Table II.A.2.f(2006) 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, 2006 |
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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 |
73.8% |
|
54.4% |
|
83.8% |
|
88.8% |
|
90.6% |
|
81.4% |
|
65.7% |
|
84.7% |
|
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New England: |
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Connecticut |
74.1% |
|
53.9% |
|
80.8% |
|
94.7% |
|
88.4% |
|
87.9% |
|
66.2% |
|
87.8% |
|
Maine |
78.4% |
|
59.2% |
|
86.1% |
|
92.5% |
|
98.0% |
|
86.1% |
|
70.6% |
|
92.0% |
|
Massachusetts |
61.9% |
|
43.7% |
|
63.9% |
|
77.6% |
|
73.1% |
|
85.9% |
|
51.8% |
|
78.9% |
|
New Hampshire |
72.8% |
|
54.8% |
|
91.7% |
|
87.3% |
|
92.5% |
|
70.3% |
|
68.0% |
|
80.6% |
|
Rhode Island |
66.8% |
|
52.1% |
|
80.6% |
|
73.4% |
|
89.9% |
|
75.8% |
|
60.3% |
|
81.7% |
|
Vermont |
69.7% |
|
48.1% |
|
74.2% |
|
92.1% |
|
100.0% |
|
86.6% |
|
59.5% |
|
92.0% |
|
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Middle Atlantic: |
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New Jersey |
70.0% |
|
56.4% |
|
91.5% |
|
88.5% |
|
90.7% |
|
70.6% |
|
66.4% |
|
76.4% |
|
New York |
65.4% |
|
48.3% |
|
77.8% |
|
81.3% |
|
82.0% |
|
83.1% |
|
57.1% |
|
83.3% |
|
Pennsylvania |
69.9% |
|
50.7% |
|
73.1% |
|
78.7% |
|
91.5% |
|
80.5% |
|
59.6% |
|
83.2% |
|
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East North Central: |
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Illinois |
72.5% |
|
49.4% |
|
83.0% |
|
86.8% |
|
88.6% |
|
80.3% |
|
64.3% |
|
82.8% |
|
Indiana |
77.6% |
|
48.1% |
|
78.3% |
|
97.5% |
|
93.3% |
|
84.3% |
|
64.7% |
|
87.8% |
|
Michigan |
73.7% |
|
44.7% |
|
89.7% |
|
93.0% |
|
95.4% |
|
88.2% |
|
62.2% |
|
90.6% |
|
Ohio |
71.5% |
|
52.1% |
|
76.5% |
|
92.8% |
|
98.0% |
|
71.5% |
|
63.4% |
|
81.2% |
|
Wisconsin |
74.0% |
|
48.3% |
|
79.2% |
|
90.9% |
|
91.5% |
|
93.0% |
|
61.3% |
|
91.5% |
|
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West North Central: |
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Iowa |
72.8% |
|
52.8% |
|
87.8% |
|
88.5% |
|
99.9% |
|
72.7% |
|
64.9% |
|
82.8% |
|
Kansas |
71.8% |
|
46.5% |
|
81.1% |
|
90.6% |
|
95.8% |
|
80.2% |
|
60.1% |
|
86.9% |
|
Minnesota |
76.3% |
|
47.9% |
|
77.8% |
|
100.0% |
|
98.1% |
|
83.6% |
|
64.7% |
|
90.7% |
|
Missouri |
72.2% |
|
49.1% |
|
84.0% |
|
86.9% |
|
85.4% |
|
81.0% |
|
63.6% |
|
84.2% |
|
Nebraska |
70.0% |
|
40.5% |
|
65.5% |
|
91.2% |
|
95.2% |
|
82.1% |
|
51.5% |
|
88.9% |
|
North Dakota |
62.8% |
|
37.4% |
|
72.5% |
|
68.1% |
|
87.4% |
|
83.7% |
|
50.6% |
|
83.4% |
|
South Dakota |
74.2% |
|
49.7% |
|
82.5% |
|
97.7% |
|
89.8% |
|
76.6% |
|
67.4% |
|
83.0% |
|
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South Atlantic: |
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Delaware |
71.2% |
|
54.6% |
|
83.6% |
|
76.2% |
|
88.8% |
|
77.4% |
|
62.4% |
|
81.5% |
|
District of Columbia |
66.3% |
|
44.1% |
|
76.7% |
|
69.0% |
|
83.0% |
|
76.1% |
|
56.5% |
|
77.0% |
|
Florida |
76.6% |
|
54.3% |
|
96.4% |
|
91.6% |
|
94.9% |
|
89.2% |
|
66.3% |
|
91.2% |
|
Georgia |
75.0% |
|
60.2% |
|
83.1% |
|
87.5% |
|
90.2% |
|
74.1% |
|
71.7% |
|
78.3% |
|
Maryland |
71.2% |
|
53.6% |
|
85.3% |
|
86.7% |
|
93.9% |
|
77.4% |
|
65.0% |
|
82.3% |
|
North Carolina |
74.4% |
|
61.3% |
|
91.5% |
|
85.3% |
|
93.4% |
|
72.6% |
|
70.6% |
|
79.3% |
|
South Carolina |
79.1% |
|
60.8% |
|
98.8% |
|
87.3% |
|
99.0% |
|
77.1% |
|
74.1% |
|
83.8% |
|
Virginia |
77.3% |
|
57.4% |
|
72.5% |
|
91.4% |
|
93.9% |
|
91.1% |
|
64.8% |
|
92.6% |
|
West Virginia |
80.2% |
|
66.7% |
|
76.9% |
|
96.2% |
|
85.9% |
|
84.8% |
|
72.9% |
|
86.4% |
|
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East South Central: |
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Alabama |
69.3% |
|
46.9% |
|
71.0% |
|
78.7% |
|
92.1% |
|
82.3% |
|
56.6% |
|
84.4% |
|
Kentucky |
75.9% |
|
58.2% |
|
80.7% |
|
81.7% |
|
81.8% |
|
86.2% |
|
68.5% |
|
83.8% |
|
Mississippi |
77.5% |
|
61.0% |
|
78.3% |
|
91.6% |
|
78.9% |
|
83.2% |
|
71.6% |
|
82.1% |
|
Tennessee |
80.3% |
|
67.4% |
|
85.3% |
|
83.2% |
|
82.6% |
|
86.6% |
|
73.9% |
|
85.6% |
|
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West South Central: |
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Arkansas |
76.8% |
|
63.9% |
|
72.8% |
|
85.3% |
|
95.7% |
|
78.2% |
|
67.0% |
|
86.0% |
|
Louisiana |
80.8% |
|
56.8% |
|
86.1% |
|
85.0% |
|
91.1% |
|
94.5% |
|
67.8% |
|
92.8% |
|
Oklahoma |
79.7% |
|
61.9% |
|
90.0% |
|
90.5% |
|
100.0% |
|
86.2% |
|
73.5% |
|
88.8% |
|
Texas |
73.8% |
|
54.2% |
|
86.2% |
|
91.1% |
|
86.0% |
|
75.3% |
|
68.0% |
|
78.8% |
|
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Mountain: |
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Arizona |
80.6% |
|
55.6% |
|
94.9% |
|
93.8% |
|
99.8% |
|
84.7% |
|
70.0% |
|
90.0% |
|
Colorado |
70.5% |
|
52.1% |
|
83.4% |
|
93.5% |
|
92.3% |
|
72.4% |
|
64.6% |
|
79.2% |
|
Idaho |
74.5% |
|
58.1% |
|
92.4% |
|
89.4% |
|
89.9% |
|
77.7% |
|
68.9% |
|
84.1% |
|
Montana |
78.0% |
|
52.4% |
|
90.4% |
|
94.2% |
|
94.1% |
|
99.3% |
|
67.6% |
|
97.7% |
|
Nevada |
86.9% |
|
73.5% |
|
95.5% |
|
94.0% |
|
99.1% |
|
93.7% |
|
80.6% |
|
94.9% |
|
New Mexico |
76.6% |
|
56.7% |
|
83.0% |
|
96.5% |
|
81.6% |
|
84.0% |
|
68.9% |
|
84.6% |
|
Utah |
77.1% |
|
58.3% |
|
86.3% |
|
86.9% |
|
94.8% |
|
83.2% |
|
67.5% |
|
88.1% |
|
Wyoming |
64.1% |
|
32.5% |
|
90.7% |
|
100.0% |
|
95.5% |
|
80.5% |
|
52.1% |
|
87.2% |
|
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Pacific: |
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Alaska |
79.9% |
|
70.0% |
|
84.8% |
|
85.2% |
|
82.8% |
|
81.0% |
|
77.0% |
|
82.5% |
|
California |
77.6% |
|
60.9% |
|
90.1% |
|
91.4% |
|
91.0% |
|
82.6% |
|
72.4% |
|
85.8% |
|
Hawaii |
74.1% |
|
59.3% |
|
88.0% |
|
87.7% |
|
94.3% |
|
87.3% |
|
67.3% |
|
89.1% |
|
Oregon |
77.2% |
|
60.5% |
|
90.2% |
|
93.9% |
|
94.1% |
|
82.3% |
|
71.0% |
|
88.2% |
|
Washington |
82.3% |
|
73.0% |
|
90.1% |
|
95.3% |
|
92.1% |
|
81.8% |
|
79.9% |
|
85.7% |
|
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. |
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Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. |
Table II.A.2.f(2006) 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, 2006 |
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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 |
0.43% |
|
0.96% |
|
0.86% |
|
0.98% |
|
1.13% |
|
1.05% |
|
0.63% |
|
0.75% |
|
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New England: |
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Connecticut |
4.03% |
|
7.05% |
|
5.58% |
|
3.78% |
|
4.98% |
|
5.50% |
|
5.68% |
|
3.81% |
|
Maine |
2.56% |
|
5.52% |
|
6.19% |
|
3.37% |
|
1.94% |
|
4.68% |
|
3.51% |
|
2.04% |
|
Massachusetts |
3.11% |
|
5.30% |
|
9.25% |
|
7.40% |
|
7.17% |
|
5.05% |
|
4.45% |
|
3.38% |
|
New Hampshire |
3.88% |
|
4.85% |
|
4.78% |
|
4.62% |
|
3.56% |
|
7.55% |
|
5.00% |
|
5.03% |
|
Rhode Island |
1.72% |
|
5.39% |
|
6.13% |
|
10.27% |
|
6.84% |
|
7.40% |
|
2.95% |
|
5.58% |
|
Vermont |
2.68% |
|
4.05% |
|
6.75% |
|
10.17% |
|
0.00% |
|
5.94% |
|
2.87% |
|
3.14% |
|
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Middle Atlantic: |
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New Jersey |
2.18% |
|
2.92% |
|
4.35% |
|
6.44% |
|
3.17% |
|
7.87% |
|
1.89% |
|
5.82% |
|
New York |
2.01% |
|
3.01% |
|
4.18% |
|
5.59% |
|
4.68% |
|
4.79% |
|
2.27% |
|
3.17% |
|
Pennsylvania |
2.93% |
|
4.91% |
|
5.55% |
|
5.57% |
|
3.59% |
|
6.35% |
|
3.49% |
|
3.92% |
|
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East North Central: |
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Illinois |
3.46% |
|
6.28% |
|
7.73% |
|
4.87% |
|
4.47% |
|
5.81% |
|
4.98% |
|
3.56% |
|
Indiana |
2.03% |
|
5.92% |
|
10.24% |
|
3.35% |
|
3.11% |
|
6.42% |
|
4.36% |
|
4.41% |
|
Michigan |
4.18% |
|
8.54% |
|
7.36% |
|
4.03% |
|
2.27% |
|
4.01% |
|
5.63% |
|
2.74% |
|
Ohio |
3.01% |
|
5.90% |
|
7.29% |
|
3.49% |
|
1.96% |
|
6.99% |
|
4.95% |
|
4.72% |
|
Wisconsin |
2.96% |
|
5.91% |
|
10.47% |
|
4.18% |
|
3.90% |
|
4.01% |
|
3.54% |
|
2.76% |
|
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West North Central: |
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Iowa |
2.28% |
|
5.18% |
|
9.92% |
|
4.04% |
|
0.06% |
|
8.11% |
|
2.64% |
|
5.14% |
|
Kansas |
4.62% |
|
9.40% |
|
4.46% |
|
4.58% |
|
3.54% |
|
5.36% |
|
5.66% |
|
3.62% |
|
Minnesota |
4.14% |
|
8.15% |
|
10.77% |
|
0.00% |
|
4.90% |
|
5.61% |
|
6.19% |
|
3.60% |
|
Missouri |
2.56% |
|
4.79% |
|
6.83% |
|
6.42% |
|
5.95% |
|
5.70% |
|
5.26% |
|
4.00% |
|
Nebraska |
3.12% |
|
6.02% |
|
10.70% |
|
10.29% |
|
4.50% |
|
6.56% |
|
4.11% |
|
4.32% |
|
North Dakota |
3.25% |
|
6.00% |
|
5.58% |
|
8.46% |
|
8.52% |
|
6.30% |
|
4.37% |
|
4.51% |
|
South Dakota |
2.40% |
|
4.71% |
|
5.43% |
|
14.64% |
|
4.79% |
|
8.07% |
|
2.88% |
|
4.41% |
|
|
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South Atlantic: |
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Delaware |
3.89% |
|
5.84% |
|
11.47% |
|
8.06% |
|
5.50% |
|
6.55% |
|
5.81% |
|
4.24% |
|
District of Columbia |
3.18% |
|
10.15% |
|
7.94% |
|
6.72% |
|
6.72% |
|
5.34% |
|
6.32% |
|
2.62% |
|
Florida |
3.25% |
|
6.65% |
|
1.82% |
|
3.11% |
|
4.50% |
|
2.35% |
|
4.47% |
|
1.96% |
|
Georgia |
2.82% |
|
8.83% |
|
11.20% |
|
4.88% |
|
3.64% |
|
6.23% |
|
4.25% |
|
3.51% |
|
Maryland |
4.36% |
|
7.85% |
|
10.46% |
|
9.91% |
|
3.32% |
|
4.55% |
|
6.31% |
|
2.62% |
|
North Carolina |
3.40% |
|
7.48% |
|
6.83% |
|
5.28% |
|
8.28% |
|
9.42% |
|
4.87% |
|
6.26% |
|
South Carolina |
3.59% |
|
8.13% |
|
1.16% |
|
6.25% |
|
10.72% |
|
6.89% |
|
5.48% |
|
4.90% |
|
Virginia |
2.38% |
|
6.12% |
|
6.52% |
|
4.02% |
|
7.31% |
|
3.57% |
|
4.92% |
|
1.94% |
|
West Virginia |
2.33% |
|
7.53% |
|
10.12% |
|
10.23% |
|
5.72% |
|
3.71% |
|
4.83% |
|
2.82% |
|
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East South Central: |
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Alabama |
3.39% |
|
7.82% |
|
6.85% |
|
7.10% |
|
3.93% |
|
5.45% |
|
5.31% |
|
3.83% |
|
Kentucky |
2.35% |
|
4.61% |
|
4.15% |
|
8.31% |
|
6.74% |
|
4.93% |
|
2.91% |
|
3.23% |
|
Mississippi |
3.34% |
|
8.72% |
|
11.52% |
|
4.89% |
|
7.13% |
|
5.31% |
|
4.35% |
|
3.88% |
|
Tennessee |
2.98% |
|
8.49% |
|
6.97% |
|
6.65% |
|
9.14% |
|
4.35% |
|
3.44% |
|
4.48% |
|
|
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West South Central: |
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Arkansas |
4.08% |
|
9.27% |
|
12.67% |
|
7.41% |
|
2.65% |
|
5.20% |
|
7.12% |
|
3.33% |
|
Louisiana |
2.14% |
|
6.26% |
|
10.68% |
|
5.08% |
|
6.89% |
|
2.92% |
|
3.56% |
|
3.39% |
|
Oklahoma |
4.73% |
|
6.67% |
|
9.71% |
|
3.77% |
|
0.00% |
|
4.58% |
|
5.68% |
|
3.29% |
|
Texas |
2.23% |
|
5.60% |
|
4.76% |
|
3.73% |
|
5.06% |
|
4.08% |
|
4.61% |
|
3.43% |
|
|
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Mountain: |
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Arizona |
4.57% |
|
9.47% |
|
10.34% |
|
8.04% |
|
0.13% |
|
4.92% |
|
6.45% |
|
3.15% |
|
Colorado |
3.82% |
|
7.14% |
|
4.83% |
|
2.78% |
|
4.14% |
|
9.08% |
|
5.63% |
|
5.46% |
|
Idaho |
2.96% |
|
5.19% |
|
10.22% |
|
7.06% |
|
5.94% |
|
9.28% |
|
4.11% |
|
4.96% |
|
Montana |
2.78% |
|
6.33% |
|
5.10% |
|
3.95% |
|
3.89% |
|
14.81% |
|
4.26% |
|
1.33% |
|
Nevada |
3.47% |
|
5.78% |
|
11.34% |
|
4.46% |
|
2.48% |
|
5.55% |
|
4.30% |
|
3.91% |
|
New Mexico |
3.27% |
|
7.24% |
|
7.75% |
|
3.07% |
|
8.66% |
|
5.99% |
|
4.63% |
|
5.28% |
|
Utah |
2.86% |
|
7.90% |
|
10.05% |
|
5.62% |
|
2.67% |
|
6.36% |
|
5.27% |
|
3.57% |
|
Wyoming |
6.81% |
|
7.85% |
|
9.99% |
|
0.00% |
|
5.56% |
|
7.07% |
|
8.24% |
|
4.26% |
|
|
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Pacific: |
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Alaska |
4.04% |
|
7.28% |
|
5.82% |
|
5.46% |
|
10.47% |
|
8.81% |
|
5.26% |
|
4.54% |
|
California |
2.09% |
|
4.42% |
|
3.29% |
|
2.60% |
|
2.46% |
|
4.09% |
|
3.17% |
|
2.70% |
|
Hawaii |
2.45% |
|
4.78% |
|
8.11% |
|
5.52% |
|
4.31% |
|
4.27% |
|
3.49% |
|
3.20% |
|
Oregon |
2.33% |
|
4.12% |
|
4.29% |
|
4.23% |
|
3.29% |
|
9.09% |
|
2.67% |
|
3.65% |
|
Washington |
2.40% |
|
4.79% |
|
4.58% |
|
5.71% |
|
3.63% |
|
7.14% |
|
3.55% |
|
4.53% |
|
|
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2006 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. |
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Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. |