Table VIII.D.1(2008) Average total family 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

12,298

11,915

11,666

12,174

12,769

 

New England:

Connecticut

13,436

13,191

13,385

13,210

13,711

Maine

13,102

14,267

12,879

13,000

12,951

Massachusetts

13,788

12,958

13,407

13,965

14,038

New Hampshire

13,592

12,560

14,060

13,970

13,370

Rhode Island

13,363

12,547

12,699

13,358

13,864

Vermont

13,091

12,962

12,806

13,055

13,272

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

12,789

11,516

11,968

12,317

14,206

New York

12,824

11,718

12,654

12,490

13,528

Pennsylvania

12,339

11,721

12,094

11,999

12,876

 

East North Central:

Illinois

12,603

12,108

11,625

13,466

12,475

Indiana

13,504

12,777

11,404

12,702

14,882

Michigan

11,321

10,682

11,292

11,601

11,291

Ohio

11,425

10,333

10,962

12,097

11,237

Wisconsin

12,956

14,684

12,709

12,518

12,969

 

West North Central:

Iowa

10,947

10,865

9,903

11,029

11,406

Kansas

11,662

10,030

11,284

11,959

11,914

Minnesota

13,639

10,574

12,776

12,797

14,898

Missouri

11,557

11,355

12,252

10,307

12,269

Nebraska

11,648

12,789

10,510

11,876

11,824

North Dakota

11,178

10,883

11,318

11,085

11,269

South Dakota

11,382

9,410

11,024

11,690

11,787

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

13,386

12,095

12,559

12,935

14,530

District of Columbia

13,427

11,980

12,681

14,580

13,493

Florida

12,697

15,060

11,506

12,769

12,000

Georgia

11,659

11,480

11,093

11,656

11,949

Maryland

12,541

10,999

11,971

13,827

12,374

North Carolina

12,308

13,771

11,283

11,475

12,742

South Carolina

12,068

11,074

12,228

11,659

12,542

Virginia

11,935

11,903

11,415

11,296

12,641

West Virginia

12,887

10,398

12,220

13,695

12,894

 

East South Central:

Alabama

11,119

9,817

10,874

11,160

11,398

Kentucky

11,506

8,753

11,540

11,656

12,034

Mississippi

11,363

10,827

10,067

11,451

12,085

Tennessee

12,302

11,338

10,537

12,572

12,901

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

11,220

13,538

10,009

11,014

10,805

Louisiana

11,207

11,094

9,288

10,899

12,081

Oklahoma

11,053

11,014

10,995

10,820

11,251

Texas

11,967

9,678

10,558

12,269

13,263

 

Mountain:

Arizona

12,292

10,773

11,041

12,680

12,803

Colorado

11,952

12,155

12,621

12,136

11,471

Idaho

10,837

11,463

9,885

10,975

10,622

Montana

11,438

10,341

10,496

11,048

11,991

Nevada

11,487

12,052

10,121

10,940

12,892

New Mexico

12,071

11,823

12,563

13,666

11,254

Utah

11,783

10,209

11,343

11,378

12,708

Wyoming

12,734

11,653

12,424

11,679

13,682

 

Pacific:

Alaska

13,383

14,115

12,248

11,967

14,797

California

12,254

12,115

11,773

11,327

13,211

Hawaii

11,044

8,572

10,763

11,176

11,640

Oregon

12,585

12,014

11,564

12,441

13,280

Washington

13,036

11,602

12,644

13,390

13,208

 

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.D.1(2008) Standard error for average total family 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

81.11

161.19

171.76

98.86

151.38

 

New England:

Connecticut

400.98

557.77

454.99

803.02

598.20

Maine

410.04

1,509.98

1,124.55

755.34

653.87

Massachusetts

278.75

453.32

676.75

352.45

383.18

New Hampshire

480.19

794.89

509.27

696.77

579.99

Rhode Island

181.93

685.81

457.62

717.76

310.72

Vermont

364.75

466.93

570.16

586.82

611.89

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

343.66

1,303.06

1,256.18

781.69

772.29

New York

297.14

832.44

555.09

438.76

498.17

Pennsylvania

304.29

546.04

393.79

468.36

323.06

 

East North Central:

Illinois

381.01

327.76

568.11

677.96

371.18

Indiana

664.25

998.08

475.41

715.14

1,239.62

Michigan

314.65

640.11

644.05

609.84

479.69

Ohio

328.80

563.20

551.59

884.02

446.54

Wisconsin

285.45

926.12

490.58

467.42

519.57

 

West North Central:

Iowa

242.71

383.09

857.76

314.35

308.45

Kansas

268.01

477.65

919.02

406.02

488.10

Minnesota

654.11

1,031.02

900.88

528.39

946.60

Missouri

292.32

702.80

621.04

709.49

498.26

Nebraska

337.39

738.49

724.20

625.30

628.42

North Dakota

257.28

906.70

486.60

537.30

620.25

South Dakota

212.02

813.08

454.31

406.99

201.40

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

453.63

835.47

574.18

915.21

802.02

District of Columbia

286.29

728.05

519.51

690.46

697.46

Florida

397.77

850.85

668.71

664.61

364.96

Georgia

291.74

941.31

502.29

321.83

625.36

Maryland

399.90

1,172.55

419.98

801.63

558.27

North Carolina

202.17

1,088.27

830.73

744.81

414.81

South Carolina

338.94

715.83

719.58

438.73

537.10

Virginia

317.42

660.84

765.65

508.36

523.80

West Virginia

488.74

1,487.66

925.98

1,095.76

429.99

 

East South Central:

Alabama

239.54

620.43

327.55

351.48

375.04

Kentucky

262.55

482.89

529.34

289.93

431.52

Mississippi

301.41

735.35

595.16

590.33

314.26

Tennessee

310.48

549.06

876.57

426.81

603.10

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

309.13

856.97

859.58

551.21

580.52

Louisiana

323.71

1,244.99

900.45

459.21

638.32

Oklahoma

322.06

807.80

794.57

606.72

424.66

Texas

390.85

1,272.31

843.89

333.33

281.61

 

Mountain:

Arizona

403.38

766.78

657.39

397.26

772.88

Colorado

393.83

858.36

648.46

528.57

683.02

Idaho

383.28

1,445.84

673.41

526.36

722.10

Montana

448.43

1,221.19

424.19

465.22

567.85

Nevada

286.69

893.90

785.17

448.62

506.42

New Mexico

609.68

704.43

736.42

1,116.91

398.20

Utah

365.48

931.62

957.69

788.86

624.02

Wyoming

579.10

1,831.40

729.49

763.94

674.35

 

Pacific:

Alaska

571.81

2,309.02

694.85

707.06

611.10

California

184.86

370.55

305.21

430.08

258.91

Hawaii

281.07

612.20

761.77

405.75

518.14

Oregon

305.25

687.07

377.88

557.06

664.59

Washington

322.75

823.87

525.76

619.24

509.54

 

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.