Table VIII.D.4(2002) Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take family coverage 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 | 35.0% |
29.9% |
29.6% |
36.0% |
39.4% |
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New England: | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 33.1% |
30.8% |
29.2% |
35.2% |
34.5% |
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Maine | 29.2% |
19.7% |
20.1% |
25.9% |
39.7% |
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Massachusetts | 41.2% |
31.4% |
37.5% |
47.2% |
42.8% |
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New Hampshire | 29.7% |
19.2% |
29.8% |
28.0% |
35.6% |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||
New Jersey | 36.1% |
28.3% |
30.5% |
36.6% |
41.9% |
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New York | 36.1% |
34.9% |
31.5% |
38.9% |
36.9% |
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Pennsylvania | 34.3% |
26.4% |
33.3% |
30.6% |
41.1% |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||
Illinois | 38.1% |
40.0% |
32.5% |
39.0% |
39.7% |
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Indiana | 34.7% |
29.6% |
25.5% |
41.2% |
36.2% |
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Michigan | 37.2% |
31.2% |
28.3% |
35.8% |
45.6% |
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Ohio | 41.4% |
27.8% |
30.1% |
46.1% |
49.6% |
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Wisconsin | 45.9% |
32.5% |
37.3% |
49.9% |
52.3% |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||
Iowa | 41.4% |
39.4% |
33.1% |
45.2% |
43.9% |
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Kansas | 40.4% |
30.2% |
34.1% |
40.1% |
46.8% |
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Minnesota | 39.7% |
32.2% |
30.9% |
44.8% |
42.8% |
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Missouri | 34.7% |
25.1% |
27.0% |
39.7% |
38.2% |
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Nebraska | 36.4% |
28.4% |
32.3% |
33.1% |
43.9% |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||
Delaware | 36.1% |
28.0% |
30.3% |
38.0% |
40.7% |
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Florida | 31.7% |
20.4% |
28.5% |
36.0% |
34.5% |
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Georgia | 27.8% |
27.6% |
28.1% |
30.8% |
25.3% |
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Maryland | 33.0% |
26.7% |
31.4% |
30.8% |
38.4% |
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North Carolina | 33.8% |
20.1% |
31.6% |
31.3% |
41.2% |
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South Carolina | 33.7% |
29.3% |
25.9% |
33.8% |
38.6% |
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Virginia | 33.0% |
23.0% |
25.6% |
33.5% |
40.9% |
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West Virginia | 38.4% |
33.0% |
27.9% |
37.0% |
47.6% |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||
Alabama | 39.3% |
26.0% |
36.7% |
39.0% |
44.9% |
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Kentucky | 38.9% |
33.1% |
33.3% |
36.8% |
46.2% |
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Mississippi | 34.3% |
31.8% |
28.1% |
30.0% |
41.6% |
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Tennessee | 36.3% |
29.4% |
32.7% |
38.5% |
38.8% |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||
Louisiana | 38.0% |
24.1% |
38.3% |
33.3% |
45.7% |
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Oklahoma | 34.6% |
27.4% |
35.8% |
35.3% |
35.1% |
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Texas | 31.6% |
22.2% |
28.8% |
30.3% |
37.5% |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||
Arizona | 28.0% |
25.7% |
27.2% |
23.4% |
33.2% |
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Colorado | 35.0% |
38.9% |
26.1% |
35.8% |
38.7% |
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Montana | 29.2% |
12.4% |
* | 19.7% |
38.1% |
30.5% |
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Nevada | 30.9% |
32.3% |
30.2% |
30.4% |
31.2% |
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New Mexico | 35.4% |
39.4% |
25.1% |
29.6% |
43.1% |
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Utah | 49.0% |
41.8% |
49.4% |
43.1% |
56.5% |
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Wyoming | 37.8% |
26.3% |
34.1% |
39.7% |
41.3% |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||
California | 32.7% |
35.2% |
25.0% |
33.0% |
36.1% |
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Hawaii | 27.0% |
21.9% |
23.9% |
24.5% |
35.1% |
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Oregon | 28.7% |
22.9% |
24.9% |
25.6% |
35.8% |
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Washington | 28.5% |
23.2% |
24.6% |
23.1% |
37.0% |
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States not shown separately | 37.3% |
35.6% |
31.0% |
33.5% |
41.0% |
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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. | ||||||||||
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision. |
Table VIII.D.4(2002) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take family coverage 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 | 0.31% |
0.75% |
0.62% |
0.74% |
1.10% |
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New England: | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 1.80% |
4.01% |
3.97% |
1.83% |
2.49% |
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Maine | 2.13% |
4.83% |
1.25% |
3.84% |
3.24% |
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Massachusetts | 2.15% |
2.53% |
3.12% |
2.78% |
3.91% |
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New Hampshire | 1.21% |
3.64% |
2.99% |
1.87% |
1.31% |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||
New Jersey | 1.91% |
4.91% |
4.02% |
3.26% |
2.99% |
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New York | 0.88% |
2.85% |
2.60% |
2.49% |
1.46% |
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Pennsylvania | 2.31% |
2.72% |
1.77% |
4.31% |
3.84% |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||
Illinois | 1.35% |
4.25% |
1.95% |
1.13% |
2.87% |
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Indiana | 1.40% |
5.70% |
2.71% |
2.72% |
1.61% |
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Michigan | 1.47% |
5.19% |
2.98% |
2.68% |
2.79% |
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Ohio | 1.09% |
2.84% |
1.89% |
2.22% |
2.34% |
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Wisconsin | 1.83% |
3.92% |
2.86% |
3.17% |
3.49% |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||
Iowa | 2.20% |
5.59% |
4.27% |
4.06% |
3.37% |
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Kansas | 1.94% |
3.94% |
2.30% |
2.34% |
3.16% |
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Minnesota | 2.16% |
4.30% |
2.31% |
3.49% |
5.98% |
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Missouri | 1.89% |
4.04% |
2.80% |
3.59% |
2.81% |
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Nebraska | 1.54% |
4.20% |
3.45% |
3.23% |
3.33% |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||
Delaware | 1.73% |
2.74% |
2.89% |
5.11% |
2.75% |
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Florida | 1.51% |
2.30% |
2.09% |
3.58% |
3.13% |
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Georgia | 2.22% |
3.78% |
3.36% |
2.24% |
3.83% |
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Maryland | 1.55% |
1.87% |
2.55% |
1.98% |
2.92% |
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North Carolina | 2.75% |
3.11% |
3.79% |
3.10% |
4.95% |
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South Carolina | 1.31% |
2.14% |
3.51% |
3.34% |
2.55% |
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Virginia | 1.93% |
4.43% |
2.02% |
1.40% |
5.39% |
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West Virginia | 2.56% |
4.27% |
2.19% |
3.30% |
6.05% |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||
Alabama | 1.52% |
4.95% |
3.46% |
2.63% |
3.78% |
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Kentucky | 2.37% |
6.51% |
1.44% |
5.52% |
3.07% |
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Mississippi | 3.49% |
3.98% |
4.25% |
4.76% |
5.17% |
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Tennessee | 1.49% |
3.64% |
3.14% |
2.97% |
3.24% |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||
Louisiana | 2.38% |
2.99% |
3.16% |
4.41% |
5.48% |
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Oklahoma | 1.86% |
2.96% |
5.73% |
4.15% |
2.23% |
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Texas | 1.51% |
2.34% |
2.75% |
2.74% |
2.07% |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||
Arizona | 2.17% |
3.55% |
3.43% |
3.37% |
4.19% |
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Colorado | 3.19% |
8.11% |
4.64% |
6.23% |
2.87% |
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Montana | 2.34% |
5.10% |
* | 2.81% |
5.36% |
3.79% |
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Nevada | 1.61% |
7.47% |
6.35% |
4.86% |
2.04% |
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New Mexico | 2.16% |
6.22% |
3.49% |
4.09% |
3.06% |
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Utah | 2.39% |
5.08% |
4.81% |
2.42% |
3.80% |
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Wyoming | 2.78% |
4.25% |
3.54% |
7.07% |
2.46% |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||
California | 1.16% |
2.07% |
2.60% |
2.58% |
1.69% |
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Hawaii | 2.08% |
2.85% |
3.49% |
5.24% |
3.67% |
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Oregon | 2.49% |
4.22% |
1.62% |
3.84% |
3.46% |
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Washington | 2.32% |
3.49% |
2.40% |
3.46% |
4.62% |
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States not shown separately | 1.92% |
4.20% |
3.82% |
2.73% |
3.65% |
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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. | ||||||||||
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision. |