Table V.A.2.f 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, 2016
Division and State Total Agri, fish., forestry
and construction
Mining and
manufacturing
Retail and
other services
Professional
services
All other
United States 74.9%    72.6%    79.2%    78.1%    68.8%    75.5%   
New England:
Connecticut 75.2%    --    77.6%    72.5%    85.0%    64.8%   
Maine 75.6%    --    81.1%    83.5%    63.6%    70.6%   
Massachusetts 72.0%    --    66.7%    80.4%    62.8%    67.9%   
New Hampshire 80.6%    --    97.3%    86.4%    77.6%    73.8%   
Rhode Island 63.3%    --    90.2%    67.8%    61.2%    47.7%   
Vermont 65.0%    --    51.4%    63.2%    62.0%    82.6%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 71.9%    82.0%    86.8%    76.6%    57.3%    78.1%   
New York 68.3%    --    99.0%    70.0%    64.1%    63.1%   
Pennsylvania 70.5%    60.4%    81.6%    75.6%    61.1%    70.2%   
East North Central:
Illinois 72.8%    --    49.1% * 68.8%    77.5%    78.7%   
Indiana 84.0%    --    96.2%    84.7%    73.2%    85.5%   
Michigan 75.5%    --    73.5%    82.5%    67.0%    73.2%   
Ohio 72.2%    82.1%    92.9%    68.4%    59.5%    77.6%   
Wisconsin 76.6%    --    82.1%    78.1%    72.3%    87.1%   
West North Central:
Iowa 75.5%    --    85.0%    77.4%    79.6%    74.3%   
Kansas 67.6%    51.6%    87.8%    80.3%    59.4%    63.7%   
Minnesota 75.9%    --    98.2%    81.1%    81.6%    67.6%   
Missouri 77.8%    --    70.5%    83.2%    76.6%    68.2%   
Nebraska 69.8%    63.9%    68.8%    75.0%    74.2%    64.3%   
North Dakota 53.5%    35.2% * 47.4% * 54.5%    59.2%    59.2%   
South Dakota 73.6%    48.5%    74.7%    70.4%    89.3%    82.5%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 78.7%    --    --    75.5%    68.7%    83.1%   
District of Columbia 59.8%    --    --    64.1%    47.7%    67.7%   
Florida 81.6%    --    --    81.6%    84.9%    92.6%   
Georgia 84.5%    --    93.1%    93.9%    79.4%    78.0%   
Maryland 67.4%    --    --    65.6%    55.8%    87.3%   
North Carolina 79.6%    100.0%    84.3%    81.3%    69.6%    79.5%   
South Carolina 78.9%    83.2%    83.4%    87.8%    57.7%    81.0%   
Virginia 75.3%    --    88.9%    84.7%    69.8%    56.6%   
West Virginia 78.2%    --    74.8%    84.6%    79.2%    69.7%   
East South Central:
Alabama 69.0%    46.9% * 87.8%    67.1%    68.7%    75.3%   
Kentucky 80.3%    --    98.2%    88.7%    67.6%    79.2%   
Mississippi 72.5%    --    90.0%    67.3%    64.5%    82.8%   
Tennessee 83.1%    --    96.1%    82.4%    90.3%    80.3%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 73.9%    71.7%    91.6%    83.5%    56.9%    73.0%   
Louisiana 72.7%    --    64.9% * 82.6%    56.3%    77.2%   
Oklahoma 69.0%    --    64.0%    68.5%    67.2%    71.2%   
Texas 76.8%    89.5%    79.4%    73.5%    72.2%    83.0%   
Mountain:
Arizona 79.7%    --    79.9%    83.5%    79.7%    72.5%   
Colorado 76.6%    52.3%    75.9%    86.3%    76.3%    77.5%   
Idaho 80.9%    --    98.6%    75.4%    74.7%    86.9%   
Montana 72.2%    --    --    73.4%    75.4%    82.9%   
Nevada 71.3%    --    --    77.2%    66.1%    67.7%   
New Mexico 84.8%    --    72.9%    87.0%    80.3%    81.4%   
Utah 65.2%    --    76.1%    76.4%    45.6%    73.6%   
Wyoming 80.2%    74.6%    85.7%    85.7%    71.0%    81.7%   
Pacific:
Alaska 81.3%    --    --    91.9%    70.0%    83.6%   
California 75.6%    75.5%    78.7%    84.7%    66.3%    72.0%   
Hawaii 61.1%    53.4%    --    69.8%    52.1%    60.8%   
Oregon 76.7%    75.2%    91.7%    77.9%    72.5%    78.9%   
Washington 77.9%    64.1% * --    80.1%    71.3%    85.6%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 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 Standard errors 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, 2016
Division and State Total Agri, fish., forestry
and construction
Mining and
manufacturing
Retail and
other services
Professional
services
All other
United States 0.64%    2.90%    2.74%    1.05%    1.30%    1.24%   
New England:
Connecticut 3.91%    --    11.71%    6.67%    5.45%    8.85%   
Maine 3.74%    --    10.25%    5.07%    7.24%    9.03%   
Massachusetts 4.10%    --    12.06%    6.62%    7.14%    9.65%   
New Hampshire 3.25%    --    2.14%    4.38%    6.09%    7.29%   
Rhode Island 4.73%    --    7.50%    8.11%    8.66%    10.06%   
Vermont 4.02%    --    13.91%    6.69%    7.72%    6.06%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 3.63%    11.51%    6.96%    6.05%    7.04%    5.45%   
New York 3.18%    --    0.74%    5.17%    5.47%    7.36%   
Pennsylvania 3.03%    15.47%    8.62%    4.86%    6.04%    5.92%   
East North Central:
Illinois 4.68%    --    18.17% * 8.55%    9.04%    6.37%   
Indiana 3.25%    --    2.39%    5.74%    7.55%    5.09%   
Michigan 3.57%    --    12.44%    5.03%    7.89%    6.89%   
Ohio 3.16%    10.17%    3.46%    5.97%    7.28%    6.12%   
Wisconsin 3.98%    --    8.48%    7.10%    7.85%    5.74%   
West North Central:
Iowa 3.85%    --    7.33%    6.22%    6.08%    6.38%   
Kansas 4.07%    13.74%    5.78%    6.66%    9.04%    7.21%   
Minnesota 4.10%    --    1.34%    5.67%    5.01%    8.69%   
Missouri 4.11%    --    12.00%    6.08%    8.12%    9.43%   
Nebraska 4.34%    18.46%    10.26%    6.88%    9.19%    7.56%   
North Dakota 4.11%    13.76% * 14.51% * 7.12%    8.63%    8.07%   
South Dakota 4.13%    13.78%    11.30%    6.79%    7.45%    5.42%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 3.93%    --    --    6.56%    8.64%    7.57%   
District of Columbia 4.02%    --    --    6.23%    6.50%    10.95%   
Florida 3.87%    --    --    5.83%    7.03%    2.97%   
Georgia 2.88%    --    4.47%    2.37%    6.42%    5.98%   
Maryland 4.33%    --    --    7.15%    7.74%    5.04%   
North Carolina 3.25%    0.00%    9.50%    5.15%    8.26%    5.72%   
South Carolina 3.53%    14.67%    7.27%    4.25%    8.86%    6.09%   
Virginia 3.68%    --    9.11%    5.53%    6.64%    9.46%   
West Virginia 3.39%    --    9.42%    5.07%    5.40%    8.98%   
East South Central:
Alabama 3.78%    15.80% * 6.86%    6.21%    8.75%    7.05%   
Kentucky 3.39%    --    1.39%    4.04%    7.96%    6.66%   
Mississippi 4.04%    --    4.69%    7.34%    8.27%    5.70%   
Tennessee 2.87%    --    2.07%    4.38%    4.32%    6.03%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 3.88%    18.23%    3.75%    5.60%    8.00%    7.68%   
Louisiana 4.34%    --    19.56% * 5.56%    9.84%    6.73%   
Oklahoma 3.86%    --    12.59%    6.79%    8.39%    6.89%   
Texas 2.50%    7.09%    7.22%    4.47%    5.33%    4.14%   
Mountain:
Arizona 3.68%    --    10.45%    5.19%    6.41%    7.69%   
Colorado 4.18%    15.45%    14.00%    5.04%    7.14%    8.62%   
Idaho 3.86%    --    1.41%    6.78%    8.80%    6.52%   
Montana 4.88%    --    --    6.83%    10.22%    6.57%   
Nevada 4.29%    --    --    6.31%    9.38%    9.57%   
New Mexico 2.65%    --    11.61%    3.85%    5.72%    6.81%   
Utah 4.64%    --    11.27%    7.27%    9.12%    8.94%   
Wyoming 3.90%    16.50%    5.17%    6.72%    8.81%    6.14%   
Pacific:
Alaska 3.69%    --    --    3.96%    8.04%    7.70%   
California 2.24%    8.55%    11.07%    3.24%    4.63%    4.67%   
Hawaii 3.50%    12.67%    --    5.17%    7.28%    8.13%   
Oregon 4.00%    14.85%    5.63%    7.41%    7.58%    8.48%   
Washington 3.92%    19.36% * --    6.10%    7.88%    5.62%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 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.