Table VIII.B.2.a(2004) Percent of private-sector employees eligible for health insurance at 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 | 78.4% |
59.5% |
73.4% |
85.3% |
90.1% |
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New England: | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 78.5% |
49.6% |
78.7% |
89.9% |
91.3% |
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Maine | 79.4% |
64.0% |
69.6% |
89.5% |
87.7% |
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Massachusetts | 76.8% |
58.1% |
72.0% |
86.7% |
87.4% |
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New Hampshire | 72.4% |
52.3% |
63.7% |
79.7% |
89.1% |
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Rhode Island | 68.9% |
50.3% |
72.9% |
56.5% |
92.3% |
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Vermont | 77.0% |
51.0% |
68.1% |
89.4% |
89.5% |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||
New Jersey | 77.6% |
65.8% |
66.2% |
84.8% |
91.0% |
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New York | 78.8% |
62.4% |
77.8% |
79.7% |
90.2% |
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Pennsylvania | 79.8% |
60.4% |
74.6% |
84.8% |
95.7% |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||
Illinois | 77.2% |
54.4% |
73.3% |
87.3% |
86.5% |
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Indiana | 80.8% |
57.6% |
79.4% |
84.8% |
95.7% |
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Michigan | 77.0% |
58.8% |
68.4% |
86.3% |
90.2% |
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Ohio | 78.1% |
59.4% |
71.6% |
87.7% |
89.2% |
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Wisconsin | 77.4% |
59.9% |
70.0% |
90.9% |
83.6% |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||
Iowa | 76.5% |
44.8% |
71.6% |
83.7% |
96.0% |
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Kansas | 78.4% |
48.9% |
76.9% |
82.2% |
94.5% |
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Minnesota | 78.9% |
54.1% |
71.8% |
91.1% |
91.2% |
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Missouri | 81.6% |
54.7% |
86.1% |
88.7% |
90.9% |
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Nebraska | 77.9% |
56.5% |
69.8% |
82.9% |
92.9% |
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North Dakota | 77.2% |
41.8% |
81.5% |
83.8% |
86.8% |
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South Dakota | 71.3% |
46.9% |
64.9% |
82.6% |
82.0% |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||
Delaware | 71.6% |
50.0% |
61.0% |
84.4% |
86.5% |
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District of Columbia | 83.2% |
59.0% |
76.8% |
96.2% |
96.7% |
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Florida | 80.1% |
72.0% |
72.8% |
82.0% |
90.3% |
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Georgia | 76.1% |
48.6% |
77.6% |
81.5% |
87.6% |
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Maryland | 80.7% |
67.2% |
76.7% |
88.4% |
87.2% |
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North Carolina | 80.4% |
66.6% |
73.5% |
85.1% |
92.1% |
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South Carolina | 77.3% |
44.9% |
81.4% |
89.3% |
85.1% |
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Virginia | 79.9% |
65.9% |
72.7% |
87.4% |
91.6% |
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West Virginia | 75.7% |
56.2% |
66.0% |
85.5% |
85.1% |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||
Alabama | 83.1% |
73.4% |
73.2% |
87.8% |
94.9% |
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Kentucky | 84.7% |
68.1% |
83.9% |
90.5% |
91.3% |
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Mississippi | 81.2% |
65.2% |
77.1% |
86.9% |
89.7% |
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Tennessee | 77.0% |
54.7% |
77.6% |
79.7% |
91.6% |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||
Arkansas | 81.6% |
62.1% |
80.3% |
87.5% |
89.6% |
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Louisiana | 80.8% |
66.6% |
72.5% |
80.6% |
95.4% |
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Oklahoma | 81.5% |
68.8% |
70.9% |
87.6% |
92.5% |
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Texas | 78.6% |
58.0% |
69.7% |
85.9% |
92.4% |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||
Arizona | 68.9% |
43.3% |
76.0% |
82.0% |
70.9% |
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Colorado | 79.2% |
45.5% |
76.6% |
87.9% |
94.9% |
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Idaho | 77.5% |
56.5% |
71.7% |
79.1% |
93.3% |
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Montana | 73.1% |
46.6% |
58.3% |
82.0% |
89.6% |
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Nevada | 74.7% |
67.4% |
76.0% |
66.2% |
87.7% |
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New Mexico | 76.8% |
65.1% |
76.6% |
74.7% |
87.5% |
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Utah | 70.1% |
56.1% |
58.1% |
74.7% |
86.3% |
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Wyoming | 78.1% |
38.4% |
* | 77.7% |
87.6% |
92.9% |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||
Alaska | 68.4% |
47.6% |
69.9% |
63.4% |
84.2% |
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California | 78.5% |
62.5% |
70.7% |
84.5% |
91.7% |
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Hawaii | 80.3% |
70.0% |
78.5% |
84.3% |
87.6% |
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Oregon | 78.1% |
53.6% |
74.9% |
87.6% |
88.5% |
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Washington | 76.0% |
47.9% |
68.5% |
88.4% |
85.8% |
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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. | ||||||||||
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision. |
Table VIII.B.2.a(2004) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees eligible for health insurance at 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 | 0.43% |
1.91% |
0.65% |
0.51% |
0.42% |
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New England: | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 1.40% |
4.81% |
2.16% |
1.71% |
2.11% |
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Maine | 1.91% |
5.72% |
2.41% |
1.53% |
3.49% |
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Massachusetts | 1.82% |
5.12% |
4.14% |
1.27% |
3.58% |
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New Hampshire | 2.73% |
7.41% |
3.84% |
5.42% |
2.63% |
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Rhode Island | 4.09% |
6.37% |
3.74% |
10.48% |
1.65% |
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Vermont | 2.59% |
7.22% |
4.24% |
1.62% |
4.23% |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||
New Jersey | 1.88% |
8.44% |
4.85% |
4.06% |
1.86% |
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New York | 1.61% |
4.90% |
1.67% |
4.03% |
1.96% |
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Pennsylvania | 1.81% |
5.54% |
2.91% |
3.33% |
1.20% |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||
Illinois | 2.63% |
6.43% |
5.22% |
2.09% |
1.72% |
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Indiana | 2.81% |
7.12% |
2.52% |
3.30% |
0.97% |
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Michigan | 1.25% |
4.92% |
4.60% |
2.82% |
2.25% |
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Ohio | 2.73% |
8.87% |
2.44% |
2.23% |
1.80% |
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Wisconsin | 2.25% |
6.77% |
4.86% |
1.67% |
4.53% |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||
Iowa | 2.51% |
2.55% |
4.09% |
3.06% |
1.34% |
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Kansas | 2.82% |
6.11% |
4.02% |
2.81% |
2.74% |
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Minnesota | 2.34% |
5.05% |
4.76% |
2.25% |
2.20% |
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Missouri | 2.96% |
5.86% |
2.62% |
2.40% |
2.47% |
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Nebraska | 2.72% |
6.45% |
4.25% |
2.95% |
2.03% |
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North Dakota | 3.21% |
5.94% |
6.39% |
3.76% |
4.76% |
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South Dakota | 1.96% |
3.28% |
3.81% |
4.09% |
4.95% |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||
Delaware | 4.10% |
6.84% |
5.93% |
2.76% |
4.06% |
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District of Columbia | 2.61% |
5.70% |
6.37% |
1.09% |
1.35% |
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Florida | 1.67% |
4.29% |
3.32% |
2.90% |
2.24% |
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Georgia | 1.79% |
6.06% |
2.30% |
4.71% |
3.00% |
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Maryland | 1.38% |
6.16% |
1.30% |
2.73% |
2.16% |
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North Carolina | 2.39% |
4.16% |
5.01% |
5.82% |
1.68% |
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South Carolina | 1.41% |
3.87% |
4.14% |
1.56% |
2.99% |
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Virginia | 1.50% |
5.01% |
3.29% |
2.00% |
2.41% |
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West Virginia | 2.26% |
6.55% |
5.91% |
2.54% |
3.22% |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||
Alabama | 2.48% |
12.99% |
3.51% |
2.72% |
0.98% |
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Kentucky | 1.30% |
5.47% |
2.38% |
2.11% |
3.08% |
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Mississippi | 1.48% |
6.08% |
3.39% |
2.45% |
1.40% |
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Tennessee | 2.17% |
4.63% |
3.19% |
5.04% |
2.24% |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||
Arkansas | 2.76% |
7.87% |
3.23% |
2.64% |
1.30% |
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Louisiana | 2.95% |
10.99% |
5.33% |
2.92% |
1.36% |
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Oklahoma | 1.94% |
5.48% |
3.39% |
1.19% |
1.23% |
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Texas | 1.31% |
6.53% |
4.06% |
1.60% |
1.42% |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||
Arizona | 4.31% |
6.99% |
3.99% |
2.69% |
6.90% |
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Colorado | 3.73% |
7.96% |
4.90% |
2.17% |
1.47% |
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Idaho | 2.50% |
9.53% |
5.53% |
3.34% |
1.52% |
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Montana | 2.05% |
11.21% |
4.52% |
3.60% |
2.28% |
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Nevada | 3.23% |
5.83% |
3.64% |
5.44% |
1.95% |
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New Mexico | 1.84% |
8.24% |
4.70% |
2.87% |
2.38% |
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Utah | 3.90% |
7.99% |
5.45% |
5.28% |
3.20% |
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Wyoming | 2.99% |
12.28% |
* | 4.48% |
1.89% |
1.96% |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||
Alaska | 4.87% |
6.44% |
5.27% |
9.42% |
3.76% |
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California | 1.11% |
3.61% |
3.45% |
1.43% |
1.31% |
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Hawaii | 1.43% |
4.81% |
1.99% |
2.30% |
1.85% |
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Oregon | 1.83% |
5.37% |
4.31% |
2.08% |
2.25% |
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Washington | 2.49% |
10.51% |
4.90% |
2.30% |
3.14% |
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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. | ||||||||||
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision. |