Table VI.A.2.f(2010) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that required a waiting period before new employees were eligible for health insurance by ownership type and age of firm and State: United States, 2010
Division and State Total Ownership Age of firm
For profit, incorporated For profit, unincorporated Nonprofit Less than 5 years 5 or more years
United States 74.6%    76.3%    72.2%    65.1%    61.1%    75.5%   
New England:
Connecticut 73.2%    72.4%    78.7%    68.2%    69.5%    73.3%   
Maine 77.2%    78.9%    69.9%    74.4%    64.5%    77.8%   
Massachusetts 58.5%    61.5%    49.1%    46.6%    39.4% * 59.9%   
New Hampshire 74.7%    77.2%    68.8%    68.9%    68.7%    75.0%   
Rhode Island 70.0%    69.7%    65.3%    74.8%    68.5%    70.1%   
Vermont 68.1%    72.2%    52.3%    65.1%    34.8% * 70.3%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 73.8%    73.1%    74.0%    79.3%    84.9%    73.0%   
New York 65.7%    65.1%    66.6%    68.8%    42.5%    67.6%   
Pennsylvania 71.2%    74.4%    57.4%    66.6%    62.5%    71.6%   
East North Central:
Illinois 77.0%    79.6%    72.4%    62.4%    80.8%    76.9%   
Indiana 78.6%    82.6%    64.5%    65.7%    58.5%    79.6%   
Michigan 76.5%    78.8%    79.2%    59.5%    57.1%    77.5%   
Ohio 77.0%    80.2%    75.0%    56.4%    31.3% * 79.4%   
Wisconsin 82.4%    88.2%    70.9%    67.1%    76.5%    82.6%   
West North Central:
Iowa 68.9%    74.0%    59.1%    54.3%    45.1% * 69.8%   
Kansas 73.6%    80.4%    56.1%    62.3%    52.0%    75.1%   
Minnesota 72.7%    72.3%    72.0%    75.3%    63.3%    73.3%   
Missouri 76.6%    80.2%    76.7%    53.4%    64.8%    77.2%   
Nebraska 74.1%    79.1%    64.6%    58.4%    40.2% * 75.8%   
North Dakota 60.9%    67.0%    43.7%    52.6%    60.1%    60.9%   
South Dakota 65.8%    69.4%    56.0%    61.6%    48.5%    67.3%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 74.1%    74.7%    74.1%    68.9%    38.2% * 75.3%   
District of Columbia 62.9%    70.0%    51.8%    50.6%    53.2%    63.4%   
Florida 76.8%    77.6%    71.6%    73.1%    74.7%    77.0%   
Georgia 80.5%    78.4%    94.7%    82.3%    74.8%    80.7%   
Maryland 76.0%    77.1%    79.1%    61.1%    60.9%    77.1%   
North Carolina 71.3%    75.0%    63.9%    47.9%    46.9% * 72.5%   
South Carolina 71.8%    75.8%    77.4%    37.4% * 69.9%    71.9%   
Virginia 69.1%    70.7%    74.4%    45.6%    62.9%    69.5%   
West Virginia 75.5%    77.7%    76.6%    59.8%    85.0%    75.1%   
East South Central:
Alabama 72.6%    73.6%    70.3%    67.1%    58.4%    73.2%   
Kentucky 78.5%    81.0%    78.4%    56.5%    41.5% * 80.8%   
Mississippi 79.0%    80.7%    70.7%    78.7%    82.1%    78.8%   
Tennessee 81.3%    83.6%    79.4%    63.1%    73.3%    81.8%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 79.4%    82.6%    73.3%    65.9%    75.6%    79.6%   
Louisiana 75.1%    76.9%    72.0%    66.3%    73.9%    75.2%   
Oklahoma 80.9%    81.1%    86.2%    68.0%    77.5%    81.0%   
Texas 78.6%    78.8%    81.2%    71.3%    72.0%    79.0%   
Mountain:
Arizona 79.2%    78.7%    86.0%    68.2%    34.2% * 83.1%   
Colorado 68.9%    69.9%    65.8%    63.1%    48.9% * 70.4%   
Idaho 78.5%    78.7%    77.8%    78.2%    52.0%    80.3%   
Montana 74.7%    75.8%    68.2%    74.8%    45.9%    77.4%   
Nevada 86.8%    87.4%    84.2%    88.1%    71.8%    88.7%   
New Mexico 78.9%    85.8%    53.0%    76.6%    49.5%    80.7%   
Utah 77.3%    76.3%    78.8%    83.5%    69.8%    77.9%   
Wyoming 76.7%    80.6%    74.6%    52.1%    62.0%    77.3%   
Pacific:
Alaska 81.5%    81.8%    83.2%    78.3%    67.7%    82.5%   
California 75.7%    78.0%    68.8%    69.5%    62.7%    76.8%   
Hawaii 67.4%    67.9%    66.8%    63.6%    60.3%    68.0%   
Oregon 88.0%    88.8%    85.9%    85.5%    66.0%    88.9%   
Washington 77.9%    79.3%    76.3%    68.4%    71.7%    78.3%   
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2010 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.f(2010) 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 ownership type and age of firm and State: United States, 2010
Division and State Total Ownership Age of firm
For profit, incorporated For profit, unincorporated Nonprofit Less than 5 years 5 or more years
United States 0.37%    0.49%    1.07%    1.17%    2.52%    0.31%   
New England:
Connecticut 3.60%    3.31%    7.33%    8.82%    13.82%    3.74%   
Maine 3.13%    3.46%    9.29%    6.70%    15.68%    3.01%   
Massachusetts 1.72%    2.25%    9.06%    6.62%    13.34% * 1.85%   
New Hampshire 2.62%    3.47%    10.36%    5.44%    18.28%    2.86%   
Rhode Island 1.95%    3.18%    8.78%    6.77%    11.09%    1.72%   
Vermont 3.71%    3.70%    10.49%    8.81%    13.43% * 3.38%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 1.62%    2.41%    4.31%    7.75%    11.98%    2.06%   
New York 2.00%    3.33%    7.86%    6.29%    9.99%    2.46%   
Pennsylvania 2.30%    2.40%    6.89%    7.00%    12.95%    2.17%   
East North Central:
Illinois 2.20%    2.31%    10.79%    9.09%    17.74%    2.01%   
Indiana 2.62%    3.36%    10.73%    9.30%    14.73%    2.71%   
Michigan 2.96%    2.70%    10.12%    8.86%    15.82%    2.86%   
Ohio 1.81%    1.55%    5.56%    9.05%    12.20% * 1.65%   
Wisconsin 2.28%    1.97%    8.63%    8.51%    20.38%    2.36%   
West North Central:
Iowa 2.89%    2.47%    9.31%    8.32%    15.11% * 2.80%   
Kansas 3.80%    3.67%    8.48%    9.71%    14.99%    3.60%   
Minnesota 3.74%    4.34%    11.00%    5.34%    17.25%    3.65%   
Missouri 4.16%    4.63%    7.39%    10.19%    12.94%    3.80%   
Nebraska 3.28%    3.49%    9.12%    10.34%    12.43% * 3.42%   
North Dakota 3.04%    3.58%    10.90%    10.81%    12.71%    2.98%   
South Dakota 2.49%    2.74%    10.65%    10.20%    13.10%    2.49%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 3.56%    3.93%    9.78%    11.49%    15.52% * 3.39%   
District of Columbia 3.13%    5.22%    8.41%    8.46%    14.57%    3.60%   
Florida 1.54%    2.42%    9.84%    5.74%    6.67%    1.66%   
Georgia 2.61%    2.96%    2.28%    12.89%    16.80%    2.35%   
Maryland 3.58%    3.47%    7.25%    8.38%    15.03%    3.34%   
North Carolina 3.33%    3.78%    11.34%    10.68%    16.00% * 3.32%   
South Carolina 2.15%    1.80%    7.62%    11.42% * 13.75%    2.02%   
Virginia 2.10%    2.69%    7.30%    12.26%    14.93%    2.32%   
West Virginia 3.43%    3.71%    6.26%    9.15%    19.37%    3.56%   
East South Central:
Alabama 2.08%    2.46%    4.93%    11.48%    16.07%    1.81%   
Kentucky 3.78%    3.74%    5.44%    10.60%    12.46% * 3.75%   
Mississippi 2.66%    2.87%    6.66%    5.24%    17.84%    2.56%   
Tennessee 2.26%    3.06%    4.90%    13.44%    16.92%    2.44%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 2.51%    3.45%    8.50%    8.77%    15.39%    2.58%   
Louisiana 3.58%    4.10%    7.22%    10.46%    18.35%    3.12%   
Oklahoma 3.00%    4.01%    5.47%    8.94%    21.90%    3.14%   
Texas 2.13%    2.42%    6.81%    5.89%    8.39%    1.99%   
Mountain:
Arizona 3.72%    4.41%    10.40%    8.86%    15.73% * 2.70%   
Colorado 2.87%    3.53%    5.51%    11.99%    14.79% * 2.59%   
Idaho 2.47%    2.51%    7.31%    6.75%    13.43%    2.39%   
Montana 4.01%    4.30%    12.77%    7.30%    13.16%    4.06%   
Nevada 2.47%    2.80%    5.09%    19.09%    8.95%    2.29%   
New Mexico 2.87%    2.67%    11.97%    8.79%    13.45%    2.69%   
Utah 2.02%    3.78%    6.91%    17.06%    9.52%    2.28%   
Wyoming 2.30%    3.10%    6.87%    10.25%    17.03%    2.36%   
Pacific:
Alaska 2.04%    2.44%    10.46%    6.19%    14.18%    2.46%   
California 1.78%    2.47%    3.65%    5.96%    10.36%    1.61%   
Hawaii 2.36%    2.87%    7.93%    6.30%    10.20%    2.49%   
Oregon 2.13%    2.01%    4.83%    10.31%    16.95%    1.89%   
Washington 3.21%    3.48%    6.92%    7.82%    14.85%    2.98%   
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2010 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.