Table III.A.2.e(2001) 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, 2001
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 34.0%    21.0%    88.6%    33.2%    68.2%    34.2%    25.8%    54.6%   
Census division:
New England 72.9%    52.7%    87.5%    39.1%    61.7%    37.4%    31.9%    37.7%   
Middle Atlantic 35.4%    41.5%    76.0%    31.1%    58.8%    36.7%    38.8%    42.6%   
East North Central 28.2%    18.1%    90.3%    29.5%    67.7%    33.9%    24.5%    56.3%   
West North Central 23.3%    14.8%    87.5%    23.4%    70.5%    33.2%    16.6%    50.7%   
South Atlantic 31.3%    13.0%    92.3%    37.1%    75.4%    39.1%    29.6%    78.3%   
East South Central 25.7%    12.9%    87.6%    42.3%    63.7%    24.4%    14.1%    55.8%   
West South Central 31.3%    7.9%    98.0%    34.5%    80.3%    25.7%    19.7%    50.6%   
Mountain 22.6%    18.9%    86.1%    28.3%    68.3%    30.3%    24.0%    53.1%   
Pacific 58.8%    13.9%    95.6%    50.4%    68.7%    47.8%    33.3%    73.8%   
Government type and size:
State governments 77.0%    18.3%    98.6%    63.7%    92.1%    92.4%    88.2%    59.4%   
Local governments:
   Less than 250 employees 27.7%    19.9%    87.3%    29.6%    66.4%    26.8%    20.7%    52.6%   
   250-999 employees 56.3%    28.0%    92.7%    42.9%    73.2%    61.7%    41.7%    59.6%   
   1,000-4,999 employees 61.2%    21.8%    95.4%    52.4%    78.7%    63.2%    48.8%    70.1%   
   5,000-9,999 employees 77.5%    16.4%    97.9%    71.5%    83.8%    84.6%    75.6%    70.9%   
   10,000 or more employees 82.4%    16.2%    98.6%    88.2%    83.2%    89.9%    75.2%    73.9%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2001 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(2001) 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, 2001
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 1.96%    1.07%    0.83%    2.62%    1.68%    2.14%    2.03%    3.12%   
Census division:
New England 6.36%    8.66%    3.93%    7.78%    5.70%    8.78%    8.14%    7.68%   
Middle Atlantic 6.83%    6.96%    7.82%    4.82%    6.71%    8.20%    5.78%    4.38%   
East North Central 5.18%    4.06%    3.05%    5.16%    4.79%    4.19%    4.92%    6.50%   
West North Central 3.49%    3.56%    3.61%    5.30%    5.09%    4.00%    4.20%    8.46%   
South Atlantic 2.92%    1.99%    1.56%    5.13%    4.50%    2.84%    2.07%    3.34%   
East South Central 6.01%    4.18%    4.27%    6.51%    7.88%    3.12%    3.90%    5.37%   
West South Central 3.71%    1.53%    1.04%    4.64%    4.68%    3.63%    3.80%    5.50%   
Mountain 4.51%    3.99%    3.99%    4.40%    5.19%    5.59%    3.79%    6.27%   
Pacific 5.18%    3.40%    1.25%    4.84%    4.35%    6.25%    7.62%    5.75%   
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 2.19%    1.16%    1.00%    2.98%    2.04%    2.72%    2.11%    3.92%   
   250-999 employees 2.35%    1.90%    0.88%    2.50%    2.44%    2.49%    3.60%    2.07%   
   1,000-4,999 employees 3.01%    3.02%    1.40%    2.47%    2.16%    3.18%    1.88%    2.39%   
   5,000-9,999 employees 3.02%    1.08%    0.85%    2.35%    1.47%    2.28%    2.56%    1.84%   
   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. 2001 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.