Table VIII.B.2.a Percent of private-sector employees eligible for health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2018
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 78.0%    51.2%    73.0%    87.9%    91.6%   
New England:
Connecticut 73.6%    45.2%    63.8%    83.2%    94.0%   
Maine 77.9%    55.0%    69.1%    86.1%    91.5%   
Massachusetts 76.0%    48.5%    72.4%    84.9%    93.5%   
New Hampshire 75.8%    44.2%    69.7%    86.5%    91.9%   
Rhode Island 73.5%    50.6%    72.7%    74.9%    86.9%   
Vermont 72.1%    42.5%    63.6%    81.6%    89.9%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 76.0%    52.6%    71.0%    84.5%    88.6%   
New York 73.3%    44.2%    73.7%    81.1%    85.9%   
Pennsylvania 80.1%    59.2%    71.8%    87.6%    93.8%   
East North Central:
Illinois 77.0%    44.7%    71.2%    92.7%    87.4%   
Indiana 78.8%    57.3%    70.9%    89.4%    91.0%   
Michigan 78.3%    47.9%    74.1%    90.0%    90.8%   
Ohio 81.0%    49.7%    79.5%    92.4%    92.6%   
Wisconsin 77.4%    51.3%    65.3%    92.3%    90.5%   
West North Central:
Iowa 76.4%    54.6%    64.3%    91.2%    88.8%   
Kansas 71.8%    39.9%    65.2%    86.4%    86.2%   
Minnesota 79.1%    58.2%    66.0%    90.6%    93.2%   
Missouri 81.0%    51.8%    74.9%    92.7%    94.7%   
Nebraska 80.7%    59.9%    65.7%    92.8%    94.7%   
North Dakota 78.9%    52.0%    77.7%    88.1%    88.6%   
South Dakota 74.9%    43.6%    64.6%    87.1%    88.2%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 76.4%    48.3%    62.2%    91.8%    93.0%   
District of Columbia 83.8%    56.2%    82.9%    93.2%    97.7%   
Florida 74.4%    41.8%    69.1%    87.7%    93.8%   
Georgia 79.6%    50.8%    74.1%    90.0%    93.6%   
Maryland 76.6%    51.6%    73.3%    83.0%    91.9%   
North Carolina 79.0%    50.5%    69.9%    89.9%    95.7%   
South Carolina 80.2%    49.9%    72.8%    92.2%    95.3%   
Virginia 78.4%    58.3%    67.6%    85.4%    95.3%   
West Virginia 74.8%    47.6%    64.8%    84.9%    93.6%   
East South Central:
Alabama 83.6%    60.3%    79.3%    96.1%    93.7%   
Kentucky 79.1%    47.6%    74.3%    89.6%    95.7%   
Mississippi 77.1%    40.2%    74.8%    84.8%    94.2%   
Tennessee 76.5%    57.6%    62.7%    85.9%    93.5%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 77.0%    59.8%    58.7%    92.7%    91.0%   
Louisiana 79.6%    60.7%    68.5%    92.5%    90.9%   
Oklahoma 76.7%    50.1%    66.4%    84.5%    95.3%   
Texas 81.9%    52.7%    82.5%    91.2%    93.2%   
Mountain:
Arizona 77.7%    55.2%    78.0%    92.9%    80.7%   
Colorado 78.7%    39.2%    77.8%    91.6%    93.1%   
Idaho 77.5%    44.5%    64.6%    90.9%    92.5%   
Montana 75.9%    60.9%    59.9%    76.9%    91.1%   
Nevada 75.9%    53.5%    75.3%    80.7%    89.7%   
New Mexico 72.0%    38.9%    66.7%    84.9%    86.3%   
Utah 79.1%    54.6%    79.0%    84.1%    88.8%   
Wyoming 77.0%    37.9%    72.5%    88.5%    95.9%   
Pacific:
Alaska 77.4%    53.3%    67.2%    88.8%    91.2%   
California 78.3%    53.2%    76.8%    84.8%    91.1%   
Hawaii 76.1%    57.0%    78.8%    73.5%    92.3%   
Oregon 80.6%    57.9%    73.4%    90.9%    91.5%   
Washington 79.1%    64.4%    69.4%    85.3%    92.2%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2018 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 Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees eligible for health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2018
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 0.41%    1.05%    0.77%    0.57%    0.45%   
New England:
Connecticut 2.87%    7.59%    2.97%    2.75%    1.23%   
Maine 1.67%    3.70%    4.09%    2.31%    1.44%   
Massachusetts 2.02%    4.43%    3.52%    2.32%    2.73%   
New Hampshire 2.17%    4.05%    3.98%    3.93%    2.15%   
Rhode Island 1.84%    4.31%    3.57%    2.91%    3.17%   
Vermont 2.03%    3.81%    5.06%    3.05%    1.36%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 2.47%    5.85%    4.28%    2.11%    4.60%   
New York 1.70%    3.36%    3.02%    2.80%    2.85%   
Pennsylvania 1.44%    4.74%    3.05%    1.76%    1.33%   
East North Central:
Illinois 2.20%    4.06%    4.13%    1.30%    3.33%   
Indiana 2.26%    4.78%    5.52%    2.11%    2.15%   
Michigan 2.03%    6.32%    2.91%    1.53%    3.30%   
Ohio 1.72%    4.84%    2.41%    1.36%    1.72%   
Wisconsin 2.24%    6.12%    4.70%    1.32%    2.56%   
West North Central:
Iowa 2.15%    4.74%    4.66%    1.24%    2.51%   
Kansas 2.46%    3.58%    5.58%    2.79%    3.23%   
Minnesota 1.84%    7.43%    3.83%    1.18%    1.86%   
Missouri 1.94%    5.29%    4.97%    1.48%    1.26%   
Nebraska 1.90%    5.74%    4.45%    1.27%    1.06%   
North Dakota 1.68%    4.12%    3.14%    2.28%    3.21%   
South Dakota 1.67%    3.89%    3.67%    1.99%    1.31%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 2.18%    5.82%    4.16%    1.51%    2.33%   
District of Columbia 1.98%    5.21%    2.42%    1.78%    0.67%   
Florida 3.37%    6.50%    6.87%    2.00%    1.15%   
Georgia 1.86%    4.09%    4.30%    3.00%    1.09%   
Maryland 1.86%    4.70%    3.58%    2.41%    1.24%   
North Carolina 1.84%    4.37%    4.08%    1.53%    1.22%   
South Carolina 1.76%    4.97%    4.49%    1.34%    0.87%   
Virginia 2.17%    4.85%    5.12%    3.48%    1.19%   
West Virginia 2.47%    7.53%    4.20%    2.71%    1.70%   
East South Central:
Alabama 2.00%    4.75%    3.27%    1.56%    1.32%   
Kentucky 2.39%    7.53%    2.79%    2.78%    0.78%   
Mississippi 2.74%    5.97%    6.44%    2.39%    1.50%   
Tennessee 2.11%    4.91%    4.58%    2.99%    1.46%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 2.91%    6.84%    6.28%    1.51%    1.47%   
Louisiana 2.07%    4.04%    4.31%    1.39%    2.53%   
Oklahoma 2.15%    4.58%    3.69%    3.58%    1.57%   
Texas 1.28%    3.30%    2.19%    1.47%    1.38%   
Mountain:
Arizona 2.69%    5.13%    4.29%    1.27%    7.18%   
Colorado 2.39%    4.80%    4.90%    1.75%    1.40%   
Idaho 2.09%    4.73%    5.19%    1.73%    1.99%   
Montana 2.28%    5.92%    4.49%    4.84%    1.34%   
Nevada 2.54%    4.84%    7.25%    4.11%    1.96%   
New Mexico 1.82%    4.20%    3.60%    2.45%    2.24%   
Utah 2.09%    7.88%    4.24%    4.04%    1.59%   
Wyoming 2.65%    3.43%    4.96%    2.12%    1.26%   
Pacific:
Alaska 2.30%    4.54%    4.96%    2.24%    1.78%   
California 1.45%    3.97%    2.24%    3.42%    1.23%   
Hawaii 2.88%    4.06%    3.28%    8.59%    2.06%   
Oregon 2.18%    4.40%    5.50%    2.23%    1.54%   
Washington 2.05%    6.00%    4.55%    3.32%    1.90%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2018 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.