Table VIII.B.2.b Percent of private-sector employees 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 56.5%    27.3%    46.6%    67.2%    75.2%   
New England:
Connecticut 55.9%    29.9%    52.9%    63.4%    68.9%   
Maine 55.2%    33.7%    42.5%    62.0%    71.0%   
Massachusetts 51.8%    27.9%    40.6%    59.4%    73.1%   
New Hampshire 52.5%    26.5%    35.0%    61.3%    73.3%   
Rhode Island 51.2%    26.0%    42.9%    62.8%    64.2%   
Vermont 48.0%    27.7%    30.3%    55.8%    67.9%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 52.1%    26.4%    40.7%    61.6%    71.1%   
New York 52.7%    21.5%    43.8%    59.8%    76.2%   
Pennsylvania 56.8%    25.2%    51.6%    66.0%    73.6%   
East North Central:
Illinois 56.6%    23.7%    41.5%    70.8%    79.1%   
Indiana 58.2%    28.0%    44.6%    68.6%    78.5%   
Michigan 61.8%    30.3%    53.4%    72.8%    79.2%   
Ohio 57.6%    26.8%    49.5%    65.8%    77.8%   
Wisconsin 59.8%    23.3%    52.9%    73.2%    76.0%   
West North Central:
Iowa 54.4%    32.2%    40.0%    63.7%    72.8%   
Kansas 56.3%    19.8%    45.6%    70.3%    77.1%   
Minnesota 58.3%    21.4%    46.8%    71.4%    78.3%   
Missouri 59.0%    26.5%    49.1%    74.0%    74.8%   
Nebraska 58.7%    31.4%    47.7%    72.3%    71.4%   
North Dakota 58.6%    28.8%    52.0%    69.4%    72.1%   
South Dakota 57.1%    29.2%    54.2%    62.5%    71.8%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 53.4%    30.9%    44.4%    63.0%    67.5%   
District of Columbia 54.7%    24.8%    49.3%    63.8%    75.9%   
Florida 59.4%    42.9%    43.1%    74.2%    72.2%   
Georgia 56.6%    31.2%    46.5%    70.0%    71.0%   
Maryland 53.4%    29.4%    50.6%    56.3%    71.3%   
North Carolina 56.5%    22.6%    45.6%    68.7%    77.5%   
South Carolina 60.5%    30.8%    49.4%    70.8%    82.4%   
Virginia 53.0%    28.1%    41.6%    66.9%    67.1%   
West Virginia 58.3%    27.6%    44.4%    71.0%    78.2%   
East South Central:
Alabama 59.3%    29.3%    55.5%    66.5%    77.3%   
Kentucky 59.5%    26.8%    49.6%    71.6%    78.9%   
Mississippi 55.7%    24.8%    49.9%    67.0%    74.0%   
Tennessee 52.4%    24.6%    43.5%    65.6%    70.6%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 61.3%    22.6%    58.6%    70.2%    79.1%   
Louisiana 51.8%    25.2%    41.7%    59.6%    73.3%   
Oklahoma 57.7%    27.3%    43.3%    71.9%    76.7%   
Texas 55.7%    24.4%    48.4%    65.6%    76.6%   
Mountain:
Arizona 55.6%    27.3%    50.9%    56.3%    80.2%   
Colorado 56.4%    28.0%    42.9%    66.6%    75.4%   
Idaho 61.4%    25.8%    54.7%    75.7%    75.2%   
Montana 61.8%    38.5%    48.6%    69.4%    74.4%   
Nevada 53.7%    25.2%    48.5%    61.8%    72.6%   
New Mexico 49.9%    26.0%    35.3%    56.4%    71.8%   
Utah 57.9%    24.0%    49.9%    69.6%    72.4%   
Wyoming 56.2%    20.8%    41.7%    63.6%    79.2%   
Pacific:
Alaska 56.7%    23.4%    43.6%    68.9%    73.0%   
California 56.8%    25.0%    47.5%    69.5%    75.6%   
Hawaii 61.5%    36.5%    60.5%    68.6%    73.7%   
Oregon 60.9%    36.6%    40.2%    70.6%    81.9%   
Washington 60.5%    34.6%    49.2%    71.9%    75.4%   

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.b Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees 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 0.41%    0.77%    0.71%    0.64%    0.51%   
New England:
Connecticut 1.77%    2.75%    3.18%    2.76%    3.32%   
Maine 1.75%    3.47%    3.03%    3.60%    1.67%   
Massachusetts 1.76%    3.23%    3.04%    3.29%    2.00%   
New Hampshire 2.18%    3.15%    3.94%    2.47%    2.17%   
Rhode Island 1.82%    3.31%    3.07%    2.45%    2.90%   
Vermont 2.22%    3.75%    2.81%    2.35%    3.18%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 1.79%    3.12%    3.05%    1.81%    3.27%   
New York 2.15%    2.36%    2.94%    2.60%    2.42%   
Pennsylvania 1.59%    3.01%    1.81%    2.01%    2.16%   
East North Central:
Illinois 2.64%    2.73%    3.27%    3.73%    3.14%   
Indiana 2.75%    4.37%    7.68%    3.38%    2.34%   
Michigan 2.17%    5.64%    3.70%    2.27%    2.73%   
Ohio 2.03%    3.14%    3.81%    3.94%    2.45%   
Wisconsin 2.32%    4.16%    5.19%    2.18%    2.32%   
West North Central:
Iowa 2.06%    2.85%    3.66%    3.10%    4.16%   
Kansas 2.36%    2.59%    4.23%    2.98%    2.47%   
Minnesota 1.95%    2.04%    2.95%    2.80%    2.52%   
Missouri 2.52%    3.46%    3.02%    1.89%    3.18%   
Nebraska 2.05%    4.40%    3.83%    2.96%    2.54%   
North Dakota 1.59%    4.38%    2.54%    2.16%    2.01%   
South Dakota 1.43%    2.64%    3.44%    1.03%    2.16%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 2.30%    4.12%    5.14%    3.85%    2.12%   
District of Columbia 2.74%    5.76%    3.69%    2.65%    2.13%   
Florida 2.40%    5.72%    3.28%    4.61%    2.62%   
Georgia 2.48%    5.81%    6.42%    2.89%    2.74%   
Maryland 1.90%    3.05%    2.89%    2.82%    3.81%   
North Carolina 1.97%    2.20%    4.33%    2.75%    2.49%   
South Carolina 2.02%    4.61%    3.50%    3.23%    1.80%   
Virginia 2.30%    5.06%    3.73%    3.25%    4.48%   
West Virginia 2.51%    3.16%    4.13%    2.31%    4.28%   
East South Central:
Alabama 2.40%    4.05%    3.51%    3.46%    3.99%   
Kentucky 2.03%    5.00%    3.86%    2.05%    1.90%   
Mississippi 2.76%    2.79%    6.94%    2.86%    3.50%   
Tennessee 2.35%    3.03%    5.13%    4.06%    3.31%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 2.58%    2.54%    4.99%    2.36%    3.18%   
Louisiana 2.40%    3.07%    4.54%    4.00%    3.36%   
Oklahoma 1.92%    3.17%    2.93%    1.96%    2.77%   
Texas 1.73%    2.63%    2.74%    2.64%    2.17%   
Mountain:
Arizona 3.14%    3.76%    6.11%    7.51%    2.56%   
Colorado 2.06%    4.87%    3.39%    3.74%    2.03%   
Idaho 2.11%    2.12%    3.61%    1.93%    2.91%   
Montana 1.92%    3.74%    3.69%    2.91%    1.76%   
Nevada 2.19%    3.29%    3.74%    3.78%    2.80%   
New Mexico 1.95%    4.25%    3.47%    2.79%    2.31%   
Utah 2.25%    2.74%    4.84%    2.73%    3.47%   
Wyoming 2.41%    3.30%    3.83%    2.27%    2.50%   
Pacific:
Alaska 2.59%    4.46%    7.42%    2.65%    3.59%   
California 1.48%    2.45%    2.98%    1.46%    1.76%   
Hawaii 1.97%    3.55%    3.21%    4.13%    3.84%   
Oregon 3.11%    3.94%    6.19%    1.99%    2.01%   
Washington 2.49%    3.56%    4.52%    4.13%    4.04%   

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.