Table VIII.C.1(2008) Average total single premium (in dollars) per enrolled employee at private-sector 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

4,386

4,284

4,246

4,455

4,475

 

New England:

Connecticut

4,740

4,614

4,798

4,711

4,808

Maine

4,910

5,337

4,695

4,955

4,853

Massachusetts

4,836

4,398

4,826

5,220

4,651

New Hampshire

5,247

4,876

5,247

5,205

5,448

Rhode Island

4,930

4,934

5,178

4,842

4,758

Vermont

4,900

4,056

5,251

4,980

5,017

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

4,798

3,961

4,997

4,796

5,009

New York

4,638

4,243

4,463

4,834

4,769

Pennsylvania

4,499

4,111

4,473

4,578

4,602

 

East North Central:

Illinois

4,643

4,886

4,338

4,719

4,708

Indiana

4,495

4,181

4,287

4,662

4,673

Michigan

4,388

4,015

4,501

4,446

4,417

Ohio

4,089

3,994

3,920

4,565

3,818

Wisconsin

4,777

4,979

4,682

4,874

4,657

 

West North Central:

Iowa

4,146

4,266

4,345

3,889

4,162

Kansas

4,197

3,989

4,465

4,242

4,022

Minnesota

4,432

4,453

4,033

4,684

4,501

Missouri

4,124

4,351

3,999

3,914

4,330

Nebraska

4,392

5,065

4,334

4,059

4,512

North Dakota

3,830

4,139

4,083

4,177

3,245

South Dakota

4,233

4,224

4,253

4,269

4,198

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

4,733

4,061

4,438

5,010

4,994

District of Columbia

4,890

4,351

4,482

5,277

5,025

Florida

4,517

4,730

4,414

4,736

4,295

Georgia

4,160

4,269

3,888

4,326

4,209

Maryland

4,360

4,294

3,995

4,732

4,330

North Carolina

4,460

4,424

4,203

4,723

4,359

South Carolina

4,477

4,200

4,188

4,565

4,747

Virginia

4,202

4,193

4,188

4,221

4,198

West Virginia

4,892

4,297

4,331

5,241

5,221

 

East South Central:

Alabama

4,139

4,135

4,043

4,022

4,330

Kentucky

4,009

3,467

3,640

4,083

4,545

Mississippi

4,124

4,158

4,130

3,916

4,308

Tennessee

4,276

3,978

3,779

4,417

4,575

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

3,923

3,926

3,997

3,996

3,813

Louisiana

4,055

4,152

3,636

4,125

4,204

Oklahoma

4,072

4,089

3,763

4,084

4,312

Texas

4,205

4,392

4,060

4,035

4,392

 

Mountain:

Arizona

4,214

3,927

3,894

4,264

4,467

Colorado

4,303

4,336

4,322

4,397

4,158

Idaho

4,104

4,553

4,120

3,880

3,867

Montana

4,355

3,937

4,152

4,531

4,423

Nevada

3,927

3,803

3,543

3,639

4,489

New Mexico

4,074

4,548

3,863

4,256

3,850

Utah

4,197

3,882

3,802

4,100

4,699

Wyoming

4,622

4,680

4,848

4,594

4,467

 

Pacific:

Alaska

5,293

5,546

5,087

5,664

5,009

California

4,280

4,109

4,088

4,186

4,581

Hawaii

3,831

3,284

4,039

3,700

4,127

Oregon

4,384

4,234

4,381

4,337

4,511

Washington

4,404

3,766

4,354

4,461

4,594

 

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.C.1(2008) Standard error for average total single premium (in dollars) per enrolled employee at private-sector 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

15.46

41.24

30.09

37.17

38.82

 

New England:

Connecticut

102.28

179.01

224.58

176.93

281.86

Maine

142.98

399.60

277.31

305.37

261.89

Massachusetts

146.92

188.62

171.72

174.74

202.79

New Hampshire

95.95

304.91

186.85

162.27

292.98

Rhode Island

39.79

267.76

167.61

379.59

123.55

Vermont

139.04

222.05

137.50

72.42

391.28

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

114.20

343.97

320.65

171.06

308.91

New York

93.80

208.11

150.91

153.89

107.87

Pennsylvania

97.13

188.18

125.78

100.85

161.92

 

East North Central:

Illinois

106.73

335.47

269.22

204.49

184.63

Indiana

142.42

339.52

105.31

339.67

299.96

Michigan

139.55

186.25

246.76

225.99

257.06

Ohio

78.76

238.95

196.05

245.92

156.82

Wisconsin

112.73

125.63

244.77

171.25

160.03

 

West North Central:

Iowa

164.95

243.43

248.12

245.30

145.13

Kansas

86.11

196.17

188.29

221.10

235.26

Minnesota

156.76

297.89

204.80

160.04

245.21

Missouri

116.78

617.24

202.79

170.71

142.42

Nebraska

153.49

649.47

170.56

277.44

178.24

North Dakota

172.42

252.27

135.60

133.59

367.89

South Dakota

84.89

216.08

245.63

308.79

96.96

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

187.79

307.67

205.48

361.90

307.49

District of Columbia

76.75

203.31

200.08

157.03

378.99

Florida

110.31

218.42

300.20

141.17

167.66

Georgia

111.68

243.47

166.51

234.52

227.32

Maryland

58.11

354.16

188.51

134.01

131.11

North Carolina

101.10

200.95

333.14

218.70

123.44

South Carolina

79.52

331.16

318.54

179.86

218.79

Virginia

74.99

232.72

94.36

189.11

131.39

West Virginia

160.48

484.07

140.23

227.46

250.17

 

East South Central:

Alabama

92.10

226.30

192.66

173.30

193.87

Kentucky

223.12

295.42

339.79

74.45

279.15

Mississippi

116.31

359.62

202.34

203.81

210.82

Tennessee

130.82

244.20

180.37

146.29

261.83

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

81.32

234.58

221.66

318.66

139.49

Louisiana

123.20

208.39

351.02

113.11

132.52

Oklahoma

109.98

279.68

287.09

278.04

156.63

Texas

67.16

162.47

257.21

65.11

74.09

 

Mountain:

Arizona

86.42

223.75

262.72

170.73

266.30

Colorado

104.85

160.09

246.46

134.90

298.42

Idaho

120.40

465.85

293.17

182.65

293.08

Montana

116.04

462.94

229.41

225.41

152.63

Nevada

84.43

306.66

342.04

199.02

228.02

New Mexico

63.36

283.73

225.36

185.03

174.08

Utah

114.45

286.31

162.11

230.50

282.55

Wyoming

113.27

624.51

219.08

151.39

186.84

 

Pacific:

Alaska

158.52

454.07

295.24

436.75

322.08

California

74.72

116.36

84.78

203.51

99.41

Hawaii

115.31

266.22

245.23

192.37

147.35

Oregon

112.15

92.75

225.58

189.61

156.19

Washington

113.69

219.69

167.21

193.73

184.98

 

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.