Table VI.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 ownership type and age of firm and State: United States, 2013
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 73.8%    75.5%    70.6%    66.8%    61.8%    75.0%   
New England:
Connecticut 74.8%    71.3%    82.7%    78.0%    63.4%    75.7%   
Maine 78.7%    75.9%    85.4%    85.5%    81.7%    78.5%   
Massachusetts 55.7%    63.0%    39.0% * 35.1%    31.3% * 57.8%   
New Hampshire 74.2%    76.7%    55.3%    80.8%    57.2% * 74.6%   
Rhode Island 63.7%    64.6%    59.5%    62.7%    38.5% * 65.4%   
Vermont 63.4%    66.4%    48.2%    63.4%    33.5% * 65.1%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 73.3%    74.6%    69.0%    76.9%    45.4% * 76.1%   
New York 65.9%    65.5%    64.2%    71.7%    50.4%    67.9%   
Pennsylvania 71.8%    72.5%    67.2%    71.4%    86.5%    70.6%   
East North Central:
Illinois 74.0%    75.0%    71.5%    69.6%    64.2%    74.6%   
Indiana 80.3%    83.5%    75.5%    66.5%    77.8%    80.5%   
Michigan 68.6%    74.9%    49.4%    59.7%    67.9%    68.7%   
Ohio 73.6%    75.0%    66.2%    72.4%    60.1%    74.6%   
Wisconsin 85.8%    91.6%    80.7%    64.5%    64.3%    87.6%   
West North Central:
Iowa 68.3%    76.3%    44.7%    59.4%    85.0%    67.4%   
Kansas 65.3%    67.7%    64.6%    50.7%    51.9%    66.1%   
Minnesota 68.7%    72.3%    59.0%    61.5%    54.1%    70.0%   
Missouri 70.7%    74.8%    59.4%    66.2%    57.1%    71.9%   
Nebraska 68.5%    76.4%    55.9%    53.3%    29.4% * 72.0%   
North Dakota 62.1%    73.4%    54.7%    32.8%    40.6% * 64.4%   
South Dakota 75.2%    82.5%    50.2%    62.3%    90.6%    74.4%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 77.2%    77.7%    80.8%    69.1%    69.3%    77.7%   
District of Columbia 60.9%    65.0%    50.3%    57.0%    58.9%    61.0%   
Florida 78.4%    77.6%    79.7%    87.9%    76.3%    78.6%   
Georgia 74.9%    75.2%    80.7%    56.1%    58.4%    76.7%   
Maryland 71.9%    71.6%    78.9%    63.9%    62.6%    73.0%   
North Carolina 72.1%    71.8%    81.1%    61.1%    63.3%    72.4%   
South Carolina 77.7%    77.3%    87.1%    72.2%    75.0%    77.8%   
Virginia 69.5%    73.7%    75.7%    31.9% * 72.7%    69.2%   
West Virginia 71.4%    73.2%    69.7%    61.8%    50.5%    72.8%   
East South Central:
Alabama 74.7%    79.2%    63.9%    51.1%    85.3%    74.1%   
Kentucky 77.2%    76.4%    86.8%    67.5%    61.2%    78.3%   
Mississippi 82.9%    85.0%    81.8%    64.3%    50.6% * 84.1%   
Tennessee 78.6%    79.6%    80.4%    64.6%    67.0%    79.1%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 77.2%    83.2%    68.4%    45.1%    78.1%    77.2%   
Louisiana 72.5%    78.7%    58.1%    54.1%    43.0%    75.2%   
Oklahoma 78.3%    84.8%    56.6%    60.2%    78.0%    78.3%   
Texas 79.8%    80.5%    81.7%    65.9%    76.0%    80.2%   
Mountain:
Arizona 78.8%    76.9%    87.7%    70.5%    46.6%    82.1%   
Colorado 71.5%    73.5%    66.5%    63.5%    42.7% * 74.5%   
Idaho 78.2%    81.0%    67.6%    76.8%    78.3%    78.2%   
Montana 68.3%    68.7%    86.2%    50.9%    64.1%    68.6%   
Nevada 85.0%    83.6%    89.1%    100.0%    50.4% * 88.8%   
New Mexico 83.6%    85.6%    79.6%    77.9%    63.1%    84.5%   
Utah 73.0%    72.1%    78.3%    65.5%    65.7%    74.1%   
Wyoming 75.8%    78.7%    83.0%    48.3%    57.6%    78.3%   
Pacific:
Alaska 78.3%    78.6%    90.6%    69.1%    64.1%    79.0%   
California 77.5%    77.2%    75.5%    85.3%    62.2%    79.9%   
Hawaii 64.1%    67.4%    48.5%    70.3%    42.0%    67.1%   
Oregon 78.6%    79.0%    75.7%    79.8%    55.0%    81.3%   
Washington 78.0%    79.9%    72.7%    71.8%    65.9%    78.4%   

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.

 

Table VI.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 ownership type and age of firm and State: United States, 2013
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 0.39%    0.64%    1.31%    2.02%    1.70%    0.42%   
New England:
Connecticut 3.63%    5.47%    6.04%    6.04%    13.14%    4.06%   
Maine 4.04%    4.93%    6.47%    4.21%    16.45%    4.00%   
Massachusetts 3.18%    4.28%    11.77% * 7.69%    15.63% * 2.85%   
New Hampshire 2.93%    4.06%    9.49%    9.97%    17.49% * 2.78%   
Rhode Island 4.01%    5.55%    11.73%    8.27%    13.66% * 3.96%   
Vermont 3.10%    3.74%    9.53%    10.95%    12.76% * 3.18%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 2.23%    3.75%    6.96%    10.86%    14.61% * 2.38%   
New York 1.86%    2.37%    5.41%    4.99%    10.56%    1.12%   
Pennsylvania 1.70%    2.04%    9.06%    8.92%    6.44%    1.61%   
East North Central:
Illinois 2.89%    3.64%    9.01%    5.67%    12.23%    3.08%   
Indiana 3.00%    3.50%    13.86%    10.38%    18.34%    2.95%   
Michigan 3.49%    3.70%    9.62%    11.50%    13.54%    4.20%   
Ohio 2.46%    2.92%    9.16%    10.21%    15.10%    3.00%   
Wisconsin 2.70%    2.89%    10.51%    6.21%    17.31%    1.58%   
West North Central:
Iowa 2.30%    2.46%    12.35%    10.07%    18.20%    2.70%   
Kansas 1.87%    2.83%    8.01%    12.79%    14.94%    2.54%   
Minnesota 4.00%    4.22%    8.88%    10.14%    15.10%    3.91%   
Missouri 4.05%    4.28%    10.82%    11.58%    15.27%    3.70%   
Nebraska 2.71%    4.87%    8.20%    8.32%    13.31% * 2.77%   
North Dakota 3.38%    3.94%    9.83%    6.09%    12.48% * 3.43%   
South Dakota 3.11%    3.58%    10.68%    8.74%    14.59%    3.03%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 2.56%    4.37%    6.87%    12.28%    20.13%    2.14%   
District of Columbia 2.90%    4.20%    9.89%    5.63%    14.97%    2.70%   
Florida 2.30%    3.20%    9.03%    10.55%    8.30%    2.18%   
Georgia 2.92%    3.93%    5.39%    13.35%    14.09%    3.54%   
Maryland 3.00%    3.88%    6.82%    8.34%    14.16%    3.01%   
North Carolina 3.17%    3.03%    9.54%    11.14%    17.63%    3.05%   
South Carolina 3.84%    3.90%    10.71%    10.62%    16.88%    4.10%   
Virginia 3.33%    3.20%    9.62%    11.98% * 13.18%    3.63%   
West Virginia 2.32%    3.63%    10.15%    10.15%    15.03%    2.90%   
East South Central:
Alabama 3.09%    3.01%    10.75%    12.21%    19.11%    3.10%   
Kentucky 3.67%    3.75%    4.88%    8.24%    14.88%    3.46%   
Mississippi 3.20%    3.73%    9.32%    12.08%    16.57% * 2.94%   
Tennessee 2.16%    3.48%    6.88%    9.21%    19.62%    2.49%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 3.34%    3.69%    11.66%    13.36%    19.59%    3.55%   
Louisiana 2.09%    3.74%    9.36%    13.36%    12.81%    2.48%   
Oklahoma 3.74%    3.43%    11.41%    11.48%    17.65%    3.49%   
Texas 2.49%    2.91%    6.13%    11.41%    5.68%    2.50%   
Mountain:
Arizona 1.91%    2.38%    3.98%    10.88%    13.85%    2.16%   
Colorado 3.25%    3.71%    8.81%    11.94%    12.91% * 3.45%   
Idaho 2.85%    2.34%    10.86%    12.26%    12.39%    3.39%   
Montana 3.10%    4.29%    7.01%    10.27%    15.56%    2.95%   
Nevada 3.56%    3.62%    10.06%    0.00%    15.58% * 2.88%   
New Mexico 2.94%    3.15%    7.80%    11.42%    15.94%    2.95%   
Utah 3.59%    3.61%    5.25%    12.39%    13.35%    4.05%   
Wyoming 3.88%    4.06%    7.09%    12.09%    15.01%    3.82%   
Pacific:
Alaska 3.90%    4.09%    10.67%    9.74%    16.39%    3.54%   
California 2.25%    2.66%    5.86%    4.15%    7.15%    1.72%   
Hawaii 3.83%    3.75%    7.11%    10.10%    10.99%    4.03%   
Oregon 3.61%    4.18%    8.32%    7.09%    14.27%    3.47%   
Washington 3.40%    3.84%    10.02%    11.22%    14.82%    3.33%   

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.