Table VIII.B.2.b Percent of private-sector employees 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 56.0%    29.6%    46.4%    65.4%    73.7%   
New England:
Connecticut 55.5%    28.0%    48.2%    62.0%    75.2%   
Maine 54.6%    26.8%    38.2%    66.2%    73.5%   
Massachusetts 55.2%    29.4%    46.9%    61.6%    74.3%   
New Hampshire 52.8%    28.1%    41.9%    64.2%    69.2%   
Rhode Island 47.7%    16.2%    36.6%    53.3%    71.8%   
Vermont 53.0%    17.4%    44.2%    65.0%    71.2%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 53.5%    33.5%    43.5%    63.2%    66.8%   
New York 50.3%    30.6%    41.6%    54.2%    67.8%   
Pennsylvania 57.6%    24.9%    51.5%    69.2%    72.2%   
East North Central:
Illinois 57.3%    34.7%    46.0%    63.9%    76.8%   
Indiana 57.5%    26.2%    48.6%    63.5%    80.9%   
Michigan 58.9%    24.4%    50.9%    71.4%    75.0%   
Ohio 51.5%    23.6%    44.1%    68.0%    62.6%   
Wisconsin 53.0%    22.7%    45.9%    61.0%    70.7%   
West North Central:
Iowa 56.1%    30.2%    44.6%    65.6%    74.8%   
Kansas 58.7%    24.1%    54.8%    64.5%    77.9%   
Minnesota 58.4%    28.4%    50.3%    65.6%    78.5%   
Missouri 57.4%    44.1%    46.5%    63.1%    71.3%   
Nebraska 60.3%    31.7%    58.9%    70.1%    68.0%   
North Dakota 60.4%    35.5%    54.1%    68.5%    72.2%   
South Dakota 56.2%    24.1%    54.7%    67.8%    62.7%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 58.0%    24.4%    50.5%    70.1%    72.9%   
District of Columbia 55.0%    32.2%    54.2%    59.9%    68.4%   
Florida 55.6%    38.5%    40.0%    65.7%    70.4%   
Georgia 56.9%    26.2%    48.1%    70.7%    76.6%   
Maryland 53.6%    25.3%    46.6%    57.8%    75.4%   
North Carolina 60.1%    19.5%    59.1%    71.1%    78.6%   
South Carolina 57.8%    29.4%    48.1%    67.6%    77.1%   
Virginia 53.3%    29.7%    41.9%    64.7%    70.4%   
West Virginia 52.4%    17.8%    35.3%    68.3%    72.6%   
East South Central:
Alabama 59.0%    31.9%    52.5%    65.9%    78.0%   
Kentucky 60.5%    28.4%    55.2%    72.8%    76.6%   
Mississippi 61.4%    22.5%    58.6%    72.6%    81.4%   
Tennessee 54.5%    23.3%    47.5%    68.9%    72.8%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 61.2%    25.7%    54.4%    72.4%    79.0%   
Louisiana 59.4%    33.4%    47.9%    68.5%    77.6%   
Oklahoma 53.7%    20.8%    41.0%    66.6%    79.7%   
Texas 57.3%    29.8%    48.2%    70.2%    74.1%   
Mountain:
Arizona 54.6%    24.8%    33.4%    67.3%    80.7%   
Colorado 52.0%    30.3%    36.2%    60.1%    71.6%   
Idaho 58.7%    26.6%    45.8%    73.0%    74.3%   
Montana 54.7%    30.2%    40.2%    61.9%    68.6%   
Nevada 49.3%    33.0%    43.6%    43.6%    73.2%   
New Mexico 50.6%    20.6%    40.4%    54.6%    73.6%   
Utah 56.7%    21.4%    43.9%    66.0%    78.9%   
Wyoming 55.9%    24.6%    41.5%    64.1%    76.3%   
Pacific:
Alaska 53.7%    32.1%    33.5%    58.8%    78.2%   
California 57.1%    35.0%    46.3%    64.1%    75.3%   
Hawaii 64.3%    40.2%    61.9%    71.4%    81.3%   
Oregon 60.6%    37.7%    45.1%    69.1%    78.4%   
Washington 60.1%    30.0%    45.8%    76.2%    76.6%   

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.b Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees 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 0.39%    0.74%    0.67%    0.63%    0.65%   
New England:
Connecticut 3.14%    3.02%    4.49%    3.30%    5.79%   
Maine 1.91%    2.94%    3.41%    2.16%    2.32%   
Massachusetts 1.99%    3.02%    2.99%    2.25%    2.76%   
New Hampshire 1.99%    3.44%    2.96%    2.18%    2.97%   
Rhode Island 2.35%    3.79%    2.75%    3.25%    2.86%   
Vermont 2.74%    3.41%    2.84%    2.47%    2.43%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 1.77%    2.88%    2.93%    2.93%    3.43%   
New York 1.64%    3.49%    3.10%    2.61%    2.78%   
Pennsylvania 1.62%    2.38%    2.64%    2.55%    2.27%   
East North Central:
Illinois 2.17%    5.21%    3.89%    3.09%    3.00%   
Indiana 2.34%    4.35%    3.13%    4.34%    2.39%   
Michigan 2.45%    2.80%    4.07%    5.46%    3.19%   
Ohio 2.72%    2.97%    3.19%    2.82%    9.15%   
Wisconsin 2.67%    3.75%    4.25%    7.48%    2.99%   
West North Central:
Iowa 2.05%    3.29%    3.45%    3.58%    2.01%   
Kansas 2.82%    3.46%    3.53%    4.39%    4.15%   
Minnesota 2.00%    3.88%    3.78%    3.59%    2.43%   
Missouri 1.97%    5.08%    3.81%    3.67%    2.99%   
Nebraska 2.26%    5.06%    4.16%    3.46%    3.30%   
North Dakota 1.99%    4.37%    3.08%    1.78%    5.44%   
South Dakota 1.99%    2.38%    3.47%    1.59%    4.43%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 2.65%    3.74%    4.16%    4.21%    3.60%   
District of Columbia 2.34%    4.12%    5.03%    2.11%    5.85%   
Florida 1.99%    4.22%    3.82%    2.21%    2.65%   
Georgia 2.25%    3.21%    3.91%    3.30%    2.71%   
Maryland 2.39%    3.13%    4.29%    4.31%    3.29%   
North Carolina 1.84%    2.58%    2.70%    2.33%    2.59%   
South Carolina 2.41%    3.70%    4.73%    6.01%    2.54%   
Virginia 2.33%    3.32%    2.82%    5.17%    3.81%   
West Virginia 2.56%    2.45%    2.92%    3.14%    3.72%   
East South Central:
Alabama 1.94%    4.90%    3.47%    2.44%    2.73%   
Kentucky 2.32%    3.84%    5.68%    3.29%    2.42%   
Mississippi 2.37%    2.50%    4.71%    3.05%    2.39%   
Tennessee 2.31%    4.00%    4.20%    3.07%    4.24%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 2.37%    4.35%    4.70%    2.90%    2.22%   
Louisiana 2.23%    4.94%    5.17%    3.42%    2.62%   
Oklahoma 3.65%    5.52%    3.55%    2.76%    2.60%   
Texas 1.63%    3.47%    2.80%    2.26%    2.19%   
Mountain:
Arizona 2.47%    3.49%    4.51%    2.61%    2.64%   
Colorado 2.53%    5.75%    3.79%    4.88%    3.19%   
Idaho 2.85%    4.88%    4.30%    3.25%    6.83%   
Montana 2.65%    3.85%    3.98%    5.44%    4.50%   
Nevada 1.98%    3.79%    3.44%    2.76%    2.64%   
New Mexico 2.33%    3.30%    4.68%    4.66%    3.87%   
Utah 2.40%    2.43%    4.24%    2.80%    2.31%   
Wyoming 2.72%    2.70%    3.55%    3.67%    2.45%   
Pacific:
Alaska 2.56%    4.72%    4.06%    3.69%    2.54%   
California 1.39%    2.86%    2.39%    2.65%    1.76%   
Hawaii 1.93%    2.77%    3.76%    4.35%    2.11%   
Oregon 2.33%    5.76%    4.51%    2.83%    2.21%   
Washington 2.45%    3.99%    4.41%    3.07%    2.91%   

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.