Table VIII.B.2.a.(1)(2002) Percent of private-sector employees eligible for health insurance that are enrolled in health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2002: (43 States are shown separately) | ||||||||||
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 | 81.0% |
67.5% |
75.1% |
84.3% |
88.8% |
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New England: | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 82.4% |
63.5% |
80.1% |
87.5% |
88.7% |
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Maine | 77.8% |
60.3% |
75.6% |
80.3% |
84.9% |
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Massachusetts | 79.8% |
68.1% |
79.4% |
77.3% |
88.5% |
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New Hampshire | 79.6% |
70.7% |
79.5% |
81.9% |
82.7% |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||
New Jersey | 82.8% |
71.6% |
75.4% |
86.0% |
90.4% |
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New York | 77.7% |
62.5% |
73.1% |
81.7% |
86.1% |
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Pennsylvania | 82.6% |
68.1% |
77.0% |
88.6% |
89.0% |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||
Illinois | 82.5% |
76.7% |
72.7% |
86.9% |
88.0% |
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Indiana | 83.3% |
67.9% |
79.2% |
85.9% |
90.8% |
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Michigan | 81.7% |
70.0% |
74.3% |
83.6% |
90.5% |
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Ohio | 78.1% |
63.1% |
72.7% |
81.7% |
85.8% |
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Wisconsin | 81.1% |
65.0% |
75.9% |
85.9% |
87.5% |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||
Iowa | 78.5% |
59.2% |
74.5% |
84.0% |
84.7% |
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Kansas | 78.9% |
61.3% |
71.6% |
80.3% |
89.3% |
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Minnesota | 79.9% |
72.0% |
73.3% |
83.8% |
84.5% |
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Missouri | 81.6% |
74.7% |
71.7% |
84.9% |
88.5% |
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Nebraska | 78.4% |
65.3% |
72.6% |
79.5% |
86.3% |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||
Delaware | 83.2% |
61.8% |
82.0% |
89.2% |
87.6% |
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Florida | 82.4% |
66.9% |
76.7% |
87.5% |
90.2% |
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Georgia | 79.8% |
55.7% |
76.3% |
84.4% |
87.6% |
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Maryland | 76.1% |
70.6% |
78.5% |
69.9% |
82.6% |
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North Carolina | 83.6% |
49.8% |
80.5% |
91.6% |
93.2% |
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South Carolina | 80.5% |
58.2% |
75.3% |
81.8% |
90.0% |
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Virginia | 77.1% |
64.8% |
64.1% |
82.7% |
89.0% |
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West Virginia | 76.6% |
53.2% |
71.4% |
77.4% |
89.9% |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||
Alabama | 73.7% |
51.8% |
66.8% |
79.1% |
84.6% |
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Kentucky | 84.7% |
70.3% |
81.4% |
87.8% |
91.0% |
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Mississippi | 79.9% |
61.4% |
82.0% |
81.5% |
85.4% |
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Tennessee | 79.4% |
65.1% |
77.3% |
75.6% |
89.6% |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||
Louisiana | 80.9% |
68.7% |
76.5% |
80.2% |
89.4% |
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Oklahoma | 77.4% |
60.8% |
70.7% |
80.7% |
86.4% |
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Texas | 85.0% |
72.6% |
78.1% |
87.4% |
92.9% |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||
Arizona | 81.5% |
70.4% |
76.8% |
81.4% |
89.9% |
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Colorado | 81.0% |
70.7% |
84.4% |
77.8% |
87.1% |
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Montana | 83.5% |
65.8% |
76.0% |
85.8% |
90.5% |
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Nevada | 80.3% |
74.7% |
68.3% |
84.4% |
88.3% |
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New Mexico | 74.1% |
55.6% |
69.6% |
70.8% |
85.7% |
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Utah | 80.5% |
63.9% |
82.1% |
81.4% |
86.0% |
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Wyoming | 82.1% |
71.6% |
74.2% |
86.0% |
87.3% |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||
California | 81.1% |
69.8% |
72.8% |
83.9% |
89.7% |
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Hawaii | 82.9% |
78.5% |
85.7% |
79.7% |
86.8% |
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Oregon | 85.6% |
68.1% |
86.2% |
86.5% |
93.1% |
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Washington | 80.9% |
71.8% |
76.2% |
79.6% |
89.4% |
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States not shown separately | 83.7% |
66.1% |
72.5% |
82.1% |
91.7% |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2002 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.B.2.a.(1)(2002) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees eligible for health insurance that are enrolled in health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2002: (43 States are shown separately) | ||||||||||
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 | 0.22% |
0.75% |
0.62% |
0.41% |
0.57% |
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New England: | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 1.63% |
4.79% |
1.85% |
2.62% |
1.04% |
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Maine | 1.47% |
5.67% |
1.37% |
2.32% |
2.07% |
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Massachusetts | 1.16% |
2.80% |
2.32% |
2.74% |
1.46% |
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New Hampshire | 1.56% |
3.30% |
4.05% |
1.91% |
1.50% |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||
New Jersey | 1.56% |
4.23% |
3.33% |
1.65% |
0.99% |
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New York | 1.26% |
2.63% |
2.25% |
1.33% |
1.91% |
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Pennsylvania | 1.42% |
2.86% |
1.92% |
2.34% |
0.97% |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||
Illinois | 0.77% |
3.97% |
2.61% |
2.09% |
1.40% |
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Indiana | 1.09% |
4.73% |
2.29% |
1.66% |
1.36% |
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Michigan | 1.86% |
2.80% |
3.36% |
3.23% |
1.33% |
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Ohio | 1.80% |
3.56% |
2.29% |
3.97% |
1.76% |
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Wisconsin | 1.53% |
3.56% |
2.19% |
1.56% |
2.30% |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||
Iowa | 1.87% |
3.42% |
2.90% |
2.50% |
2.34% |
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Kansas | 1.60% |
4.94% |
4.19% |
2.27% |
1.28% |
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Minnesota | 1.88% |
2.87% |
2.74% |
1.78% |
2.77% |
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Missouri | 1.65% |
6.98% |
2.84% |
2.01% |
1.43% |
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Nebraska | 1.20% |
6.14% |
3.92% |
1.83% |
2.24% |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||
Delaware | 1.59% |
4.32% |
2.24% |
1.99% |
3.10% |
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Florida | 1.81% |
2.23% |
2.02% |
2.68% |
2.53% |
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Georgia | 1.65% |
6.46% |
3.20% |
2.74% |
3.56% |
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Maryland | 1.07% |
2.33% |
2.64% |
2.45% |
1.79% |
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North Carolina | 2.17% |
6.70% |
1.61% |
1.96% |
1.40% |
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South Carolina | 1.68% |
5.13% |
3.01% |
4.21% |
1.04% |
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Virginia | 2.72% |
4.10% |
5.03% |
1.36% |
3.26% |
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West Virginia | 1.77% |
6.15% |
3.19% |
5.39% |
1.28% |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||
Alabama | 1.72% |
4.81% |
4.44% |
3.33% |
1.89% |
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Kentucky | 1.72% |
4.32% |
2.63% |
2.83% |
1.50% |
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Mississippi | 2.60% |
6.01% |
2.71% |
3.26% |
5.94% |
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Tennessee | 1.16% |
2.80% |
2.89% |
3.68% |
1.14% |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||
Louisiana | 1.60% |
5.74% |
8.07% |
2.80% |
2.25% |
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Oklahoma | 2.23% |
5.82% |
4.66% |
3.64% |
1.95% |
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Texas | 1.12% |
2.62% |
1.99% |
1.25% |
1.30% |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||
Arizona | 2.46% |
3.48% |
3.72% |
3.96% |
2.72% |
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Colorado | 1.01% |
7.46% |
3.70% |
3.75% |
2.16% |
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Montana | 1.21% |
4.38% |
3.30% |
1.58% |
2.52% |
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Nevada | 2.62% |
4.02% |
5.12% |
3.28% |
2.16% |
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New Mexico | 1.73% |
4.30% |
5.27% |
5.14% |
3.76% |
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Utah | 2.21% |
5.32% |
4.46% |
5.31% |
4.17% |
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Wyoming | 1.68% |
5.70% |
3.05% |
2.06% |
2.18% |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||
California | 1.29% |
2.55% |
2.71% |
1.54% |
1.48% |
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Hawaii | 1.95% |
4.24% |
1.78% |
3.93% |
4.54% |
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Oregon | 1.11% |
4.87% |
1.40% |
1.29% |
1.62% |
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Washington | 2.28% |
5.60% |
1.74% |
3.07% |
2.70% |
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States not shown separately | 2.16% |
4.73% |
3.37% |
2.19% |
2.29% |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2002 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. | ||||||||||
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. |