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, 2020
Division and State Total Agri, fish., forestry
and construction
Mining and
manufacturing
Retail and
other services
Professional
services
All other
United States 76.4%    78.6%    81.3%    80.0%    70.2%    75.4%   
New England:
Connecticut 83.7%    91.7%    94.7%    88.0%    85.1%    70.2%   
Maine 78.2%    --    97.3%    92.7%    54.3%    78.8%   
Massachusetts 62.5%    88.5%    87.1%    79.6%    39.4%    43.3%   
New Hampshire 76.4%    100.0%    81.8%    76.4%    71.0%    75.8%   
Rhode Island 82.4%    84.5%    86.4%    77.7%    90.5%    80.9%   
Vermont 77.2%    96.0%    92.4%    78.6%    69.4%    75.2%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 76.4%    82.2%    73.9%    83.1%    73.9%    67.4%   
New York 68.9%    --    83.0%    78.8%    66.1%    60.1%   
Pennsylvania 74.6%    56.0% * 82.7%    80.8%    60.9%    83.0%   
East North Central:
Illinois 82.3%    73.8%    75.1%    84.5%    83.1%    82.5%   
Indiana 84.4%    74.5%    83.8%    78.0%    97.1%    85.2%   
Michigan 70.0%    --    96.9%    61.8%    79.8%    67.7%   
Ohio 76.6%    --    82.0%    69.7%    73.1%    92.3%   
Wisconsin 80.9%    55.8%    85.5%    87.6%    75.6%    82.8%   
West North Central:
Iowa 74.1%    87.4%    58.8%    74.0%    66.6%    78.7%   
Kansas 70.9%    --    79.1%    84.7%    72.4%    63.3%   
Minnesota 73.4%    80.0%    70.7%    76.9%    81.4%    61.3%   
Missouri 78.6%    --    92.4%    86.9%    65.5%    75.6%   
Nebraska 75.5%    64.3%    75.9%    77.7%    88.1%    68.8%   
North Dakota 70.3%    50.3%    98.5%    69.3%    64.1%    79.0%   
South Dakota 70.4%    --    81.3%    77.7%    65.4%    76.4%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 74.8%    --    --    83.4%    73.0%    67.6%   
District of Columbia 61.1%    --    --    70.3%    49.7%    64.4%   
Florida 77.9%    100.0%    99.2%    71.9%    76.5%    82.1%   
Georgia 84.6%    99.2%    95.5%    90.7%    73.3%    75.6%   
Maryland 66.9%    --    99.4%    74.5%    58.5%    66.2%   
North Carolina 74.5%    100.0%    43.9% * 78.2%    80.9%    61.3%   
South Carolina 86.1%    --    97.6%    85.6%    89.4%    82.8%   
Virginia 72.3%    51.4%    --    84.0%    58.2%    77.9%   
West Virginia 81.8%    --    76.4%    92.1%    62.5%    79.3%   
East South Central:
Alabama 76.3%    100.0%    74.9%    80.6%    65.7%    72.0%   
Kentucky 88.0%    100.0%    76.4%    89.3%    89.0%    84.9%   
Mississippi 83.4%    100.0%    76.6%    83.6%    74.8%    86.9%   
Tennessee 85.4%    100.0%    92.6%    88.0%    78.9%    81.2%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 84.4%    --    99.0%    95.1%    84.5%    78.4%   
Louisiana 83.2%    94.5%    85.7%    85.2%    74.1%    82.7%   
Oklahoma 82.9%    74.4%    87.5%    85.7%    79.8%    81.4%   
Texas 74.3%    100.0%    73.9%    82.4%    61.4%    72.7%   
Mountain:
Arizona 82.5%    100.0%    --    89.0%    72.1%    81.6%   
Colorado 68.3%    91.7%    --    57.1%    73.6%    88.3%   
Idaho 78.5%    97.3%    63.7% * 73.8%    74.6%    86.1%   
Montana 78.8%    --    100.0%    84.6%    73.3%    78.2%   
Nevada 84.6%    94.8%    98.6%    90.2%    59.9%    94.5%   
New Mexico 78.0%    --    80.5%    79.4%    78.7%    81.1%   
Utah 76.0%    100.0%    94.9%    82.1%    66.7%    67.7%   
Wyoming 80.4%    93.7%    76.9%    89.2%    73.6%    75.6%   
Pacific:
Alaska 91.8%    84.8%    98.7%    90.8%    94.7%    90.1%   
California 76.0%    94.1%    81.5%    78.9%    69.6%    73.9%   
Hawaii 78.8%    84.0%    --    79.5%    70.6%    86.0%   
Oregon 80.4%    78.2%    93.4%    93.7%    60.0%    84.4%   
Washington 74.8%    94.6%    82.8%    75.8%    63.4%    80.7%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2020 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, 2020
Division and State Total Agri, fish., forestry
and construction
Mining and
manufacturing
Retail and
other services
Professional
services
All other
United States 0.71%    2.58%    2.16%    1.17%    1.48%    1.38%   
New England:
Connecticut 3.02%    8.05%    3.21%    4.33%    5.19%    8.37%   
Maine 3.59%    --    2.59%    2.75%    7.16%    8.56%   
Massachusetts 4.64%    7.81%    9.06%    6.85%    7.22%    10.17%   
New Hampshire 4.15%    0.00%    6.18%    6.84%    8.67%    8.53%   
Rhode Island 3.61%    12.24%    9.08%    6.65%    3.60%    7.96%   
Vermont 3.71%    3.91%    4.29%    7.04%    6.58%    9.54%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 3.86%    12.82%    13.11%    5.46%    7.88%    8.72%   
New York 2.88%    --    9.25%    4.26%    5.21%    6.10%   
Pennsylvania 3.35%    18.83% * 7.63%    5.04%    6.52%    6.52%   
East North Central:
Illinois 2.41%    11.04%    9.35%    4.27%    4.70%    4.37%   
Indiana 3.07%    13.21%    8.07%    6.35%    1.24%    6.11%   
Michigan 4.20%    --    1.68%    7.57%    6.62%    9.01%   
Ohio 3.53%    --    6.43%    6.16%    8.07%    4.20%   
Wisconsin 4.02%    14.35%    6.53%    4.40%    11.48%    7.10%   
West North Central:
Iowa 3.79%    7.81%    15.85%    6.74%    8.37%    7.16%   
Kansas 4.69%    --    13.05%    4.97%    9.75%    7.82%   
Minnesota 4.25%    15.47%    17.24%    7.42%    7.11%    9.10%   
Missouri 3.44%    --    5.51%    3.95%    7.88%    7.63%   
Nebraska 4.22%    18.15%    14.33%    8.00%    4.81%    7.50%   
North Dakota 3.89%    15.02%    1.18%    6.66%    8.46%    5.06%   
South Dakota 4.86%    --    9.68%    7.47%    10.69%    8.15%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 4.59%    --    --    5.23%    7.89%    10.70%   
District of Columbia 4.49%    --    --    6.62%    7.04%    10.55%   
Florida 4.02%    0.00%    0.77%    7.24%    6.62%    7.02%   
Georgia 3.42%    0.86%    2.48%    4.62%    7.43%    8.83%   
Maryland 5.03%    --    0.69%    6.59%    8.41%    11.76%   
North Carolina 4.03%    0.00%    16.86% * 6.09%    5.44%    9.61%   
South Carolina 3.30%    --    1.25%    5.57%    4.96%    6.97%   
Virginia 3.95%    15.25%    --    5.60%    7.98%    7.55%   
West Virginia 2.94%    --    9.85%    3.10%    7.40%    6.49%   
East South Central:
Alabama 3.91%    0.00%    10.16%    6.73%    8.96%    7.14%   
Kentucky 3.02%    0.00%    9.56%    5.18%    5.32%    6.14%   
Mississippi 3.51%    0.00%    12.75%    6.29%    7.17%    5.64%   
Tennessee 2.93%    0.00%    4.65%    4.23%    6.13%    7.17%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 3.80%    --    0.69%    3.88%    6.35%    7.98%   
Louisiana 3.70%    5.38%    7.98%    6.09%    10.09%    6.62%   
Oklahoma 3.56%    14.15%    6.47%    5.77%    6.40%    7.91%   
Texas 3.16%    0.00%    8.55%    5.00%    7.05%    4.84%   
Mountain:
Arizona 4.15%    0.00%    --    4.30%    10.52%    8.11%   
Colorado 5.62%    7.84%    --    9.57%    7.84%    5.50%   
Idaho 4.51%    2.70%    23.85% * 9.11%    8.52%    5.68%   
Montana 4.51%    --    0.00%    6.55%    9.08%    9.73%   
Nevada 4.63%    5.18%    1.14%    6.24%    11.70%    4.24%   
New Mexico 3.80%    --    13.72%    6.16%    7.15%    7.11%   
Utah 4.75%    0.00%    3.70%    6.42%    9.83%    11.40%   
Wyoming 3.55%    6.01%    8.76%    4.80%    8.03%    7.34%   
Pacific:
Alaska 2.26%    13.60%    1.28%    4.42%    2.16%    5.10%   
California 2.86%    5.42%    8.45%    4.75%    5.97%    5.60%   
Hawaii 3.76%    9.92%    --    6.42%    8.42%    7.12%   
Oregon 3.71%    13.33%    4.14%    3.01%    8.63%    6.92%   
Washington 4.32%    3.61%    9.35%    7.62%    8.87%    6.35%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2020 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.