Table II.A.2.g(2001) Average length of waiting period (in weeks) before new employees were eligible for health insurance at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and State: United States, 2001 (42 States are shown separately)
 

Division and State

Total

Less than 10 employees

10 - 24 employees

25 - 99 employees

100-999 employees

1000 or more employees

Less than 50 employees

50 or more employees

 

United States

7.9

6.2

8.6

9.0

9.7

8.9

7.0

9.2

 
New England:

Maine

7.2

5.5

10.0

7.6

7.9

9.0

6.5

8.4

Rhode Island

6.3

5.0

6.3

7.9

8.2

7.6

5.6

7.9

Vermont

6.5

5.4

8.5

7.1

8.9

5.4

6.3

7.0

Massachusetts

6.8

6.0

5.8

7.2

7.6

9.1

6.0

8.4

Connecticut

7.0

5.2

8.3

8.0

8.4

8.8

6.3

8.8

 
Middle Atlantic:

New York

7.0

5.9

9.2

7.0

9.3

7.4

6.6

8.1

New Jersey

8.1

6.6

9.9

6.8

10.4

9.4

7.3

9.6

Pennsylvania

7.7

5.4

7.6

10.6

9.9

9.0

6.5

9.5

 
East North Central:

Ohio

7.4

5.8

6.8

8.5

9.8

8.6

6.4

9.0

Indiana

7.5

4.7

8.0

9.0

10.9

8.4

6.0

9.5

Illinois

6.9

6.2

8.9

7.2

6.4

6.8

6.9

6.8

Michigan

7.9

7.0

9.1

9.1

9.6

7.1

7.6

8.4

Wisconsin

7.5

5.6

7.8

10.1

7.4

8.9

6.6

8.9

 
West North Central:

Minnesota

7.0

5.5

7.0

8.3

7.7

8.7

6.0

8.6

Iowa

7.0

3.8

8.2

8.9

7.5

10.4

5.2

9.5

Missouri

8.4

7.3

8.3

9.4

8.9

9.1

7.5

9.4

 
South Atlantic:

Delaware

8.3

5.3

8.6

10.5

12.4

10.5

6.7

10.9

Maryland

7.2

6.0

6.8

8.1

7.9

8.0

6.5

8.0

District of Columbia

6.1

3.7

5.6

5.2

7.8

10.0

4.3

8.7

Virginia

7.2

5.3

7.5

8.3

8.6

8.2

6.2

8.4

North Carolina

7.4

5.8

6.1

8.9

8.5

8.4

6.4

8.4

South Carolina

8.5

6.0

9.9

12.5

9.8

8.5

7.4

9.6

Georgia

8.7

5.7

12.0

11.4

12.7

8.4

7.7

9.7

Florida

8.5

5.9

10.6

9.6

12.6

10.0

7.1

10.5

 
East South Central:

Kentucky

8.6

7.9

7.4

8.5

7.8

10.5

7.7

9.5

Tennessee

8.3

6.7

6.5

9.1

8.3

9.8

7.1

9.4

Alabama

7.7

6.6

6.3

8.2

7.7

9.4

6.8

8.7

Mississippi

8.6

6.2

8.4

10.9

10.0

9.0

7.7

9.4

 
West South Central:

Arkansas

8.6

7.6

9.0

7.8

9.4

9.3

7.9

9.2

Louisiana

8.0

5.8

11.0

9.7

9.8

7.4

7.9

8.1

Oklahoma

9.8

6.5

11.8

8.4

14.3

11.8

8.1

12.0

Texas

8.6

6.5

7.7

10.0

11.1

9.2

7.2

9.8

 
Mountain:

Idaho

10.0

9.5

10.4

12.7

12.7

7.8

10.0

10.1

Colorado

7.8

6.7

9.6

9.8

11.0

6.9

7.7

8.1

Arizona

8.1

6.1

7.6

11.6

10.7

8.3

7.4

9.0

Utah

8.4

8.0

11.0

9.0

13.0

5.3

9.0

7.7

Nevada

10.5

8.5

11.4

11.1

14.8

10.6

9.5

11.8

 
Pacific:

Washington

7.7

5.9

8.1

9.7

12.1

7.8

6.7

9.3

Oregon

9.0

6.8

10.1

11.3

12.7

10.0

7.9

11.1

California

9.1

7.2

10.0

9.7

10.9

10.7

8.1

10.6

Alaska

9.5

7.8

10.4

10.1

12.2

9.3

8.9

10.2

Hawaii

5.1

2.8

4.9

4.0

6.5

11.4

3.4

8.7

 

States not shown separately

7.7

5.4

10.1

8.6

8.0

9.6

6.9

9.2

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, 2001 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component

 

Table II.A.2.g(2001) Standard error for average length of waiting period (in weeks) before new employees were eligible for health insurance at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and State: United States, 2001 (42 States are shown separately)
 

Division and State

Total

Less than 10 employees

10 - 24 employees

25 - 99 employees

100-999 employees

1000 or more employees

Less than 50 employees

50 or more employees
 

United States

0.09

0.13

0.20

0.12

0.14

0.20

0.08

0.13

 
New England:

Maine

0.47

0.62

1.45

0.45

0.69

1.82

0.53

0.60

Rhode Island

0.31

0.78

0.88

0.90

1.43

0.51

0.53

0.50

Vermont

0.26

0.69

1.40

1.49

1.15

0.70

0.40

0.84

Massachusetts

0.45

0.74

0.66

1.00

0.88

1.16

0.45

0.96

Connecticut

0.41

0.66

0.96

0.89

0.84

1.53

0.57

0.93

 
Middle Atlantic:

New York

0.47

0.43

0.99

1.00

0.95

1.42

0.40

1.07

New Jersey

0.59

1.01

1.20

0.61

0.83

1.37

0.69

0.93

Pennsylvania

0.40

0.84

2.09

0.92

1.07

0.80

0.48

0.48

 
East North Central:

Ohio

0.38

0.77

1.10

0.82

0.72

0.90

0.47

0.44

Indiana

0.34

0.40

0.70

0.93

1.10

1.16

0.36

0.65

Illinois

0.42

0.65

0.95

0.68

1.08

0.76

0.52

0.54

Michigan

0.47

0.90

1.60

1.27

0.92

0.84

0.53

0.79

Wisconsin

0.32

0.59

0.76

0.89

0.66

0.93

0.46

0.50

 
West North Central:

Minnesota

0.28

0.65

0.87

0.93

0.97

1.04

0.35

0.57

Iowa

0.47

0.70

1.38

1.65

0.76

1.73

0.45

1.18

Missouri

0.76

1.28

1.00

2.01

0.61

1.42

0.85

1.07

 
South Atlantic:

Delaware

0.67

0.99

1.81

1.27

1.96

1.43

1.02

1.07

Maryland

0.67

0.76

0.83

0.97

1.46

1.34

0.56

0.94

District of Columbia

0.51

0.84

0.69

1.30

0.91

1.66

0.66

1.04

Virginia

0.47

0.70

1.02

1.14

0.93

0.29

0.79

0.32

North Carolina

0.60

1.21

0.87

1.01

1.09

0.91

0.94

0.61

South Carolina

0.61

0.73

1.03

1.79

1.19

1.54

0.59

1.17

Georgia

0.53

0.78

2.34

1.23

2.19

1.43

0.87

1.05

Florida

0.38

0.49

1.73

0.68

1.50

1.12

0.46

0.68

 
East South Central:

Kentucky

0.46

1.43

1.23

1.25

0.45

1.37

0.84

0.72

Tennessee

0.46

1.12

1.18

1.74

0.96

0.87

0.69

0.57

Alabama

0.55

0.83

1.19

1.02

1.30

0.91

0.59

0.64

Mississippi

0.65

1.59

1.14

1.90

1.18

0.88

1.36

0.50

 
West South Central:

Arkansas

0.59

1.07

1.07

0.48

0.46

1.47

0.77

0.93

Louisiana

0.78

0.72

2.42

1.19

1.48

1.59

0.88

1.23

Oklahoma

0.50

0.42

1.61

0.69

1.81

1.49

0.53

1.28

Texas

0.24

0.47

1.09

0.76

1.07

0.50

0.42

0.32

 
Mountain:

Idaho

0.66

1.81

1.00

1.35

1.51

1.66

0.98

1.02

Colorado

0.78

1.07

1.01

0.92

1.61

1.32

0.88

1.19

Arizona

0.53

0.79

1.29

1.16

1.28

1.41

0.80

0.99

Utah

0.54

1.52

1.90

0.60

1.18

0.92

0.96

0.48

Nevada

0.39

0.64

1.86

1.11

1.46

0.90

0.29

0.74

 
Pacific:

Washington

0.65

0.72

1.26

1.10

1.52

0.89

0.66

0.96

Oregon

0.56

0.79

1.00

1.01

1.84

1.60

0.58

0.96

California

0.37

0.59

0.73

0.60

0.79

1.22

0.33

0.86

Alaska

0.51

1.03

2.05

1.43

1.32

1.42

1.15

0.61

Hawaii

0.52

0.20

0.37

0.48

0.71

2.01

0.18

1.44

States not shown separately

0.48

0.62

0.87

0.48

0.69

1.53

0.44

0.92

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, 2001 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component