Table VI.A.2.f 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, 2015
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 74.4%    76.1%    72.9%    64.3%    60.2%    75.4%   
New England:
Connecticut 77.6%    76.7%    86.3%    70.1%    --    77.8%   
Maine 74.1%    76.3%    63.8%    72.7%    --    74.1%   
Massachusetts 58.9%    65.3%    22.4% * 58.7%    --    61.6%   
New Hampshire 77.8%    83.2%    66.6%    68.0%    --    79.7%   
Rhode Island 69.7%    68.9%    --    76.9%    --    70.8%   
Vermont 61.2%    60.6%    76.7%    54.7%    --    62.5%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 66.4%    64.2%    76.4%    63.1%    --    66.4%   
New York 69.2%    71.4%    64.3%    63.1%    48.6%    71.1%   
Pennsylvania 69.7%    74.4%    50.2%    62.3%    --    70.4%   
East North Central:
Illinois 71.1%    69.6%    81.5%    65.6%    --    69.9%   
Indiana 82.7%    83.7%    86.5%    64.7%    --    82.9%   
Michigan 75.3%    77.2%    72.9%    67.8%    --    76.8%   
Ohio 78.2%    82.6%    76.8%    51.6%    --    80.1%   
Wisconsin 81.8%    84.9%    76.5%    71.7%    --    81.7%   
West North Central:
Iowa 66.9%    69.7%    53.9%    71.0%    --    68.4%   
Kansas 73.9%    79.7%    64.3%    42.4%    --    73.3%   
Minnesota 71.6%    75.1%    69.5%    43.3%    --    72.3%   
Missouri 69.6%    74.5%    53.7%    63.0%    --    72.9%   
Nebraska 76.4%    81.0%    62.2%    69.3%    --    77.7%   
North Dakota 67.1%    64.1%    74.0%    68.8%    --    71.0%   
South Dakota 67.7%    76.5%    54.6%    48.5%    --    68.3%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 72.2%    73.9%    73.0%    62.1%    --    72.6%   
District of Columbia 57.2%    60.8%    63.3%    47.1%    --    56.5%   
Florida 72.1%    72.9%    64.8%    74.0%    68.1%    72.4%   
Georgia 75.6%    72.9%    89.9%    --    --    78.1%   
Maryland 71.5%    71.6%    77.8%    62.5%    --    73.7%   
North Carolina 79.3%    81.3%    92.7%    58.0%    --    80.0%   
South Carolina 76.7%    78.1%    88.4%    53.0%    --    79.4%   
Virginia 73.6%    72.9%    87.3%    59.7%    --    75.0%   
West Virginia 73.6%    82.5%    64.6%    45.3%    --    73.6%   
East South Central:
Alabama 69.8%    73.8%    72.9%    44.0%    --    70.9%   
Kentucky 83.9%    84.2%    87.0%    79.1%    --    84.5%   
Mississippi 82.3%    85.4%    74.4%    69.7%    --    84.3%   
Tennessee 77.7%    81.2%    77.9%    52.2%    --    79.8%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 76.4%    75.4%    77.2%    81.2%    --    76.7%   
Louisiana 82.3%    86.1%    84.1%    56.8%    --    82.4%   
Oklahoma 80.2%    85.0%    71.7%    56.7%    70.2%    81.2%   
Texas 79.6%    80.4%    80.1%    67.4%    58.0%    81.6%   
Mountain:
Arizona 80.5%    82.2%    76.2%    75.0%    --    84.9%   
Colorado 75.5%    76.2%    74.9%    71.5%    --    78.1%   
Idaho 79.1%    80.6%    80.9%    55.8%    --    79.1%   
Montana 77.3%    75.2%    76.5%    94.0%    --    78.9%   
Nevada 87.6%    86.4%    91.1%    --    --    87.1%   
New Mexico 76.2%    79.2%    65.0%    64.4%    --    76.8%   
Utah 80.2%    78.7%    88.6%    --    --    81.5%   
Wyoming 80.4%    84.7%    94.9%    32.0% * --    82.3%   
Pacific:
Alaska 76.7%    77.1%    88.5%    67.0%    --    77.9%   
California 76.9%    79.0%    68.8%    75.7%    75.7%    77.0%   
Hawaii 69.3%    69.1%    65.7%    77.7%    53.5%    70.7%   
Oregon 80.0%    79.1%    94.9%    61.5%    --    81.4%   
Washington 70.8%    71.6%    77.6%    59.3%    --    69.0%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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 Standard errors 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, 2015
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 0.57%    0.66%    1.57%    1.70%    2.67%    0.58%   
New England:
Connecticut 3.55%    4.55%    6.50%    9.45%    --    3.61%   
Maine 3.55%    4.30%    12.08%    7.49%    --    3.61%   
Massachusetts 3.60%    4.01%    7.19% * 9.91%    --    3.73%   
New Hampshire 3.09%    3.51%    8.88%    7.88%    --    3.06%   
Rhode Island 3.85%    4.49%    --    7.65%    --    3.85%   
Vermont 3.74%    4.70%    9.96%    8.22%    --    3.80%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 3.70%    4.29%    7.98%    15.27%    --    3.75%   
New York 2.50%    2.96%    6.68%    6.95%    10.16%    2.54%   
Pennsylvania 3.22%    3.68%    9.86%    8.38%    --    3.30%   
East North Central:
Illinois 3.42%    4.07%    8.02%    9.82%    --    3.52%   
Indiana 3.21%    3.62%    7.22%    13.44%    --    3.32%   
Michigan 3.60%    4.22%    10.88%    9.68%    --    3.62%   
Ohio 2.83%    3.00%    9.70%    9.88%    --    2.79%   
Wisconsin 3.64%    4.27%    9.82%    9.63%    --    3.77%   
West North Central:
Iowa 3.70%    4.54%    9.86%    8.67%    --    3.75%   
Kansas 3.42%    3.68%    9.99%    11.90%    --    3.51%   
Minnesota 3.38%    3.79%    10.02%    10.69%    --    3.45%   
Missouri 3.96%    4.59%    11.26%    10.71%    --    4.06%   
Nebraska 3.93%    4.01%    11.59%    13.05%    --    3.93%   
North Dakota 3.84%    4.91%    7.99%    9.78%    --    3.96%   
South Dakota 4.21%    5.15%    9.72%    9.20%    --    4.29%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 3.91%    4.74%    9.99%    10.19%    --    3.99%   
District of Columbia 3.79%    5.22%    10.79%    6.04%    --    3.93%   
Florida 2.83%    3.17%    9.53%    8.16%    12.77%    2.90%   
Georgia 3.91%    4.64%    5.70%    --    --    3.89%   
Maryland 3.67%    4.69%    8.12%    8.87%    --    3.79%   
North Carolina 3.63%    3.96%    5.85%    11.48%    --    3.69%   
South Carolina 3.77%    4.37%    8.91%    11.26%    --    3.83%   
Virginia 3.26%    3.89%    6.96%    9.35%    --    3.29%   
West Virginia 3.31%    3.45%    9.90%    8.19%    --    3.36%   
East South Central:
Alabama 3.40%    3.80%    10.01%    9.36%    --    3.43%   
Kentucky 2.89%    3.51%    6.71%    7.39%    --    2.95%   
Mississippi 3.16%    3.42%    9.77%    11.94%    --    3.05%   
Tennessee 3.25%    3.89%    6.43%    12.62%    --    3.24%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 3.55%    4.49%    8.59%    7.83%    --    3.66%   
Louisiana 3.14%    3.59%    6.89%    10.27%    --    3.19%   
Oklahoma 3.15%    3.27%    9.23%    11.03%    12.14%    3.25%   
Texas 2.30%    2.67%    5.35%    9.72%    10.15%    2.30%   
Mountain:
Arizona 3.54%    4.10%    10.46%    10.06%    --    3.28%   
Colorado 3.31%    3.83%    10.06%    9.61%    --    3.30%   
Idaho 3.88%    4.30%    10.06%    16.14%    --    4.00%   
Montana 4.15%    4.89%    11.65%    4.34%    --    4.14%   
Nevada 2.84%    3.51%    4.89%    --    --    3.04%   
New Mexico 3.64%    3.99%    12.93%    10.67%    --    3.71%   
Utah 3.56%    4.44%    5.24%    --    --    3.57%   
Wyoming 3.43%    3.72%    3.49%    11.02% * --    3.35%   
Pacific:
Alaska 3.65%    4.67%    7.40%    8.22%    --    3.67%   
California 1.98%    2.17%    5.61%    6.42%    7.29%    2.05%   
Hawaii 3.09%    3.76%    7.35%    8.21%    11.94%    3.21%   
Oregon 3.20%    3.98%    3.39%    9.94%    --    3.19%   
Washington 4.26%    5.06%    10.23%    10.66%    --    4.44%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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.