Table VIII.E.1(2006) 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, 2006

 

Division and State

Total

 

Quartile 1 Average Wage

 

Quartile 2 Average Wage

 

Quartile 3 Average Wage

 

Quartile 4 Average Wage

 

 

United States

7,988

7,460

7,538

8,036

8,335

 

New England:

Connecticut

8,783

7,582

9,174

8,835

8,878

Maine

8,817

7,675

8,802

7,638

9,889

Massachusetts

8,300

7,303

8,720

8,479

8,216

New Hampshire

8,817

7,926

8,457

9,122

8,792

Rhode Island

8,632

7,746

7,984

9,550

8,695

Vermont

8,213

8,858

8,524

8,444

7,729

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

8,791

7,628

8,212

9,368

9,125

New York

8,779

7,988

7,370

8,230

9,887

Pennsylvania

8,764

9,249

8,411

9,113

8,485

 

East North Central:

Illinois

7,984

7,990

7,151

8,231

8,272

Indiana

7,898

7,711

7,523

8,257

7,853

Michigan

8,654

7,877

8,989

9,005

8,425

Ohio

7,884

6,204

7,640

8,188

8,316

Wisconsin

8,269

7,700

7,561

8,992

8,378

 

West North Central:

Iowa

7,588

7,675

8,007

7,361

7,603

Kansas

7,165

6,387

6,663

7,368

7,416

Minnesota

7,586

5,835

*

7,665

9,015

6,820

Missouri

7,336

6,870

7,655

7,169

7,454

Nebraska

8,031

5,864

8,294

7,954

8,164

North Dakota

7,016

7,928

6,262

6,976

7,258

South Dakota

7,886

8,152

8,011

7,425

8,107

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

8,490

7,769

9,949

8,131

8,257

District of Columbia

8,708

7,911

8,756

8,262

9,703

Florida

7,735

7,624

7,038

8,149

7,772

Georgia

7,609

7,848

6,598

8,076

7,661

Maryland

8,182

7,801

8,177

7,385

9,072

North Carolina

7,453

5,790

7,013

7,829

7,675

South Carolina

7,793

6,787

7,086

7,807

8,230

Virginia

7,634

7,294

7,164

7,594

8,208

West Virginia

8,628

8,472

8,870

8,152

8,814

 

East South Central:

Alabama

7,376

4,825

7,529

7,186

7,815

Kentucky

7,622

8,436

6,607

6,968

8,345

Mississippi

6,453

6,568

5,764

6,763

6,586

Tennessee

7,085

6,979

6,421

7,227

7,372

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

7,083

7,018

7,817

6,599

7,099

Louisiana

7,309

6,803

7,092

7,785

7,134

Oklahoma

7,481

7,980

7,327

7,437

7,453

Texas

8,081

6,988

8,034

8,084

8,337

 

Mountain:

Arizona

8,581

6,504

7,315

9,289

9,062

Colorado

7,925

8,131

7,700

8,027

7,953

Idaho

7,249

8,399

9,798

6,176

6,585

Montana

7,840

9,234

7,210

7,230

8,773

Nevada

6,449

6,857

6,040

6,734

6,318

New Mexico

7,724

7,694

6,623

8,198

8,052

Utah

7,497

7,699

7,329

7,508

7,547

Wyoming

8,820

7,392

8,779

8,276

9,396

 

Pacific:

Alaska

9,160

8,776

9,058

10,036

8,642

California

7,989

7,667

7,616

7,896

8,366

Hawaii

6,641

6,865

6,263

6,488

6,934

Oregon

8,280

7,469

8,486

7,676

8,790

Washington

7,355

7,893

6,368

7,134

7,827

 

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.E.1(2006) 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, 2006

 

Division and State

Total

 

Quartile 1 Average Wage

 

Quartile 2 Average Wage

 

Quartile 3 Average Wage

 

Quartile 4 Average Wage

 

 

United States

48.23

137.48

139.84

98.50

73.21

 

New England:

Connecticut

244.81

850.87

420.45

353.55

346.09

Maine

299.43

1,031.29

442.74

316.75

550.01

Massachusetts

275.07

1,144.81

585.69

232.08

337.00

New Hampshire

290.61

893.44

511.23

444.73

345.90

Rhode Island

457.51

1,626.88

677.35

600.13

379.17

Vermont

216.32

1,089.52

669.59

358.44

379.95

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

170.15

432.19

493.22

640.21

316.05

New York

179.38

297.18

385.74

242.67

384.74

Pennsylvania

322.27

2,528.25

455.95

435.98

440.02

 

East North Central:

Illinois

266.21

1,012.66

522.57

446.29

292.36

Indiana

226.82

1,094.13

749.59

317.40

389.96

Michigan

295.76

1,020.86

652.04

367.14

364.93

Ohio

190.89

629.35

527.38

259.60

516.55

Wisconsin

386.40

1,133.63

1,273.80

703.70

350.60

 

West North Central:

Iowa

305.97

1,769.18

972.08

657.34

913.31

Kansas

213.85

812.33

484.17

302.12

510.41

Minnesota

346.17

1,830.68

*

588.81

444.02

460.10

Missouri

191.88

1,090.81

455.39

346.87

401.85

Nebraska

361.13

1,131.27

649.16

649.32

515.36

North Dakota

332.94

1,792.01

376.55

314.75

355.08

South Dakota

186.42

1,646.65

887.70

930.41

691.40

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

310.79

1,306.50

686.81

705.73

513.75

District of Columbia

258.26

466.54

459.43

505.39

409.90

Florida

136.31

451.60

412.87

533.89

292.74

Georgia

304.93

1,694.05

340.21

531.69

311.79

Maryland

332.30

1,054.91

415.88

411.47

553.85

North Carolina

241.97

996.35

689.57

344.80

440.20

South Carolina

368.52

682.58

321.72

654.58

791.06

Virginia

155.47

910.56

497.55

382.17

279.91

West Virginia

372.87

1,870.62

1,489.84

463.12

408.15

 

East South Central:

Alabama

366.27

1,218.56

911.80

493.20

302.63

Kentucky

319.21

959.53

722.57

278.20

407.75

Mississippi

243.07

1,325.46

661.57

436.19

284.83

Tennessee

207.13

1,142.14

316.22

282.64

462.44

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

221.94

1,679.26

692.91

310.66

434.02

Louisiana

116.49

913.76

309.88

238.49

242.84

Oklahoma

282.46

1,041.95

852.98

466.63

483.16

Texas

78.71

442.73

401.04

371.67

261.60

 

Mountain:

Arizona

401.71

917.86

354.62

683.69

636.57

Colorado

194.63

1,571.31

724.32

453.97

295.50

Idaho

375.27

1,671.40

1,475.04

410.54

482.81

Montana

316.38

2,055.78

881.94

518.16

528.18

Nevada

126.83

323.56

452.47

395.05

321.49

New Mexico

357.08

1,349.22

1,040.40

563.27

524.83

Utah

116.98

1,429.58

814.16

383.35

272.22

Wyoming

272.46

1,047.10

626.35

461.53

1,392.75

 

Pacific:

Alaska

438.87

1,600.96

1,430.64

511.58

869.67

California

151.44

504.17

357.25

325.00

320.24

Hawaii

150.18

820.55

331.45

226.30

157.38

Oregon

215.39

846.62

434.96

338.09

458.89

Washington

217.17

1,036.93

891.21

302.50

328.92

 

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.