Table VIII.B.3.b.(1)(2005) Percent of private-sector full-time employees eligible for 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 | 87.9% |
76.9% |
86.2% |
90.4% |
92.4% |
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New England: | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 88.1% |
75.3% |
89.1% |
91.8% |
90.3% |
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Maine | 91.9% |
86.2% |
90.3% |
90.5% |
96.5% |
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Massachusetts | 90.7% |
88.2% |
88.5% |
94.9% |
90.0% |
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New Hampshire | 86.8% |
78.3% |
82.8% |
90.4% |
91.1% |
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Rhode Island | 90.2% |
87.2% |
86.7% |
91.2% |
93.9% |
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Vermont | 92.0% |
83.2% |
88.5% |
95.6% |
95.6% |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||
New Jersey | 88.3% |
72.9% |
83.7% |
89.6% |
97.2% |
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New York | 87.7% |
78.5% |
88.8% |
86.0% |
93.0% |
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Pennsylvania | 89.8% |
76.1% |
88.7% |
93.3% |
94.5% |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||
Illinois | 88.8% |
81.3% |
91.2% |
92.3% |
86.8% |
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Indiana | 89.1% |
78.5% |
90.7% |
89.8% |
91.1% |
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Michigan | 91.9% |
79.2% |
92.5% |
92.7% |
96.4% |
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Ohio | 90.3% |
82.0% |
88.9% |
91.7% |
94.5% |
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Wisconsin | 89.7% |
85.2% |
86.8% |
90.1% |
93.3% |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||
Iowa | 90.0% |
92.2% |
76.5% |
95.6% |
94.9% |
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Kansas | 85.2% |
84.7% |
77.5% |
86.2% |
90.2% |
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Minnesota | 88.0% |
81.5% |
82.4% |
94.9% |
88.3% |
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Missouri | 91.3% |
79.0% |
89.8% |
95.8% |
95.6% |
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Nebraska | 90.0% |
74.8% |
83.7% |
96.9% |
93.3% |
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North Dakota | 88.5% |
66.6% |
83.0% |
95.3% |
93.8% |
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South Dakota | 89.4% |
73.7% |
84.9% |
92.8% |
95.0% |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||
Delaware | 88.8% |
85.2% |
76.9% |
93.9% |
95.4% |
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District of Columbia | 92.1% |
84.4% |
89.8% |
95.4% |
96.5% |
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Florida | 85.2% |
62.8% |
90.8% |
86.8% |
91.2% |
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Georgia | 85.1% |
71.4% |
83.6% |
90.5% |
89.0% |
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Maryland | 91.4% |
80.6% |
89.5% |
94.3% |
95.8% |
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North Carolina | 93.4% |
90.4% |
91.4% |
94.8% |
95.0% |
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South Carolina | 92.2% |
84.3% |
90.0% |
95.2% |
94.7% |
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Virginia | 87.3% |
76.8% |
86.3% |
91.2% |
89.6% |
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West Virginia | 84.5% |
52.5% |
82.2% |
93.8% |
94.4% |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||
Alabama | 87.1% |
71.6% |
86.5% |
89.1% |
93.8% |
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Kentucky | 86.7% |
82.2% |
74.8% |
90.1% |
95.2% |
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Mississippi | 81.5% |
44.8% |
85.0% |
91.3% |
90.3% |
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Tennessee | 87.4% |
62.0% |
87.8% |
94.5% |
93.1% |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||
Arkansas | 84.9% |
69.6% |
82.2% |
88.9% |
90.6% |
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Louisiana | 85.6% |
85.9% |
80.2% |
84.5% |
90.9% |
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Oklahoma | 86.3% |
66.6% |
83.7% |
91.0% |
91.2% |
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Texas | 88.1% |
83.1% |
87.6% |
87.8% |
91.3% |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||
Arizona | 81.0% |
64.8% |
71.3% |
82.9% |
93.7% |
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Colorado | 86.8% |
74.2% |
87.9% |
87.1% |
91.8% |
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Idaho | 88.7% |
75.8% |
79.2% |
90.6% |
96.4% |
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Montana | 83.8% |
50.6% |
84.7% |
92.7% |
84.1% |
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Nevada | 86.1% |
84.7% |
80.0% |
85.0% |
93.6% |
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New Mexico | 78.0% |
71.6% |
76.2% |
75.1% |
85.1% |
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Utah | 89.4% |
77.1% |
89.2% |
92.4% |
93.2% |
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Wyoming | 85.6% |
82.7% |
81.5% |
84.1% |
90.5% |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||
Alaska | 78.0% |
84.3% |
65.6% |
77.4% |
85.6% |
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California | 85.5% |
74.5% |
81.8% |
89.1% |
91.3% |
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Hawaii | 89.9% |
83.6% |
89.8% |
89.3% |
95.1% |
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Oregon | 84.5% |
66.9% |
72.1% |
90.8% |
95.7% |
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Washington | 90.2% |
76.3% |
86.1% |
94.6% |
95.4% |
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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.3.b.(1)(2005) Standard error for percent of private-sector full-time employees eligible for 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 | 0.48% |
1.35% |
0.75% |
0.55% |
0.51% |
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New England: | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 2.96% |
7.48% |
2.40% |
3.58% |
6.31% |
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Maine | 1.46% |
4.34% |
2.78% |
3.05% |
0.80% |
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Massachusetts | 2.27% |
6.77% |
3.05% |
1.14% |
4.74% |
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New Hampshire | 1.93% |
5.79% |
3.86% |
2.36% |
3.20% |
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Rhode Island | 1.73% |
4.84% |
3.23% |
2.51% |
3.01% |
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Vermont | 1.90% |
6.96% |
4.28% |
1.24% |
1.22% |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||
New Jersey | 2.43% |
6.96% |
5.22% |
3.79% |
1.01% |
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New York | 0.92% |
5.13% |
1.64% |
1.83% |
1.51% |
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Pennsylvania | 1.42% |
4.77% |
1.61% |
1.33% |
2.05% |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||
Illinois | 1.12% |
3.66% |
2.01% |
2.21% |
2.74% |
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Indiana | 1.78% |
5.43% |
1.47% |
2.04% |
2.97% |
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Michigan | 1.10% |
5.30% |
1.87% |
1.62% |
1.84% |
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Ohio | 1.36% |
4.67% |
1.73% |
2.70% |
1.23% |
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Wisconsin | 1.68% |
2.30% |
2.63% |
2.91% |
2.85% |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||
Iowa | 2.23% |
2.08% |
6.85% |
1.18% |
1.29% |
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Kansas | 1.85% |
7.02% |
7.06% |
2.50% |
1.97% |
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Minnesota | 2.16% |
8.86% |
4.58% |
1.40% |
4.42% |
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Missouri | 1.34% |
4.47% |
2.64% |
1.13% |
1.35% |
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Nebraska | 3.04% |
5.41% |
5.46% |
1.43% |
2.02% |
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North Dakota | 3.14% |
9.67% |
7.74% |
1.28% |
2.13% |
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South Dakota | 1.80% |
6.97% |
5.09% |
2.38% |
1.56% |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||
Delaware | 2.21% |
5.01% |
5.03% |
1.34% |
2.05% |
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District of Columbia | 1.26% |
4.74% |
2.21% |
1.87% |
2.02% |
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Florida | 2.90% |
7.21% |
3.26% |
2.27% |
2.60% |
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Georgia | 3.32% |
8.91% |
5.54% |
1.77% |
4.57% |
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Maryland | 1.09% |
4.81% |
2.83% |
1.06% |
1.12% |
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North Carolina | 1.10% |
4.87% |
1.89% |
1.14% |
1.24% |
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South Carolina | 1.24% |
6.01% |
2.43% |
1.04% |
1.07% |
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Virginia | 1.33% |
7.01% |
2.06% |
1.99% |
2.70% |
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West Virginia | 2.86% |
10.51% |
2.79% |
0.95% |
1.24% |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||
Alabama | 2.69% |
6.02% |
4.85% |
4.13% |
1.90% |
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Kentucky | 1.99% |
6.70% |
6.71% |
2.44% |
3.09% |
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Mississippi | 4.56% |
12.14% |
3.01% |
2.39% |
3.15% |
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Tennessee | 1.82% |
6.05% |
2.96% |
1.06% |
2.00% |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||
Arkansas | 2.09% |
6.87% |
5.11% |
2.88% |
2.15% |
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Louisiana | 1.85% |
3.59% |
3.54% |
2.70% |
2.10% |
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Oklahoma | 2.14% |
8.71% |
3.79% |
3.15% |
2.86% |
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Texas | 0.88% |
4.00% |
2.23% |
2.07% |
1.70% |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||
Arizona | 2.13% |
7.07% |
4.99% |
3.37% |
1.73% |
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Colorado | 1.74% |
4.19% |
2.98% |
2.66% |
1.81% |
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Idaho | 1.79% |
10.54% |
6.25% |
3.62% |
1.16% |
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Montana | 3.26% |
11.79% |
6.77% |
2.38% |
5.74% |
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Nevada | 2.47% |
2.71% |
4.21% |
4.04% |
0.94% |
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New Mexico | 2.76% |
7.08% |
5.90% |
4.53% |
2.86% |
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Utah | 1.93% |
7.87% |
3.19% |
1.94% |
1.54% |
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Wyoming | 1.98% |
2.51% |
3.99% |
3.87% |
2.77% |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||
Alaska | 4.23% |
4.29% |
7.35% |
4.25% |
4.74% |
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California | 1.80% |
3.83% |
3.86% |
1.88% |
1.34% |
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Hawaii | 2.29% |
4.79% |
2.16% |
2.08% |
2.47% |
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Oregon | 3.68% |
7.16% |
6.59% |
2.51% |
1.58% |
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Washington | 1.49% |
5.17% |
3.69% |
2.24% |
1.46% |
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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. |