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, 2018
Division and State Total Agri, fish., forestry
and construction
Mining and
manufacturing
Retail and
other services
Professional
services
All other
United States 74.8%    75.5%    79.3%    79.3%    66.3%    76.4%   
New England:
Connecticut 81.1%    --    63.9%    88.7%    76.8%    80.5%   
Maine 81.0%    88.8%    98.5%    79.3%    71.2%    88.2%   
Massachusetts 61.1%    --    --    76.3%    39.5%    67.3%   
New Hampshire 70.0%    --    55.9%    73.1%    70.3%    58.2%   
Rhode Island 74.2%    --    72.7%    85.0%    59.6%    75.2%   
Vermont 66.2%    --    48.5% * 75.3%    48.3%    88.2%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 74.5%    --    67.8%    77.4%    67.3%    82.5%   
New York 62.8%    62.3%    90.0%    65.6%    57.2%    61.5%   
Pennsylvania 75.2%    79.9%    85.6%    79.9%    71.7%    68.5%   
East North Central:
Illinois 75.0%    64.3%    81.8%    86.1%    55.1%    81.4%   
Indiana 79.3%    --    80.4%    81.8%    76.9%    77.2%   
Michigan 73.1%    --    71.7%    72.7%    70.1%    79.0%   
Ohio 72.4%    --    61.3%    77.3%    69.9%    72.8%   
Wisconsin 81.3%    --    96.3%    85.8%    70.4%    90.0%   
West North Central:
Iowa 76.1%    69.4%    93.5%    75.5%    71.2%    79.7%   
Kansas 72.8%    59.3%    77.6%    80.6%    68.7%    74.6%   
Minnesota 79.7%    --    86.6%    75.5%    85.0%    75.1%   
Missouri 76.5%    74.8%    97.3%    71.5%    75.2%    82.4%   
Nebraska 72.0%    --    80.8%    73.4%    73.5%    81.1%   
North Dakota 66.8%    64.5%    65.3%    69.2%    60.5%    69.5%   
South Dakota 79.5%    67.9%    75.5%    88.6%    91.2%    70.2%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 82.1%    --    --    86.7%    70.4%    84.0%   
District of Columbia 60.9%    --    --    74.7%    48.0%    59.9%   
Florida 72.2%    --    73.6%    82.6%    61.2%    72.7%   
Georgia 74.5%    --    82.0%    76.4%    81.0%    67.4%   
Maryland 70.6%    89.3%    --    70.2%    64.7%    73.8%   
North Carolina 77.4%    --    90.9%    74.4%    77.7%    85.0%   
South Carolina 77.5%    --    80.5%    73.3%    75.8%    83.3%   
Virginia 76.0%    --    76.3%    89.9%    59.8%    66.1%   
West Virginia 79.4%    --    70.0%    78.0%    88.3%    73.5%   
East South Central:
Alabama 72.1%    --    78.5%    74.1%    59.5%    86.2%   
Kentucky 82.4%    94.4%    81.5%    82.1%    77.0%    84.6%   
Mississippi 80.5%    --    76.1%    82.1%    59.2%    92.0%   
Tennessee 77.0%    --    67.8%    79.7%    78.0%    72.2%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 80.6%    --    99.7%    77.0%    69.9%    89.4%   
Louisiana 76.4%    68.5%    55.3% * 88.0%    66.1%    73.4%   
Oklahoma 84.3%    84.4%    83.3%    85.7%    74.0%    93.3%   
Texas 80.1%    87.7%    74.9%    88.8%    60.5%    83.7%   
Mountain:
Arizona 78.1%    64.8%    98.8%    77.5%    76.0%    81.9%   
Colorado 84.4%    91.4%    99.1%    79.6%    85.9%    83.9%   
Idaho 90.5%    99.7%    98.2%    92.9%    77.5%    92.5%   
Montana 75.1%    --    47.0% * 77.2%    78.8%    75.4%   
Nevada 80.5%    --    --    86.5%    59.3%    91.0%   
New Mexico 74.9%    --    --    89.1%    52.3%    84.8%   
Utah 86.9%    99.3%    93.0%    84.6%    83.7%    88.4%   
Wyoming 72.7%    96.2%    65.3%    82.4%    50.7%    72.9%   
Pacific:
Alaska 76.4%    69.6%    91.0%    78.4%    68.0%    83.8%   
California 73.1%    89.0%    74.7%    83.4%    62.6%    70.8%   
Hawaii 59.8%    89.0%    --    52.9%    55.1%    70.6%   
Oregon 83.5%    91.0%    87.8%    87.8%    81.7%    75.8%   
Washington 75.3%    90.4%    99.4%    74.5%    62.7%    82.3%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2018 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, 2018
Division and State Total Agri, fish., forestry
and construction
Mining and
manufacturing
Retail and
other services
Professional
services
All other
United States 0.65%    2.70%    2.43%    1.03%    1.35%    1.31%   
New England:
Connecticut 3.93%    --    17.25%    6.22%    8.02%    6.69%   
Maine 3.28%    6.39%    0.96%    6.46%    6.49%    5.91%   
Massachusetts 4.48%    --    --    7.22%    6.81%    9.30%   
New Hampshire 3.84%    --    15.12%    6.52%    6.22%    9.53%   
Rhode Island 4.54%    --    11.38%    5.57%    9.63%    9.73%   
Vermont 4.06%    --    15.09% * 6.44%    8.04%    5.08%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 3.32%    --    15.64%    5.71%    6.40%    5.09%   
New York 3.40%    14.47%    6.00%    5.65%    5.79%    7.49%   
Pennsylvania 3.07%    13.29%    8.84%    4.99%    5.86%    6.70%   
East North Central:
Illinois 4.09%    15.44%    9.89%    4.72%    9.96%    6.85%   
Indiana 3.40%    --    8.48%    6.00%    7.51%    6.70%   
Michigan 3.68%    --    14.19%    6.80%    7.29%    5.93%   
Ohio 3.23%    --    10.66%    5.10%    7.11%    6.42%   
Wisconsin 3.64%    --    2.52%    4.94%    8.73%    4.10%   
West North Central:
Iowa 3.58%    15.25%    2.97%    5.70%    8.07%    6.79%   
Kansas 3.95%    13.85%    15.64%    4.94%    8.69%    6.78%   
Minnesota 3.72%    --    10.34%    6.75%    7.00%    6.87%   
Missouri 4.02%    13.99%    1.65%    7.58%    7.21%    7.49%   
Nebraska 4.51%    --    9.23%    7.07%    6.95%    5.35%   
North Dakota 4.21%    17.36%    10.67%    6.79%    9.83%    6.26%   
South Dakota 3.58%    14.18%    10.44%    3.59%    3.70%    7.20%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 3.99%    --    --    5.11%    8.26%    8.47%   
District of Columbia 3.91%    --    --    5.26%    5.72%    11.92%   
Florida 3.57%    --    20.11%    5.39%    6.95%    7.21%   
Georgia 4.30%    --    7.33%    6.69%    5.09%    9.93%   
Maryland 4.33%    7.91%    --    7.87%    7.13%    8.49%   
North Carolina 3.45%    --    3.59%    5.98%    6.62%    4.75%   
South Carolina 3.52%    --    9.97%    5.86%    8.02%    5.50%   
Virginia 3.61%    --    12.56%    3.77%    7.24%    9.24%   
West Virginia 3.48%    --    10.33%    5.70%    4.02%    8.97%   
East South Central:
Alabama 3.52%    --    9.75%    5.87%    7.13%    3.77%   
Kentucky 3.15%    3.52%    11.60%    5.43%    7.32%    5.46%   
Mississippi 3.54%    --    12.48%    5.57%    9.84%    2.84%   
Tennessee 3.76%    --    18.79%    5.79%    7.83%    8.03%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 4.11%    --    0.25%    7.38%    9.77%    4.72%   
Louisiana 3.61%    19.94%    18.66% * 3.99%    8.08%    6.46%   
Oklahoma 3.42%    13.18%    9.58%    5.92%    8.32%    2.47%   
Texas 2.44%    6.86%    9.88%    2.99%    6.27%    4.30%   
Mountain:
Arizona 3.59%    17.56%    0.88%    5.52%    7.85%    5.84%   
Colorado 3.61%    8.24%    0.59%    7.79%    4.57%    7.83%   
Idaho 3.05%    0.33%    1.05%    3.95%    10.30%    3.33%   
Montana 4.87%    --    18.93% * 9.27%    8.54%    8.77%   
Nevada 4.94%    --    --    7.22%    11.38%    4.33%   
New Mexico 4.29%    --    --    4.36%    8.26%    7.88%   
Utah 2.92%    0.68%    4.02%    5.54%    7.20%    4.24%   
Wyoming 4.02%    2.75%    10.16%    6.44%    8.67%    7.67%   
Pacific:
Alaska 4.19%    16.25%    6.89%    6.72%    8.87%    5.98%   
California 2.29%    6.28%    9.41%    3.72%    4.29%    4.79%   
Hawaii 3.91%    5.79%    --    5.93%    8.86%    7.57%   
Oregon 3.31%    6.62%    9.34%    5.58%    5.94%    8.15%   
Washington 3.61%    5.25%    0.64%    6.14%    7.53%    5.99%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2018 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.