Table VIII.B.2.a.(1) Percent of private-sector employees eligible for health insurance that are enrolled in health insurance at 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 73.3%    59.3%    65.0%    76.5%    81.3%   
New England:
Connecticut 72.7%    60.9%    66.3%    71.7%    82.3%   
Maine 73.1%    67.2%    57.9%    76.5%    80.0%   
Massachusetts 72.4%    58.3%    66.5%    72.5%    81.9%   
New Hampshire 72.1%    64.1%    67.2%    72.1%    77.8%   
Rhode Island 69.3%    41.4%    64.1%    69.5%    79.5%   
Vermont 70.3%    45.6%    61.4%    75.4%    77.8%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 71.1%    60.1%    60.5%    75.4%    80.1%   
New York 68.7%    59.5%    60.6%    70.7%    76.3%   
Pennsylvania 75.9%    60.1%    73.9%    75.9%    81.8%   
East North Central:
Illinois 74.4%    64.2%    65.1%    75.5%    83.8%   
Indiana 76.0%    55.2%    66.2%    80.8%    85.7%   
Michigan 77.7%    57.8%    68.2%    84.2%    84.1%   
Ohio 69.1%    51.7%    66.0%    76.3%    70.7%   
Wisconsin 71.8%    50.4%    66.1%    76.3%    78.5%   
West North Central:
Iowa 74.3%    59.1%    66.3%    79.3%    80.9%   
Kansas 76.0%    48.0%    71.7%    79.1%    86.1%   
Minnesota 74.8%    61.7%    66.5%    76.0%    83.8%   
Missouri 76.6%    73.8%    69.3%    79.7%    80.5%   
Nebraska 76.2%    67.8%    74.4%    82.2%    74.4%   
North Dakota 78.5%    75.8%    70.5%    77.4%    86.6%   
South Dakota 72.5%    56.7%    72.4%    76.1%    72.9%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 73.5%    55.2%    68.5%    77.8%    78.3%   
District of Columbia 71.4%    50.2%    68.1%    79.9%    78.1%   
Florida 73.0%    69.0%    60.5%    78.1%    78.1%   
Georgia 73.4%    52.1%    63.3%    79.5%    84.9%   
Maryland 69.2%    52.5%    62.2%    68.5%    80.7%   
North Carolina 76.4%    46.4%    73.1%    82.5%    82.8%   
South Carolina 73.8%    58.5%    64.9%    76.8%    82.6%   
Virginia 69.3%    55.0%    62.8%    74.3%    75.3%   
West Virginia 69.2%    44.7%    49.8%    76.5%    80.8%   
East South Central:
Alabama 72.0%    59.6%    65.8%    72.7%    81.1%   
Kentucky 75.1%    54.6%    72.6%    78.8%    81.4%   
Mississippi 75.9%    41.4%    73.1%    82.2%    86.7%   
Tennessee 72.1%    56.3%    71.4%    73.0%    77.2%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 77.4%    58.6%    72.6%    79.9%    83.9%   
Louisiana 72.9%    55.6%    68.6%    73.8%    82.0%   
Oklahoma 73.4%    54.5%    63.0%    75.0%    84.3%   
Texas 73.5%    58.2%    65.8%    77.2%    81.9%   
Mountain:
Arizona 69.1%    52.6%    44.6%    74.0%    85.6%   
Colorado 72.3%    58.8%    59.5%    78.2%    79.6%   
Idaho 78.2%    54.7%    70.4%    81.8%    87.1%   
Montana 75.2%    65.6%    65.6%    75.1%    81.3%   
Nevada 71.7%    64.6%    69.5%    66.9%    79.8%   
New Mexico 68.4%    46.1%    56.6%    64.6%    86.2%   
Utah 74.3%    43.9%    62.3%    82.4%    84.2%   
Wyoming 76.0%    55.9%    62.9%    79.5%    86.1%   
Pacific:
Alaska 71.5%    55.8%    53.2%    73.6%    86.5%   
California 73.7%    66.0%    61.9%    75.6%    83.5%   
Hawaii 80.4%    69.4%    77.5%    80.4%    89.4%   
Oregon 79.2%    71.6%    70.0%    78.6%    87.5%   
Washington 77.4%    59.8%    62.2%    85.8%    86.1%   

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.a.(1) Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees eligible for health insurance that are enrolled in health insurance at 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 0.34%    0.94%    0.75%    0.46%    0.62%   
New England:
Connecticut 2.55%    4.04%    4.01%    3.19%    5.01%   
Maine 1.58%    5.83%    4.54%    1.74%    1.87%   
Massachusetts 1.54%    3.81%    3.00%    2.03%    2.53%   
New Hampshire 1.51%    4.19%    2.77%    2.63%    2.33%   
Rhode Island 1.94%    7.93%    3.09%    2.76%    2.39%   
Vermont 1.69%    5.86%    3.01%    2.25%    1.97%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 1.48%    3.55%    3.34%    2.28%    1.79%   
New York 1.45%    3.92%    3.71%    2.18%    2.43%   
Pennsylvania 1.08%    3.60%    2.07%    1.78%    1.66%   
East North Central:
Illinois 1.81%    5.57%    5.63%    2.12%    1.81%   
Indiana 1.64%    5.48%    3.29%    1.68%    2.01%   
Michigan 1.63%    5.22%    4.28%    2.19%    1.90%   
Ohio 3.71%    4.96%    2.80%    2.31%    11.05%   
Wisconsin 1.73%    5.85%    3.75%    2.82%    2.33%   
West North Central:
Iowa 1.57%    4.41%    4.04%    2.30%    1.64%   
Kansas 2.33%    8.61%    3.56%    2.35%    2.10%   
Minnesota 1.52%    5.02%    3.94%    1.96%    1.53%   
Missouri 1.41%    3.19%    3.54%    2.73%    2.26%   
Nebraska 1.75%    4.03%    3.60%    1.93%    3.45%   
North Dakota 1.28%    3.68%    3.08%    1.77%    1.99%   
South Dakota 1.48%    3.86%    3.02%    1.50%    2.82%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 2.15%    7.49%    4.53%    3.06%    2.81%   
District of Columbia 2.25%    6.77%    5.04%    1.27%    2.64%   
Florida 1.66%    4.11%    4.23%    1.98%    2.18%   
Georgia 2.17%    6.97%    3.65%    2.85%    2.04%   
Maryland 1.89%    2.63%    4.46%    3.10%    2.41%   
North Carolina 1.61%    5.28%    2.41%    2.33%    2.76%   
South Carolina 2.32%    5.25%    4.36%    6.05%    2.26%   
Virginia 2.16%    3.92%    2.99%    4.52%    3.60%   
West Virginia 2.21%    7.29%    3.39%    2.38%    2.79%   
East South Central:
Alabama 1.67%    6.33%    3.54%    2.11%    2.73%   
Kentucky 1.57%    4.97%    2.76%    2.81%    2.14%   
Mississippi 2.29%    6.30%    4.42%    2.30%    2.17%   
Tennessee 2.19%    6.36%    3.42%    3.09%    4.87%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 1.74%    6.42%    4.84%    2.92%    1.99%   
Louisiana 1.75%    5.91%    3.77%    3.18%    2.56%   
Oklahoma 1.80%    5.57%    4.74%    2.53%    2.64%   
Texas 1.29%    4.14%    2.75%    2.03%    1.87%   
Mountain:
Arizona 2.49%    5.06%    6.80%    2.56%    1.85%   
Colorado 2.00%    7.22%    4.66%    2.20%    2.97%   
Idaho 1.76%    6.71%    3.85%    3.01%    1.38%   
Montana 2.59%    5.54%    5.78%    6.60%    2.46%   
Nevada 1.47%    3.88%    3.53%    2.17%    2.39%   
New Mexico 2.29%    6.34%    4.19%    4.87%    1.87%   
Utah 2.20%    4.55%    5.43%    3.17%    1.90%   
Wyoming 1.85%    6.38%    3.60%    2.20%    2.23%   
Pacific:
Alaska 2.44%    6.10%    5.54%    3.64%    1.66%   
California 1.14%    2.94%    3.09%    1.75%    1.26%   
Hawaii 1.74%    3.36%    3.51%    4.31%    1.67%   
Oregon 1.55%    4.04%    4.86%    2.24%    1.35%   
Washington 2.01%    5.29%    5.09%    2.40%    1.91%   

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.