Table VIII.C.4 Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take single coverage 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 55.3%    62.7%    62.5%    55.7%    49.1%   
New England:
Connecticut 53.0%    60.2%    57.4%    52.6%    48.9%   
Maine 56.9%    66.0%    71.2%    53.5%    51.9%   
Massachusetts 50.6%    62.1%    58.6%    47.6%    45.2%   
New Hampshire 54.6%    66.6%    57.1%    54.9%    49.7%   
Rhode Island 50.7%    55.0%    59.8%    51.2%    45.7%   
Vermont 52.8%    63.2%    64.0%    55.9%    43.1%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 55.4%    59.3%    66.3%    58.7%    44.4%   
New York 54.4%    64.5%    60.5%    53.0%    49.0%   
Pennsylvania 53.9%    61.9%    63.4%    51.7%    48.0%   
East North Central:
Illinois 51.6%    55.6%    60.9%    54.3%    43.5%   
Indiana 51.3%    67.7%    61.5%    52.3%    41.8%   
Michigan 48.5%    58.5%    54.5%    46.5%    45.0%   
Ohio 50.8%    63.1%    62.5%    49.5%    41.1%   
Wisconsin 50.3%    60.4%    56.1%    51.0%    44.5%   
West North Central:
Iowa 54.5%    58.4%    65.4%    52.7%    49.0%   
Kansas 53.1%    68.7%    60.2%    53.6%    45.4%   
Minnesota 49.9%    56.4%    61.2%    51.4%    40.7%   
Missouri 56.5%    61.8%    60.1%    59.6%    49.2%   
Nebraska 54.9%    67.1%    54.1%    57.5%    50.0%   
North Dakota 55.0%    73.8%    63.9%    52.9%    46.2%   
South Dakota 57.3%    70.9%    61.2%    55.8%    53.2%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 56.2%    66.9%    59.3%    60.2%    48.6%   
District of Columbia 57.1%    66.0%    64.5%    52.4%    53.5%   
Florida 60.1%    66.1%    65.6%    57.3%    57.8%   
Georgia 56.3%    59.0%    64.5%    54.6%    52.5%   
Maryland 53.6%    64.1%    61.5%    55.3%    45.7%   
North Carolina 59.0%    71.5%    65.7%    60.2%    51.6%   
South Carolina 58.4%    66.2%    66.6%    58.7%    52.0%   
Virginia 58.4%    67.4%    62.5%    58.2%    53.6%   
West Virginia 53.8%    68.2%    70.4%    54.1%    45.2%   
East South Central:
Alabama 53.0%    65.8%    63.0%    53.3%    42.8%   
Kentucky 57.1%    63.1%    69.5%    55.6%    49.9%   
Mississippi 63.8%    74.1%    70.1%    62.6%    58.9%   
Tennessee 55.1%    67.4%    62.3%    54.1%    49.0%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 57.9%    73.7%    62.7%    57.5%    52.0%   
Louisiana 56.1%    68.5%    60.1%    59.1%    48.1%   
Oklahoma 57.8%    61.4%    64.4%    62.5%    50.5%   
Texas 58.1%    63.6%    64.0%    58.0%    53.4%   
Mountain:
Arizona 55.2%    60.4%    61.3%    55.3%    52.0%   
Colorado 57.4%    64.5%    64.8%    59.5%    50.8%   
Idaho 52.1%    55.3%    63.2%    54.6%    44.2%   
Montana 60.6%    70.6%    67.2%    67.4%    51.9%   
Nevada 56.3%    68.6%    63.1%    50.1%    52.0%   
New Mexico 55.9%    71.5%    65.1%    58.0%    48.1%   
Utah 44.5%    59.1%    52.7%    45.5%    38.1%   
Wyoming 58.4%    67.0%    66.6%    61.6%    51.1%   
Pacific:
Alaska 54.1%    70.0%    58.9%    59.4%    44.9%   
California 56.4%    57.3%    61.2%    60.5%    50.4%   
Hawaii 64.5%    79.4%    72.5%    58.0%    57.5%   
Oregon 59.9%    65.7%    74.2%    59.7%    52.2%   
Washington 60.3%    67.5%    67.8%    65.6%    50.1%   

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.C.4 Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take single coverage 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 0.27%    0.93%    0.55%    0.44%    0.46%   
New England:
Connecticut 1.97%    4.89%    2.47%    1.90%    4.57%   
Maine 1.25%    2.82%    2.60%    2.17%    2.04%   
Massachusetts 1.38%    3.16%    2.29%    1.69%    2.76%   
New Hampshire 1.43%    3.60%    3.23%    2.88%    2.13%   
Rhode Island 1.52%    5.57%    2.96%    2.75%    2.34%   
Vermont 1.72%    3.75%    3.77%    2.44%    2.25%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 1.24%    2.59%    2.30%    1.81%    1.86%   
New York 1.01%    3.06%    2.09%    1.70%    1.71%   
Pennsylvania 1.49%    3.17%    2.78%    2.43%    2.56%   
East North Central:
Illinois 1.70%    8.84%    3.07%    1.96%    2.76%   
Indiana 1.61%    3.36%    2.61%    1.63%    2.72%   
Michigan 1.37%    3.67%    2.85%    2.35%    2.36%   
Ohio 1.38%    4.28%    2.54%    2.16%    2.25%   
Wisconsin 1.34%    3.41%    2.30%    2.80%    1.97%   
West North Central:
Iowa 1.38%    3.66%    2.99%    2.45%    2.04%   
Kansas 1.43%    3.76%    2.47%    2.36%    2.65%   
Minnesota 1.80%    3.20%    2.74%    2.96%    2.76%   
Missouri 1.38%    4.89%    2.72%    2.55%    1.84%   
Nebraska 1.49%    4.40%    3.16%    2.82%    2.46%   
North Dakota 1.64%    3.77%    2.96%    2.54%    2.90%   
South Dakota 1.47%    4.45%    3.05%    2.63%    2.35%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 1.40%    3.65%    4.56%    2.35%    1.32%   
District of Columbia 1.06%    2.94%    2.36%    1.49%    1.98%   
Florida 1.53%    3.23%    3.27%    2.78%    2.77%   
Georgia 1.46%    3.63%    2.09%    2.87%    2.50%   
Maryland 1.46%    6.37%    2.93%    2.34%    1.55%   
North Carolina 1.28%    3.67%    2.29%    2.21%    2.11%   
South Carolina 1.40%    3.22%    2.94%    2.12%    2.43%   
Virginia 1.33%    2.28%    2.83%    2.04%    2.45%   
West Virginia 2.07%    2.94%    4.79%    3.00%    3.13%   
East South Central:
Alabama 1.68%    5.48%    4.67%    2.28%    1.95%   
Kentucky 1.72%    3.37%    3.18%    2.86%    3.35%   
Mississippi 1.70%    3.48%    2.92%    2.97%    3.16%   
Tennessee 1.36%    2.86%    2.37%    2.35%    2.58%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 2.15%    4.14%    3.25%    4.92%    3.02%   
Louisiana 1.41%    5.16%    3.01%    2.39%    2.05%   
Oklahoma 1.60%    4.84%    3.51%    2.56%    2.71%   
Texas 1.23%    5.00%    2.00%    1.69%    2.46%   
Mountain:
Arizona 1.31%    2.60%    3.70%    2.13%    2.19%   
Colorado 1.56%    3.80%    3.74%    2.64%    2.50%   
Idaho 2.19%    4.60%    3.59%    3.13%    4.55%   
Montana 2.23%    3.60%    4.42%    2.79%    3.80%   
Nevada 1.53%    3.79%    2.55%    2.85%    2.42%   
New Mexico 2.09%    3.75%    3.26%    2.60%    2.51%   
Utah 1.86%    4.57%    4.64%    3.76%    2.22%   
Wyoming 1.79%    4.56%    3.18%    3.50%    2.82%   
Pacific:
Alaska 1.87%    4.00%    2.96%    2.96%    3.03%   
California 0.88%    2.42%    2.63%    1.48%    1.22%   
Hawaii 1.41%    2.38%    2.16%    2.61%    2.55%   
Oregon 1.58%    4.13%    2.81%    2.70%    2.09%   
Washington 2.23%    4.37%    3.51%    4.34%    2.47%   

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.