2.11%

Pennsylvania

1.41%

4.75%

1.97%

2.26%

1.69%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

1.15%

3.26%

2.26%

2.16%

1.66%

Indiana

1.60%

2.97%

2.86%

3.23%

2.91%

Michigan

2.00%

2.66%

3.27%

1.62%

3.09%

Ohio

1.76%

3.50%

3.78%

1.89%

2.31%

Wisconsin

2.02%

4.46%

4.90%

2.95%

2.20%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

2.02%

7.85%

3.49%

2.31%

4.18%

Kansas

1.21%

4.59%

3.93%

3.26%

3.55%

Minnesota

2.10%

2.92%

3.60%

3.68%

2.87%

Missouri

2.42%

3.21%

4.68%

1.97%

4.21%

Nebraska

1.47%

9.25%

*

3.45%

3.48%

1.53%

North Dakota

1.60%

6.69%

3.49%

4.06%

1.65%

South Dakota

3.99%

7.19%

4.57%

9.68%

4.41%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

3.44%

4.95%

4.44%

4.84%

3.79%

District of Columbia

1.52%

2.50%

2.70%

3.02%

2.47%

Florida

1.29%

2.81%

3.65%

2.63%

2.24%

Georgia

1.49%

9.16%

*

3.60%

2.70%

3.14%

Maryland

1.24%

5.28%

4.39%

2.55%

2.29%

North Carolina

2.36%

4.63%

2.75%

2.65%

3.48%

South Carolina

1.07%

3.47%

3.90%

2.83%

2.75%

Virginia

1.69%

3.21%

3.24%

4.23%

1.58%

West Virginia

2.15%

4.20%

2.90%

4.29%

3.82%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

2.14%

4.19%

3.03%

2.12%

3.68%

Kentucky

2.60%

3.03%

5.35%

4.87%

2.68%

Mississippi

1.17%

4.37%

4.38%

2.85%

3.14%

Tennessee

1.78%

4.25%

3.95%

2.33%

1.79%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

1.94%

4.32%

3.57%

3.70%

3.53%

Louisiana

2.02%

4.33%

3.09%

2.30%

3.67%

Oklahoma

2.25%

8.80%

*

6.10%

3.76%

4.29%

Texas

1.44%

1.79%

3.72%

2.00%

1.37%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

1.70%

9.56%

*

6.91%

4.16%

1.70%

Colorado

1.39%

6.21%

2.95%

3.02%

3.21%

Idaho

2.60%

6.93%

4.47%

3.29%

4.59%

Montana

2.29%

6.06%

*

3.42%

3.08%

5.40%

Nevada

1.36%

1.66%

3.83%

1.78%

3.08%

New Mexico

2.02%

4.71%

4.35%

3.00%

4.23%

Utah

2.46%

5.15%

4.27%

1.75%

2.89%

Wyoming

2.78%

5.16%

5.64%

3.67%

6.26%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

1.55%

5.69%

3.07%

4.85%

5.59%

California

1.24%

2.41%

1.96%

1.81%

1.82%

Hawaii

1.03%

2.21%

2.17%

1.53%

2.67%

Oregon

1.81%

2.45%

3.31%

3.37%

3.67%

Washington

1.19%

3.18%

3.11%

3.41%

2.99%

 

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.