Table VIII.C.1(2012) Average total single premium (in dollars) per enrolled employee at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2012
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 5,384    5,272    5,195    5,384    5,557   
New England:
Connecticut 5,934    5,933    5,846    5,818    6,087   
Maine 5,692    5,381    5,958    5,583    5,718   
Massachusetts 6,121    5,952    5,747    6,866    5,673   
New Hampshire 5,688    5,184    5,394    5,506    6,272   
Rhode Island 5,870    5,845    5,999    6,023    5,669   
Vermont 5,580    5,047    5,627    5,837    5,476   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 5,837    6,026    5,527    5,953    5,951   
New York 6,033    5,135    5,471    5,993    6,860   
Pennsylvania 5,385    5,105    5,163    5,532    5,553   
East North Central:
Illinois 5,404    5,266    5,694    5,174    5,450   
Indiana 5,504    5,104    5,666    5,675    5,326   
Michigan 5,365    5,330    5,519    5,419    5,203   
Ohio 5,081    4,743    4,760    5,267    5,241   
Wisconsin 5,737    5,663    5,679    5,556    5,990   
West North Central:
Iowa 5,141    5,076    4,831    5,236    5,305   
Kansas 4,968    4,686    4,607    5,115    5,199   
Minnesota 5,338    5,569    5,047    5,432    5,363   
Missouri 5,150    5,482    4,801    4,860    5,587   
Nebraska 5,101    5,194    4,765    5,291    5,215   
North Dakota 5,377    5,245    5,487    5,486    5,216   
South Dakota 5,409    5,121    5,321    5,480    5,497   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 5,583    5,491    5,437    5,521    5,770   
District of Columbia 5,581    5,432    5,418    5,658    5,731   
Florida 5,179    5,231    5,137    5,428    4,986   
Georgia 5,159    5,115    5,049    4,719    5,706   
Maryland 5,302    5,275    5,125    5,277    5,471   
North Carolina 5,632    7,743    4,801    5,340    5,403   
South Carolina 5,098    4,738    5,098    5,037    5,232   
Virginia 5,309    4,757    5,198    5,449    5,415   
West Virginia 5,884    5,395    5,034    6,102    6,430   
East South Central:
Alabama 4,961    4,904    5,091    4,600    5,268   
Kentucky 5,397    4,618    5,181    5,562    5,739   
Mississippi 4,713    3,658    4,965    4,893    4,916   
Tennessee 5,067    4,649    4,909    5,104    5,265   
West South Central:
Arkansas 4,459    4,491    4,181    4,422    4,728   
Louisiana 5,381    5,058    5,186    5,488    5,464   
Oklahoma 4,851    4,870    4,858    4,702    4,996   
Texas 5,124    4,802    5,091    5,018    5,337   
Mountain:
Arizona 5,196    5,689    4,841    4,902    5,426   
Colorado 5,275    4,796    5,466    5,275    5,300   
Idaho 4,439    4,965    4,358    4,294    4,491   
Montana 5,585    5,167    5,099    5,424    6,118   
Nevada 4,949    5,397    4,776    4,347    5,445   
New Mexico 5,035    4,855    4,823    5,030    5,224   
Utah 5,162    4,503    4,881    5,433    5,319   
Wyoming 5,861    6,469    5,606    5,755    5,929   
Pacific:
Alaska 7,420    6,609    7,301    7,478    7,760   
California 5,422    5,218    5,055    5,447    5,729   
Hawaii 5,076    4,782    5,009    5,179    5,232   
Oregon 5,460    5,262    5,366    5,296    5,750   
Washington 5,368    4,918    5,213    5,453    5,560   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 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.1(2012) Standard error for average total single premium (in dollars) per enrolled employee at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2012
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 27.83    133.96    40.28    49.68    46.37   
New England:
Connecticut 173.64    182.01    377.58    275.25    329.99   
Maine 116.69    352.03    146.58    278.78    146.43   
Massachusetts 144.61    235.72    121.11    321.66    240.71   
New Hampshire 111.40    269.54    219.78    400.64    423.54   
Rhode Island 124.29    247.81    233.29    218.22    218.37   
Vermont 209.18    390.46    287.98    369.54    293.70   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 128.20    264.27    289.75    299.06    117.75   
New York 167.10    338.87    265.86    173.24    214.75   
Pennsylvania 110.13    354.40    156.12    190.45    261.61   
East North Central:
Illinois 96.61    170.76    335.47    143.71    168.77   
Indiana 123.83    443.61    229.35    297.13    278.49   
Michigan 134.09    260.33    333.04    258.08    239.17   
Ohio 135.87    172.44    227.92    260.30    349.01   
Wisconsin 137.31    362.16    298.11    170.93    163.91   
West North Central:
Iowa 140.53    241.62    196.26    178.02    215.15   
Kansas 114.89    165.83    235.04    259.65    244.87   
Minnesota 142.79    401.15    223.63    280.01    198.87   
Missouri 130.00    263.34    423.57    178.88    182.37   
Nebraska 171.05    312.10    473.81    216.16    162.42   
North Dakota 187.05    247.54    334.03    434.97    157.07   
South Dakota 97.51    487.94    390.08    191.81    173.63   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 142.08    304.29    301.00    225.24    160.16   
District of Columbia 77.03    213.93    276.69    187.83    212.75   
Florida 126.67    235.83    156.50    96.47    254.02   
Georgia 210.43    453.09    260.78    330.04    212.69   
Maryland 103.73    414.31    244.85    253.04    198.47   
North Carolina 336.01    918.52    178.69    234.99    251.47   
South Carolina 112.23    1,009.78    252.14    219.30    129.63   
Virginia 160.68    244.15    274.70    274.51    166.00   
West Virginia 160.14    468.36    282.08    286.18    414.90   
East South Central:
Alabama 118.80    376.32    179.38    117.13    338.89   
Kentucky 165.16    341.16    313.19    197.99    280.04   
Mississippi 212.21    525.34    248.83    74.42    276.93   
Tennessee 98.34    250.20    190.85    242.64    213.82   
West South Central:
Arkansas 135.49    329.38    277.64    235.29    258.41   
Louisiana 189.41    268.81    263.11    526.42    179.21   
Oklahoma 83.67    208.09    283.29    177.05    184.75   
Texas 137.54    206.25    186.11    276.57    117.57   
Mountain:
Arizona 141.99    361.75    260.08    227.60    342.70   
Colorado 164.79    259.97    193.71    205.59    232.02   
Idaho 104.77    464.76    292.32    226.78    280.82   
Montana 159.46    482.02    332.47    288.97    455.13   
Nevada 137.38    451.93    225.45    240.73    266.06   
New Mexico 150.57    445.02    211.22    210.16    247.15   
Utah 104.94    339.41    251.18    196.76    190.54   
Wyoming 109.13    758.43    389.76    295.51    327.03   
Pacific:
Alaska 229.90    605.52    404.63    506.85    632.89   
California 67.26    289.21    228.19    94.95    123.09   
Hawaii 99.65    178.27    146.84    119.23    197.83   
Oregon 100.78    276.75    263.32    218.59    152.58   
Washington 132.22    506.14    173.97    314.99    190.29   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.