Table VII.A.2.g(2001) Average length of waiting period (in weeks) before new employees were eligible for health insurance at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2001 (42 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 |
7.9 |
7.6 |
9.0 |
8.6 |
8.9 |
7.2 |
9.2 |
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New England: |
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Maine |
7.2 |
6.5 |
9.1 |
8.5 |
9.0 |
6.2 |
8.3 |
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Rhode Island |
6.3 |
5.7 |
6.7 |
8.7 |
8.1 |
5.7 |
6.8 |
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Vermont |
6.5 |
5.9 |
8.9 |
6.9 |
7.7 |
6.1 |
6.7 |
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Massachusetts |
6.8 |
6.2 |
7.6 |
8.9 |
7.4 |
6.2 |
9.3 |
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Connecticut |
7.0 |
6.8 |
7.9 |
7.5 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
7.5 |
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Middle Atlantic: |
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New York |
7.0 |
6.7 |
8.3 |
7.4 |
7.1 |
6.9 |
8.4 |
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New Jersey |
8.1 |
7.0 |
12.4 |
8.4 |
* |
12.6 |
6.9 |
8.5 |
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Pennsylvania |
7.7 |
7.4 |
8.9 |
7.6 |
8.7 |
7.1 |
8.4 |
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East North Central: |
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Ohio |
7.4 |
7.0 |
9.2 |
8.1 |
8.6 |
6.3 |
9.6 |
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Indiana |
7.5 |
6.8 |
7.4 |
10.8 |
7.5 |
7.3 |
7.9 |
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Illinois |
6.9 |
6.5 |
8.1 |
7.6 |
7.0 |
6.9 |
6.6 |
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Michigan |
7.9 |
7.2 |
8.8 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
6.9 |
7.9 |
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Wisconsin |
7.5 |
7.5 |
7.0 |
7.7 |
6.6 |
7.4 |
9.7 |
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West North Central: |
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Minnesota |
7.0 |
7.0 |
7.7 |
6.0 |
6.3 |
7.1 |
7.6 |
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Iowa |
7.0 |
6.7 |
8.3 |
7.3 |
8.0 |
5.2 |
10.7 |
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Missouri |
8.4 |
7.9 |
11.6 |
8.5 |
8.9 |
7.7 |
10.2 |
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South Atlantic: |
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Delaware |
8.3 |
8.1 |
8.2 |
10.1 |
9.5 |
7.2 |
10.4 |
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Maryland |
7.2 |
7.1 |
8.5 |
5.6 |
8.7 |
6.0 |
9.4 |
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District of Columbia |
6.1 |
5.6 |
9.6 |
6.4 |
* |
12.5 |
4.0 |
9.2 |
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Virginia |
7.2 |
7.2 |
8.2 |
5.9 |
7.4 |
6.6 |
8.3 |
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North Carolina |
7.4 |
6.9 |
8.8 |
9.0 |
8.8 |
6.3 |
8.1 |
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South Carolina |
8.5 |
8.2 |
10.5 |
8.8 |
* |
8.6 |
8.4 |
8.9 |
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Georgia |
8.7 |
8.2 |
10.1 |
10.1 |
11.0 |
8.6 |
7.2 |
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Florida |
8.5 |
7.8 |
10.7 |
11.1 |
8.8 |
7.7 |
10.5 |
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East South Central: |
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Kentucky |
8.6 |
7.7 |
12.0 |
8.1 |
9.8 |
7.8 |
8.3 |
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Tennessee |
8.3 |
8.1 |
9.3 |
8.8 |
* |
8.7 |
7.5 |
9.8 |
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Alabama |
7.7 |
7.6 |
6.9 |
8.7 |
7.4 |
7.3 |
9.2 |
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Mississippi |
8.6 |
8.2 |
10.6 |
8.3 |
8.7 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
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West South Central: |
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Arkansas |
8.6 |
8.4 |
6.7 |
11.1 |
9.0 |
7.7 |
10.4 |
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Louisiana |
8.0 |
6.6 |
12.1 |
12.4 |
11.9 |
6.9 |
5.9 |
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Oklahoma |
9.8 |
10.2 |
5.8 |
* |
10.2 |
9.5 |
8.2 |
15.1 |
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Texas |
8.6 |
8.7 |
7.8 |
8.1 |
8.5 |
8.0 |
10.0 |
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Mountain: |
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Idaho |
10.0 |
10.1 |
10.2 |
9.6 |
10.7 |
9.8 |
9.7 |
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Colorado |
7.8 |
7.9 |
8.0 |
7.0 |
10.0 |
7.3 |
8.7 |
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Arizona |
8.1 |
7.6 |
12.3 |
7.8 |
9.1 |
7.7 |
8.2 |
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Utah |
8.4 |
8.0 |
8.5 |
10.2 |
11.6 |
8.2 |
5.6 |
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Nevada |
10.5 |
10.4 |
10.8 |
11.2 |
14.0 |
9.1 |
11.2 |
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Pacific: |
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Washington |
7.7 |
7.0 |
8.8 |
10.1 |
11.2 |
7.1 |
6.3 |
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Oregon |
9.0 |
8.2 |
10.3 |
11.9 |
12.2 |
7.6 |
11.0 |
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California |
9.1 |
8.8 |
9.9 |
10.8 |
11.9 |
7.9 |
11.1 |
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Alaska |
9.5 |
9.3 |
9.8 |
10.0 |
11.3 |
9.5 |
7.7 |
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Hawaii |
5.1 |
5.4 |
3.9 |
4.9 |
4.7 |
3.4 |
11.3 |
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States not shown separately |
7.7 |
7.6 |
8.7 |
7.0 |
7.4 |
7.1 |
10.2 |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2001 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. |
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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 IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix for details. |
Table VII.A.2.g(2001) 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 proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2001 (42 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 |
0.09 |
0.11 |
0.24 |
0.27 |
0.23 |
0.08 |
0.33 |
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New England: |
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Maine |
0.47 |
0.59 |
1.22 |
1.54 |
1.17 |
0.68 |
1.40 |
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Rhode Island |
0.31 |
0.33 |
0.50 |
2.10 |
1.11 |
0.53 |
0.46 |
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Vermont |
0.26 |
0.33 |
1.52 |
1.83 |
1.42 |
0.46 |
0.41 |
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Massachusetts |
0.45 |
0.50 |
1.57 |
2.29 |
1.40 |
0.47 |
1.39 |
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Connecticut |
0.41 |
0.45 |
0.69 |
0.90 |
1.16 |
0.57 |
1.91 |
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Middle Atlantic: |
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New York |
0.47 |
0.68 |
1.08 |
1.16 |
0.65 |
0.51 |
1.74 |
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New Jersey |
0.59 |
0.67 |
1.91 |
2.70 |
* |
2.04 |
0.66 |
1.84 |
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Pennsylvania |
0.40 |
0.32 |
1.59 |
0.93 |
0.91 |
0.49 |
1.00 |
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East North Central: |
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Ohio |
0.38 |
0.40 |
1.07 |
1.55 |
0.67 |
0.38 |
1.24 |
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Indiana |
0.34 |
0.41 |
0.78 |
1.12 |
0.95 |
0.40 |
1.19 |
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Illinois |
0.42 |
0.60 |
1.19 |
0.77 |
1.02 |
0.58 |
1.02 |
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Michigan |
0.47 |
0.28 |
1.26 |
1.50 |
1.36 |
0.47 |
0.78 |
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Wisconsin |
0.32 |
0.44 |
0.67 |
0.93 |
0.63 |
0.38 |
1.39 |
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West North Central: |
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Minnesota |
0.28 |
0.41 |
0.84 |
1.01 |
0.69 |
0.38 |
1.97 |
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Iowa |
0.47 |
0.63 |
1.19 |
1.57 |
0.91 |
0.28 |
1.90 |
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Missouri |
0.76 |
0.89 |
1.74 |
1.94 |
2.08 |
0.67 |
2.08 |
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South Atlantic: |
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Delaware |
0.67 |
0.84 |
1.28 |
2.25 |
2.25 |
0.84 |
1.43 |
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Maryland |
0.67 |
0.66 |
1.77 |
1.41 |
1.68 |
0.54 |
1.43 |
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District of Columbia |
0.51 |
0.51 |
1.96 |
2.34 |
* |
2.08 |
0.40 |
1.07 |
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Virginia |
0.47 |
0.55 |
1.71 |
0.85 |
0.88 |
0.62 |
0.56 |
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North Carolina |
0.60 |
0.65 |
0.98 |
2.07 |
1.20 |
0.68 |
1.47 |
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South Carolina |
0.61 |
0.62 |
1.80 |
3.06 |
* |
1.09 |
0.63 |
1.39 |
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Georgia |
0.53 |
0.79 |
1.58 |
2.33 |
1.35 |
0.85 |
1.50 |
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Florida |
0.38 |
0.49 |
1.46 |
3.12 |
0.96 |
0.40 |
1.15 |
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East South Central: |
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Kentucky |
0.46 |
0.37 |
1.77 |
0.77 |
0.77 |
0.85 |
1.18 |
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Tennessee |
0.46 |
0.50 |
0.97 |
2.66 |
* |
0.56 |
0.70 |
1.27 |
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Alabama |
0.55 |
0.65 |
1.10 |
1.15 |
1.10 |
0.90 |
0.99 |
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Mississippi |
0.65 |
0.80 |
1.19 |
2.42 |
1.31 |
0.91 |
0.95 |
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West South Central: |
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Arkansas |
0.59 |
0.61 |
1.30 |
2.44 |
0.91 |
0.76 |
2.38 |
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Louisiana |
0.78 |
0.42 |
2.16 |
2.77 |
1.38 |
0.62 |
1.13 |
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Oklahoma |
0.50 |
0.60 |
2.43 |
* |
2.07 |
1.19 |
0.70 |
1.72 |
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Texas |
0.24 |
0.31 |
0.88 |
0.76 |
0.42 |
0.31 |
0.49 |
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Mountain: |
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Idaho |
0.66 |
0.76 |
1.88 |
1.34 |
1.31 |
0.83 |
1.84 |
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Colorado |
0.78 |
0.80 |
1.44 |
1.15 |
2.48 |
0.69 |
1.16 |
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Arizona |
0.53 |
0.44 |
1.61 |
1.63 |
0.83 |
0.57 |
1.50 |
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Utah |
0.54 |
0.44 |
1.28 |
1.67 |
1.23 |
0.69 |
1.12 |
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Nevada |
0.39 |
0.48 |
2.22 |
1.89 |
1.21 |
0.35 |
1.03 |
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Pacific: |
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Washington |
0.65 |
0.58 |
1.82 |
2.54 |
1.22 |
0.58 |
1.14 |
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Oregon |
0.56 |
0.96 |
1.80 |
1.64 |
1.43 |
0.68 |
1.27 |
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California |
0.37 |
0.52 |
0.89 |
0.78 |
0.91 |
0.33 |
1.31 |
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Alaska |
0.51 |
0.59 |
1.53 |
1.94 |
2.24 |
0.75 |
1.37 |
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Hawaii |
0.52 |
0.75 |
0.56 |
0.66 |
0.46 |
0.20 |
2.00 |
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States not shown separately |
0.48 |
0.55 |
1.11 |
1.22 |
0.32 |
0.45 |
1.52 |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2001 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. |
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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 IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix for details. |