Table VIII.D.4 Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take family coverage by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2018
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 26.2%    19.3%    20.9%    25.6%    31.5%   
New England:
Connecticut 27.2%    25.0%    19.9%    28.3%    31.3%   
Maine 25.9%    15.0%    15.8%    23.0%    37.5%   
Massachusetts 34.2%    25.6%    29.4%    35.1%    38.5%   
New Hampshire 28.2%    25.9%    21.4%    29.9%    30.7%   
Rhode Island 31.5%    31.7%    30.9%    27.8%    34.7%   
Vermont 25.3%    21.1%    20.9%    24.1%    30.4%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 29.1%    26.9%    19.3%    30.8%    34.7%   
New York 28.1%    20.7%    23.5%    27.3%    33.2%   
Pennsylvania 26.1%    16.8%    17.8%    24.7%    34.7%   
East North Central:
Illinois 29.1%    21.4%    18.6%    29.6%    35.7%   
Indiana 26.8%    23.8%    23.9%    26.0%    30.0%   
Michigan 30.5%    21.6%    23.4%    31.7%    35.9%   
Ohio 30.2%    23.0%    21.5%    30.8%    37.0%   
Wisconsin 30.6%    20.5%    22.0%    30.8%    37.5%   
West North Central:
Iowa 30.7%    23.1%    25.3%    33.1%    33.9%   
Kansas 28.6%    19.7%    25.2%    26.0%    34.6%   
Minnesota 26.5%    20.7%    22.0%    25.5%    31.1%   
Missouri 27.4%    14.5%    24.9%    24.5%    36.0%   
Nebraska 29.4%    27.1%    18.9%    28.2%    35.5%   
North Dakota 29.9%    23.8%    29.6%    27.4%    34.2%   
South Dakota 27.7%    25.6%    14.5%    29.4%    33.9%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 25.9%    31.8% * 16.4%    21.4%    31.6%   
District of Columbia 25.4%    23.0%    21.1%    26.3%    28.8%   
Florida 21.9%    15.2%    19.3%    18.3%    28.2%   
Georgia 24.3%    18.4%    22.9%    24.3%    26.7%   
Maryland 26.0%    20.5%    18.7%    27.8%    30.7%   
North Carolina 20.7%    11.6%    14.4%    22.3%    24.5%   
South Carolina 23.6%    23.5%    17.4%    22.9%    27.3%   
Virginia 24.7%    14.9%    17.6%    27.9%    29.1%   
West Virginia 29.1%    14.0%    23.1%    30.1%    34.5%   
East South Central:
Alabama 29.8%    18.1%    24.0%    23.6%    40.4%   
Kentucky 27.0%    23.6%    17.4%    27.7%    32.2%   
Mississippi 23.0%    9.1%    27.9%    20.0%    24.2%   
Tennessee 23.3%    15.4%    18.1%    26.6%    25.7%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 24.5%    21.1%    17.8%    23.8%    29.2%   
Louisiana 22.1%    16.1%    15.9%    22.0%    26.1%   
Oklahoma 24.8%    19.7%    12.6%    21.6%    35.7%   
Texas 24.6%    18.3%    22.1%    23.8%    28.6%   
Mountain:
Arizona 27.2%    20.9%    22.2%    28.8%    31.4%   
Colorado 24.5%    20.3%    14.0%    26.4%    29.1%   
Idaho 28.8%    14.8%    20.4%    28.5%    34.8%   
Montana 20.8%    18.5% * 13.8%    14.4%    28.0%   
Nevada 23.5%    19.9%    16.1%    21.2%    31.9%   
New Mexico 23.9%    26.0%    15.8%    23.6%    27.1%   
Utah 34.0%    30.3%    29.8%    32.9%    39.0%   
Wyoming 25.3%    16.6%    23.3%    25.7%    27.6%   
Pacific:
Alaska 25.8%    22.5%    18.0%    26.7%    30.8%   
California 24.6%    16.1%    21.8%    21.9%    30.6%   
Hawaii 17.0%    8.9%    19.3%    17.4%    18.3%   
Oregon 25.7%    11.7%    19.5%    29.5%    30.0%   
Washington 22.6%    23.1%    15.2%    19.1%    29.0%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2018 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 Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take family coverage by average wage quartiles and State: United States, 2018
Division and State Total Quartile 1 Average Wage Quartile 2 Average Wage Quartile 3 Average Wage Quartile 4 Average Wage
United States 0.25%    0.54%    0.48%    0.41%    0.46%   
New England:
Connecticut 1.38%    3.85%    1.16%    2.50%    2.57%   
Maine 1.50%    3.02%    2.79%    2.06%    2.42%   
Massachusetts 1.56%    3.01%    2.74%    2.51%    2.78%   
New Hampshire 1.14%    3.48%    3.56%    1.72%    1.66%   
Rhode Island 1.60%    5.49%    3.17%    2.58%    2.96%   
Vermont 1.31%    4.11%    2.12%    2.53%    2.22%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 1.67%    5.49%    3.74%    2.27%    2.01%   
New York 1.20%    3.59%    3.20%    1.56%    2.03%   
Pennsylvania 1.24%    2.46%    1.50%    1.61%    2.45%   
East North Central:
Illinois 1.56%    3.83%    2.09%    3.08%    2.21%   
Indiana 1.43%    2.88%    2.55%    2.64%    2.57%   
Michigan 1.65%    2.50%    2.39%    1.71%    4.03%   
Ohio 1.78%    2.57%    2.00%    1.59%    4.23%   
Wisconsin 1.60%    4.62%    2.25%    2.34%    2.56%   
West North Central:
Iowa 1.40%    3.62%    3.04%    2.36%    2.37%   
Kansas 1.34%    2.28%    2.51%    2.88%    1.94%   
Minnesota 1.17%    1.65%    2.78%    2.18%    1.69%   
Missouri 1.57%    2.33%    3.16%    1.65%    3.73%   
Nebraska 1.84%    7.08%    2.25%    3.24%    2.26%   
North Dakota 1.33%    4.37%    2.62%    2.07%    2.31%   
South Dakota 1.38%    3.78%    1.51%    2.43%    2.32%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 1.99%    14.53% * 2.13%    2.01%    1.92%   
District of Columbia 0.95%    2.12%    2.00%    1.68%    1.70%   
Florida 1.06%    2.08%    2.03%    2.12%    1.44%   
Georgia 1.51%    2.54%    1.99%    2.13%    3.32%   
Maryland 1.13%    4.01%    1.81%    1.77%    2.27%   
North Carolina 0.98%    2.15%    1.56%    2.22%    1.30%   
South Carolina 1.47%    2.71%    4.07%    2.66%    2.30%   
Virginia 2.13%    3.12%    2.06%    2.23%    4.68%   
West Virginia 2.27%    2.75%    2.78%    4.19%    4.30%   
East South Central:
Alabama 2.12%    3.31%    2.44%    4.03%    3.25%   
Kentucky 1.14%    5.33%    2.75%    1.75%    1.75%   
Mississippi 1.83%    2.35%    4.63%    2.30%    1.80%   
Tennessee 1.41%    2.36%    2.56%    2.87%    2.47%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 1.37%    3.57%    2.33%    2.28%    2.19%   
Louisiana 1.31%    3.37%    2.51%    2.44%    2.12%   
Oklahoma 1.61%    4.20%    2.30%    2.05%    2.88%   
Texas 0.97%    1.65%    1.85%    1.68%    1.91%   
Mountain:
Arizona 1.34%    3.42%    3.90%    2.14%    2.24%   
Colorado 1.25%    3.84%    1.64%    2.13%    1.99%   
Idaho 1.58%    2.84%    2.77%    3.00%    2.16%   
Montana 1.61%    8.61% * 2.66%    1.91%    2.06%   
Nevada 1.75%    2.72%    2.08%    2.37%    2.92%   
New Mexico 1.78%    3.99%    2.55%    4.69%    2.01%   
Utah 1.46%    2.17%    2.59%    2.65%    2.46%   
Wyoming 1.44%    3.34%    3.27%    2.75%    2.18%   
Pacific:
Alaska 1.41%    3.64%    2.11%    2.93%    2.36%   
California 0.72%    1.63%    1.61%    1.13%    1.26%   
Hawaii 1.52%    1.97%    3.15%    2.52%    2.95%   
Oregon 3.30%    2.47%    5.66%    8.82%    2.69%   
Washington 1.55%    2.05%    2.73%    2.21%    2.95%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2018 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.