1. Employer Premiums as Percentage of Median Household Income for Under-65 Population, 2003 and 2010
62 percent of under-65 population live where premiums are 20 percent or more of income
2003
2010 WA OR ID MT ND WY NV CA UT AZ NM KS NE MN MO WI TX IA IL IN AR LA AL SC NC KY FL MI WV PA NY AK ME VT NH MA RI DE DC HI CO GA MS OK NJ SD VA CT MD TN OH WA OR ID MT ND WY NV CA UT AZ NM KS NE MN MO WI TX IA IL IN AR LA AL SC TN NC KY FL OH MI WV PA NY AK ME VT NH MA RI DE DC HI CO GA MS OK NJ SD VA CT MD
Less than 14%
14%–16.9%
17%–19.9%
20% or more
Sources: 2003 and 2010 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey–Insurance Component (for total average premiums for employer-based health insurance plans, weighted by single and family household distribution); 2003–04 and 2009–10 Current Population Surveys (for median household incomes for under-65 population).