Table VIII.E.1(2008) Average total employee-plus-one premium (in dollars) per enrolled employee at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and States: 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

8,535

8,443

8,232

8,567

8,695

 

New England:

Connecticut

9,305

8,833

9,927

9,180

9,105

Maine

9,107

8,719

9,364

8,880

9,352

Massachusetts

9,393

7,240

8,871

10,797

9,252

New Hampshire

10,429

8,847

10,428

10,720

10,529

Rhode Island

9,080

9,625

9,311

8,325

9,218

Vermont

9,965

8,969

10,201

9,898

10,127

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

8,739

7,634

8,327

8,885

9,283

New York

8,807

8,593

9,076

9,164

8,464

Pennsylvania

9,022

8,198

8,898

9,347

9,001

 

East North Central:

Illinois

9,232

10,273

8,525

9,755

8,713

Indiana

8,966

8,175

9,121

8,731

9,192

Michigan

8,712

7,960

8,920

8,596

8,832

Ohio

8,194

8,454

7,359

8,813

8,026

Wisconsin

9,408

9,695

8,787

9,607

9,497

 

West North Central:

Iowa

8,191

8,581

7,661

8,116

8,423

Kansas

8,143

7,225

8,717

8,130

8,167

Minnesota

8,831

9,281

8,595

9,394

8,274

Missouri

7,937

8,087

7,481

7,433

8,409

Nebraska

8,178

8,181

7,881

8,108

8,368

North Dakota

7,751

7,716

8,347

7,753

7,419

South Dakota

8,931

9,877

8,709

8,566

9,068

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

9,041

7,690

7,933

8,750

10,347

District of Columbia

8,968

7,765

8,088

9,991

9,143

Florida

8,444

9,226

8,939

8,562

7,721

Georgia

8,126

9,051

7,987

7,865

8,254

Maryland

8,805

9,003

8,263

9,177

8,713

North Carolina

8,234

7,984

8,029

7,968

8,575

South Carolina

8,681

8,215

8,265

8,387

9,185

Virginia

7,886

7,427

7,826

7,922

8,021

West Virginia

8,968

7,503

9,127

9,683

8,621

 

East South Central:

Alabama

8,053

7,176

8,500

7,800

8,263

Kentucky

7,716

6,454

7,181

8,194

7,941

Mississippi

8,005

7,938

7,684

7,475

8,435

Tennessee

8,495

8,389

7,286

8,472

9,106

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

7,854

7,457

7,193

7,787

8,187

Louisiana

7,929

7,094

7,198

7,992

8,507

Oklahoma

7,836

7,845

6,634

7,860

8,390

Texas

8,278

8,563

6,924

7,971

9,192

 

Mountain:

Arizona

8,483

7,700

7,461

8,411

9,151

Colorado

8,428

8,885

8,402

8,677

8,040

Idaho

7,871

8,935

7,425

7,587

7,884

Montana

8,182

7,663

8,256

8,316

8,153

Nevada

7,753

7,946

6,730

7,688

8,106

New Mexico

7,858

8,068

8,040

7,460

7,854

Utah

8,330

6,666

8,489

8,036

8,879

Wyoming

8,927

9,918

9,314

8,388

8,556

 

Pacific:

Alaska

9,907

10,934

8,389

9,634

10,502

California

8,351

8,404

8,250

7,842

8,846

Hawaii

7,691

6,455

7,710

7,759

8,111

Oregon

8,733

8,966

7,895

8,327

9,444

Washington

8,681

7,688

8,575

8,942

8,812

 

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.E.1(2008) Standard error for average total employee-plus-one premium (in dollars) per enrolled employee at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and States: 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

43.05

145.92

87.67

65.78

114.18

 

New England:

Connecticut

181.94

505.12

446.30

455.58

382.66

Maine

406.01

1,022.60

1,083.91

735.10

620.26

Massachusetts

401.19

998.21

557.51

690.76

502.81

New Hampshire

287.79

626.03

291.12

463.36

407.33

Rhode Island

438.11

606.48

702.99

754.02

833.77

Vermont

294.57

980.67

344.24

300.30

596.94

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

164.70

494.69

786.12

381.18

360.66

New York

335.65

551.10

438.42

568.65

670.77

Pennsylvania

125.80

518.08

282.49

239.07

292.62

 

East North Central:

Illinois

252.38

849.70

395.03

697.28

296.61

Indiana

311.07

1,356.60

382.42

490.98

636.05

Michigan

223.45

368.56

287.89

406.19

336.20

Ohio

215.35

425.48

305.69

627.70

411.17

Wisconsin

291.09

700.80

452.38

400.76

346.07

 

West North Central:

Iowa

263.10

984.00

753.26

321.67

257.05

Kansas

350.72

1,005.58

734.04

411.97

714.85

Minnesota

387.18

1,120.83

471.82

510.37

510.28

Missouri

258.79

617.61

401.90

338.15

386.94

Nebraska

250.88

632.90

335.99

478.42

304.49

North Dakota

309.66

1,271.41

377.33

260.31

640.73

South Dakota

243.85

592.65

514.70

1,042.86

324.59

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

345.01

444.00

700.24

616.53

735.64

District of Columbia

181.02

594.66

316.59

426.97

373.03

Florida

189.50

534.98

722.09

386.94

525.17

Georgia

342.37

804.92

376.04

251.34

578.65

Maryland

146.74

1,157.31

348.81

377.46

423.10

North Carolina

121.36

805.57

487.21

405.34

219.66

South Carolina

270.89

468.32

389.33

475.18

490.85

Virginia

156.17

605.66

257.89

368.45

301.18

West Virginia

461.15

1,142.58

684.05

636.01

567.90

 

East South Central:

Alabama

229.89

975.52

284.59

546.27

1,293.18

Kentucky

212.66

547.77

365.57

304.39

378.72

Mississippi

402.68

1,061.35

554.49

1,014.77

552.59

Tennessee

248.11

709.51

315.49

278.34

471.76

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

232.30

752.87

288.32

461.77

440.94

Louisiana

284.09

493.50

616.62

323.82

530.19

Oklahoma

239.77

655.60

333.04

605.13

444.18

Texas

232.17

584.61

701.38

229.19

294.71

 

Mountain:

Arizona

227.36

630.05

349.83

427.23

509.64

Colorado

241.71

519.00

616.01

345.51

503.74

Idaho

528.61

832.45

469.80

372.16

827.17

Montana

184.90

831.95

668.50

481.36

263.39

Nevada

172.47

456.49

530.20

421.34

510.85

New Mexico

231.49

522.55

749.94

625.27

376.91

Utah

233.40

850.62

555.22

696.80

402.72

Wyoming

456.03

1,096.72

759.44

371.55

535.77

 

Pacific:

Alaska

279.39

1,503.45

878.87

577.87

876.64

California

134.38

289.52

303.95

295.12

174.91

Hawaii

313.27

542.83

435.35

411.73

263.64

Oregon

213.61

442.71

432.75

298.97

430.87

Washington

248.22

696.84

343.40

367.03

344.83

 

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.