Table VIII.D.4 Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take family 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 26.5%    20.9%    21.3%    25.6%    31.3%   
New England:
Connecticut 28.4%    18.1%    24.7%    31.8%    30.8%   
Maine 24.5%    17.6%    20.6%    21.9%    30.4%   
Massachusetts 32.2%    23.5%    23.4%    36.9%    35.7%   
New Hampshire 27.3%    18.2%    19.3%    26.8%    31.8%   
Rhode Island 31.9%    28.4%    30.8%    29.6%    35.5%   
Vermont 25.1%    24.6%    22.4%    19.4%    30.4%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 26.1%    19.1%    19.7%    26.0%    31.1%   
New York 28.2%    20.1%    26.0%    26.3%    32.3%   
Pennsylvania 25.9%    22.2%    21.0%    23.8%    31.7%   
East North Central:
Illinois 30.3%    20.5%    18.3%    31.5%    36.5%   
Indiana 28.4%    23.1%    34.7% * 20.4%    33.0%   
Michigan 30.1%    19.1%    24.4%    29.0%    37.1%   
Ohio 29.4%    22.3%    21.9%    28.9%    35.7%   
Wisconsin 29.0%    22.5%    18.9%    28.1%    36.6%   
West North Central:
Iowa 31.0%    22.3%    26.6%    30.4%    36.0%   
Kansas 25.7%    14.5%    22.6%    23.7%    31.1%   
Minnesota 27.1%    21.1%    22.0%    27.3%    30.3%   
Missouri 23.4%    21.2%    20.6%    18.7%    29.9%   
Nebraska 29.1%    23.2%    20.4%    35.7%    29.1%   
North Dakota 30.0%    23.0%    25.1%    26.4%    37.4%   
South Dakota 33.9%    20.9%    29.1%    41.8%    33.5%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 23.7%    20.6%    21.1%    24.8%    25.0%   
District of Columbia 24.8%    18.0%    16.2%    25.1%    31.6%   
Florida 25.5%    25.9%    21.2%    25.2%    27.9%   
Georgia 23.9%    14.7% * 27.0%    21.7%    27.2%   
Maryland 24.2%    20.8%    18.4%    20.5%    31.6%   
North Carolina 23.8%    18.7%    21.4%    21.5%    27.9%   
South Carolina 26.0%    24.9%    20.5%    23.2%    31.4%   
Virginia 26.6%    21.0%    23.4%    25.2%    31.2%   
West Virginia 28.9%    16.1% * 21.5%    24.2%    39.5%   
East South Central:
Alabama 32.1%    21.6%    29.4%    28.2%    39.9%   
Kentucky 23.3%    16.6%    22.1%    23.2%    25.6%   
Mississippi 19.2%    14.6%    17.7%    16.1%    23.7%   
Tennessee 26.3%    21.2%    28.5%    25.4%    27.4%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 27.3%    22.6%    18.8%    24.2%    34.5%   
Louisiana 25.5%    30.7%    21.7%    24.3%    27.0%   
Oklahoma 23.3%    21.7%    16.9%    22.4%    27.4%   
Texas 24.3%    26.3%    17.3%    23.2%    28.1%   
Mountain:
Arizona 26.1%    19.5%    24.9%    26.6%    28.2%   
Colorado 23.4%    15.1%    13.4%    28.1%    26.2%   
Idaho 27.4%    24.1%    21.7%    24.9%    32.9%   
Montana 23.0%    8.6% * 23.8%    20.8%    27.4%   
Nevada 24.5%    16.6%    16.7%    29.9%    26.9%   
New Mexico 22.1%    19.3%    19.4%    16.2%    27.4%   
Utah 34.5%    27.2%    28.9%    35.5%    38.1%   
Wyoming 29.2%    19.5%    15.8%    21.7%    40.8%   
Pacific:
Alaska 25.1%    13.8%    11.9%    24.0%    34.3%   
California 25.5%    16.8%    18.3%    26.0%    31.1%   
Hawaii 19.0%    13.8%    10.2%    19.5%    27.0%   
Oregon 23.2%    20.8%    15.7%    18.7%    30.0%   
Washington 23.0%    16.0%    14.1%    18.8%    33.4%   

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.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

 

Table VIII.D.4 Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take family 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 0.26%    0.76%    0.56%    0.42%    0.45%   
New England:
Connecticut 1.32%    2.69%    2.77%    2.38%    2.00%   
Maine 1.03%    3.26%    2.62%    2.19%    1.35%   
Massachusetts 1.24%    3.07%    2.13%    2.41%    1.82%   
New Hampshire 1.20%    2.54%    3.34%    2.43%    1.58%   
Rhode Island 1.39%    6.07%    2.96%    2.65%    2.03%   
Vermont 1.34%    2.36%    2.35%    1.47%    2.29%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 1.04%    2.86%    2.29%    1.88%    1.59%   
New York 1.33%    2.60%    2.64%    2.01%    1.91%   
Pennsylvania 0.91%    3.80%    1.54%    1.34%    1.66%   
East North Central:
Illinois 2.14%    2.90%    1.61%    4.07%    3.30%   
Indiana 2.78%    3.26%    11.53% * 2.05%    2.76%   
Michigan 1.35%    2.79%    1.98%    1.82%    2.61%   
Ohio 1.24%    3.73%    2.07%    1.70%    2.27%   
Wisconsin 1.81%    3.44%    2.46%    2.21%    3.27%   
West North Central:
Iowa 1.39%    3.42%    2.53%    2.30%    2.47%   
Kansas 1.63%    3.76%    3.18%    1.98%    3.28%   
Minnesota 1.25%    3.16%    2.33%    2.15%    2.21%   
Missouri 1.42%    2.91%    2.16%    1.90%    1.85%   
Nebraska 1.14%    4.60%    2.50%    1.63%    2.25%   
North Dakota 1.29%    3.60%    2.37%    2.48%    1.98%   
South Dakota 1.16%    3.39%    3.97%    1.27%    1.99%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 1.54%    4.11%    3.27%    2.21%    2.89%   
District of Columbia 1.12%    2.92%    2.15%    2.26%    1.35%   
Florida 1.10%    4.49%    2.88%    1.52%    1.54%   
Georgia 1.55%    4.49% * 4.60%    2.81%    1.66%   
Maryland 1.20%    3.43%    2.54%    1.57%    2.03%   
North Carolina 1.09%    2.83%    3.16%    1.70%    1.80%   
South Carolina 1.15%    3.31%    2.20%    2.03%    1.76%   
Virginia 1.21%    3.90%    2.49%    2.00%    2.34%   
West Virginia 3.16%    4.86% * 3.41%    1.78%    6.64%   
East South Central:
Alabama 2.69%    1.89%    3.54%    3.14%    5.63%   
Kentucky 1.26%    3.51%    1.96%    2.33%    2.25%   
Mississippi 1.14%    3.55%    2.34%    1.93%    2.00%   
Tennessee 1.32%    3.00%    3.93%    2.35%    1.72%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 2.02%    2.96%    1.78%    3.26%    3.11%   
Louisiana 1.51%    4.44%    3.15%    2.69%    2.52%   
Oklahoma 1.37%    4.19%    2.82%    2.53%    2.14%   
Texas 1.12%    2.81%    1.64%    1.43%    2.31%   
Mountain:
Arizona 1.30%    2.71%    3.23%    2.35%    2.00%   
Colorado 1.18%    1.98%    2.04%    1.92%    2.11%   
Idaho 1.69%    2.98%    3.84%    2.65%    2.88%   
Montana 1.54%    2.67% * 3.64%    2.58%    2.53%   
Nevada 1.60%    3.08%    3.06%    3.50%    2.08%   
New Mexico 1.38%    3.66%    2.88%    1.90%    2.13%   
Utah 1.67%    4.89%    4.50%    2.04%    3.47%   
Wyoming 1.77%    3.46%    2.67%    2.36%    2.66%   
Pacific:
Alaska 1.88%    2.26%    1.89%    2.99%    2.91%   
California 0.85%    1.74%    1.71%    1.36%    1.46%   
Hawaii 1.44%    3.10%    1.72%    2.34%    2.89%   
Oregon 1.71%    3.56%    2.83%    2.45%    2.97%   
Washington 1.50%    3.52%    2.26%    1.77%    2.45%   

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.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.