Table VIII.C.3 Percent of total premiums contributed by employees enrolled in single coverage 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 21.1%    25.1%    22.9%    20.7%    19.0%   
New England:
Connecticut 25.5%    35.7%    25.6%    26.1%    21.3%   
Maine 21.4%    21.8%    20.1%    25.2%    18.2%   
Massachusetts 24.4%    29.0%    29.7%    23.8%    21.1%   
New Hampshire 24.0%    25.3%    28.5%    23.9%    20.3%   
Rhode Island 23.0%    28.5%    23.6%    21.4%    22.3%   
Vermont 23.2%    27.7%    20.0%    27.4%    20.1%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 25.1%    27.1%    25.4%    24.2%    25.4%   
New York 22.1%    27.5%    20.2%    25.7%    18.9%   
Pennsylvania 18.7%    25.4%    20.3%    16.0%    18.7%   
East North Central:
Illinois 20.5%    21.8%    21.7%    22.0%    18.2%   
Indiana 22.0%    24.2%    22.0%    23.4%    19.8%   
Michigan 18.9%    26.5%    22.0%    17.3%    17.4%   
Ohio 20.6%    23.2%    18.5%    19.3%    22.7%   
Wisconsin 22.4%    26.7%    22.9%    23.0%    20.2%   
West North Central:
Iowa 22.5%    27.3%    22.9%    23.8%    19.7%   
Kansas 24.3%    30.6%    25.3%    23.9%    21.6%   
Minnesota 23.6%    25.7%    21.8%    23.0%    24.6%   
Missouri 21.1%    28.3%    21.3%    22.2%    17.7%   
Nebraska 23.6%    22.6%    27.5%    25.3%    20.2%   
North Dakota 21.6%    27.5%    25.1%    20.0%    19.0%   
South Dakota 23.7%    37.5%    23.3%    24.6%    19.7%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 19.6%    22.1%    20.6%    17.5%    19.9%   
District of Columbia 16.5%    24.6%    19.3%    13.3%    15.2%   
Florida 23.1%    26.3%    23.4%    23.3%    21.5%   
Georgia 21.5%    32.2%    24.2%    18.7%    19.3%   
Maryland 24.3%    27.3%    24.5%    26.3%    21.4%   
North Carolina 21.5%    24.2%    22.7%    20.8%    20.5%   
South Carolina 20.7%    24.4%    20.4%    22.7%    17.3%   
Virginia 22.6%    26.2%    26.2%    23.1%    18.3%   
West Virginia 19.7%    22.1%    23.3%    13.8%    23.6%   
East South Central:
Alabama 21.4%    28.5%    17.8%    25.4%    19.3%   
Kentucky 18.7%    19.3%    22.4%    18.8%    16.2%   
Mississippi 23.3%    23.4%    27.6%    23.5%    20.2%   
Tennessee 24.4%    25.5%    18.8%    22.9%    28.5%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 21.9%    34.2%    20.8%    24.4%    16.5%   
Louisiana 24.1%    23.6%    27.2%    27.6%    19.5%   
Oklahoma 23.1%    24.3%    23.8%    21.8%    23.4%   
Texas 21.8%    25.4%    27.2%    20.3%    18.8%   
Mountain:
Arizona 19.6%    25.0%    22.3%    17.2%    19.3%   
Colorado 21.3%    31.8%    18.2%    19.7%    21.8%   
Idaho 19.2%    23.1%    23.5%    17.8%    17.8%   
Montana 14.6%    12.7% * 15.9%    18.3%    12.1%   
Nevada 18.9%    26.8%    26.3%    11.9%    18.5%   
New Mexico 20.4%    29.9%    20.2%    21.8%    17.1%   
Utah 20.7%    28.8%    25.7%    19.1%    16.2%   
Wyoming 18.5%    28.8%    23.5%    16.7%    13.8%   
Pacific:
Alaska 17.3%    24.4%    15.5%    16.1%    18.0%   
California 18.8%    21.4%    24.7%    17.5%    15.6%   
Hawaii 9.9%    9.0%    10.9%    11.3%    8.1%   
Oregon 15.4%    18.2%    16.0%    16.8%    13.3%   
Washington 12.2%    22.0%    18.0%    10.9%    9.1%   

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.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

 

Table VIII.C.3 Standard errors for percent of total premiums contributed by employees enrolled in single coverage 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 0.23%    0.57%    0.57%    0.40%    0.35%   
New England:
Connecticut 1.69%    7.69%    2.30%    1.78%    2.70%   
Maine 1.13%    2.51%    1.81%    2.37%    1.64%   
Massachusetts 0.84%    2.20%    1.69%    1.24%    1.46%   
New Hampshire 1.96%    3.27%    3.67%    2.08%    3.82%   
Rhode Island 1.44%    3.56%    2.56%    3.18%    1.56%   
Vermont 1.46%    2.54%    2.83%    2.68%    1.46%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 1.55%    2.96%    2.97%    2.60%    2.97%   
New York 1.17%    2.85%    1.77%    2.08%    1.87%   
Pennsylvania 0.81%    2.31%    2.11%    1.41%    0.92%   
East North Central:
Illinois 0.92%    3.50%    1.74%    1.48%    1.48%   
Indiana 1.29%    2.84%    2.06%    3.04%    1.85%   
Michigan 1.24%    3.42%    2.55%    2.32%    1.79%   
Ohio 0.99%    3.33%    1.50%    1.85%    1.76%   
Wisconsin 1.00%    1.88%    1.74%    1.77%    1.79%   
West North Central:
Iowa 0.91%    2.06%    2.00%    1.82%    1.35%   
Kansas 1.74%    5.72%    2.60%    3.31%    2.25%   
Minnesota 1.86%    1.83%    1.72%    4.74%    2.01%   
Missouri 1.18%    5.36%    2.21%    2.17%    1.48%   
Nebraska 1.22%    2.25%    2.46%    2.47%    1.79%   
North Dakota 1.34%    3.13%    2.80%    2.32%    2.29%   
South Dakota 1.50%    7.50%    2.45%    2.85%    1.72%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 1.02%    2.67%    2.27%    1.68%    1.65%   
District of Columbia 1.04%    4.07%    2.34%    1.64%    1.43%   
Florida 0.79%    2.63%    1.78%    1.46%    1.13%   
Georgia 0.99%    4.53%    1.90%    1.79%    1.50%   
Maryland 1.16%    2.71%    2.53%    2.53%    1.48%   
North Carolina 1.22%    1.90%    2.52%    2.78%    1.75%   
South Carolina 1.25%    2.28%    2.61%    2.66%    1.53%   
Virginia 1.43%    2.06%    4.71%    1.55%    1.65%   
West Virginia 1.61%    2.63%    2.38%    1.70%    3.17%   
East South Central:
Alabama 2.09%    3.53%    4.70%    2.85%    2.35%   
Kentucky 1.13%    4.08%    2.00%    1.88%    1.97%   
Mississippi 1.44%    2.16%    3.58%    2.49%    2.11%   
Tennessee 2.83%    2.83%    3.15%    2.02%    6.57%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 1.55%    4.49%    2.10%    2.93%    2.08%   
Louisiana 1.55%    3.04%    2.74%    2.35%    2.58%   
Oklahoma 1.42%    2.65%    2.15%    3.26%    2.15%   
Texas 1.12%    1.81%    3.96%    1.65%    1.02%   
Mountain:
Arizona 1.28%    4.50%    3.15%    1.93%    2.19%   
Colorado 1.01%    2.43%    2.11%    2.05%    1.38%   
Idaho 1.41%    4.24%    5.18%    1.81%    1.76%   
Montana 1.21%    5.12% * 3.26%    2.32%    1.38%   
Nevada 2.28%    3.46%    4.21%    1.67%    2.48%   
New Mexico 1.35%    2.88%    2.30%    2.35%    2.27%   
Utah 1.19%    4.80%    1.44%    1.69%    1.81%   
Wyoming 1.98%    6.03%    3.55%    3.95%    1.93%   
Pacific:
Alaska 1.63%    6.11%    1.62%    2.06%    3.72%   
California 0.80%    1.66%    2.46%    1.26%    0.92%   
Hawaii 1.14%    1.44%    2.07%    3.30%    1.35%   
Oregon 1.03%    2.16%    2.09%    2.45%    1.46%   
Washington 1.33%    2.65%    2.63%    1.79%    2.27%   

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.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.