Table VI.A.2.g(2002) Average length of waiting period (in weeks) before new employees were eligible for health insurance at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by ownership type and age of firm and State: United States, 2002: (43 States are shown separately) | ||||||||||||||||
|
Ownership |
Age of firm |
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Division and State | Total |
For profit, incorporated |
For profit, unincorporated |
Nonprofit |
Unknown |
Less than 5 years |
5 or more years |
Unknown |
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United States | 7.9 |
8.3 |
6.8 |
5.8 |
9.4 |
6.5 |
7.9 |
8.4 |
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New England: | ||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 7.0 |
7.3 |
7.0 |
* | 4.6 |
* | 11.9 |
4.8 |
7.4 |
5.4 |
* | |||||
Maine | 8.5 |
9.3 |
9.2 |
5.0 |
5.8 |
5.7 |
* | 8.2 |
11.4 |
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Massachusetts | 5.7 |
5.9 |
5.3 |
4.7 |
8.8 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
4.8 |
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New Hampshire | 7.7 |
7.7 |
8.6 |
5.2 |
11.2 |
7.9 |
7.5 |
9.9 |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||||||||
New Jersey | 8.9 |
9.0 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
12.6 |
9.6 |
* | 9.1 |
5.9 |
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New York | 7.6 |
8.2 |
5.7 |
5.9 |
6.6 |
6.2 |
* | 7.7 |
7.7 |
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Pennsylvania | 6.8 |
7.4 |
5.9 |
4.4 |
12.2 |
3.6 |
* | 6.8 |
9.3 |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 6.5 |
6.6 |
5.1 |
6.4 |
7.9 |
8.1 |
6.3 |
6.5 |
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Indiana | 7.6 |
8.2 |
5.6 |
5.2 |
7.8 |
5.2 |
7.3 |
10.6 |
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Michigan | 7.1 |
7.4 |
6.5 |
5.9 |
8.4 |
* | 2.3 |
7.1 |
9.1 |
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Ohio | 7.5 |
8.0 |
6.5 |
4.2 |
11.3 |
7.4 |
7.3 |
8.3 |
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Wisconsin | 7.6 |
8.0 |
6.3 |
5.8 |
* | 12.8 |
* | 7.6 |
* | 7.5 |
8.5 |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 7.0 |
8.2 |
3.7 |
4.5 |
11.6 |
10.0 |
* | 6.8 |
7.2 |
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Kansas | 6.4 |
7.1 |
5.1 |
3.7 |
8.2 |
6.9 |
6.2 |
7.5 |
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Minnesota | 7.0 |
7.4 |
6.2 |
5.7 |
* | 5.5 |
* | 8.0 |
* | 7.0 |
6.8 |
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Missouri | 7.2 |
7.2 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
8.6 |
* | 4.9 |
7.4 |
7.0 |
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Nebraska | 7.8 |
8.9 |
4.8 |
4.2 |
11.6 |
11.0 |
7.5 |
8.9 |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 8.4 |
8.2 |
10.5 |
6.4 |
11.5 |
7.7 |
* | 8.5 |
8.3 |
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Florida | 8.6 |
8.8 |
9.1 |
5.8 |
9.1 |
5.4 |
* | 8.9 |
9.3 |
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Georgia | 7.4 |
7.4 |
7.2 |
5.4 |
* | 10.3 |
5.3 |
7.5 |
7.3 |
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Maryland | 7.7 |
7.7 |
8.2 |
6.8 |
9.1 |
* | 7.2 |
7.8 |
7.3 |
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North Carolina | 8.1 |
8.4 |
6.2 |
5.5 |
8.3 |
8.4 |
* | 8.1 |
7.4 |
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South Carolina | 9.0 |
9.7 |
5.4 |
* | 5.4 |
* | 14.3 |
10.6 |
8.8 |
9.6 |
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Virginia | 7.6 |
8.2 |
4.5 |
6.1 |
8.8 |
2.8 |
* | 8.2 |
7.1 |
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West Virginia | 7.5 |
7.8 |
6.7 |
* | 6.3 |
9.5 |
3.5 |
* | 8.5 |
7.1 |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 6.9 |
7.3 |
5.4 |
3.4 |
* | 13.9 |
3.2 |
6.9 |
9.8 |
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Kentucky | 8.1 |
8.6 |
6.9 |
* | 5.7 |
* | 8.1 |
8.0 |
7.6 |
9.9 |
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Mississippi | 9.2 |
10.0 |
6.8 |
* | 7.2 |
8.6 |
* | 7.4 |
9.2 |
9.3 |
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Tennessee | 8.6 |
8.9 |
8.7 |
5.5 |
11.9 |
6.3 |
8.5 |
9.9 |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 9.4 |
10.7 |
7.2 |
4.3 |
8.5 |
8.3 |
9.2 |
11.8 |
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Oklahoma | 9.4 |
10.1 |
6.2 |
7.0 |
9.7 |
8.2 |
9.3 |
10.6 |
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Texas | 8.7 |
9.5 |
7.2 |
5.8 |
7.8 |
6.5 |
* | 8.6 |
9.4 |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 9.8 |
9.9 |
8.6 |
10.5 |
10.1 |
7.4 |
10.0 |
9.7 |
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Colorado | 8.9 |
9.0 |
6.8 |
8.2 |
13.7 |
8.6 |
9.1 |
7.2 |
* | |||||||
Montana | 8.2 |
8.4 |
7.8 |
7.9 |
5.6 |
* | 7.4 |
8.1 |
10.8 |
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Nevada | 10.3 |
10.1 |
10.7 |
9.9 |
12.9 |
11.5 |
9.9 |
12.0 |
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New Mexico | 9.6 |
10.2 |
7.9 |
8.4 |
7.0 |
9.2 |
10.4 |
6.4 |
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Utah | 7.4 |
7.4 |
7.1 |
7.2 |
7.9 |
6.7 |
7.5 |
7.4 |
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Wyoming | 8.3 |
9.0 |
6.1 |
4.3 |
8.5 |
5.9 |
* | 8.4 |
8.2 |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||||||||
California | 8.7 |
9.2 |
7.8 |
6.9 |
9.7 |
7.9 |
8.7 |
9.5 |
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Hawaii | 4.6 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
3.9 |
12.8 |
2.4 |
4.7 |
7.6 |
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Oregon | 8.3 |
8.3 |
10.1 |
5.6 |
8.7 |
6.3 |
8.7 |
6.9 |
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Washington | 8.9 |
9.2 |
8.8 |
7.7 |
6.5 |
8.0 |
9.3 |
6.6 |
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States not shown separately | 8.2 |
9.0 |
5.6 |
5.3 |
11.9 |
5.9 |
8.1 |
9.9 |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2002 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. |
Table VI.A.2.g(2002) Standard error for average length of waiting period (in weeks) before new employees were eligible for health insurance at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by ownership type and age of firm and State: United States, 2002: (43 States are shown separately) | ||||||||||||||||
|
Ownership |
Age of firm |
||||||||||||||
Division and State | Total |
For profit, incorporated |
For profit, unincorporated |
Nonprofit |
Unknown |
Less than 5 years |
5 or more years |
Unknown |
||||||||
United States | 0.06 |
0.07 |
0.18 |
0.18 |
0.34 |
0.26 |
0.08 |
0.25 |
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New England: | ||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 0.64 |
0.81 |
2.19 |
* | 1.78 |
* | 2.90 |
1.15 |
0.67 |
2.04 |
* | |||||
Maine | 0.48 |
0.84 |
2.42 |
0.77 |
1.52 |
2.54 |
* | 0.55 |
2.69 |
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Massachusetts | 0.37 |
0.54 |
1.19 |
1.09 |
1.60 |
1.14 |
0.44 |
1.01 |
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New Hampshire | 0.29 |
0.50 |
1.16 |
1.22 |
2.97 |
1.79 |
0.38 |
1.69 |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||||||||
New Jersey | 0.58 |
0.61 |
1.42 |
1.63 |
3.75 |
3.04 |
* | 0.70 |
1.39 |
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New York | 0.30 |
0.37 |
0.62 |
1.33 |
1.62 |
1.92 |
* | 0.33 |
0.58 |
|||||||
Pennsylvania | 0.63 |
0.91 |
0.88 |
0.63 |
3.09 |
1.34 |
* | 0.58 |
1.10 |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 0.30 |
0.46 |
1.05 |
1.38 |
2.00 |
1.68 |
0.36 |
0.97 |
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Indiana | 0.46 |
0.48 |
1.23 |
1.05 |
1.14 |
1.14 |
0.38 |
1.72 |
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Michigan | 0.45 |
0.41 |
1.52 |
0.97 |
3.11 |
* | 0.66 |
0.36 |
1.19 |
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Ohio | 0.47 |
0.59 |
1.27 |
0.64 |
2.92 |
1.09 |
0.50 |
0.98 |
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Wisconsin | 0.46 |
0.48 |
1.09 |
2.53 |
* | 3.91 |
* | 3.01 |
* | 0.57 |
1.52 |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 0.62 |
0.78 |
0.86 |
0.91 |
2.49 |
3.36 |
* | 0.51 |
2.02 |
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Kansas | 0.57 |
0.70 |
0.85 |
0.78 |
1.63 |
1.49 |
0.67 |
0.60 |
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Minnesota | 0.47 |
0.58 |
1.83 |
2.08 |
* | 1.98 |
* | 2.67 |
* | 0.57 |
1.08 |
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Missouri | 0.49 |
0.57 |
1.43 |
1.09 |
2.69 |
* | 1.07 |
0.53 |
1.73 |
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Nebraska | 0.52 |
0.72 |
1.09 |
0.69 |
2.64 |
2.07 |
0.39 |
1.81 |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 0.69 |
0.76 |
1.55 |
1.41 |
2.05 |
3.06 |
* | 0.79 |
1.34 |
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Florida | 0.31 |
0.38 |
0.76 |
0.99 |
1.91 |
1.74 |
* | 0.37 |
1.18 |
|||||||
Georgia | 0.59 |
0.65 |
1.15 |
1.74 |
* | 2.79 |
1.45 |
0.74 |
1.08 |
|||||||
Maryland | 0.33 |
0.41 |
1.18 |
1.49 |
3.07 |
* | 1.70 |
0.36 |
0.79 |
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North Carolina | 0.60 |
0.63 |
1.59 |
1.62 |
2.13 |
2.54 |
* | 0.57 |
1.24 |
|||||||
South Carolina | 0.62 |
0.63 |
2.06 |
* | 1.92 |
* | 3.02 |
1.64 |
0.70 |
1.97 |
||||||
Virginia | 0.62 |
0.75 |
1.20 |
0.93 |
1.97 |
1.01 |
* | 0.67 |
0.80 |
|||||||
West Virginia | 0.50 |
0.59 |
2.04 |
* | 1.49 |
2.11 |
2.61 |
* | 0.49 |
1.45 |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 0.44 |
0.59 |
1.28 |
1.05 |
* | 2.65 |
0.84 |
0.53 |
1.69 |
|||||||
Kentucky | 0.42 |
0.57 |
2.51 |
* | 1.78 |
* | 2.44 |
2.04 |
0.64 |
1.24 |
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Mississippi | 0.52 |
0.45 |
2.21 |
* | 1.74 |
2.64 |
* | 1.99 |
0.65 |
0.94 |
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Tennessee | 0.47 |
0.66 |
1.62 |
1.35 |
2.24 |
1.26 |
0.45 |
0.84 |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 0.71 |
0.85 |
1.49 |
0.85 |
1.40 |
1.16 |
0.72 |
1.51 |
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Oklahoma | 0.46 |
0.44 |
1.07 |
1.81 |
2.47 |
1.37 |
0.57 |
1.00 |
||||||||
Texas | 0.56 |
0.69 |
1.37 |
0.52 |
0.53 |
2.53 |
* | 0.58 |
1.43 |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 0.36 |
0.70 |
1.91 |
2.18 |
2.27 |
1.79 |
0.43 |
1.82 |
||||||||
Colorado | 0.41 |
0.64 |
1.28 |
1.33 |
2.90 |
2.34 |
0.44 |
2.20 |
* | |||||||
Montana | 0.76 |
1.08 |
1.44 |
0.97 |
1.79 |
* | 2.03 |
0.77 |
2.43 |
|||||||
Nevada | 0.41 |
0.50 |
1.37 |
1.83 |
3.08 |
2.10 |
0.46 |
1.56 |
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New Mexico | 0.64 |
0.78 |
1.64 |
1.36 |
1.48 |
2.58 |
0.71 |
0.78 |
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Utah | 0.60 |
0.77 |
1.21 |
1.46 |
1.70 |
0.89 |
0.72 |
0.57 |
||||||||
Wyoming | 0.48 |
0.46 |
1.33 |
1.09 |
2.32 |
2.51 |
* | 0.50 |
1.50 |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||||||||
California | 0.32 |
0.45 |
0.59 |
0.73 |
2.21 |
0.63 |
0.41 |
0.70 |
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Hawaii | 0.37 |
0.40 |
0.48 |
0.70 |
2.93 |
0.58 |
0.30 |
1.33 |
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Oregon | 0.40 |
0.40 |
1.34 |
0.84 |
1.84 |
1.10 |
0.56 |
1.08 |
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Washington | 0.67 |
0.79 |
1.60 |
0.93 |
1.36 |
2.07 |
0.74 |
0.47 |
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States not shown separately | 0.51 |
0.57 |
0.85 |
0.61 |
3.05 |
1.13 |
0.60 |
0.97 |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2002 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. |