| Table II.A.2.f(2003) 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, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 74.8% |
57.5% |
83.7% |
86.6% |
90.6% |
82.3% |
67.0% |
85.6% |
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| New England: | ||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 78.7% |
73.2% |
90.1% |
82.9% |
97.2% |
71.5% |
77.5% |
80.7% |
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| Maine | 75.9% |
55.6% |
90.7% |
93.6% |
91.0% |
89.5% |
67.7% |
90.4% |
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| Massachusetts | 51.0% |
36.8% |
45.3% |
59.0% |
81.4% |
65.6% |
39.5% |
72.5% |
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| New Hampshire | 75.1% |
56.8% |
94.6% |
89.6% |
97.9% |
84.3% |
68.6% |
88.7% |
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| Rhode Island | 68.2% |
52.8% |
83.7% |
84.8% |
95.2% |
72.7% |
62.8% |
81.4% |
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| Vermont | 72.7% |
59.6% |
75.7% |
75.2% |
98.4% |
86.6% |
66.1% |
88.0% |
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| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||||||||
| New Jersey | 77.1% |
65.5% |
76.9% |
83.5% |
96.9% |
91.4% |
68.6% |
93.7% |
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| New York | 64.9% |
52.5% |
77.9% |
67.3% |
90.3% |
72.6% |
58.5% |
78.8% |
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| Pennsylvania | 71.9% |
53.1% |
73.8% |
85.3% |
89.7% |
85.6% |
61.5% |
87.8% |
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| East North Central: | ||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 75.7% |
54.0% |
90.1% |
94.2% |
94.7% |
77.3% |
69.3% |
83.1% |
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| Indiana | 77.4% |
58.1% |
94.6% |
85.3% |
88.0% |
77.3% |
74.5% |
80.1% |
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| Michigan | 71.9% |
53.6% |
87.2% |
89.9% |
86.3% |
73.3% |
66.0% |
81.0% |
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| Ohio | 72.3% |
52.7% |
82.9% |
81.5% |
79.4% |
82.8% |
64.3% |
81.2% |
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| Wisconsin | 73.8% |
48.5% |
82.7% |
88.5% |
99.8% |
80.0% |
65.3% |
86.9% |
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| West North Central: | ||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 71.3% |
42.5% |
83.7% |
97.2% |
85.3% |
78.6% |
61.5% |
84.5% |
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| Kansas | 75.6% |
57.4% |
81.4% |
85.6% |
93.9% |
84.6% |
65.9% |
89.0% |
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| Minnesota | 70.6% |
45.3% |
78.4% |
87.2% |
78.9% |
85.3% |
61.6% |
83.2% |
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| Missouri | 71.6% |
56.7% |
84.7% |
83.5% |
98.2% |
68.0% |
66.3% |
79.1% |
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| Nebraska | 70.6% |
39.3% |
90.7% |
89.6% |
99.2% |
83.6% |
55.2% |
89.9% |
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| North Dakota | 61.4% |
44.7% |
67.6% |
64.8% |
73.1% |
88.4% |
53.4% |
76.7% |
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| South Dakota | 75.5% |
58.0% |
77.8% |
95.0% |
89.0% |
88.0% |
68.4% |
89.3% |
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| South Atlantic: | ||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 69.3% |
57.5% |
78.0% |
79.3% |
82.0% |
73.3% |
64.0% |
77.2% |
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| District of Columbia | 60.6% |
50.5% |
49.6% |
79.2% |
87.0% |
58.0% |
53.3% |
70.3% |
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| Florida | 79.3% |
62.1% |
87.8% |
96.4% |
97.0% |
88.4% |
70.0% |
91.3% |
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| Georgia | 70.6% |
41.7% |
83.8% |
90.0% |
75.4% |
80.3% |
57.9% |
81.6% |
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| Maryland | 81.1% |
57.8% |
91.3% |
91.9% |
98.0% |
94.9% |
70.8% |
95.9% |
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| North Carolina | 80.8% |
61.9% |
92.0% |
93.9% |
88.9% |
86.7% |
74.6% |
88.8% |
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| South Carolina | 77.1% |
52.8% |
89.0% |
90.2% |
93.0% |
85.8% |
66.8% |
89.1% |
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| Virginia | 73.8% |
55.2% |
88.7% |
79.8% |
87.3% |
86.6% |
65.3% |
87.0% |
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| West Virginia | 74.3% |
61.5% |
77.5% |
85.2% |
93.0% |
68.1% |
68.5% |
79.8% |
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| East South Central: | ||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 68.6% |
47.2% |
67.7% |
80.0% |
84.9% |
85.1% |
57.6% |
83.3% |
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| Kentucky | 80.9% |
58.6% |
94.0% |
95.4% |
99.3% |
85.8% |
72.1% |
91.6% |
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| Mississippi | 80.4% |
54.4% |
90.6% |
93.3% |
92.2% |
93.5% |
65.4% |
93.1% |
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| Tennessee | 84.2% |
63.0% |
91.5% |
94.0% |
85.1% |
93.4% |
75.2% |
91.3% |
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| West South Central: | ||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 77.8% |
49.2% |
72.3% |
88.5% |
93.1% |
93.1% |
59.4% |
93.5% |
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| Louisiana | 75.2% |
61.2% |
89.7% |
77.3% |
82.7% |
77.0% |
71.6% |
79.2% |
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| Oklahoma | 77.9% |
61.6% |
80.1% |
90.6% |
100.0% |
80.5% |
69.1% |
87.9% |
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| Texas | 79.4% |
69.6% |
88.2% |
90.0% |
91.8% |
76.8% |
76.9% |
81.6% |
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| Mountain: | ||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 81.8% |
61.1% |
86.1% |
90.6% |
99.8% |
90.5% |
71.9% |
93.6% |
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| Colorado | 79.8% |
65.3% |
88.6% |
90.4% |
89.9% |
89.7% |
72.3% |
91.1% |
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| Idaho | 85.4% |
73.1% |
88.2% |
96.1% |
94.6% |
98.9% |
79.2% |
97.3% |
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| Montana | 66.2% |
42.9% |
96.2% |
85.7% |
91.4% |
71.7% |
59.3% |
81.0% |
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| Nevada | 84.3% |
70.3% |
96.8% |
95.4% |
98.8% |
82.1% |
80.1% |
89.5% |
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| New Mexico | 74.8% |
58.1% |
91.5% |
93.6% |
87.0% |
72.1% |
71.6% |
79.1% |
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| Utah | 84.1% |
65.4% |
96.5% |
90.6% |
97.5% |
90.4% |
76.6% |
92.6% |
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| Wyoming | 74.0% |
53.2% |
92.0% |
75.2% |
89.4% |
85.4% |
67.4% |
84.7% |
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| Pacific: | ||||||||||||||||
| Alaska | 80.6% |
65.7% |
91.0% |
95.5% |
95.2% |
77.8% |
76.8% |
86.1% |
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| California | 77.9% |
64.1% |
84.3% |
88.8% |
92.9% |
83.0% |
71.8% |
86.7% |
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| Hawaii | 72.2% |
52.3% |
86.6% |
84.2% |
94.4% |
93.9% |
63.8% |
92.0% |
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| Oregon | 81.4% |
66.8% |
88.2% |
94.0% |
93.2% |
92.3% |
75.4% |
91.8% |
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| Washington | 79.6% |
65.8% |
81.6% |
93.5% |
87.6% |
93.9% |
73.2% |
90.6% |
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| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2003 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(2003) 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, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 0.40% |
0.89% |
0.98% |
0.76% |
0.86% |
1.30% |
0.54% |
0.78% |
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| New England: | ||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 3.25% |
4.79% |
5.10% |
8.13% |
1.09% |
9.49% |
2.98% |
5.92% |
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| Maine | 1.92% |
3.98% |
3.06% |
4.71% |
4.68% |
2.92% |
3.87% |
2.80% |
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| Massachusetts | 2.55% |
5.63% |
10.25% |
8.62% |
9.42% |
10.38% |
2.79% |
7.49% |
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| New Hampshire | 5.23% |
6.53% |
2.72% |
5.57% |
2.60% |
5.99% |
5.96% |
4.90% |
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| Rhode Island | 3.54% |
5.93% |
4.29% |
6.80% |
3.68% |
9.93% |
4.37% |
5.31% |
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| Vermont | 4.30% |
7.04% |
7.54% |
6.37% |
1.10% |
6.06% |
5.04% |
3.84% |
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| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||||||||
| New Jersey | 2.86% |
6.20% |
5.86% |
10.41% |
1.69% |
7.42% |
4.20% |
3.37% |
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| New York | 3.19% |
4.41% |
4.00% |
6.09% |
4.06% |
7.81% |
3.58% |
3.90% |
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| Pennsylvania | 2.19% |
4.73% |
5.82% |
4.53% |
4.53% |
4.30% |
3.04% |
4.02% |
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| East North Central: | ||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 2.21% |
4.85% |
4.37% |
2.35% |
2.65% |
7.85% |
2.43% |
5.26% |
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| Indiana | 2.97% |
4.15% |
2.95% |
5.26% |
7.13% |
7.47% |
3.27% |
5.49% |
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| Michigan | 3.04% |
5.88% |
3.76% |
5.31% |
5.17% |
8.08% |
4.67% |
4.10% |
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| Ohio | 2.75% |
3.41% |
5.83% |
6.47% |
7.33% |
8.10% |
2.56% |
6.06% |
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| Wisconsin | 3.58% |
5.76% |
5.29% |
8.43% |
0.33% |
9.67% |
4.95% |
5.47% |
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| West North Central: | ||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 3.38% |
7.46% |
3.55% |
1.47% |
6.40% |
6.34% |
4.50% |
4.04% |
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| Kansas | 2.92% |
5.26% |
6.53% |
6.10% |
7.89% |
7.02% |
4.20% |
4.54% |
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| Minnesota | 1.95% |
3.59% |
4.79% |
10.15% |
8.81% |
4.03% |
4.06% |
4.81% |
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| Missouri | 2.64% |
4.88% |
6.56% |
6.81% |
0.81% |
5.92% |
3.67% |
4.36% |
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| Nebraska | 3.10% |
6.16% |
3.53% |
6.02% |
0.49% |
8.41% |
3.62% |
4.09% |
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| North Dakota | 3.37% |
4.49% |
9.12% |
8.11% |
9.41% |
3.42% |
4.79% |
4.95% |
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| South Dakota | 2.39% |
6.17% |
6.05% |
3.91% |
3.44% |
5.40% |
2.96% |
2.66% |
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| South Atlantic: | ||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 1.77% |
5.56% |
6.22% |
10.79% |
10.57% |
8.16% |
4.50% |
5.63% |
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| District of Columbia | 3.69% |
6.99% |
5.43% |
7.11% |
9.82% |
10.50% |
4.57% |
8.43% |
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| Florida | 2.16% |
4.44% |
3.78% |
2.68% |
3.13% |
3.65% |
2.58% |
2.72% |
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| Georgia | 3.01% |
6.77% |
8.17% |
4.81% |
8.72% |
7.19% |
5.60% |
3.68% |
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| Maryland | 2.86% |
6.01% |
3.35% |
3.53% |
1.48% |
4.14% |
3.62% |
2.12% |
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| North Carolina | 3.78% |
7.34% |
10.59% |
3.49% |
9.12% |
4.55% |
5.19% |
3.27% |
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| South Carolina | 2.81% |
4.20% |
5.06% |
9.90% |
5.04% |
4.79% |
3.23% |
2.04% |
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| Virginia | 2.96% |
4.08% |
3.70% |
5.87% |
9.00% |
6.41% |
2.36% |
4.77% |
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| West Virginia | 2.17% |
6.92% |
7.10% |
7.09% |
2.14% |
7.99% |
4.32% |
5.13% |
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| East South Central: | ||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 3.82% |
5.53% |
8.51% |
9.13% |
4.12% |
10.16% |
4.38% |
5.25% |
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| Kentucky | 1.99% |
3.55% |
8.08% |
2.34% |
2.31% |
4.77% |
3.20% |
3.75% |
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| Mississippi | 2.00% |
4.83% |
4.62% |
2.86% |
2.58% |
3.12% |
3.37% |
2.31% |
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| Tennessee | 1.45% |
8.30% |
4.26% |
10.38% |
6.37% |
3.10% |
3.47% |
2.13% |
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| West South Central: | ||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 2.17% |
7.37% |
10.62% |
4.97% |
5.13% |
3.48% |
4.32% |
3.58% |
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| Louisiana | 4.14% |
8.85% |
3.83% |
5.27% |
8.35% |
8.43% |
5.24% |
4.84% |
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| Oklahoma | 3.17% |
8.15% |
10.56% |
7.44% |
0.00% |
7.06% |
6.33% |
4.17% |
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| Texas | 1.12% |
4.26% |
3.67% |
5.51% |
3.21% |
3.36% |
1.98% |
2.38% |
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| Mountain: | ||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 1.55% |
5.00% |
6.31% |
4.63% |
0.09% |
4.56% |
2.48% |
3.14% |
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| Colorado | 4.04% |
6.13% |
11.72% |
6.35% |
4.20% |
5.66% |
5.87% |
3.78% |
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| Idaho | 3.26% |
6.88% |
3.63% |
3.55% |
3.88% |
0.91% |
4.72% |
1.75% |
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| Montana | 5.31% |
9.71% |
2.15% |
4.48% |
3.23% |
9.28% |
6.71% |
5.49% |
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| Nevada | 2.31% |
3.50% |
2.12% |
10.36% |
0.56% |
7.90% |
2.34% |
3.87% |
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| New Mexico | 3.81% |
5.86% |
4.42% |
5.20% |
6.18% |
6.25% |
4.44% |
4.95% |
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| Utah | 2.60% |
4.91% |
1.67% |
3.96% |
3.74% |
3.86% |
3.26% |
2.64% |
||||||||
| Wyoming | 2.97% |
5.41% |
5.70% |
6.73% |
6.13% |
5.86% |
3.77% |
4.44% |
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| Pacific: | ||||||||||||||||
| Alaska | 3.16% |
5.05% |
6.40% |
2.68% |
4.03% |
7.04% |
3.73% |
4.01% |
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| California | 2.39% |
2.51% |
4.50% |
1.95% |
3.58% |
5.67% |
2.30% |
3.68% |
||||||||
| Hawaii | 2.45% |
4.58% |
7.87% |
5.51% |
2.70% |
4.77% |
3.28% |
2.88% |
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| Oregon | 2.37% |
6.58% |
4.60% |
3.37% |
4.04% |
3.04% |
4.05% |
3.41% |
||||||||
| Washington | 3.10% |
7.14% |
7.02% |
3.35% |
8.60% |
2.45% |
4.14% |
2.90% |
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| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2003 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. | ||||||||||||||||
| Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. | ||||||||||||||||