Table VIII.B.2.b(2009) Percent of private-sector employees that are enrolled in 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 |
61.1% |
|
34.7% |
|
53.8% |
|
69.9% |
|
78.2% |
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New England: |
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Connecticut |
65.5% |
|
33.0% |
|
63.4% |
|
77.9% |
|
80.0% |
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Maine |
58.4% |
|
29.5% |
|
48.4% |
|
69.8% |
|
75.7% |
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Massachusetts |
57.7% |
|
25.8% |
|
52.6% |
|
68.0% |
|
77.5% |
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New Hampshire |
59.1% |
|
24.9% |
|
60.0% |
|
69.7% |
|
74.2% |
|
Rhode Island |
56.9% |
|
34.6% |
|
49.2% |
|
66.4% |
|
70.0% |
|
Vermont |
51.9% |
|
26.0% |
|
41.9% |
|
66.6% |
|
65.3% |
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Middle Atlantic: |
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New Jersey |
61.3% |
|
31.6% |
|
61.7% |
|
65.9% |
|
78.3% |
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New York |
61.5% |
|
40.0% |
|
57.0% |
|
67.6% |
|
76.5% |
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Pennsylvania |
62.4% |
|
29.0% |
|
56.3% |
|
72.2% |
|
82.7% |
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East North Central: |
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Illinois |
63.2% |
|
32.4% |
|
55.1% |
|
74.2% |
|
82.9% |
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Indiana |
60.3% |
|
39.6% |
|
52.9% |
|
68.0% |
|
72.8% |
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Michigan |
62.0% |
|
32.5% |
|
52.7% |
|
75.1% |
|
76.4% |
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Ohio |
62.3% |
|
35.7% |
|
55.8% |
|
71.7% |
|
77.7% |
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Wisconsin |
56.2% |
|
23.4% |
|
49.5% |
|
68.4% |
|
72.3% |
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West North Central: |
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Iowa |
63.1% |
|
34.7% |
|
52.9% |
|
71.8% |
|
83.8% |
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Kansas |
59.0% |
|
37.4% |
|
47.7% |
|
65.9% |
|
77.4% |
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Minnesota |
61.7% |
|
31.0% |
|
57.2% |
|
70.5% |
|
79.1% |
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Missouri |
64.6% |
|
33.5% |
|
54.0% |
|
75.6% |
|
85.7% |
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Nebraska |
60.2% |
|
37.4% |
|
49.3% |
|
72.1% |
|
73.4% |
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North Dakota |
61.2% |
|
22.5% |
|
55.3% |
|
72.2% |
|
79.0% |
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South Dakota |
54.0% |
|
26.3% |
|
45.7% |
|
59.2% |
|
74.6% |
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South Atlantic: |
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Delaware |
59.4% |
|
29.2% |
|
49.2% |
|
71.4% |
|
80.3% |
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District of Columbia |
64.5% |
|
41.0% |
|
61.9% |
|
88.0% |
|
63.6% |
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Florida |
59.1% |
|
42.3% |
|
52.7% |
|
63.4% |
|
72.6% |
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Georgia |
63.5% |
|
31.0% |
|
58.1% |
|
73.2% |
|
82.9% |
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Maryland |
63.7% |
|
45.2% |
|
57.8% |
|
70.5% |
|
75.2% |
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North Carolina |
61.3% |
|
35.1% |
|
55.5% |
|
65.7% |
|
79.5% |
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South Carolina |
62.3% |
|
29.0% |
|
54.7% |
|
73.3% |
|
81.3% |
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Virginia |
60.8% |
|
44.8% |
|
54.6% |
|
65.0% |
|
73.2% |
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West Virginia |
59.3% |
|
31.4% |
|
43.0% |
|
70.9% |
|
81.4% |
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East South Central: |
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Alabama |
58.7% |
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32.3% |
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52.5% |
|
65.7% |
|
77.5% |
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Kentucky |
60.5% |
|
36.0% |
|
52.8% |
|
70.7% |
|
76.4% |
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Mississippi |
60.4% |
|
29.9% |
|
52.0% |
|
65.9% |
|
80.1% |
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Tennessee |
60.4% |
|
42.2% |
|
50.9% |
|
67.8% |
|
76.5% |
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West South Central: |
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Arkansas |
64.3% |
|
30.7% |
|
62.2% |
|
79.1% |
|
77.7% |
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Louisiana |
56.5% |
|
27.4% |
|
42.1% |
|
70.2% |
|
74.9% |
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Oklahoma |
55.1% |
|
28.7% |
|
40.9% |
|
63.6% |
|
75.3% |
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Texas |
62.9% |
|
30.0% |
|
57.5% |
|
71.7% |
|
83.8% |
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Mountain: |
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Arizona |
58.0% |
|
43.3% |
|
46.7% |
|
69.1% |
|
68.6% |
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Colorado |
59.0% |
|
37.5% |
|
37.9% |
|
72.1% |
|
80.9% |
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Idaho |
56.6% |
|
22.0% |
|
52.5% |
|
66.5% |
|
74.5% |
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Montana |
57.6% |
|
28.7% |
|
45.3% |
|
62.5% |
|
78.9% |
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Nevada |
57.5% |
|
40.6% |
|
50.8% |
|
58.8% |
|
75.3% |
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New Mexico |
50.2% |
|
17.8% |
|
41.8% |
|
65.6% |
|
63.7% |
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Utah |
56.6% |
|
29.4% |
|
46.8% |
|
63.8% |
|
71.2% |
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Wyoming |
60.6% |
|
36.4% |
|
49.8% |
|
62.9% |
|
79.5% |
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Pacific: |
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Alaska |
61.0% |
|
42.3% |
|
46.3% |
|
66.2% |
|
78.5% |
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California |
61.4% |
|
35.4% |
|
52.8% |
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69.7% |
|
80.8% |
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Hawaii |
69.4% |
|
48.1% |
|
66.4% |
|
81.6% |
|
80.2% |
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Oregon |
65.5% |
|
46.1% |
|
55.8% |
|
76.9% |
|
76.0% |
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Washington |
63.9% |
|
38.1% |
|
50.2% |
|
76.5% |
|
81.3% |
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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.b(2009) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees that are enrolled in 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 |
0.41% |
|
1.17% |
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0.49% |
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0.60% |
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0.66% |
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New England: |
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Connecticut |
2.02% |
|
3.00% |
|
3.41% |
|
2.68% |
|
1.56% |
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Maine |
1.79% |
|
2.82% |
|
3.01% |
|
1.68% |
|
3.08% |
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Massachusetts |
2.47% |
|
3.10% |
|
2.84% |
|
2.19% |
|
2.96% |
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New Hampshire |
2.85% |
|
2.22% |
|
2.71% |
|
2.62% |
|
2.40% |
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Rhode Island |
2.01% |
|
2.70% |
|
3.40% |
|
4.23% |
|
4.42% |
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Vermont |
2.23% |
|
4.13% |
|
3.42% |
|
1.46% |
|
3.92% |
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Middle Atlantic: |
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New Jersey |
3.13% |
|
5.50% |
|
2.48% |
|
2.86% |
|
2.67% |
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New York |
1.20% |
|
3.09% |
|
3.38% |
|
2.43% |
|
1.62% |
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Pennsylvania |
1.22% |
|
4.21% |
|
3.35% |
|
2.28% |
|
0.93% |
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East North Central: |
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Illinois |
1.33% |
|
4.29% |
|
3.21% |
|
2.11% |
|
2.44% |
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Indiana |
1.81% |
|
5.31% |
|
1.92% |
|
3.95% |
|
3.55% |
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Michigan |
2.41% |
|
4.47% |
|
3.28% |
|
4.09% |
|
2.03% |
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Ohio |
2.21% |
|
5.15% |
|
2.85% |
|
2.19% |
|
6.10% |
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Wisconsin |
1.37% |
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1.73% |
|
3.22% |
|
3.50% |
|
4.32% |
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West North Central: |
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Iowa |
2.47% |
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3.41% |
|
5.05% |
|
4.33% |
|
1.83% |
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Kansas |
2.31% |
|
4.63% |
|
3.67% |
|
3.91% |
|
2.02% |
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Minnesota |
2.25% |
|
2.72% |
|
2.89% |
|
4.93% |
|
2.08% |
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Missouri |
2.27% |
|
4.98% |
|
4.22% |
|
2.79% |
|
3.31% |
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Nebraska |
1.73% |
|
3.96% |
|
5.92% |
|
2.75% |
|
2.09% |
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North Dakota |
2.06% |
|
3.79% |
|
3.44% |
|
3.36% |
|
2.52% |
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South Dakota |
2.51% |
|
4.60% |
|
6.43% |
|
4.89% |
|
3.50% |
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South Atlantic: |
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Delaware |
2.93% |
|
5.11% |
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4.31% |
|
3.55% |
|
3.23% |
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District of Columbia |
3.29% |
|
3.52% |
|
4.75% |
|
1.82% |
|
7.67% |
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Florida |
2.16% |
|
4.74% |
|
3.77% |
|
2.93% |
|
4.98% |
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Georgia |
2.45% |
|
3.84% |
|
2.87% |
|
2.25% |
|
2.94% |
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Maryland |
3.21% |
|
3.78% |
|
4.64% |
|
5.10% |
|
2.60% |
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North Carolina |
1.96% |
|
3.44% |
|
4.07% |
|
5.49% |
|
3.07% |
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South Carolina |
1.12% |
|
2.70% |
|
3.09% |
|
2.98% |
|
3.64% |
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Virginia |
1.72% |
|
6.96% |
|
2.92% |
|
2.99% |
|
4.47% |
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West Virginia |
3.09% |
|
4.63% |
|
3.78% |
|
2.78% |
|
4.01% |
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East South Central: |
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Alabama |
1.45% |
|
4.15% |
|
2.83% |
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2.47% |
|
2.56% |
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Kentucky |
2.00% |
|
2.92% |
|
3.72% |
|
2.78% |
|
2.29% |
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Mississippi |
2.16% |
|
3.01% |
|
5.19% |
|
4.14% |
|
2.55% |
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Tennessee |
1.45% |
|
4.21% |
|
1.65% |
|
5.92% |
|
2.73% |
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West South Central: |
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Arkansas |
1.63% |
|
3.24% |
|
3.23% |
|
2.91% |
|
4.00% |
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Louisiana |
2.93% |
|
3.51% |
|
5.38% |
|
4.33% |
|
3.15% |
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Oklahoma |
1.86% |
|
5.36% |
|
3.13% |
|
4.17% |
|
1.94% |
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Texas |
1.15% |
|
3.80% |
|
3.35% |
|
1.87% |
|
2.10% |
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Mountain: |
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Arizona |
3.79% |
|
4.38% |
|
4.85% |
|
6.39% |
|
6.78% |
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Colorado |
1.95% |
|
3.71% |
|
4.91% |
|
3.35% |
|
3.70% |
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Idaho |
2.61% |
|
3.28% |
|
4.74% |
|
4.53% |
|
3.24% |
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Montana |
2.25% |
|
3.89% |
|
4.48% |
|
4.26% |
|
1.97% |
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Nevada |
2.85% |
|
3.34% |
|
2.92% |
|
5.61% |
|
4.52% |
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New Mexico |
2.45% |
|
3.07% |
|
3.10% |
|
3.10% |
|
3.61% |
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Utah |
1.80% |
|
3.81% |
|
3.18% |
|
3.43% |
|
1.11% |
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Wyoming |
1.66% |
|
5.21% |
|
6.90% |
|
4.80% |
|
3.27% |
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Pacific: |
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Alaska |
3.41% |
|
6.44% |
|
5.02% |
|
4.22% |
|
4.57% |
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California |
0.96% |
|
3.86% |
|
1.85% |
|
1.18% |
|
1.66% |
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Hawaii |
1.22% |
|
3.32% |
|
3.83% |
|
2.64% |
|
3.01% |
|
Oregon |
2.63% |
|
6.17% |
|
5.00% |
|
3.22% |
|
4.43% |
|
Washington |
3.16% |
|
4.45% |
|
6.73% |
|
2.89% |
|
3.47% |
|
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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. |