Table VIII.B.2.a(2009) Percent of private-sector employees eligible for health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2009 |
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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 |
79.5% |
|
59.2% |
|
75.8% |
|
86.5% |
|
90.6% |
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New England: |
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Connecticut |
80.9% |
|
52.0% |
|
80.6% |
|
91.6% |
|
92.8% |
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Maine |
75.9% |
|
45.6% |
|
70.2% |
|
87.6% |
|
89.7% |
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Massachusetts |
78.8% |
|
55.4% |
|
73.2% |
|
90.2% |
|
91.1% |
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New Hampshire |
76.5% |
|
46.1% |
|
77.9% |
|
87.5% |
|
87.8% |
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Rhode Island |
77.9% |
|
60.4% |
|
74.6% |
|
83.1% |
|
87.6% |
|
Vermont |
74.2% |
|
51.2% |
|
66.4% |
|
87.2% |
|
85.3% |
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Middle Atlantic: |
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New Jersey |
80.7% |
|
54.4% |
|
82.2% |
|
85.8% |
|
93.6% |
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New York |
79.2% |
|
64.4% |
|
76.4% |
|
82.5% |
|
90.1% |
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Pennsylvania |
78.3% |
|
44.6% |
|
76.4% |
|
88.0% |
|
94.9% |
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East North Central: |
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Illinois |
81.1% |
|
56.3% |
|
77.1% |
|
90.4% |
|
94.3% |
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Indiana |
82.5% |
|
69.2% |
|
78.0% |
|
87.4% |
|
90.4% |
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Michigan |
79.0% |
|
58.6% |
|
70.8% |
|
88.1% |
|
90.5% |
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Ohio |
80.0% |
|
63.0% |
|
77.0% |
|
86.6% |
|
88.4% |
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Wisconsin |
74.8% |
|
39.4% |
|
79.0% |
|
87.2% |
|
83.5% |
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West North Central: |
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Iowa |
81.3% |
|
58.7% |
|
76.4% |
|
88.2% |
|
95.1% |
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Kansas |
78.8% |
|
64.6% |
|
71.1% |
|
82.4% |
|
92.0% |
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Minnesota |
79.4% |
|
53.9% |
|
73.7% |
|
90.5% |
|
91.8% |
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Missouri |
79.3% |
|
54.3% |
|
76.0% |
|
85.6% |
|
94.1% |
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Nebraska |
78.7% |
|
57.8% |
|
73.4% |
|
87.3% |
|
89.4% |
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North Dakota |
75.9% |
|
44.2% |
|
70.8% |
|
84.4% |
|
91.0% |
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South Dakota |
72.3% |
|
47.1% |
|
63.8% |
|
80.3% |
|
88.9% |
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South Atlantic: |
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Delaware |
78.6% |
|
53.9% |
|
70.2% |
|
86.7% |
|
97.7% |
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District of Columbia |
78.8% |
|
62.5% |
|
80.7% |
|
95.1% |
|
74.4% |
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Florida |
78.1% |
|
69.9% |
|
73.2% |
|
82.5% |
|
84.4% |
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Georgia |
84.1% |
|
66.4% |
|
79.0% |
|
91.5% |
|
94.5% |
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Maryland |
84.2% |
|
69.9% |
|
80.8% |
|
90.7% |
|
91.3% |
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North Carolina |
79.9% |
|
62.4% |
|
73.3% |
|
83.4% |
|
94.0% |
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South Carolina |
82.3% |
|
66.9% |
|
78.6% |
|
89.5% |
|
89.3% |
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Virginia |
84.1% |
|
66.7% |
|
81.9% |
|
90.8% |
|
91.5% |
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West Virginia |
80.2% |
|
68.7% |
|
69.4% |
|
85.8% |
|
92.1% |
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East South Central: |
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Alabama |
81.4% |
|
59.9% |
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83.8% |
|
86.1% |
|
90.5% |
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Kentucky |
80.1% |
|
64.2% |
|
74.8% |
|
85.8% |
|
91.6% |
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Mississippi |
80.1% |
|
55.9% |
|
84.2% |
|
80.1% |
|
90.4% |
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Tennessee |
79.8% |
|
68.7% |
|
75.4% |
|
82.8% |
|
89.9% |
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West South Central: |
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Arkansas |
83.6% |
|
63.3% |
|
83.9% |
|
93.2% |
|
89.7% |
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Louisiana |
78.3% |
|
59.8% |
|
70.8% |
|
83.2% |
|
92.3% |
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Oklahoma |
75.4% |
|
55.9% |
|
67.7% |
|
81.5% |
|
88.2% |
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Texas |
81.3% |
|
58.0% |
|
80.7% |
|
89.2% |
|
92.2% |
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Mountain: |
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Arizona |
76.2% |
|
65.7% |
|
68.0% |
|
85.4% |
|
82.9% |
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Colorado |
79.7% |
|
63.6% |
|
70.1% |
|
88.7% |
|
91.5% |
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Idaho |
73.2% |
|
43.8% |
|
70.7% |
|
82.7% |
|
86.8% |
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Montana |
74.0% |
|
42.2% |
|
67.2% |
|
81.8% |
|
89.9% |
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Nevada |
78.0% |
|
68.6% |
|
82.9% |
|
71.4% |
|
88.1% |
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New Mexico |
70.3% |
|
43.0% |
|
66.0% |
|
81.8% |
|
80.7% |
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Utah |
76.1% |
|
47.0% |
|
69.4% |
|
84.4% |
|
89.2% |
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Wyoming |
76.8% |
|
53.2% |
|
66.6% |
|
81.5% |
|
93.1% |
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Pacific: |
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Alaska |
76.6% |
|
69.0% |
|
68.3% |
|
77.8% |
|
86.4% |
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California |
78.3% |
|
54.6% |
|
76.1% |
|
85.1% |
|
91.4% |
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Hawaii |
80.8% |
|
61.2% |
|
77.3% |
|
91.8% |
|
91.6% |
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Oregon |
80.6% |
|
68.7% |
|
72.7% |
|
88.7% |
|
87.5% |
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Washington |
75.0% |
|
59.8% |
|
61.2% |
|
85.4% |
|
87.2% |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2009 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.2.a(2009) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees eligible for health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2009 |
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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 |
0.35% |
|
1.20% |
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0.50% |
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0.62% |
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0.63% |
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New England: |
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Connecticut |
2.11% |
|
3.93% |
|
1.98% |
|
2.61% |
|
1.69% |
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Maine |
2.41% |
|
4.45% |
|
5.69% |
|
1.41% |
|
3.10% |
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Massachusetts |
2.11% |
|
5.92% |
|
2.62% |
|
2.61% |
|
2.63% |
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New Hampshire |
2.20% |
|
3.04% |
|
1.38% |
|
2.28% |
|
2.19% |
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Rhode Island |
1.79% |
|
3.42% |
|
3.71% |
|
4.41% |
|
2.81% |
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Vermont |
2.08% |
|
6.53% |
|
3.29% |
|
1.66% |
|
2.73% |
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Middle Atlantic: |
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New Jersey |
2.99% |
|
6.87% |
|
2.23% |
|
2.75% |
|
1.68% |
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New York |
0.96% |
|
3.51% |
|
2.52% |
|
1.53% |
|
1.80% |
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Pennsylvania |
1.80% |
|
5.14% |
|
3.87% |
|
2.25% |
|
0.53% |
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East North Central: |
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Illinois |
1.42% |
|
3.52% |
|
2.60% |
|
1.99% |
|
1.17% |
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Indiana |
1.57% |
|
5.67% |
|
2.19% |
|
2.16% |
|
2.44% |
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Michigan |
1.89% |
|
5.90% |
|
2.81% |
|
2.46% |
|
1.72% |
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Ohio |
1.65% |
|
5.82% |
|
3.24% |
|
1.86% |
|
6.79% |
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Wisconsin |
2.64% |
|
4.44% |
|
2.53% |
|
2.82% |
|
3.47% |
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West North Central: |
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Iowa |
1.16% |
|
3.34% |
|
4.04% |
|
2.39% |
|
0.82% |
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Kansas |
2.22% |
|
4.30% |
|
3.35% |
|
3.07% |
|
1.83% |
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Minnesota |
1.84% |
|
4.47% |
|
2.63% |
|
1.79% |
|
1.99% |
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Missouri |
1.68% |
|
5.64% |
|
5.03% |
|
2.78% |
|
3.85% |
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Nebraska |
2.33% |
|
5.46% |
|
7.36% |
|
2.16% |
|
1.75% |
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North Dakota |
2.09% |
|
7.70% |
|
2.79% |
|
3.71% |
|
1.74% |
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South Dakota |
1.81% |
|
4.91% |
|
6.26% |
|
2.82% |
|
2.34% |
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South Atlantic: |
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Delaware |
2.76% |
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5.99% |
|
4.84% |
|
2.34% |
|
1.91% |
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District of Columbia |
3.40% |
|
3.86% |
|
3.42% |
|
1.11% |
|
8.33% |
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Florida |
2.13% |
|
4.16% |
|
4.46% |
|
2.56% |
|
5.05% |
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Georgia |
1.97% |
|
5.31% |
|
3.24% |
|
1.64% |
|
1.99% |
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Maryland |
2.24% |
|
5.80% |
|
4.08% |
|
2.55% |
|
1.74% |
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North Carolina |
2.25% |
|
3.49% |
|
4.35% |
|
4.12% |
|
1.37% |
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South Carolina |
1.83% |
|
4.53% |
|
3.58% |
|
2.82% |
|
3.84% |
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Virginia |
1.60% |
|
6.68% |
|
4.78% |
|
1.39% |
|
2.72% |
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West Virginia |
2.31% |
|
6.23% |
|
4.34% |
|
2.13% |
|
2.35% |
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East South Central: |
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Alabama |
1.75% |
|
6.08% |
|
2.85% |
|
2.06% |
|
1.86% |
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Kentucky |
2.19% |
|
5.09% |
|
3.85% |
|
2.57% |
|
1.73% |
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Mississippi |
1.91% |
|
4.32% |
|
1.09% |
|
4.82% |
|
1.96% |
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Tennessee |
1.66% |
|
4.55% |
|
2.31% |
|
5.85% |
|
2.62% |
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West South Central: |
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Arkansas |
1.59% |
|
5.37% |
|
3.59% |
|
3.14% |
|
3.94% |
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Louisiana |
2.85% |
|
4.18% |
|
6.42% |
|
3.98% |
|
3.21% |
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Oklahoma |
2.41% |
|
5.37% |
|
5.87% |
|
4.01% |
|
2.11% |
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Texas |
1.77% |
|
5.94% |
|
2.79% |
|
1.83% |
|
1.73% |
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Mountain: |
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Arizona |
2.98% |
|
7.31% |
|
3.30% |
|
6.04% |
|
4.78% |
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Colorado |
2.03% |
|
5.56% |
|
4.11% |
|
2.36% |
|
4.17% |
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Idaho |
3.09% |
|
7.47% |
|
5.83% |
|
2.88% |
|
3.95% |
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Montana |
2.41% |
|
6.04% |
|
4.48% |
|
4.48% |
|
1.67% |
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Nevada |
2.22% |
|
3.63% |
|
3.04% |
|
5.82% |
|
4.53% |
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New Mexico |
1.64% |
|
5.14% |
|
3.19% |
|
1.81% |
|
2.99% |
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Utah |
2.72% |
|
6.17% |
|
3.12% |
|
4.09% |
|
1.19% |
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Wyoming |
2.01% |
|
6.05% |
|
6.65% |
|
3.67% |
|
1.40% |
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Pacific: |
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Alaska |
2.92% |
|
3.21% |
|
4.63% |
|
4.85% |
|
4.61% |
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California |
1.11% |
|
4.20% |
|
0.64% |
|
1.73% |
|
0.97% |
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Hawaii |
2.02% |
|
4.35% |
|
4.07% |
|
1.44% |
|
2.04% |
|
Oregon |
2.01% |
|
5.34% |
|
4.46% |
|
2.27% |
|
3.20% |
|
Washington |
3.06% |
|
4.84% |
|
7.46% |
|
2.52% |
|
3.89% |
|
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2009 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. |