| Table II.A.2.f(2002) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that required a waiting period before new employees were eligible for health insurance by firm size and State: United States, 2002: (43 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 |
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| United States | 73.9% |
55.8% |
81.8% |
87.6% |
90.3% |
82.9% |
65.8% |
85.6% |
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| New England: | ||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 69.2% |
52.6% |
85.9% |
86.2% |
89.4% |
69.0% |
64.6% |
78.2% |
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| Maine | 76.6% |
59.7% |
82.3% |
95.9% |
87.3% |
92.9% |
68.6% |
90.6% |
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| Massachusetts | 56.9% |
44.4% |
53.1% |
56.1% |
75.9% |
73.1% |
47.5% |
72.8% |
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| New Hampshire | 76.9% |
66.9% |
78.6% |
98.1% |
87.7% |
79.6% |
72.7% |
84.9% |
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| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||||||||
| New Jersey | 75.5% |
71.2% |
85.0% |
90.7% |
84.7% |
68.2% |
76.3% |
74.1% |
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| New York | 66.9% |
47.1% |
76.5% |
80.4% |
85.9% |
90.3% |
56.9% |
87.9% |
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| Pennsylvania | 62.0% |
45.4% |
56.6% |
77.2% |
93.0% |
78.7% |
50.4% |
83.4% |
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| East North Central: | ||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 69.0% |
50.0% |
77.2% |
92.4% |
84.2% |
77.7% |
61.8% |
80.8% |
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| Indiana | 73.9% |
50.8% |
90.4% |
95.0% |
90.9% |
77.2% |
65.9% |
83.1% |
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| Michigan | 68.3% |
51.4% |
78.1% |
88.1% |
86.9% |
74.8% |
62.4% |
80.0% |
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| Ohio | 73.0% |
53.7% |
77.7% |
89.8% |
86.5% |
82.6% |
64.6% |
84.2% |
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| Wisconsin | 78.2% |
63.0% |
79.2% |
90.5% |
92.1% |
87.5% |
71.1% |
89.6% |
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| West North Central: | ||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 70.7% |
46.2% |
85.9% |
90.7% |
89.3% |
79.2% |
61.6% |
83.5% |
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| Kansas | 70.8% |
45.0% |
82.1% |
91.7% |
86.8% |
83.8% |
59.3% |
85.5% |
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| Minnesota | 70.9% |
43.3% |
84.5% |
92.8% |
90.4% |
82.3% |
60.3% |
86.9% |
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| Missouri | 73.9% |
50.2% |
85.7% |
95.2% |
85.1% |
80.2% |
66.5% |
83.1% |
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| Nebraska | 71.2% |
46.7% |
82.6% |
87.4% |
95.4% |
86.5% |
57.8% |
91.4% |
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| South Atlantic: | ||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 68.2% |
53.7% |
70.8% |
88.9% |
83.4% |
67.1% |
63.3% |
73.6% |
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| Florida | 77.1% |
57.8% |
92.7% |
91.0% |
92.9% |
90.3% |
67.3% |
91.0% |
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| Georgia | 72.7% |
43.7% |
81.1% |
88.6% |
93.1% |
82.4% |
60.5% |
85.3% |
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| Maryland | 73.7% |
52.2% |
79.8% |
86.8% |
91.2% |
84.2% |
64.6% |
86.6% |
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| North Carolina | 82.7% |
65.3% |
90.6% |
94.3% |
90.5% |
87.2% |
77.2% |
88.5% |
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| South Carolina | 75.1% |
53.3% |
90.7% |
87.7% |
93.3% |
78.2% |
67.0% |
83.0% |
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| Virginia | 71.1% |
56.2% |
76.7% |
85.1% |
88.9% |
75.4% |
64.0% |
81.2% |
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| West Virginia | 66.7% |
41.0% |
76.1% |
89.8% |
90.2% |
71.8% |
55.3% |
80.0% |
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| East South Central: | ||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 62.8% |
40.0% |
60.5% |
80.5% |
85.5% |
77.1% |
50.9% |
79.0% |
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| Kentucky | 74.6% |
59.5% |
88.7% |
69.0% |
91.1% |
77.0% |
70.6% |
78.7% |
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| Mississippi | 74.5% |
47.0% |
73.0% |
91.3% |
92.5% |
89.3% |
61.5% |
90.2% |
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| Tennessee | 84.5% |
62.9% |
86.3% |
89.2% |
96.3% |
92.3% |
72.4% |
93.5% |
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| West South Central: | ||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana | 78.9% |
58.9% |
82.4% |
89.7% |
89.8% |
89.5% |
70.4% |
89.7% |
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| Oklahoma | 78.1% |
61.3% |
85.5% |
85.8% |
94.4% |
88.8% |
70.6% |
88.5% |
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| Texas | 81.2% |
69.2% |
89.2% |
88.6% |
91.5% |
82.3% |
77.4% |
84.8% |
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| Mountain: | ||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 81.6% |
59.6% |
91.0% |
91.3% |
95.1% |
89.0% |
72.3% |
91.2% |
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| Colorado | 75.8% |
65.4% |
92.2% |
81.6% |
97.6% |
69.8% |
74.7% |
77.3% |
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| Montana | 69.8% |
56.1% |
90.2% |
83.7% |
86.1% |
76.3% |
63.9% |
81.5% |
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| Nevada | 85.5% |
70.4% |
96.4% |
100.0% |
97.6% |
85.7% |
81.8% |
90.5% |
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| New Mexico | 79.7% |
69.1% |
84.9% |
96.0% |
92.8% |
73.2% |
78.0% |
81.7% |
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| Utah | 73.2% |
56.2% |
86.5% |
90.5% |
88.9% |
81.3% |
65.4% |
85.6% |
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| Wyoming | 71.8% |
47.5% |
79.6% |
97.6% |
95.2% |
87.0% |
60.4% |
91.7% |
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| Pacific: | ||||||||||||||||
| California | 79.3% |
62.2% |
89.4% |
89.5% |
93.4% |
89.2% |
71.7% |
90.9% |
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| Hawaii | 65.0% |
47.5% |
81.8% |
83.5% |
88.9% |
82.0% |
56.9% |
84.6% |
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| Oregon | 82.1% |
68.8% |
90.1% |
94.4% |
98.5% |
83.7% |
76.6% |
90.2% |
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| Washington | 82.5% |
67.8% |
90.8% |
93.8% |
90.8% |
94.1% |
75.9% |
92.8% |
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| States not shown separately | 76.3% |
59.4% |
81.5% |
87.5% |
95.8% |
85.6% |
66.9% |
89.7% |
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| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2002 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 II.A.2.f(2002) 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 firm size and State: United States, 2002: (43 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 |
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| United States | 0.56% |
1.10% |
1.07% |
0.89% |
0.80% |
0.82% |
0.76% |
0.63% |
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| New England: | ||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 3.14% |
4.60% |
4.63% |
5.76% |
6.97% |
8.30% |
3.39% |
6.39% |
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| Maine | 1.68% |
3.71% |
6.41% |
1.92% |
3.87% |
5.68% |
2.80% |
3.29% |
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| Massachusetts | 2.82% |
5.89% |
6.93% |
7.41% |
9.09% |
7.13% |
2.30% |
5.36% |
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| New Hampshire | 3.17% |
5.00% |
3.17% |
0.93% |
6.23% |
6.95% |
3.14% |
4.69% |
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| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||||||||
| New Jersey | 3.92% |
5.92% |
4.83% |
3.38% |
7.30% |
7.53% |
4.06% |
4.88% |
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| New York | 1.52% |
1.68% |
4.21% |
5.63% |
5.03% |
3.77% |
1.60% |
2.80% |
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| Pennsylvania | 3.04% |
4.87% |
3.53% |
4.66% |
2.49% |
5.35% |
3.69% |
3.15% |
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| East North Central: | ||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 3.20% |
5.66% |
5.03% |
3.17% |
5.55% |
7.67% |
2.36% |
5.58% |
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| Indiana | 2.66% |
6.57% |
10.74% |
2.63% |
4.39% |
4.95% |
4.10% |
3.87% |
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| Michigan | 3.64% |
6.31% |
6.09% |
3.63% |
6.23% |
5.78% |
4.50% |
3.82% |
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| Ohio | 2.56% |
4.91% |
7.28% |
3.03% |
6.62% |
5.91% |
2.52% |
4.36% |
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| Wisconsin | 2.82% |
4.22% |
7.61% |
3.33% |
3.76% |
6.33% |
4.00% |
2.60% |
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| West North Central: | ||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 3.48% |
4.03% |
5.90% |
3.45% |
6.29% |
6.61% |
3.56% |
4.43% |
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| Kansas | 4.01% |
6.26% |
8.72% |
3.04% |
6.85% |
5.25% |
5.48% |
4.02% |
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| Minnesota | 2.31% |
3.52% |
3.51% |
2.52% |
3.77% |
6.38% |
2.86% |
4.16% |
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| Missouri | 4.31% |
7.07% |
6.77% |
1.88% |
7.36% |
5.84% |
4.58% |
5.23% |
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| Nebraska | 1.99% |
4.25% |
10.78% |
6.31% |
2.57% |
4.65% |
3.40% |
2.56% |
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| South Atlantic: | ||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 2.67% |
6.07% |
4.31% |
4.35% |
6.38% |
6.21% |
4.06% |
4.54% |
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| Florida | 2.06% |
6.36% |
5.88% |
4.29% |
3.63% |
4.33% |
4.47% |
3.00% |
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| Georgia | 3.19% |
7.29% |
6.21% |
5.10% |
2.39% |
5.86% |
4.72% |
3.84% |
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| Maryland | 2.57% |
2.84% |
4.10% |
2.28% |
2.24% |
5.02% |
2.84% |
3.41% |
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| North Carolina | 2.57% |
6.99% |
5.03% |
2.77% |
5.41% |
4.95% |
4.74% |
3.04% |
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| South Carolina | 3.11% |
5.38% |
10.10% |
4.81% |
5.30% |
4.94% |
4.80% |
3.95% |
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| Virginia | 3.66% |
6.85% |
6.14% |
4.74% |
4.10% |
6.11% |
5.21% |
3.58% |
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| West Virginia | 3.87% |
7.12% |
11.31% |
2.96% |
5.63% |
5.36% |
5.86% |
3.64% |
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| East South Central: | ||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 3.41% |
7.71% |
10.64% |
4.66% |
5.74% |
2.95% |
3.81% |
3.01% |
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| Kentucky | 2.82% |
9.74% |
4.51% |
8.59% |
5.00% |
7.28% |
5.23% |
5.18% |
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| Mississippi | 2.34% |
6.58% |
7.73% |
3.67% |
3.43% |
4.38% |
3.88% |
2.60% |
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| Tennessee | 2.96% |
6.14% |
11.34% |
3.69% |
2.41% |
5.21% |
3.35% |
4.08% |
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| West South Central: | ||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana | 2.31% |
7.36% |
4.98% |
2.09% |
4.18% |
3.50% |
4.55% |
3.01% |
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| Oklahoma | 2.26% |
5.72% |
5.26% |
5.80% |
3.04% |
5.06% |
3.28% |
3.70% |
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| Texas | 2.45% |
5.31% |
4.34% |
3.88% |
1.87% |
6.18% |
2.82% |
3.99% |
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| Mountain: | ||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 3.02% |
6.82% |
3.55% |
3.45% |
2.94% |
3.37% |
4.34% |
2.70% |
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| Colorado | 2.54% |
5.24% |
2.85% |
5.59% |
1.09% |
8.78% |
2.87% |
6.48% |
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| Montana | 2.58% |
5.47% |
10.33% |
5.78% |
6.07% |
9.49% |
4.14% |
4.85% |
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| Nevada | 2.18% |
3.09% |
2.72% |
0.00% |
2.55% |
6.38% |
2.26% |
4.22% |
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| New Mexico | 2.92% |
7.02% |
8.25% |
2.76% |
5.85% |
9.08% |
3.70% |
6.40% |
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| Utah | 4.92% |
8.92% |
5.84% |
2.92% |
6.26% |
6.90% |
7.04% |
4.61% |
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| Wyoming | 2.82% |
6.08% |
6.62% |
2.00% |
5.36% |
4.36% |
4.28% |
3.06% |
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| Pacific: | ||||||||||||||||
| California | 1.61% |
3.66% |
2.50% |
2.58% |
1.53% |
0.85% |
2.32% |
0.70% |
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| Hawaii | 3.22% |
5.12% |
6.97% |
4.70% |
5.29% |
9.38% |
3.88% |
5.07% |
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| Oregon | 3.25% |
4.23% |
4.79% |
2.63% |
0.79% |
6.55% |
3.25% |
4.47% |
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| Washington | 2.11% |
4.29% |
2.83% |
4.51% |
3.96% |
2.34% |
2.94% |
2.01% |
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| States not shown separately | 2.68% |
7.96% |
8.77% |
5.00% |
5.28% |
4.55% |
3.62% |
1.80% |
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| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2002 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. | ||||||||||||||||
| Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. | ||||||||||||||||