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 ** |
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Division and State | Total |
75% or more |
50-74% |
Less than 50% |
50% or more |
Less than 50% |
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United States | 8.1 |
7.8 |
8.3 |
9.3 |
9.6 |
7.5 |
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New England: | ||||||||||||
Connecticut | 6.8 |
6.4 |
8.2 |
7.2 |
8.3 |
6.5 |
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Maine | 7.9 |
7.9 |
8.6 |
7.1 |
8.3 |
7.7 |
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Massachusetts | 5.8 |
5.1 |
6.7 |
7.6 |
8.8 |
5.1 |
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New Hampshire | 7.1 |
7.0 |
7.8 |
6.8 |
* | 8.1 |
6.8 |
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Rhode Island | 6.8 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
7.2 |
5.1 |
7.1 |
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Vermont | 7.3 |
7.0 |
7.1 |
8.6 |
8.8 |
6.8 |
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Middle Atlantic: | ||||||||||||
New Jersey | 8.4 |
8.1 |
8.7 |
9.3 |
10.0 |
7.8 |
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New York | 7.5 |
6.9 |
9.1 |
8.5 |
9.7 |
6.8 |
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Pennsylvania | 7.7 |
7.3 |
6.4 |
10.1 |
9.2 |
7.1 |
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East North Central: | ||||||||||||
Illinois | 6.9 |
6.6 |
6.8 |
9.8 |
8.3 |
6.4 |
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Indiana | 9.1 |
8.5 |
8.6 |
12.0 |
11.1 |
8.0 |
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Michigan | 7.6 |
7.8 |
7.5 |
6.8 |
8.1 |
7.4 |
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Ohio | 6.4 |
5.4 |
10.3 |
8.0 |
7.1 |
6.2 |
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Wisconsin | 7.0 |
6.9 |
6.7 |
7.6 |
9.7 |
6.1 |
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West North Central: | ||||||||||||
Iowa | 6.7 |
6.5 |
5.4 |
9.0 |
6.5 |
6.9 |
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Kansas | 6.7 |
6.7 |
6.6 |
6.7 |
6.9 |
6.6 |
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Minnesota | 7.2 |
6.5 |
7.8 |
9.5 |
8.4 |
6.8 |
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Missouri | 9.3 |
9.1 |
9.5 |
10.3 |
10.9 |
8.5 |
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Nebraska | 6.4 |
6.0 |
9.1 |
5.8 |
5.9 |
6.7 |
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North Dakota | 6.7 |
5.7 |
9.0 |
7.9 |
7.2 |
6.5 |
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South Dakota | 7.5 |
7.8 |
8.1 |
5.8 |
7.6 |
7.5 |
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South Atlantic: | ||||||||||||
Delaware | 8.9 |
8.6 |
10.0 |
9.4 |
11.4 |
8.1 |
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District of Columbia | 5.5 |
5.1 |
9.9 |
7.2 |
* | 11.7 |
4.7 |
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Florida | 9.0 |
8.8 |
8.6 |
12.0 |
10.5 |
8.4 |
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Georgia | 7.5 |
7.5 |
6.7 |
8.9 |
10.1 |
6.9 |
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Maryland | 7.6 |
7.1 |
7.7 |
10.2 |
10.4 |
6.9 |
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North Carolina | 7.3 |
7.3 |
6.6 |
8.1 |
8.6 |
6.7 |
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South Carolina | 9.1 |
9.6 |
8.3 |
6.6 |
* | 9.1 |
9.0 |
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Virginia | 8.9 |
9.2 |
8.4 |
7.9 |
10.7 |
8.2 |
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West Virginia | 9.2 |
8.6 |
10.4 |
11.4 |
11.1 |
7.7 |
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East South Central: | ||||||||||||
Alabama | 7.7 |
8.0 |
6.0 |
7.2 |
7.8 |
7.7 |
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Kentucky | 9.2 |
8.8 |
8.8 |
12.1 |
9.4 |
9.1 |
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Mississippi | 8.8 |
8.4 |
8.8 |
12.4 |
11.4 |
7.5 |
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Tennessee | 8.5 |
7.5 |
10.0 |
13.0 |
10.9 |
6.7 |
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West South Central: | ||||||||||||
Arkansas | 9.5 |
9.7 |
8.7 |
9.1 |
11.6 |
8.0 |
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Louisiana | 9.4 |
8.4 |
8.4 |
14.8 |
10.3 |
9.0 |
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Oklahoma | 8.8 |
8.5 |
7.5 |
12.5 |
11.8 |
7.4 |
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Texas | 8.6 |
8.3 |
8.0 |
11.6 |
10.7 |
7.6 |
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Mountain: | ||||||||||||
Arizona | 8.8 |
8.1 |
12.5 |
7.9 |
10.2 |
8.3 |
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Colorado | 8.7 |
8.4 |
6.9 |
12.9 |
12.4 |
7.7 |
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Idaho | 9.6 |
9.4 |
10.7 |
9.6 |
10.9 |
9.0 |
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Montana | 10.3 |
9.4 |
12.4 |
13.3 |
10.1 |
10.4 |
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Nevada | 10.6 |
11.1 |
8.5 |
9.4 |
13.3 |
9.8 |
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New Mexico | 9.1 |
9.2 |
7.8 |
10.8 |
10.5 |
8.5 |
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Utah | 9.6 |
8.6 |
11.4 |
12.1 |
12.1 |
8.4 |
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Wyoming | 9.4 |
8.5 |
12.8 |
11.0 |
11.2 |
8.7 |
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Pacific: | ||||||||||||
Alaska | 9.5 |
9.3 |
10.5 |
9.7 |
12.3 |
9.1 |
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California | 9.5 |
9.4 |
9.6 |
9.8 |
10.1 |
9.2 |
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Hawaii | 4.6 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
6.4 |
5.1 |
4.4 |
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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 |
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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% |
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United States | 0.12 |
0.14 |
0.15 |
0.21 |
0.18 |
0.11 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |