Table VIII.A.2 Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2017
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 46.9%    29.2%    45.4%    60.5%    75.0%   
New England:
Connecticut 49.7%    35.7%    51.5%    70.3%    61.2%   
Maine 41.6%    23.2%    40.8%    68.6%    56.2%   
Massachusetts 64.4%    42.5%    73.0%    79.2%    83.9%   
New Hampshire 49.0%    30.5%    45.1%    54.0%    78.4%   
Rhode Island 52.6%    35.5%    49.7%    71.7%    83.2%   
Vermont 40.9%    26.2%    36.0%    61.7%    47.1%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 51.0%    27.1%    54.1%    67.3%    78.0%   
New York 46.0%    24.9%    42.9%    72.0%    80.5%   
Pennsylvania 54.5%    26.7%    56.0%    70.3%    90.3%   
East North Central:
Illinois 44.4%    31.2%    38.5%    69.4%    73.5%   
Indiana 47.8%    25.7%    42.4%    63.0%    86.3%   
Michigan 49.3%    27.8%    56.3%    62.5%    85.9%   
Ohio 53.1%    35.6%    48.2%    68.8%    80.6%   
Wisconsin 44.7%    30.4%    46.9%    48.9%    71.0%   
West North Central:
Iowa 47.3%    31.5%    42.9%    57.7%    80.1%   
Kansas 50.3%    39.4%    38.3%    60.3%    85.4%   
Minnesota 48.8%    31.0%    46.0%    79.6%    70.2%   
Missouri 48.5%    28.8%    52.9%    59.9%    77.5%   
Nebraska 42.6%    26.4%    43.2%    60.4%    71.1%   
North Dakota 48.0%    27.0%    53.0%    70.8%    69.8%   
South Dakota 41.4%    31.9%    41.1%    59.8%    57.4%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 53.3%    38.4%    46.2%    70.5%    75.6%   
District of Columbia 68.7%    47.7%    63.2%    73.3%    88.5%   
Florida 35.5%    19.9%    35.3%    46.9%    65.4%   
Georgia 41.2%    28.5%    27.9%    45.8%    79.3%   
Maryland 54.2%    39.9%    50.8%    59.4%    76.5%   
North Carolina 41.2%    27.7%    39.2%    48.7%    60.6%   
South Carolina 43.7%    34.0%    33.9%    53.3%    66.0%   
Virginia 52.9%    30.4%    52.4%    62.7%    79.9%   
West Virginia 48.5%    33.6%    48.8%    62.5%    77.3%   
East South Central:
Alabama 49.9%    36.8%    44.3%    61.3%    74.6%   
Kentucky 50.4%    30.3%    48.0%    70.8%    80.5%   
Mississippi 52.4%    37.7%    47.6%    65.7%    65.7%   
Tennessee 51.8%    41.0%    51.6%    45.6%    79.5%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 43.2%    26.9%    51.0%    46.7%    66.5%   
Louisiana 51.0%    38.3%    44.7%    56.4%    70.1%   
Oklahoma 47.5%    36.0%    41.7%    56.2%    73.7%   
Texas 47.5%    30.6%    43.2%    61.4%    74.3%   
Mountain:
Arizona 49.4%    32.7%    49.0%    61.1%    77.2%   
Colorado 43.8%    25.5%    51.3%    55.4%    69.0%   
Idaho 36.2%    26.4%    26.8%    52.1%    63.8%   
Montana 37.4%    22.4%    37.8%    49.3%    64.9%   
Nevada 50.6%    43.6%    49.6%    43.6%    69.9%   
New Mexico 50.8%    35.5%    46.6%    66.1%    70.6%   
Utah 36.2%    24.3%    33.1%    52.8%    60.5%   
Wyoming 39.4%    26.4%    34.5%    49.5%    57.5%   
Pacific:
Alaska 32.5%    14.9%    32.4%    50.6%    52.3%   
California 45.9%    27.7%    45.3%    58.4%    73.5%   
Hawaii 81.8%    69.0%    80.4%    94.0%    92.1%   
Oregon 39.4%    22.0%    38.4%    49.8%    70.9%   
Washington 44.0%    25.5%    45.3%    67.3%    88.7%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 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.A.2 Standard errors for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2017
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 0.43%    0.68%    0.93%    1.14%    1.22%   
New England:
Connecticut 2.43%    4.36%    6.06%    7.10%    8.39%   
Maine 2.61%    4.16%    6.25%    6.34%    8.05%   
Massachusetts 2.96%    4.92%    5.51%    7.44%    6.12%   
New Hampshire 2.53%    4.30%    5.49%    7.72%    5.46%   
Rhode Island 3.54%    5.87%    7.92%    8.10%    8.06%   
Vermont 2.39%    4.00%    5.51%    5.36%    6.93%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 2.44%    3.32%    5.27%    6.16%    6.16%   
New York 2.23%    3.12%    4.44%    5.38%    7.47%   
Pennsylvania 2.13%    3.24%    4.86%    5.20%    3.56%   
East North Central:
Illinois 2.88%    5.13%    5.19%    8.63%    9.55%   
Indiana 2.48%    4.29%    5.33%    5.74%    5.88%   
Michigan 2.63%    4.00%    5.63%    6.90%    6.14%   
Ohio 2.28%    3.59%    5.54%    6.29%    5.47%   
Wisconsin 2.48%    4.21%    5.16%    6.66%    7.08%   
West North Central:
Iowa 2.46%    4.36%    5.31%    7.09%    6.27%   
Kansas 2.74%    5.63%    5.07%    7.04%    5.36%   
Minnesota 2.82%    4.80%    5.54%    6.18%    8.51%   
Missouri 2.56%    4.61%    5.88%    7.40%    8.06%   
Nebraska 2.51%    4.44%    5.41%    8.57%    6.90%   
North Dakota 2.79%    4.66%    6.14%    6.45%    8.88%   
South Dakota 2.16%    3.74%    5.39%    10.02%    6.46%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 3.02%    5.47%    6.89%    6.51%    7.98%   
District of Columbia 2.87%    7.55%    6.10%    5.86%    5.97%   
Florida 2.11%    2.87%    4.80%    6.15%    6.47%   
Georgia 2.52%    4.61%    4.43%    5.92%    7.77%   
Maryland 2.58%    5.72%    5.65%    7.23%    6.96%   
North Carolina 1.98%    3.16%    4.66%    5.73%    6.66%   
South Carolina 1.87%    3.82%    4.64%    5.22%    7.10%   
Virginia 2.69%    4.30%    6.67%    6.68%    6.95%   
West Virginia 2.28%    4.45%    4.92%    6.67%    7.21%   
East South Central:
Alabama 2.48%    4.40%    5.60%    7.10%    6.56%   
Kentucky 2.22%    4.11%    5.40%    7.24%    6.60%   
Mississippi 2.34%    4.79%    6.18%    5.93%    6.77%   
Tennessee 2.38%    4.44%    5.65%    6.23%    6.82%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 2.80%    4.54%    6.69%    7.35%    7.64%   
Louisiana 2.35%    4.97%    5.63%    6.22%    6.83%   
Oklahoma 2.48%    4.93%    5.32%    6.80%    7.39%   
Texas 1.80%    2.80%    3.53%    4.46%    5.43%   
Mountain:
Arizona 2.59%    4.38%    5.73%    7.47%    7.11%   
Colorado 2.62%    3.93%    5.46%    7.67%    8.71%   
Idaho 2.36%    4.16%    3.95%    7.02%    8.06%   
Montana 2.57%    4.58%    4.79%    7.16%    7.67%   
Nevada 3.11%    5.48%    7.95%    7.54%    7.81%   
New Mexico 2.59%    4.70%    5.18%    5.81%    8.37%   
Utah 2.32%    3.92%    4.59%    7.34%    8.66%   
Wyoming 2.50%    4.53%    5.35%    5.95%    6.93%   
Pacific:
Alaska 1.77%    2.86%    4.94%    5.73%    6.84%   
California 1.46%    2.03%    3.38%    3.56%    4.13%   
Hawaii 2.67%    6.06%    5.26%    5.74%    4.55%   
Oregon 2.24%    3.42%    5.92%    5.92%    7.60%   
Washington 2.38%    3.40%    5.25%    6.52%    6.51%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.