Table VI.A.2.f 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, 2019
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 77.3%    78.8%    75.2%    70.1%    63.8%    78.4%   
New England:
Connecticut 79.6%    82.1%    65.3%    80.9%    --    81.0%   
Maine 73.2%    76.5%    57.4%    74.2%    --    75.6%   
Massachusetts 66.4%    73.6%    33.3% * 50.8%    --    68.6%   
New Hampshire 77.4%    79.8%    75.9%    60.8%    --    77.8%   
Rhode Island 63.2%    65.4%    61.0%    53.3% * 100.0%    62.1%   
Vermont 75.1%    77.3%    67.5%    71.0%    --    75.1%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 73.1%    74.4%    67.7%    78.4%    99.6%    72.2%   
New York 73.3%    73.8%    67.4%    78.2%    56.5%    74.4%   
Pennsylvania 81.8%    85.9%    68.9%    80.6%    75.6%    82.3%   
East North Central:
Illinois 77.5%    80.3%    68.6%    69.7%    75.7%    77.7%   
Indiana 82.6%    82.7%    75.3%    92.9%    --    83.4%   
Michigan 84.8%    87.7%    78.7%    67.4%    95.9%    84.3%   
Ohio 77.5%    79.7%    80.2%    63.4%    --    79.1%   
Wisconsin 80.5%    82.0%    79.6%    74.7%    --    80.8%   
West North Central:
Iowa 72.0%    70.8%    75.5%    73.7%    --    71.1%   
Kansas 82.0%    85.1%    73.6%    75.3%    100.0%    81.0%   
Minnesota 76.3%    83.5%    61.1%    54.1%    --    78.2%   
Missouri 78.0%    85.0%    67.3%    58.4%    --    83.0%   
Nebraska 71.1%    74.3%    76.8%    47.3%    --    72.1%   
North Dakota 70.7%    76.7%    65.3%    42.4%    76.3%    70.0%   
South Dakota 72.1%    74.8%    60.7%    75.2%    --    73.0%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 79.2%    82.8%    72.3%    67.0%    --    80.5%   
District of Columbia 60.0%    68.8%    50.0%    49.3%    --    60.5%   
Florida 77.5%    76.6%    92.6%    60.4%    86.0%    76.6%   
Georgia 80.8%    79.8%    99.4%    62.2%    --    85.2%   
Maryland 74.2%    77.0%    65.6%    66.5%    --    76.0%   
North Carolina 83.8%    81.6%    94.4%    88.6%    97.4%    83.4%   
South Carolina 82.3%    87.8%    81.0%    45.0% * --    82.5%   
Virginia 82.4%    81.4%    95.8%    63.7%    94.0%    81.9%   
West Virginia 75.2%    80.0%    83.2%    35.3% * --    75.3%   
East South Central:
Alabama 74.1%    75.8%    84.4%    39.3%    --    74.2%   
Kentucky 84.3%    82.1%    90.1%    87.4%    100.0%    83.5%   
Mississippi 84.9%    86.1%    93.6%    40.0% * --    85.4%   
Tennessee 78.6%    80.8%    75.9%    71.7%    --    80.1%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 92.0%    91.0%    98.1%    90.9%    --    93.4%   
Louisiana 79.6%    81.9%    82.9%    57.7%    85.3%    78.8%   
Oklahoma 79.9%    80.5%    78.8%    77.6%    --    79.6%   
Texas 84.7%    83.7%    90.3%    78.2%    94.9%    84.2%   
Mountain:
Arizona 76.2%    80.4%    59.3%    91.8%    --    80.5%   
Colorado 72.9%    75.3%    75.3%    53.3%    49.1% * 76.6%   
Idaho 77.4%    81.4%    64.3%    74.9%    --    80.1%   
Montana 75.6%    75.3%    76.3%    77.9%    --    80.6%   
Nevada 88.3%    86.6%    96.4%    100.0%    --    90.9%   
New Mexico 82.2%    77.8%    92.4%    92.7%    --    82.2%   
Utah 78.2%    79.6%    84.5%    60.0% * 96.4%    77.2%   
Wyoming 77.9%    79.1%    71.9%    80.8%    --    81.0%   
Pacific:
Alaska 76.4%    80.8%    76.2%    65.0%    100.0%    74.9%   
California 71.0%    72.2%    63.3%    77.2%    48.4%    74.6%   
Hawaii 66.1%    62.5%    85.1%    50.6% * 55.8%    67.4%   
Oregon 78.7%    76.8%    86.0%    81.3%    --    79.1%   
Washington 71.6%    72.0%    77.9%    51.7% * --    71.5%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2019 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.

-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.

 

Table VI.A.2.f Standard errors 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, 2019
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 0.70%    0.81%    1.92%    1.90%    3.71%    0.69%   
New England:
Connecticut 3.83%    4.51%    12.11%    6.43%    --    3.56%   
Maine 4.32%    5.02%    13.61%    9.82%    --    4.31%   
Massachusetts 4.34%    4.57%    10.98% * 9.13%    --    4.34%   
New Hampshire 3.64%    4.09%    12.45%    8.38%    --    3.70%   
Rhode Island 5.81%    6.33%    17.38%    16.31% * 0.00%    5.93%   
Vermont 4.12%    4.94%    13.81%    7.86%    --    4.24%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 4.18%    4.94%    9.51%    10.16%    0.44%    4.27%   
New York 2.90%    3.61%    7.55%    6.01%    16.59%    2.86%   
Pennsylvania 2.82%    2.77%    9.61%    5.86%    17.19%    2.74%   
East North Central:
Illinois 3.25%    3.64%    9.91%    9.19%    13.27%    3.34%   
Indiana 3.50%    3.89%    11.77%    4.46%    --    3.55%   
Michigan 2.99%    3.24%    8.84%    11.17%    3.15%    3.09%   
Ohio 3.80%    4.53%    9.66%    10.50%    --    3.81%   
Wisconsin 3.52%    4.09%    10.95%    8.93%    --    3.55%   
West North Central:
Iowa 4.34%    5.47%    10.20%    8.18%    --    4.44%   
Kansas 4.29%    4.37%    13.48%    13.27%    0.00%    4.46%   
Minnesota 4.02%    4.39%    12.90%    10.39%    --    4.01%   
Missouri 4.12%    4.39%    10.76%    11.55%    --    3.75%   
Nebraska 4.90%    5.52%    8.86%    14.08%    --    4.88%   
North Dakota 4.16%    4.96%    9.82%    9.20%    13.67%    4.33%   
South Dakota 4.05%    4.46%    11.21%    10.70%    --    4.16%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 3.79%    4.25%    10.65%    11.07%    --    3.71%   
District of Columbia 4.61%    5.88%    10.04%    8.83%    --    4.71%   
Florida 3.48%    4.10%    4.27%    13.10%    8.13%    3.72%   
Georgia 4.88%    5.87%    0.59%    13.63%    --    4.36%   
Maryland 4.52%    4.15%    16.32%    15.72%    --    4.53%   
North Carolina 3.29%    3.96%    3.85%    8.48%    2.49%    3.36%   
South Carolina 3.78%    3.29%    11.01%    14.46% * --    3.85%   
Virginia 3.68%    4.49%    1.99%    12.13%    4.81%    3.82%   
West Virginia 4.36%    4.63%    8.66%    11.22% * --    4.43%   
East South Central:
Alabama 3.83%    4.23%    8.69%    11.33%    --    3.90%   
Kentucky 3.27%    4.35%    4.24%    7.17%    0.00%    3.40%   
Mississippi 3.47%    4.16%    3.68%    13.46% * --    3.48%   
Tennessee 3.95%    4.89%    8.15%    11.57%    --    3.99%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 2.61%    3.26%    1.49%    6.04%    --    2.21%   
Louisiana 4.12%    5.23%    8.13%    10.90%    8.93%    4.47%   
Oklahoma 4.25%    5.12%    10.86%    8.69%    --    4.39%   
Texas 2.27%    2.80%    3.84%    7.69%    4.93%    2.36%   
Mountain:
Arizona 5.12%    5.18%    13.30%    4.97%    --    4.76%   
Colorado 4.59%    5.29%    11.96%    13.54%    17.20% * 4.62%   
Idaho 5.03%    5.48%    14.72%    9.40%    --    4.85%   
Montana 5.03%    5.98%    13.07%    8.02%    --    4.52%   
Nevada 3.57%    4.18%    3.48%    0.00%    --    2.86%   
New Mexico 4.06%    5.47%    3.55%    3.58%    --    4.12%   
Utah 4.77%    5.32%    7.11%    18.09% * 3.88%    4.97%   
Wyoming 4.06%    4.69%    10.79%    7.33%    --    3.84%   
Pacific:
Alaska 4.30%    4.75%    15.03%    9.66%    0.00%    4.50%   
California 3.22%    3.70%    8.72%    8.73%    11.19%    3.22%   
Hawaii 4.11%    4.75%    5.49%    15.37% * 13.91%    4.34%   
Oregon 4.49%    5.77%    9.57%    7.61%    --    4.63%   
Washington 4.64%    5.35%    9.91%    17.62% * --    4.76%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2019 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.

-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.