Table VIII.B.2.a.(1) Percent of private-sector employees eligible for health insurance that are enrolled in health insurance at 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 73.5%    55.7%    67.0%    76.5%    81.6%   
New England:
Connecticut 74.1%    61.2%    74.6%    75.7%    76.9%   
Maine 72.1%    63.0%    66.0%    74.8%    76.1%   
Massachusetts 69.5%    57.5%    60.1%    70.9%    79.5%   
New Hampshire 71.9%    61.7%    62.8%    70.2%    78.8%   
Rhode Island 67.5%    55.0%    61.1%    70.1%    74.1%   
Vermont 67.5%    61.5%    55.3%    69.6%    73.1%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 69.5%    58.7%    59.5%    73.2%    76.4%   
New York 71.0%    48.7%    61.1%    74.3%    82.7%   
Pennsylvania 77.3%    64.4%    76.4%    76.5%    82.4%   
East North Central:
Illinois 72.9%    43.7%    64.0%    80.2%    83.4%   
Indiana 76.4%    62.2%    66.7%    77.9%    85.0%   
Michigan 79.7%    71.4%    74.3%    81.6%    83.8%   
Ohio 74.1%    54.2%    67.8%    75.6%    84.6%   
Wisconsin 75.4%    55.5%    69.3%    79.0%    81.8%   
West North Central:
Iowa 72.0%    62.7%    61.3%    71.6%    82.7%   
Kansas 75.5%    57.8%    67.5%    76.7%    84.1%   
Minnesota 75.6%    54.4%    65.6%    78.9%    84.4%   
Missouri 75.4%    50.5%    70.3%    80.7%    83.4%   
Nebraska 75.5%    61.2%    68.3%    81.8%    79.3%   
North Dakota 76.4%    60.4%    74.2%    80.9%    79.1%   
South Dakota 71.4%    55.8%    68.7%    71.5%    79.3%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 73.7%    62.7%    69.8%    72.7%    81.1%   
District of Columbia 70.5%    46.7%    67.4%    74.1%    80.9%   
Florida 74.5%    71.8%    63.2%    78.8%    79.5%   
Georgia 73.9%    58.1%    67.5%    79.5%    79.8%   
Maryland 69.3%    56.2%    66.6%    68.3%    77.8%   
North Carolina 75.5%    51.7%    68.4%    78.4%    84.9%   
South Carolina 80.3%    71.1%    73.5%    80.5%    87.4%   
Virginia 71.4%    59.5%    68.6%    75.2%    73.8%   
West Virginia 72.7%    58.8%    58.0%    75.8%    84.8%   
East South Central:
Alabama 72.2%    57.9%    70.1%    71.2%    79.8%   
Kentucky 76.2%    59.0%    70.5%    79.0%    83.1%   
Mississippi 72.3%    48.3%    71.6%    74.8%    80.5%   
Tennessee 68.2%    45.4%    59.4%    76.6%    77.9%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 77.6%    56.3%    73.9%    78.9%    84.0%   
Louisiana 68.7%    50.6%    58.4%    73.1%    79.4%   
Oklahoma 75.5%    61.7%    64.7%    79.6%    82.4%   
Texas 71.6%    46.7%    67.1%    75.8%    81.6%   
Mountain:
Arizona 71.7%    54.2%    67.5%    68.3%    84.3%   
Colorado 70.3%    48.5%    63.1%    73.5%    79.7%   
Idaho 76.8%    62.9%    67.4%    80.4%    82.7%   
Montana 77.5%    71.5%    71.2%    77.9%    81.8%   
Nevada 71.7%    54.1%    70.7%    71.9%    79.2%   
New Mexico 66.0%    54.7%    53.5%    65.7%    76.7%   
Utah 74.0%    50.6%    67.9%    77.0%    82.1%   
Wyoming 74.9%    58.2%    62.3%    75.0%    84.7%   
Pacific:
Alaska 72.2%    45.9%    68.1%    76.4%    78.1%   
California 73.5%    51.6%    69.3%    76.6%    81.5%   
Hawaii 78.3%    67.7%    78.3%    77.9%    83.3%   
Oregon 79.0%    66.5%    68.5%    80.7%    86.8%   
Washington 79.2%    62.5%    70.6%    82.6%    88.4%   

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.a.(1) Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees eligible for health insurance that are enrolled in health insurance at 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 0.33%    1.09%    0.67%    0.54%    0.44%   
New England:
Connecticut 1.49%    4.00%    2.98%    1.77%    3.26%   
Maine 1.22%    3.34%    3.38%    1.84%    1.53%   
Massachusetts 1.59%    2.99%    4.15%    2.97%    1.70%   
New Hampshire 1.44%    3.01%    3.74%    2.18%    1.80%   
Rhode Island 1.30%    3.79%    2.55%    1.81%    2.46%   
Vermont 1.86%    3.77%    4.43%    2.11%    3.37%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 1.64%    4.08%    3.68%    1.87%    3.25%   
New York 1.53%    3.78%    3.11%    1.87%    1.65%   
Pennsylvania 0.94%    3.87%    1.90%    1.60%    1.47%   
East North Central:
Illinois 2.40%    5.67%    3.74%    3.28%    3.17%   
Indiana 1.88%    4.42%    5.74%    3.38%    1.80%   
Michigan 1.35%    5.46%    2.93%    1.82%    2.58%   
Ohio 1.71%    5.21%    4.00%    3.22%    1.33%   
Wisconsin 1.53%    3.75%    4.96%    2.03%    1.67%   
West North Central:
Iowa 1.56%    3.88%    3.94%    2.82%    1.56%   
Kansas 1.46%    5.46%    2.61%    2.87%    1.60%   
Minnesota 1.46%    4.05%    3.06%    2.06%    2.02%   
Missouri 1.68%    6.22%    3.22%    1.98%    2.21%   
Nebraska 1.56%    5.60%    3.65%    2.25%    2.25%   
North Dakota 1.28%    6.04%    2.35%    1.92%    1.85%   
South Dakota 1.13%    5.12%    2.72%    1.07%    1.41%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 1.86%    6.42%    4.55%    2.96%    1.36%   
District of Columbia 2.47%    9.85%    3.43%    2.15%    1.53%   
Florida 1.95%    3.95%    3.06%    4.18%    2.34%   
Georgia 1.85%    6.33%    5.71%    2.09%    2.21%   
Maryland 1.56%    4.56%    2.75%    2.09%    3.17%   
North Carolina 1.55%    4.16%    4.34%    2.28%    1.54%   
South Carolina 1.38%    4.92%    3.04%    2.90%    1.22%   
Virginia 2.17%    6.79%    4.17%    3.03%    4.48%   
West Virginia 2.19%    4.44%    5.25%    2.36%    2.67%   
East South Central:
Alabama 2.27%    5.46%    4.09%    3.81%    3.93%   
Kentucky 1.45%    6.08%    3.46%    2.15%    1.69%   
Mississippi 2.02%    6.37%    4.63%    2.57%    2.32%   
Tennessee 2.29%    5.04%    6.14%    3.44%    2.41%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 2.02%    5.67%    4.98%    2.18%    3.02%   
Louisiana 2.27%    6.05%    5.02%    3.57%    2.26%   
Oklahoma 1.55%    4.21%    2.85%    2.12%    2.81%   
Texas 1.46%    4.23%    1.99%    2.33%    2.08%   
Mountain:
Arizona 2.37%    5.12%    5.44%    5.34%    2.22%   
Colorado 1.80%    7.31%    2.70%    3.54%    1.66%   
Idaho 1.47%    4.49%    4.31%    1.80%    1.66%   
Montana 1.24%    3.65%    3.19%    2.41%    1.47%   
Nevada 1.96%    3.37%    3.48%    4.25%    2.82%   
New Mexico 1.77%    5.76%    4.43%    3.18%    2.07%   
Utah 1.53%    4.91%    3.48%    2.40%    1.96%   
Wyoming 1.59%    5.61%    3.71%    2.58%    2.12%   
Pacific:
Alaska 2.11%    6.80%    6.52%    2.48%    3.36%   
California 1.09%    3.61%    2.64%    1.44%    1.65%   
Hawaii 1.86%    4.17%    2.89%    4.34%    3.04%   
Oregon 1.35%    4.43%    2.99%    1.89%    1.76%   
Washington 1.89%    4.27%    3.24%    3.28%    2.87%   

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.