Table VIII.C.1 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, 2015
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 5,963    5,595    5,743    6,036    6,164   
New England:
Connecticut 6,478    7,042    6,083    6,620    6,439   
Maine 5,979    5,875    5,897    5,816    6,250   
Massachusetts 6,519    6,060    6,116    6,583    6,817   
New Hampshire 6,573    6,483    6,393    6,623    6,694   
Rhode Island 6,509    6,281    6,223    6,577    6,739   
Vermont 5,861    6,133    5,782    5,232    6,607   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 6,248    5,497    6,081    6,260    6,566   
New York 6,801    5,840    6,674    6,789    7,180   
Pennsylvania 6,286    5,573    6,192    6,470    6,373   
East North Central:
Illinois 6,055    5,852    6,074    5,713    6,437   
Indiana 5,868    5,225    6,153    5,882    5,834   
Michigan 5,771    5,338    5,141    5,974    6,037   
Ohio 5,939    5,782    6,431    6,146    5,449   
Wisconsin 6,011    6,268    5,392    6,307    6,035   
West North Central:
Iowa 5,571    5,586    5,443    5,551    5,673   
Kansas 5,558    5,589    5,337    5,499    5,824   
Minnesota 5,651    5,812    5,531    5,547    5,804   
Missouri 5,726    5,107    5,194    6,147    5,872   
Nebraska 5,788    5,367    5,351    6,098    5,914   
North Dakota 5,920    5,270    6,698    5,715    5,805   
South Dakota 5,816    5,196    5,925    5,516    6,269   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 6,288    6,001    6,155    7,152    5,881   
District of Columbia 6,409    5,991    5,849    6,719    6,732   
Florida 5,839    5,856    6,041    5,696    5,814   
Georgia 5,565    5,428    5,071    5,564    6,031   
Maryland 6,229    6,047    5,746    6,591    6,329   
North Carolina 5,774    5,779    5,767    5,684    5,863   
South Carolina 5,880    6,018    5,870    5,795    5,939   
Virginia 5,978    5,507    5,934    6,199    5,949   
West Virginia 6,081    6,003    5,600    6,793    5,701   
East South Central:
Alabama 5,733    5,311    6,164    5,522    5,664   
Kentucky 5,984    5,401    5,704    5,857    6,540   
Mississippi 5,420    4,900    5,839    4,976    5,661   
Tennessee 5,329    5,456    5,231    5,426    5,274   
West South Central:
Arkansas 5,119    4,825    4,732    5,142    5,560   
Louisiana 5,973    5,896    5,693    6,000    6,112   
Oklahoma 5,608    5,390    5,496    5,453    5,960   
Texas 5,847    5,269    5,439    6,108    6,060   
Mountain:
Arizona 5,668    5,893    4,671    5,893    6,058   
Colorado 5,794    5,368    5,672    6,027    5,771   
Idaho 5,820    4,810    5,759    5,427    6,358   
Montana 5,932    5,685    5,858    6,612    5,670   
Nevada 5,800    5,110    4,977    6,955    5,740   
New Mexico 5,759    5,584    6,136    5,322    5,986   
Utah 5,796    5,499    5,543    5,872    6,009   
Wyoming 6,420    5,679    6,653    6,432    6,452   
Pacific:
Alaska 7,807    6,808    7,487    8,184    8,001   
California 5,938    5,225    5,401    6,150    6,387   
Hawaii 5,522    5,418    5,408    5,589    5,641   
Oregon 5,822    5,694    5,727    5,128    6,555   
Washington 6,053    5,894    5,502    5,868    6,538   

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.C.1 Standard errors 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, 2015
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 26.40    65.24    48.71    51.92    45.15   
New England:
Connecticut 154.62    490.41    277.20    240.69    293.31   
Maine 125.97    397.46    310.32    192.16    215.30   
Massachusetts 144.46    269.04    214.85    154.22    311.38   
New Hampshire 174.24    375.83    250.54    259.27    384.05   
Rhode Island 129.66    278.20    289.62    234.80    232.39   
Vermont 267.58    224.40    403.58    471.84    199.92   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 180.97    399.38    300.70    347.93    305.31   
New York 140.20    165.33    161.30    365.17    186.08   
Pennsylvania 124.56    214.29    154.46    295.80    170.47   
East North Central:
Illinois 156.31    732.85    169.51    225.02    248.96   
Indiana 139.87    179.27    285.94    256.72    244.56   
Michigan 201.15    539.54    305.95    448.10    192.45   
Ohio 148.06    284.76    243.69    314.56    223.42   
Wisconsin 163.83    314.55    263.17    268.82    345.94   
West North Central:
Iowa 91.57    221.43    187.08    151.94    170.57   
Kansas 202.42    449.48    367.13    424.67    320.14   
Minnesota 125.00    233.27    317.66    222.00    189.09   
Missouri 167.83    418.17    292.18    362.53    214.87   
Nebraska 193.45    258.20    466.83    261.01    336.46   
North Dakota 117.09    254.81    219.61    185.72    215.73   
South Dakota 208.17    375.76    201.56    387.69    259.42   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 125.85    378.11    250.93    288.25    64.53   
District of Columbia 153.72    173.59    359.64    280.77    205.14   
Florida 121.40    237.34    207.49    262.89    210.02   
Georgia 174.30    340.53    416.70    317.31    185.82   
Maryland 158.44    574.02    295.54    280.68    265.73   
North Carolina 117.25    335.17    279.10    218.93    166.59   
South Carolina 110.46    263.65    221.40    188.00    210.72   
Virginia 113.73    207.17    329.01    174.75    161.47   
West Virginia 219.38    378.02    327.10    482.12    272.89   
East South Central:
Alabama 207.50    160.58    490.75    313.11    168.34   
Kentucky 178.38    590.46    308.87    277.10    314.71   
Mississippi 187.89    416.14    485.42    304.54    280.30   
Tennessee 111.23    405.80    198.95    185.16    200.23   
West South Central:
Arkansas 100.65    288.96    213.88    150.08    164.41   
Louisiana 135.09    313.43    191.04    221.29    268.49   
Oklahoma 105.51    259.93    250.53    186.38    153.26   
Texas 84.07    166.77    169.27    170.54    109.77   
Mountain:
Arizona 165.26    474.84    368.63    212.66    244.46   
Colorado 146.11    311.35    228.92    229.52    306.62   
Idaho 157.31    263.00    238.68    217.13    423.78   
Montana 238.36    285.39    255.19    563.01    347.30   
Nevada 250.10    274.40    293.26    197.44    200.86   
New Mexico 136.35    347.12    377.92    216.26    234.37   
Utah 128.15    252.72    191.91    236.27    251.53   
Wyoming 259.68    497.75    722.04    366.28    403.74   
Pacific:
Alaska 225.40    405.08    506.64    361.90    386.06   
California 92.77    201.95    155.79    156.28    201.29   
Hawaii 116.24    154.64    243.97    290.52    167.21   
Oregon 177.70    179.07    221.37    154.90    434.93   
Washington 220.00    203.45    398.20    252.12    452.80   

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.