Table VIII.C.4(2008) Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take single coverage 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

50.2%

55.4%

57.2%

50.5%

43.9%

 

New England:

Connecticut

45.3%

56.5%

49.9%

43.4%

38.2%

Maine

52.6%

54.8%

58.5%

51.9%

49.2%

Massachusetts

49.3%

55.5%

57.8%

51.1%

40.7%

New Hampshire

46.7%

54.7%

54.8%

47.5%

38.4%

Rhode Island

47.9%

60.9%

54.8%

47.2%

39.8%

Vermont

49.9%

61.1%

54.9%

52.3%

40.9%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

49.3%

50.1%

54.1%

47.7%

46.9%

New York

49.6%

56.6%

53.2%

51.9%

42.0%

Pennsylvania

48.8%

56.8%

58.6%

46.5%

42.2%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

49.8%

58.4%

61.3%

46.8%

42.1%

Indiana

44.7%

57.5%

57.2%

43.5%

34.8%

Michigan

43.1%

55.3%

53.5%

43.0%

34.2%

Ohio

44.5%

57.6%

53.2%

41.7%

37.4%

Wisconsin

46.9%

53.8%

53.8%

48.9%

38.9%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

47.7%

58.2%

56.5%

42.5%

43.9%

Kansas

48.2%

53.2%

60.3%

48.8%

39.9%

Minnesota

49.0%

62.6%

61.0%

46.7%

40.6%

Missouri

52.3%

60.0%

59.8%

54.0%

43.6%

Nebraska

47.8%

52.6%

51.5%

49.2%

43.0%

North Dakota

50.4%

57.1%

59.0%

46.8%

46.8%

South Dakota

52.7%

55.9%

56.4%

54.6%

48.9%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

50.9%

56.6%

52.3%

52.5%

46.7%

District of Columbia

55.5%

60.0%

55.5%

60.8%

48.3%

Florida

52.6%

48.1%

59.6%

52.6%

50.1%

Georgia

49.3%

58.5%

56.2%

48.9%

42.4%

Maryland

53.2%

58.6%

60.6%

54.9%

44.3%

North Carolina

57.4%

59.1%

62.8%

62.4%

49.4%

South Carolina

51.9%

66.6%

60.1%

48.6%

45.3%

Virginia

50.1%

61.0%

51.2%

50.8%

45.2%

West Virginia

44.8%

51.8%

55.9%

46.5%

35.8%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

49.5%

62.0%

56.8%

50.3%

41.2%

Kentucky

46.9%

52.9%

57.7%

44.3%

39.7%

Mississippi

55.4%

62.6%

63.5%

52.8%

51.0%

Tennessee

46.7%

48.0%

56.8%

46.3%

41.5%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

51.7%

48.4%

64.4%

52.9%

46.2%

Louisiana

52.1%

57.7%

61.7%

50.4%

46.5%

Oklahoma

53.9%

56.3%

66.1%

54.8%

45.3%

Texas

50.6%

51.0%

52.3%

54.6%

46.3%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

51.7%

52.8%

61.3%

53.8%

45.4%

Colorado

49.3%

49.4%

52.2%

56.1%

41.5%

Idaho

51.1%

61.0%

57.5%

50.8%

41.8%

Montana

51.2%

57.2%

61.3%

53.4%

44.4%

Nevada

54.2%

62.6%

54.8%

52.6%

51.7%

New Mexico

55.2%

63.7%

60.2%

60.3%

46.8%

Utah

44.2%

54.9%

38.5%

51.1%

38.7%

Wyoming

44.1%

45.8%

51.0%

51.4%

34.4%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

54.6%

67.4%

60.9%

52.3%

48.8%

California

52.8%

51.9%

61.0%

52.4%

48.3%

Hawaii

60.3%

69.8%

70.7%

58.9%

48.4%

Oregon

52.6%

60.2%

61.9%

53.1%

43.0%

Washington

54.7%

58.1%

60.8%

55.9%

48.9%

 

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.4(2008) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take single coverage 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

0.35%

0.47%

0.77%

0.60%

0.55%

 

New England:

Connecticut

1.94%

3.23%

2.83%

3.95%

2.08%

Maine

0.97%

4.58%

4.94%

2.28%

1.99%

Massachusetts

1.76%

1.47%

1.97%

3.47%

2.29%

New Hampshire

1.16%

2.75%

2.67%

1.64%

2.93%

Rhode Island

1.51%

5.40%

3.47%

3.34%

2.69%

Vermont

1.47%

3.64%

2.45%

3.04%

2.94%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

2.22%

4.97%

3.53%

3.96%

4.15%

New York

1.51%

2.89%

2.62%

2.13%

3.08%

Pennsylvania

0.79%

1.94%

2.29%

2.45%

1.86%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

2.04%

1.88%

4.40%

1.92%

2.23%

Indiana

1.24%

6.12%

3.55%

2.82%

1.97%

Michigan

1.82%

3.17%

3.27%

2.74%

1.51%

Ohio

1.09%

3.62%

1.68%

1.73%

2.58%

Wisconsin

1.11%

2.97%

2.19%

2.31%

1.94%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

1.65%

3.40%

1.93%

3.32%

2.09%

Kansas

0.98%

4.16%

2.74%

1.88%

1.83%

Minnesota

2.29%

2.34%

2.67%

2.47%

4.04%

Missouri

2.26%

5.49%

3.81%

1.92%

1.92%

Nebraska

1.83%

3.43%

3.08%

2.78%

2.55%

North Dakota

2.93%

5.03%

2.99%

2.44%

6.96%

South Dakota

2.53%

6.10%

2.93%

3.53%

4.06%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

1.66%

4.57%

3.40%

4.30%

3.24%

District of Columbia

1.25%

2.74%

3.95%

3.59%

2.99%

Florida

1.50%

3.68%

4.84%

2.02%

3.39%

Georgia

1.39%

4.39%

3.81%

2.26%

2.93%

Maryland

1.56%

5.77%

3.20%

2.56%

2.19%

North Carolina

2.14%

3.94%

3.27%

3.31%

3.35%

South Carolina

1.89%

3.15%

3.86%

4.07%

3.33%

Virginia

1.73%

3.81%

2.97%

2.67%

2.75%

West Virginia

1.49%

4.90%

3.38%

4.29%

2.39%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

1.82%

3.37%

5.25%

2.63%

2.44%

Kentucky

1.16%

5.29%

2.17%

3.04%

3.08%

Mississippi

2.05%

3.94%

4.21%

4.29%

2.70%

Tennessee

1.64%

3.67%

4.53%

2.86%

2.48%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

1.89%

6.95%

3.78%

3.36%

4.94%

Louisiana

1.83%

3.81%

3.83%

3.08%

2.27%

Oklahoma

2.12%

2.86%

2.36%

2.45%

3.93%

Texas

1.58%

3.92%

3.58%

2.06%

1.81%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

1.80%

2.96%

3.39%

2.75%

3.43%

Colorado

1.68%

4.23%

4.55%

2.37%

2.95%

Idaho

1.67%

7.25%

4.12%

3.55%

2.63%

Montana

1.25%

4.76%

4.31%

2.38%

2.86%

Nevada

1.82%

4.78%

2.83%

2.83%

3.33%

New Mexico

1.70%

4.22%

4.33%

4.26%

3.38%

Utah

2.67%

4.98%

3.30%

3.64%

4.06%

Wyoming

1.49%

6.42%

3.31%

3.39%

5.61%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

1.89%

5.47%

4.63%

3.73%

2.79%

California

1.10%

2.38%

2.62%

2.37%

2.11%

Hawaii

2.34%

4.98%

4.28%

3.96%

2.76%

Oregon

1.46%

3.85%

3.32%

3.81%

2.07%

Washington

1.92%

4.04%

3.67%

2.98%

3.75%

 

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.