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, 2018
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 55.2%    64.3%    62.4%    55.6%    48.3%   
New England:
Connecticut 52.6%    58.1%    56.6%    53.1%    48.4%   
Maine 57.2%    71.3%    66.1%    58.3%    46.9%   
Massachusetts 48.7%    61.8%    55.6%    47.8%    42.2%   
New Hampshire 53.3%    61.6%    63.5%    50.3%    48.7%   
Rhode Island 53.3%    56.6%    55.8%    56.1%    48.7%   
Vermont 55.8%    60.4%    63.1%    56.8%    49.0%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 51.4%    55.2%    60.7%    50.7%    44.6%   
New York 55.1%    67.1%    61.9%    55.6%    48.0%   
Pennsylvania 55.5%    67.3%    64.4%    55.1%    47.7%   
East North Central:
Illinois 50.4%    66.0%    62.4%    46.3%    44.6%   
Indiana 54.6%    63.7%    57.0%    57.5%    47.9%   
Michigan 49.8%    55.8%    61.2%    48.6%    42.9%   
Ohio 50.0%    63.4%    57.6%    48.9%    43.0%   
Wisconsin 49.1%    62.7%    58.2%    48.7%    41.1%   
West North Central:
Iowa 52.0%    58.0%    60.3%    50.5%    47.0%   
Kansas 52.8%    67.7%    56.7%    55.4%    45.1%   
Minnesota 54.2%    57.5%    60.8%    57.5%    47.2%   
Missouri 53.5%    63.1%    58.8%    54.8%    45.9%   
Nebraska 49.5%    55.2%    61.9%    51.2%    40.9%   
North Dakota 53.4%    63.2%    56.1%    52.5%    49.4%   
South Dakota 54.9%    62.6%    67.4%    54.0%    47.4%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 56.8%    57.9%    66.4%    59.1%    50.9%   
District of Columbia 58.1%    65.2%    63.6%    58.8%    50.7%   
Florida 60.5%    66.6%    65.9%    65.0%    52.2%   
Georgia 54.6%    67.0%    58.5%    53.5%    49.8%   
Maryland 56.2%    66.3%    64.2%    52.4%    51.0%   
North Carolina 59.2%    68.3%    68.4%    58.9%    53.4%   
South Carolina 57.0%    61.0%    71.2%    55.8%    50.3%   
Virginia 56.9%    68.0%    63.9%    54.2%    51.7%   
West Virginia 53.3%    66.7%    64.0%    52.8%    45.5%   
East South Central:
Alabama 54.4%    65.2%    62.3%    60.1%    43.1%   
Kentucky 54.5%    59.1%    65.0%    53.2%    49.1%   
Mississippi 57.8%    70.4%    54.9%    61.7%    54.8%   
Tennessee 58.7%    67.7%    69.3%    53.7%    54.8%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 58.4%    61.5%    65.9%    60.4%    52.2%   
Louisiana 56.4%    60.9%    68.2%    56.9%    50.1%   
Oklahoma 57.5%    66.9%    76.1%    59.6%    42.9%   
Texas 57.3%    65.0%    62.5%    57.3%    52.1%   
Mountain:
Arizona 53.0%    63.2%    63.1%    52.8%    42.9%   
Colorado 56.6%    65.2%    69.4%    56.4%    48.4%   
Idaho 51.8%    61.4%    61.9%    53.8%    44.6%   
Montana 59.8%    66.1%    69.2%    64.0%    52.3%   
Nevada 59.5%    65.0%    67.8%    63.7%    48.4%   
New Mexico 58.7%    58.1%    72.1%    62.8%    50.0%   
Utah 47.6%    49.2%    53.8%    47.1%    43.2%   
Wyoming 54.0%    61.8%    56.0%    56.8%    49.7%   
Pacific:
Alaska 55.2%    58.8%    64.3%    56.3%    47.8%   
California 56.7%    68.7%    60.3%    59.4%    49.4%   
Hawaii 66.6%    81.9%    69.8%    68.4%    56.4%   
Oregon 55.3%    73.8%    61.9%    53.9%    47.5%   
Washington 59.0%    57.9%    73.0%    63.7%    48.7%   

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.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, 2018
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 0.27%    0.72%    0.53%    0.47%    0.47%   
New England:
Connecticut 1.39%    4.25%    3.46%    3.14%    2.08%   
Maine 1.31%    3.93%    2.15%    1.99%    2.14%   
Massachusetts 1.64%    2.74%    2.68%    2.49%    2.74%   
New Hampshire 1.29%    3.34%    3.44%    2.07%    1.99%   
Rhode Island 1.31%    4.74%    2.61%    2.52%    2.27%   
Vermont 1.61%    3.76%    2.96%    2.80%    2.55%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 1.45%    4.80%    2.59%    2.40%    2.10%   
New York 1.24%    4.50%    3.11%    1.57%    2.03%   
Pennsylvania 1.19%    3.84%    1.77%    1.91%    2.13%   
East North Central:
Illinois 1.86%    3.85%    2.37%    3.76%    2.49%   
Indiana 1.73%    3.50%    3.06%    3.02%    3.11%   
Michigan 1.87%    3.47%    2.89%    1.89%    4.38%   
Ohio 1.57%    2.88%    2.35%    1.61%    3.49%   
Wisconsin 1.52%    5.57%    2.39%    2.18%    2.10%   
West North Central:
Iowa 1.46%    3.66%    3.64%    2.27%    2.37%   
Kansas 1.59%    2.74%    3.72%    2.94%    2.18%   
Minnesota 1.28%    5.58%    3.51%    2.43%    1.49%   
Missouri 1.53%    3.35%    4.61%    2.19%    2.87%   
Nebraska 2.58%    5.15%    2.28%    2.85%    5.30%   
North Dakota 1.32%    4.23%    3.15%    2.32%    2.51%   
South Dakota 1.28%    3.96%    2.24%    2.62%    1.80%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 1.78%    12.52%    2.93%    2.43%    1.87%   
District of Columbia 1.24%    2.97%    2.40%    2.16%    2.09%   
Florida 1.33%    3.41%    2.43%    2.82%    1.56%   
Georgia 1.48%    2.20%    3.02%    2.66%    2.46%   
Maryland 1.46%    3.84%    2.49%    2.52%    2.90%   
North Carolina 1.10%    2.84%    2.43%    2.32%    1.56%   
South Carolina 1.78%    3.48%    4.34%    2.64%    3.36%   
Virginia 1.82%    3.44%    2.60%    2.30%    3.70%   
West Virginia 2.11%    2.68%    2.92%    4.66%    3.23%   
East South Central:
Alabama 2.21%    3.03%    2.87%    5.18%    2.47%   
Kentucky 1.33%    5.36%    4.07%    1.97%    2.11%   
Mississippi 2.13%    4.52%    6.30%    2.57%    2.20%   
Tennessee 1.48%    4.09%    2.80%    2.93%    2.28%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 1.54%    4.52%    4.97%    2.47%    1.83%   
Louisiana 1.49%    4.79%    2.79%    2.57%    2.39%   
Oklahoma 1.88%    3.59%    3.04%    2.33%    3.04%   
Texas 1.05%    2.49%    1.92%    1.71%    2.22%   
Mountain:
Arizona 1.62%    4.26%    3.81%    2.56%    2.24%   
Colorado 1.48%    4.77%    1.94%    2.52%    2.16%   
Idaho 1.80%    7.06%    3.03%    3.51%    2.32%   
Montana 2.04%    10.53%    4.43%    3.41%    2.46%   
Nevada 2.38%    3.63%    4.91%    2.40%    2.72%   
New Mexico 1.75%    4.38%    3.20%    4.50%    2.04%   
Utah 1.52%    3.41%    2.16%    2.80%    2.65%   
Wyoming 1.69%    5.55%    3.14%    2.84%    2.67%   
Pacific:
Alaska 1.50%    5.05%    2.77%    2.91%    2.36%   
California 0.83%    2.02%    1.73%    1.55%    1.35%   
Hawaii 1.97%    3.01%    3.63%    3.23%    3.12%   
Oregon 2.76%    4.36%    5.84%    6.95%    2.49%   
Washington 2.01%    5.62%    3.54%    3.87%    2.77%   

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.