Table VIII.A.2(2003) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2003 | ||||||||||
Division and State | Total |
Quartile 1 Average Wage |
Quartile 2 Average Wage |
Quartile 3 Average Wage |
Quartile 4 Average Wage |
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United States | 56.2% |
39.0% |
59.1% |
72.0% |
79.7% |
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New England: | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 65.3% |
51.2% |
69.7% |
79.7% |
80.1% |
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Maine | 53.5% |
36.1% |
53.9% |
71.3% |
74.4% |
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Massachusetts | 65.6% |
45.9% |
67.4% |
79.9% |
93.9% |
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New Hampshire | 68.8% |
50.3% |
74.6% |
82.2% |
81.5% |
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Rhode Island | 63.6% |
38.7% |
69.7% |
76.2% |
96.6% |
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Vermont | 54.9% |
36.5% |
62.1% |
71.1% |
70.2% |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||
New Jersey | 60.8% |
49.9% |
56.7% |
72.5% |
84.5% |
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New York | 59.7% |
40.0% |
62.2% |
81.0% |
89.6% |
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Pennsylvania | 65.4% |
42.9% |
67.3% |
86.4% |
89.8% |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||
Illinois | 55.0% |
36.5% |
62.7% |
70.1% |
77.9% |
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Indiana | 53.4% |
36.7% |
55.5% |
75.4% |
81.6% |
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Michigan | 61.1% |
46.4% |
61.1% |
75.7% |
85.7% |
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Ohio | 59.6% |
37.0% |
67.7% |
80.6% |
80.4% |
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Wisconsin | 55.7% |
39.2% |
55.9% |
78.6% |
79.1% |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||
Iowa | 50.8% |
35.5% |
52.2% |
71.1% |
78.1% |
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Kansas | 54.5% |
42.5% |
50.5% |
75.2% |
74.3% |
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Minnesota | 55.9% |
36.9% |
61.9% |
72.6% |
81.5% |
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Missouri | 53.3% |
37.6% |
51.2% |
71.7% |
78.0% |
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Nebraska | 44.7% |
26.7% |
49.4% |
63.4% |
72.6% |
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North Dakota | 44.7% |
24.5% |
59.4% |
64.1% |
66.5% |
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South Dakota | 44.2% |
26.1% |
38.5% |
62.3% |
72.2% |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||
Delaware | 61.1% |
42.4% |
68.9% |
76.3% |
89.9% |
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District of Columbia | 79.3% |
67.6% |
82.8% |
83.0% |
93.9% |
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Florida | 55.3% |
40.3% |
53.7% |
73.3% |
74.9% |
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Georgia | 54.6% |
39.7% |
54.0% |
65.5% |
80.9% |
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Maryland | 59.9% |
42.7% |
63.6% |
69.7% |
78.9% |
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North Carolina | 56.5% |
41.7% |
54.2% |
76.6% |
72.8% |
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South Carolina | 54.6% |
42.4% |
55.8% |
67.8% |
69.3% |
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Virginia | 59.4% |
46.5% |
53.7% |
68.3% |
84.9% |
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West Virginia | 52.8% |
31.3% |
56.7% |
69.9% |
88.3% |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||
Alabama | 58.3% |
38.0% |
63.3% |
78.7% |
84.9% |
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Kentucky | 57.5% |
39.0% |
64.9% |
74.1% |
71.9% |
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Mississippi | 45.9% |
32.3% |
42.7% |
61.2% |
75.3% |
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Tennessee | 53.0% |
32.6% |
54.9% |
67.4% |
84.5% |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||
Arkansas | 42.2% |
29.0% |
40.4% |
60.2% |
58.2% |
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Louisiana | 50.0% |
32.9% |
49.6% |
69.6% |
72.2% |
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Oklahoma | 46.4% |
34.4% |
41.3% |
65.9% |
68.5% |
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Texas | 48.7% |
34.9% |
50.2% |
60.4% |
73.0% |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||
Arizona | 52.4% |
35.3% |
57.4% |
69.0% |
77.9% |
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Colorado | 52.6% |
29.4% |
59.3% |
69.9% |
81.5% |
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Idaho | 51.0% |
36.3% |
53.1% |
70.9% |
69.8% |
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Montana | 45.1% |
36.7% |
39.5% |
58.3% |
59.0% |
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Nevada | 58.7% |
38.2% |
68.0% |
75.2% |
75.9% |
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New Mexico | 50.5% |
27.5% |
50.8% |
67.3% |
78.0% |
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Utah | 48.6% |
32.3% |
49.5% |
61.1% |
75.0% |
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Wyoming | 42.5% |
22.6% |
51.8% |
54.0% |
64.1% |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||
Alaska | 47.0% |
26.6% |
46.0% |
63.6% |
70.4% |
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California | 55.9% |
38.6% |
66.4% |
69.8% |
77.8% |
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Hawaii | 86.2% |
77.8% |
88.2% |
100.0% |
90.2% |
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Oregon | 58.3% |
38.6% |
61.3% |
87.2% |
88.9% |
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Washington | 57.1% |
39.3% |
59.7% |
71.0% |
77.3% |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2003 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.A.2(2003) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2003 | ||||||||||
Division and State | Total |
Quartile 1 Average Wage |
Quartile 2 Average Wage |
Quartile 3 Average Wage |
Quartile 4 Average Wage |
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United States | 0.74% |
1.15% |
0.93% |
0.43% |
1.00% |
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New England: | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 2.60% |
3.43% |
6.33% |
5.51% |
6.21% |
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Maine | 2.67% |
4.75% |
2.06% |
3.51% |
7.06% |
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Massachusetts | 2.78% |
4.65% |
6.53% |
6.59% |
4.41% |
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New Hampshire | 1.72% |
4.28% |
3.03% |
4.48% |
4.45% |
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Rhode Island | 2.64% |
3.73% |
6.21% |
3.52% |
4.82% |
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Vermont | 2.73% |
5.71% |
2.74% |
6.50% |
5.54% |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||
New Jersey | 1.76% |
6.13% |
3.99% |
4.53% |
7.17% |
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New York | 1.33% |
2.18% |
3.72% |
3.54% |
3.57% |
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Pennsylvania | 2.78% |
3.18% |
3.17% |
7.13% |
4.77% |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||
Illinois | 2.87% |
4.50% |
3.76% |
3.87% |
7.24% |
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Indiana | 3.66% |
4.54% |
5.53% |
4.98% |
5.65% |
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Michigan | 2.79% |
3.14% |
5.17% |
5.15% |
7.21% |
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Ohio | 2.34% |
3.94% |
4.50% |
5.34% |
6.96% |
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Wisconsin | 1.98% |
3.50% |
5.10% |
4.74% |
7.77% |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||
Iowa | 3.16% |
5.74% |
2.87% |
5.24% |
5.04% |
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Kansas | 1.56% |
3.29% |
5.63% |
4.71% |
5.21% |
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Minnesota | 3.26% |
3.30% |
4.25% |
7.72% |
3.85% |
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Missouri | 2.12% |
4.54% |
4.37% |
3.94% |
6.17% |
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Nebraska | 3.00% |
4.29% |
4.54% |
5.78% |
5.27% |
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North Dakota | 2.45% |
3.40% |
3.18% |
4.65% |
3.20% |
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South Dakota | 3.21% |
4.03% |
4.75% |
3.78% |
3.65% |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||
Delaware | 2.27% |
3.12% |
3.91% |
6.36% |
3.76% |
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District of Columbia | 1.86% |
2.52% |
4.63% |
3.63% |
5.27% |
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Florida | 2.28% |
3.79% |
3.40% |
6.01% |
4.25% |
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Georgia | 1.58% |
2.71% |
4.83% |
3.04% |
5.34% |
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Maryland | 3.04% |
5.30% |
3.83% |
7.28% |
4.32% |
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North Carolina | 1.24% |
4.36% |
4.35% |
6.85% |
3.04% |
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South Carolina | 2.61% |
6.19% |
3.86% |
4.55% |
4.48% |
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Virginia | 2.11% |
4.22% |
4.48% |
2.70% |
1.74% |
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West Virginia | 2.64% |
4.75% |
3.30% |
3.55% |
3.91% |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||
Alabama | 2.15% |
3.18% |
4.32% |
5.13% |
4.92% |
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Kentucky | 2.31% |
2.99% |
4.13% |
5.07% |
7.89% |
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Mississippi | 2.33% |
3.64% |
3.81% |
6.72% |
5.96% |
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Tennessee | 1.75% |
3.92% |
3.38% |
6.67% |
4.18% |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||
Arkansas | 3.20% |
5.39% |
5.27% |
6.13% |
6.81% |
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Louisiana | 2.18% |
4.34% |
2.99% |
6.06% |
3.40% |
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Oklahoma | 2.67% |
3.44% |
5.51% |
4.62% |
6.29% |
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Texas | 2.02% |
2.96% |
3.87% |
2.81% |
2.53% |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||
Arizona | 2.56% |
2.73% |
4.75% |
6.46% |
5.68% |
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Colorado | 2.26% |
2.33% |
5.21% |
7.98% |
4.54% |
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Idaho | 2.54% |
5.50% |
5.42% |
4.20% |
2.68% |
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Montana | 3.07% |
6.36% |
5.43% |
3.71% |
2.82% |
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Nevada | 3.31% |
4.76% |
8.09% |
5.52% |
6.25% |
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New Mexico | 2.99% |
4.04% |
5.60% |
3.96% |
4.28% |
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Utah | 2.54% |
4.53% |
5.40% |
4.89% |
6.39% |
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Wyoming | 1.33% |
2.45% |
1.98% |
2.78% |
5.48% |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||
Alaska | 1.62% |
3.94% |
4.10% |
4.18% |
7.12% |
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California | 0.88% |
1.51% |
2.20% |
2.20% |
1.77% |
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Hawaii | 1.82% |
4.23% |
7.56% |
0.03% |
4.83% |
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Oregon | 2.29% |
3.09% |
3.92% |
4.26% |
4.92% |
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Washington | 2.20% |
5.13% |
5.16% |
4.42% |
8.36% |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2003 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. | ||||||||||
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. |