Table VIII.A.2(2004) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2004 | ||||||||||
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 | 55.1% |
37.5% |
57.7% |
70.7% |
79.5% |
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New England: | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 68.8% |
48.4% |
67.5% |
83.5% |
90.8% |
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Maine | 49.7% |
32.2% |
60.9% |
66.0% |
70.8% |
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Massachusetts | 63.2% |
45.8% |
71.5% |
79.7% |
76.2% |
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New Hampshire | 62.1% |
36.7% |
63.6% |
70.5% |
86.7% |
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Rhode Island | 58.9% |
39.8% |
62.5% |
75.4% |
88.3% |
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Vermont | 53.8% |
34.1% |
51.8% |
67.7% |
78.6% |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||
New Jersey | 63.0% |
47.5% |
60.2% |
79.6% |
77.5% |
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New York | 59.1% |
39.7% |
71.0% |
76.2% |
83.7% |
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Pennsylvania | 65.0% |
51.8% |
66.2% |
83.9% |
85.4% |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||
Illinois | 55.5% |
33.6% |
70.8% |
72.2% |
82.4% |
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Indiana | 50.6% |
32.6% |
57.0% |
69.6% |
84.1% |
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Michigan | 60.7% |
51.1% |
54.2% |
74.7% |
82.4% |
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Ohio | 62.5% |
41.9% |
67.5% |
79.5% |
82.8% |
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Wisconsin | 53.7% |
30.2% |
61.1% |
76.9% |
82.7% |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||
Iowa | 48.7% |
31.6% |
58.9% |
62.0% |
67.9% |
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Kansas | 52.5% |
32.9% |
65.6% |
73.9% |
76.5% |
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Minnesota | 53.7% |
36.9% |
56.0% |
73.8% |
81.6% |
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Missouri | 54.6% |
41.6% |
53.5% |
71.0% |
89.0% |
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Nebraska | 44.0% |
32.3% |
39.5% |
66.0% |
64.7% |
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North Dakota | 43.2% |
24.5% |
46.1% |
66.9% |
68.7% |
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South Dakota | 47.6% |
32.4% |
51.8% |
64.2% |
66.7% |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||
Delaware | 63.9% |
53.8% |
60.8% |
71.5% |
86.2% |
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District of Columbia | 74.2% |
57.9% |
83.6% |
86.6% |
78.4% |
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Florida | 51.3% |
35.1% |
50.7% |
65.6% |
76.7% |
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Georgia | 51.8% |
30.6% |
58.6% |
61.3% |
78.8% |
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Maryland | 64.9% |
51.1% |
66.3% |
73.0% |
84.8% |
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North Carolina | 51.8% |
33.5% |
52.2% |
66.6% |
77.2% |
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South Carolina | 49.3% |
34.9% |
50.6% |
66.3% |
72.9% |
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Virginia | 62.9% |
45.8% |
64.0% |
74.8% |
80.0% |
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West Virginia | 50.7% |
28.5% |
49.7% |
72.6% |
82.4% |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||
Alabama | 60.9% |
33.0% |
60.1% |
78.6% |
82.6% |
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Kentucky | 58.3% |
39.3% |
65.3% |
76.0% |
87.1% |
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Mississippi | 42.2% |
31.8% |
31.7% |
54.3% |
66.8% |
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Tennessee | 54.7% |
42.5% |
55.6% |
56.9% |
78.2% |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||
Arkansas | 42.4% |
27.0% |
44.3% |
54.7% |
69.3% |
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Louisiana | 45.3% |
27.8% |
48.9% |
53.7% |
68.8% |
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Oklahoma | 44.0% |
27.9% |
40.0% |
62.6% |
68.0% |
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Texas | 45.9% |
30.3% |
44.3% |
60.2% |
70.4% |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||
Arizona | 56.1% |
41.8% |
57.0% |
67.4% |
76.8% |
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Colorado | 52.7% |
32.2% |
51.5% |
67.6% |
85.3% |
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Idaho | 45.8% |
25.5% |
44.4% |
57.8% |
67.1% |
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Montana | 38.4% |
20.1% |
34.1% |
44.0% |
65.9% |
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Nevada | 54.7% |
34.1% |
64.7% |
71.5% |
76.2% |
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New Mexico | 47.9% |
22.6% |
51.4% |
66.4% |
66.6% |
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Utah | 48.1% |
29.4% |
46.1% |
63.3% |
78.0% |
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Wyoming | 41.3% |
20.9% |
42.6% |
60.9% |
67.9% |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||
Alaska | 44.2% |
24.6% |
51.6% |
64.8% |
68.0% |
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California | 54.3% |
35.3% |
58.3% |
73.1% |
81.1% |
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Hawaii | 82.6% |
59.6% |
93.8% |
95.3% |
96.5% |
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Oregon | 52.7% |
34.4% |
60.8% |
70.9% |
81.2% |
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Washington | 56.2% |
26.4% |
66.1% |
71.6% |
78.8% |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2004 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(2004) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2004 | ||||||||||
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 | 0.36% |
0.82% |
0.63% |
0.46% |
0.67% |
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New England: | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 1.85% |
3.12% |
3.89% |
4.06% |
6.18% |
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Maine | 2.77% |
3.71% |
3.97% |
5.34% |
7.15% |
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Massachusetts | 2.38% |
4.82% |
5.58% |
7.62% |
5.60% |
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New Hampshire | 3.29% |
8.94% |
3.92% |
4.07% |
2.74% |
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Rhode Island | 3.89% |
5.95% |
4.86% |
5.76% |
4.66% |
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Vermont | 1.95% |
4.56% |
3.69% |
3.86% |
5.39% |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||
New Jersey | 1.88% |
4.78% |
3.44% |
3.80% |
3.96% |
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New York | 1.37% |
2.64% |
2.55% |
3.30% |
3.24% |
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Pennsylvania | 1.74% |
2.90% |
3.01% |
3.52% |
4.96% |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||
Illinois | 1.79% |
3.25% |
4.18% |
3.94% |
2.70% |
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Indiana | 2.77% |
4.80% |
3.32% |
5.63% |
4.65% |
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Michigan | 1.40% |
2.33% |
2.62% |
4.50% |
4.36% |
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Ohio | 0.63% |
1.89% |
2.90% |
3.07% |
4.84% |
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Wisconsin | 2.08% |
4.22% |
3.91% |
6.42% |
3.56% |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||
Iowa | 2.05% |
3.39% |
3.64% |
3.33% |
7.72% |
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Kansas | 2.62% |
4.73% |
4.30% |
6.17% |
4.97% |
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Minnesota | 1.89% |
3.92% |
3.79% |
4.39% |
4.51% |
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Missouri | 2.84% |
4.69% |
4.50% |
7.97% |
3.33% |
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Nebraska | 2.04% |
3.85% |
4.49% |
5.74% |
6.36% |
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North Dakota | 2.26% |
3.17% |
3.31% |
5.19% |
5.41% |
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South Dakota | 2.17% |
2.31% |
5.34% |
5.25% |
5.92% |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||
Delaware | 2.46% |
7.92% |
5.61% |
4.51% |
4.11% |
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District of Columbia | 2.55% |
6.89% |
5.26% |
4.01% |
6.82% |
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Florida | 2.59% |
4.40% |
2.95% |
4.12% |
3.48% |
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Georgia | 2.33% |
3.55% |
4.20% |
5.13% |
4.71% |
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Maryland | 1.61% |
4.00% |
4.13% |
2.47% |
4.62% |
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North Carolina | 2.10% |
3.20% |
3.02% |
5.12% |
6.94% |
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South Carolina | 2.42% |
3.64% |
2.89% |
4.56% |
4.56% |
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Virginia | 2.39% |
4.99% |
3.99% |
7.43% |
5.50% |
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West Virginia | 1.73% |
3.48% |
3.21% |
4.56% |
2.34% |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||
Alabama | 2.36% |
5.91% |
2.75% |
3.26% |
6.07% |
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Kentucky | 1.72% |
4.34% |
3.66% |
5.52% |
4.54% |
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Mississippi | 2.04% |
3.59% |
2.35% |
7.72% |
5.53% |
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Tennessee | 2.12% |
5.12% |
4.16% |
5.87% |
3.74% |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||
Arkansas | 2.31% |
3.18% |
6.24% |
5.92% |
3.00% |
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Louisiana | 2.73% |
5.64% |
3.71% |
6.97% |
6.72% |
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Oklahoma | 1.26% |
3.96% |
4.12% |
3.79% |
7.95% |
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Texas | 1.30% |
2.75% |
2.79% |
2.05% |
3.52% |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||
Arizona | 2.93% |
3.66% |
5.65% |
5.93% |
4.11% |
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Colorado | 2.37% |
3.69% |
4.39% |
4.93% |
1.50% |
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Idaho | 2.32% |
3.80% |
5.40% |
5.16% |
3.62% |
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Montana | 2.19% |
4.91% |
7.31% |
3.12% |
2.99% |
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Nevada | 2.50% |
4.73% |
5.23% |
7.04% |
3.13% |
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New Mexico | 1.76% |
2.59% |
4.57% |
3.36% |
3.32% |
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Utah | 2.83% |
4.47% |
4.45% |
6.39% |
4.86% |
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Wyoming | 3.15% |
2.63% |
6.95% |
4.05% |
3.67% |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||
Alaska | 2.15% |
2.33% |
4.30% |
5.55% |
3.53% |
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California | 1.09% |
1.46% |
2.84% |
2.24% |
2.10% |
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Hawaii | 3.54% |
6.89% |
2.50% |
2.78% |
1.66% |
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Oregon | 1.80% |
2.77% |
5.91% |
4.65% |
2.82% |
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Washington | 2.33% |
4.58% |
3.26% |
6.37% |
3.24% |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2004 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. | ||||||||||
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. |