Table VIII.C.4 Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take single coverage 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 53.5%    60.8%    61.8%    54.8%    46.4%   
New England:
Connecticut 51.0%    62.8%    55.6%    47.7%    48.1%   
Maine 53.6%    53.7%    60.5%    60.9%    44.1%   
Massachusetts 46.5%    56.1%    55.5%    41.9%    44.2%   
New Hampshire 53.8%    59.1%    64.5%    54.0%    46.7%   
Rhode Island 50.1%    69.0%    56.6%    49.2%    42.6%   
Vermont 53.6%    56.0%    54.4%    61.3%    45.5%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 54.0%    62.1%    63.5%    54.8%    46.7%   
New York 52.5%    58.0%    61.3%    53.0%    46.4%   
Pennsylvania 48.8%    65.7%    52.5%    51.5%    40.7%   
East North Central:
Illinois 53.5%    64.2%    60.4%    52.4%    47.9%   
Indiana 48.4%    63.9%    55.6%    48.2%    41.0%   
Michigan 47.5%    53.6%    52.3%    51.9%    40.1%   
Ohio 46.7%    59.9%    56.5%    43.7%    41.0%   
Wisconsin 51.7%    63.9%    54.0%    52.8%    47.2%   
West North Central:
Iowa 53.8%    65.5%    60.5%    52.0%    49.1%   
Kansas 53.8%    65.5%    63.0%    59.5%    40.4%   
Minnesota 49.7%    53.7%    56.2%    55.2%    41.2%   
Missouri 53.4%    65.4%    59.2%    55.7%    45.5%   
Nebraska 52.3%    59.0%    65.6%    51.8%    45.5%   
North Dakota 52.2%    63.0%    58.5%    49.7%    48.7%   
South Dakota 54.1%    65.3%    61.9%    57.4%    44.6%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 53.0%    70.1%    62.3%    53.4%    45.0%   
District of Columbia 56.8%    63.2%    62.5%    57.8%    49.1%   
Florida 55.6%    50.1%    68.8%    55.9%    50.6%   
Georgia 54.6%    64.9%    65.1%    55.1%    45.9%   
Maryland 57.2%    72.9%    58.8%    52.2%    56.9%   
North Carolina 58.6%    53.7%    68.2%    65.1%    50.4%   
South Carolina 56.8%    68.1%    70.5%    60.8%    44.2%   
Virginia 52.8%    64.7%    61.9%    50.9%    46.4%   
West Virginia 56.7%    60.3%    72.4%    60.1%    48.5%   
East South Central:
Alabama 56.5%    64.3%    65.3%    56.6%    48.9%   
Kentucky 51.0%    71.7%    61.1%    52.2%    40.8%   
Mississippi 58.3%    70.4%    71.4%    59.0%    49.6%   
Tennessee 55.1%    54.2%    64.3%    57.2%    49.7%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 56.0%    60.5%    68.5%    55.5%    47.2%   
Louisiana 57.0%    61.5%    63.2%    60.6%    50.7%   
Oklahoma 55.4%    66.2%    64.8%    56.9%    45.7%   
Texas 55.1%    61.1%    59.9%    58.7%    47.7%   
Mountain:
Arizona 55.7%    53.3%    66.9%    61.0%    46.8%   
Colorado 53.5%    72.1%    64.4%    56.4%    44.1%   
Idaho 58.6%    63.0%    69.7%    67.2%    48.7%   
Montana 61.5%    78.9%    71.0%    57.5%    57.0%   
Nevada 52.9%    66.5%    59.7%    46.0%    51.1%   
New Mexico 56.1%    65.6%    58.6%    57.1%    52.5%   
Utah 44.2%    58.0%    49.1%    41.6%    40.0%   
Wyoming 53.8%    50.3%    69.8%    58.8%    43.1%   
Pacific:
Alaska 54.3%    61.5%    59.7%    54.5%    48.8%   
California 55.2%    62.0%    66.0%    57.6%    45.6%   
Hawaii 63.9%    73.8%    74.6%    56.1%    58.1%   
Oregon 60.8%    67.6%    69.3%    61.1%    54.0%   
Washington 59.9%    58.9%    68.7%    67.0%    51.5%   

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.4 Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take single coverage 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 0.26%    0.78%    0.55%    0.45%    0.43%   
New England:
Connecticut 1.36%    3.09%    2.03%    2.58%    2.42%   
Maine 1.80%    5.99%    3.39%    2.44%    3.10%   
Massachusetts 1.51%    3.22%    3.02%    2.95%    2.20%   
New Hampshire 1.71%    3.53%    2.48%    3.93%    1.97%   
Rhode Island 2.31%    4.34%    4.07%    4.72%    3.42%   
Vermont 2.30%    3.91%    3.11%    4.87%    2.03%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 1.69%    6.67%    3.11%    2.61%    2.62%   
New York 1.05%    4.30%    1.74%    1.44%    1.87%   
Pennsylvania 1.33%    3.01%    3.54%    2.02%    2.09%   
East North Central:
Illinois 1.48%    3.03%    2.41%    2.22%    2.94%   
Indiana 1.74%    3.95%    3.91%    2.34%    3.00%   
Michigan 1.42%    2.90%    2.43%    2.45%    2.30%   
Ohio 1.21%    2.73%    2.32%    1.82%    2.09%   
Wisconsin 1.75%    3.13%    2.54%    3.59%    2.95%   
West North Central:
Iowa 1.32%    4.02%    2.93%    2.56%    1.89%   
Kansas 2.13%    3.08%    2.77%    3.86%    2.63%   
Minnesota 1.45%    4.43%    4.09%    2.23%    2.40%   
Missouri 1.85%    4.64%    2.75%    3.61%    3.30%   
Nebraska 1.67%    3.84%    3.04%    2.28%    2.82%   
North Dakota 2.21%    3.33%    3.78%    5.75%    2.31%   
South Dakota 2.18%    4.32%    3.31%    4.21%    2.31%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 1.51%    3.36%    2.36%    2.29%    1.41%   
District of Columbia 1.61%    3.91%    3.38%    3.12%    2.21%   
Florida 1.07%    2.41%    2.31%    2.48%    1.34%   
Georgia 1.55%    4.26%    2.92%    3.13%    2.34%   
Maryland 2.04%    3.16%    3.94%    3.01%    3.96%   
North Carolina 1.66%    7.44%    3.25%    2.56%    2.05%   
South Carolina 1.54%    3.06%    3.60%    2.50%    2.04%   
Virginia 1.20%    4.65%    2.09%    1.95%    1.87%   
West Virginia 1.72%    4.05%    2.08%    3.09%    3.04%   
East South Central:
Alabama 2.11%    5.07%    7.57%    2.21%    2.57%   
Kentucky 1.79%    4.99%    3.78%    2.20%    2.42%   
Mississippi 2.21%    4.36%    3.21%    4.37%    3.26%   
Tennessee 2.11%    4.74%    2.89%    3.08%    3.94%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 1.90%    5.49%    3.44%    3.37%    2.72%   
Louisiana 1.76%    3.58%    2.72%    2.67%    3.40%   
Oklahoma 1.49%    5.00%    2.54%    2.77%    2.34%   
Texas 0.95%    2.49%    2.39%    1.74%    1.58%   
Mountain:
Arizona 1.80%    8.14%    4.08%    2.65%    2.11%   
Colorado 1.54%    3.04%    3.96%    3.22%    1.90%   
Idaho 3.06%    3.65%    3.66%    3.41%    5.55%   
Montana 2.69%    7.11%    4.53%    3.08%    4.76%   
Nevada 1.99%    3.60%    2.26%    1.33%    2.66%   
New Mexico 1.78%    3.53%    4.17%    2.52%    3.16%   
Utah 1.81%    4.50%    3.11%    3.69%    2.76%   
Wyoming 2.20%    3.57%    4.91%    3.39%    2.98%   
Pacific:
Alaska 1.79%    4.53%    2.92%    2.73%    3.73%   
California 0.91%    2.59%    1.58%    1.56%    1.58%   
Hawaii 1.63%    3.67%    2.53%    3.40%    2.43%   
Oregon 1.59%    3.94%    2.93%    3.12%    2.62%   
Washington 1.99%    4.55%    3.18%    2.62%    3.97%   

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.