| Table II.A.2.f(2005) 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, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 74.6% |
56.9% |
82.9% |
88.2% |
91.5% |
81.5% |
67.0% |
85.1% |
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| New England: | ||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 79.9% |
68.9% |
91.5% |
88.2% |
96.8% |
78.9% |
77.0% |
85.2% |
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| Maine | 80.9% |
67.8% |
94.9% |
95.7% |
92.3% |
78.3% |
78.5% |
85.1% |
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| Massachusetts | 54.3% |
34.7% |
52.7% |
71.3% |
71.8% |
71.0% |
44.1% |
71.6% |
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| New Hampshire | 73.4% |
59.3% |
80.2% |
89.6% |
90.2% |
71.3% |
70.1% |
78.8% |
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| Rhode Island | 69.2% |
47.3% |
80.2% |
86.8% |
91.1% |
88.2% |
59.6% |
87.2% |
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| Vermont | 65.5% |
49.5% |
75.4% |
79.3% |
83.3% |
84.7% |
58.1% |
83.4% |
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| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||||||||
| New Jersey | 70.9% |
64.0% |
89.4% |
79.7% |
93.1% |
62.2% |
70.1% |
72.7% |
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| New York | 69.4% |
57.4% |
72.2% |
77.1% |
91.2% |
81.7% |
61.9% |
84.8% |
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| Pennsylvania | 69.4% |
49.5% |
70.0% |
86.5% |
85.1% |
84.5% |
57.1% |
85.8% |
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| East North Central: | ||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 75.4% |
47.7% |
91.6% |
91.4% |
92.9% |
85.4% |
66.4% |
87.5% |
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| Indiana | 82.5% |
61.7% |
91.2% |
90.6% |
93.7% |
94.1% |
73.2% |
93.0% |
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| Michigan | 70.4% |
50.1% |
88.3% |
89.7% |
94.9% |
74.5% |
62.9% |
84.1% |
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| Ohio | 77.1% |
63.5% |
76.7% |
84.4% |
93.6% |
83.0% |
70.4% |
85.4% |
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| Wisconsin | 71.8% |
49.3% |
84.6% |
88.2% |
99.8% |
77.5% |
63.0% |
85.3% |
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| West North Central: | ||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 70.0% |
37.8% |
75.5% |
90.0% |
95.6% |
84.9% |
53.6% |
89.8% |
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| Kansas | 75.4% |
57.8% |
88.9% |
82.3% |
91.2% |
79.8% |
67.8% |
84.9% |
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| Minnesota | 74.1% |
50.8% |
81.0% |
82.8% |
93.3% |
89.3% |
64.4% |
87.9% |
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| Missouri | 75.2% |
55.9% |
85.0% |
83.5% |
96.4% |
80.2% |
66.5% |
86.3% |
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| Nebraska | 72.4% |
50.4% |
84.8% |
78.6% |
97.4% |
76.2% |
60.3% |
86.7% |
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| North Dakota | 62.4% |
45.5% |
74.9% |
56.2% |
74.5% |
86.6% |
54.0% |
75.8% |
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| South Dakota | 67.0% |
39.2% |
82.1% |
95.4% |
87.4% |
77.6% |
57.0% |
84.7% |
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| South Atlantic: | ||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 73.3% |
53.6% |
77.4% |
95.0% |
89.0% |
77.6% |
66.2% |
81.1% |
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| District of Columbia | 66.7% |
47.9% |
70.7% |
81.5% |
76.3% |
72.6% |
58.3% |
75.9% |
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| Florida | 78.2% |
60.6% |
93.3% |
96.1% |
93.4% |
84.0% |
71.5% |
87.0% |
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| Georgia | 77.6% |
53.1% |
86.0% |
94.4% |
91.5% |
85.5% |
66.4% |
88.4% |
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| Maryland | 75.4% |
57.5% |
81.1% |
93.0% |
99.0% |
73.5% |
68.4% |
84.7% |
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| North Carolina | 74.2% |
55.0% |
94.1% |
91.7% |
97.4% |
75.5% |
67.8% |
81.9% |
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| South Carolina | 75.7% |
50.3% |
78.3% |
91.3% |
93.6% |
84.3% |
63.9% |
87.8% |
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| Virginia | 73.4% |
55.0% |
84.7% |
88.6% |
73.1% |
82.0% |
69.1% |
79.1% |
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| West Virginia | 80.4% |
60.2% |
85.0% |
95.7% |
85.5% |
83.5% |
74.4% |
86.0% |
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| East South Central: | ||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 69.9% |
51.5% |
71.4% |
72.2% |
85.7% |
85.6% |
58.4% |
85.0% |
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| Kentucky | 79.2% |
65.0% |
83.2% |
83.5% |
88.3% |
89.4% |
71.4% |
88.9% |
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| Mississippi | 80.1% |
56.5% |
92.6% |
95.6% |
95.1% |
79.5% |
71.2% |
87.5% |
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| Tennessee | 79.3% |
49.4% |
90.0% |
94.5% |
98.3% |
81.6% |
69.1% |
87.7% |
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| West South Central: | ||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 80.2% |
53.5% |
81.7% |
80.5% |
93.3% |
90.2% |
65.2% |
90.3% |
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| Louisiana | 74.3% |
57.7% |
81.0% |
90.1% |
93.4% |
72.6% |
68.6% |
80.0% |
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| Oklahoma | 75.9% |
57.4% |
88.8% |
88.0% |
72.2% |
84.8% |
70.3% |
81.6% |
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| Texas | 76.8% |
65.6% |
79.1% |
88.5% |
84.7% |
78.0% |
72.7% |
80.6% |
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| Mountain: | ||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 76.8% |
50.8% |
93.6% |
95.2% |
97.4% |
83.2% |
65.4% |
87.9% |
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| Colorado | 78.8% |
62.3% |
95.1% |
95.3% |
89.2% |
80.2% |
74.5% |
84.6% |
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| Idaho | 77.7% |
61.1% |
90.8% |
76.1% |
87.3% |
87.0% |
73.6% |
83.0% |
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| Montana | 79.4% |
58.7% |
92.0% |
94.4% |
95.5% |
84.7% |
72.9% |
88.4% |
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| Nevada | 84.3% |
80.8% |
84.0% |
96.3% |
94.7% |
78.8% |
83.6% |
85.0% |
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| New Mexico | 77.5% |
64.9% |
78.1% |
100.0% |
92.4% |
76.5% |
71.9% |
83.5% |
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| Utah | 80.3% |
61.8% |
90.2% |
84.8% |
90.2% |
86.4% |
74.3% |
86.5% |
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| Wyoming | 75.9% |
54.2% |
85.5% |
95.8% |
86.5% |
83.9% |
67.0% |
85.8% |
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| Pacific: | ||||||||||||||||
| Alaska | 81.9% |
71.0% |
84.1% |
99.2% |
90.4% |
77.5% |
79.4% |
84.3% |
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| California | 77.5% |
60.2% |
85.1% |
96.5% |
95.1% |
84.7% |
70.5% |
89.5% |
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| Hawaii | 71.4% |
55.1% |
85.2% |
91.0% |
90.3% |
84.3% |
64.5% |
87.7% |
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| Oregon | 80.2% |
65.0% |
89.9% |
93.5% |
99.5% |
82.1% |
73.7% |
90.4% |
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| Washington | 75.8% |
63.2% |
79.5% |
84.3% |
95.6% |
82.6% |
68.6% |
87.4% |
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| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2005 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(2005) 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, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 0.54% |
0.87% |
0.91% |
0.80% |
1.11% |
0.95% |
0.74% |
0.68% |
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| New England: | ||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 2.98% |
3.78% |
7.22% |
6.98% |
1.02% |
7.47% |
3.14% |
4.44% |
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| Maine | 2.99% |
6.09% |
3.56% |
6.14% |
2.70% |
9.94% |
2.89% |
5.26% |
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| Massachusetts | 3.72% |
4.64% |
8.08% |
6.60% |
7.19% |
8.17% |
4.61% |
5.04% |
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| New Hampshire | 2.35% |
3.97% |
5.50% |
10.49% |
4.23% |
9.55% |
3.56% |
5.00% |
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| Rhode Island | 3.93% |
4.72% |
7.39% |
7.22% |
4.08% |
4.07% |
4.91% |
4.51% |
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| Vermont | 2.76% |
4.52% |
6.51% |
5.56% |
7.19% |
4.91% |
3.46% |
3.05% |
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| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||||||||
| New Jersey | 1.98% |
5.09% |
4.82% |
8.35% |
10.36% |
6.34% |
3.78% |
5.37% |
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| New York | 2.43% |
2.12% |
6.61% |
5.05% |
2.20% |
3.01% |
3.00% |
2.62% |
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| Pennsylvania | 2.92% |
6.29% |
8.82% |
5.89% |
7.31% |
4.91% |
3.13% |
3.72% |
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| East North Central: | ||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 1.72% |
4.37% |
3.88% |
6.70% |
3.96% |
4.10% |
3.44% |
3.12% |
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| Indiana | 2.67% |
6.31% |
9.93% |
4.80% |
3.96% |
2.64% |
3.90% |
3.03% |
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| Michigan | 3.32% |
5.21% |
3.82% |
3.54% |
7.18% |
6.20% |
4.35% |
3.13% |
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| Ohio | 1.12% |
3.89% |
7.36% |
8.64% |
2.53% |
4.97% |
2.71% |
3.05% |
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| Wisconsin | 3.32% |
3.85% |
4.94% |
5.55% |
0.37% |
7.51% |
4.43% |
4.30% |
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| West North Central: | ||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 3.25% |
8.50% |
6.87% |
7.04% |
10.43% |
5.43% |
5.39% |
3.63% |
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| Kansas | 1.89% |
4.84% |
11.00% |
6.72% |
3.48% |
4.86% |
3.16% |
3.24% |
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| Minnesota | 2.94% |
4.30% |
5.79% |
7.13% |
10.09% |
5.80% |
3.54% |
3.62% |
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| Missouri | 3.21% |
4.85% |
6.61% |
7.75% |
2.90% |
7.26% |
3.67% |
4.19% |
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| Nebraska | 2.80% |
6.64% |
10.43% |
6.94% |
2.03% |
7.62% |
5.38% |
3.27% |
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| North Dakota | 4.32% |
7.97% |
7.22% |
11.44% |
10.20% |
4.23% |
6.06% |
4.99% |
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| South Dakota | 3.89% |
4.65% |
6.55% |
2.52% |
5.09% |
10.89% |
3.25% |
5.84% |
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| South Atlantic: | ||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 5.82% |
8.00% |
9.05% |
3.24% |
5.18% |
7.68% |
6.56% |
6.27% |
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| District of Columbia | 4.72% |
7.07% |
11.22% |
4.39% |
8.50% |
11.19% |
5.10% |
7.83% |
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| Florida | 1.08% |
2.72% |
4.08% |
1.75% |
3.19% |
4.49% |
2.80% |
3.14% |
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| Georgia | 3.43% |
8.98% |
8.35% |
3.47% |
6.57% |
6.39% |
5.15% |
4.61% |
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| Maryland | 3.00% |
5.54% |
6.12% |
2.68% |
2.70% |
7.11% |
3.34% |
3.70% |
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| North Carolina | 2.58% |
4.10% |
3.46% |
3.58% |
2.01% |
7.05% |
3.01% |
3.86% |
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| South Carolina | 2.58% |
5.06% |
7.67% |
4.26% |
4.62% |
4.03% |
2.89% |
2.27% |
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| Virginia | 2.27% |
3.41% |
6.00% |
4.40% |
8.12% |
3.96% |
2.53% |
3.42% |
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| West Virginia | 2.49% |
7.56% |
3.97% |
1.67% |
4.34% |
6.21% |
3.14% |
3.73% |
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| East South Central: | ||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 3.28% |
6.72% |
10.08% |
10.36% |
7.96% |
4.53% |
5.26% |
3.40% |
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| Kentucky | 1.87% |
2.91% |
6.88% |
11.81% |
6.04% |
3.31% |
1.87% |
3.88% |
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| Mississippi | 3.79% |
9.24% |
3.85% |
2.94% |
3.50% |
6.10% |
6.63% |
3.42% |
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| Tennessee | 3.03% |
8.46% |
10.51% |
3.04% |
1.46% |
5.20% |
6.91% |
2.98% |
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| West South Central: | ||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 2.25% |
9.21% |
13.73% |
11.25% |
5.22% |
4.91% |
8.96% |
3.26% |
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| Louisiana | 2.59% |
3.20% |
5.41% |
6.15% |
10.28% |
6.59% |
2.19% |
3.76% |
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| Oklahoma | 2.83% |
5.86% |
7.60% |
4.14% |
11.48% |
8.80% |
3.34% |
4.95% |
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| Texas | 2.65% |
3.31% |
5.67% |
5.63% |
5.88% |
2.98% |
3.10% |
2.64% |
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| Mountain: | ||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 4.63% |
7.10% |
10.22% |
10.93% |
2.87% |
6.50% |
5.35% |
4.85% |
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| Colorado | 2.59% |
3.93% |
6.35% |
1.97% |
5.42% |
4.72% |
3.28% |
3.07% |
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| Idaho | 3.58% |
6.46% |
14.37% |
8.01% |
4.71% |
6.11% |
4.75% |
4.32% |
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| Montana | 3.44% |
7.75% |
4.98% |
4.85% |
10.59% |
9.49% |
5.85% |
3.71% |
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| Nevada | 2.61% |
7.51% |
6.46% |
1.86% |
3.45% |
5.70% |
5.92% |
3.82% |
||||||||
| New Mexico | 3.03% |
5.73% |
6.46% |
0.00% |
4.79% |
7.81% |
4.40% |
5.46% |
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| Utah | 2.16% |
5.87% |
3.82% |
5.43% |
6.35% |
4.61% |
3.20% |
3.40% |
||||||||
| Wyoming | 3.12% |
4.85% |
7.51% |
10.91% |
5.29% |
5.45% |
3.83% |
4.29% |
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| Pacific: | ||||||||||||||||
| Alaska | 1.56% |
3.78% |
4.98% |
0.98% |
4.70% |
6.11% |
2.91% |
3.51% |
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| California | 1.76% |
2.37% |
3.57% |
1.57% |
2.07% |
4.11% |
1.85% |
2.11% |
||||||||
| Hawaii | 2.40% |
4.03% |
5.98% |
3.33% |
3.79% |
5.22% |
3.68% |
3.28% |
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| Oregon | 1.77% |
5.08% |
5.85% |
4.68% |
0.48% |
5.17% |
3.08% |
2.76% |
||||||||
| Washington | 2.98% |
4.79% |
7.13% |
8.48% |
2.46% |
12.42% |
2.96% |
3.69% |
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| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2005 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. | ||||||||||||||||
| Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. | ||||||||||||||||