Table V.A.2.f(2014) 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, 2014
Division and State Total Agri, fish., forestry
and construction
Mining and
manufacturing
Retail and
other services
Professional
services
All other
United States 73.0%    64.4%    77.7%    78.7%    65.6%    73.6%   
New England:
Connecticut 71.4%    --    95.4%    72.4%    71.9%    73.8%   
Maine 78.6%    --    97.0%    76.9%    65.6%    96.4%   
Massachusetts 55.7%    54.0%    45.7%    80.0%    34.8%    50.9%   
New Hampshire 73.5%    --    81.3%    70.8%    72.0%    76.6%   
Rhode Island 67.0%    --    85.8%    66.2%    57.2%    68.4%   
Vermont 67.6%    83.4%    72.6%    63.1%    63.1%    71.9%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 63.6%    --    69.1%    63.4%    60.7%    63.6%   
New York 64.4%    70.2%    88.0%    70.0%    56.2%    58.3%   
Pennsylvania 75.5%    69.2%    84.4%    79.5%    65.7%    80.3%   
East North Central:
Illinois 70.6%    53.7%    65.3%    74.8%    62.2%    75.7%   
Indiana 78.5%    --    80.5%    84.6%    70.4%    85.8%   
Michigan 77.5%    --    82.8%    78.8%    70.1%    84.9%   
Ohio 75.1%    --    85.6%    76.8%    72.5%    69.8%   
Wisconsin 70.6%    44.7%    87.0%    76.6%    72.6%    67.3%   
West North Central:
Iowa 66.2%    48.0% * 85.1%    62.7%    67.7%    75.1%   
Kansas 73.8%    --    66.8%    79.1%    70.2%    74.6%   
Minnesota 70.9%    --    81.6%    76.4%    65.0%    71.5%   
Missouri 80.6%    --    73.7%    87.6%    65.7%    86.5%   
Nebraska 69.3%    --    78.9%    71.7%    73.6%    78.7%   
North Dakota 66.0%    39.7%    69.3%    79.1%    58.8%    69.3%   
South Dakota 72.9%    47.8%    79.9%    74.4%    73.1%    86.9%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 76.3%    --    --    79.3%    66.2%    86.1%   
District of Columbia 58.3%    --    --    59.6%    49.4%    72.1%   
Florida 71.3%    83.7%    65.6%    79.2%    61.5%    67.3%   
Georgia 78.5%    --    72.8%    82.7%    70.0%    79.6%   
Maryland 71.1%    84.1%    --    81.8%    58.1%    66.5%   
North Carolina 75.2%    --    91.5%    77.4%    81.9%    62.5%   
South Carolina 84.8%    --    71.8%    89.7%    76.1%    88.1%   
Virginia 71.5%    70.0%    84.2%    81.7%    55.3%    72.0%   
West Virginia 72.6%    --    71.5%    76.1%    75.8%    69.5%   
East South Central:
Alabama 71.2%    --    71.8%    79.6%    65.8%    67.3%   
Kentucky 79.8%    --    93.5%    85.4%    76.7%    73.7%   
Mississippi 85.1%    --    79.5%    85.5%    74.1%    93.3%   
Tennessee 83.8%    --    91.0%    89.8%    76.6%    79.7%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 77.8%    --    73.6%    74.3%    74.5%    91.8%   
Louisiana 73.7%    --    41.4% * 86.4%    67.0%    66.6%   
Oklahoma 80.5%    --    87.4%    86.1%    84.1%    66.5%   
Texas 75.8%    80.3%    58.1%    79.7%    71.7%    76.8%   
Mountain:
Arizona 78.8%    56.4%    --    82.7%    84.4%    77.5%   
Colorado 70.9%    31.7% * 59.0%    89.2%    65.9%    73.5%   
Idaho 79.7%    --    95.5%    87.2%    77.6%    75.1%   
Montana 69.5%    --    --    82.4%    60.9%    77.9%   
Nevada 79.6%    --    --    89.6%    62.8%    78.1%   
New Mexico 83.5%    --    --    89.5%    78.2%    79.7%   
Utah 77.8%    --    82.6%    88.9%    65.7%    74.4%   
Wyoming 79.8%    85.3%    79.7%    83.0%    71.6%    80.3%   
Pacific:
Alaska 81.7%    --    --    89.5%    80.5%    78.4%   
California 74.2%    57.7%    85.2%    78.9%    68.0%    77.6%   
Hawaii 64.3%    69.9%    --    67.4%    55.3%    67.9%   
Oregon 78.6%    --    94.6%    81.1%    77.5%    80.1%   
Washington 72.2%    --    82.4%    86.3%    59.5%    70.9%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2014 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.

-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.

** 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(2014) 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, 2014
Division and State Total Agri, fish., forestry
and construction
Mining and
manufacturing
Retail and
other services
Professional
services
All other
United States 0.56%    2.34%    2.04%    0.90%    1.15%    1.16%   
New England:
Connecticut 3.65%    --    2.48%    6.78%    6.82%    6.81%   
Maine 3.15%    --    2.10%    5.20%    6.19%    2.70%   
Massachusetts 3.58%    12.10%    12.80%    5.36%    5.60%    8.07%   
New Hampshire 3.68%    --    9.03%    6.04%    7.56%    7.54%   
Rhode Island 3.79%    --    9.17%    6.35%    7.44%    8.30%   
Vermont 3.59%    10.52%    15.37%    6.36%    6.67%    7.82%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 3.44%    --    15.83%    5.85%    6.54%    7.31%   
New York 2.59%    9.02%    7.76%    4.32%    4.85%    5.70%   
Pennsylvania 2.84%    12.36%    6.57%    5.31%    5.50%    5.42%   
East North Central:
Illinois 3.21%    14.15%    11.81%    5.45%    6.87%    5.68%   
Indiana 3.61%    --    9.07%    6.36%    9.03%    5.13%   
Michigan 3.56%    --    9.16%    5.63%    7.27%    7.80%   
Ohio 3.24%    --    6.03%    5.76%    6.61%    6.94%   
Wisconsin 3.55%    11.84%    6.73%    5.65%    6.87%    7.34%   
West North Central:
Iowa 3.63%    14.66% * 9.26%    6.06%    7.47%    6.53%   
Kansas 3.40%    --    16.68%    5.79%    7.02%    6.59%   
Minnesota 3.51%    --    10.48%    5.64%    7.09%    7.21%   
Missouri 3.49%    --    14.40%    4.28%    8.73%    5.57%   
Nebraska 4.00%    --    16.41%    6.70%    7.24%    6.49%   
North Dakota 3.80%    11.51%    12.44%    5.57%    8.58%    6.36%   
South Dakota 3.76%    11.67%    11.57%    6.01%    7.84%    4.43%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 4.37%    --    --    7.59%    7.67%    6.05%   
District of Columbia 3.60%    --    --    5.46%    5.68%    9.38%   
Florida 2.84%    10.33%    17.22%    4.18%    5.79%    6.04%   
Georgia 3.63%    --    16.53%    5.34%    8.21%    7.57%   
Maryland 3.47%    8.73%    --    4.90%    6.24%    8.99%   
North Carolina 3.61%    --    5.08%    5.37%    6.20%    8.77%   
South Carolina 2.87%    --    13.01%    3.81%    7.22%    5.55%   
Virginia 3.05%    11.94%    8.05%    4.30%    6.11%    6.63%   
West Virginia 3.47%    --    9.93%    5.52%    5.94%    7.39%   
East South Central:
Alabama 3.12%    --    11.13%    5.00%    6.38%    6.32%   
Kentucky 3.09%    --    3.46%    4.61%    6.50%    7.02%   
Mississippi 2.92%    --    8.63%    4.84%    8.40%    3.26%   
Tennessee 2.63%    --    3.90%    3.39%    6.75%    5.79%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 3.47%    --    12.97%    6.54%    6.20%    4.51%   
Louisiana 3.71%    --    12.77% * 5.06%    8.95%    7.35%   
Oklahoma 3.13%    --    9.75%    4.49%    5.09%    8.39%   
Texas 2.33%    12.31%    10.39%    3.60%    4.68%    4.51%   
Mountain:
Arizona 3.41%    12.04%    --    5.25%    6.29%    7.21%   
Colorado 3.73%    10.41% * 15.45%    4.32%    7.00%    7.59%   
Idaho 3.69%    --    2.81%    4.78%    7.41%    8.89%   
Montana 4.31%    --    --    5.51%    8.93%    7.95%   
Nevada 3.50%    --    --    3.87%    7.49%    9.10%   
New Mexico 2.80%    --    --    3.98%    5.37%    6.93%   
Utah 3.68%    --    8.15%    4.90%    7.74%    8.14%   
Wyoming 3.35%    12.50%    7.94%    5.67%    7.99%    6.33%   
Pacific:
Alaska 3.34%    --    --    4.41%    7.14%    7.07%   
California 1.99%    8.39%    6.36%    3.36%    3.88%    3.86%   
Hawaii 2.95%    10.39%    --    4.54%    6.18%    7.07%   
Oregon 3.49%    --    3.68%    5.51%    6.51%    8.04%   
Washington 3.48%    --    14.39%    4.85%    7.31%    6.92%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2014 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.

-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.

** 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.