Table VIII.B.2.b 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, 2015
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 57.0%    27.5%    47.5%    66.9%    75.4%   
New England:
Connecticut 56.4%    28.7%    48.9%    65.7%    71.1%   
Maine 57.2%    29.8%    49.2%    64.3%    72.1%   
Massachusetts 54.6%    19.8%    42.2%    65.6%    79.9%   
New Hampshire 54.0%    20.7%    49.3%    57.5%    75.6%   
Rhode Island 49.9%    23.4%    41.5%    62.4%    63.0%   
Vermont 54.0%    27.1%    47.2%    62.3%    67.4%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 53.7%    23.8%    40.0%    66.9%    73.4%   
New York 52.9%    25.3%    41.7%    61.5%    73.5%   
Pennsylvania 58.8%    23.6%    52.8%    69.7%    75.1%   
East North Central:
Illinois 54.7%    29.5%    43.0%    64.2%    73.8%   
Indiana 56.0%    22.4%    51.0%    67.5%    71.9%   
Michigan 58.0%    23.5%    45.2%    69.6%    78.3%   
Ohio 58.3%    26.4%    50.3%    64.3%    80.3%   
Wisconsin 53.2%    22.1%    46.8%    62.7%    69.7%   
West North Central:
Iowa 56.1%    26.7%    43.7%    70.3%    72.3%   
Kansas 56.4%    27.7%    49.3%    62.9%    75.4%   
Minnesota 56.3%    24.0%    47.0%    67.1%    75.0%   
Missouri 60.6%    24.0%    57.3%    72.2%    77.4%   
Nebraska 54.1%    24.3%    43.1%    63.3%    73.3%   
North Dakota 56.0%    25.5%    44.7%    65.3%    77.9%   
South Dakota 57.8%    24.0%    53.5%    71.0%    70.0%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 60.7%    24.7%    54.5%    67.5%    80.9%   
District of Columbia 63.6%    34.2%    57.3%    79.9%    75.0%   
Florida 59.7%    40.9%    47.2%    67.2%    76.5%   
Georgia 56.0%    19.6%    55.7%    65.0%    74.3%   
Maryland 55.7%    24.9%    53.7%    68.5%    66.9%   
North Carolina 58.5%    34.7%    51.3%    65.6%    73.3%   
South Carolina 57.8%    29.5%    42.9%    69.7%    77.2%   
Virginia 58.2%    27.7%    49.5%    70.6%    73.8%   
West Virginia 52.4%    23.6%    31.2%    66.6%    77.4%   
East South Central:
Alabama 54.4%    20.6%    52.8%    63.1%    71.9%   
Kentucky 57.6%    28.1%    39.5%    70.2%    82.2%   
Mississippi 55.7%    20.2%    47.2%    66.6%    75.0%   
Tennessee 53.5%    23.1%    44.1%    58.4%    77.8%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 59.5%    26.9%    55.5%    76.2%    73.6%   
Louisiana 58.6%    25.1%    44.7%    71.1%    80.6%   
Oklahoma 62.2%    32.4%    55.1%    73.0%    75.9%   
Texas 59.1%    28.4%    52.1%    69.3%    77.3%   
Mountain:
Arizona 54.6%    25.5%    41.7%    65.7%    76.1%   
Colorado 47.2%    18.1%    32.2%    56.5%    71.9%   
Idaho 62.4%    21.6%    46.3%    75.4%    83.2%   
Montana 56.2%    34.3%    39.8%    53.5%    78.9%   
Nevada 57.0%    25.9%    56.6%    65.1%    70.4%   
New Mexico 52.4%    22.9%    38.5%    61.3%    75.4%   
Utah 52.1%    30.4%    39.3%    63.5%    66.4%   
Wyoming 56.3%    37.8%    44.1%    61.2%    69.6%   
Pacific:
Alaska 55.8%    31.0%    47.1%    66.8%    67.4%   
California 60.0%    32.0%    50.3%    69.8%    77.2%   
Hawaii 62.8%    39.7%    60.8%    72.6%    76.4%   
Oregon 60.4%    38.4%    49.1%    67.2%    75.9%   
Washington 56.7%    28.5%    33.8%    71.2%    78.7%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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.B.2.b Standard errors 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, 2015
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 0.39%    0.72%    0.81%    0.57%    0.49%   
New England:
Connecticut 1.83%    3.54%    2.85%    2.83%    2.31%   
Maine 2.14%    5.01%    4.43%    2.47%    2.00%   
Massachusetts 2.40%    2.84%    3.26%    3.11%    2.37%   
New Hampshire 2.90%    2.16%    2.66%    4.22%    3.59%   
Rhode Island 2.83%    3.10%    2.61%    3.10%    7.19%   
Vermont 2.25%    3.87%    3.05%    3.16%    3.99%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 2.86%    6.60%    3.18%    2.56%    3.30%   
New York 1.66%    2.75%    2.57%    2.15%    2.05%   
Pennsylvania 2.01%    1.85%    4.39%    2.42%    2.40%   
East North Central:
Illinois 2.30%    5.28%    4.23%    3.99%    3.76%   
Indiana 2.24%    2.69%    4.15%    3.15%    3.12%   
Michigan 2.12%    4.89%    3.58%    2.25%    2.59%   
Ohio 2.16%    2.97%    4.36%    4.24%    1.52%   
Wisconsin 2.21%    2.34%    3.30%    2.61%    3.69%   
West North Central:
Iowa 1.95%    3.67%    2.66%    2.36%    2.54%   
Kansas 3.65%    5.32%    5.66%    8.37%    3.98%   
Minnesota 2.20%    3.79%    3.88%    2.39%    2.73%   
Missouri 2.05%    2.85%    3.59%    2.30%    2.60%   
Nebraska 2.45%    3.88%    5.13%    3.30%    3.40%   
North Dakota 2.18%    3.37%    3.82%    3.17%    2.77%   
South Dakota 2.29%    3.00%    3.57%    3.52%    2.58%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 2.17%    3.55%    3.80%    3.79%    1.83%   
District of Columbia 2.25%    3.82%    4.47%    2.79%    3.14%   
Florida 1.29%    2.73%    2.40%    2.10%    1.76%   
Georgia 3.66%    4.75%    3.86%    6.09%    2.87%   
Maryland 2.27%    3.91%    3.90%    3.09%    3.54%   
North Carolina 2.15%    6.24%    4.19%    4.00%    3.44%   
South Carolina 2.48%    4.53%    4.33%    3.28%    3.95%   
Virginia 2.10%    2.96%    3.19%    2.69%    3.92%   
West Virginia 2.50%    3.34%    2.79%    3.74%    2.97%   
East South Central:
Alabama 3.18%    3.28%    9.62%    4.15%    3.29%   
Kentucky 2.82%    5.36%    4.93%    3.09%    2.69%   
Mississippi 2.58%    2.68%    4.82%    4.32%    3.32%   
Tennessee 2.64%    3.73%    4.37%    3.92%    2.39%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 2.94%    5.69%    4.09%    2.68%    2.82%   
Louisiana 2.51%    3.98%    3.29%    3.38%    2.38%   
Oklahoma 2.21%    4.73%    3.97%    2.90%    3.74%   
Texas 1.85%    2.70%    5.76%    2.51%    1.87%   
Mountain:
Arizona 2.27%    4.27%    4.26%    3.74%    2.20%   
Colorado 2.49%    2.33%    3.03%    4.50%    4.88%   
Idaho 2.57%    3.47%    3.89%    2.03%    2.53%   
Montana 3.00%    6.85%    5.71%    4.61%    3.68%   
Nevada 1.72%    3.62%    3.44%    1.96%    2.17%   
New Mexico 2.37%    3.52%    4.11%    3.77%    2.03%   
Utah 2.67%    4.70%    4.55%    4.67%    4.72%   
Wyoming 2.49%    7.34%    5.15%    4.47%    3.02%   
Pacific:
Alaska 2.51%    4.61%    4.20%    3.75%    4.87%   
California 1.21%    2.47%    2.17%    1.66%    1.80%   
Hawaii 2.23%    3.35%    4.25%    3.62%    3.78%   
Oregon 3.03%    3.30%    5.72%    5.31%    6.57%   
Washington 2.90%    4.27%    5.10%    2.68%    2.89%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

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