Table VI.A.2.f(2011) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that required a waiting period before new employees were eligible for health insurance by ownership type and age of firm and State: United States, 2011
Division and State Total Ownership Age of firm
For profit, incorporated For profit, unincorporated Nonprofit Less than 5 years 5 or more years
United States 74.9%    77.0%    71.2%    65.0%    63.9%    75.9%   
New England:
Connecticut 74.3%    75.3%    71.4%    75.1%    59.3%    75.5%   
Maine 78.0%    75.9%    74.1%    90.4%    97.1%    77.2%   
Massachusetts 65.0%    68.8%    66.7%    36.3%    59.5%    65.5%   
New Hampshire 75.7%    80.7%    55.7%    75.5%    57.0%    76.7%   
Rhode Island 69.2%    70.9%    60.9%    65.6%    32.2% * 72.7%   
Vermont 63.4%    69.7%    50.5%    52.7%    72.3%    62.5%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 66.0%    63.9%    68.0%    78.5%    57.1%    67.0%   
New York 63.6%    63.9%    57.7%    70.6%    46.7%    65.5%   
Pennsylvania 72.7%    77.4%    65.4%    56.8%    67.2%    73.3%   
East North Central:
Illinois 73.1%    78.2%    60.3%    54.2%    65.6%    73.7%   
Indiana 81.3%    82.8%    84.0%    66.1%    46.4%    83.3%   
Michigan 73.5%    76.5%    61.6%    71.2%    43.5% * 75.7%   
Ohio 76.8%    83.0%    59.7%    52.2%    53.2%    78.5%   
Wisconsin 79.8%    81.6%    74.7%    73.7%    65.2%    80.4%   
West North Central:
Iowa 75.5%    77.6%    59.7%    94.4%    57.0%    76.5%   
Kansas 72.8%    78.8%    58.6%    61.0%    47.8%    74.3%   
Minnesota 69.9%    71.8%    62.2%    64.3%    51.5%    70.9%   
Missouri 81.3%    83.5%    77.7%    69.4%    80.0%    81.4%   
Nebraska 70.5%    76.5%    51.0%    64.1%    46.2% * 72.0%   
North Dakota 66.0%    73.1%    51.5%    50.7%    62.7%    66.3%   
South Dakota 80.2%    81.5%    72.3%    86.6%    73.0%    80.8%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 77.2%    79.7%    70.2%    69.2%    60.6%    79.1%   
District of Columbia 54.9%    55.3%    60.3%    50.2%    37.1%    57.0%   
Florida 75.6%    77.8%    69.9%    60.9%    74.8%    75.7%   
Georgia 74.9%    77.4%    70.0%    58.5%    79.7%    74.5%   
Maryland 67.7%    67.9%    76.7%    51.4%    74.5%    67.1%   
North Carolina 76.7%    78.6%    90.4%    50.4%    79.1%    76.6%   
South Carolina 83.5%    83.8%    90.1%    71.4%    76.3%    84.2%   
Virginia 70.9%    74.7%    69.5%    45.9%    53.5%    71.8%   
West Virginia 75.2%    76.6%    81.4%    60.7%    71.0%    75.4%   
East South Central:
Alabama 73.9%    79.5%    68.9%    42.3%    70.4%    74.1%   
Kentucky 77.3%    74.0%    86.5%    85.1%    70.5%    77.7%   
Mississippi 78.0%    85.1%    52.2%    63.2%    81.9%    77.8%   
Tennessee 83.6%    84.1%    88.8%    66.3%    63.5%    85.3%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 81.2%    85.5%    77.3%    55.9%    82.1%    81.2%   
Louisiana 76.2%    77.3%    78.8%    57.4%    66.7%    77.2%   
Oklahoma 79.7%    82.2%    74.5%    71.4%    75.1%    80.2%   
Texas 80.8%    79.6%    88.2%    74.4%    72.9%    81.4%   
Mountain:
Arizona 76.6%    78.5%    68.4%    77.1%    69.3%    77.3%   
Colorado 76.9%    75.6%    92.7%    63.7%    68.3%    77.9%   
Idaho 83.4%    87.0%    75.5%    65.7%    67.2%    84.6%   
Montana 74.5%    76.1%    85.8%    54.7%    66.3%    75.2%   
Nevada 88.3%    89.6%    88.6%    66.4%    69.6%    91.1%   
New Mexico 79.4%    82.6%    73.6%    65.2%    51.9%    81.1%   
Utah 73.9%    74.2%    69.9%    80.9%    67.7%    74.3%   
Wyoming 81.6%    83.9%    78.7%    72.0%    70.4%    82.2%   
Pacific:
Alaska 77.2%    81.6%    62.7%    78.4%    62.9%    78.4%   
California 79.5%    81.3%    71.6%    80.8%    66.1%    81.0%   
Hawaii 63.2%    63.0%    65.2%    60.5%    77.1%    61.2%   
Oregon 81.0%    80.4%    81.0%    85.4%    55.6%    83.9%   
Washington 78.6%    81.0%    74.0%    65.3%    65.1%    80.2%   
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2011 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 VI.A.2.f(2011) 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 ownership type and age of firm and State: United States, 2011
Division and State Total Ownership Age of firm
For profit, incorporated For profit, unincorporated Nonprofit Less than 5 years 5 or more years
United States 0.33%    0.43%    1.41%    0.95%    2.00%    0.29%   
New England:
Connecticut 2.52%    2.92%    6.20%    8.25%    12.44%    2.69%   
Maine 3.01%    2.40%    9.54%    4.56%    20.96%    3.11%   
Massachusetts 3.67%    3.84%    6.98%    7.14%    12.08%    4.02%   
New Hampshire 3.04%    2.24%    9.40%    5.68%    14.37%    3.06%   
Rhode Island 1.74%    1.60%    9.43%    8.93%    13.22% * 3.20%   
Vermont 3.36%    4.19%    7.38%    8.52%    13.99%    3.19%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 4.10%    4.18%    7.10%    11.03%    14.08%    3.98%   
New York 2.26%    2.37%    7.89%    5.25%    9.00%    2.47%   
Pennsylvania 2.66%    2.43%    6.12%    4.74%    12.86%    2.27%   
East North Central:
Illinois 2.13%    1.70%    9.26%    7.88%    12.71%    2.03%   
Indiana 2.84%    3.19%    7.31%    8.05%    13.76%    2.73%   
Michigan 3.34%    4.10%    9.15%    7.06%    14.18% * 3.38%   
Ohio 2.64%    3.33%    6.13%    10.43%    13.96%    2.81%   
Wisconsin 3.49%    3.37%    10.43%    10.32%    15.59%    3.70%   
West North Central:
Iowa 5.06%    4.60%    11.15%    4.40%    14.06%    5.17%   
Kansas 2.36%    1.60%    9.75%    8.27%    12.29%    2.80%   
Minnesota 3.57%    3.71%    12.70%    7.45%    14.14%    3.52%   
Missouri 2.95%    3.61%    7.48%    8.39%    16.77%    2.93%   
Nebraska 2.91%    2.99%    11.29%    7.81%    14.97% * 3.18%   
North Dakota 3.17%    4.95%    9.40%    7.83%    12.87%    2.78%   
South Dakota 3.27%    3.31%    10.41%    5.09%    13.51%    3.68%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 3.83%    4.34%    13.24%    8.33%    12.80%    3.66%   
District of Columbia 2.42%    5.13%    7.26%    5.27%    9.98%    3.09%   
Florida 2.74%    2.95%    10.94%    9.18%    11.23%    2.72%   
Georgia 2.76%    3.01%    10.25%    11.10%    14.87%    3.08%   
Maryland 1.57%    2.17%    8.50%    11.17%    13.15%    2.40%   
North Carolina 3.02%    3.36%    4.04%    10.68%    17.51%    3.28%   
South Carolina 2.36%    3.38%    7.31%    11.15%    12.43%    1.69%   
Virginia 2.63%    3.39%    9.99%    11.60%    15.69%    3.30%   
West Virginia 2.50%    3.04%    7.21%    6.14%    13.76%    2.18%   
East South Central:
Alabama 2.63%    2.03%    8.62%    10.06%    15.19%    2.54%   
Kentucky 2.28%    3.21%    4.23%    6.01%    11.03%    2.23%   
Mississippi 2.10%    3.03%    9.61%    10.03%    19.75%    2.20%   
Tennessee 2.80%    2.11%    5.57%    12.50%    15.80%    2.60%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 3.44%    2.33%    10.85%    12.08%    18.77%    3.37%   
Louisiana 2.94%    3.69%    8.37%    12.48%    10.78%    3.30%   
Oklahoma 2.04%    3.20%    6.68%    12.36%    13.21%    2.33%   
Texas 1.51%    2.26%    2.89%    6.51%    8.85%    1.40%   
Mountain:
Arizona 2.84%    2.87%    10.93%    10.14%    14.25%    2.28%   
Colorado 2.82%    3.13%    5.37%    10.25%    14.09%    2.74%   
Idaho 3.59%    3.33%    7.35%    15.48%    17.62%    3.30%   
Montana 4.15%    4.39%    10.86%    10.08%    15.85%    4.09%   
Nevada 1.77%    1.91%    4.80%    13.34%    12.20%    1.38%   
New Mexico 1.91%    1.96%    8.43%    10.30%    14.83%    1.78%   
Utah 2.56%    3.11%    5.81%    11.88%    10.86%    3.07%   
Wyoming 3.01%    2.98%    7.47%    10.81%    18.96%    3.16%   
Pacific:
Alaska 3.61%    2.43%    11.11%    8.37%    14.59%    3.52%   
California 0.73%    1.29%    3.49%    6.23%    7.25%    0.91%   
Hawaii 2.59%    4.36%    8.44%    9.61%    7.56%    2.99%   
Oregon 3.18%    4.26%    5.85%    10.47%    14.26%    3.65%   
Washington 3.49%    4.12%    10.05%    8.89%    12.11%    3.06%   
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2011 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.