Table IX.A.2: Average total premiums and employee contributions (in dollars) for private-sector establishments for areas within States: United States, 2006

 

STATE/AREA

Single premium

 

Single contribution

 

Employee-
plus-one premium

 

Employee-
plus-one contribution

 

Family premium

 

Family contribution

 

 

ALABAMA

Birmingham-Hoover

4,024

902

7,707

2,106

11,165

3,418

Remainder of state

3,914

887

7,254

1,779

10,293

2,743

 

ALASKA

Anchorage

4,350

750

8,890

2,091

12,337

2,899

Remainder of state

4,862

653

9,565

2,850

12,052

2,839

 

ARIZONA

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale

4,528

859

8,997

2,228

12,123

3,418

Remainder of state

3,653

661

7,333

1,649

9,667

2,774

 

ARKANSAS

Little Rock-North Little Rock

3,654

684

7,049

1,921

9,602

3,642

Remainder of state

3,521

707

7,100

1,848

10,071

2,981

 

CALIFORNIA

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana

3,858

684

7,523

2,010

11,330

2,991

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

3,864

680

7,238

1,777

11,024

2,729

Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville

3,683

576

7,382

1,966

10,401

2,613

*

San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos

3,693

656

7,065

2,149

11,004

3,306

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont

4,444

658

9,239

1,925

12,393

3,314

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara

4,511

557

9,016

2,188

13,637

4,125

Remainder of state

4,247

647

8,557

1,904

10,649

2,659

 

COLORADO

Denver-Aurora

3,926

682

7,995

2,138

10,760

2,828

Remainder of state

4,175

771

7,830

1,781

11,867

2,886

 

CONNECTICUT

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk

4,428

877

8,678

1,887

12,464

3,212

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford

4,312

791

8,806

1,915

12,595

2,679

New Haven-Milford

4,159

876

8,245

1,509

11,510

2,617

Remainder of state

4,857

978

9,862

2,832

13,282

3,585

 

DELAWARE

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, DE portion

4,929

687

8,616

1,701

12,490

2,433

Remainder of state

4,229

841

8,065

2,149

13,006

2,849

 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC portion

4,540

699

8,708

1,663

12,262

2,543

 

FLORIDA

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach

3,903

843

7,913

2,449

10,768

3,450

Orlando-Kissimmee

3,894

810

7,896

2,673

11,415

4,610

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater

4,002

939

8,074

2,184

11,885

4,270

Remainder of state

3,954

858

7,330

2,113

10,926

3,139

 

GEORGIA

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta

3,781

780

7,355

2,062

10,826

2,856

Remainder of state

4,027

1,000

8,039

1,984

10,743

2,988

 

HAWAII

Honolulu

3,646

434

6,902

1,970

9,641

2,531

Remainder of state

3,305

198

6,030

1,326

8,960

2,368

 

IDAHO

Boise City-Nampa

3,476

403

7,217

1,808

9,889

2,523

Remainder of state

3,666

720

7,275

2,491

11,328

1,946

*

 

ILLINOIS

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL portion

4,341

870

8,377

1,845

12,035

2,971

Remainder of state

3,981

687

6,905

1,437

11,035

2,075

 

INDIANA

Indianapolis

3,844

741

7,853

1,438

11,851

2,584

Remainder of state

4,076

888

7,928

2,367

11,194

2,751

 

IOWA

Des Moines

3,945

861

7,564

2,164

*

10,838

2,881

Remainder of state

3,908

764

7,594

1,856

10,502

2,614

 

KANSAS

Kansas City, KS portion

3,631

708

6,613

1,502

10,538

2,780

Wichita

3,939

738

7,841

1,772

12,937

2,754

Remainder of state

3,972

828

7,438

2,169

10,841

3,088

 

KENTUCKY

Louisville, KY portion

3,865

730

7,285

1,998

10,593

3,101

Remainder of state

3,765

676

7,721

1,596

9,694

2,322

 

LOUISIANA

New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner

3,937

795

7,151

2,397

11,331

3,903

Remainder of state

3,938

733

7,380

2,205

10,545

2,619

 

MAINE

Portland-South Portland-Biddeford

4,282

899

8,098

2,144

12,195

3,289

Remainder of state

4,920

1,189

9,172

3,167

12,469

3,893

 

MARYLAND

Baltimore-Towson

3,908

931

8,026

2,313

11,508

3,380

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, MD portion

4,073

818

8,474

1,800

11,108

2,618

Remainder of state

3,466

1,024

7,744

2,487

10,579

2,617

 

MASSACHUSETTS

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA portion

4,493

949

8,345

1,824

12,595

3,011

Remainder of state

4,328

1,177

8,116

2,250

11,241

3,532

 

MICHIGAN

Detroit-Warren-Livonia

4,553

697

8,463

1,345

11,586

2,305

Remainder of state

4,328

666

8,846

1,298

11,336

2,503

 

MINNESOTA

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN portion

3,988

831

7,414

1,887

11,183

3,052

Remainder of state

3,957

746

8,109

1,548

11,998

3,265

 

MISSISSIPPI

Jackson

3,930

757

6,942

1,907

10,325

3,341

Remainder of state

3,636

718

6,279

1,662

9,626

2,948

 

MISSOURI

Kansas City, MO portion

4,033

596

7,508

1,959

10,182

1,870

St. Louis, MO portion

4,022

694

7,337

1,679

12,414

2,653

Remainder of state

3,820

773

7,231

1,939

9,893

2,747

 

MONTANA

Billings

3,902

784

7,962

2,328

10,157

3,379

Remainder of state

4,190

562

7,808

2,186

11,223

2,653

 

NEBRASKA

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE portion

3,375

726

7,656

1,752

9,039

2,376

Remainder of state

4,107

920

8,420

1,966

11,171

2,913

 

NEVADA

Las Vegas-Paradise

3,375

572

6,254

1,392

9,171

2,037

Remainder of state

4,184

491

7,246

2,407

11,409

2,452

 

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, NH portion

4,543

960

8,536

2,577

11,964

3,129

Manchester-Nashua

4,219

878

8,319

2,228

12,858

3,076

Remainder of state

5,079

1,163

9,612

3,963

13,428

3,874

 

NEW JERSEY

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NJ portion

4,467

914

8,841

1,895

12,275

3,016

Remainder of state

4,487

860

8,652

1,971

12,098

2,871

 

NEW MEXICO

Albuquerque

3,605

664

7,333

1,949

10,553

2,804

Remainder of state

4,571

803

8,275

2,167

12,099

3,138

 

NEW YORK

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY portion

4,892

876

9,495

1,618

13,051

2,473

Remainder of state

4,173

1,100

7,356

1,787

10,548

2,851

 

NORTH CAROLINA

Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC portion

4,152

707

7,378

1,995

11,551

3,081

Remainder of state

3,997

703

7,471

1,763

10,814

2,824

 

NORTH DAKOTA

Fargo, ND portion

3,305

722

5,482

1,693

9,331

2,909

Remainder of state

4,009

653

7,600

1,840

10,352

3,115

 

OHIO

Cincinnati-Middletown, OH portion

4,643

842

8,307

1,372

11,831

3,466

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor

4,268

880

7,876

1,906

10,450

2,177

Columbus

3,619

759

7,744

1,643

10,453

2,452

Remainder of state

4,033

741

7,798

1,719

11,233

2,401

 

OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma City

3,903

778

7,355

1,977

10,339

2,530

Tulsa

4,095

590

7,420

1,540

12,113

4,073

Remainder of state

3,844

601

7,723

1,557

8,786

2,223

 

OREGON

Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR portion

3,974

472

8,387

1,692

11,159

3,412

Remainder of state

4,315

645

8,165

2,157

12,296

3,117

 

PENNSYLVANIA

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA portion

4,249

820

8,341

2,018

12,016

3,070

Pittsburgh

4,409

1,249

8,679

2,061

12,059

3,255

Remainder of state

4,229

734

9,104

1,516

11,524

2,378

 

RHODE ISLAND

Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI portion

4,595

862

8,632

2,242

11,934

2,368

 

SOUTH CAROLINA

Columbia

4,308

911

7,612

2,474

10,885

3,351

Remainder of state

3,933

782

7,854

1,875

10,975

2,904

 

SOUTH DAKOTA

Sioux Falls

3,899

799

7,725

1,742

9,958

2,268

Remainder of state

3,963

667

8,030

2,297

9,779

2,879

 

TENNESSEE

Memphis, TN portion

4,422

806

7,581

1,472

11,903

2,964

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro

3,436

733

6,414

1,961

8,742

2,713

Remainder of state

3,741

734

7,255

1,780

9,972

2,715

 

TEXAS

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington

4,406

755

7,859

1,758

11,912

2,481

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown

4,302

770

8,482

2,214

12,238

3,153

San Antonio

4,065

545

8,293

2,741

12,060

4,888

Remainder of state

3,777

700

7,920

2,036

10,907

2,949

 

UTAH

Ogden-Clearfield

3,889

683

7,897

2,094

9,921

2,784

Provo-Orem

3,945

912

7,152

1,728

10,669

2,165

Salt Lake City

3,838

781

7,528

1,745

11,402

2,728

Remainder of state

3,747

1,267

7,301

1,431

10,887

2,671

 

VERMONT

Burlington-South Burlington

4,206

578

7,728

1,676

10,586

2,435

Remainder of state

4,385

824

8,438

1,901

12,131

2,707

 

VIRGINIA

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA portion

3,954

1,172

7,351

2,460

11,822

2,881

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, VA portion

4,007

940

8,192

1,969

11,833

3,295

Remainder of state

4,223

962

7,103

2,190

11,234

3,849

 

WASHINGTON

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue

4,104

676

7,622

1,996

12,001

3,049

Remainder of state

3,958

517

6,767

1,615

10,699

2,682

 

WEST VIRGINIA

Charleston

4,562

860

8,695

1,701

11,500

2,184

Remainder of state

4,292

816

8,612

1,784

11,192

2,527

 

WISCONSIN

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis

4,681

916

8,693

1,912

11,956

2,522

Remainder of state

4,053

872

8,082

1,857

11,520

2,381

 

WYOMING

Cheyenne

4,730

898

*

8,804

2,271

10,557

3,410

Remainder of state

4,560

567

8,825

1,686

12,337

2,101

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definition of each area can be found in the Technical Notes and Survey Documentation.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

 

Table IX.A.2: Standard errors for average total premiums and employee contributions (in dollars) for private-sector establishments for areas within States: United States, 2006

 

STATE/AREA

Single premium

 

Single contribution

 

Employee-
plus-one premium

 

Employee-
plus-one contribution

 

Family premium

 

Family contribution

 

 

ALABAMA

Birmingham-Hoover

231

110

916

546

703

478

Remainder of state

128

66

441

153

259

184

 

ALASKA

Anchorage

161

62

524

172

459

264

Remainder of state

172

93

470

549

851

352

 

ARIZONA

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale

166

96

470

188

544

296

Remainder of state

116

85

332

245

836

367

 

ARKANSAS

Little Rock-North Little Rock

189

74

597

394

775

680

Remainder of state

128

52

261

98

359

126

 

CALIFORNIA

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana

113

63

238

97

273

195

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

245

113

374

226

1,194

398

Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville

227

121

533

335

991

1,116

*

San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos

138

108

263

329

596

544

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont

107

52

370

106

478

340

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara

287

155

470

259

509

687

Remainder of state

225

77

478

277

667

314

 

COLORADO

Denver-Aurora

167

45

228

183

475

240

Remainder of state

139

99

397

175

402

247

 

CONNECTICUT

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk

286

112

501

299

500

418

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford

124

100

308

171

740

197

New Haven-Milford

152

151

993

244

493

287

Remainder of state

354

112

747

497

1,436

473

 

DELAWARE

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, DE portion

290

97

440

150

431

212

Remainder of state

449

103

449

188

1,033

383

 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC portion

131

71

258

175

319

301

 

FLORIDA

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach

128

65

350

209

394

359

Orlando-Kissimmee

240

105

522

473

661

746

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater

168

93

422

281

500

379

Remainder of state

192

77

331

190

713

414

 

GEORGIA

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta

192

107

253

131

490

258

Remainder of state

187

82

608

159

382

245

 

HAWAII

Honolulu

74

66

207

250

368

221

Remainder of state

144

53

231

199

439

393

 

IDAHO

Boise City-Nampa

144

60

288

199

284

359

Remainder of state

173

112

558

383

748

591

*

 

ILLINOIS

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL portion

171

59

261

152

332

250

Remainder of state

193

54

484

132

623

263

 

INDIANA

Indianapolis

148

85

502

217

976

300

Remainder of state

171

52

424

242

394

190

 

IOWA

Des Moines

338

136

1,508

1,939

*

927

548

Remainder of state

118

57

321

256

332

186

 

KANSAS

Kansas City, KS portion

162

63

496

226

306

339

Wichita

122

125

709

325

878

572

Remainder of state

175

90

333

182

478

431

 

KENTUCKY

Louisville, KY portion

142

68

403

167

561

280

Remainder of state

102

70

323

148

591

156

 

LOUISIANA

New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner

148

107

481

256

573

331

Remainder of state

178

105

207

238

383

282

 

MAINE

Portland-South Portland-Biddeford

70

161

276

265

256

339

Remainder of state

135

137

379

176

667

281

 

MARYLAND

Baltimore-Towson

140

208

316

533

308

340

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, MD portion

80

101

593

324

483

393

Remainder of state

221

222

645

509

692

370

 

MASSACHUSETTS

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA portion

103

60

295

198

255

245

Remainder of state

157

119

451

383

263

314

 

MICHIGAN

Detroit-Warren-Livonia

284

82

254

220

475

303

Remainder of state

208

41

527

159

339

252

 

MINNESOTA

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN portion

156

66

357

250

342

292

Remainder of state

130

94

744

294

745

422

 

MISSISSIPPI

Jackson

290

137

255

220

706

330

Remainder of state

99

60

308

206

498

371

 

MISSOURI

Kansas City, MO portion

248

113

483

334

693

282

St. Louis, MO portion

200

56

210

136

799

172

Remainder of state

178

109

410

263

325

203

 

MONTANA

Billings

321

229

1,262

485

877

421

Remainder of state

191

81

364

237

704

190

 

NEBRASKA

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE portion

200

88

407

108

680

275

Remainder of state

181

85

412

173

368

194

 

NEVADA

Las Vegas-Paradise

146

48

118

163

500

200

Remainder of state

201

83

297

264

783

242

 

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, NH portion

268

145

502

184

527

338

Manchester-Nashua

228

81

575

173

553

201

Remainder of state

271

268

277

700

355

582

 

NEW JERSEY

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NJ portion

138

95

212

208

329

287

Remainder of state

116

85

458

363

631

560

 

NEW MEXICO

Albuquerque

131

67

433

181

333

242

Remainder of state

213

87

408

199

630

463

 

NEW YORK

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY portion

104

62

233

227

306

115

Remainder of state

149

133

258

110

270

178

 

NORTH CAROLINA

Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC portion

196

112

282

260

554

414

Remainder of state

121

38

275

124

273

160

 

NORTH DAKOTA

Fargo, ND portion

126

116

485

218

435

416

Remainder of state

123

52

334

165

275

186

 

OHIO

Cincinnati-Middletown, OH portion

553

157

1,335

255

916

655

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor

304

132

381

334

385

314

Columbus

207

78

329

181

642

188

Remainder of state

116

86

216

174

341

249

 

OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma City

144

86

401

203

663

352

Tulsa

344

100

347

247

1,312

1,031

Remainder of state

155

73

234

298

510

378

 

OREGON

Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR portion

173

50

321

140

416

437

Remainder of state

143

89

263

157

479

515

 

PENNSYLVANIA

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA portion

192

97

524

282

581

277

Pittsburgh

111

183

183

192

490

594

Remainder of state

119

97

379

196

416

307

 

RHODE ISLAND

Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI portion

126

59

458

199

383

378

 

SOUTH CAROLINA

Columbia

516

157

791

354

803

550

Remainder of state

163

128

240

187

408

307

 

SOUTH DAKOTA

Sioux Falls

196

92

321

384

516

440

Remainder of state

116

97

266

307

449

139

 

TENNESSEE

Memphis, TN portion

294

143

399

242

338

416

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro

208

99

520

219

509

356

Remainder of state

150

101

225

156

339

161

 

TEXAS

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington

199

60

267

214

313

332

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown

180

69

364

180

430

149

San Antonio

220

152

929

398

1,856

785

Remainder of state

135

44

271

132

466

171

 

UTAH

Ogden-Clearfield

258

127

722

427

317

269

Provo-Orem

293

148

687

359

939

418

Salt Lake City

127

56

235

102

563

213

Remainder of state

279

291

568

177

682

287

 

VERMONT

Burlington-South Burlington

136

103

562

344

464

200

Remainder of state

134

105

286

164

579

231

 

VIRGINIA

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA portion

493

157

789

416

980

571

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, VA portion

99

104

214

272

297

456

Remainder of state

190

99

200

208

597

318

 

WASHINGTON

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue

156

67

258

304

318

292

Remainder of state

110

65

289

160

479

498

 

WEST VIRGINIA

Charleston

229

152

1,035

352

878

400

Remainder of state

180

84

443

207

236

304

 

WISCONSIN

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis

229

79

631

343

649

455

Remainder of state

168

78

451

97

332

142

 

WYOMING

Cheyenne

334

305

*

673

496

938

359

Remainder of state

96

68

337

322

640

319

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definition of each area can be found in the Technical Notes and Survey Documentation.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.