Table VIII.B.3.b.(1).a(2008) Percent of private-sector full-time employees eligible for health insurance that are enrolled in 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 |
80.7% |
|
69.6% |
|
76.2% |
|
82.7% |
|
86.5% |
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New England: |
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Connecticut |
83.5% |
|
80.1% |
|
82.9% |
|
83.4% |
|
85.6% |
|
Maine |
79.1% |
|
72.0% |
|
66.1% |
|
82.8% |
|
88.4% |
|
Massachusetts |
80.7% |
|
70.0% |
|
74.8% |
|
81.0% |
|
89.3% |
|
New Hampshire |
73.5% |
|
62.5% |
|
67.8% |
|
78.0% |
|
77.7% |
|
Rhode Island |
79.9% |
|
73.0% |
|
78.8% |
|
78.7% |
|
83.7% |
|
Vermont |
80.7% |
|
75.1% |
|
78.8% |
|
77.4% |
|
87.4% |
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Middle Atlantic: |
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New Jersey |
76.8% |
|
72.0% |
|
74.6% |
|
77.3% |
|
80.2% |
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New York |
80.7% |
|
67.4% |
|
80.2% |
|
83.0% |
|
84.5% |
|
Pennsylvania |
84.5% |
|
76.7% |
|
78.9% |
|
87.3% |
|
88.2% |
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East North Central: |
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Illinois |
82.0% |
|
72.8% |
|
77.7% |
|
82.6% |
|
88.1% |
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Indiana |
76.5% |
|
57.3% |
|
72.3% |
|
78.4% |
|
85.0% |
|
Michigan |
81.8% |
|
71.2% |
|
75.9% |
|
84.8% |
|
86.0% |
|
Ohio |
79.0% |
|
69.1% |
|
68.0% |
|
85.2% |
|
85.5% |
|
Wisconsin |
77.7% |
|
71.6% |
|
73.8% |
|
80.2% |
|
80.1% |
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West North Central: |
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Iowa |
80.7% |
|
67.0% |
|
75.5% |
|
81.9% |
|
88.2% |
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Kansas |
81.1% |
|
74.0% |
|
69.2% |
|
82.6% |
|
89.8% |
|
Minnesota |
80.0% |
|
73.0% |
|
68.6% |
|
81.0% |
|
88.4% |
|
Missouri |
80.7% |
|
70.6% |
|
76.7% |
|
82.8% |
|
85.6% |
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Nebraska |
77.3% |
|
69.1% |
|
72.7% |
|
78.6% |
|
82.2% |
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North Dakota |
81.5% |
|
73.7% |
|
75.5% |
|
80.9% |
|
88.5% |
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South Dakota |
79.2% |
|
65.6% |
|
76.3% |
|
81.3% |
|
83.5% |
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South Atlantic: |
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Delaware |
80.9% |
|
70.2% |
|
73.8% |
|
83.1% |
|
89.2% |
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District of Columbia |
85.7% |
|
72.4% |
|
88.6% |
|
91.2% |
|
84.3% |
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Florida |
79.8% |
|
72.1% |
|
76.5% |
|
80.4% |
|
85.0% |
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Georgia |
81.2% |
|
63.0% |
|
79.5% |
|
81.2% |
|
88.9% |
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Maryland |
78.4% |
|
64.1% |
|
79.3% |
|
80.4% |
|
81.4% |
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North Carolina |
79.9% |
|
73.0% |
|
68.9% |
|
83.7% |
|
86.7% |
|
South Carolina |
78.8% |
|
66.8% |
|
68.8% |
|
81.9% |
|
88.3% |
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Virginia |
78.8% |
|
66.1% |
|
74.6% |
|
79.9% |
|
85.8% |
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West Virginia |
77.4% |
|
68.0% |
|
67.2% |
|
77.8% |
|
86.6% |
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East South Central: |
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Alabama |
75.3% |
|
62.1% |
|
67.0% |
|
78.4% |
|
83.3% |
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Kentucky |
81.1% |
|
64.6% |
|
76.9% |
|
84.2% |
|
88.1% |
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Mississippi |
81.9% |
|
63.2% |
|
75.1% |
|
88.5% |
|
87.1% |
|
Tennessee |
81.2% |
|
65.9% |
|
76.3% |
|
83.5% |
|
87.0% |
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West South Central: |
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Arkansas |
80.6% |
|
66.9% |
|
73.4% |
|
83.6% |
|
87.5% |
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Louisiana |
81.7% |
|
76.3% |
|
67.3% |
|
86.4% |
|
88.7% |
|
Oklahoma |
78.0% |
|
62.1% |
|
79.3% |
|
78.2% |
|
83.8% |
|
Texas |
80.7% |
|
64.1% |
|
79.4% |
|
82.4% |
|
87.4% |
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Mountain: |
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Arizona |
78.9% |
|
67.0% |
|
73.6% |
|
79.2% |
|
85.9% |
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Colorado |
79.7% |
|
75.5% |
|
72.1% |
|
83.1% |
|
84.2% |
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Idaho |
79.5% |
|
83.9% |
|
69.0% |
|
82.2% |
|
80.1% |
|
Montana |
82.8% |
|
67.2% |
|
75.7% |
|
78.0% |
|
93.1% |
|
Nevada |
74.9% |
|
64.9% |
|
67.6% |
|
75.1% |
|
86.0% |
|
New Mexico |
74.6% |
|
60.8% |
|
70.4% |
|
70.3% |
|
86.0% |
|
Utah |
78.3% |
|
63.8% |
|
74.8% |
|
83.2% |
|
82.8% |
|
Wyoming |
82.6% |
|
81.7% |
|
76.2% |
|
82.6% |
|
86.2% |
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Pacific: |
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Alaska |
81.7% |
|
65.5% |
|
76.7% |
|
83.4% |
|
89.9% |
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California |
83.8% |
|
72.5% |
|
80.2% |
|
85.3% |
|
88.9% |
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Hawaii |
88.7% |
|
84.4% |
|
90.3% |
|
87.6% |
|
90.7% |
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Oregon |
86.8% |
|
72.3% |
|
85.5% |
|
90.8% |
|
90.0% |
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Washington |
86.1% |
|
69.2% |
|
81.8% |
|
88.4% |
|
92.9% |
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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).a(2008) Standard error for percent of private-sector full-time employees eligible for health insurance that are enrolled in 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 |
0.26% |
|
1.18% |
|
0.82% |
|
0.32% |
|
0.41% |
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New England: |
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Connecticut |
0.80% |
|
4.39% |
|
1.27% |
|
2.46% |
|
1.34% |
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Maine |
2.11% |
|
4.65% |
|
4.71% |
|
3.61% |
|
1.87% |
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Massachusetts |
1.14% |
|
2.99% |
|
2.25% |
|
2.15% |
|
2.70% |
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New Hampshire |
1.85% |
|
4.11% |
|
2.91% |
|
2.86% |
|
2.82% |
|
Rhode Island |
1.27% |
|
2.58% |
|
1.64% |
|
2.29% |
|
2.21% |
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Vermont |
1.64% |
|
3.59% |
|
2.87% |
|
1.63% |
|
2.19% |
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Middle Atlantic: |
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New Jersey |
1.82% |
|
4.51% |
|
4.56% |
|
2.13% |
|
3.15% |
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New York |
1.28% |
|
5.38% |
|
2.49% |
|
1.29% |
|
1.90% |
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Pennsylvania |
1.17% |
|
3.96% |
|
3.03% |
|
1.33% |
|
1.89% |
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East North Central: |
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Illinois |
1.34% |
|
2.88% |
|
3.15% |
|
1.80% |
|
1.32% |
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Indiana |
1.31% |
|
5.82% |
|
3.80% |
|
2.18% |
|
3.08% |
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Michigan |
1.07% |
|
3.90% |
|
2.81% |
|
2.00% |
|
1.10% |
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Ohio |
1.30% |
|
5.04% |
|
3.80% |
|
1.34% |
|
1.73% |
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Wisconsin |
0.98% |
|
3.26% |
|
3.28% |
|
2.54% |
|
2.14% |
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West North Central: |
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Iowa |
0.74% |
|
4.57% |
|
3.51% |
|
2.38% |
|
1.85% |
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Kansas |
1.29% |
|
4.92% |
|
3.07% |
|
2.36% |
|
1.38% |
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Minnesota |
2.14% |
|
2.93% |
|
4.93% |
|
2.06% |
|
1.39% |
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Missouri |
1.79% |
|
2.81% |
|
3.27% |
|
2.81% |
|
2.17% |
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Nebraska |
1.29% |
|
4.85% |
|
1.92% |
|
3.26% |
|
2.51% |
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North Dakota |
1.25% |
|
5.37% |
|
3.46% |
|
3.39% |
|
1.79% |
|
South Dakota |
2.08% |
|
5.58% |
|
2.08% |
|
2.89% |
|
1.58% |
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South Atlantic: |
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Delaware |
1.58% |
|
4.54% |
|
3.12% |
|
1.72% |
|
1.52% |
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District of Columbia |
1.78% |
|
3.91% |
|
2.58% |
|
1.39% |
|
2.89% |
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Florida |
1.61% |
|
5.10% |
|
3.40% |
|
1.98% |
|
2.48% |
|
Georgia |
1.22% |
|
3.17% |
|
2.39% |
|
1.58% |
|
1.14% |
|
Maryland |
1.31% |
|
8.07% |
|
1.73% |
|
2.45% |
|
1.29% |
|
North Carolina |
1.84% |
|
4.13% |
|
4.68% |
|
1.75% |
|
2.15% |
|
South Carolina |
1.92% |
|
7.25% |
|
4.66% |
|
3.02% |
|
1.31% |
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Virginia |
1.13% |
|
4.27% |
|
2.17% |
|
2.89% |
|
2.14% |
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West Virginia |
1.35% |
|
7.88% |
|
5.27% |
|
3.45% |
|
2.59% |
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East South Central: |
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Alabama |
0.98% |
|
4.14% |
|
3.56% |
|
2.39% |
|
2.17% |
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Kentucky |
1.08% |
|
4.91% |
|
2.85% |
|
1.94% |
|
2.33% |
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Mississippi |
2.03% |
|
4.33% |
|
3.73% |
|
3.33% |
|
3.10% |
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Tennessee |
1.47% |
|
7.32% |
|
3.03% |
|
2.34% |
|
1.45% |
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West South Central: |
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Arkansas |
1.44% |
|
7.42% |
|
4.45% |
|
1.77% |
|
2.31% |
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Louisiana |
1.54% |
|
3.41% |
|
5.58% |
|
2.56% |
|
1.61% |
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Oklahoma |
1.84% |
|
7.10% |
|
5.94% |
|
2.54% |
|
3.20% |
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Texas |
1.74% |
|
5.08% |
|
4.18% |
|
1.70% |
|
1.66% |
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Mountain: |
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Arizona |
2.16% |
|
5.27% |
|
5.46% |
|
2.14% |
|
1.69% |
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Colorado |
1.78% |
|
4.72% |
|
4.30% |
|
2.97% |
|
4.07% |
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Idaho |
2.74% |
|
3.96% |
|
3.61% |
|
3.30% |
|
5.49% |
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Montana |
1.53% |
|
7.68% |
|
3.78% |
|
3.74% |
|
0.88% |
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Nevada |
1.83% |
|
5.88% |
|
3.89% |
|
3.54% |
|
2.20% |
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New Mexico |
2.60% |
|
6.29% |
|
3.62% |
|
3.42% |
|
2.42% |
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Utah |
2.70% |
|
4.32% |
|
3.64% |
|
5.47% |
|
4.59% |
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Wyoming |
1.70% |
|
3.01% |
|
3.26% |
|
3.63% |
|
3.07% |
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Pacific: |
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Alaska |
2.05% |
|
5.02% |
|
4.78% |
|
2.43% |
|
2.63% |
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California |
0.61% |
|
1.75% |
|
2.20% |
|
0.94% |
|
1.33% |
|
Hawaii |
0.93% |
|
3.67% |
|
1.65% |
|
1.79% |
|
2.10% |
|
Oregon |
1.10% |
|
4.75% |
|
0.91% |
|
1.27% |
|
1.64% |
|
Washington |
1.97% |
|
6.31% |
|
3.26% |
|
4.19% |
|
1.29% |
|
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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. |