Table VII.A.2.f(2000) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that required a waiting period before new employees were eligible for health insurance by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2000 (40 States are shown separately) |
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Percent Full-Time Employees |
Percent Low-Wage Employees ** |
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Division and State |
Total |
75% or more |
50-74% |
less than 50 % |
50% or more |
less than 50% |
Unknown |
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United States |
73.6% |
|
73.9% |
|
72.2% |
|
73.5% |
|
73.6% |
|
71.6% |
|
79.9% |
|
New England: |
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Massachusetts |
54.8% |
|
54.1% |
|
49.0% |
|
68.4% |
|
77.0% |
|
44.6% |
|
75.6% |
|
New Hampshire |
75.6% |
|
77.9% |
|
68.6% |
|
72.1% |
|
67.0% |
|
74.9% |
|
87.6% |
|
Connecticut |
76.5% |
|
72.9% |
|
79.4% |
|
89.6% |
|
69.1% |
|
78.6% |
|
75.7% |
|
Middle Atlantic: |
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New York |
69.7% |
|
70.3% |
|
71.2% |
|
61.1% |
|
75.9% |
|
65.5% |
|
78.7% |
|
New Jersey |
69.7% |
|
68.6% |
|
72.9% |
|
73.8% |
|
76.9% |
|
70.8% |
|
58.9% |
|
Pennsylvania |
67.0% |
|
68.0% |
|
67.5% |
|
60.9% |
|
59.1% |
|
65.7% |
|
82.1% |
|
East North Central: |
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Ohio |
76.2% |
|
77.6% |
|
71.2% |
|
73.5% |
|
71.4% |
|
74.7% |
|
86.0% |
|
Indiana |
78.7% |
|
79.2% |
|
74.2% |
|
79.7% |
|
79.6% |
|
75.7% |
|
85.9% |
|
Illinois |
69.4% |
|
68.9% |
|
69.5% |
|
72.4% |
|
73.9% |
|
66.1% |
|
74.7% |
|
Michigan |
71.9% |
|
73.4% |
|
73.6% |
|
60.4% |
|
75.4% |
|
68.0% |
|
81.8% |
|
Wisconsin |
73.2% |
|
72.5% |
|
71.8% |
|
77.8% |
|
72.2% |
|
72.0% |
|
79.7% |
|
West North Central: |
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Minnesota |
76.9% |
|
77.2% |
|
80.3% |
|
71.6% |
|
68.5% |
|
78.4% |
|
82.1% |
|
Iowa |
72.2% |
|
72.6% |
|
67.8% |
|
74.3% |
|
69.0% |
|
70.2% |
|
83.6% |
|
Missouri |
76.3% |
|
77.3% |
|
75.5% |
|
71.7% |
|
73.4% |
|
75.8% |
|
82.3% |
|
Nebraska |
70.4% |
|
73.1% |
|
65.7% |
|
62.1% |
|
54.8% |
|
72.1% |
|
96.9% |
|
Kansas |
69.9% |
|
69.4% |
|
68.4% |
|
73.4% |
|
61.4% |
|
73.8% |
|
72.8% |
|
North Dakota |
53.0% |
|
56.2% |
|
61.6% |
|
36.3% |
|
42.1% |
|
56.4% |
|
74.1% |
|
South Dakota |
66.5% |
|
68.0% |
|
60.9% |
|
66.3% |
|
55.2% |
|
68.9% |
|
86.3% |
|
South Atlantic: |
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Maryland |
72.0% |
|
73.3% |
|
66.9% |
|
70.7% |
|
67.6% |
|
68.2% |
|
83.7% |
|
Virginia |
74.5% |
|
72.5% |
|
81.2% |
|
77.1% |
|
69.9% |
|
70.2% |
|
89.7% |
|
West Virginia |
72.3% |
|
75.2% |
|
66.2% |
|
58.0% |
|
70.8% |
|
69.2% |
|
79.8% |
|
North Carolina |
78.2% |
|
78.0% |
|
76.8% |
|
81.2% |
|
73.5% |
|
75.3% |
|
88.3% |
|
South Carolina |
73.5% |
|
69.4% |
|
84.3% |
|
91.8% |
|
66.5% |
|
75.2% |
|
79.6% |
|
Georgia |
76.9% |
|
77.7% |
|
71.3% |
|
77.6% |
|
73.9% |
|
79.5% |
|
74.2% |
|
Florida |
74.7% |
|
75.5% |
|
69.8% |
|
75.8% |
|
74.1% |
|
74.1% |
|
77.3% |
|
East South Central: |
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Kentucky |
73.3% |
|
70.9% |
|
77.3% |
|
78.2% |
|
72.6% |
|
68.6% |
|
84.2% |
|
Tennessee |
80.1% |
|
78.1% |
|
84.3% |
|
87.8% |
|
88.2% |
|
81.3% |
|
72.6% |
|
Alabama |
69.8% |
|
69.1% |
|
66.2% |
85.7% |
|
72.7% |
|
64.5% |
|
80.6% |
|
|
Mississippi |
66.4% |
|
71.2% |
|
42.4% |
* |
69.3% |
|
57.0% |
|
71.7% |
|
69.2% |
|
West South Central: |
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Arkansas |
76.1% |
|
75.0% |
|
80.6% |
78.5% |
|
78.8% |
|
68.0% |
|
87.0% |
|
|
Louisiana |
71.5% |
|
73.4% |
|
53.0% |
85.1% |
|
77.4% |
|
68.1% |
|
70.8% |
|
|
Oklahoma |
76.4% |
|
80.7% |
|
72.6% |
53.4% |
|
65.0% |
|
75.4% |
|
90.6% |
|
|
Texas |
80.0% |
|
79.3% |
|
81.0% |
|
84.4% |
|
83.6% |
|
77.7% |
|
82.3% |
|
Mountain: |
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Colorado |
73.4% |
|
72.8% |
|
71.8% |
|
83.0% |
|
83.6% |
|
67.2% |
|
85.7% |
|
New Mexico |
80.9% |
|
82.4% |
|
80.3% |
|
72.0% |
|
79.5% |
|
82.3% |
|
78.8% |
|
Arizona |
79.0% |
|
79.4% |
|
79.0% |
|
75.3% |
|
80.3% |
|
74.8% |
|
93.3% |
|
Utah |
80.3% |
|
81.4% |
|
72.4% |
|
83.0% |
|
84.5% |
|
85.2% |
|
65.6% |
|
Pacific: |
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Washington |
75.2% |
|
76.5% |
|
71.0% |
|
74.2% |
|
76.0% |
|
76.0% |
|
68.7% |
|
Oregon |
79.9% |
|
81.0% |
|
73.3% |
|
81.0% |
|
75.0% |
|
82.2% |
|
77.0% |
|
California |
77.4% |
|
78.5% |
|
76.7% |
|
71.7% |
|
81.6% |
|
76.0% |
|
78.4% |
|
States not shown separately |
73.0% |
|
72.5% |
|
72.1% |
|
76.7% |
|
70.3% |
|
72.2% |
|
81.2% |
|
|
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Cost and Financing Studies. 2000 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Insurance Component. |
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Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. |
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*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision. |
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** The definition of low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to prior year's estimates. See Technical Appendix for details. |
Table VII.A.2.f(2000) 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 proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2000 (40 States are shown separately) |
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Percent Full-Time Employees |
Percent Low-Wage Employees ** |
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Division and State |
Total |
75% or more |
50-74% |
less than 50 % |
50% or more |
less than 50% |
Unknown |
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United States |
0.59% |
|
0.57% |
|
1.17% |
|
1.07% |
|
0.71% |
|
0.69% |
|
1.43% |
|
New England: |
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Massachusetts |
2.63% |
|
4.19% |
|
7.60% |
|
8.06% |
|
6.02% |
|
3.86% |
|
8.41% |
|
New Hampshire |
2.61% |
|
2.08% |
|
8.56% |
|
7.94% |
|
6.70% |
|
2.67% |
|
7.55% |
|
Connecticut |
2.12% |
|
3.00% |
|
5.52% |
|
3.98% |
|
5.08% |
|
2.29% |
|
8.29% |
|
Middle Atlantic: |
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New York |
1.70% |
|
2.16% |
|
5.16% |
|
8.08% |
|
4.69% |
|
2.34% |
|
6.73% |
|
New Jersey |
3.39% |
|
3.55% |
|
8.80% |
|
12.38% |
|
7.66% |
|
3.59% |
|
9.86% |
|
Pennsylvania |
2.36% |
|
2.64% |
|
7.61% |
|
5.29% |
|
5.59% |
|
3.18% |
|
5.05% |
|
East North Central: |
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Ohio |
2.41% |
|
2.22% |
|
6.40% |
|
6.83% |
|
3.92% |
|
2.17% |
|
8.92% |
|
Indiana |
2.14% |
|
2.64% |
|
9.28% |
|
5.64% |
|
3.65% |
|
4.73% |
|
6.24% |
|
Illinois |
2.59% |
|
2.99% |
|
7.13% |
|
6.87% |
|
5.72% |
|
2.80% |
|
7.42% |
|
Michigan |
4.12% |
|
4.92% |
|
6.87% |
|
8.81% |
|
3.95% |
|
4.32% |
|
8.43% |
|
Wisconsin |
2.04% |
|
2.10% |
|
6.66% |
|
4.56% |
|
3.64% |
|
2.68% |
|
4.56% |
|
West North Central: |
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Minnesota |
2.41% |
|
4.29% |
|
6.76% |
|
7.15% |
|
6.37% |
|
3.51% |
|
8.71% |
|
Iowa |
2.68% |
|
2.98% |
|
6.93% |
|
6.58% |
|
5.57% |
|
2.30% |
|
8.51% |
|
Missouri |
3.26% |
|
4.35% |
|
5.50% |
|
7.73% |
|
6.47% |
|
3.26% |
|
7.14% |
|
Nebraska |
4.12% |
|
4.46% |
|
9.23% |
|
8.51% |
|
4.09% |
|
5.15% |
|
1.55% |
|
Kansas |
3.49% |
|
3.02% |
|
9.76% |
|
7.94% |
|
8.17% |
|
3.66% |
|
10.03% |
|
North Dakota |
4.07% |
|
5.61% |
|
8.59% |
|
6.88% |
|
5.86% |
|
5.12% |
|
8.15% |
|
South Dakota |
3.43% |
|
4.61% |
|
5.96% |
|
7.79% |
|
5.43% |
|
4.36% |
|
7.05% |
|
South Atlantic: |
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Maryland |
2.81% |
|
3.75% |
|
7.14% |
|
7.98% |
|
9.38% |
|
2.81% |
|
7.97% |
|
Virginia |
2.12% |
|
2.68% |
|
5.53% |
|
10.18% |
|
5.74% |
|
3.45% |
|
2.62% |
|
West Virginia |
4.17% |
|
4.05% |
|
8.83% |
|
10.66% |
|
5.42% |
|
6.50% |
|
7.77% |
|
North Carolina |
2.08% |
|
2.10% |
|
9.12% |
|
8.56% |
|
6.29% |
|
2.83% |
|
9.58% |
|
South Carolina |
3.77% |
|
4.33% |
|
5.07% |
|
10.87% |
|
8.12% |
|
4.43% |
|
6.98% |
|
Georgia |
3.62% |
|
4.22% |
|
11.57% |
|
9.75% |
|
9.05% |
|
4.70% |
|
4.96% |
|
Florida |
2.36% |
|
1.97% |
|
9.20% |
|
11.41% |
|
7.44% |
|
2.93% |
|
7.02% |
|
East South Central: |
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Kentucky |
3.74% |
|
4.44% |
|
8.10% |
|
10.29% |
|
4.95% |
|
4.87% |
|
5.05% |
|
Tennessee |
2.38% |
|
3.00% |
|
5.96% |
|
10.70% |
|
3.55% |
|
2.71% |
|
6.78% |
|
Alabama |
3.21% |
|
3.64% |
|
10.76% |
5.14% |
|
4.01% |
|
5.04% |
|
10.96% |
|
|
Mississippi |
4.24% |
|
3.64% |
|
13.28% |
* |
11.32% |
|
7.13% |
|
6.04% |
|
7.70% |
|
West South Central: |
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Arkansas |
1.56% |
|
1.77% |
|
4.54% |
5.26% |
|
3.50% |
|
3.36% |
|
2.72% |
|
|
Louisiana |
2.77% |
|
2.86% |
|
12.02% |
13.61% |
|
7.30% |
|
5.08% |
|
9.02% |
|
|
Oklahoma |
3.21% |
|
2.96% |
|
11.13% |
|
12.66% |
|
8.37% |
|
3.93% |
|
9.63% |
|
Texas |
2.53% |
|
2.38% |
|
5.77% |
|
5.69% |
|
2.95% |
|
2.60% |
|
5.40% |
|
Mountain: |
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Colorado |
2.03% |
|
2.50% |
|
6.72% |
|
9.08% |
|
7.70% |
|
4.30% |
|
5.85% |
|
New Mexico |
2.55% |
|
2.30% |
|
10.08% |
|
8.92% |
|
5.22% |
|
3.39% |
|
6.84% |
|
Arizona |
4.15% |
|
4.25% |
|
11.38% |
|
9.86% |
|
5.67% |
|
4.03% |
|
5.49% |
|
Utah |
3.33% |
|
3.96% |
|
7.05% |
|
10.26% |
|
5.79% |
|
4.22% |
|
6.89% |
|
Pacific: |
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Washington |
3.99% |
|
4.76% |
|
6.07% |
|
9.62% |
|
9.80% |
|
4.39% |
|
9.01% |
|
Oregon |
3.06% |
|
2.96% |
|
10.66% |
|
7.27% |
|
4.94% |
|
3.06% |
|
8.82% |
|
California |
1.49% |
|
1.23% |
|
4.73% |
|
6.07% |
|
2.25% |
|
1.42% |
|
4.71% |
|
States not shown separately |
2.09% |
|
2.23% |
|
6.73% |
|
6.66% |
|
4.18% |
|
2.80% |
|
4.81% |
|
|
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Cost and Financing Studies. 2000 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Insurance Component. |
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Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. |
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*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision. |
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** The definition of low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to prior year's estimates. See Technical Appendix for details. |