Table VIII.E.1(2012) Average total employee-plus-one premium (in dollars) per enrolled employee at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2012
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 10,621    10,368    10,049    10,678    10,875   
New England:
Connecticut 11,913    12,055    11,786    12,215    11,683   
Maine 10,723    10,808    10,461    10,548    10,919   
Massachusetts 12,852    13,272    11,937    14,202    11,872   
New Hampshire 12,215    10,328    11,389    11,813    13,043   
Rhode Island 11,466    11,190    12,410    11,549    11,028   
Vermont 10,895    11,083    10,111    11,590    10,786   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 11,135    12,194    9,851    11,234    11,582   
New York 11,956    11,703    10,379    11,483    13,576   
Pennsylvania 11,043    11,182    10,468    11,249    11,187   
East North Central:
Illinois 10,202    9,819    9,947    10,643    10,069   
Indiana 10,910    11,006    10,932    11,468    10,391   
Michigan 10,782    11,367    10,145    11,692    10,150   
Ohio 10,452    10,148    10,529    10,729    10,272   
Wisconsin 11,094    10,700    10,269    11,144    11,537   
West North Central:
Iowa 10,033    9,520    9,030    10,289    10,470   
Kansas 9,348    8,845    7,581    9,283    9,969   
Minnesota 10,612    11,071    9,684    10,886    10,635   
Missouri 10,382    10,415    9,615    10,341    10,803   
Nebraska 10,454    10,688    9,649    10,096    11,117   
North Dakota 10,015    9,483    9,535    9,976    10,397   
South Dakota 11,467    9,998    10,888    11,228    12,034   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 10,051    10,442    9,696    10,454    9,911   
District of Columbia 10,895    10,613    10,461    10,566    11,603   
Florida 10,157    9,397    9,831    10,243    10,392   
Georgia 10,221    10,905    9,326    9,968    10,556   
Maryland 10,311    10,792    10,014    10,614    10,133   
North Carolina 10,500    11,097    9,732    10,042    11,032   
South Carolina 10,316    9,598    9,901    9,794    10,997   
Virginia 10,313    9,115    10,469    10,170    10,638   
West Virginia 11,466    9,716    10,409    11,891    11,957   
East South Central:
Alabama 9,563    9,331    9,792    9,599    9,481   
Kentucky 10,482    10,136    9,900    10,377    10,854   
Mississippi 9,568    6,473    8,371    9,719    10,816   
Tennessee 9,938    9,841    9,953    9,823    10,066   
West South Central:
Arkansas 9,298    8,777    8,169    9,241    10,065   
Louisiana 10,347    9,209    9,711    10,065    11,096   
Oklahoma 9,833    10,144    9,380    9,132    10,505   
Texas 10,380    9,145    9,500    10,699    10,609   
Mountain:
Arizona 9,939    8,685    9,469    10,295    10,115   
Colorado 10,909    10,899    11,835    10,465    10,883   
Idaho 8,778    9,160    8,656    8,559    8,913   
Montana 10,136    9,478    9,563    9,995    10,519   
Nevada 8,555    9,885    8,167    7,147    10,061   
New Mexico 10,409    9,268    9,425    9,664    11,300   
Utah 10,155    8,647    9,404    11,053    10,349   
Wyoming 11,439    9,619    9,951    11,722    11,962   
Pacific:
Alaska 13,708    11,436    12,593    15,635    13,064   
California 10,707    10,228    9,919    10,548    11,224   
Hawaii 10,377    9,590    9,779    10,282    11,027   
Oregon 10,633    9,794    10,168    10,486    11,178   
Washington 10,534    9,734    9,559    10,076    11,275   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 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.E.1(2012) Standard error for average total employee-plus-one premium (in dollars) per enrolled employee at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2012
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 56.22    152.73    87.34    105.74    95.38   
New England:
Connecticut 325.34    1,549.76    1,203.62    643.69    418.91   
Maine 335.77    1,173.43    544.20    546.17    346.53   
Massachusetts 304.30    973.95    355.13    776.91    440.00   
New Hampshire 537.93    622.32    707.24    1,175.68    952.98   
Rhode Island 358.45    443.21    1,425.55    560.27    706.60   
Vermont 622.23    1,400.75    840.14    695.58    791.53   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 299.53    931.07    1,245.79    598.87    255.33   
New York 335.91    593.85    421.65    321.20    384.82   
Pennsylvania 212.55    451.50    539.86    536.14    451.54   
East North Central:
Illinois 263.28    615.03    657.92    310.33    426.98   
Indiana 267.25    968.58    504.34    708.28    813.22   
Michigan 231.16    448.55    733.25    615.16    403.90   
Ohio 174.53    624.59    677.30    580.00    651.56   
Wisconsin 169.00    1,736.72    376.62    471.88    204.41   
West North Central:
Iowa 376.16    612.76    579.66    377.29    593.96   
Kansas 141.51    1,230.60    993.31    284.03    368.98   
Minnesota 254.42    787.38    354.81    514.01    422.20   
Missouri 195.56    855.20    882.95    311.15    210.23   
Nebraska 205.74    821.30    1,219.36    382.66    318.10   
North Dakota 494.64    1,236.82    810.96    942.79    386.98   
South Dakota 278.36    1,620.67    1,455.74    573.53    479.48   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 374.47    458.19    723.36    764.67    463.91   
District of Columbia 284.97    416.85    470.79    489.93    621.31   
Florida 168.48    389.28    408.42    233.99    387.00   
Georgia 381.51    916.39    732.66    779.78    560.75   
Maryland 273.39    1,224.46    708.26    619.73    482.31   
North Carolina 334.66    755.75    466.14    553.78    618.70   
South Carolina 356.79    1,526.07    807.12    551.36    540.03   
Virginia 237.21    862.21    617.51    520.94    192.26   
West Virginia 444.24    1,242.07    566.32    491.78    796.65   
East South Central:
Alabama 288.02    1,638.31    482.30    446.06    353.60   
Kentucky 323.73    707.99    586.87    390.99    358.66   
Mississippi 599.87    1,707.70    999.72    369.66    769.18   
Tennessee 182.50    803.29    242.60    485.04    531.99   
West South Central:
Arkansas 243.49    1,239.32    775.21    571.00    404.79   
Louisiana 276.63    783.29    758.43    502.81    440.62   
Oklahoma 232.86    944.33    1,064.11    425.60    308.74   
Texas 244.47    390.49    429.04    566.63    282.84   
Mountain:
Arizona 310.11    1,392.38    573.58    475.94    370.47   
Colorado 332.14    297.00    947.77    412.98    405.46   
Idaho 399.88    1,585.18    653.10    497.19    818.53   
Montana 383.00    1,183.95    512.29    526.67    1,158.20   
Nevada 314.70    1,136.63    381.71    742.49    394.20   
New Mexico 396.50    1,164.56    509.30    469.58    446.66   
Utah 226.55    1,186.06    511.61    761.58    320.00   
Wyoming 302.22    926.38    1,221.59    647.29    1,410.12   
Pacific:
Alaska 575.99    1,351.72    1,108.91    1,003.94    1,044.09   
California 152.21    274.45    476.59    352.28    232.59   
Hawaii 176.76    1,222.07    328.83    283.85    380.72   
Oregon 230.33    544.07    501.55    489.73    306.51   
Washington 255.55    619.52    504.29    334.01    405.66   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.