Table VIII.A.2 Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2016
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 45.3%    28.1%    44.3%    57.8%    72.4%   
New England:
Connecticut 52.6%    34.4%    44.7%    68.3%    85.5%   
Maine 43.2%    22.7%    40.3%    61.0%    72.6%   
Massachusetts 56.9%    34.5%    69.6%    68.5%    79.4%   
New Hampshire 51.6%    30.6%    43.9%    75.0%    73.2%   
Rhode Island 52.8%    23.6%    56.0%    60.7%    89.3%   
Vermont 42.2%    25.9%    34.1%    54.5%    70.4%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 51.2%    27.1%    50.4%    79.5%    80.1%   
New York 44.3%    23.8%    47.6%    62.5%    69.8%   
Pennsylvania 48.5%    28.2%    50.4%    60.6%    84.9%   
East North Central:
Illinois 44.9%    21.7%    42.4%    61.8%    79.6%   
Indiana 41.3%    28.7%    41.9%    52.2%    61.4%   
Michigan 42.8%    23.2%    50.5%    54.5%    69.4%   
Ohio 54.8%    37.3%    47.5%    87.1%    80.2%   
Wisconsin 45.6%    28.0%    45.7%    62.0%    85.8%   
West North Central:
Iowa 45.8%    27.6%    51.1%    52.9%    68.8%   
Kansas 47.9%    29.0%    49.6%    60.7%    83.2%   
Minnesota 42.0%    24.8%    46.5%    59.8%    60.7%   
Missouri 42.5%    25.9%    43.8%    55.8%    67.8%   
Nebraska 36.1%    19.0%    39.4%    49.9%    63.1%   
North Dakota 51.4%    22.6%    54.7%    74.0%    84.4%   
South Dakota 39.1%    19.6%    40.4%    66.8%    72.2%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 42.0%    24.1%    50.3%    55.2%    59.7%   
District of Columbia 64.4%    50.4%    67.5%    70.8%    78.5%   
Florida 37.2%    21.6%    42.3%    41.6%    67.3%   
Georgia 39.1%    26.5%    46.4%    41.0%    52.6%   
Maryland 49.7%    38.1%    51.3%    59.1%    66.1%   
North Carolina 39.9%    22.7%    38.7%    52.8%    76.4%   
South Carolina 41.7%    33.4%    34.6%    40.8%    66.5%   
Virginia 49.1%    34.5%    42.4%    53.8%    87.0%   
West Virginia 44.0%    28.8%    43.3%    59.8%    69.3%   
East South Central:
Alabama 50.7%    31.7%    58.5%    71.0%    66.2%   
Kentucky 48.2%    37.8%    36.9%    65.1%    74.9%   
Mississippi 50.8%    32.1%    46.5%    71.7%    75.5%   
Tennessee 46.8%    38.4%    39.6%    52.4%    79.0%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 39.4%    23.3%    40.2%    48.3%    65.2%   
Louisiana 48.4%    37.0%    37.7%    54.9%    78.2%   
Oklahoma 51.6%    38.8%    45.1%    57.5%    70.1%   
Texas 47.6%    37.0%    42.6%    54.1%    67.9%   
Mountain:
Arizona 38.4%    32.4%    26.0%    65.5%    49.9%   
Colorado 44.8%    28.6%    41.4%    54.1%    74.1%   
Idaho 37.7%    23.9%    30.9%    53.2%    67.8%   
Montana 28.3%    15.3%    21.8%    32.6%    56.5%   
Nevada 54.6%    40.5%    45.1%    54.1%    76.8%   
New Mexico 42.4%    27.4%    40.8%    54.9%    80.0%   
Utah 42.3%    26.8%    40.3%    59.5%    72.6%   
Wyoming 38.0%    17.4%    38.2%    52.7%    67.4%   
Pacific:
Alaska 37.8%    19.3%    40.2%    45.7%    69.7%   
California 44.4%    23.1%    42.0%    59.3%    72.9%   
Hawaii 78.1%    66.8%    82.4%    96.7%    79.6%   
Oregon 45.7%    27.4%    43.8%    54.7%    85.8%   
Washington 43.7%    31.0%    38.3%    54.9%    81.9%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 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.A.2 Standard errors for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2016
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 0.41%    0.65%    0.93%    1.13%    1.26%   
New England:
Connecticut 2.60%    4.64%    5.90%    6.10%    6.23%   
Maine 2.31%    3.57%    5.16%    5.84%    7.17%   
Massachusetts 3.21%    5.33%    6.13%    7.55%    8.26%   
New Hampshire 2.55%    4.44%    5.31%    6.90%    6.51%   
Rhode Island 3.40%    4.44%    6.98%    8.63%    5.43%   
Vermont 2.42%    4.55%    4.29%    6.59%    7.15%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 2.61%    3.67%    5.30%    5.58%    5.83%   
New York 2.16%    2.95%    4.89%    5.33%    7.12%   
Pennsylvania 2.02%    3.37%    4.61%    5.40%    5.42%   
East North Central:
Illinois 2.65%    3.38%    5.63%    7.30%    6.77%   
Indiana 2.14%    3.71%    5.42%    6.86%    8.12%   
Michigan 2.09%    3.08%    5.39%    7.26%    7.08%   
Ohio 2.38%    4.07%    5.00%    4.11%    6.37%   
Wisconsin 2.50%    3.90%    5.34%    8.04%    6.93%   
West North Central:
Iowa 2.48%    4.26%    5.77%    6.69%    6.33%   
Kansas 2.75%    4.45%    5.93%    6.10%    6.52%   
Minnesota 2.23%    3.05%    5.99%    6.74%    9.17%   
Missouri 2.61%    4.40%    6.54%    6.63%    7.89%   
Nebraska 2.03%    2.73%    5.77%    6.85%    7.32%   
North Dakota 3.07%    4.06%    6.15%    6.24%    6.16%   
South Dakota 2.48%    3.10%    5.78%    7.94%    7.80%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 2.49%    3.50%    6.81%    7.12%    8.66%   
District of Columbia 2.90%    5.49%    6.89%    8.52%    7.11%   
Florida 2.10%    2.64%    6.04%    5.26%    7.36%   
Georgia 2.09%    3.81%    5.96%    5.77%    7.02%   
Maryland 2.95%    5.04%    6.07%    7.12%    8.91%   
North Carolina 1.75%    2.92%    4.79%    5.53%    6.91%   
South Carolina 2.25%    3.81%    5.08%    5.69%    6.64%   
Virginia 2.66%    4.40%    5.36%    6.91%    6.42%   
West Virginia 2.18%    3.58%    5.24%    7.15%    9.06%   
East South Central:
Alabama 2.62%    4.21%    6.64%    5.78%    7.52%   
Kentucky 2.32%    4.41%    4.96%    7.36%    8.18%   
Mississippi 2.98%    4.76%    6.79%    6.99%    6.68%   
Tennessee 1.80%    4.10%    4.35%    6.54%    7.65%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 2.12%    3.52%    5.74%    6.56%    7.36%   
Louisiana 2.78%    5.36%    5.30%    7.51%    7.04%   
Oklahoma 2.76%    5.82%    6.00%    5.92%    6.43%   
Texas 1.69%    3.39%    3.23%    4.60%    4.86%   
Mountain:
Arizona 1.90%    4.20%    3.46%    6.63%    7.66%   
Colorado 2.88%    4.73%    6.72%    6.52%    7.77%   
Idaho 2.25%    3.87%    4.31%    6.58%    8.86%   
Montana 2.07%    2.90%    4.71%    5.20%    6.63%   
Nevada 3.14%    5.18%    7.47%    9.75%    5.33%   
New Mexico 2.19%    3.79%    5.22%    6.52%    8.49%   
Utah 2.71%    4.18%    6.21%    7.61%    7.63%   
Wyoming 2.43%    3.51%    5.53%    6.28%    7.50%   
Pacific:
Alaska 2.13%    2.75%    5.90%    6.06%    6.34%   
California 1.46%    2.07%    3.34%    3.38%    4.13%   
Hawaii 2.87%    5.48%    6.27%    3.26%    7.12%   
Oregon 2.71%    4.56%    5.43%    6.28%    5.75%   
Washington 2.46%    4.32%    5.05%    5.86%    8.54%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

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