Table VII.A.2.g(2004) 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, 2004
 
 

 

Percent Full-Time Employees

Percent Low-Wage Employees **
Division and State

Total

  

75% or more

  

50-74%

  

Less than 50%

  

50% or more

  

Less than 50%

  
 
United States

8.1

7.8

8.3

9.3

9.6

7.5
 
New England:
Connecticut

6.8

6.4

8.2

7.2

8.3

6.5
Maine

7.9

7.9

8.6

7.1

8.3

7.7
Massachusetts

5.8

5.1

6.7

7.6

8.8

5.1
New Hampshire

7.1

7.0

7.8

6.8

 *

8.1

6.8
Rhode Island

6.8

6.7

6.7

7.2

5.1

7.1
Vermont

7.3

7.0

7.1

8.6

8.8

6.8
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

8.4

8.1

8.7

9.3

10.0

7.8
New York

7.5

6.9

9.1

8.5

9.7

6.8
Pennsylvania

7.7

7.3

6.4

10.1

9.2

7.1
 
East North Central:
Illinois

6.9

6.6

6.8

9.8

8.3

6.4
Indiana

9.1

8.5

8.6

12.0

11.1

8.0
Michigan

7.6

7.8

7.5

6.8

8.1

7.4
Ohio

6.4

5.4

10.3

8.0

7.1

6.2
Wisconsin

7.0

6.9

6.7

7.6

9.7

6.1
 
West North Central:
Iowa

6.7

6.5

5.4

9.0

6.5

6.9
Kansas

6.7

6.7

6.6

6.7

6.9

6.6
Minnesota

7.2

6.5

7.8

9.5

8.4

6.8
Missouri

9.3

9.1

9.5

10.3

10.9

8.5
Nebraska

6.4

6.0

9.1

5.8

5.9

6.7
North Dakota

6.7

5.7

9.0

7.9

7.2

6.5
South Dakota

7.5

7.8

8.1

5.8

7.6

7.5
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

8.9

8.6

10.0

9.4

11.4

8.1
District of Columbia

5.5

5.1

9.9

7.2

 *

11.7

4.7
Florida

9.0

8.8

8.6

12.0

10.5

8.4
Georgia

7.5

7.5

6.7

8.9

10.1

6.9
Maryland

7.6

7.1

7.7

10.2

10.4

6.9
North Carolina

7.3

7.3

6.6

8.1

8.6

6.7
South Carolina

9.1

9.6

8.3

6.6

 *

9.1

9.0
Virginia

8.9

9.2

8.4

7.9

10.7

8.2
West Virginia

9.2

8.6

10.4

11.4

11.1

7.7
 
East South Central:
Alabama

7.7

8.0

6.0

7.2

7.8

7.7
Kentucky

9.2

8.8

8.8

12.1

9.4

9.1
Mississippi

8.8

8.4

8.8

12.4

11.4

7.5
Tennessee

8.5

7.5

10.0

13.0

10.9

6.7
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

9.5

9.7

8.7

9.1

11.6

8.0
Louisiana

9.4

8.4

8.4

14.8

10.3

9.0
Oklahoma

8.8

8.5

7.5

12.5

11.8

7.4
Texas

8.6

8.3

8.0

11.6

10.7

7.6
 
Mountain:
Arizona

8.8

8.1

12.5

7.9

10.2

8.3
Colorado

8.7

8.4

6.9

12.9

12.4

7.7
Idaho

9.6

9.4

10.7

9.6

10.9

9.0
Montana

10.3

9.4

12.4

13.3

10.1

10.4
Nevada

10.6

11.1

8.5

9.4

13.3

9.8
New Mexico

9.1

9.2

7.8

10.8

10.5

8.5
Utah

9.6

8.6

11.4

12.1

12.1

8.4
Wyoming

9.4

8.5

12.8

11.0

11.2

8.7
 
Pacific:
Alaska

9.5

9.3

10.5

9.7

12.3

9.1
California

9.5

9.4

9.6

9.8

10.1

9.2
Hawaii

4.6

4.5

4.2

6.4

5.1

4.4
Oregon

7.9

7.8

8.7

7.5

9.2

7.5
Washington

8.5

8.0

9.6

10.1

8.0

8.7
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2004 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(2004) 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, 2004
 
 

 

Percent Full-Time Employees

Percent Low-Wage Employees **
Division and State

Total

  

75% or more

  

50-74%

  

Less than 50%

  

50% or more

  

Less than 50%

  
 
United States

0.12

0.14

0.15

0.21

0.18

0.11
 
New England:
Connecticut

0.44

0.57

0.64

1.73

1.68

0.47
Maine

0.46

0.63

0.80

0.97

0.90

0.58
Massachusetts

0.34

0.38

1.24

1.65

1.26

0.37
New Hampshire

0.39

0.52

1.46

2.03

 *

0.86

0.51
Rhode Island

0.33

0.48

0.99

1.27

0.71

0.40
Vermont

0.76

0.72

1.74

1.69

1.17

0.85
 
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey

0.46

0.70

1.49

1.09

1.08

0.62
New York

0.36

0.42

1.07

1.22

1.19

0.48
Pennsylvania

0.45

0.67

1.39

1.36

0.91

0.56
 
East North Central:
Illinois

0.42

0.53

0.87

2.64

1.18

0.44
Indiana

0.62

0.71

2.54

3.12

1.32

0.58
Michigan

0.59

0.91

1.19

1.16

0.85

0.69
Ohio

0.38

0.35

1.21

1.50

0.70

0.52
Wisconsin

0.51

0.74

0.95

1.50

1.34

0.56
 
West North Central:
Iowa

0.48

0.57

0.57

1.18

1.40

0.59
Kansas

0.51

0.93

1.41

1.61

0.84

0.69
Minnesota

0.41

0.70

0.74

1.41

0.92

0.46
Missouri

0.68

1.04

1.18

1.79

1.33

0.78
Nebraska

0.57

0.57

2.42

1.21

1.02

0.81
North Dakota

0.54

0.57

1.48

1.62

1.51

0.94
South Dakota

0.63

0.74

1.65

1.21

0.97

0.78
 
South Atlantic:
Delaware

0.59

0.48

2.02

2.22

1.76

0.63
District of Columbia

0.50

0.38

2.33

2.39

 *

2.61

0.22
Florida

0.62

0.74

1.32

1.92

1.24

0.77
Georgia

0.42

0.52

1.11

2.23

1.80

0.48
Maryland

0.57

0.55

1.53

1.62

2.38

0.49
North Carolina

0.37

0.54

0.64

2.31

0.82

0.30
South Carolina

0.90

1.14

1.57

2.36

 *

1.11

1.08
Virginia

0.70

0.71

1.62

1.69

1.67

0.79
West Virginia

0.67

0.58

2.52

2.26

0.96

0.95
 
East South Central:
Alabama

0.39

0.61

1.14

1.79

0.74

0.71
Kentucky

0.54

0.52

0.84

2.46

1.09

0.81
Mississippi

0.65

0.54

1.59

3.47

2.17

0.56
Tennessee

0.62

0.73

1.46

3.10

0.98

0.83
 
West South Central:
Arkansas

0.94

0.99

1.65

2.50

1.25

0.86
Louisiana

0.75

0.96

1.51

3.15

1.46

1.06
Oklahoma

0.70

0.61

1.49

1.83

1.56

0.69
Texas

0.37

0.36

0.93

1.61

1.01

0.42
 
Mountain:
Arizona

0.42

0.57

2.33

1.70

1.13

0.41
Colorado

0.50

0.60

1.42

2.33

1.23

0.34
Idaho

0.48

0.61

1.73

2.18

1.25

0.56
Montana

0.55

0.54

2.28

2.24

0.80

0.62
Nevada

0.51

0.64

1.38

1.50

1.83

0.43
New Mexico

0.31

0.40

1.80

1.99

0.96

0.53
Utah

0.71

0.78

2.57

1.40

1.39

0.48
Wyoming

0.48

0.62

1.26

2.33

1.26

0.47
 
Pacific:
Alaska

0.66

0.76

2.27

2.10

2.29

0.69
California

0.39

0.47

0.80

0.68

0.43

0.46
Hawaii

0.32

0.36

0.58

1.70

0.68

0.36
Oregon

0.47

0.46

1.23

1.77

1.56

0.38
Washington

0.57

0.51

1.45

1.94

1.56

0.69
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2004 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.