Table VI.A.2.f(2014) 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, 2014
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 73.0%    74.2%    72.7%    64.7%    59.7%    74.0%   
New England:
Connecticut 71.4%    71.3%    70.2%    74.1%    --    70.9%   
Maine 78.6%    80.7%    84.7%    64.7%    --    78.2%   
Massachusetts 55.7%    55.3%    59.3%    55.2%    46.2%    56.5%   
New Hampshire 73.5%    73.8%    71.4%    74.0%    --    73.9%   
Rhode Island 67.0%    68.5%    65.3%    61.8%    --    67.3%   
Vermont 67.6%    71.3%    63.9%    59.8%    --    68.0%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 63.6%    63.5%    71.7%    47.6%    --    63.5%   
New York 64.4%    61.6%    70.3%    69.7%    50.4%    66.0%   
Pennsylvania 75.5%    77.1%    70.4%    73.2%    --    76.5%   
East North Central:
Illinois 70.6%    73.2%    59.5%    60.6%    41.6% * 72.6%   
Indiana 78.5%    74.8%    92.3%    94.4%    --    80.2%   
Michigan 77.5%    82.4%    73.0%    56.1%    --    77.5%   
Ohio 75.1%    77.4%    74.3%    57.7%    --    76.0%   
Wisconsin 70.6%    75.1%    56.9%    62.9%    --    70.9%   
West North Central:
Iowa 66.2%    70.1%    68.7%    50.0%    --    66.8%   
Kansas 73.8%    75.5%    72.0%    54.3%    --    73.5%   
Minnesota 70.9%    74.4%    64.1%    58.2%    --    71.2%   
Missouri 80.6%    84.4%    77.5%    52.2%    --    80.5%   
Nebraska 69.3%    70.5%    68.4%    63.6%    --    71.8%   
North Dakota 66.0%    74.5%    55.4%    44.9%    --    65.5%   
South Dakota 72.9%    81.2%    59.1%    59.7%    --    71.8%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 76.3%    78.4%    68.9%    71.3%    --    77.3%   
District of Columbia 58.3%    68.9%    58.9%    40.9%    --    60.2%   
Florida 71.3%    70.5%    75.5%    75.9%    53.3%    72.8%   
Georgia 78.5%    78.8%    85.7%    68.4%    --    82.4%   
Maryland 71.1%    70.5%    73.1%    73.4%    --    72.0%   
North Carolina 75.2%    74.8%    88.1%    62.9%    --    75.5%   
South Carolina 84.8%    87.9%    81.4%    70.8%    --    86.1%   
Virginia 71.5%    73.6%    68.1%    62.4%    --    72.3%   
West Virginia 72.6%    75.4%    86.5%    47.8%    --    72.0%   
East South Central:
Alabama 71.2%    73.4%    72.0%    54.7%    55.7%    72.4%   
Kentucky 79.8%    81.2%    72.9%    76.1%    --    79.6%   
Mississippi 85.1%    88.0%    77.4%    74.7%    --    85.6%   
Tennessee 83.8%    86.7%    80.9%    70.1%    --    83.2%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 77.8%    84.6%    77.4%    49.2%    --    79.3%   
Louisiana 73.7%    78.0%    60.3%    64.6%    --    78.0%   
Oklahoma 80.5%    79.8%    89.8%    64.6%    --    82.0%   
Texas 75.8%    78.2%    75.0%    55.8%    74.7%    75.9%   
Mountain:
Arizona 78.8%    79.3%    77.8%    77.0%    --    79.4%   
Colorado 70.9%    69.3%    81.3%    64.3%    --    74.3%   
Idaho 79.7%    77.7%    96.6%    66.9%    --    81.4%   
Montana 69.5%    68.5%    81.2%    67.3%    --    69.9%   
Nevada 79.6%    80.1%    79.6%    --    64.5%    81.8%   
New Mexico 83.5%    84.4%    81.2%    80.3%    --    84.3%   
Utah 77.8%    78.0%    76.0%    79.4%    60.1%    80.8%   
Wyoming 79.8%    79.1%    97.5%    61.4%    --    80.1%   
Pacific:
Alaska 81.7%    80.8%    85.9%    82.4%    --    83.3%   
California 74.2%    74.9%    71.9%    72.5%    65.6%    75.0%   
Hawaii 64.3%    65.1%    59.9%    67.6%    56.2%    65.2%   
Oregon 78.6%    80.9%    76.5%    64.3%    --    77.7%   
Washington 72.2%    76.3%    62.8%    45.5%    --    73.0%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2014 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.

 

Table VI.A.2.f(2014) 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, 2014
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 0.56%    0.66%    1.55%    1.59%    2.52%    0.57%   
New England:
Connecticut 3.65%    4.66%    8.22%    8.53%    --    3.76%   
Maine 3.15%    3.80%    7.98%    7.68%    --    3.20%   
Massachusetts 3.58%    4.13%    10.68%    9.49%    12.38%    3.75%   
New Hampshire 3.68%    4.50%    9.38%    8.07%    --    3.79%   
Rhode Island 3.79%    4.59%    10.04%    9.50%    --    3.87%   
Vermont 3.59%    4.59%    9.32%    7.73%    --    3.71%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 3.44%    4.07%    7.84%    10.06%    --    3.55%   
New York 2.59%    3.32%    5.97%    5.76%    9.06%    2.70%   
Pennsylvania 2.84%    3.35%    8.64%    7.00%    --    2.89%   
East North Central:
Illinois 3.21%    3.57%    10.01%    10.46%    12.76% * 3.28%   
Indiana 3.61%    4.33%    5.09%    3.34%    --    3.65%   
Michigan 3.56%    3.76%    11.95%    10.65%    --    3.63%   
Ohio 3.24%    3.67%    9.90%    9.26%    --    3.25%   
Wisconsin 3.55%    4.00%    11.40%    8.59%    --    3.65%   
West North Central:
Iowa 3.63%    4.59%    9.28%    8.61%    --    3.70%   
Kansas 3.40%    3.92%    9.07%    11.90%    --    3.51%   
Minnesota 3.51%    4.05%    15.46%    8.13%    --    3.57%   
Missouri 3.49%    3.68%    9.49%    12.01%    --    3.60%   
Nebraska 4.00%    4.77%    11.12%    9.91%    --    3.96%   
North Dakota 3.80%    4.34%    8.84%    9.49%    --    3.96%   
South Dakota 3.76%    4.15%    10.44%    8.83%    --    3.95%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 4.37%    5.17%    12.15%    10.43%    --    4.43%   
District of Columbia 3.60%    5.34%    8.68%    5.45%    --    3.77%   
Florida 2.84%    3.15%    10.13%    7.44%    12.56%    2.89%   
Georgia 3.63%    4.17%    7.40%    12.55%    --    3.55%   
Maryland 3.47%    4.07%    9.47%    8.80%    --    3.60%   
North Carolina 3.61%    4.20%    7.33%    10.74%    --    3.70%   
South Carolina 2.87%    3.05%    8.84%    10.00%    --    2.82%   
Virginia 3.05%    3.45%    9.69%    8.95%    --    3.13%   
West Virginia 3.47%    4.09%    7.29%    8.41%    --    3.58%   
East South Central:
Alabama 3.12%    3.56%    9.07%    10.03%    12.63%    3.22%   
Kentucky 3.09%    3.44%    12.37%    8.84%    --    3.16%   
Mississippi 2.92%    2.99%    10.70%    9.74%    --    2.89%   
Tennessee 2.63%    2.98%    6.35%    9.27%    --    2.71%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 3.47%    3.72%    9.72%    9.54%    --    3.49%   
Louisiana 3.71%    4.23%    10.21%    12.96%    --    3.63%   
Oklahoma 3.13%    3.67%    4.63%    13.69%    --    3.18%   
Texas 2.33%    2.68%    5.57%    8.36%    10.08%    2.39%   
Mountain:
Arizona 3.41%    4.04%    8.75%    10.43%    --    3.46%   
Colorado 3.73%    4.47%    8.91%    11.31%    --    3.76%   
Idaho 3.69%    4.48%    3.33%    11.68%    --    3.71%   
Montana 4.31%    5.16%    12.32%    9.96%    --    4.45%   
Nevada 3.50%    4.06%    8.32%    --    12.26%    3.59%   
New Mexico 2.80%    3.22%    9.50%    7.22%    --    2.85%   
Utah 3.68%    4.18%    11.15%    9.99%    12.96%    3.63%   
Wyoming 3.35%    4.00%    1.98%    12.02%    --    3.50%   
Pacific:
Alaska 3.34%    4.35%    9.30%    5.97%    --    3.36%   
California 1.99%    2.32%    5.46%    5.90%    7.93%    2.06%   
Hawaii 2.95%    3.53%    7.45%    9.28%    10.38%    3.09%   
Oregon 3.49%    3.88%    10.78%    11.75%    --    3.65%   
Washington 3.48%    3.82%    10.24%    12.84%    --    3.60%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2014 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.