Table III.A.2.e(1999) Percent of State and local governments offering health insurance by plan options and insurance offerings to retirees by census division and government type and size: United States, 1999
Census division/ government type and size Two or more plans Conventional indemnity Any managed care Exclusive provider Mixed provider Insurance to retirees under 65 Insurance to retirees 65 and over With waiting period
United States 34.7%    24.5%    85.9%    34.2%    66.2%    39.1%    31.6%    54.6%   
Census division:
New England 52.5%    53.6%    73.8%    45.0%    41.7%    47.6%    44.6%    48.8%   
Middle Atlantic 60.3%    44.7%    82.6%    48.6%    52.8%    52.0%    50.0%    47.9%   
East North Central 25.1%    23.1%    86.4%    27.5%    71.7%    31.3%    24.5%    49.3%   
West North Central 19.0%    23.5%    80.7%    17.4%    66.5%    36.5%    24.6%    46.5%   
South Atlantic 40.6%    17.7%    92.3%    48.0%    62.6%    49.8%    40.0%    72.5%   
East South Central 23.8%    14.2%    89.3%    20.5%    82.1%    24.0%    18.4%    62.2%   
West South Central 30.8%    8.1%    97.1%    31.2%    81.4%    27.9%    25.8%    58.6%   
Mountain 30.8%    33.1%    69.7%    27.5%    52.3%    36.4%    29.3%    50.9%   
Pacific 51.8%    13.9%    94.3%    59.8%    66.5%    55.9%    39.8%    70.1%   
Government type and size:
State governments 81.5%    26.9%    98.3%    71.8%    78.6%    84.6%    74.9%    59.2%   
Local governments:
   Less than 250 employees 27.1%    24.7%    83.3%    28.8%    63.4%    31.2%    25.4%    51.3%   
   250-999 employees 52.5%    23.8%    93.4%    45.4%    72.6%    57.6%    46.3%    62.9%   
   1,000-4,999 employees 65.4%    24.8%    94.7%    57.3%    79.8%    71.3%    55.9%    67.9%   
   5,000-9,999 employees 85.4%    19.7%    99.8%    78.0%    78.2%    83.4%    67.5%    70.3%   
   10,000 or more employees 90.6%    19.5%    99.5%    87.6%    72.0%    92.5%    86.9%    78.5%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1999 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

 

Table III.A.2.e(1999) Standard error for percent of State and local governments offering health insurance by plan options and insurance offerings to retirees by census division and government type and size: United States, 1999
Census division/ government type and size Two or more plans Conventional indemnity Any managed care Exclusive provider Mixed provider Insurance to retirees under 65 Insurance to retirees 65 and over With waiting period
United States 1.36%    1.76%    1.24%    1.69%    1.88%    1.74%    1.84%    1.94%   
Census division:
New England 4.42%    5.31%    5.26%    3.99%    4.84%    7.50%    6.74%    4.43%   
Middle Atlantic 4.67%    6.26%    4.18%    4.83%    3.99%    5.58%    5.47%    7.32%   
East North Central 2.30%    3.71%    2.20%    3.88%    4.66%    3.67%    3.43%    3.87%   
West North Central 3.30%    3.87%    3.89%    3.65%    4.43%    4.71%    3.16%    6.30%   
South Atlantic 4.07%    3.96%    2.81%    4.87%    2.86%    4.18%    3.62%    3.67%   
East South Central 2.01%    4.14%    4.39%    2.22%    4.29%    3.48%    2.92%    6.50%   
West South Central 4.69%    3.29%    2.89%    3.80%    3.61%    5.39%    5.13%    4.77%   
Mountain 4.28%    5.03%    5.38%    4.27%    5.07%    5.99%    5.17%    4.76%   
Pacific 4.23%    4.05%    2.98%    2.36%    6.34%    5.91%    5.98%    3.76%   
Government type and size:
State governments 0.00%    0.00%    0.00%    0.00%    0.00%    0.00%    0.00%    0.00%   
Local governments:
   Less than 250 employees 1.63%    2.33%    1.72%    2.43%    2.15%    1.89%    2.03%    2.47%   
   250-999 employees 3.65%    2.47%    1.43%    4.33%    3.76%    3.60%    3.37%    2.62%   
   1,000-4,999 employees 2.06%    2.55%    1.65%    2.28%    1.56%    1.74%    2.59%    3.07%   
   5,000-9,999 employees 1.75%    3.05%    0.03%    2.04%    1.07%    2.62%    4.34%    2.94%   
   10,000 or more employees 0.00%    0.00%    0.00%    0.00%    0.00%    0.00%    0.00%    0.00%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1999 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

Standard errors of zero indicate that all governments in the category are in the survey.