Table VII.A.2.g(2003) 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, 2003 | ||||||||||||||
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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 | 8.1 |
7.7 |
8.9 |
9.6 |
9.3 |
7.6 |
8.6 |
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New England: | ||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 7.9 |
7.5 |
9.2 |
9.0 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
5.8 |
* | ||||||
Maine | 8.9 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
14.0 |
13.0 |
7.1 |
11.0 |
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Massachusetts | 4.9 |
3.6 |
6.7 |
7.5 |
9.1 |
4.5 |
3.9 |
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New Hampshire | 7.1 |
6.6 |
7.8 |
8.9 |
8.3 |
6.9 |
7.3 |
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Rhode Island | 7.0 |
6.6 |
7.4 |
8.4 |
9.4 |
6.2 |
8.4 |
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Vermont | 8.5 |
8.7 |
9.5 |
6.4 |
9.2 |
8.3 |
9.1 |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||||||
New Jersey | 8.8 |
8.8 |
10.6 |
7.4 |
7.7 |
8.5 |
11.1 |
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New York | 7.0 |
6.6 |
8.7 |
7.1 |
7.0 |
6.9 |
7.6 |
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Pennsylvania | 6.9 |
6.5 |
9.0 |
7.5 |
8.2 |
6.2 |
8.0 |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||||||
Illinois | 7.4 |
7.4 |
6.8 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
6.9 |
8.4 |
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Indiana | 8.4 |
8.0 |
9.4 |
9.7 |
10.0 |
7.7 |
9.1 |
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Michigan | 6.9 |
7.0 |
5.7 |
8.4 |
7.6 |
6.6 |
7.7 |
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Ohio | 7.2 |
6.9 |
7.7 |
8.6 |
8.2 |
7.1 |
6.7 |
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Wisconsin | 6.9 |
6.7 |
6.1 |
8.5 |
6.9 |
7.1 |
6.2 |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||||||
Iowa | 6.6 |
5.7 |
8.0 |
7.7 |
7.6 |
6.0 |
6.6 |
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Kansas | 8.7 |
7.7 |
10.6 |
11.3 |
11.7 |
7.8 |
7.3 |
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Minnesota | 7.0 |
5.7 |
8.0 |
10.4 |
7.2 |
6.8 |
7.4 |
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Missouri | 8.1 |
8.2 |
8.7 |
6.1 |
9.4 |
7.2 |
9.5 |
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Nebraska | 7.8 |
7.3 |
8.5 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
7.2 |
7.7 |
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North Dakota | 7.0 |
7.1 |
5.7 |
8.3 |
5.8 |
7.3 |
8.3 |
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South Dakota | 8.1 |
7.4 |
8.2 |
10.7 |
9.1 |
7.9 |
6.6 |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||||||
Delaware | 8.1 |
8.5 |
7.5 |
6.5 |
9.4 |
8.5 |
6.6 |
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District of Columbia | 5.2 |
4.4 |
8.4 |
8.2 |
9.5 |
4.6 |
5.6 |
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Florida | 9.4 |
9.1 |
10.3 |
11.2 |
11.2 |
8.8 |
9.5 |
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Georgia | 7.9 |
8.0 |
8.3 |
7.4 |
6.6 |
8.5 |
7.8 |
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Maryland | 8.7 |
7.7 |
10.4 |
13.3 |
9.6 |
8.2 |
9.6 |
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North Carolina | 8.1 |
7.4 |
8.9 |
12.0 |
9.4 |
7.6 |
8.2 |
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South Carolina | 9.4 |
8.3 |
11.5 |
12.2 |
10.1 |
9.0 |
9.1 |
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Virginia | 8.8 |
7.7 |
8.5 |
15.3 |
10.6 |
7.5 |
11.3 |
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West Virginia | 8.1 |
7.9 |
7.3 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
7.8 |
5.7 |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||||||
Alabama | 8.1 |
7.7 |
8.0 |
10.5 |
7.9 |
8.3 |
7.4 |
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Kentucky | 8.3 |
7.8 |
9.9 |
9.9 |
11.1 |
7.4 |
7.3 |
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Mississippi | 9.5 |
9.2 |
13.3 |
9.1 |
8.9 |
9.9 |
9.7 |
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Tennessee | 8.6 |
8.4 |
7.8 |
10.4 |
* | 8.9 |
8.2 |
9.3 |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 10.5 |
9.6 |
12.7 |
13.0 |
10.9 |
8.6 |
13.9 |
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Louisiana | 9.6 |
8.1 |
16.8 |
14.0 |
12.2 |
7.9 |
10.8 |
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Oklahoma | 8.8 |
8.8 |
7.7 |
* | 9.9 |
9.5 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
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Texas | 8.3 |
7.4 |
11.4 |
10.6 |
10.2 |
7.3 |
9.0 |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||||||
Arizona | 10.0 |
9.5 |
10.6 |
11.9 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
11.9 |
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Colorado | 8.1 |
8.1 |
7.9 |
8.5 |
* | 9.7 |
8.1 |
7.1 |
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Idaho | 11.7 |
9.4 |
11.3 |
17.9 |
15.3 |
11.0 |
10.5 |
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Montana | 8.8 |
7.6 |
11.5 |
13.0 |
9.0 |
8.2 |
11.9 |
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Nevada | 10.0 |
9.8 |
11.5 |
9.8 |
13.2 |
9.8 |
8.6 |
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New Mexico | 8.2 |
8.2 |
6.9 |
10.1 |
10.2 |
7.6 |
7.5 |
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Utah | 8.6 |
8.6 |
8.3 |
9.2 |
* | 11.9 |
7.7 |
8.5 |
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Wyoming | 7.4 |
7.1 |
9.2 |
* | 7.7 |
7.0 |
6.8 |
9.8 |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||||||
Alaska | 9.1 |
9.2 |
8.5 |
9.0 |
12.1 |
9.0 |
7.5 |
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California | 9.0 |
8.6 |
10.1 |
10.4 |
11.2 |
8.4 |
9.8 |
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Hawaii | 4.6 |
4.5 |
5.3 |
4.9 |
5.2 |
4.1 |
6.3 |
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Oregon | 8.5 |
8.6 |
9.0 |
* | 6.9 |
10.1 |
7.8 |
11.3 |
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Washington | 9.8 |
8.8 |
10.5 |
14.3 |
13.8 |
8.6 |
11.6 |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2003 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. | ||||||||||||||
** 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(2003) 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, 2003 | ||||||||||||||
|
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 | 0.06 |
0.11 |
0.21 |
0.49 |
0.33 |
0.13 |
0.35 |
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New England: | ||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 0.74 |
0.65 |
2.13 |
2.41 |
1.06 |
0.61 |
2.37 |
* | ||||||
Maine | 0.83 |
0.89 |
1.99 |
2.26 |
2.14 |
0.89 |
2.11 |
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Massachusetts | 0.45 |
0.34 |
1.41 |
1.80 |
2.26 |
0.31 |
0.99 |
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New Hampshire | 0.72 |
0.76 |
1.18 |
1.36 |
1.48 |
0.87 |
1.43 |
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Rhode Island | 0.40 |
0.51 |
1.50 |
1.85 |
1.61 |
0.62 |
1.67 |
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Vermont | 0.66 |
0.64 |
2.41 |
1.36 |
1.71 |
0.83 |
1.28 |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||||||
New Jersey | 0.77 |
1.02 |
1.98 |
2.03 |
1.83 |
0.73 |
2.30 |
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New York | 0.47 |
0.52 |
1.29 |
1.26 |
0.93 |
0.47 |
1.29 |
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Pennsylvania | 0.42 |
0.43 |
2.48 |
1.18 |
0.93 |
0.65 |
2.02 |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||||||
Illinois | 0.53 |
0.61 |
1.09 |
1.50 |
1.31 |
0.52 |
1.41 |
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Indiana | 0.45 |
0.78 |
1.68 |
1.92 |
1.87 |
0.44 |
1.87 |
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Michigan | 0.26 |
0.45 |
0.93 |
1.50 |
1.11 |
0.31 |
2.07 |
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Ohio | 0.41 |
0.49 |
1.99 |
1.72 |
1.08 |
0.74 |
1.32 |
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Wisconsin | 0.48 |
0.46 |
1.21 |
1.54 |
1.50 |
0.66 |
1.13 |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||||||
Iowa | 0.64 |
0.75 |
1.70 |
1.68 |
1.00 |
0.60 |
1.51 |
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Kansas | 0.90 |
0.70 |
2.27 |
2.10 |
1.61 |
0.64 |
1.56 |
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Minnesota | 0.30 |
0.36 |
1.18 |
1.66 |
1.21 |
0.40 |
1.26 |
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Missouri | 0.58 |
0.78 |
1.38 |
1.36 |
0.86 |
0.73 |
1.57 |
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Nebraska | 0.58 |
0.51 |
1.32 |
2.17 |
1.38 |
0.78 |
1.66 |
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North Dakota | 0.45 |
0.51 |
1.18 |
1.66 |
0.62 |
0.51 |
1.20 |
|||||||
South Dakota | 0.46 |
0.64 |
1.19 |
1.41 |
0.82 |
0.95 |
1.22 |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||||||
Delaware | 0.56 |
0.66 |
0.96 |
1.55 |
2.10 |
0.85 |
1.38 |
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District of Columbia | 0.52 |
0.58 |
1.62 |
2.05 |
2.06 |
0.34 |
1.50 |
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Florida | 0.51 |
0.49 |
1.95 |
2.63 |
1.48 |
0.52 |
1.13 |
|||||||
Georgia | 0.71 |
0.78 |
1.58 |
2.23 |
1.00 |
0.77 |
1.37 |
|||||||
Maryland | 0.43 |
0.55 |
1.62 |
2.13 |
0.91 |
0.56 |
2.11 |
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North Carolina | 0.73 |
0.57 |
1.77 |
2.29 |
1.60 |
0.66 |
1.40 |
|||||||
South Carolina | 0.46 |
0.61 |
1.70 |
1.93 |
1.40 |
0.88 |
0.60 |
|||||||
Virginia | 0.65 |
0.45 |
1.43 |
2.66 |
1.61 |
0.45 |
1.94 |
|||||||
West Virginia | 0.50 |
0.69 |
2.08 |
1.53 |
1.06 |
0.92 |
0.78 |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||||||
Alabama | 0.75 |
0.63 |
2.31 |
1.55 |
0.89 |
1.00 |
1.37 |
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Kentucky | 0.71 |
0.83 |
1.12 |
2.29 |
1.24 |
0.82 |
1.07 |
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Mississippi | 0.73 |
0.76 |
2.05 |
1.73 |
1.38 |
1.05 |
1.41 |
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Tennessee | 0.43 |
0.41 |
1.20 |
3.31 |
* | 2.03 |
0.58 |
1.23 |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 0.97 |
0.68 |
2.69 |
3.17 |
1.88 |
1.01 |
2.77 |
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Louisiana | 0.83 |
0.90 |
2.89 |
2.10 |
1.50 |
1.03 |
1.80 |
|||||||
Oklahoma | 0.58 |
0.64 |
2.60 |
* | 1.99 |
1.48 |
0.86 |
1.38 |
||||||
Texas | 0.28 |
0.33 |
1.66 |
1.40 |
1.28 |
0.47 |
0.81 |
|||||||
Mountain: | ||||||||||||||
Arizona | 0.66 |
0.65 |
1.02 |
2.41 |
1.28 |
0.95 |
1.50 |
|||||||
Colorado | 0.67 |
0.78 |
1.16 |
2.86 |
* | 2.37 |
0.80 |
0.56 |
||||||
Idaho | 0.98 |
0.48 |
1.27 |
2.64 |
1.30 |
1.33 |
1.09 |
|||||||
Montana | 0.96 |
0.88 |
1.98 |
2.32 |
0.80 |
1.32 |
1.60 |
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Nevada | 0.35 |
0.46 |
2.56 |
2.07 |
2.31 |
0.40 |
1.05 |
|||||||
New Mexico | 0.83 |
0.95 |
0.91 |
2.81 |
1.35 |
0.61 |
1.82 |
|||||||
Utah | 0.54 |
0.77 |
1.22 |
2.79 |
* | 1.63 |
0.66 |
1.21 |
||||||
Wyoming | 0.39 |
0.54 |
2.75 |
* | 1.41 |
0.71 |
0.83 |
2.12 |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||||||
Alaska | 0.45 |
0.43 |
1.80 |
1.50 |
2.17 |
0.43 |
1.95 |
|||||||
California | 0.29 |
0.38 |
1.01 |
1.00 |
0.81 |
0.35 |
0.76 |
|||||||
Hawaii | 0.40 |
0.61 |
1.33 |
0.97 |
0.75 |
0.54 |
1.05 |
|||||||
Oregon | 0.48 |
0.62 |
2.74 |
* | 1.36 |
1.13 |
0.71 |
1.90 |
||||||
Washington | 0.89 |
0.55 |
2.64 |
2.32 |
2.24 |
0.56 |
2.15 |
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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2003 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. | ||||||||||||||
** 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. |