Table VIII.B.2 Percent of private-sector employees in 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 84.5%    68.4%    82.4%    90.5%    96.6%   
New England:
Connecticut 86.1%    67.2%    84.6%    94.9%    97.3%   
Maine 79.5%    51.9%    80.7%    91.2%    93.9%   
Massachusetts 90.2%    74.8%    91.9%    97.6%    96.4%   
New Hampshire 83.8%    66.8%    80.6%    88.1%    97.1%   
Rhode Island 86.1%    65.5%    87.7%    93.1%    98.0%   
Vermont 74.6%    63.1%    64.9%    81.8%    88.5%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 85.3%    68.6%    85.0%    91.1%    96.4%   
New York 87.5%    73.3%    83.4%    94.4%    98.6%   
Pennsylvania 87.6%    66.4%    90.8%    94.7%    98.4%   
East North Central:
Illinois 86.7%    72.1%    80.8%    97.1%    96.7%   
Indiana 81.6%    61.8%    78.1%    88.7%    97.7%   
Michigan 85.2%    65.2%    84.1%    93.5%    97.5%   
Ohio 85.8%    66.5%    84.8%    94.6%    97.0%   
Wisconsin 82.6%    63.1%    78.4%    93.0%    95.7%   
West North Central:
Iowa 83.6%    66.4%    81.7%    88.7%    97.3%   
Kansas 84.5%    68.8%    80.0%    94.2%    94.7%   
Minnesota 82.9%    60.4%    81.0%    93.8%    96.3%   
Missouri 86.3%    65.7%    87.9%    93.6%    97.9%   
Nebraska 81.9%    59.2%    80.4%    93.5%    94.1%   
North Dakota 83.7%    59.4%    86.8%    91.8%    96.1%   
South Dakota 81.8%    58.4%    82.9%    96.7%    89.3%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 83.4%    69.8%    78.0%    89.4%    95.8%   
District of Columbia 92.3%    86.1%    89.4%    94.4%    99.1%   
Florida 82.9%    67.2%    84.5%    86.4%    93.5%   
Georgia 82.1%    71.0%    77.8%    81.9%    97.3%   
Maryland 87.3%    74.0%    84.7%    93.5%    96.9%   
North Carolina 79.1%    65.2%    73.1%    85.8%    92.4%   
South Carolina 84.2%    70.0%    84.8%    86.0%    95.6%   
Virginia 84.5%    65.2%    87.7%    87.9%    97.1%   
West Virginia 83.5%    64.0%    81.8%    91.9%    96.0%   
East South Central:
Alabama 84.9%    68.4%    84.7%    90.9%    95.3%   
Kentucky 87.2%    69.3%    87.5%    94.2%    97.0%   
Mississippi 85.4%    74.8%    84.3%    87.2%    94.6%   
Tennessee 86.6%    79.8%    81.9%    87.5%    97.2%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 78.6%    60.2%    75.7%    84.9%    92.7%   
Louisiana 85.3%    72.5%    84.4%    89.4%    94.8%   
Oklahoma 82.7%    68.2%    75.5%    89.7%    97.2%   
Texas 85.0%    75.3%    78.3%    88.7%    97.6%   
Mountain:
Arizona 87.4%    74.5%    84.5%    92.7%    97.5%   
Colorado 82.6%    62.3%    80.9%    90.4%    96.5%   
Idaho 74.5%    59.9%    60.6%    84.7%    92.0%   
Montana 73.2%    43.2%    67.0%    86.1%    95.9%   
Nevada 86.2%    74.8%    84.8%    89.7%    95.2%   
New Mexico 79.9%    66.3%    75.7%    78.9%    98.2%   
Utah 79.7%    56.1%    75.1%    90.0%    96.5%   
Wyoming 69.5%    48.6%    64.5%    75.7%    88.6%   
Pacific:
Alaska 72.5%    49.3%    66.1%    86.8%    87.0%   
California 83.8%    69.1%    82.2%    86.8%    96.7%   
Hawaii 92.1%    74.5%    97.0%    99.6%    97.4%   
Oregon 77.7%    51.7%    77.9%    84.0%    96.8%   
Washington 84.5%    61.9%    83.6%    93.6%    98.9%   

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.B.2 Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees in 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 0.23%    0.76%    0.56%    0.44%    0.23%   
New England:
Connecticut 1.13%    3.96%    2.93%    1.61%    0.93%   
Maine 1.50%    4.70%    3.80%    2.16%    1.83%   
Massachusetts 1.09%    3.81%    2.31%    1.16%    1.38%   
New Hampshire 1.38%    4.66%    3.58%    3.45%    0.98%   
Rhode Island 1.36%    4.50%    2.76%    2.18%    1.18%   
Vermont 1.77%    4.53%    5.00%    3.01%    3.24%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 1.26%    3.71%    2.93%    2.82%    1.34%   
New York 0.96%    3.28%    2.33%    1.49%    0.60%   
Pennsylvania 0.93%    3.77%    1.70%    1.27%    0.60%   
East North Central:
Illinois 1.17%    4.22%    3.39%    1.08%    1.50%   
Indiana 2.36%    7.64%    4.37%    2.29%    0.99%   
Michigan 1.58%    5.11%    3.27%    1.70%    1.44%   
Ohio 1.06%    3.79%    2.59%    1.39%    0.98%   
Wisconsin 1.34%    4.78%    3.77%    1.74%    1.66%   
West North Central:
Iowa 1.38%    4.53%    2.94%    2.90%    0.97%   
Kansas 1.33%    4.45%    3.66%    1.61%    2.08%   
Minnesota 1.47%    4.37%    3.51%    1.98%    1.40%   
Missouri 1.51%    4.33%    2.94%    1.78%    1.12%   
Nebraska 1.56%    4.94%    4.11%    2.33%    1.75%   
North Dakota 1.31%    4.45%    2.53%    2.52%    1.44%   
South Dakota 1.35%    4.16%    3.62%    1.08%    2.58%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 1.66%    4.62%    4.78%    3.07%    1.79%   
District of Columbia 1.20%    4.62%    2.45%    1.70%    0.53%   
Florida 1.24%    3.96%    2.48%    3.01%    1.84%   
Georgia 1.52%    4.86%    4.19%    3.76%    1.34%   
Maryland 1.26%    4.50%    3.01%    1.84%    1.26%   
North Carolina 1.35%    4.06%    3.87%    2.39%    2.23%   
South Carolina 1.20%    3.85%    2.56%    2.58%    1.43%   
Virginia 1.84%    5.83%    3.25%    3.07%    1.12%   
West Virginia 1.35%    4.16%    3.04%    2.14%    1.47%   
East South Central:
Alabama 1.31%    3.92%    2.87%    2.72%    1.82%   
Kentucky 1.15%    4.24%    2.83%    1.78%    1.11%   
Mississippi 1.38%    4.29%    3.95%    2.88%    1.91%   
Tennessee 1.14%    3.21%    3.34%    2.63%    1.34%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 2.26%    4.77%    6.20%    3.47%    2.91%   
Louisiana 1.29%    3.85%    3.30%    2.93%    1.55%   
Oklahoma 1.37%    4.15%    4.16%    2.50%    0.95%   
Texas 0.84%    2.56%    2.48%    1.68%    0.68%   
Mountain:
Arizona 1.28%    3.86%    3.04%    2.22%    1.13%   
Colorado 1.39%    4.38%    3.40%    2.54%    1.33%   
Idaho 1.82%    4.66%    4.60%    3.60%    3.14%   
Montana 1.95%    5.31%    4.12%    3.99%    1.35%   
Nevada 1.33%    4.05%    3.55%    2.61%    1.67%   
New Mexico 1.60%    4.43%    3.96%    4.04%    0.82%   
Utah 1.55%    5.10%    4.36%    2.73%    1.35%   
Wyoming 2.06%    6.09%    4.96%    4.12%    2.93%   
Pacific:
Alaska 1.92%    5.20%    5.91%    2.58%    3.70%   
California 0.92%    2.66%    2.27%    2.20%    0.72%   
Hawaii 3.09%    10.16%    1.23%    0.44%    1.50%   
Oregon 1.72%    4.81%    5.13%    3.06%    1.08%   
Washington 1.27%    3.99%    3.13%    1.76%    0.70%   

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.