Table VIII.C.3 Percent of total premiums contributed by employees enrolled in single coverage at 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 21.7%    25.5%    23.6%    21.9%    19.2%   
New England:
Connecticut 22.9%    25.2%    25.9%    23.6%    19.1%   
Maine 21.8%    31.5%    24.1%    19.3%    20.4%   
Massachusetts 25.2%    32.0%    24.6%    24.9%    23.8%   
New Hampshire 25.3%    34.0%    25.3%    24.4%    22.7%   
Rhode Island 24.2%    21.5%    23.0%    22.6%    26.6%   
Vermont 22.0%    23.1%    21.8%    21.6%    22.4%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 26.9%    23.0%    29.6%    28.9%    23.6%   
New York 20.5%    21.6%    19.1%    21.1%    20.5%   
Pennsylvania 21.6%    25.6%    22.4%    21.8%    19.8%   
East North Central:
Illinois 23.7%    25.6%    24.8%    24.2%    21.7%   
Indiana 21.0%    30.3%    24.8%    22.8%    14.4%   
Michigan 20.9%    22.7%    21.0%    20.4%    21.0%   
Ohio 21.5%    25.0%    23.4%    21.8%    17.9%   
Wisconsin 21.9%    21.0%    22.7%    23.8%    20.0%   
West North Central:
Iowa 21.4%    25.0%    24.7%    20.8%    18.1%   
Kansas 21.6%    25.4%    22.1%    23.0%    19.1%   
Minnesota 22.9%    31.2%    22.4%    24.4%    18.9%   
Missouri 21.9%    25.7%    23.7%    20.1%    20.5%   
Nebraska 23.9%    24.2%    32.0%    20.0%    21.5%   
North Dakota 18.8%    27.6%    17.8%    18.6%    15.3%   
South Dakota 20.4%    24.9%    20.3%    20.4%    19.2%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 21.6%    25.0%    24.1%    22.7%    17.7%   
District of Columbia 23.0%    28.5%    25.0%    23.5%    18.8%   
Florida 25.0%    35.7%    26.4%    24.4%    21.5%   
Georgia 23.3%    26.3%    30.0%    20.3%    21.0%   
Maryland 24.3%    26.5%    24.4%    26.2%    21.8%   
North Carolina 20.8%    33.9%    20.1%    20.5%    18.9%   
South Carolina 23.5%    27.9%    30.4%    21.6%    20.5%   
Virginia 24.1%    24.6%    27.1%    23.8%    22.5%   
West Virginia 19.0%    29.9%    20.5%    18.9%    16.1%   
East South Central:
Alabama 27.3%    40.6%    26.5%    30.8%    19.2%   
Kentucky 22.4%    25.7%    25.4%    19.3%    22.6%   
Mississippi 24.8%    30.5%    25.1%    28.5%    20.0%   
Tennessee 22.2%    24.7%    24.0%    26.6%    16.0%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 23.1%    29.8%    20.0%    23.0%    23.7%   
Louisiana 22.4%    24.5%    26.6%    22.9%    18.9%   
Oklahoma 20.6%    23.9%    24.6%    21.2%    17.1%   
Texas 20.4%    22.5%    23.5%    20.5%    17.5%   
Mountain:
Arizona 21.2%    31.2%    22.6%    22.8%    17.1%   
Colorado 23.2%    25.4%    31.0%    20.0%    22.0%   
Idaho 15.6%    27.4%    20.5%    14.6%    10.3%   
Montana 21.2%    34.7%    23.1%    22.1%    16.1%   
Nevada 22.5%    29.2%    22.9%    26.4%    17.8%   
New Mexico 20.8%    21.0%    23.8%    22.7%    17.9%   
Utah 19.0%    25.5%    27.8%    14.7%    17.6%   
Wyoming 18.4%    19.2%    24.8%    15.2%    17.8%   
Pacific:
Alaska 16.7%    21.4%    17.5%    17.1%    14.2%   
California 18.9%    20.0%    21.5%    20.3%    16.0%   
Hawaii 12.0%    11.2%    10.9%    12.2%    13.2%   
Oregon 17.2%    23.6%    20.1%    18.3%    12.8%   
Washington 15.3%    20.0%    17.0%    11.5%    16.9%   

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.C.3 Standard errors for percent of total premiums contributed by employees enrolled in single coverage at 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 0.21%    0.67%    0.39%    0.40%    0.34%   
New England:
Connecticut 1.37%    2.34%    4.15%    1.61%    2.11%   
Maine 1.43%    3.26%    2.65%    1.57%    3.00%   
Massachusetts 1.21%    4.78%    1.97%    2.20%    2.04%   
New Hampshire 1.60%    3.76%    3.53%    3.04%    2.54%   
Rhode Island 1.22%    2.89%    1.69%    1.86%    2.48%   
Vermont 1.31%    2.98%    2.46%    1.91%    2.69%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 1.62%    1.83%    3.90%    3.34%    1.44%   
New York 0.90%    2.01%    1.30%    1.95%    1.66%   
Pennsylvania 0.95%    2.37%    1.71%    2.05%    1.45%   
East North Central:
Illinois 0.85%    1.87%    1.48%    1.73%    1.43%   
Indiana 1.06%    2.21%    1.35%    1.72%    1.61%   
Michigan 1.07%    1.54%    2.28%    2.09%    1.65%   
Ohio 0.90%    2.22%    1.92%    1.43%    1.62%   
Wisconsin 1.00%    3.14%    1.63%    2.19%    1.50%   
West North Central:
Iowa 1.15%    4.28%    1.85%    2.26%    2.00%   
Kansas 1.17%    3.94%    2.38%    2.06%    1.72%   
Minnesota 0.84%    2.85%    1.82%    1.43%    1.34%   
Missouri 1.07%    2.93%    1.60%    2.22%    1.65%   
Nebraska 1.41%    1.85%    4.02%    1.35%    1.98%   
North Dakota 1.16%    2.45%    2.37%    1.78%    2.42%   
South Dakota 1.11%    2.59%    2.25%    1.85%    2.17%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 1.63%    3.16%    1.84%    3.85%    1.78%   
District of Columbia 1.23%    2.81%    4.14%    1.35%    1.56%   
Florida 1.37%    4.90%    1.67%    2.42%    2.14%   
Georgia 1.22%    2.67%    2.60%    1.86%    2.14%   
Maryland 1.18%    2.14%    2.70%    2.43%    1.61%   
North Carolina 0.84%    3.76%    1.62%    1.51%    1.32%   
South Carolina 1.09%    2.12%    3.76%    1.42%    1.67%   
Virginia 1.25%    1.82%    2.18%    2.35%    2.37%   
West Virginia 1.02%    2.72%    2.20%    1.73%    1.62%   
East South Central:
Alabama 1.91%    9.35%    3.63%    2.70%    1.33%   
Kentucky 1.19%    2.05%    3.94%    1.17%    1.97%   
Mississippi 2.23%    3.32%    3.64%    5.88%    1.92%   
Tennessee 1.62%    2.19%    1.72%    3.81%    2.22%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 1.42%    2.00%    2.44%    2.88%    2.37%   
Louisiana 1.07%    2.71%    2.00%    1.76%    1.91%   
Oklahoma 1.22%    3.34%    2.52%    2.16%    1.99%   
Texas 0.81%    2.58%    1.85%    1.41%    1.16%   
Mountain:
Arizona 1.30%    3.34%    2.04%    2.03%    2.21%   
Colorado 1.28%    3.05%    4.45%    1.71%    2.00%   
Idaho 1.31%    3.73%    2.94%    1.80%    1.88%   
Montana 1.90%    8.02%    3.68%    2.72%    2.64%   
Nevada 1.22%    4.34%    1.78%    1.88%    1.81%   
New Mexico 1.25%    2.99%    3.00%    2.16%    1.62%   
Utah 1.17%    3.05%    3.20%    1.98%    1.64%   
Wyoming 1.23%    2.40%    3.03%    2.15%    1.96%   
Pacific:
Alaska 1.26%    2.29%    2.79%    2.23%    2.27%   
California 0.66%    2.26%    1.40%    1.10%    1.08%   
Hawaii 1.03%    1.60%    2.09%    1.63%    2.33%   
Oregon 1.39%    5.24%    3.01%    2.06%    1.85%   
Washington 1.70%    3.33%    1.82%    2.83%    2.74%   

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.