Table VIII.B.2.b(2008) Percent of private-sector employees that are enrolled in health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2008

 

Division and State

Total

 

Quartile 1 Average Wage

 

Quartile 2 Average Wage

 

Quartile 3 Average Wage

 

Quartile 4 Average Wage

 

 

United States

61.4%

36.4%

53.8%

70.6%

78.1%

 

New England:

Connecticut

65.2%

48.8%

58.6%

71.6%

78.5%

Maine

59.6%

36.5%

48.6%

68.9%

76.3%

Massachusetts

57.8%

33.7%

46.4%

68.9%

78.7%

New Hampshire

54.4%

27.4%

48.7%

63.2%

71.7%

Rhode Island

57.8%

28.6%

58.5%

64.9%

71.8%

Vermont

61.9%

41.6%

52.5%

65.4%

82.0%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

57.5%

36.0%

55.9%

64.6%

69.5%

New York

61.2%

35.1%

58.5%

72.0%

73.9%

Pennsylvania

62.7%

32.7%

55.7%

74.2%

80.0%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

63.8%

39.7%

59.9%

72.4%

77.9%

Indiana

59.9%

29.5%

53.7%

69.8%

78.5%

Michigan

61.1%

37.6%

48.8%

67.7%

79.7%

Ohio

60.8%

36.4%

49.0%

72.4%

79.3%

Wisconsin

58.6%

34.7%

52.5%

66.7%

71.4%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

63.3%

32.6%

56.0%

73.4%

82.4%

Kansas

60.7%

38.4%

46.8%

68.4%

78.6%

Minnesota

61.0%

33.4%

49.1%

70.3%

81.7%

Missouri

61.0%

39.0%

49.9%

70.0%

79.3%

Nebraska

59.7%

31.7%

55.4%

68.1%

75.2%

North Dakota

59.9%

32.9%

48.8%

70.6%

78.7%

South Dakota

56.5%

28.7%

47.0%

65.3%

75.2%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

62.7%

38.3%

55.8%

69.8%

82.2%

District of Columbia

69.0%

39.6%

69.1%

80.2%

81.1%

Florida

60.6%

43.6%

51.0%

68.6%

75.5%

Georgia

63.4%

31.6%

60.3%

71.5%

79.5%

Maryland

60.6%

41.9%

56.1%

66.7%

72.1%

North Carolina

59.3%

40.3%

43.4%

73.6%

76.4%

South Carolina

59.1%

34.1%

49.6%

66.4%

79.8%

Virginia

60.7%

32.7%

54.9%

68.7%

79.5%

West Virginia

58.0%

31.8%

44.4%

61.8%

79.9%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

57.2%

30.2%

46.4%

69.0%

76.3%

Kentucky

63.1%

35.3%

57.9%

74.5%

77.0%

Mississippi

63.3%

31.3%

53.7%

78.2%

79.2%

Tennessee

58.1%

25.7%

48.9%

73.4%

77.7%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

61.6%

38.1%

48.7%

67.9%

83.1%

Louisiana

60.6%

44.6%

42.3%

72.4%

77.5%

Oklahoma

56.3%

34.3%

47.4%

63.5%

72.5%

Texas

60.8%

34.5%

54.8%

67.7%

80.2%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

56.7%

32.2%

43.8%

63.2%

79.7%

Colorado

60.1%

42.2%

50.7%

67.5%

75.9%

Idaho

63.1%

67.6%

35.8%

69.4%

73.3%

Montana

59.2%

34.4%

41.8%

63.7%

79.7%

Nevada

57.7%

42.7%

45.5%

65.1%

73.6%

New Mexico

52.2%

33.6%

42.9%

51.0%

75.8%

Utah

57.6%

34.1%

52.4%

63.8%

73.0%

Wyoming

63.9%

45.3%

53.3%

68.5%

77.3%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

60.7%

39.8%

48.9%

67.2%

78.8%

California

66.1%

36.6%

61.4%

75.4%

81.8%

Hawaii

68.0%

42.5%

70.7%

75.8%

81.5%

Oregon

70.0%

41.1%

65.4%

81.4%

81.7%

Washington

66.8%

37.2%

57.2%

77.4%

83.7%

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

 

Table VIII.B.2.b(2008) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees that are enrolled in health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2008

 

Division and State

Total

 

Quartile 1 Average Wage

 

Quartile 2 Average Wage

 

Quartile 3 Average Wage

 

Quartile 4 Average Wage

 

 

United States

0.37%

0.90%

0.92%

0.37%

0.34%

 

New England:

Connecticut

2.25%

5.59%

3.31%

2.79%

1.80%

Maine

2.05%

3.39%

5.78%

3.68%

2.85%

Massachusetts

1.13%

3.05%

3.31%

1.92%

3.94%

New Hampshire

2.03%

2.20%

2.96%

3.67%

2.86%

Rhode Island

1.05%

1.99%

3.09%

2.22%

3.23%

Vermont

2.60%

5.37%

3.19%

1.66%

2.79%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

1.17%

4.09%

4.62%

2.12%

4.97%

New York

1.33%

3.50%

3.15%

1.77%

2.50%

Pennsylvania

1.88%

4.46%

2.46%

2.07%

2.21%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

1.36%

2.60%

3.36%

2.47%

2.28%

Indiana

1.87%

2.07%

3.59%

2.75%

2.37%

Michigan

1.74%

3.76%

3.05%

2.63%

2.05%

Ohio

1.53%

4.12%

3.28%

2.78%

2.14%

Wisconsin

1.36%

2.05%

3.49%

3.37%

2.24%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

0.79%

4.77%

3.27%

3.03%

2.20%

Kansas

2.33%

4.74%

2.88%

3.25%

2.74%

Minnesota

2.35%

4.34%

4.54%

2.48%

2.08%

Missouri

2.19%

4.25%

3.83%

2.52%

2.72%

Nebraska

1.41%

2.96%

2.53%

3.81%

2.51%

North Dakota

2.31%

4.85%

3.15%

4.50%

2.71%

South Dakota

2.64%

4.09%

3.95%

4.01%

1.94%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

2.22%

4.31%

4.30%

2.66%

3.47%

District of Columbia

2.13%

3.83%

4.07%

2.62%

2.41%

Florida

2.45%

5.26%

3.62%

3.03%

2.95%

Georgia

1.54%

3.66%

2.70%

2.91%

2.11%

Maryland

1.81%

7.41%

3.06%

3.14%

3.07%

North Carolina

1.68%

5.34%

3.74%

2.35%

2.63%

South Carolina

1.71%

4.94%

3.81%

3.72%

2.70%

Virginia

1.81%

2.52%

2.77%

3.50%

2.70%

West Virginia

2.28%

5.12%

3.31%

3.64%

3.21%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

2.11%

3.35%

3.38%

2.52%

4.77%

Kentucky

1.60%

4.06%

4.38%

2.29%

1.97%

Mississippi

3.23%

4.05%

5.96%

3.05%

3.24%

Tennessee

2.57%

3.08%

4.94%

3.47%

3.05%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.50%

6.45%

2.73%

3.93%

1.77%

Louisiana

2.13%

3.85%

4.59%

3.50%

3.13%

Oklahoma

1.91%

2.96%

4.52%

4.23%

4.72%

Texas

1.66%

3.41%

4.50%

2.08%

1.56%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

2.66%

4.36%

6.45%

3.37%

2.55%

Colorado

1.81%

3.99%

2.34%

2.58%

4.24%

Idaho

3.66%

11.29%

5.00%

3.72%

4.66%

Montana

2.18%

5.83%

5.10%

2.68%

4.73%

Nevada

2.34%

4.69%

3.71%

4.27%

3.21%

New Mexico

2.68%

4.40%

5.12%

3.30%

3.78%

Utah

2.46%

2.91%

5.00%

4.14%

4.11%

Wyoming

1.97%

3.12%

4.12%

3.68%

3.85%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

2.06%

4.85%

5.34%

4.14%

2.54%

California

1.46%

2.80%

2.77%

1.21%

1.44%

Hawaii

2.40%

7.36%

2.72%

2.23%

2.70%

Oregon

1.85%

4.46%

3.13%

1.33%

2.00%

Washington

2.85%

4.63%

4.82%

4.51%

1.95%

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.