Table VIII.A.2(2005) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2005 | ||||||||||
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 | 56.3% |
38.5% |
59.9% |
72.1% |
78.9% |
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New England: | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 63.8% |
43.8% |
71.0% |
82.2% |
92.2% |
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Maine | 55.6% |
39.3% |
61.4% |
66.2% |
78.0% |
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Massachusetts | 63.3% |
49.7% |
62.4% |
89.3% |
75.6% |
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New Hampshire | 62.0% |
33.4% |
68.7% |
78.7% |
85.0% |
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Rhode Island | 59.5% |
40.5% |
62.7% |
82.3% |
89.8% |
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Vermont | 56.8% |
35.4% |
54.3% |
74.2% |
82.6% |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||
New Jersey | 69.3% |
47.6% |
75.8% |
77.5% |
93.7% |
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New York | 60.1% |
39.2% |
68.7% |
77.2% |
84.4% |
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Pennsylvania | 61.5% |
41.0% |
68.4% |
84.9% |
84.7% |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||
Illinois | 53.3% |
35.2% |
58.9% |
71.8% |
79.1% |
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Indiana | 55.9% |
38.8% |
60.8% |
75.2% |
78.7% |
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Michigan | 59.9% |
40.1% |
67.9% |
74.1% |
83.4% |
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Ohio | 62.8% |
45.5% |
73.0% |
73.6% |
86.1% |
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Wisconsin | 59.3% |
41.4% |
65.3% |
78.0% |
83.7% |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||
Iowa | 47.9% |
29.9% |
62.8% |
66.3% |
71.4% |
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Kansas | 50.8% |
30.2% |
50.4% |
79.9% |
77.2% |
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Minnesota | 54.3% |
39.6% |
59.2% |
67.7% |
74.6% |
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Missouri | 50.6% |
31.9% |
56.8% |
69.9% |
74.3% |
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Nebraska | 45.2% |
27.4% |
53.4% |
60.6% |
73.5% |
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North Dakota | 49.1% |
31.3% |
53.1% |
60.6% |
71.8% |
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South Dakota | 48.1% |
29.8% |
54.4% |
66.8% |
72.9% |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||
Delaware | 57.6% |
35.4% |
68.7% |
79.4% |
82.5% |
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District of Columbia | 74.3% |
60.9% |
76.1% |
83.5% |
91.6% |
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Florida | 51.2% |
35.8% |
49.7% |
64.8% |
70.8% |
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Georgia | 52.3% |
35.9% |
43.9% |
68.2% |
76.7% |
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Maryland | 64.1% |
39.3% |
72.6% |
88.1% |
81.5% |
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North Carolina | 56.7% |
40.8% |
57.2% |
72.3% |
76.7% |
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South Carolina | 53.2% |
41.7% |
47.3% |
63.6% |
76.4% |
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Virginia | 56.7% |
40.5% |
58.2% |
71.5% |
79.9% |
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West Virginia | 48.8% |
25.6% |
52.7% |
78.3% |
78.5% |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||
Alabama | 59.8% |
37.1% |
66.6% |
72.0% |
82.2% |
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Kentucky | 57.1% |
32.9% |
63.3% |
75.3% |
85.5% |
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Mississippi | 45.3% |
30.5% |
42.6% |
62.2% |
59.4% |
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Tennessee | 54.7% |
41.4% |
51.8% |
68.4% |
77.3% |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||
Arkansas | 40.8% |
21.2% |
51.3% |
55.9% |
67.9% |
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Louisiana | 52.6% |
32.3% |
55.2% |
62.7% |
78.7% |
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Oklahoma | 48.3% |
29.5% |
44.5% |
69.9% |
76.4% |
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Texas | 50.1% |
34.3% |
48.4% |
65.6% |
79.5% |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||
Arizona | 55.0% |
40.6% |
56.0% |
68.1% |
71.0% |
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Colorado | 54.1% |
37.8% |
56.9% |
66.8% |
76.8% |
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Idaho | 43.8% |
26.6% |
41.5% |
59.4% |
62.5% |
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Montana | 39.2% |
16.2% |
41.3% |
55.4% |
68.5% |
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Nevada | 52.8% |
39.5% |
48.1% |
59.6% |
74.5% |
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New Mexico | 51.2% |
34.6% |
51.7% |
61.0% |
70.4% |
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Utah | 44.1% |
25.7% |
49.7% |
56.0% |
74.4% |
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Wyoming | 38.6% |
19.2% |
45.8% |
63.1% |
58.6% |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||
Alaska | 42.4% |
22.0% |
52.5% |
63.6% |
70.6% |
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California | 59.8% |
44.3% |
61.8% |
76.0% |
79.8% |
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Hawaii | 89.6% |
85.6% |
90.9% |
96.6% |
87.9% |
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Oregon | 56.7% |
41.6% |
49.0% |
76.6% |
78.8% |
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Washington | 53.8% |
32.4% |
64.9% |
69.3% |
77.3% |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2005 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(2005) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2005 | ||||||||||
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 | 0.50% |
0.71% |
0.78% |
1.26% |
0.43% |
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New England: | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 2.97% |
5.32% |
2.69% |
3.97% |
3.40% |
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Maine | 2.96% |
5.24% |
3.45% |
4.22% |
3.39% |
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Massachusetts | 2.16% |
5.10% |
3.44% |
3.83% |
4.39% |
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New Hampshire | 2.87% |
3.70% |
2.91% |
3.54% |
3.12% |
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Rhode Island | 3.95% |
6.19% |
4.87% |
5.27% |
4.05% |
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Vermont | 1.66% |
3.68% |
2.06% |
3.72% |
3.99% |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||
New Jersey | 3.05% |
6.07% |
3.73% |
4.47% |
3.62% |
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New York | 1.88% |
3.94% |
2.30% |
1.62% |
3.07% |
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Pennsylvania | 2.52% |
3.12% |
4.57% |
5.81% |
3.29% |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||
Illinois | 2.15% |
3.99% |
4.39% |
4.80% |
4.41% |
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Indiana | 1.84% |
2.26% |
4.33% |
6.32% |
5.84% |
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Michigan | 2.25% |
3.78% |
4.47% |
3.35% |
3.23% |
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Ohio | 1.47% |
2.07% |
3.25% |
3.41% |
3.80% |
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Wisconsin | 2.50% |
3.98% |
2.92% |
2.70% |
3.21% |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||
Iowa | 1.49% |
2.61% |
4.34% |
4.37% |
5.62% |
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Kansas | 1.90% |
3.67% |
3.52% |
6.24% |
2.35% |
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Minnesota | 2.61% |
4.13% |
4.79% |
4.84% |
6.12% |
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Missouri | 2.12% |
3.45% |
2.88% |
5.90% |
5.40% |
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Nebraska | 2.22% |
2.60% |
4.82% |
4.25% |
4.76% |
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North Dakota | 1.32% |
3.53% |
5.64% |
6.42% |
6.10% |
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South Dakota | 3.20% |
5.74% |
6.47% |
8.94% |
4.55% |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||
Delaware | 2.26% |
3.26% |
3.22% |
6.68% |
9.69% |
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District of Columbia | 1.57% |
3.64% |
5.63% |
5.33% |
4.91% |
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Florida | 2.27% |
4.44% |
4.06% |
3.90% |
3.21% |
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Georgia | 2.72% |
5.96% |
4.63% |
5.79% |
3.69% |
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Maryland | 2.88% |
4.16% |
6.87% |
3.43% |
5.45% |
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North Carolina | 1.61% |
4.38% |
3.19% |
4.29% |
5.69% |
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South Carolina | 2.14% |
3.67% |
5.38% |
4.61% |
3.43% |
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Virginia | 2.08% |
3.12% |
5.78% |
4.59% |
5.97% |
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West Virginia | 2.80% |
4.05% |
3.10% |
5.21% |
2.73% |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||
Alabama | 2.28% |
2.79% |
3.67% |
4.32% |
4.06% |
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Kentucky | 2.60% |
3.42% |
3.72% |
5.01% |
1.68% |
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Mississippi | 1.75% |
4.24% |
3.48% |
4.84% |
4.09% |
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Tennessee | 2.57% |
6.41% |
5.52% |
4.92% |
4.94% |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||
Arkansas | 2.44% |
2.59% |
6.92% |
5.29% |
3.85% |
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Louisiana | 1.56% |
3.83% |
2.02% |
4.72% |
4.25% |
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Oklahoma | 2.84% |
3.79% |
3.61% |
5.48% |
4.98% |
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Texas | 1.42% |
2.04% |
1.94% |
2.64% |
3.38% |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||
Arizona | 1.48% |
2.97% |
6.27% |
3.16% |
4.77% |
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Colorado | 1.65% |
4.99% |
7.31% |
6.00% |
2.38% |
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Idaho | 1.70% |
4.25% |
5.34% |
8.00% |
5.39% |
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Montana | 2.85% |
3.38% |
2.99% |
3.63% |
5.21% |
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Nevada | 3.59% |
6.58% |
9.20% |
7.06% |
4.31% |
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New Mexico | 1.52% |
2.59% |
5.08% |
2.88% |
2.85% |
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Utah | 2.18% |
4.05% |
3.48% |
4.50% |
3.08% |
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Wyoming | 1.94% |
2.82% |
4.93% |
3.67% |
5.57% |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||
Alaska | 2.96% |
3.00% |
2.74% |
4.19% |
5.68% |
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California | 1.61% |
2.47% |
2.63% |
1.99% |
2.16% |
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Hawaii | 1.63% |
2.91% |
2.87% |
1.59% |
4.29% |
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Oregon | 1.80% |
5.24% |
2.43% |
4.41% |
3.97% |
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Washington | 1.78% |
2.27% |
3.07% |
4.98% |
6.24% |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2005 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. | ||||||||||
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. |