Table VIII.D.4 Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take family 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 26.8%    22.5%    22.0%    26.0%    31.3%   
New England:
Connecticut 26.5%    25.0%    25.0%    23.7%    30.0%   
Maine 25.6%    16.8%    16.4%    29.7%    28.0%   
Massachusetts 33.0%    24.0%    25.2%    35.1%    38.4%   
New Hampshire 25.2%    15.5%    26.1%    24.1%    28.3%   
Rhode Island 36.9%    38.5%    28.0%    36.5%    40.9%   
Vermont 28.1%    25.6%    20.4%    23.7%    35.9%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 27.3%    24.7%    17.7%    24.9%    35.9%   
New York 28.8%    20.7%    22.8%    31.1%    32.8%   
Pennsylvania 28.8%    18.8%    21.9%    28.8%    35.4%   
East North Central:
Illinois 29.5%    25.8%    22.7%    27.5%    35.6%   
Indiana 27.6%    15.9%    19.1%    24.7%    36.6%   
Michigan 31.0%    26.9%    29.6%    29.7%    33.9%   
Ohio 31.2%    24.3%    24.6%    28.9%    40.1%   
Wisconsin 31.1%    27.3%    25.6%    31.9%    34.3%   
West North Central:
Iowa 29.3%    25.2%    21.5%    30.8%    33.4%   
Kansas 26.5%    16.7%    22.8%    26.3%    30.8%   
Minnesota 30.9%    25.9%    23.1%    31.8%    35.6%   
Missouri 24.6%    21.3%    24.8%    20.3%    29.8%   
Nebraska 28.1%    18.1%    31.0%    27.2%    29.3%   
North Dakota 30.4%    13.9%    20.2%    32.2%    39.8%   
South Dakota 28.4%    17.3%    24.7%    30.9%    30.8%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 25.5%    15.6%    21.2%    21.5%    33.7%   
District of Columbia 25.1%    18.0%    22.2%    28.5%    26.5%   
Florida 23.2%    18.9%    18.8%    24.7%    25.6%   
Georgia 26.5%    25.2%    22.2%    27.3%    28.4%   
Maryland 27.5%    19.5%    18.9%    26.7%    34.6%   
North Carolina 23.6%    17.6%    19.6%    22.0%    28.5%   
South Carolina 23.8%    17.2%    19.6%    23.0%    28.3%   
Virginia 23.5%    16.8%    22.1%    24.2%    25.6%   
West Virginia 30.9%    19.4%    19.3%    29.3%    38.4%   
East South Central:
Alabama 32.2%    26.4%    23.0%    32.7%    39.0%   
Kentucky 22.7%    20.7%    13.7%    20.8%    29.9%   
Mississippi 21.9%    15.4%    20.5%    20.0%    25.7%   
Tennessee 28.2%    23.7%    23.0%    26.9%    33.1%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 23.8%    13.6%    17.6%    24.4%    29.2%   
Louisiana 24.8%    14.7%    23.2%    20.9%    31.6%   
Oklahoma 24.9%    26.8%    22.1%    22.6%    27.4%   
Texas 23.9%    23.6%    21.0%    22.8%    26.6%   
Mountain:
Arizona 26.0%    22.7%    22.5%    25.6%    28.3%   
Colorado 23.3%    18.6%    17.0%    22.3%    27.9%   
Idaho 28.2%    25.9%    14.8%    25.9%    36.5%   
Montana 21.2%    17.1%    13.9%    18.0%    26.4%   
Nevada 22.8%    18.9%    17.1%    23.7%    26.7%   
New Mexico 24.4%    14.9%    24.6%    25.2%    25.5%   
Utah 38.0%    25.5%    32.3%    34.9%    44.6%   
Wyoming 26.3%    14.0%    20.4%    25.7%    31.4%   
Pacific:
Alaska 27.9%    18.5%    26.2%    22.3%    34.7%   
California 26.1%    28.1%    23.5%    23.0%    29.1%   
Hawaii 21.6%    12.8%    16.2%    26.5%    25.3%   
Oregon 21.7%    23.1%    12.7%    22.4%    24.6%   
Washington 24.2%    19.9%    19.6%    20.5%    30.9%   

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.D.4 Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take family 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 0.26%    0.91%    0.52%    0.42%    0.46%   
New England:
Connecticut 1.87%    5.73%    2.80%    1.42%    4.34%   
Maine 1.15%    2.59%    2.05%    2.17%    1.79%   
Massachusetts 1.72%    2.49%    3.35%    2.36%    3.14%   
New Hampshire 1.21%    3.21%    2.81%    1.59%    2.26%   
Rhode Island 1.85%    6.98%    2.58%    2.79%    3.23%   
Vermont 1.44%    3.42%    2.59%    1.89%    2.27%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 1.20%    2.48%    2.02%    1.99%    1.96%   
New York 0.99%    2.50%    1.97%    2.06%    1.54%   
Pennsylvania 1.33%    2.19%    2.15%    1.72%    2.74%   
East North Central:
Illinois 1.68%    4.33%    3.06%    2.24%    3.53%   
Indiana 1.36%    2.01%    1.89%    1.71%    2.22%   
Michigan 1.34%    4.33%    2.47%    2.30%    2.41%   
Ohio 1.58%    5.39%    2.23%    2.38%    3.24%   
Wisconsin 1.62%    3.98%    2.63%    3.21%    2.62%   
West North Central:
Iowa 1.52%    3.05%    2.43%    2.27%    3.02%   
Kansas 1.36%    2.91%    2.21%    2.24%    2.78%   
Minnesota 1.66%    2.64%    2.14%    2.96%    2.96%   
Missouri 1.19%    3.31%    2.46%    2.05%    1.97%   
Nebraska 1.30%    2.92%    3.13%    2.15%    2.04%   
North Dakota 1.70%    3.00%    2.78%    2.34%    3.30%   
South Dakota 1.39%    3.70%    2.38%    2.57%    2.27%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 1.29%    2.53%    2.98%    1.77%    1.95%   
District of Columbia 0.97%    2.29%    2.56%    1.62%    1.62%   
Florida 1.26%    2.49%    2.51%    2.25%    2.36%   
Georgia 1.50%    3.03%    2.51%    3.68%    1.86%   
Maryland 1.39%    3.88%    2.90%    2.32%    1.94%   
North Carolina 1.24%    3.05%    2.58%    2.42%    1.88%   
South Carolina 1.08%    2.24%    2.08%    2.19%    1.75%   
Virginia 1.18%    2.52%    2.01%    1.76%    2.42%   
West Virginia 2.50%    3.21%    3.43%    2.97%    4.55%   
East South Central:
Alabama 1.56%    5.14%    3.41%    2.25%    2.49%   
Kentucky 1.55%    3.27%    2.32%    1.73%    3.42%   
Mississippi 1.57%    2.90%    2.64%    2.57%    2.96%   
Tennessee 1.40%    2.56%    2.41%    2.29%    2.61%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 1.41%    2.84%    2.86%    2.38%    2.51%   
Louisiana 1.51%    4.11%    2.50%    2.74%    2.29%   
Oklahoma 1.39%    3.55%    3.69%    2.43%    2.27%   
Texas 1.14%    5.42%    1.89%    1.63%    1.97%   
Mountain:
Arizona 1.38%    2.41%    3.62%    1.82%    2.66%   
Colorado 1.17%    2.93%    2.51%    1.92%    1.93%   
Idaho 1.98%    3.76%    2.14%    2.55%    4.20%   
Montana 1.67%    4.09%    3.07%    2.24%    2.94%   
Nevada 1.23%    3.59%    1.78%    1.95%    2.23%   
New Mexico 1.47%    2.41%    3.13%    2.52%    2.66%   
Utah 2.27%    4.14%    4.19%    4.35%    3.30%   
Wyoming 1.60%    3.41%    3.19%    3.08%    2.52%   
Pacific:
Alaska 1.59%    3.04%    2.65%    2.02%    3.00%   
California 0.96%    3.52%    2.66%    1.26%    1.47%   
Hawaii 1.15%    1.99%    1.68%    2.39%    2.04%   
Oregon 1.47%    5.79%    2.07%    2.96%    2.13%   
Washington 1.87%    3.74%    3.18%    4.11%    1.85%   

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.