Table VII.A.2.f(2014) 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, 2014
Division and State Total Percent Full-Time Employees Percent Low-Wage Employees **
75% or more 50-74% Less than 50% 50% or more Less than 50%
United States 73.0%    72.1%    77.1%    72.7%    79.6%    70.7%   
New England:
Connecticut 71.4%    67.5%    84.7%    78.9%    79.7%    68.8%   
Maine 78.6%    81.6%    76.6%    68.7%    78.1%    78.8%   
Massachusetts 55.7%    47.6%    64.5%    81.7%    79.9%    50.3%   
New Hampshire 73.5%    76.4%    66.1%    70.7%    84.5%    70.2%   
Rhode Island 67.0%    64.3%    67.3%    83.7%    87.3%    63.3%   
Vermont 67.6%    69.8%    80.6%    48.0%    71.3%    66.6%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 63.6%    64.8%    56.9%    67.6%    64.7%    63.3%   
New York 64.4%    61.9%    72.1%    64.4%    71.6%    61.9%   
Pennsylvania 75.5%    81.8%    58.5%    65.3%    74.7%    75.8%   
East North Central:
Illinois 70.6%    70.1%    86.6%    56.0%    78.4%    68.1%   
Indiana 78.5%    77.8%    90.9%    64.8%    79.5%    78.2%   
Michigan 77.5%    78.8%    74.6%    74.9%    79.3%    77.0%   
Ohio 75.1%    70.0%    92.3%    74.2%    85.3%    70.9%   
Wisconsin 70.6%    74.7%    70.2%    61.0%    66.9%    72.6%   
West North Central:
Iowa 66.2%    68.3%    58.4%    66.2%    66.4%    66.2%   
Kansas 73.8%    72.5%    77.1%    75.3%    80.7%    70.9%   
Minnesota 70.9%    69.5%    69.1%    76.4%    75.4%    69.5%   
Missouri 80.6%    79.9%    83.2%    83.3%    80.1%    80.9%   
Nebraska 69.3%    69.8%    70.5%    65.6%    68.5%    69.6%   
North Dakota 66.0%    67.6%    57.0%    66.1%    72.1%    64.6%   
South Dakota 72.9%    73.8%    75.6%    67.5%    78.1%    71.1%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 76.3%    72.6%    --    85.5%    91.2%    70.8%   
District of Columbia 58.3%    55.3%    67.6%    --    64.0%    57.2%   
Florida 71.3%    70.4%    71.8%    74.6%    73.8%    70.4%   
Georgia 78.5%    76.3%    80.6%    84.4%    88.3%    74.3%   
Maryland 71.1%    65.5%    80.6%    85.8%    75.6%    69.7%   
North Carolina 75.2%    75.0%    91.2%    63.9%    80.5%    72.4%   
South Carolina 84.8%    84.3%    79.5%    91.0%    92.7%    81.0%   
Virginia 71.5%    67.7%    84.8%    74.1%    82.0%    67.3%   
West Virginia 72.6%    68.8%    87.1%    71.4%    79.0%    68.1%   
East South Central:
Alabama 71.2%    69.4%    71.8%    82.4%    82.6%    65.2%   
Kentucky 79.8%    75.8%    85.5%    88.5%    85.2%    77.3%   
Mississippi 85.1%    83.5%    82.7%    95.6%    84.5%    85.5%   
Tennessee 83.8%    80.8%    91.0%    90.9%    92.5%    79.0%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 77.8%    80.4%    79.7%    62.3%    71.6%    80.5%   
Louisiana 73.7%    72.0%    77.6%    79.6%    91.2%    66.6%   
Oklahoma 80.5%    80.6%    71.6%    87.1%    88.0%    76.4%   
Texas 75.8%    73.9%    84.1%    76.0%    84.4%    72.1%   
Mountain:
Arizona 78.8%    77.8%    78.1%    83.0%    81.7%    77.5%   
Colorado 70.9%    70.0%    79.5%    63.4%    77.6%    69.2%   
Idaho 79.7%    75.5%    92.4%    82.5%    93.7%    73.6%   
Montana 69.5%    68.4%    74.4%    73.1%    66.2%    70.4%   
Nevada 79.6%    76.7%    100.0%    81.8%    90.4%    76.5%   
New Mexico 83.5%    85.6%    80.3%    77.2%    94.1%    79.1%   
Utah 77.8%    74.6%    87.4%    82.5%    82.5%    76.2%   
Wyoming 79.8%    76.6%    90.8%    83.1%    81.5%    79.4%   
Pacific:
Alaska 81.7%    81.2%    83.1%    83.1%    97.0%    79.6%   
California 74.2%    73.4%    81.8%    68.8%    81.2%    72.5%   
Hawaii 64.3%    61.7%    67.8%    72.0%    61.8%    65.1%   
Oregon 78.6%    79.0%    71.8%    85.2%    84.5%    77.0%   
Washington 72.2%    77.5%    59.8%    60.2%    79.6%    70.7%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2014 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.

** 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.f(2014) 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, 2014
Division and State Total Percent Full-Time Employees Percent Low-Wage Employees **
75% or more 50-74% Less than 50% 50% or more Less than 50%
United States 0.56%    0.69%    1.33%    1.48%    1.04%    0.67%   
New England:
Connecticut 3.65%    4.51%    7.57%    8.48%    7.02%    4.27%   
Maine 3.15%    3.63%    9.66%    8.32%    6.29%    3.71%   
Massachusetts 3.58%    4.42%    7.89%    6.81%    7.07%    3.96%   
New Hampshire 3.68%    4.19%    11.24%    8.12%    5.74%    4.32%   
Rhode Island 3.79%    4.61%    10.55%    7.10%    6.66%    4.27%   
Vermont 3.59%    4.27%    7.37%    8.53%    8.69%    4.00%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 3.44%    4.45%    8.05%    8.42%    7.61%    3.97%   
New York 2.59%    3.32%    5.45%    6.80%    5.13%    3.02%   
Pennsylvania 2.84%    2.95%    8.25%    8.89%    6.36%    3.14%   
East North Central:
Illinois 3.21%    3.82%    5.85%    9.38%    6.27%    3.74%   
Indiana 3.61%    4.13%    6.14%    13.48%    8.07%    4.01%   
Michigan 3.56%    4.42%    8.53%    8.13%    6.56%    4.22%   
Ohio 3.24%    4.34%    3.80%    7.99%    4.93%    4.06%   
Wisconsin 3.55%    4.10%    8.83%    8.59%    7.02%    3.99%   
West North Central:
Iowa 3.63%    4.49%    9.16%    10.20%    7.25%    4.36%   
Kansas 3.40%    4.35%    9.50%    7.49%    6.14%    4.20%   
Minnesota 3.51%    4.65%    8.89%    7.82%    7.82%    4.09%   
Missouri 3.49%    4.16%    9.27%    7.43%    6.28%    4.21%   
Nebraska 4.00%    5.12%    9.16%    9.90%    7.39%    4.87%   
North Dakota 3.80%    4.54%    11.50%    9.50%    9.13%    4.28%   
South Dakota 3.76%    4.62%    10.16%    9.60%    7.76%    4.45%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 4.37%    5.59%    --    6.61%    4.75%    5.44%   
District of Columbia 3.60%    3.92%    11.43%    --    11.07%    3.70%   
Florida 2.84%    3.51%    7.33%    6.88%    5.47%    3.38%   
Georgia 3.63%    4.87%    8.19%    7.38%    5.22%    4.70%   
Maryland 3.47%    4.42%    7.47%    6.08%    6.77%    4.04%   
North Carolina 3.61%    4.54%    4.42%    8.93%    6.04%    4.53%   
South Carolina 2.87%    3.63%    8.49%    5.11%    3.61%    3.86%   
Virginia 3.05%    3.86%    6.43%    7.72%    4.94%    3.81%   
West Virginia 3.47%    4.40%    6.25%    8.77%    5.32%    4.52%   
East South Central:
Alabama 3.12%    3.71%    8.73%    7.68%    4.61%    4.02%   
Kentucky 3.09%    4.26%    6.14%    5.98%    5.10%    3.95%   
Mississippi 2.92%    3.75%    8.24%    3.33%    5.13%    3.63%   
Tennessee 2.63%    3.43%    4.85%    5.62%    3.33%    3.63%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 3.47%    3.75%    9.52%    11.07%    7.56%    3.65%   
Louisiana 3.71%    4.45%    10.48%    10.90%    4.57%    4.75%   
Oklahoma 3.13%    3.83%    9.73%    5.81%    4.26%    4.22%   
Texas 2.33%    2.93%    4.84%    5.41%    3.48%    2.97%   
Mountain:
Arizona 3.41%    4.20%    10.12%    7.37%    5.95%    4.26%   
Colorado 3.73%    4.55%    7.82%    11.56%    8.36%    4.21%   
Idaho 3.69%    4.93%    4.34%    8.84%    4.29%    4.83%   
Montana 4.31%    4.93%    11.72%    12.21%    10.20%    4.82%   
Nevada 3.50%    4.15%    0.00%    7.90%    4.86%    4.21%   
New Mexico 2.80%    3.12%    7.40%    9.73%    3.58%    3.68%   
Utah 3.68%    4.76%    7.55%    6.66%    7.20%    4.34%   
Wyoming 3.35%    4.24%    3.99%    9.14%    7.07%    3.82%   
Pacific:
Alaska 3.34%    3.89%    9.35%    9.94%    2.70%    3.75%   
California 1.99%    2.43%    4.47%    5.64%    4.16%    2.27%   
Hawaii 2.95%    3.71%    7.68%    6.79%    5.87%    3.51%   
Oregon 3.49%    4.18%    10.16%    5.95%    7.36%    3.97%   
Washington 3.48%    3.99%    9.94%    10.01%    8.68%    3.91%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2014 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.

** 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.