Table V.A.2.f Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that required a waiting period before new employees were eligible for health insurance by industry groupings** and State: United States, 2017
Division and State Total Agri, fish., forestry
and construction
Mining and
manufacturing
Retail and
other services
Professional
services
All other
United States 74.2%    72.1%    76.2%    79.6%    65.0%    75.9%   
New England:
Connecticut 77.9%    --    85.9%    84.0%    80.1%    65.9%   
Maine 76.8%    --    99.7%    83.6%    68.1%    70.6%   
Massachusetts 61.9%    --    69.4%    68.8%    46.5%    58.1%   
New Hampshire 78.7%    --    69.6%    86.0%    70.3%    71.0%   
Rhode Island 60.6%    --    78.1%    60.2%    54.4%    63.4%   
Vermont 70.3%    --    65.6%    71.5%    64.3%    75.6%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 68.4%    --    86.6%    75.4%    59.6%    79.1%   
New York 64.8%    72.0%    67.3%    57.7%    71.9%    66.2%   
Pennsylvania 72.2%    93.8%    77.0%    72.6%    67.8%    71.1%   
East North Central:
Illinois 75.2%    --    66.6%    79.7%    73.6%    78.6%   
Indiana 76.0%    --    81.1%    78.0%    68.6%    83.2%   
Michigan 84.1%    --    78.1%    84.2%    78.0%    90.7%   
Ohio 78.8%    --    78.8%    83.8%    61.6%    82.8%   
Wisconsin 74.8%    --    94.5%    84.1%    73.9%    72.1%   
West North Central:
Iowa 68.9%    64.8%    63.0%    71.7%    55.7%    79.2%   
Kansas 71.6%    91.2%    91.4%    82.8%    47.8%    71.3%   
Minnesota 72.9%    --    80.9%    75.7%    69.4%    74.8%   
Missouri 79.3%    --    75.2%    87.3%    69.6%    73.9%   
Nebraska 71.2%    49.1%    99.2%    74.5%    77.5%    71.4%   
North Dakota 67.3%    69.7%    74.4%    68.0%    60.3%    68.6%   
South Dakota 79.6%    40.8%    96.2%    83.9%    83.3%    85.6%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 79.6%    --    --    89.7%    77.2%    66.6%   
District of Columbia 58.3%    --    --    63.1%    50.2%    64.8%   
Florida 74.5%    100.0%    45.4% * 88.0%    55.0%    78.3%   
Georgia 76.2%    --    94.7%    89.2%    65.5%    70.5%   
Maryland 71.2%    70.4%    --    77.7%    66.1%    68.3%   
North Carolina 82.0%    74.9%    69.2%    88.7%    73.1%    82.4%   
South Carolina 80.4%    --    73.6%    85.3%    70.0%    78.0%   
Virginia 68.3%    --    42.8% * 81.6%    57.9%    70.3%   
West Virginia 76.2%    --    74.1%    83.1%    71.1%    70.8%   
East South Central:
Alabama 64.8%    --    67.2%    79.8%    41.7%    76.4%   
Kentucky 79.7%    81.0%    93.0%    81.9%    63.3%    90.6%   
Mississippi 78.1%    --    79.9%    86.8%    68.9%    81.6%   
Tennessee 84.9%    --    92.6%    85.7%    81.9%    84.2%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 72.1%    --    98.6%    89.5%    40.1%    79.6%   
Louisiana 75.7%    --    82.5%    77.2%    62.4%    79.9%   
Oklahoma 75.0%    --    76.9%    84.9%    75.0%    58.5%   
Texas 74.7%    100.0%    70.9%    82.9%    59.9%    75.4%   
Mountain:
Arizona 76.7%    --    --    86.5%    67.3%    67.6%   
Colorado 82.5%    99.2%    61.8% * 86.6%    61.5%    96.6%   
Idaho 79.6%    90.9%    57.6% * 82.5%    57.0%    94.3%   
Montana 77.2%    48.4%    --    86.5%    65.9%    89.4%   
Nevada 72.0%    --    --    89.6%    59.4%    45.8%   
New Mexico 80.6%    --    --    78.7%    84.1%    81.1%   
Utah 86.1%    --    84.4%    90.8%    78.4%    86.6%   
Wyoming 75.4%    --    73.0%    78.0%    64.2%    93.4%   
Pacific:
Alaska 85.0%    72.1%    --    92.2%    82.9%    82.7%   
California 74.1%    64.7%    86.2%    80.9%    66.8%    74.9%   
Hawaii 64.9%    61.2%    --    72.5%    43.3%    77.5%   
Oregon 83.3%    84.8%    86.9%    88.2%    72.6%    87.5%   
Washington 76.2%    67.4% * 93.8%    72.2%    66.2%    91.8%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 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.

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

** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.

 

Table V.A.2.f Standard errors for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance that required a waiting period before new employees were eligible for health insurance by industry groupings** and State: United States, 2017
Division and State Total Agri, fish., forestry
and construction
Mining and
manufacturing
Retail and
other services
Professional
services
All other
United States 0.66%    2.70%    2.68%    1.05%    1.42%    1.23%   
New England:
Connecticut 3.74%    --    9.98%    5.84%    7.18%    8.58%   
Maine 4.43%    --    0.08%    7.46%    8.32%    9.33%   
Massachusetts 3.69%    --    16.56%    5.96%    6.79%    7.57%   
New Hampshire 3.35%    --    12.87%    4.90%    7.57%    7.55%   
Rhode Island 4.97%    --    15.30%    8.69%    9.07%    9.97%   
Vermont 4.06%    --    19.39%    7.19%    6.65%    9.31%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 3.59%    --    10.96%    6.63%    6.66%    4.97%   
New York 3.53%    11.93%    20.14%    5.83%    6.72%    7.30%   
Pennsylvania 3.04%    4.51%    9.51%    5.46%    5.98%    5.82%   
East North Central:
Illinois 4.61%    --    12.82%    8.04%    8.82%    9.14%   
Indiana 3.78%    --    6.34%    6.43%    9.24%    6.20%   
Michigan 2.92%    --    10.89%    5.39%    6.04%    4.07%   
Ohio 3.09%    --    11.57%    4.91%    7.22%    5.29%   
Wisconsin 3.98%    --    2.96%    5.51%    8.60%    7.99%   
West North Central:
Iowa 3.93%    13.80%    17.18%    7.30%    7.64%    6.23%   
Kansas 4.12%    7.01%    5.17%    6.45%    7.93%    8.38%   
Minnesota 4.42%    --    7.93%    5.99%    9.40%    7.22%   
Missouri 3.81%    --    10.52%    5.25%    7.95%    8.39%   
Nebraska 4.19%    14.16%    0.84%    6.52%    8.18%    7.18%   
North Dakota 4.24%    14.71%    11.90%    7.28%    8.13%    7.63%   
South Dakota 3.63%    11.52%    3.20%    5.46%    7.52%    5.84%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 3.95%    --    --    4.84%    6.79%    9.63%   
District of Columbia 3.98%    --    --    5.73%    6.97%    9.70%   
Florida 4.01%    0.00%    16.48% * 4.27%    8.83%    5.86%   
Georgia 4.34%    --    3.33%    3.32%    9.65%    8.35%   
Maryland 4.15%    15.12%    --    7.37%    6.84%    8.59%   
North Carolina 3.03%    15.22%    16.56%    3.31%    7.41%    6.27%   
South Carolina 3.20%    --    8.31%    3.60%    9.32%    6.62%   
Virginia 4.00%    --    18.53% * 5.64%    7.44%    7.97%   
West Virginia 3.37%    --    12.80%    5.17%    6.42%    7.63%   
East South Central:
Alabama 3.80%    --    11.96%    5.54%    7.70%    6.90%   
Kentucky 3.37%    10.73%    4.21%    5.79%    7.57%    4.80%   
Mississippi 3.70%    --    11.21%    4.15%    9.20%    6.36%   
Tennessee 3.15%    --    4.18%    4.57%    6.74%    6.64%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 4.79%    --    1.02%    6.67%    8.43%    6.17%   
Louisiana 3.60%    --    7.87%    6.32%    8.90%    5.07%   
Oklahoma 4.00%    --    11.43%    4.77%    8.05%    8.39%   
Texas 2.75%    0.00%    11.48%    3.35%    6.63%    5.13%   
Mountain:
Arizona 3.78%    --    --    5.75%    7.73%    7.89%   
Colorado 3.85%    0.86%    19.13% * 5.67%    9.87%    1.87%   
Idaho 4.01%    8.61%    21.72% * 5.70%    10.53%    2.84%   
Montana 4.40%    14.43%    --    5.62%    9.36%    4.27%   
Nevada 4.56%    --    --    4.55%    10.01%    10.23%   
New Mexico 3.87%    --    --    6.82%    7.69%    7.56%   
Utah 3.52%    --    11.54%    4.55%    9.53%    7.06%   
Wyoming 4.34%    --    11.77%    7.88%    8.53%    3.23%   
Pacific:
Alaska 3.23%    12.44%    --    3.83%    8.16%    5.69%   
California 2.19%    9.56%    5.34%    3.74%    4.18%    4.28%   
Hawaii 3.43%    11.70%    --    5.24%    6.94%    6.75%   
Oregon 3.36%    9.20%    9.76%    4.22%    8.58%    5.02%   
Washington 3.64%    20.50% * 4.94%    6.12%    7.62%    3.02%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 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.

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

** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.