Table VIII.B.3.b.(1)(2008) Percent of private-sector full-time employees eligible for health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2008 |
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Division and State |
Total |
Quartile 1 Average Wage |
Quartile 2 Average Wage |
Quartile 3 Average Wage |
Quartile 4 Average Wage |
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United States |
87.4% |
|
75.0% |
|
83.4% |
|
90.5% |
|
93.5% |
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New England: |
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Connecticut |
88.8% |
|
81.9% |
|
81.1% |
|
94.0% |
|
94.4% |
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Maine |
89.7% |
|
83.9% |
|
87.6% |
|
90.0% |
|
93.9% |
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Massachusetts |
87.3% |
|
75.6% |
|
83.9% |
|
91.9% |
|
92.2% |
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New Hampshire |
90.1% |
|
80.6% |
|
84.4% |
|
92.2% |
|
96.6% |
|
Rhode Island |
88.8% |
|
72.3% |
|
94.9% |
|
89.7% |
|
90.5% |
|
Vermont |
88.0% |
|
73.8% |
|
82.4% |
|
92.0% |
|
96.6% |
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Middle Atlantic: |
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New Jersey |
84.0% |
|
71.0% |
|
80.5% |
|
89.9% |
|
88.8% |
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New York |
87.3% |
|
71.7% |
|
86.8% |
|
91.5% |
|
92.1% |
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Pennsylvania |
86.8% |
|
67.8% |
|
84.5% |
|
90.8% |
|
93.3% |
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East North Central: |
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Illinois |
87.7% |
|
79.0% |
|
84.4% |
|
91.1% |
|
91.2% |
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Indiana |
91.8% |
|
80.1% |
|
90.8% |
|
94.5% |
|
95.4% |
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Michigan |
87.5% |
|
77.6% |
|
82.4% |
|
86.3% |
|
95.8% |
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Ohio |
90.5% |
|
83.0% |
|
87.7% |
|
91.0% |
|
95.6% |
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Wisconsin |
89.3% |
|
80.2% |
|
88.2% |
|
89.0% |
|
94.0% |
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West North Central: |
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Iowa |
89.4% |
|
76.5% |
|
83.9% |
|
93.9% |
|
95.4% |
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Kansas |
89.1% |
|
82.0% |
|
87.3% |
|
92.3% |
|
90.2% |
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Minnesota |
91.3% |
|
80.0% |
|
92.3% |
|
92.1% |
|
94.5% |
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Missouri |
88.4% |
|
79.7% |
|
79.7% |
|
91.1% |
|
97.0% |
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Nebraska |
90.9% |
|
75.5% |
|
88.4% |
|
95.6% |
|
95.6% |
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North Dakota |
89.4% |
|
73.1% |
|
89.4% |
|
93.3% |
|
93.4% |
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South Dakota |
86.7% |
|
72.0% |
|
80.1% |
|
90.1% |
|
94.6% |
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South Atlantic: |
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Delaware |
87.8% |
|
74.2% |
|
86.9% |
|
90.6% |
|
94.3% |
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District of Columbia |
90.9% |
|
81.1% |
|
89.3% |
|
91.0% |
|
97.5% |
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Florida |
86.6% |
|
76.3% |
|
83.5% |
|
89.7% |
|
92.0% |
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Georgia |
87.9% |
|
70.2% |
|
88.0% |
|
90.8% |
|
93.3% |
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Maryland |
88.0% |
|
78.3% |
|
86.7% |
|
89.1% |
|
92.3% |
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North Carolina |
86.5% |
|
78.5% |
|
78.4% |
|
93.7% |
|
90.6% |
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South Carolina |
88.2% |
|
78.8% |
|
88.3% |
|
87.4% |
|
93.5% |
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Virginia |
88.6% |
|
75.4% |
|
87.2% |
|
89.3% |
|
95.9% |
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West Virginia |
84.9% |
|
72.0% |
|
77.0% |
|
84.0% |
|
96.8% |
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East South Central: |
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Alabama |
86.2% |
|
68.4% |
|
80.3% |
|
93.4% |
|
93.9% |
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Kentucky |
90.0% |
|
83.3% |
|
87.4% |
|
93.8% |
|
91.5% |
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Mississippi |
88.0% |
|
83.7% |
|
78.8% |
|
93.7% |
|
92.0% |
|
Tennessee |
85.7% |
|
75.0% |
|
73.1% |
|
90.6% |
|
94.5% |
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West South Central: |
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Arkansas |
87.1% |
|
79.5% |
|
81.5% |
|
83.9% |
|
97.1% |
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Louisiana |
84.4% |
|
82.7% |
|
74.8% |
|
86.9% |
|
89.8% |
|
Oklahoma |
81.7% |
|
79.0% |
|
68.3% |
|
83.6% |
|
90.5% |
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Texas |
85.5% |
|
71.0% |
|
80.5% |
|
88.2% |
|
95.4% |
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Mountain: |
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Arizona |
83.7% |
|
77.6% |
|
67.3% |
|
87.4% |
|
95.6% |
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Colorado |
85.5% |
|
77.0% |
|
80.4% |
|
86.5% |
|
93.5% |
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Idaho |
85.2% |
|
82.4% |
|
67.4% |
|
88.9% |
|
93.3% |
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Montana |
85.9% |
|
71.2% |
|
70.3% |
|
91.0% |
|
95.8% |
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Nevada |
89.2% |
|
85.4% |
|
83.8% |
|
93.7% |
|
91.4% |
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New Mexico |
85.5% |
|
78.0% |
|
82.0% |
|
84.0% |
|
92.8% |
|
Utah |
82.8% |
|
70.7% |
|
77.2% |
|
84.7% |
|
92.1% |
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Wyoming |
85.9% |
|
69.5% |
|
85.8% |
|
88.7% |
|
90.8% |
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Pacific: |
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Alaska |
82.4% |
|
76.3% |
|
71.9% |
|
86.6% |
|
90.4% |
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California |
87.5% |
|
68.2% |
|
85.6% |
|
92.2% |
|
94.6% |
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Hawaii |
88.4% |
|
71.6% |
|
95.3% |
|
91.6% |
|
91.8% |
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Oregon |
89.9% |
|
75.4% |
|
89.9% |
|
93.1% |
|
94.3% |
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Washington |
86.6% |
|
78.8% |
|
75.9% |
|
92.2% |
|
93.4% |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. |
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Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. |
Table VIII.B.3.b.(1)(2008) Standard error for percent of private-sector full-time employees eligible for health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2008 |
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Division and State |
Total |
Quartile 1 Average Wage |
Quartile 2 Average Wage |
Quartile 3 Average Wage |
Quartile 4 Average Wage |
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United States |
0.35% |
|
1.47% |
|
0.78% |
|
0.34% |
|
0.60% |
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New England: |
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Connecticut |
1.60% |
|
3.84% |
|
4.43% |
|
1.56% |
|
1.32% |
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Maine |
1.20% |
|
3.40% |
|
3.77% |
|
1.82% |
|
1.74% |
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Massachusetts |
1.27% |
|
4.81% |
|
3.37% |
|
1.51% |
|
2.30% |
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New Hampshire |
1.56% |
|
6.76% |
|
2.21% |
|
1.71% |
|
1.88% |
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Rhode Island |
1.30% |
|
4.49% |
|
1.08% |
|
2.49% |
|
2.11% |
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Vermont |
1.72% |
|
6.75% |
|
3.65% |
|
1.60% |
|
1.45% |
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Middle Atlantic: |
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New Jersey |
2.76% |
|
6.46% |
|
4.98% |
|
1.54% |
|
4.65% |
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New York |
1.16% |
|
5.25% |
|
1.90% |
|
1.64% |
|
1.99% |
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Pennsylvania |
1.70% |
|
7.38% |
|
2.30% |
|
1.87% |
|
1.95% |
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East North Central: |
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Illinois |
1.17% |
|
2.96% |
|
3.15% |
|
2.27% |
|
2.37% |
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Indiana |
1.13% |
|
4.77% |
|
2.54% |
|
1.79% |
|
1.01% |
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Michigan |
1.99% |
|
4.91% |
|
3.18% |
|
3.80% |
|
1.88% |
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Ohio |
1.36% |
|
2.29% |
|
3.29% |
|
1.78% |
|
1.55% |
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Wisconsin |
1.70% |
|
3.30% |
|
2.71% |
|
2.73% |
|
1.69% |
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West North Central: |
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Iowa |
1.09% |
|
5.19% |
|
2.99% |
|
1.96% |
|
1.24% |
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Kansas |
1.64% |
|
5.88% |
|
2.52% |
|
2.07% |
|
2.50% |
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Minnesota |
1.13% |
|
3.44% |
|
2.37% |
|
1.31% |
|
1.55% |
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Missouri |
1.80% |
|
5.23% |
|
5.95% |
|
1.19% |
|
0.64% |
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Nebraska |
0.86% |
|
4.17% |
|
2.51% |
|
0.98% |
|
1.00% |
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North Dakota |
1.09% |
|
5.83% |
|
1.66% |
|
1.82% |
|
1.78% |
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South Dakota |
2.34% |
|
6.75% |
|
4.50% |
|
1.94% |
|
1.05% |
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South Atlantic: |
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Delaware |
1.90% |
|
5.55% |
|
3.04% |
|
2.97% |
|
1.66% |
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District of Columbia |
1.81% |
|
3.16% |
|
3.78% |
|
2.63% |
|
0.93% |
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Florida |
1.93% |
|
5.73% |
|
2.96% |
|
2.47% |
|
2.16% |
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Georgia |
1.49% |
|
6.07% |
|
3.73% |
|
3.39% |
|
2.19% |
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Maryland |
1.05% |
|
8.55% |
|
3.14% |
|
2.42% |
|
3.72% |
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North Carolina |
1.49% |
|
6.14% |
|
4.83% |
|
1.38% |
|
2.54% |
|
South Carolina |
1.03% |
|
3.30% |
|
6.53% |
|
3.02% |
|
2.38% |
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Virginia |
1.84% |
|
4.07% |
|
3.97% |
|
3.60% |
|
1.41% |
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West Virginia |
2.59% |
|
8.37% |
|
5.15% |
|
4.02% |
|
1.06% |
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East South Central: |
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Alabama |
1.95% |
|
5.29% |
|
4.32% |
|
1.18% |
|
4.54% |
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Kentucky |
1.69% |
|
4.62% |
|
2.70% |
|
1.24% |
|
2.40% |
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Mississippi |
2.84% |
|
7.02% |
|
6.05% |
|
1.90% |
|
3.39% |
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Tennessee |
2.10% |
|
4.68% |
|
5.52% |
|
2.77% |
|
2.90% |
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West South Central: |
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Arkansas |
2.12% |
|
4.41% |
|
2.88% |
|
5.20% |
|
0.94% |
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Louisiana |
2.45% |
|
5.77% |
|
4.27% |
|
3.65% |
|
3.02% |
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Oklahoma |
2.16% |
|
5.58% |
|
6.61% |
|
5.25% |
|
2.04% |
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Texas |
2.15% |
|
5.96% |
|
3.15% |
|
2.32% |
|
0.95% |
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Mountain: |
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Arizona |
2.86% |
|
6.10% |
|
6.50% |
|
3.66% |
|
1.67% |
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Colorado |
1.21% |
|
6.06% |
|
4.31% |
|
1.41% |
|
1.94% |
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Idaho |
1.78% |
|
8.90% |
|
5.38% |
|
2.37% |
|
1.42% |
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Montana |
1.58% |
|
8.39% |
|
5.11% |
|
1.47% |
|
1.78% |
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Nevada |
1.47% |
|
4.47% |
|
4.62% |
|
1.56% |
|
1.34% |
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New Mexico |
2.13% |
|
5.63% |
|
3.52% |
|
2.93% |
|
2.38% |
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Utah |
2.12% |
|
6.10% |
|
4.17% |
|
3.64% |
|
2.34% |
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Wyoming |
1.76% |
|
5.95% |
|
2.97% |
|
2.31% |
|
2.18% |
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Pacific: |
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Alaska |
1.63% |
|
5.10% |
|
4.48% |
|
4.00% |
|
2.06% |
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California |
1.32% |
|
3.33% |
|
2.42% |
|
1.24% |
|
1.66% |
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Hawaii |
2.04% |
|
8.48% |
|
1.50% |
|
2.30% |
|
2.38% |
|
Oregon |
1.63% |
|
5.92% |
|
1.58% |
|
1.55% |
|
2.87% |
|
Washington |
1.97% |
|
4.24% |
|
6.36% |
|
2.31% |
|
1.54% |
|
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. |
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Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. |