Table II.A.2.f(2008) 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, 2008
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
United States 74.4%    55.9%    81.8%    87.2%    91.6%    82.9%    65.8%    86.0%   
New England:
Connecticut 73.2%    54.5%    86.1%    95.0%    94.3%    75.5%    67.8%    82.7%   
Maine 81.9%    63.7%    95.2%    92.2%    92.6%    94.7%    74.5%    94.5%   
Massachusetts 57.7%    40.0%    69.9%    62.5%    71.9%    75.1%    50.3%    71.6%   
New Hampshire 69.7%    51.7%    89.5%    90.9%    96.3%    70.0%    64.3%    79.3%   
Rhode Island 73.2%    60.3%    78.0%    92.0%    89.7%    80.4%    67.5%    84.4%   
Vermont 70.4%    53.7%    78.8%    87.8%    95.2%    75.1%    63.8%    83.2%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 68.4%    56.9%    73.2%    83.4%    87.7%    80.0%    62.0%    84.0%   
New York 64.1%    44.0%    80.6%    81.1%    89.7%    78.1%    55.2%    83.0%   
Pennsylvania 68.2%    50.3%    62.4%    80.6%    89.0%    81.7%    56.7%    84.2%   
East North Central:
Illinois 73.3%    53.6%    79.2%    91.1%    82.8%    83.8%    64.0%    84.8%   
Indiana 77.4%    55.4%    86.5%    89.6%    93.0%    82.8%    68.6%    86.8%   
Michigan 71.1%    47.2%    86.2%    83.0%    92.8%    81.0%    61.0%    84.7%   
Ohio 79.5%    65.9%    70.8%    87.3%    89.5%    89.7%    69.7%    89.6%   
Wisconsin 85.0%    66.2%    87.8%    92.4%    99.1%    93.1%    76.5%    95.4%   
West North Central:
Iowa 74.1%    54.1%    80.7%    83.8%    94.3%    82.7%    64.5%    87.1%   
Kansas 75.7%    48.7%    89.7%    95.5%    88.9%    94.6%    61.9%    93.0%   
Minnesota 75.8%    54.3%    70.8%    88.6%    93.6%    89.7%    63.9%    91.3%   
Missouri 76.0%    56.3%    89.8%    91.2%    96.4%    77.8%    68.0%    86.0%   
Nebraska 77.8%    42.0%    82.6%    91.8%    97.0%    89.6%    63.9%    92.0%   
North Dakota 62.8%    40.3%    68.9%    78.5%    87.0%    77.6%    51.7%    81.0%   
South Dakota 77.8%    58.8%    70.5%    85.5%    94.8%    98.9%    65.2%    95.7%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 74.7%    58.0%    85.8%    89.6%    88.9%    76.1%    69.7%    80.6%   
District of Columbia 56.6%    37.0%    56.0%    69.9%    83.2%    60.3%    44.7%    71.1%   
Florida 78.5%    62.2%    92.8%    92.8%    92.4%    85.3%    71.9%    87.4%   
Georgia 70.0%    49.8%    86.8%    79.7%    89.3%    73.9%    62.0%    78.7%   
Maryland 75.9%    62.9%    80.2%    80.5%    92.0%    82.2%    69.5%    84.0%   
North Carolina 80.6%    57.3%    88.1%    95.7%    94.8%    89.9%    70.0%    91.7%   
South Carolina 76.8%    52.6%    80.7%    84.7%    85.3%    90.9%    64.3%    89.7%   
Virginia 73.2%    50.1%    83.6%    81.2%    97.0%    83.1%    62.6%    86.2%   
West Virginia 74.5%    65.6%    69.8%    79.9%    83.0%    79.0%    68.4%    80.5%   
East South Central:
Alabama 69.6%    38.6%    75.2%    77.3%    95.1%    87.1%    53.7%    87.9%   
Kentucky 70.9%    46.4%    72.6%    91.5%    95.6%    78.3%    58.6%    84.5%   
Mississippi 80.0%    67.2%    87.8%    93.2%    85.9%    78.3%    78.3%    81.5%   
Tennessee 80.2%    59.9%    72.3%    87.6%    95.5%    91.3%    67.4%    91.8%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 81.6%    49.4%    84.1%    94.2%    97.8%    90.3%    66.4%    93.0%   
Louisiana 74.5%    57.8%    75.0%    79.1%    88.7%    83.1%    64.3%    85.8%   
Oklahoma 74.2%    59.1%    92.4%    88.7%    96.9%    68.7%    70.5%    78.4%   
Texas 78.1%    65.9%    84.8%    87.1%    90.3%    78.5%    73.6%    82.4%   
Mountain:
Arizona 82.2%    52.3%    94.7%    92.6%    98.3%    92.0%    68.7%    94.0%   
Colorado 79.6%    66.6%    78.5%    84.4%    96.2%    89.7%    70.5%    91.1%   
Idaho 76.9%    59.0%    79.3%    89.5%    92.8%    87.2%    67.9%    91.0%   
Montana 76.6%    59.7%    89.8%    97.3%    93.9%    82.4%    69.7%    87.4%   
Nevada 83.2%    67.5%    91.9%    100.0%    100.0%    86.0%    76.1%    91.8%   
New Mexico 81.4%    62.2%    81.1%    93.9%    90.2%    91.6%    71.2%    92.4%   
Utah 83.5%    80.0%    91.4%    95.6%    92.2%    74.9%    85.0%    81.5%   
Wyoming 75.2%    55.7%    78.6%    89.5%    90.3%    88.1%    65.4%    89.0%   
Pacific:
Alaska 77.8%    62.2%    80.6%    87.2%    94.0%    81.0%    70.4%    86.4%   
California 75.8%    61.2%    86.8%    91.0%    92.8%    79.3%    70.7%    84.2%   
Hawaii 67.1%    48.1%    84.4%    85.3%    97.3%    78.3%    58.5%    87.4%   
Oregon 83.3%    68.1%    93.8%    96.6%    96.5%    84.1%    79.0%    89.7%   
Washington 77.5%    58.7%    84.7%    96.5%    93.5%    91.1%    68.4%    93.0%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 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(2008) 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, 2008
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
United States 0.71%    1.43%    1.14%    0.87%    0.51%    1.06%    1.03%    0.63%   
New England:
Connecticut 2.13%    5.88%    4.96%    2.83%    3.68%    7.68%    3.55%    4.94%   
Maine 1.95%    5.30%    10.45%    5.46%    4.72%    4.43%    3.20%    3.04%   
Massachusetts 3.16%    4.65%    4.49%    6.85%    5.49%    6.34%    4.62%    4.18%   
New Hampshire 1.99%    3.78%    3.86%    3.24%    1.65%    6.70%    2.60%    4.32%   
Rhode Island 3.03%    6.26%    11.55%    2.47%    3.65%    6.36%    4.10%    3.73%   
Vermont 2.42%    5.51%    7.05%    4.77%    1.85%    8.65%    3.52%    4.54%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 2.32%    5.55%    7.26%    5.44%    6.25%    6.63%    3.74%    5.11%   
New York 3.14%    4.10%    5.91%    4.16%    2.38%    5.68%    4.01%    4.09%   
Pennsylvania 2.08%    3.75%    7.03%    3.16%    2.58%    4.62%    3.25%    2.54%   
East North Central:
Illinois 2.13%    5.07%    5.73%    3.13%    4.26%    5.15%    3.56%    3.32%   
Indiana 3.65%    7.66%    12.27%    4.58%    2.24%    5.72%    6.17%    3.51%   
Michigan 1.98%    4.12%    5.59%    3.73%    3.23%    5.22%    3.47%    3.62%   
Ohio 1.14%    2.98%    6.65%    4.07%    6.33%    3.63%    2.17%    2.31%   
Wisconsin 2.55%    4.84%    5.31%    4.07%    0.84%    2.47%    4.20%    1.53%   
West North Central:
Iowa 2.83%    3.81%    7.32%    4.39%    3.49%    7.15%    3.05%    4.55%   
Kansas 3.14%    6.63%    5.80%    3.00%    5.31%    1.85%    5.30%    1.95%   
Minnesota 3.72%    6.95%    9.10%    5.53%    5.71%    4.83%    5.55%    3.06%   
Missouri 3.28%    6.43%    4.10%    6.88%    2.61%    7.29%    4.32%    5.70%   
Nebraska 2.29%    5.59%    6.11%    3.27%    2.06%    4.03%    3.42%    1.85%   
North Dakota 3.62%    5.45%    7.95%    5.56%    4.59%    5.70%    5.17%    3.03%   
South Dakota 3.80%    9.81%    6.42%    9.85%    2.78%    0.67%    6.05%    1.64%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 2.26%    4.36%    10.09%    6.25%    4.78%    7.45%    2.72%    4.71%   
District of Columbia 3.43%    6.91%    10.12%    5.95%    4.71%    7.01%    3.14%    4.56%   
Florida 2.70%    5.13%    3.17%    3.37%    2.14%    3.05%    3.49%    2.61%   
Georgia 3.33%    5.77%    13.96%    9.63%    5.44%    6.38%    5.30%    4.13%   
Maryland 2.40%    5.52%    7.34%    4.78%    3.51%    5.15%    4.01%    3.91%   
North Carolina 2.44%    7.54%    5.15%    1.83%    3.55%    3.25%    5.24%    2.69%   
South Carolina 3.33%    7.04%    11.87%    6.65%    6.28%    3.66%    6.03%    2.73%   
Virginia 2.98%    6.58%    9.90%    5.29%    1.42%    4.05%    4.99%    3.19%   
West Virginia 3.05%    5.35%    7.31%    6.10%    4.81%    3.91%    4.98%    2.15%   
East South Central:
Alabama 2.65%    6.06%    7.05%    6.63%    2.47%    3.77%    4.74%    2.65%   
Kentucky 4.30%    6.76%    9.31%    4.52%    2.38%    6.07%    5.90%    4.07%   
Mississippi 3.52%    9.38%    6.30%    3.44%    4.06%    5.28%    6.64%    3.82%   
Tennessee 3.35%    5.88%    8.23%    10.00%    2.60%    2.99%    5.08%    2.11%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 3.07%    12.16%    11.24%    4.39%    9.64%    3.95%    5.96%    3.01%   
Louisiana 2.62%    5.58%    4.72%    6.92%    4.21%    6.05%    3.79%    4.00%   
Oklahoma 2.77%    6.41%    3.98%    4.36%    1.57%    6.56%    3.73%    5.14%   
Texas 2.95%    5.91%    5.31%    2.29%    3.48%    5.14%    4.37%    3.03%   
Mountain:
Arizona 2.56%    9.87%    3.40%    5.11%    1.23%    2.64%    4.69%    1.84%   
Colorado 3.42%    5.24%    12.92%    4.91%    2.14%    3.22%    5.15%    2.39%   
Idaho 4.15%    10.34%    12.88%    4.34%    2.67%    4.81%    6.14%    3.22%   
Montana 4.36%    8.15%    4.60%    1.15%    2.48%    6.18%    5.93%    3.77%   
Nevada 2.83%    5.99%    10.61%    0.00%    0.00%    5.39%    3.67%    2.79%   
New Mexico 3.55%    7.22%    5.06%    5.47%    3.51%    2.91%    5.15%    1.95%   
Utah 2.67%    4.18%    2.99%    3.39%    4.18%    7.89%    2.34%    5.19%   
Wyoming 2.12%    5.50%    5.99%    5.40%    3.68%    4.12%    2.76%    2.20%   
Pacific:
Alaska 2.80%    6.96%    7.82%    4.61%    3.02%    5.61%    4.39%    3.19%   
California 2.25%    3.63%    3.53%    2.15%    1.25%    4.96%    2.96%    2.83%   
Hawaii 2.49%    3.01%    10.33%    5.30%    2.12%    7.36%    2.96%    3.07%   
Oregon 2.35%    5.23%    2.86%    3.36%    2.36%    6.93%    3.48%    4.85%   
Washington 2.65%    4.03%    5.23%    1.99%    3.41%    3.47%    3.33%    2.44%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.