Table VI.A.2.g(2004) 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, 2004 | ||||||||||||||
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Ownership |
Age of firm |
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Division and State | Total |
For profit, incorporated |
For profit, unincorporated |
Nonprofit |
Less than 5 years |
5 or more years |
Unknown |
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United States | 8.1 |
8.6 |
7.4 |
5.5 |
7.2 |
7.9 |
9.4 |
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New England: | ||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 6.8 |
7.3 |
6.5 |
3.0 |
7.6 |
6.6 |
8.0 |
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Maine | 7.9 |
8.9 |
5.0 |
4.9 |
10.0 |
7.9 |
7.0 |
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Massachusetts | 5.8 |
6.5 |
4.5 |
* | 3.9 |
4.4 |
5.9 |
6.2 |
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New Hampshire | 7.1 |
7.1 |
8.4 |
4.2 |
5.2 |
7.0 |
9.1 |
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Rhode Island | 6.8 |
7.2 |
5.8 |
5.0 |
7.6 |
6.8 |
5.7 |
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Vermont | 7.3 |
7.7 |
8.1 |
3.7 |
6.8 |
7.2 |
7.7 |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||||||
New Jersey | 8.4 |
8.8 |
6.7 |
8.1 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
9.0 |
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New York | 7.5 |
7.9 |
7.0 |
5.9 |
4.2 |
* | 7.8 |
6.9 |
* | |||||
Pennsylvania | 7.7 |
8.5 |
6.1 |
5.1 |
6.8 |
* | 7.6 |
9.2 |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||||||
Illinois | 6.9 |
7.5 |
5.6 |
* | 3.2 |
2.5 |
* | 6.8 |
9.0 |
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Indiana | 9.1 |
9.6 |
10.0 |
4.9 |
9.3 |
8.8 |
10.5 |
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Michigan | 7.6 |
8.0 |
5.1 |
6.4 |
10.3 |
7.1 |
9.1 |
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Ohio | 6.4 |
7.1 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
3.7 |
* | 5.8 |
9.5 |
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Wisconsin | 7.0 |
7.2 |
7.5 |
4.8 |
* | 7.9 |
* | 7.0 |
6.3 |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||||||
Iowa | 6.7 |
7.1 |
6.7 |
4.0 |
1.5 |
* | 6.2 |
10.7 |
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Kansas | 6.7 |
7.0 |
7.5 |
3.6 |
* | 5.8 |
* | 6.8 |
6.2 |
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Minnesota | 7.2 |
7.8 |
5.2 |
* | 5.2 |
9.7 |
* | 6.6 |
10.5 |
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Missouri | 9.3 |
10.0 |
9.0 |
4.1 |
12.6 |
9.3 |
7.4 |
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Nebraska | 6.4 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
3.6 |
7.5 |
6.6 |
3.5 |
* | ||||||
North Dakota | 6.7 |
7.7 |
4.7 |
* | 3.2 |
* | 3.3 |
* | 7.0 |
6.4 |
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South Dakota | 7.5 |
8.2 |
7.4 |
4.4 |
* | 8.7 |
* | 7.6 |
6.9 |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||||||
Delaware | 8.9 |
9.8 |
5.7 |
4.2 |
8.4 |
8.8 |
9.8 |
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District of Columbia | 5.5 |
6.7 |
5.0 |
3.2 |
6.3 |
* | 4.9 |
7.9 |
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Florida | 9.0 |
9.0 |
9.8 |
7.2 |
5.2 |
* | 8.9 |
10.8 |
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Georgia | 7.5 |
7.9 |
6.8 |
* | 2.8 |
* | 5.0 |
* | 7.9 |
6.3 |
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Maryland | 7.6 |
7.8 |
8.3 |
4.4 |
* | 6.7 |
7.4 |
8.8 |
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North Carolina | 7.3 |
7.5 |
6.3 |
6.1 |
6.0 |
7.4 |
7.0 |
* | ||||||
South Carolina | 9.1 |
9.8 |
6.1 |
6.8 |
16.6 |
8.1 |
9.0 |
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Virginia | 8.9 |
9.8 |
6.5 |
4.2 |
* | 8.1 |
8.5 |
11.3 |
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West Virginia | 9.2 |
10.3 |
7.5 |
6.0 |
7.2 |
9.6 |
7.6 |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||||||
Alabama | 7.7 |
7.8 |
8.1 |
5.8 |
5.6 |
7.5 |
9.3 |
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Kentucky | 9.2 |
9.4 |
11.1 |
5.4 |
4.6 |
8.8 |
12.0 |
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Mississippi | 8.8 |
9.9 |
7.6 |
* | 3.2 |
* | 8.9 |
9.2 |
7.3 |
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Tennessee | 8.5 |
8.9 |
7.4 |
7.4 |
3.8 |
* | 8.1 |
12.7 |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 9.5 |
10.7 |
6.8 |
* | 5.7 |
4.2 |
9.9 |
10.0 |
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Louisiana | 9.4 |
9.9 |
9.8 |
3.4 |
* | 8.9 |
* | 8.7 |
13.3 |
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Oklahoma | 8.8 |
8.5 |
7.9 |
12.1 |
6.2 |
8.6 |
11.1 |
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Texas | 8.6 |
8.9 |
8.9 |
5.1 |
8.4 |
8.1 |
10.5 |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||||||
Arizona | 8.8 |
9.4 |
7.1 |
5.7 |
* | 4.1 |
* | 8.6 |
10.7 |
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Colorado | 8.7 |
9.4 |
7.0 |
4.8 |
* | 7.2 |
8.5 |
9.9 |
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Idaho | 9.6 |
9.7 |
11.1 |
5.0 |
10.9 |
9.5 |
9.6 |
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Montana | 10.3 |
11.3 |
7.5 |
* | 7.6 |
14.4 |
9.5 |
14.4 |
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Nevada | 10.6 |
10.8 |
10.1 |
9.4 |
7.0 |
* | 11.1 |
9.8 |
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New Mexico | 9.1 |
9.6 |
8.6 |
5.7 |
6.4 |
9.1 |
10.0 |
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Utah | 9.6 |
9.7 |
10.8 |
5.3 |
* | 8.8 |
9.5 |
10.8 |
||||||
Wyoming | 9.4 |
10.2 |
7.4 |
6.0 |
* | 11.1 |
9.7 |
7.2 |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||||||
Alaska | 9.5 |
10.6 |
7.6 |
6.9 |
7.3 |
* | 10.1 |
5.9 |
||||||
California | 9.5 |
10.0 |
8.3 |
7.6 |
9.0 |
9.3 |
10.4 |
|||||||
Hawaii | 4.6 |
4.8 |
4.2 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
* | 4.4 |
7.0 |
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Oregon | 7.9 |
8.3 |
8.0 |
5.8 |
7.6 |
8.1 |
6.4 |
|||||||
Washington | 8.5 |
8.8 |
8.7 |
5.0 |
* | 8.1 |
8.4 |
10.1 |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2004 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(2004) 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, 2004 | ||||||||||||||
|
Ownership |
Age of firm |
||||||||||||
Division and State | Total |
For profit, incorporated |
For profit, unincorporated |
Nonprofit |
Less than 5 years |
5 or more years |
Unknown |
|||||||
United States | 0.12 |
0.12 |
0.29 |
0.21 |
0.44 |
0.14 |
0.22 |
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New England: | ||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 0.44 |
0.54 |
1.04 |
0.64 |
1.82 |
0.54 |
0.68 |
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Maine | 0.46 |
0.60 |
0.82 |
1.12 |
2.72 |
0.57 |
1.73 |
|||||||
Massachusetts | 0.34 |
0.35 |
1.70 |
* | 0.89 |
0.90 |
0.44 |
0.84 |
||||||
New Hampshire | 0.39 |
0.56 |
0.67 |
1.05 |
1.45 |
0.55 |
1.51 |
|||||||
Rhode Island | 0.33 |
0.39 |
0.85 |
1.21 |
1.85 |
0.33 |
0.85 |
|||||||
Vermont | 0.76 |
0.79 |
1.46 |
0.79 |
1.98 |
0.69 |
1.76 |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||||||
New Jersey | 0.46 |
0.45 |
1.11 |
2.18 |
2.37 |
0.61 |
2.23 |
|||||||
New York | 0.36 |
0.40 |
1.18 |
0.73 |
1.27 |
* | 0.34 |
2.49 |
* | |||||
Pennsylvania | 0.45 |
0.42 |
1.22 |
0.56 |
2.35 |
* | 0.51 |
0.89 |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||||||
Illinois | 0.42 |
0.42 |
2.14 |
* | 0.72 |
1.31 |
* | 0.36 |
1.65 |
|||||
Indiana | 0.62 |
0.78 |
2.31 |
0.83 |
2.50 |
0.70 |
1.32 |
|||||||
Michigan | 0.59 |
0.82 |
1.07 |
1.67 |
2.10 |
0.63 |
1.45 |
|||||||
Ohio | 0.38 |
0.56 |
0.22 |
0.97 |
1.16 |
* | 0.28 |
1.27 |
||||||
Wisconsin | 0.51 |
0.73 |
1.29 |
1.87 |
* | 2.52 |
* | 0.58 |
1.54 |
|||||
West North Central: | ||||||||||||||
Iowa | 0.48 |
0.60 |
1.92 |
0.79 |
0.64 |
* | 0.50 |
1.13 |
||||||
Kansas | 0.51 |
0.58 |
1.09 |
1.09 |
* | 1.82 |
* | 0.64 |
0.94 |
|||||
Minnesota | 0.41 |
0.75 |
1.62 |
* | 0.69 |
3.23 |
* | 0.36 |
2.12 |
|||||
Missouri | 0.68 |
0.93 |
2.06 |
0.84 |
3.09 |
0.48 |
0.91 |
|||||||
Nebraska | 0.57 |
0.68 |
1.29 |
0.86 |
1.66 |
0.54 |
1.22 |
* | ||||||
North Dakota | 0.54 |
0.76 |
2.41 |
* | 1.13 |
* | 2.54 |
* | 0.68 |
1.29 |
||||
South Dakota | 0.63 |
0.82 |
1.14 |
1.96 |
* | 2.73 |
* | 0.65 |
1.05 |
|||||
South Atlantic: | ||||||||||||||
Delaware | 0.59 |
0.63 |
0.86 |
0.93 |
2.14 |
0.64 |
1.56 |
|||||||
District of Columbia | 0.50 |
0.60 |
1.22 |
0.81 |
2.67 |
* | 0.55 |
1.34 |
||||||
Florida | 0.62 |
0.65 |
2.86 |
1.45 |
1.59 |
* | 0.64 |
1.14 |
||||||
Georgia | 0.42 |
0.49 |
2.37 |
* | 1.01 |
* | 2.55 |
* | 0.59 |
0.43 |
||||
Maryland | 0.57 |
0.69 |
1.86 |
1.33 |
* | 0.98 |
0.50 |
1.59 |
||||||
North Carolina | 0.37 |
0.42 |
1.37 |
0.98 |
1.41 |
0.31 |
2.32 |
* | ||||||
South Carolina | 0.90 |
1.00 |
0.83 |
1.47 |
3.59 |
0.54 |
1.81 |
|||||||
Virginia | 0.70 |
0.98 |
1.27 |
1.28 |
* | 2.11 |
0.68 |
1.87 |
||||||
West Virginia | 0.67 |
0.72 |
1.21 |
1.46 |
2.08 |
0.92 |
1.90 |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||||||
Alabama | 0.39 |
0.72 |
1.15 |
1.40 |
1.40 |
0.43 |
2.30 |
|||||||
Kentucky | 0.54 |
0.76 |
2.23 |
0.80 |
1.36 |
0.40 |
2.31 |
|||||||
Mississippi | 0.65 |
0.80 |
2.45 |
* | 1.07 |
* | 2.31 |
0.92 |
0.93 |
|||||
Tennessee | 0.62 |
0.78 |
0.92 |
1.65 |
2.50 |
* | 0.62 |
2.24 |
||||||
West South Central: | ||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 0.94 |
1.08 |
2.20 |
* | 1.36 |
1.20 |
1.19 |
2.06 |
||||||
Louisiana | 0.75 |
0.92 |
1.61 |
1.09 |
* | 2.82 |
* | 0.65 |
3.74 |
|||||
Oklahoma | 0.70 |
0.86 |
0.83 |
2.25 |
1.43 |
0.67 |
1.78 |
|||||||
Texas | 0.37 |
0.54 |
1.01 |
0.64 |
1.61 |
0.44 |
1.14 |
|||||||
Mountain: | ||||||||||||||
Arizona | 0.42 |
0.53 |
1.15 |
2.20 |
* | 1.34 |
* | 0.52 |
1.44 |
|||||
Colorado | 0.50 |
0.69 |
1.20 |
1.70 |
* | 1.38 |
0.54 |
1.51 |
||||||
Idaho | 0.48 |
0.63 |
1.67 |
1.46 |
2.84 |
0.59 |
2.38 |
|||||||
Montana | 0.55 |
0.67 |
2.38 |
* | 2.16 |
3.57 |
0.63 |
3.00 |
||||||
Nevada | 0.51 |
0.76 |
2.23 |
2.27 |
2.42 |
* | 0.66 |
0.84 |
||||||
New Mexico | 0.31 |
0.52 |
1.31 |
1.36 |
1.54 |
0.52 |
2.02 |
|||||||
Utah | 0.71 |
0.96 |
2.61 |
1.71 |
* | 2.64 |
0.76 |
2.00 |
||||||
Wyoming | 0.48 |
0.59 |
0.80 |
2.71 |
* | 2.78 |
0.65 |
1.49 |
||||||
Pacific: | ||||||||||||||
Alaska | 0.66 |
0.68 |
1.91 |
1.56 |
2.80 |
* | 0.80 |
1.38 |
||||||
California | 0.39 |
0.43 |
0.89 |
0.95 |
1.33 |
0.37 |
0.96 |
|||||||
Hawaii | 0.32 |
0.35 |
0.70 |
0.91 |
1.16 |
* | 0.40 |
0.38 |
||||||
Oregon | 0.47 |
0.52 |
1.20 |
1.28 |
1.58 |
0.68 |
1.29 |
|||||||
Washington | 0.57 |
0.70 |
1.61 |
1.67 |
* | 1.92 |
0.60 |
1.83 |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2004 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. |