Table VIII.C.4 Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take single coverage 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 54.6%    64.3%    62.9%    54.5%    47.9%   
New England:
Connecticut 52.6%    66.3%    60.3%    48.3%    47.5%   
Maine 57.1%    69.2%    66.7%    58.8%    47.7%   
Massachusetts 50.4%    59.6%    60.3%    46.6%    45.6%   
New Hampshire 52.8%    70.5%    63.2%    51.9%    46.5%   
Rhode Island 52.3%    63.3%    57.1%    51.8%    46.9%   
Vermont 54.9%    56.6%    59.4%    58.4%    50.2%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 53.9%    67.3%    59.8%    55.5%    46.2%   
New York 53.4%    66.7%    61.1%    53.7%    46.8%   
Pennsylvania 55.4%    66.1%    63.0%    53.4%    49.8%   
East North Central:
Illinois 51.1%    63.3%    66.1%    48.4%    44.4%   
Indiana 52.7%    59.6%    52.8%    57.9%    47.1%   
Michigan 49.1%    67.9%    56.3%    48.7%    40.6%   
Ohio 50.1%    59.5%    61.4%    50.2%    41.6%   
Wisconsin 51.1%    57.9%    61.8%    50.3%    44.4%   
West North Central:
Iowa 52.4%    64.3%    61.8%    51.0%    45.7%   
Kansas 53.6%    76.1%    57.6%    54.5%    46.7%   
Minnesota 52.1%    64.2%    61.1%    53.0%    44.6%   
Missouri 55.5%    63.1%    62.3%    58.6%    46.9%   
Nebraska 51.5%    52.5%    59.1%    46.3%    52.1%   
North Dakota 54.4%    60.6%    60.9%    59.9%    44.7%   
South Dakota 54.0%    68.0%    57.9%    52.2%    49.2%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 56.7%    63.4%    67.6%    57.1%    49.1%   
District of Columbia 57.6%    63.7%    70.3%    55.6%    50.0%   
Florida 56.5%    61.1%    67.1%    52.8%    52.4%   
Georgia 58.2%    73.0%    58.9%    61.1%    50.6%   
Maryland 56.1%    62.3%    65.6%    59.3%    45.8%   
North Carolina 57.3%    65.6%    64.0%    57.5%    52.3%   
South Carolina 54.1%    60.2%    62.7%    59.5%    43.6%   
Virginia 55.7%    63.5%    60.1%    58.0%    49.1%   
West Virginia 52.9%    74.2%    65.1%    51.4%    43.4%   
East South Central:
Alabama 53.0%    63.6%    57.3%    57.7%    43.7%   
Kentucky 56.5%    72.6%    61.0%    55.7%    50.9%   
Mississippi 63.2%    74.7%    64.3%    66.0%    57.6%   
Tennessee 55.9%    65.0%    57.0%    55.5%    53.0%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 54.5%    65.1%    64.2%    55.3%    47.1%   
Louisiana 57.3%    59.6%    62.9%    57.5%    53.6%   
Oklahoma 57.5%    65.4%    70.6%    56.4%    50.6%   
Texas 55.3%    57.7%    66.7%    54.9%    49.3%   
Mountain:
Arizona 54.2%    65.0%    57.3%    54.6%    49.4%   
Colorado 57.0%    67.8%    69.3%    55.1%    50.6%   
Idaho 54.4%    58.8%    62.2%    56.8%    47.6%   
Montana 56.6%    78.9%    62.2%    57.6%    48.6%   
Nevada 58.4%    66.6%    64.7%    53.4%    56.6%   
New Mexico 58.6%    70.1%    65.9%    65.6%    49.0%   
Utah 45.1%    57.4%    55.7%    44.4%    37.9%   
Wyoming 50.9%    66.9%    69.6%    58.2%    36.7%   
Pacific:
Alaska 54.4%    65.8%    72.2%    56.0%    42.6%   
California 55.7%    66.9%    64.2%    55.9%    48.4%   
Hawaii 65.9%    78.7%    78.3%    62.5%    55.2%   
Oregon 58.8%    64.8%    67.9%    64.2%    49.7%   
Washington 58.3%    67.8%    70.5%    59.3%    48.2%   

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.C.4 Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take single coverage 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 0.29%    0.70%    0.58%    0.53%    0.43%   
New England:
Connecticut 1.46%    3.17%    3.92%    2.32%    1.86%   
Maine 1.24%    3.40%    3.28%    2.73%    1.45%   
Massachusetts 1.27%    2.86%    2.25%    2.07%    2.11%   
New Hampshire 1.64%    2.93%    4.02%    2.42%    2.37%   
Rhode Island 1.50%    5.91%    2.80%    3.12%    2.18%   
Vermont 1.19%    3.45%    3.09%    1.99%    1.83%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 1.20%    3.41%    2.38%    2.35%    1.76%   
New York 1.22%    3.09%    2.62%    2.14%    1.39%   
Pennsylvania 1.12%    3.81%    2.03%    2.21%    1.68%   
East North Central:
Illinois 2.45%    3.45%    2.77%    4.44%    3.81%   
Indiana 2.11%    3.34%    8.05%    2.51%    2.82%   
Michigan 1.61%    4.29%    2.92%    2.17%    2.84%   
Ohio 1.32%    2.71%    2.58%    2.01%    1.89%   
Wisconsin 1.47%    4.28%    2.56%    2.28%    2.01%   
West North Central:
Iowa 1.35%    3.87%    2.52%    1.96%    2.19%   
Kansas 1.61%    5.00%    3.62%    2.75%    2.31%   
Minnesota 1.42%    3.72%    2.40%    2.24%    2.61%   
Missouri 1.93%    3.96%    2.73%    2.98%    2.31%   
Nebraska 1.22%    3.64%    3.47%    1.23%    2.59%   
North Dakota 1.40%    4.78%    2.81%    2.57%    2.03%   
South Dakota 1.15%    3.39%    3.81%    1.20%    1.68%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 1.78%    4.89%    3.24%    2.74%    2.56%   
District of Columbia 1.35%    3.61%    2.54%    2.61%    1.90%   
Florida 1.62%    2.50%    2.53%    3.56%    1.73%   
Georgia 1.88%    5.47%    3.93%    3.56%    2.13%   
Maryland 1.72%    3.99%    3.01%    2.50%    3.00%   
North Carolina 1.20%    3.81%    2.92%    1.76%    2.17%   
South Carolina 1.66%    4.25%    2.95%    2.32%    2.42%   
Virginia 1.33%    4.16%    3.48%    1.87%    2.16%   
West Virginia 2.28%    5.04%    3.28%    2.26%    4.33%   
East South Central:
Alabama 2.12%    2.79%    4.29%    3.53%    3.18%   
Kentucky 1.45%    4.56%    2.84%    2.59%    2.26%   
Mississippi 1.64%    5.11%    3.21%    2.60%    2.85%   
Tennessee 1.31%    2.72%    2.92%    2.55%    2.15%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 2.13%    3.95%    2.19%    2.56%    3.52%   
Louisiana 1.48%    3.86%    3.03%    3.14%    2.27%   
Oklahoma 1.67%    4.05%    3.29%    3.06%    2.53%   
Texas 1.13%    2.84%    2.35%    1.77%    1.81%   
Mountain:
Arizona 1.86%    3.00%    6.04%    2.63%    2.50%   
Colorado 1.47%    3.75%    2.73%    2.31%    2.51%   
Idaho 2.18%    3.48%    5.09%    4.44%    2.80%   
Montana 1.73%    3.82%    4.82%    2.89%    2.24%   
Nevada 1.64%    3.68%    3.20%    3.43%    2.36%   
New Mexico 1.92%    4.26%    4.46%    3.15%    2.70%   
Utah 1.50%    4.86%    2.92%    2.27%    2.12%   
Wyoming 1.97%    4.36%    3.45%    3.04%    2.65%   
Pacific:
Alaska 2.06%    3.46%    2.91%    2.62%    2.85%   
California 0.94%    2.37%    2.10%    1.54%    1.54%   
Hawaii 1.68%    3.79%    2.51%    2.30%    3.20%   
Oregon 1.85%    4.78%    3.94%    3.01%    2.68%   
Washington 1.66%    4.72%    3.23%    2.25%    2.91%   

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.