Table VIII.B.2 Percent of private-sector employees in 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 84.3%    67.8%    82.2%    91.0%    95.8%   
New England:
Connecticut 86.4%    67.8%    87.6%    92.9%    97.1%   
Maine 79.9%    59.5%    74.3%    89.6%    96.0%   
Massachusetts 87.6%    66.8%    91.4%    95.1%    97.1%   
New Hampshire 84.4%    68.8%    82.8%    95.2%    90.9%   
Rhode Island 86.9%    63.1%    90.4%    95.1%    98.8%   
Vermont 78.5%    61.1%    70.6%    88.5%    93.5%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 85.9%    68.0%    84.8%    95.2%    95.7%   
New York 85.5%    68.1%    84.1%    93.2%    96.5%   
Pennsylvania 85.0%    60.5%    88.3%    93.1%    97.8%   
East North Central:
Illinois 85.6%    70.6%    81.1%    94.3%    96.4%   
Indiana 84.1%    68.6%    79.6%    91.5%    96.4%   
Michigan 82.2%    60.1%    79.5%    93.8%    95.1%   
Ohio 87.0%    73.0%    85.5%    97.9%    91.6%   
Wisconsin 84.9%    66.3%    81.2%    93.0%    98.2%   
West North Central:
Iowa 85.3%    64.5%    88.6%    92.5%    95.2%   
Kansas 82.5%    60.0%    83.7%    88.8%    97.5%   
Minnesota 84.2%    65.8%    81.8%    94.2%    94.3%   
Missouri 83.8%    65.0%    85.9%    91.6%    92.6%   
Nebraska 79.1%    52.1%    79.9%    89.7%    94.6%   
North Dakota 82.7%    58.3%    82.1%    93.2%    96.4%   
South Dakota 81.2%    50.2%    83.5%    94.8%    96.1%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 81.2%    54.8%    86.8%    88.9%    94.1%   
District of Columbia 92.9%    79.4%    95.0%    98.1%    98.6%   
Florida 81.2%    58.0%    87.2%    84.5%    95.1%   
Georgia 84.9%    75.6%    83.3%    86.9%    93.7%   
Maryland 84.1%    67.2%    80.9%    93.7%    94.5%   
North Carolina 81.5%    64.9%    80.9%    86.3%    93.8%   
South Carolina 81.3%    70.3%    75.3%    85.5%    93.8%   
Virginia 86.9%    76.3%    82.7%    90.7%    97.8%   
West Virginia 81.0%    63.9%    71.9%    91.8%    96.0%   
East South Central:
Alabama 85.7%    71.1%    85.1%    90.9%    95.4%   
Kentucky 83.5%    71.8%    75.9%    90.1%    96.0%   
Mississippi 83.3%    69.8%    80.8%    92.8%    89.4%   
Tennessee 86.4%    81.3%    78.3%    89.0%    96.6%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 82.6%    60.6%    84.5%    90.4%    94.9%   
Louisiana 82.6%    68.1%    75.0%    90.2%    96.5%   
Oklahoma 85.8%    80.7%    80.2%    86.9%    95.4%   
Texas 84.8%    74.5%    79.8%    89.6%    95.3%   
Mountain:
Arizona 83.5%    72.1%    74.8%    91.8%    94.9%   
Colorado 82.9%    64.7%    81.0%    88.1%    97.4%   
Idaho 75.6%    59.6%    62.7%    88.0%    91.9%   
Montana 66.2%    46.0%    51.0%    76.2%    90.5%   
Nevada 87.2%    74.9%    86.1%    94.3%    93.1%   
New Mexico 80.6%    62.7%    74.9%    86.6%    97.8%   
Utah 83.1%    62.4%    80.0%    92.0%    96.6%   
Wyoming 72.1%    46.5%    72.4%    79.7%    89.8%   
Pacific:
Alaska 75.2%    49.6%    79.3%    82.8%    89.0%   
California 84.8%    69.4%    81.7%    90.5%    97.6%   
Hawaii 96.8%    90.6%    98.3%    99.9%    98.4%   
Oregon 79.5%    60.0%    73.1%    87.2%    97.5%   
Washington 82.1%    64.6%    78.4%    87.4%    97.7%   

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.B.2 Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees in 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 0.22%    0.72%    0.54%    0.39%    0.36%   
New England:
Connecticut 1.52%    4.23%    2.61%    2.11%    1.56%   
Maine 1.54%    5.23%    4.11%    2.37%    1.50%   
Massachusetts 1.10%    3.99%    2.21%    1.62%    1.40%   
New Hampshire 1.83%    4.68%    3.44%    1.65%    5.17%   
Rhode Island 1.44%    5.88%    2.58%    1.62%    0.68%   
Vermont 1.69%    6.29%    4.51%    2.66%    2.19%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 1.10%    3.59%    2.55%    1.58%    1.57%   
New York 0.99%    3.38%    2.47%    1.50%    1.47%   
Pennsylvania 1.26%    3.96%    1.91%    1.66%    1.23%   
East North Central:
Illinois 1.20%    4.08%    3.18%    1.64%    1.58%   
Indiana 1.31%    4.13%    3.59%    2.15%    1.17%   
Michigan 1.54%    4.64%    4.14%    1.84%    1.62%   
Ohio 1.68%    3.13%    2.47%    0.75%    5.99%   
Wisconsin 1.33%    4.20%    3.51%    2.11%    1.01%   
West North Central:
Iowa 1.17%    4.22%    2.38%    1.82%    1.40%   
Kansas 1.45%    5.41%    2.98%    2.52%    1.11%   
Minnesota 1.41%    3.93%    3.91%    1.65%    2.27%   
Missouri 1.31%    4.37%    2.92%    2.06%    2.49%   
Nebraska 1.74%    5.68%    3.39%    2.51%    1.71%   
North Dakota 1.57%    4.84%    3.46%    2.12%    1.62%   
South Dakota 1.50%    4.60%    3.37%    1.60%    1.71%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 1.70%    5.10%    3.60%    2.77%    2.14%   
District of Columbia 0.88%    3.43%    1.58%    0.71%    0.58%   
Florida 1.22%    3.78%    2.47%    2.76%    1.33%   
Georgia 1.16%    3.67%    3.17%    2.73%    2.24%   
Maryland 1.58%    5.15%    3.46%    2.00%    2.22%   
North Carolina 1.37%    3.80%    2.89%    3.11%    3.21%   
South Carolina 1.26%    3.71%    3.68%    2.78%    1.76%   
Virginia 1.19%    3.81%    3.10%    2.24%    1.42%   
West Virginia 1.83%    5.50%    4.52%    2.16%    1.64%   
East South Central:
Alabama 1.16%    3.70%    3.34%    2.05%    1.38%   
Kentucky 1.71%    4.60%    4.37%    3.39%    1.61%   
Mississippi 1.93%    4.34%    3.77%    2.44%    5.98%   
Tennessee 1.10%    3.11%    3.22%    2.51%    1.34%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 1.43%    5.41%    3.29%    2.66%    1.45%   
Louisiana 1.85%    5.77%    4.44%    2.60%    1.34%   
Oklahoma 1.40%    4.96%    3.68%    2.75%    1.38%   
Texas 0.84%    2.77%    2.27%    1.68%    0.99%   
Mountain:
Arizona 1.27%    4.01%    3.77%    2.19%    1.34%   
Colorado 1.45%    4.68%    3.67%    2.58%    1.25%   
Idaho 1.89%    5.11%    4.68%    2.71%    4.61%   
Montana 2.49%    6.60%    5.02%    4.61%    2.30%   
Nevada 1.25%    3.87%    2.98%    1.87%    1.96%   
New Mexico 1.56%    4.64%    4.84%    2.98%    1.04%   
Utah 1.33%    4.26%    3.84%    2.17%    1.27%   
Wyoming 1.86%    7.09%    4.24%    4.08%    2.81%   
Pacific:
Alaska 1.73%    4.88%    4.18%    3.68%    3.59%   
California 0.73%    2.48%    1.85%    1.53%    0.50%   
Hawaii 0.56%    2.15%    0.76%    0.13%    0.72%   
Oregon 1.68%    4.70%    4.37%    2.67%    1.12%   
Washington 1.36%    4.49%    3.84%    2.76%    1.14%   

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.