| Table II.A.2.f(2004) 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, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 75.0% |
55.5% |
82.0% |
87.6% |
90.4% |
85.6% |
66.1% |
87.0% |
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| New England: | ||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 73.7% |
59.0% |
80.9% |
93.0% |
95.2% |
79.0% |
67.4% |
85.1% |
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| Maine | 79.5% |
59.8% |
91.8% |
93.2% |
88.2% |
94.8% |
72.4% |
91.6% |
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| Massachusetts | 60.1% |
45.6% |
59.5% |
66.1% |
74.2% |
78.9% |
52.4% |
73.7% |
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| New Hampshire | 74.6% |
51.8% |
89.4% |
93.6% |
96.9% |
80.5% |
67.6% |
86.8% |
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| Rhode Island | 70.7% |
54.6% |
70.5% |
91.4% |
99.9% |
82.1% |
61.6% |
92.5% |
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| Vermont | 69.0% |
51.0% |
68.8% |
98.1% |
92.5% |
80.1% |
60.2% |
86.3% |
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| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||||||||
| New Jersey | 72.7% |
54.6% |
87.7% |
93.1% |
96.0% |
80.5% |
66.4% |
86.0% |
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| New York | 65.0% |
45.9% |
74.7% |
92.2% |
81.5% |
79.6% |
57.6% |
81.3% |
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| Pennsylvania | 70.2% |
50.0% |
71.8% |
86.5% |
93.4% |
83.4% |
60.2% |
85.6% |
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| East North Central: | ||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 71.0% |
48.9% |
70.1% |
90.1% |
93.2% |
85.4% |
59.3% |
87.6% |
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| Indiana | 79.7% |
63.4% |
92.7% |
77.7% |
89.9% |
84.8% |
72.9% |
85.9% |
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| Michigan | 74.2% |
53.7% |
82.6% |
77.6% |
87.8% |
90.1% |
65.9% |
86.3% |
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| Ohio | 68.0% |
46.5% |
76.4% |
73.2% |
91.0% |
78.4% |
58.2% |
79.5% |
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| Wisconsin | 76.7% |
61.8% |
83.9% |
92.4% |
87.3% |
77.9% |
72.9% |
82.5% |
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| West North Central: | ||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 71.9% |
38.7% |
77.1% |
97.2% |
91.9% |
85.5% |
58.0% |
88.4% |
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| Kansas | 65.4% |
42.7% |
70.2% |
80.4% |
84.9% |
83.5% |
53.5% |
84.3% |
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| Minnesota | 74.0% |
59.1% |
82.3% |
81.6% |
96.4% |
80.7% |
66.0% |
86.9% |
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| Missouri | 81.0% |
64.4% |
94.8% |
88.0% |
88.7% |
91.0% |
74.2% |
90.6% |
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| Nebraska | 67.1% |
36.2% |
91.1% |
86.9% |
89.5% |
83.6% |
55.3% |
85.1% |
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| North Dakota | 59.2% |
37.2% |
71.1% |
79.5% |
73.9% |
74.7% |
45.4% |
78.7% |
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| South Dakota | 75.2% |
54.1% |
72.2% |
83.7% |
93.1% |
94.6% |
62.9% |
94.0% |
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| South Atlantic: | ||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 83.9% |
75.2% |
84.8% |
89.6% |
95.9% |
88.0% |
78.2% |
90.8% |
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| District of Columbia | 63.5% |
45.9% |
64.0% |
68.0% |
86.2% |
72.1% |
50.9% |
79.2% |
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| Florida | 77.9% |
57.6% |
85.4% |
93.3% |
98.8% |
91.2% |
65.6% |
92.9% |
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| Georgia | 76.1% |
58.1% |
77.2% |
88.3% |
98.2% |
81.7% |
65.8% |
86.0% |
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| Maryland | 75.6% |
59.9% |
88.2% |
87.9% |
82.8% |
83.4% |
70.6% |
82.8% |
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| North Carolina | 79.5% |
66.3% |
90.3% |
94.1% |
93.1% |
80.5% |
74.9% |
85.8% |
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| South Carolina | 79.8% |
65.9% |
86.0% |
83.5% |
89.6% |
88.7% |
71.0% |
89.3% |
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| Virginia | 73.4% |
54.3% |
80.3% |
82.1% |
79.5% |
86.0% |
63.8% |
84.6% |
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| West Virginia | 74.6% |
65.0% |
81.7% |
78.4% |
90.0% |
71.5% |
71.7% |
77.4% |
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| East South Central: | ||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 74.2% |
53.0% |
79.3% |
78.6% |
82.1% |
93.7% |
61.8% |
89.4% |
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| Kentucky | 78.6% |
59.8% |
89.2% |
83.4% |
82.8% |
88.8% |
73.8% |
84.4% |
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| Mississippi | 76.9% |
51.3% |
69.0% |
92.0% |
84.7% |
88.2% |
60.0% |
89.0% |
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| Tennessee | 77.9% |
47.3% |
91.6% |
86.7% |
97.4% |
83.6% |
64.7% |
88.1% |
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| West South Central: | ||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 79.3% |
60.5% |
79.7% |
92.9% |
91.6% |
85.5% |
71.1% |
88.9% |
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| Louisiana | 81.3% |
68.3% |
84.9% |
96.6% |
89.4% |
79.3% |
78.9% |
83.2% |
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| Oklahoma | 75.9% |
53.0% |
71.2% |
84.0% |
94.6% |
86.4% |
63.7% |
88.4% |
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| Texas | 83.3% |
61.4% |
93.5% |
87.8% |
93.4% |
89.2% |
74.6% |
90.1% |
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| Mountain: | ||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 83.1% |
59.9% |
94.5% |
92.2% |
97.7% |
90.7% |
73.1% |
92.1% |
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| Colorado | 77.2% |
61.3% |
83.9% |
100.0% |
85.8% |
83.5% |
71.2% |
85.8% |
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| Idaho | 80.5% |
67.3% |
77.3% |
90.7% |
84.1% |
99.6% |
72.6% |
92.2% |
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| Montana | 73.1% |
57.1% |
75.5% |
84.8% |
75.6% |
90.6% |
63.0% |
88.5% |
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| Nevada | 84.3% |
67.0% |
99.0% |
95.1% |
92.6% |
86.9% |
78.7% |
89.5% |
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| New Mexico | 79.2% |
64.3% |
88.9% |
87.7% |
95.4% |
80.2% |
73.7% |
85.3% |
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| Utah | 80.4% |
60.3% |
86.9% |
93.9% |
95.2% |
93.5% |
71.2% |
93.4% |
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| Wyoming | 77.9% |
57.2% |
87.2% |
87.3% |
96.0% |
84.2% |
70.9% |
87.3% |
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| Pacific: | ||||||||||||||||
| Alaska | 80.4% |
71.5% |
80.7% |
92.6% |
91.7% |
75.2% |
77.4% |
84.2% |
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| California | 78.6% |
60.4% |
85.1% |
91.8% |
90.2% |
89.1% |
70.9% |
90.3% |
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| Hawaii | 69.2% |
47.7% |
75.0% |
87.4% |
93.6% |
90.6% |
58.9% |
90.7% |
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| Oregon | 79.2% |
66.3% |
91.4% |
96.1% |
99.7% |
78.2% |
74.9% |
86.7% |
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| Washington | 82.1% |
62.1% |
86.4% |
92.9% |
99.5% |
99.2% |
71.9% |
97.5% |
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| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2004 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(2004) 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, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 0.47% |
0.82% |
1.26% |
0.95% |
0.85% |
0.58% |
0.56% |
0.47% |
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| New England: | ||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 1.75% |
5.43% |
4.84% |
3.43% |
1.59% |
6.10% |
3.10% |
4.69% |
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| Maine | 2.36% |
4.86% |
4.65% |
3.65% |
4.03% |
2.74% |
3.92% |
2.35% |
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| Massachusetts | 3.43% |
5.64% |
9.50% |
9.77% |
9.71% |
5.14% |
4.82% |
5.85% |
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| New Hampshire | 1.84% |
4.02% |
4.37% |
3.08% |
4.26% |
6.89% |
2.53% |
3.64% |
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| Rhode Island | 2.30% |
2.08% |
10.34% |
10.44% |
0.05% |
9.87% |
2.33% |
3.49% |
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| Vermont | 3.79% |
5.93% |
11.44% |
1.86% |
3.57% |
6.69% |
4.05% |
4.71% |
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| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||||||||
| New Jersey | 2.96% |
5.35% |
8.95% |
3.94% |
6.31% |
6.95% |
2.87% |
4.94% |
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| New York | 2.70% |
3.90% |
3.69% |
3.56% |
5.24% |
5.00% |
2.76% |
3.38% |
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| Pennsylvania | 1.71% |
3.80% |
5.14% |
4.29% |
2.85% |
4.96% |
2.58% |
3.51% |
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| East North Central: | ||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 2.13% |
3.91% |
7.22% |
5.34% |
4.11% |
3.47% |
2.54% |
3.60% |
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| Indiana | 2.04% |
2.84% |
5.30% |
10.31% |
7.59% |
4.53% |
3.52% |
3.95% |
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| Michigan | 2.31% |
5.04% |
9.51% |
8.40% |
4.82% |
3.01% |
3.65% |
3.14% |
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| Ohio | 2.14% |
5.86% |
6.76% |
4.88% |
6.38% |
5.86% |
4.69% |
3.83% |
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| Wisconsin | 2.20% |
5.54% |
4.76% |
3.83% |
10.52% |
7.46% |
3.35% |
5.43% |
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| West North Central: | ||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 4.02% |
3.89% |
6.87% |
3.68% |
9.01% |
6.40% |
3.12% |
6.14% |
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| Kansas | 3.05% |
6.28% |
14.87% |
5.73% |
9.60% |
4.45% |
5.54% |
3.36% |
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| Minnesota | 3.10% |
7.24% |
9.74% |
10.24% |
7.54% |
5.89% |
4.26% |
3.81% |
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| Missouri | 2.06% |
6.18% |
2.07% |
4.41% |
5.00% |
3.52% |
4.26% |
3.40% |
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| Nebraska | 3.22% |
5.75% |
5.33% |
5.51% |
4.85% |
7.82% |
4.68% |
4.46% |
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| North Dakota | 2.09% |
4.85% |
9.77% |
10.16% |
11.07% |
6.90% |
4.16% |
4.14% |
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| South Dakota | 3.03% |
7.34% |
9.41% |
9.92% |
5.64% |
3.57% |
4.08% |
3.81% |
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| South Atlantic: | ||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 2.51% |
7.93% |
7.79% |
4.99% |
4.67% |
3.29% |
6.08% |
2.34% |
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| District of Columbia | 4.40% |
6.32% |
10.39% |
9.89% |
2.57% |
6.51% |
4.82% |
5.31% |
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| Florida | 3.23% |
5.73% |
8.24% |
3.00% |
0.73% |
3.10% |
4.87% |
2.18% |
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| Georgia | 3.21% |
6.71% |
10.40% |
10.24% |
0.82% |
4.85% |
5.17% |
4.41% |
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| Maryland | 3.13% |
5.70% |
6.65% |
5.67% |
5.41% |
5.16% |
3.49% |
4.14% |
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| North Carolina | 1.83% |
5.51% |
4.63% |
10.19% |
6.71% |
4.89% |
4.36% |
3.23% |
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| South Carolina | 2.79% |
4.96% |
10.75% |
5.76% |
5.17% |
7.59% |
5.15% |
3.34% |
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| Virginia | 2.45% |
6.36% |
5.02% |
6.40% |
9.25% |
4.89% |
5.10% |
3.45% |
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| West Virginia | 2.34% |
5.90% |
6.46% |
6.55% |
10.46% |
5.56% |
4.42% |
4.58% |
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| East South Central: | ||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 2.02% |
3.35% |
9.97% |
11.71% |
6.31% |
7.27% |
2.31% |
2.71% |
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| Kentucky | 2.90% |
5.59% |
5.76% |
8.28% |
6.98% |
3.23% |
3.64% |
3.53% |
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| Mississippi | 2.74% |
1.60% |
14.36% |
11.12% |
5.39% |
5.82% |
2.22% |
3.75% |
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| Tennessee | 3.16% |
5.67% |
3.64% |
7.26% |
9.84% |
4.22% |
4.72% |
3.11% |
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| West South Central: | ||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 3.91% |
7.68% |
6.70% |
5.85% |
9.35% |
4.74% |
4.06% |
3.67% |
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| Louisiana | 2.93% |
10.62% |
16.57% |
14.50% |
11.34% |
7.23% |
4.46% |
4.24% |
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| Oklahoma | 2.79% |
6.40% |
11.66% |
4.53% |
2.95% |
5.74% |
4.35% |
4.14% |
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| Texas | 2.16% |
3.06% |
3.89% |
4.31% |
5.89% |
3.67% |
2.29% |
3.83% |
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| Mountain: | ||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 2.25% |
6.23% |
3.68% |
13.96% |
2.27% |
2.70% |
3.57% |
1.73% |
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| Colorado | 2.89% |
3.86% |
5.15% |
0.00% |
5.59% |
4.92% |
3.28% |
3.97% |
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| Idaho | 2.97% |
5.66% |
6.92% |
10.48% |
9.89% |
0.37% |
3.96% |
3.41% |
||||||||
| Montana | 3.34% |
4.02% |
9.70% |
10.92% |
8.60% |
4.31% |
3.98% |
4.18% |
||||||||
| Nevada | 2.81% |
6.74% |
1.39% |
8.60% |
11.51% |
5.54% |
4.18% |
3.34% |
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| New Mexico | 3.10% |
5.23% |
11.34% |
3.95% |
4.47% |
7.57% |
4.10% |
5.09% |
||||||||
| Utah | 1.91% |
5.89% |
5.54% |
2.97% |
14.60% |
5.68% |
3.21% |
2.22% |
||||||||
| Wyoming | 2.77% |
6.62% |
9.95% |
5.30% |
10.21% |
4.75% |
4.05% |
2.88% |
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| Pacific: | ||||||||||||||||
| Alaska | 2.26% |
6.10% |
8.33% |
3.76% |
4.23% |
6.54% |
2.68% |
4.00% |
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| California | 1.42% |
3.38% |
2.36% |
2.44% |
3.47% |
2.54% |
1.78% |
1.32% |
||||||||
| Hawaii | 3.46% |
5.62% |
8.15% |
4.81% |
2.06% |
3.59% |
4.45% |
2.33% |
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| Oregon | 2.35% |
3.74% |
5.20% |
1.79% |
0.24% |
7.41% |
2.60% |
4.05% |
||||||||
| Washington | 2.28% |
5.43% |
5.19% |
4.38% |
0.64% |
0.60% |
3.46% |
1.58% |
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| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2004 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. | ||||||||||||||||
| Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. | ||||||||||||||||