Table VIII.A.2(2006) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2006

 

Division and State

Total

 

Quartile 1 Average Wage

 

Quartile 2 Average Wage

 

Quartile 3 Average Wage

 

Quartile 4 Average Wage

 

 

United States

55.8%

38.4%

56.9%

72.4%

78.3%

 

New England:

Connecticut

65.1%

50.0%

67.5%

77.9%

83.6%

Maine

56.0%

29.9%

68.1%

81.5%

76.7%

Massachusetts

66.2%

45.7%

71.6%

81.4%

91.2%

New Hampshire

61.9%

47.7%

63.9%

68.7%

81.0%

Rhode Island

65.3%

50.9%

63.0%

74.3%

82.9%

Vermont

57.9%

41.6%

52.0%

71.0%

78.0%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

63.6%

41.2%

68.5%

89.5%

86.1%

New York

59.7%

39.0%

60.2%

78.9%

84.7%

Pennsylvania

64.6%

47.2%

69.9%

86.6%

81.4%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

55.3%

40.0%

58.2%

65.3%

75.5%

Indiana

53.2%

33.2%

52.7%

65.6%

84.6%

Michigan

53.4%

36.6%

57.5%

79.8%

71.8%

Ohio

61.3%

42.4%

68.2%

74.9%

81.5%

Wisconsin

54.1%

39.6%

55.6%

68.6%

75.4%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

52.1%

33.3%

52.3%

71.9%

77.1%

Kansas

53.1%

36.0%

50.5%

72.8%

74.5%

Minnesota

52.0%

38.5%

43.4%

67.6%

79.5%

Missouri

55.4%

39.7%

53.9%

75.2%

75.3%

Nebraska

42.0%

27.1%

37.6%

59.7%

66.6%

North Dakota

46.7%

28.7%

49.4%

64.8%

65.8%

South Dakota

41.1%

25.2%

39.1%

56.8%

66.7%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

58.4%

39.7%

70.9%

63.9%

86.3%

District of Columbia

77.4%

66.8%

83.5%

84.4%

89.2%

Florida

51.4%

38.3%

46.8%

68.7%

67.9%

Georgia

49.9%

28.4%

48.5%

64.8%

74.0%

Maryland

65.7%

47.0%

66.5%

81.6%

77.7%

North Carolina

56.6%

38.7%

54.2%

73.8%

79.9%

South Carolina

49.4%

32.6%

53.9%

53.3%

81.6%

Virginia

62.5%

48.7%

60.1%

78.2%

75.6%

West Virginia

48.6%

29.9%

49.5%

57.6%

73.9%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

62.5%

45.7%

56.4%

79.8%

94.4%

Kentucky

57.9%

44.8%

58.2%

68.7%

80.0%

Mississippi

46.4%

31.3%

41.4%

62.7%

70.5%

Tennessee

55.5%

42.4%

51.7%

75.8%

64.3%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

45.2%

33.9%

39.9%

57.1%

72.8%

Louisiana

49.6%

39.8%

41.1%

61.3%

70.2%

Oklahoma

51.3%

39.5%

51.2%

59.1%

68.2%

Texas

49.1%

33.5%

50.6%

59.0%

73.8%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

49.5%

38.8%

46.7%

57.7%

63.4%

Colorado

55.3%

39.0%

47.4%

73.9%

81.2%

Idaho

44.6%

26.9%

44.2%

65.0%

62.9%

Montana

40.1%

15.7%

42.2%

56.3%

62.6%

Nevada

56.7%

42.3%

53.9%

75.3%

77.7%

New Mexico

50.2%

33.1%

58.5%

56.2%

72.0%

Utah

46.1%

26.3%

49.9%

66.5%

75.0%

Wyoming

46.5%

37.0%

43.2%

65.3%

60.5%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

40.3%

18.6%

44.5%

64.2%

69.9%

California

56.9%

40.0%

59.4%

74.9%

79.4%

Hawaii

89.6%

79.2%

92.8%

96.5%

94.4%

Oregon

56.4%

38.3%

59.1%

79.0%

77.5%

Washington

53.8%

26.2%

70.0%

63.0%

86.4%

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 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.A.2(2006) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2006

 

Division and State

Total

 

Quartile 1 Average Wage

 

Quartile 2 Average Wage

 

Quartile 3 Average Wage

 

Quartile 4 Average Wage

 

 

United States

0.29%

0.47%

0.77%

0.60%

0.70%

 

New England:

Connecticut

3.61%

5.98%

4.21%

4.35%

5.37%

Maine

2.37%

4.66%

3.66%

3.94%

7.88%

Massachusetts

2.68%

5.21%

5.20%

5.71%

2.75%

New Hampshire

2.24%

4.00%

4.30%

5.21%

3.41%

Rhode Island

2.92%

5.16%

4.40%

6.55%

3.99%

Vermont

1.48%

2.36%

5.16%

2.90%

5.45%

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

2.22%

3.13%

4.37%

4.38%

3.56%

New York

1.35%

3.04%

2.59%

2.04%

3.54%

Pennsylvania

1.35%

3.66%

2.67%

3.65%

3.18%

 

East North Central:

Illinois

1.62%

2.75%

2.89%

4.26%

3.11%

Indiana

2.03%

5.04%

4.74%

6.18%

7.33%

Michigan

2.54%

3.10%

2.97%

3.91%

7.61%

Ohio

2.16%

4.95%

3.54%

4.15%

2.58%

Wisconsin

2.44%

4.40%

4.86%

3.48%

3.07%

 

West North Central:

Iowa

1.93%

3.50%

3.74%

4.38%

2.76%

Kansas

2.65%

4.36%

4.36%

6.07%

2.30%

Minnesota

1.30%

2.98%

5.58%

5.23%

4.18%

Missouri

1.85%

4.65%

4.44%

4.67%

5.25%

Nebraska

2.02%

3.12%

5.13%

5.95%

7.20%

North Dakota

2.14%

3.03%

4.51%

4.73%

3.52%

South Dakota

2.01%

4.94%

4.43%

5.34%

3.52%

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

2.48%

4.06%

5.02%

6.09%

4.60%

District of Columbia

1.49%

2.70%

5.81%

4.34%

3.83%

Florida

1.88%

3.94%

4.42%

3.03%

2.64%

Georgia

1.67%

4.46%

3.08%

5.29%

3.86%

Maryland

2.79%

5.72%

4.86%

3.82%

6.10%

North Carolina

1.62%

3.61%

3.92%

3.91%

5.77%

South Carolina

2.27%

3.60%

6.67%

5.64%

4.17%

Virginia

3.13%

6.98%

4.93%

5.51%

6.76%

West Virginia

1.72%

3.37%

4.57%

3.46%

4.65%

 

East South Central:

Alabama

2.20%

3.38%

6.74%

4.98%

3.52%

Kentucky

2.58%

5.51%

3.90%

6.75%

4.35%

Mississippi

1.81%

3.28%

5.98%

4.59%

5.89%

Tennessee

1.84%

5.10%

4.13%

3.00%

5.52%

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

1.46%

5.36%

2.45%

4.88%

6.50%

Louisiana

2.86%

4.24%

5.96%

5.85%

3.93%

Oklahoma

1.92%

5.24%

4.26%

4.56%

4.67%

Texas

1.88%

3.17%

3.43%

3.73%

3.54%

 

Mountain:

Arizona

1.66%

6.35%

3.83%

3.10%

4.62%

Colorado

3.24%

6.18%

5.80%

5.49%

2.93%

Idaho

3.02%

2.99%

6.14%

5.14%

5.90%

Montana

1.98%

2.52%

3.89%

4.35%

4.28%

Nevada

3.24%

4.81%

7.59%

8.51%

4.13%

New Mexico

1.17%

3.99%

7.16%

4.06%

4.46%

Utah

3.12%

3.90%

3.34%

4.58%

4.88%

Wyoming

3.24%

6.58%

4.42%

5.71%

5.64%

 

Pacific:

Alaska

2.99%

3.64%

4.30%

4.38%

2.78%

California

0.66%

1.12%

2.68%

1.62%

2.80%

Hawaii

2.84%

6.85%

2.74%

1.65%

2.17%

Oregon

2.68%

3.83%

2.99%

3.86%

4.66%

Washington

1.89%

3.54%

6.65%

3.13%

3.78%

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.