Table VIII.B.2.a.(1)(2005) 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, 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 | 79.6% |
65.0% |
74.9% |
82.3% |
87.5% |
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New England: | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 80.8% |
66.0% |
75.9% |
83.5% |
89.6% |
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Maine | 77.2% |
65.5% |
72.6% |
81.0% |
82.4% |
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Massachusetts | 75.4% |
60.2% |
73.5% |
75.9% |
85.8% |
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New Hampshire | 76.9% |
67.0% |
68.8% |
82.0% |
83.1% |
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Rhode Island | 78.7% |
71.2% |
68.4% |
84.5% |
85.2% |
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Vermont | 71.3% |
58.9% |
54.6% |
75.9% |
85.7% |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||
New Jersey | 78.6% |
75.2% |
72.3% |
76.8% |
85.6% |
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New York | 76.4% |
66.1% |
70.0% |
75.8% |
86.8% |
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Pennsylvania | 83.1% |
73.2% |
81.5% |
87.2% |
85.5% |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||
Illinois | 82.1% |
67.0% |
76.8% |
84.6% |
91.0% |
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Indiana | 79.6% |
61.0% |
73.9% |
84.4% |
86.9% |
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Michigan | 80.4% |
67.2% |
78.2% |
85.6% |
83.0% |
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Ohio | 80.8% |
64.9% |
75.4% |
83.8% |
90.6% |
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Wisconsin | 79.0% |
72.1% |
70.7% |
79.1% |
88.0% |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||
Iowa | 79.0% |
63.4% |
78.7% |
81.2% |
83.4% |
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Kansas | 74.2% |
40.1% |
65.8% |
83.1% |
86.1% |
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Minnesota | 78.3% |
62.3% |
73.7% |
82.4% |
85.1% |
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Missouri | 83.0% |
71.4% |
80.3% |
86.5% |
87.8% |
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Nebraska | 79.3% |
60.1% |
80.3% |
77.5% |
86.6% |
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North Dakota | 78.7% |
59.7% |
75.1% |
80.1% |
86.1% |
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South Dakota | 77.1% |
56.0% |
72.5% |
79.3% |
84.7% |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||
Delaware | 81.9% |
60.2% |
80.3% |
85.4% |
87.7% |
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District of Columbia | 83.6% |
76.3% |
81.5% |
88.0% |
85.8% |
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Florida | 78.3% |
58.6% |
77.6% |
79.1% |
87.3% |
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Georgia | 78.3% |
69.2% |
71.8% |
80.9% |
84.6% |
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Maryland | 80.2% |
68.3% |
74.8% |
85.6% |
85.0% |
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North Carolina | 79.3% |
54.0% |
75.5% |
88.0% |
88.7% |
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South Carolina | 77.8% |
56.3% |
75.1% |
79.6% |
89.0% |
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Virginia | 77.3% |
58.2% |
71.4% |
83.6% |
85.6% |
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West Virginia | 77.6% |
53.2% |
68.0% |
77.6% |
91.1% |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||
Alabama | 78.5% |
78.3% |
76.3% |
75.2% |
83.1% |
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Kentucky | 80.9% |
67.4% |
70.5% |
85.2% |
89.9% |
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Mississippi | 79.2% |
55.6% |
75.7% |
83.4% |
84.4% |
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Tennessee | 80.5% |
58.2% |
75.6% |
84.0% |
90.3% |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||
Arkansas | 81.1% |
68.8% |
80.8% |
79.9% |
86.2% |
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Louisiana | 73.6% |
60.4% |
61.5% |
79.7% |
83.9% |
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Oklahoma | 79.8% |
62.9% |
67.5% |
83.7% |
89.0% |
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Texas | 77.5% |
59.0% |
71.6% |
78.7% |
89.8% |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||
Arizona | 78.3% |
66.7% |
76.8% |
81.7% |
80.0% |
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Colorado | 75.7% |
61.4% |
66.2% |
79.4% |
86.9% |
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Idaho | 79.0% |
48.8% |
71.2% |
84.3% |
87.3% |
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Montana | 78.0% |
72.1% |
65.3% |
82.1% |
84.9% |
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Nevada | 79.5% |
66.1% |
77.7% |
84.8% |
85.5% |
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New Mexico | 78.9% |
57.6% |
82.5% |
79.5% |
85.1% |
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Utah | 78.5% |
60.0% |
75.2% |
78.4% |
88.7% |
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Wyoming | 85.4% |
68.7% |
73.9% |
89.2% |
94.3% |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||
Alaska | 85.6% |
79.9% |
77.7% |
85.4% |
92.3% |
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California | 82.4% |
67.7% |
77.9% |
86.1% |
89.6% |
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Hawaii | 86.2% |
80.7% |
85.3% |
88.1% |
88.9% |
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Oregon | 83.7% |
75.6% |
70.3% |
87.4% |
91.3% |
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Washington | 86.6% |
85.6% |
80.2% |
84.9% |
92.6% |
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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.B.2.a.(1)(2005) 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, 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 | 0.34% |
1.12% |
0.34% |
0.52% |
0.44% |
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New England: | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 1.97% |
4.40% |
1.63% |
2.24% |
1.78% |
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Maine | 1.80% |
4.85% |
2.76% |
3.27% |
2.46% |
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Massachusetts | 1.81% |
6.68% |
2.44% |
1.89% |
2.01% |
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New Hampshire | 1.82% |
4.24% |
3.46% |
2.61% |
1.86% |
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Rhode Island | 2.37% |
3.45% |
5.54% |
3.07% |
2.71% |
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Vermont | 3.31% |
5.65% |
7.19% |
1.99% |
2.32% |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||
New Jersey | 2.25% |
4.08% |
3.96% |
3.56% |
2.15% |
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New York | 1.37% |
3.52% |
1.48% |
3.92% |
2.33% |
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Pennsylvania | 1.12% |
3.72% |
2.12% |
1.58% |
1.95% |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||
Illinois | 1.88% |
3.27% |
2.78% |
1.87% |
2.53% |
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Indiana | 2.37% |
7.88% |
3.79% |
1.25% |
2.32% |
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Michigan | 2.86% |
5.29% |
2.79% |
2.58% |
6.37% |
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Ohio | 1.12% |
4.90% |
3.82% |
1.65% |
1.04% |
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Wisconsin | 1.82% |
4.06% |
3.60% |
2.57% |
1.31% |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||
Iowa | 1.53% |
5.16% |
2.90% |
2.29% |
2.97% |
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Kansas | 2.12% |
9.78% |
4.51% |
2.37% |
2.19% |
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Minnesota | 1.62% |
6.63% |
3.55% |
1.23% |
0.85% |
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Missouri | 1.81% |
6.35% |
3.46% |
2.71% |
1.48% |
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Nebraska | 2.09% |
7.13% |
3.04% |
3.21% |
1.88% |
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North Dakota | 1.41% |
5.95% |
2.72% |
3.48% |
2.94% |
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South Dakota | 1.92% |
6.34% |
5.33% |
1.78% |
2.58% |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||
Delaware | 1.49% |
5.70% |
3.12% |
2.42% |
2.00% |
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District of Columbia | 1.01% |
3.06% |
6.31% |
1.83% |
2.51% |
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Florida | 2.75% |
6.91% |
2.60% |
2.47% |
2.25% |
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Georgia | 3.05% |
9.89% |
2.34% |
4.39% |
3.29% |
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Maryland | 1.47% |
6.81% |
3.78% |
2.62% |
2.03% |
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North Carolina | 2.50% |
7.53% |
3.38% |
1.37% |
1.30% |
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South Carolina | 2.75% |
6.19% |
3.02% |
4.78% |
3.13% |
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Virginia | 1.96% |
5.53% |
3.67% |
1.33% |
1.78% |
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West Virginia | 1.41% |
7.35% |
4.52% |
3.45% |
1.71% |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||
Alabama | 1.94% |
6.83% |
4.00% |
2.80% |
2.40% |
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Kentucky | 1.81% |
6.99% |
2.23% |
1.77% |
1.83% |
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Mississippi | 2.47% |
8.61% |
3.22% |
3.03% |
2.59% |
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Tennessee | 1.95% |
4.63% |
3.33% |
3.69% |
1.25% |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||
Arkansas | 2.02% |
5.37% |
3.65% |
3.40% |
2.83% |
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Louisiana | 1.32% |
8.04% |
5.07% |
2.87% |
2.75% |
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Oklahoma | 2.52% |
6.98% |
4.37% |
1.95% |
2.40% |
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Texas | 1.74% |
4.32% |
4.09% |
2.45% |
1.77% |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||
Arizona | 2.05% |
3.89% |
5.16% |
1.78% |
2.94% |
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Colorado | 1.96% |
6.13% |
4.34% |
3.27% |
2.72% |
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Idaho | 2.38% |
9.66% |
7.82% |
1.85% |
2.50% |
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Montana | 2.82% |
9.84% |
5.89% |
2.92% |
2.77% |
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Nevada | 1.88% |
6.07% |
5.06% |
3.79% |
1.61% |
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New Mexico | 1.80% |
5.22% |
5.10% |
2.77% |
2.72% |
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Utah | 1.01% |
5.79% |
4.62% |
2.87% |
1.17% |
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Wyoming | 1.88% |
6.20% |
4.24% |
1.42% |
1.53% |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||
Alaska | 1.85% |
5.05% |
3.39% |
3.70% |
3.40% |
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California | 0.63% |
3.73% |
2.21% |
1.80% |
0.51% |
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Hawaii | 1.30% |
1.23% |
1.79% |
2.50% |
1.84% |
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Oregon | 1.63% |
7.01% |
5.39% |
2.26% |
3.02% |
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Washington | 1.12% |
4.15% |
4.73% |
6.64% |
1.86% |
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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. |