Table VIII.B.3.b.(1).(a) Percent of private-sector full-time 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 74.9%    62.8%    66.7%    77.7%    81.9%   
New England:
Connecticut 74.5%    64.6%    69.3%    72.2%    83.3%   
Maine 75.4%    68.6%    63.1%    77.8%    81.4%   
Massachusetts 74.0%    61.3%    68.5%    73.6%    82.5%   
New Hampshire 74.0%    66.8%    69.2%    74.8%    78.4%   
Rhode Island 70.8%    41.8%    66.5%    71.8%    80.0%   
Vermont 73.2%    55.5%    64.1%    76.1%    79.9%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 72.7%    63.6%    60.3%    77.4%    80.7%   
New York 70.6%    62.3%    63.4%    72.1%    77.0%   
Pennsylvania 77.5%    61.6%    76.3%    77.0%    83.2%   
East North Central:
Illinois 75.9%    67.3%    65.8%    77.9%    84.2%   
Indiana 76.8%    55.7%    67.8%    81.1%    86.0%   
Michigan 79.4%    61.0%    67.9%    86.4%    85.5%   
Ohio 70.6%    52.9%    69.3%    78.3%    70.6%   
Wisconsin 73.0%    52.1%    66.7%    78.0%    79.9%   
West North Central:
Iowa 75.9%    63.5%    68.2%    79.9%    81.7%   
Kansas 79.2%    60.3%    72.7%    81.2%    86.4%   
Minnesota 75.6%    63.4%    67.8%    77.2%    83.6%   
Missouri 77.7%    75.4%    70.9%    80.5%    81.2%   
Nebraska 77.2%    69.5%    77.3%    82.7%    74.3%   
North Dakota 80.8%    78.5%    72.4%    80.5%    88.4%   
South Dakota 75.7%    63.9%    72.7%    81.3%    75.2%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 76.2%    67.3%    70.9%    78.1%    80.1%   
District of Columbia 73.7%    53.3%    68.7%    85.3%    78.5%   
Florida 74.6%    73.8%    62.1%    79.1%    78.8%   
Georgia 75.0%    55.1%    64.9%    79.8%    85.8%   
Maryland 71.0%    57.4%    62.5%    71.0%    81.1%   
North Carolina 78.4%    50.7%    75.3%    84.2%    83.4%   
South Carolina 76.3%    62.9%    66.9%    80.1%    83.1%   
Virginia 70.4%    59.3%    63.3%    74.4%    75.9%   
West Virginia 71.9%    54.5%    52.0%    77.8%    81.4%   
East South Central:
Alabama 73.0%    60.0%    67.7%    73.1%    81.8%   
Kentucky 76.6%    58.1%    72.3%    80.6%    82.5%   
Mississippi 79.6%    50.5%    76.7%    82.8%    87.9%   
Tennessee 73.2%    59.0%    73.3%    73.0%    77.9%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 79.7%    63.5%    76.5%    81.1%    84.9%   
Louisiana 74.3%    59.0%    69.9%    74.8%    82.4%   
Oklahoma 75.5%    61.4%    66.8%    75.1%    84.6%   
Texas 75.4%    61.6%    69.5%    77.8%    82.1%   
Mountain:
Arizona 70.8%    55.5%    46.6%    75.0%    85.9%   
Colorado 73.5%    60.9%    60.8%    78.8%    80.4%   
Idaho 79.6%    57.1%    71.9%    82.7%    88.4%   
Montana 76.3%    67.4%    67.6%    75.8%    82.3%   
Nevada 72.6%    65.4%    69.2%    66.9%    81.8%   
New Mexico 72.3%    55.1%    62.8%    65.9%    87.6%   
Utah 77.3%    51.8%    67.7%    82.5%    84.5%   
Wyoming 77.2%    60.1%    64.8%    79.6%    86.5%   
Pacific:
Alaska 73.3%    59.7%    54.7%    75.4%    87.3%   
California 75.0%    70.1%    62.4%    76.2%    84.1%   
Hawaii 81.9%    72.6%    78.7%    80.3%    90.4%   
Oregon 80.1%    74.4%    69.9%    79.8%    88.0%   
Washington 78.7%    63.2%    63.1%    86.9%    86.3%   

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.3.b.(1).(a) Standard errors for percent of private-sector full-time 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%    0.93%    0.76%    0.46%    0.64%   
New England:
Connecticut 2.46%    3.98%    3.86%    3.21%    4.69%   
Maine 1.52%    6.07%    4.89%    1.88%    1.72%   
Massachusetts 1.55%    4.30%    3.10%    2.14%    2.41%   
New Hampshire 1.34%    4.15%    2.49%    1.95%    2.42%   
Rhode Island 1.99%    8.23%    2.92%    2.99%    2.42%   
Vermont 1.70%    5.36%    3.36%    2.32%    2.29%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 1.44%    2.94%    3.42%    2.17%    1.77%   
New York 1.50%    4.21%    3.98%    2.17%    2.52%   
Pennsylvania 1.10%    3.43%    1.98%    1.96%    1.70%   
East North Central:
Illinois 1.82%    5.35%    5.60%    2.28%    1.80%   
Indiana 1.60%    5.59%    3.05%    1.66%    2.08%   
Michigan 1.57%    4.28%    4.25%    2.05%    1.81%   
Ohio 3.95%    5.23%    2.59%    2.54%    11.20%   
Wisconsin 1.73%    6.06%    3.87%    2.67%    2.34%   
West North Central:
Iowa 1.59%    4.75%    4.20%    2.34%    1.63%   
Kansas 1.70%    5.13%    3.59%    2.35%    2.10%   
Minnesota 1.54%    4.99%    4.08%    1.95%    1.53%   
Missouri 1.41%    3.34%    3.55%    2.67%    2.32%   
Nebraska 1.76%    4.02%    3.24%    1.91%    3.57%   
North Dakota 1.36%    3.43%    3.31%    2.10%    1.96%   
South Dakota 1.52%    3.85%    3.03%    1.59%    2.94%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 2.19%    8.51%    4.47%    3.08%    3.23%   
District of Columbia 2.32%    7.28%    5.07%    1.52%    2.68%   
Florida 1.58%    3.98%    3.90%    1.90%    2.22%   
Georgia 2.20%    7.92%    3.85%    2.91%    1.96%   
Maryland 1.87%    3.37%    4.53%    3.39%    2.48%   
North Carolina 1.48%    4.93%    2.12%    2.00%    2.80%   
South Carolina 1.86%    4.08%    4.16%    4.08%    2.24%   
Virginia 2.17%    3.97%    3.02%    4.59%    3.60%   
West Virginia 2.07%    6.40%    3.83%    2.79%    2.79%   
East South Central:
Alabama 1.69%    6.78%    3.62%    2.15%    2.75%   
Kentucky 1.50%    4.70%    2.75%    2.79%    2.13%   
Mississippi 1.77%    6.52%    3.46%    2.35%    1.58%   
Tennessee 2.27%    7.12%    3.35%    3.02%    5.04%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 1.49%    5.60%    3.71%    3.01%    1.95%   
Louisiana 1.76%    5.94%    3.76%    3.29%    2.59%   
Oklahoma 1.60%    4.48%    4.18%    2.58%    2.67%   
Texas 1.22%    3.89%    2.56%    2.07%    1.87%   
Mountain:
Arizona 2.51%    4.96%    7.23%    2.61%    1.83%   
Colorado 2.01%    7.83%    4.70%    2.20%    2.91%   
Idaho 1.59%    5.67%    3.70%    2.77%    1.38%   
Montana 2.60%    5.75%    5.26%    6.75%    2.58%   
Nevada 1.53%    3.74%    3.57%    2.12%    2.50%   
New Mexico 2.19%    6.22%    4.44%    5.11%    1.80%   
Utah 1.70%    4.73%    3.19%    3.16%    1.91%   
Wyoming 1.80%    6.66%    3.58%    2.21%    2.25%   
Pacific:
Alaska 2.35%    5.38%    5.97%    3.06%    1.64%   
California 1.14%    2.63%    3.17%    1.76%    1.30%   
Hawaii 1.87%    3.86%    3.77%    4.62%    1.48%   
Oregon 1.59%    3.77%    5.10%    2.31%    1.45%   
Washington 2.01%    5.30%    5.41%    2.04%    2.08%   

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.