Table VI.A.2.g(2003) 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, 2003
 
 

 

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

8.1

8.7

7.2

6.2

4.9

7.2

8.1

8.7
 
New England:
Connecticut

7.9

8.6

7.1

4.4

 *

7.2

10.5

8.1

5.7

 *
Maine

8.9

9.6

6.9

 *

7.8

5.6

9.7

 *

8.7

10.3
Massachusetts

4.9

5.5

4.1

3.4

 *

2.4

 *

4.8

 *

4.9

4.8
New Hampshire

7.1

7.6

5.1

6.7

 *

8.4

3.3

 *

7.8

6.5
Rhode Island

7.0

7.6

6.5

3.7

 *

3.6

 *

7.0

 *

6.7

9.3
Vermont

8.5

8.9

10.1

4.9

4.8

 *

6.9

 *

8.7

8.2
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

8.8

9.2

8.9

5.8

5.1

5.5

8.9

11.7
New York

7.0

7.6

6.1

6.1

3.2

 *

7.0

6.9

7.9
Pennsylvania

6.9

7.1

6.1

7.6

5.8

 *

3.7

 *

7.0

8.7
 
East North Central:
Illinois

7.4

8.1

4.1

5.6

 *

6.1

4.5

 *

7.4

8.2
Indiana

8.4

9.2

4.8

 *

6.6

2.3

 *

8.8

8.2

9.2
Michigan

6.9

7.4

4.5

8.5

4.4

 *

3.5

 *

7.3

7.7

 *
Ohio

7.2

8.1

5.1

 *

4.4

5.2

 *

5.7

 *

7.4

7.2
Wisconsin

6.9

7.6

6.3

 *

4.4

1.9

 *

4.5

 *

7.3

4.8
 
West North Central:
Iowa

6.6

6.7

8.2

5.8

2.9

 *

5.7

 *

6.6

6.7
Kansas

8.7

9.4

8.5

5.6

5.4

12.4

8.6

7.1
Minnesota

7.0

7.4

7.0

6.5

3.2

 *

9.7

6.6

8.2
Missouri

8.1

9.0

6.4

6.2

4.2

5.7

8.2

9.7
Nebraska

7.8

8.5

7.7

5.1

 *

3.4

 *

7.9

 *

7.8

7.4
North Dakota

7.0

7.5

9.6

5.3

2.4

 *

7.2

 *

6.7

9.1
South Dakota

8.1

8.6

7.2

 *

8.1

6.0

 *

4.7

8.4

6.5
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

8.1

8.6

7.4

5.9

1.4

 *

8.2

 *

8.5

6.7

 *
District of Columbia

5.2

5.8

7.6

 *

3.6

2.7

 *

4.1

4.8

9.2
Florida

9.4

9.6

8.7

9.6

4.7

8.3

9.7

8.1
Georgia

7.9

8.4

6.6

6.5

5.5

4.7

8.2

7.6
Maryland

8.7

9.3

6.0

5.4

6.4

8.4

 *

8.5

9.9
North Carolina

8.1

9.2

4.4

4.4

3.5

 *

3.3

 *

8.4

8.6
South Carolina

9.4

10.4

9.9

8.6

2.9

 *

5.4

 *

9.9

9.8
Virginia

8.8

9.4

9.3

4.7

2.3

 *

4.8

8.3

13.9
West Virginia

8.1

9.1

8.2

3.3

4.0

10.6

8.4

5.8
 
East South Central:
Alabama

8.1

8.9

6.2

5.0

6.2

 *

9.3

8.1

7.3
Kentucky

8.3

9.2

9.1

3.6

 *

4.7

6.3

9.1

5.3
Mississippi

9.5

9.7

13.5

6.2

4.0

 *

7.1

9.7

10.0
Tennessee

8.6

8.5

9.4

5.5

9.9

7.8

 *

8.3

10.0
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

10.5

10.8

11.9

11.0

3.4

 *

10.6

 *

10.2

12.2
Louisiana

9.6

10.0

7.4

9.8

9.6

11.0

9.5

10.0
Oklahoma

8.8

9.5

8.0

7.5

 *

2.8

7.6

8.8

9.0
Texas

8.3

8.6

6.7

8.5

8.4

10.5

8.1

8.1
 
Mountain:
Arizona

10.0

10.9

7.6

5.1

5.9

5.4

 *

9.2

15.4
Colorado

8.1

8.4

8.7

4.8

 *

3.6

 *

6.7

8.3

7.7
Idaho

11.7

12.8

11.6

5.0

5.6

20.0

9.9

11.4
Montana

8.8

8.3

10.8

11.7

5.0

5.7

 *

9.5

7.9
Nevada

10.0

10.4

8.7

10.1

7.7

 *

10.3

10.3

8.4
New Mexico

8.2

8.5

8.4

5.8

5.9

 *

7.3

8.6

7.2

 *
Utah

8.6

8.4

10.9

5.2

 *

4.1

 *

5.4

 *

8.9

9.3
Wyoming

7.4

8.0

6.1

5.8

6.9

 *

4.2

 *

7.1

10.7
 
Pacific:
Alaska

9.1

9.6

10.1

6.2

7.5

 *

9.5

9.6

5.9
California

9.0

9.7

8.7

6.2

4.9

9.4

8.9

9.6
Hawaii

4.6

5.2

3.5

3.5

3.3

 *

3.1

 *

4.4

9.9
Oregon

8.5

8.8

8.6

7.4

4.6

 *

7.8

 *

8.2

13.5
Washington

9.8

10.9

9.0

3.3

9.7

10.5

 *

9.8

9.8
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2003 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(2003) 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, 2003
 
 

 

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

0.11

0.21

0.35

0.44

0.34

0.05

0.40
 
New England:
Connecticut

0.74

0.81

0.98

2.26

 *

1.88

2.29

0.65

2.18

 *
Maine

0.83

0.93

2.20

 *

1.11

1.45

2.94

 *

0.77

1.97
Massachusetts

0.45

0.61

1.01

1.28

 *

2.66

 *

1.50

 *

0.49

0.94
New Hampshire

0.72

0.63

1.33

2.62

 *

2.33

2.11

 *

0.68

1.03
Rhode Island

0.40

0.45

1.12

1.57

 *

1.88

 *

2.19

 *

0.55

1.64
Vermont

0.66

0.65

2.35

1.17

3.37

 *

3.17

 *

0.83

2.00
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

0.77

0.87

2.34

1.21

1.32

1.42

0.71

2.49
New York

0.47

0.48

1.05

1.17

1.04

 *

1.59

0.52

1.28
Pennsylvania

0.42

0.59

0.93

1.48

1.85

 *

1.14

 *

0.52

2.09
 
East North Central:
Illinois

0.53

0.66

0.61

2.32

 *

1.60

2.49

 *

0.59

1.48
Indiana

0.45

0.65

1.51

 *

1.12

1.33

 *

2.59

0.33

2.22
Michigan

0.26

0.32

1.26

2.42

2.21

 *

1.10

 *

0.53

2.58

 *
Ohio

0.41

0.52

1.99

 *

0.94

3.18

 *

1.92

 *

0.61

1.21
Wisconsin

0.48

0.52

2.48

 *

1.16

0.63

 *

1.96

 *

0.55

0.98
 
West North Central:
Iowa

0.64

0.96

2.37

0.94

1.05

 *

2.48

 *

0.63

1.35
Kansas

0.90

0.92

1.96

1.01

1.59

3.42

0.67

1.47
Minnesota

0.30

0.48

1.36

1.52

0.98

 *

2.69

0.42

1.92
Missouri

0.58

0.99

1.31

1.66

1.26

1.48

0.59

2.25
Nebraska

0.58

0.86

1.60

2.32

 *

1.12

 *

2.74

 *

0.66

2.01
North Dakota

0.45

0.49

1.02

1.20

0.95

 *

2.19

 *

0.44

0.93
South Dakota

0.46

0.63

2.16

 *

2.16

1.94

 *

1.25

0.64

1.43
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

0.56

0.62

1.46

1.08

0.48

 *

2.63

 *

0.72

2.12

 *
District of Columbia

0.52

1.08

2.31

 *

0.81

2.53

 *

1.21

0.69

2.17
Florida

0.51

0.44

1.42

2.15

1.12

1.27

0.59

1.18
Georgia

0.71

0.73

1.95

0.97

1.51

1.32

0.68

1.15
Maryland

0.43

0.59

0.93

0.95

1.69

2.60

 *

0.47

1.72
North Carolina

0.73

0.75

1.05

1.09

1.08

 *

1.22

 *

0.80

1.42
South Carolina

0.46

0.47

1.82

1.60

2.60

 *

2.62

 *

0.44

1.60
Virginia

0.65

0.69

1.07

0.84

0.79

 *

1.34

0.40

2.22
West Virginia

0.50

0.79

1.22

0.70

1.05

2.86

0.59

1.06
 
East South Central:
Alabama

0.75

0.90

1.01

1.22

2.66

 *

1.72

0.84

1.64
Kentucky

0.71

0.71

1.21

1.93

 *

1.25

1.45

0.84

0.94
Mississippi

0.73

0.81

2.48

1.57

2.03

 *

1.56

0.98

1.64
Tennessee

0.43

0.72

1.37

1.04

2.84

2.55

 *

0.60

1.30
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

0.97

0.93

2.51

2.53

1.06

 *

3.19

 *

1.08

2.71
Louisiana

0.83

1.05

0.79

2.50

2.85

2.32

1.02

1.97
Oklahoma

0.58

0.59

1.11

2.38

 *

0.81

1.80

0.68

1.37
Texas

0.28

0.50

1.29

1.59

1.07

1.31

0.34

0.91
 
Mountain:
Arizona

0.66

0.80

0.62

1.27

1.17

2.33

 *

0.82

1.97
Colorado

0.67

0.59

2.52

2.57

 *

1.09

 *

1.56

0.90

1.89
Idaho

0.98

1.14

1.99

1.01

1.41

4.02

0.37

2.15
Montana

0.96

1.14

2.15

1.64

1.31

3.38

 *

0.78

2.05
Nevada

0.35

0.47

1.31

2.44

3.11

 *

2.31

0.52

1.15
New Mexico

0.83

0.92

1.64

1.54

2.59

 *

1.98

0.68

2.26

 *
Utah

0.54

0.53

1.40

2.64

 *

1.25

 *

2.21

 *

0.57

1.40
Wyoming

0.39

0.53

1.32

1.26

2.56

 *

2.31

 *

0.55

2.65
 
Pacific:
Alaska

0.45

0.55

1.83

1.21

2.56

 *

1.98

0.70

1.44
California

0.29

0.35

0.60

0.46

1.09

1.51

0.28

1.27
Hawaii

0.40

0.50

0.42

0.77

1.14

 *

1.65

 *

0.36

1.17
Oregon

0.48

0.65

1.74

1.84

2.58

 *

2.55

 *

0.48

2.45
Washington

0.89

1.25

1.39

0.72

2.23

3.22

 *

0.95

1.93
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2003 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.