Table VIII.E.3(2006) Percent of total premiums contributed by employees enrolled in employee-plus-one 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

23.8%

28.4%

26.8%

24.7%

20.6%

 

New England:

Connecticut

22.0%

22.0%

26.7%

23.4%

18.1%

Maine

32.1%

38.6%

29.3%

30.9%

33.0%

Massachusetts

23.0%

24.6%

29.8%

18.5%

22.1%

New Hampshire

33.0%

28.9%

27.2%

41.0%

26.0%

Rhode Island

26.0%

22.2%

28.8%

30.5%

23.9%

Vermont

22.3%

23.0%

21.2%

24.1%

21.4%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

21.8%

32.2%

25.9%

19.0%

18.3%

New York

19.1%

21.8%

27.2%

22.7%

14.2%

Pennsylvania

20.5%

20.2%

*

22.3%

18.3%

21.6%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

21.8%

24.9%

27.9%

21.1%

18.5%

Indiana

25.3%

29.1%

19.8%

29.4%

23.9%

Michigan

15.3%

25.2%

20.1%

12.4%

13.2%

Ohio

21.4%

35.4%

25.5%

23.0%

13.9%

Wisconsin

22.7%

25.5%

22.3%

22.1%

22.3%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

25.3%

33.3%

25.7%

24.7%

24.6%

Kansas

25.6%

35.9%

22.9%

24.3%

25.8%

Minnesota

23.7%

31.7%

17.2%

*

22.6%

26.9%

Missouri

24.4%

25.1%

27.6%

22.0%

24.5%

Nebraska

23.1%

33.1%

28.9%

24.2%

19.7%

North Dakota

25.6%

6.4%

*

31.8%

25.7%

24.8%

South Dakota

25.8%

15.2%

*

24.1%

27.8%

*

26.9%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

21.2%

33.2%

29.5%

19.0%

16.9%

District of Columbia

19.1%

28.5%

23.5%

15.5%

16.4%

Florida

29.9%

28.6%

35.0%

27.8%

30.0%

Georgia

26.7%

27.1%

31.3%

25.3%

26.0%

Maryland

26.0%

29.8%

26.3%

29.1%

22.4%

North Carolina

24.2%

29.2%

28.2%

27.2%

19.2%

South Carolina

26.0%

32.3%

27.3%

24.5%

25.5%

Virginia

28.0%

38.6%

32.4%

28.8%

20.5%

West Virginia

20.5%

35.9%

24.7%

23.4%

13.5%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

25.3%

38.0%

26.3%

25.5%

23.7%

Kentucky

22.1%

35.3%

21.4%

27.9%

18.0%

Mississippi

26.8%

37.0%

24.1%

26.6%

25.8%

Tennessee

25.0%

29.9%

26.4%

22.4%

25.0%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

26.4%

23.8%

29.2%

25.5%

25.9%

Louisiana

31.0%

30.1%

39.8%

31.1%

24.9%

Oklahoma

22.3%

32.1%

22.2%

*

28.5%

16.6%

Texas

25.1%

34.8%

25.4%

26.9%

22.1%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

24.3%

20.2%

*

23.9%

*

23.4%

25.7%

Colorado

25.1%

19.0%

27.9%

27.3%

22.1%

Idaho

30.2%

21.8%

*

52.8%

20.4%

21.9%

Montana

28.3%

37.8%

*

32.0%

29.0%

24.4%

Nevada

24.7%

29.1%

27.7%

24.8%

21.9%

New Mexico

26.4%

28.5%

18.9%

*

31.1%

26.5%

Utah

23.5%

22.4%

26.5%

22.7%

22.8%

Wyoming

20.7%

31.3%

12.6%

*

30.3%

17.1%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

26.1%

40.0%

35.4%

28.8%

19.3%

California

24.9%

33.2%

27.7%

24.5%

21.6%

Hawaii

26.8%

29.6%

*

36.7%

25.1%

21.7%

Oregon

23.2%

34.1%

31.6%

24.5%

13.8%

Washington

25.5%

21.4%

24.3%

29.9%

24.5%

 

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.3(2006) Standard error for percent of total premiums contributed by employees enrolled in employee-plus-one 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

0.36%

0.93%

0.62%

0.46%

0.58%

 

New England:

Connecticut

1.40%

4.93%

4.18%

2.11%

3.28%

Maine

1.74%

9.14%

4.44%

4.43%

4.76%

Massachusetts

1.88%

5.06%

1.60%

2.71%

2.79%

New Hampshire

3.46%

5.59%

5.10%

6.02%

3.74%

Rhode Island

1.94%

5.02%

3.81%

6.73%

3.53%

Vermont

1.67%

3.55%

3.63%

2.65%

3.18%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

1.14%

6.17%

4.98%

4.26%

3.76%

New York

1.63%

3.76%

1.89%

1.61%

2.44%

Pennsylvania

1.78%

6.79%

*

1.98%

3.91%

3.76%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

1.39%

5.11%

2.84%

3.66%

1.49%

Indiana

2.94%

5.20%

3.64%

3.77%

5.25%

Michigan

1.88%

6.53%

2.18%

1.86%

2.46%

Ohio

1.61%

5.09%

3.20%

2.74%

1.81%

Wisconsin

1.32%

4.95%

5.86%

2.92%

2.71%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

1.73%

7.50%

4.41%

3.44%

3.29%

Kansas

1.50%

6.09%

5.62%

1.91%

3.31%

Minnesota

1.85%

7.92%

7.67%

*

2.78%

2.44%

Missouri

2.12%

3.22%

2.86%

4.27%

3.71%

Nebraska

1.48%

6.81%

4.04%

3.59%

2.50%

North Dakota

1.40%

2.66%

*

4.02%

3.37%

4.40%

South Dakota

1.75%

9.80%

*

5.53%

9.74%

*

3.91%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

1.64%

9.42%

2.13%

4.16%

2.64%

District of Columbia

1.66%

4.68%

4.73%

2.58%

3.81%

Florida

1.64%

6.07%

2.53%

3.82%

3.49%

Georgia

1.35%

5.87%

2.92%

2.40%

2.10%

Maryland

2.00%

5.46%

2.38%

2.77%

3.88%

North Carolina

1.51%

5.71%

4.29%

4.08%

2.54%

South Carolina

2.27%

6.91%

2.84%

4.30%

3.99%

Virginia

2.32%

5.31%

5.00%

4.31%

2.46%

West Virginia

2.22%

8.61%

4.51%

3.61%

3.09%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

2.28%

9.81%

7.81%

4.34%

2.81%

Kentucky

1.75%

7.44%

4.03%

2.35%

2.18%

Mississippi

1.50%

8.41%

4.38%

3.36%

2.95%

Tennessee

2.08%

4.99%

6.31%

1.97%

4.71%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.28%

6.07%

5.06%

3.07%

3.47%

Louisiana

2.91%

7.37%

8.06%

4.60%

3.09%

Oklahoma

1.84%

6.13%

8.89%

*

3.39%

2.62%

Texas

1.23%

2.62%

3.44%

2.65%

1.28%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

1.88%

6.38%

*

7.68%

*

2.75%

3.30%

Colorado

2.05%

5.19%

7.03%

2.85%

2.20%

Idaho

2.59%

9.64%

*

12.70%

3.87%

4.45%

Montana

2.16%

11.39%

*

6.18%

4.41%

3.31%

Nevada

2.12%

2.82%

2.94%

4.19%

3.04%

New Mexico

1.73%

4.52%

9.61%

*

5.61%

4.01%

Utah

1.30%

6.00%

7.57%

3.06%

1.23%

Wyoming

3.30%

7.91%

5.40%

*

3.76%

3.56%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

3.25%

10.59%

7.28%

7.15%

4.12%

California

0.87%

2.36%

1.40%

1.81%

0.97%

Hawaii

1.75%

9.71%

*

4.04%

3.51%

2.51%

Oregon

1.14%

6.13%

4.92%

3.67%

3.11%

Washington

2.20%

4.72%

6.54%

2.28%

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.