Table V.A.2.f(2013) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that required a waiting period before new employees were eligible for health insurance by industry groupings** and State: United States, 2013
Division and State Total Agri, fish., forestry
and construction
Mining and
manufacturing
Retail and
other services
Professional
services
All other
United States 73.8%    67.4%    79.0%    77.0%    69.7%    74.2%   
New England:
Connecticut 74.8%    71.4%    84.1%    73.8%    76.8%    72.7%   
Maine 78.7%    69.9%    80.6%    81.6%    67.6%    93.9%   
Massachusetts 55.7%    62.2%    62.3%    63.8%    46.1%    51.2%   
New Hampshire 74.2%    89.3%    68.0%    81.4%    73.1%    57.6%   
Rhode Island 63.7%    37.2% * 83.0%    74.1%    58.4%    62.0%   
Vermont 63.4%    57.7%    76.9%    62.4%    52.6%    78.4%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 73.3%    70.5%    87.0%    67.7%    74.1%    82.0%   
New York 65.9%    76.8%    71.8%    65.1%    64.9%    65.2%   
Pennsylvania 71.8%    59.3%    68.6%    77.0%    75.6%    65.1%   
East North Central:
Illinois 74.0%    54.1%    82.3%    77.1%    70.1%    76.0%   
Indiana 80.3%    63.4%    90.9%    78.2%    87.9%    79.6%   
Michigan 68.6%    44.4%    82.8%    71.6%    52.6%    81.3%   
Ohio 73.6%    64.2%    76.5%    70.3%    76.7%    77.9%   
Wisconsin 85.8%    88.9%    92.1%    82.6%    82.6%    92.9%   
West North Central:
Iowa 68.3%    24.0% * 89.4%    73.8%    90.4%    58.8%   
Kansas 65.3%    43.7%    64.4%    69.4%    65.0%    67.5%   
Minnesota 68.7%    47.6% * 87.0%    76.5%    62.0%    66.8%   
Missouri 70.7%    54.1%    81.9%    71.1%    68.0%    75.5%   
Nebraska 68.5%    65.7%    74.0%    73.0%    59.4%    69.3%   
North Dakota 62.1%    52.9%    66.1%    61.2%    56.7%    69.3%   
South Dakota 75.2%    47.0%    89.3%    73.0%    83.8%    81.6%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 77.2%    75.9%    93.6%    85.6%    65.4%    78.4%   
District of Columbia 60.9%    75.6%    100.0%    67.1%    51.3%    64.0%   
Florida 78.4%    84.8%    78.1%    84.3%    70.7%    76.0%   
Georgia 74.9%    62.0%    86.3%    84.6%    68.5%    68.7%   
Maryland 71.9%    75.4%    71.2%    80.9%    64.5%    66.6%   
North Carolina 72.1%    48.3% * 74.0%    74.6%    82.5%    65.7%   
South Carolina 77.7%    77.9%    78.9%    80.9%    76.4%    72.5%   
Virginia 69.5%    74.2%    80.2%    74.2%    54.2%    74.8%   
West Virginia 71.4%    55.6%    74.5%    73.7%    73.5%    69.9%   
East South Central:
Alabama 74.7%    73.5%    94.3%    81.6%    61.8%    74.1%   
Kentucky 77.2%    68.0%    83.5%    81.5%    71.2%    75.6%   
Mississippi 82.9%    86.2%    98.5%    88.6%    77.0%    75.8%   
Tennessee 78.6%    74.7%    80.8%    81.0%    85.3%    71.1%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 77.2%    78.0%    68.8%    88.0%    66.5%    68.4%   
Louisiana 72.5%    58.6%    52.1%    78.6%    61.7%    79.9%   
Oklahoma 78.3%    54.4%    87.2%    74.5%    84.2%    81.2%   
Texas 79.8%    70.4%    65.7%    83.6%    75.7%    83.0%   
Mountain:
Arizona 78.8%    69.8%    76.0%    84.4%    76.7%    75.5%   
Colorado 71.5%    84.5%    65.6%    80.5%    56.7%    68.1%   
Idaho 78.2%    86.6%    87.7%    85.5%    59.4%    81.4%   
Montana 68.3%    43.3% * 97.8%    69.2%    63.3%    82.1%   
Nevada 85.0%    93.2%    98.4%    86.7%    77.3%    87.2%   
New Mexico 83.6%    87.9%    57.3%    85.7%    79.6%    88.6%   
Utah 73.0%    74.0%    84.7%    75.3%    63.3%    77.7%   
Wyoming 75.8%    77.1%    87.2%    76.9%    70.5%    73.4%   
Pacific:
Alaska 78.3%    69.0%    77.4%    79.0%    74.7%    85.2%   
California 77.5%    82.2%    89.3%    80.3%    71.4%    78.4%   
Hawaii 64.1%    64.7%    80.4%    67.7%    53.8%    64.6%   
Oregon 78.6%    53.0%    85.6%    90.8%    67.9%    83.3%   
Washington 78.0%    71.4%    81.0%    78.7%    81.6%    75.2%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2013 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.

** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.

 

Table V.A.2.f(2013) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that required a waiting period before new employees were eligible for health insurance by industry groupings** and State: United States, 2013
Division and State Total Agri, fish., forestry
and construction
Mining and
manufacturing
Retail and
other services
Professional
services
All other
United States 0.39%    1.09%    2.05%    0.69%    0.96%    0.93%   
New England:
Connecticut 3.63%    13.03%    5.45%    5.12%    6.09%    8.21%   
Maine 4.04%    12.28%    10.12%    4.05%    8.25%    2.37%   
Massachusetts 3.18%    15.09%    12.30%    5.70%    7.42%    8.19%   
New Hampshire 2.93%    6.44%    8.61%    4.90%    5.70%    8.82%   
Rhode Island 4.01%    12.83% * 9.89%    5.69%    6.31%    8.99%   
Vermont 3.10%    13.52%    16.40%    4.68%    8.85%    5.03%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 2.23%    14.52%    13.35%    5.55%    4.52%    5.57%   
New York 1.86%    8.40%    10.19%    3.97%    3.87%    4.42%   
Pennsylvania 1.70%    13.78%    11.86%    4.19%    5.50%    5.16%   
East North Central:
Illinois 2.89%    13.47%    9.18%    3.69%    4.03%    6.34%   
Indiana 3.00%    12.68%    5.86%    4.08%    5.77%    5.81%   
Michigan 3.49%    12.79%    9.43%    4.34%    7.48%    4.58%   
Ohio 2.46%    13.82%    10.16%    4.98%    5.81%    5.57%   
Wisconsin 2.70%    11.31%    4.01%    3.44%    5.47%    3.51%   
West North Central:
Iowa 2.30%    12.64% * 8.23%    6.63%    4.51%    6.01%   
Kansas 1.87%    12.96%    12.52%    6.04%    6.83%    6.99%   
Minnesota 4.00%    14.57% * 4.50%    6.30%    7.28%    6.57%   
Missouri 4.05%    13.38%    7.68%    7.86%    6.46%    6.36%   
Nebraska 2.71%    13.31%    10.90%    5.64%    7.78%    7.23%   
North Dakota 3.38%    12.49%    12.77%    3.94%    9.16%    3.76%   
South Dakota 3.11%    13.50%    9.99%    5.47%    5.79%    6.11%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 2.56%    16.99%    10.12%    4.45%    8.43%    8.96%   
District of Columbia 2.90%    21.56%    0.00%    3.32%    5.20%    7.30%   
Florida 2.30%    5.65%    12.55%    4.33%    5.39%    3.76%   
Georgia 2.92%    15.97%    9.84%    3.31%    7.47%    7.32%   
Maryland 3.00%    9.67%    15.22%    4.65%    5.66%    8.61%   
North Carolina 3.17%    15.76% * 7.73%    4.34%    4.79%    5.31%   
South Carolina 3.84%    7.92%    6.79%    6.15%    8.17%    6.07%   
Virginia 3.33%    10.69%    12.48%    5.69%    7.97%    5.41%   
West Virginia 2.32%    14.32%    9.94%    4.57%    6.64%    5.27%   
East South Central:
Alabama 3.09%    15.25%    4.95%    4.94%    6.96%    8.12%   
Kentucky 3.67%    12.26%    12.30%    4.05%    7.67%    5.26%   
Mississippi 3.20%    10.79%    1.29%    3.24%    6.93%    6.77%   
Tennessee 2.16%    15.33%    10.08%    4.07%    5.31%    7.18%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 3.34%    12.95%    10.30%    5.12%    8.63%    7.03%   
Louisiana 2.09%    13.41%    13.12%    5.44%    8.72%    5.80%   
Oklahoma 3.74%    13.15%    6.09%    4.81%    8.54%    6.42%   
Texas 2.49%    10.17%    8.69%    3.71%    5.46%    4.71%   
Mountain:
Arizona 1.91%    13.35%    10.47%    4.57%    5.81%    7.92%   
Colorado 3.25%    15.96%    11.10%    4.48%    9.12%    10.09%   
Idaho 2.85%    11.77%    7.03%    4.11%    10.12%    4.99%   
Montana 3.10%    14.10% * 14.78%    7.12%    5.02%    9.49%   
Nevada 3.56%    14.16%    17.97%    4.33%    9.31%    4.78%   
New Mexico 2.94%    10.57%    13.63%    5.06%    4.49%    8.11%   
Utah 3.59%    16.09%    6.43%    6.98%    7.68%    6.73%   
Wyoming 3.88%    10.76%    5.98%    6.01%    11.25%    5.99%   
Pacific:
Alaska 3.90%    11.46%    14.35%    5.10%    6.84%    4.17%   
California 2.25%    6.01%    4.70%    3.03%    2.08%    3.74%   
Hawaii 3.83%    11.15%    15.89%    4.41%    6.98%    5.93%   
Oregon 3.61%    15.27%    5.95%    4.13%    5.22%    5.46%   
Washington 3.40%    12.84%    11.32%    5.54%    5.87%    6.08%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2013 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.

** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.