Table V.A.2.f(2011) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that required a waiting period before new employees were eligible for health insurance by industry groupings** and State: United States, 2011
Division and State Total Agri, fish., forestry
and construction
Mining and
manufacturing
Retail and
other services
Professional
services
All other
United States 74.9%    68.3%    80.0%    78.6%    70.4%    75.1%   
New England:
Connecticut 74.3%    68.1%    81.9%    85.7%    63.7%    69.2%   
Maine 78.0%    61.7%    84.0%    81.8%    88.0%    61.9%   
Massachusetts 65.0%    81.5%    82.2%    68.7%    52.0%    64.1%   
New Hampshire 75.7%    73.6%    75.4%    84.5%    70.1%    67.6%   
Rhode Island 69.2%    47.0%    90.7%    66.3%    66.8%    80.4%   
Vermont 63.4%    42.4%    67.3%    68.3%    59.0%    70.5%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 66.0%    75.2%    62.3%    67.0%    65.5%    63.4%   
New York 63.6%    60.9%    68.9%    63.9%    64.0%    62.3%   
Pennsylvania 72.7%    57.2%    83.2%    74.5%    67.9%    78.9%   
East North Central:
Illinois 73.1%    64.7%    78.8%    77.3%    71.0%    69.1%   
Indiana 81.3%    43.4% * 94.5%    81.6%    82.3%    86.8%   
Michigan 73.5%    71.1%    86.9%    76.1%    64.1%    75.8%   
Ohio 76.8%    65.8%    86.2%    78.2%    73.1%    77.8%   
Wisconsin 79.8%    53.3%    85.6%    86.0%    75.6%    82.7%   
West North Central:
Iowa 75.5%    52.8%    80.2%    83.2%    73.4%    78.6%   
Kansas 72.8%    67.0%    81.9%    76.1%    73.8%    67.7%   
Minnesota 69.9%    39.6% * 98.3%    69.7%    71.7%    75.2%   
Missouri 81.3%    74.2%    80.2%    81.8%    80.9%    84.0%   
Nebraska 70.5%    44.9%    77.6%    74.2%    62.2%    84.5%   
North Dakota 66.0%    52.9%    91.1%    72.2%    58.2%    67.5%   
South Dakota 80.2%    37.1% * 98.7%    83.0%    90.5%    87.5%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 77.2%    65.0%    71.7%    88.8%    69.3%    78.4%   
District of Columbia 54.9%    100.0%    100.0% * 68.9%    42.1%    51.8%   
Florida 75.6%    56.6%    98.9%    77.3%    78.9%    71.0%   
Georgia 74.9%    60.3%    65.3%    82.2%    63.9%    79.1%   
Maryland 67.7%    78.9%    65.6%    77.6%    52.3%    70.1%   
North Carolina 76.7%    79.7%    74.4%    82.6%    66.0%    78.5%   
South Carolina 83.5%    85.9%    92.9%    86.7%    80.1%    77.4%   
Virginia 70.9%    61.2%    83.5%    71.2%    66.0%    77.4%   
West Virginia 75.2%    75.0%    76.3%    73.4%    79.7%    72.6%   
East South Central:
Alabama 73.9%    77.4%    60.1%    80.9%    70.8%    70.9%   
Kentucky 77.3%    74.0%    81.9%    80.5%    84.9%    64.7%   
Mississippi 78.0%    76.7%    87.9%    79.6%    69.2%    79.6%   
Tennessee 83.6%    66.6%    85.2%    87.1%    77.8%    88.2%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 81.2%    82.0%    79.1%    75.8%    81.4%    87.2%   
Louisiana 76.2%    82.0%    73.9%    82.5%    78.0%    64.7%   
Oklahoma 79.7%    85.9%    79.2%    79.6%    82.6%    75.9%   
Texas 80.8%    79.0%    78.0%    85.7%    73.6%    80.6%   
Mountain:
Arizona 76.6%    73.0%    86.3%    83.4%    70.8%    72.5%   
Colorado 76.9%    100.0%    89.4%    83.3%    62.6%    77.4%   
Idaho 83.4%    74.2%    97.5%    89.9%    77.9%    82.0%   
Montana 74.5%    31.0% * 93.6%    75.8%    81.4%    82.6%   
Nevada 88.3%    98.5%    82.8%    92.8%    81.1%    84.8%   
New Mexico 79.4%    95.8%    72.5%    82.9%    74.3%    77.2%   
Utah 73.9%    61.5%    72.6%    82.1%    65.9%    76.5%   
Wyoming 81.6%    73.6%    86.1%    82.2%    77.1%    90.0%   
Pacific:
Alaska 77.2%    73.0%    77.0%    70.6%    80.5%    82.3%   
California 79.5%    78.2%    77.3%    86.3%    74.0%    77.5%   
Hawaii 63.2%    63.1%    73.4%    69.8%    53.4%    61.5%   
Oregon 81.0%    64.0%    85.6%    85.2%    78.1%    84.6%   
Washington 78.6%    77.1%    64.9%    80.1%    70.9%    89.3%   
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2011 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.

 

Table V.A.2.f(2011) 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 industry groupings** and State: United States, 2011
Division and State Total Agri, fish., forestry
and construction
Mining and
manufacturing
Retail and
other services
Professional
services
All other
United States 0.33%    1.54%    0.88%    0.58%    0.80%    0.32%   
New England:
Connecticut 2.52%    12.88%    5.86%    3.68%    5.24%    6.61%   
Maine 3.01%    13.07%    14.16%    4.90%    2.69%    9.12%   
Massachusetts 3.67%    11.17%    10.34%    5.04%    6.88%    5.28%   
New Hampshire 3.04%    9.60%    6.67%    3.05%    5.92%    7.49%   
Rhode Island 1.74%    12.91%    4.43%    6.51%    3.65%    4.93%   
Vermont 3.36%    12.23%    9.09%    2.93%    6.85%    5.15%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 4.10%    15.32%    12.01%    7.33%    5.05%    4.14%   
New York 2.26%    11.62%    7.25%    2.87%    3.41%    3.95%   
Pennsylvania 2.66%    10.58%    10.19%    3.60%    3.75%    3.83%   
East North Central:
Illinois 2.13%    12.42%    7.23%    3.78%    6.37%    3.26%   
Indiana 2.84%    14.45% * 5.92%    5.24%    6.22%    3.76%   
Michigan 3.34%    14.90%    6.69%    4.68%    5.22%    5.47%   
Ohio 2.64%    13.38%    5.97%    3.88%    5.60%    6.32%   
Wisconsin 3.49%    13.36%    4.84%    3.25%    8.74%    5.70%   
West North Central:
Iowa 5.06%    11.00%    8.30%    5.35%    7.51%    7.84%   
Kansas 2.36%    10.40%    5.74%    3.02%    5.85%    4.74%   
Minnesota 3.57%    11.88% * 1.43%    4.72%    7.08%    7.61%   
Missouri 2.95%    11.50%    8.51%    4.52%    5.30%    5.03%   
Nebraska 2.91%    11.55%    8.49%    5.63%    7.34%    3.91%   
North Dakota 3.17%    11.77%    7.34%    5.73%    5.71%    6.83%   
South Dakota 3.27%    13.90% * 11.02%    4.03%    4.81%    4.02%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 3.83%    14.39%    11.87%    4.10%    6.16%    4.16%   
District of Columbia 2.42%    27.89%    31.62% * 3.70%    3.70%    10.35%   
Florida 2.74%    13.84%    14.74%    4.10%    4.30%    6.33%   
Georgia 2.76%    13.84%    13.52%    2.42%    7.55%    3.11%   
Maryland 1.57%    7.86%    16.44%    2.52%    5.34%    8.42%   
North Carolina 3.02%    8.65%    8.23%    3.67%    6.96%    7.18%   
South Carolina 2.36%    11.67%    3.32%    3.13%    5.93%    7.93%   
Virginia 2.63%    14.64%    8.25%    4.86%    4.35%    5.74%   
West Virginia 2.50%    14.19%    7.27%    4.80%    4.13%    4.55%   
East South Central:
Alabama 2.63%    16.58%    9.88%    2.20%    4.38%    5.96%   
Kentucky 2.28%    12.31%    9.02%    2.45%    3.38%    5.52%   
Mississippi 2.10%    15.56%    11.01%    4.10%    7.47%    5.36%   
Tennessee 2.80%    13.49%    8.29%    2.56%    8.43%    4.48%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 3.44%    15.79%    10.43%    5.82%    7.09%    2.64%   
Louisiana 2.94%    8.88%    9.45%    3.82%    8.25%    7.36%   
Oklahoma 2.04%    15.09%    7.34%    4.03%    4.06%    5.35%   
Texas 1.51%    10.52%    10.70%    1.97%    4.42%    2.81%   
Mountain:
Arizona 2.84%    11.69%    19.45%    4.88%    8.39%    5.97%   
Colorado 2.82%    10.54%    10.40%    3.78%    6.52%    4.65%   
Idaho 3.59%    12.05%    14.57%    3.47%    7.69%    4.74%   
Montana 4.15%    15.87% * 17.37%    4.51%    6.38%    3.85%   
Nevada 1.77%    1.44%    12.46%    1.73%    4.84%    5.15%   
New Mexico 1.91%    10.77%    15.13%    5.07%    4.64%    8.33%   
Utah 2.56%    10.48%    9.37%    4.76%    7.00%    5.37%   
Wyoming 3.01%    9.26%    9.77%    3.43%    7.91%    3.40%   
Pacific:
Alaska 3.61%    16.44%    14.77%    7.99%    5.39%    4.84%   
California 0.73%    7.00%    6.97%    1.18%    2.30%    1.42%   
Hawaii 2.59%    9.81%    16.11%    4.40%    3.04%    7.00%   
Oregon 3.18%    13.72%    4.85%    3.86%    6.34%    4.28%   
Washington 3.49%    11.82%    11.32%    4.00%    6.56%    4.55%   
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2011 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.