Table VII.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 proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2019
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 77.3%    76.5%    77.1%    81.4%    85.7%    75.4%   
New England:
Connecticut 79.6%    75.2%    99.6%    81.0%    82.3%    79.2%   
Maine 73.2%    73.9%    74.0%    69.3%    81.4%    71.9%   
Massachusetts 66.4%    61.2%    76.9%    72.6%    91.0%    64.5%   
New Hampshire 77.4%    79.2%    74.9%    72.3%    79.2%    77.0%   
Rhode Island 63.2%    58.7%    68.2%    87.0%    78.3%    61.4%   
Vermont 75.1%    71.8%    73.8%    93.9%    90.3%    73.7%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 73.1%    75.2%    55.1%    82.3%    87.4%    70.6%   
New York 73.3%    74.1%    69.9%    74.5%    71.1%    73.7%   
Pennsylvania 81.8%    82.4%    72.2%    89.4%    96.6%    78.1%   
East North Central:
Illinois 77.5%    75.5%    84.8%    84.3%    98.2%    74.4%   
Indiana 82.6%    79.7%    83.2%    94.7%    87.4%    81.2%   
Michigan 84.8%    84.9%    81.5%    88.6%    93.0%    82.0%   
Ohio 77.5%    78.1%    78.5%    73.4%    89.1%    74.0%   
Wisconsin 80.5%    77.7%    84.8%    88.8%    94.6%    77.4%   
West North Central:
Iowa 72.0%    72.2%    83.6%    63.8%    61.4%    74.9%   
Kansas 82.0%    80.4%    82.4%    88.7%    91.2%    79.6%   
Minnesota 76.3%    78.1%    74.7%    70.6%    81.3%    75.5%   
Missouri 78.0%    76.0%    88.0%    79.1%    84.0%    76.0%   
Nebraska 71.1%    72.6%    59.5%    77.5%    72.5%    70.8%   
North Dakota 70.7%    68.3%    73.2%    78.5%    83.0%    68.2%   
South Dakota 72.1%    73.6%    86.9%    50.5%    56.1%    75.7%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 79.2%    76.6%    85.4%    88.5%    89.1%    77.3%   
District of Columbia 60.0%    55.6%    69.2%    96.0%    --    59.3%   
Florida 77.5%    78.7%    77.3%    70.4%    84.7%    75.8%   
Georgia 80.8%    76.3%    94.0%    92.6%    91.1%    76.7%   
Maryland 74.2%    68.9%    78.8%    97.7%    96.6%    71.2%   
North Carolina 83.8%    82.3%    78.5%    99.4%    96.3%    79.3%   
South Carolina 82.3%    86.0%    76.0%    72.9%    90.3%    80.1%   
Virginia 82.4%    82.8%    79.4%    82.6%    93.7%    79.0%   
West Virginia 75.2%    70.2%    90.1%    79.9%    84.6%    69.6%   
East South Central:
Alabama 74.1%    72.8%    65.2%    93.5%    85.2%    70.2%   
Kentucky 84.3%    81.0%    94.5%    87.5%    88.4%    82.6%   
Mississippi 84.9%    83.1%    87.9%    97.0%    90.5%    82.6%   
Tennessee 78.6%    78.9%    78.4%    77.5%    74.4%    80.0%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 92.0%    92.3%    99.3%    82.3%    98.4%    89.2%   
Louisiana 79.6%    82.3%    69.5%    81.7%    78.6%    80.1%   
Oklahoma 79.9%    77.3%    78.4%    99.0%    83.9%    78.1%   
Texas 84.7%    82.9%    91.9%    88.5%    87.9%    83.6%   
Mountain:
Arizona 76.2%    78.1%    --    83.9%    77.5%    76.0%   
Colorado 72.9%    70.7%    66.7%    87.8%    79.2%    71.9%   
Idaho 77.4%    80.6%    78.8%    55.7%    55.9%    82.5%   
Montana 75.6%    75.4%    87.0%    58.7% * 77.9%    75.3%   
Nevada 88.3%    86.8%    88.2%    94.5%    94.0%    87.0%   
New Mexico 82.2%    77.5%    96.5%    88.5%    85.6%    80.9%   
Utah 78.2%    75.1%    75.3%    91.3%    89.7%    76.1%   
Wyoming 77.9%    76.9%    76.9%    91.4%    86.2%    76.4%   
Pacific:
Alaska 76.4%    85.1%    55.8%    62.3%    78.4%    76.0%   
California 71.0%    70.4%    70.1%    74.6%    72.6%    70.8%   
Hawaii 66.1%    60.8%    89.5%    67.4%    68.0%    65.6%   
Oregon 78.7%    77.2%    89.3%    76.4%    95.5%    76.7%   
Washington 71.6%    66.5%    96.4%    84.5%    99.9%    68.2%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2019 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.

** 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 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 proportion of employees who are full-time or low-wage and State: United States, 2019
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 0.70%    0.84%    2.10%    1.58%    1.39%    0.80%   
New England:
Connecticut 3.83%    5.07%    0.36%    7.69%    9.93%    4.16%   
Maine 4.32%    5.15%    13.71%    8.86%    8.69%    4.77%   
Massachusetts 4.34%    5.77%    8.87%    8.22%    5.87%    4.61%   
New Hampshire 3.64%    4.23%    8.62%    9.71%    8.70%    4.01%   
Rhode Island 5.81%    7.04%    12.28%    9.21%    11.43%    6.30%   
Vermont 4.12%    5.03%    12.38%    3.67%    6.99%    4.44%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 4.18%    4.55%    11.83%    9.61%    9.69%    4.60%   
New York 2.90%    3.45%    7.83%    6.55%    8.91%    3.07%   
Pennsylvania 2.82%    3.36%    8.98%    3.75%    1.85%    3.39%   
East North Central:
Illinois 3.25%    3.86%    6.94%    8.48%    1.06%    3.65%   
Indiana 3.50%    4.48%    8.70%    3.12%    5.53%    4.19%   
Michigan 2.99%    3.52%    8.85%    6.07%    5.33%    3.57%   
Ohio 3.80%    4.61%    8.69%    9.67%    5.01%    4.64%   
Wisconsin 3.52%    4.44%    8.75%    5.72%    4.12%    4.11%   
West North Central:
Iowa 4.34%    5.24%    7.29%    11.61%    11.85%    4.22%   
Kansas 4.29%    5.39%    13.72%    6.29%    5.70%    5.20%   
Minnesota 4.02%    5.06%    9.79%    10.86%    11.33%    4.41%   
Missouri 4.12%    5.20%    10.25%    8.46%    7.27%    4.95%   
Nebraska 4.90%    5.42%    14.79%    13.60%    12.03%    5.35%   
North Dakota 4.16%    5.40%    9.48%    7.14%    6.79%    4.75%   
South Dakota 4.05%    4.87%    6.28%    9.71%    9.90%    4.36%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 3.79%    4.53%    10.27%    8.49%    8.45%    4.18%   
District of Columbia 4.61%    5.16%    13.07%    3.98%    --    4.66%   
Florida 3.48%    3.95%    12.59%    9.15%    5.03%    4.10%   
Georgia 4.88%    6.30%    4.29%    6.05%    5.89%    6.27%   
Maryland 4.52%    5.59%    10.90%    1.64%    2.47%    5.02%   
North Carolina 3.29%    4.02%    9.30%    0.64%    2.15%    4.25%   
South Carolina 3.78%    3.79%    11.41%    11.09%    4.94%    4.60%   
Virginia 3.68%    4.39%    10.90%    9.15%    3.12%    4.53%   
West Virginia 4.36%    5.42%    5.59%    12.07%    6.70%    5.72%   
East South Central:
Alabama 3.83%    4.46%    12.94%    2.79%    6.28%    4.71%   
Kentucky 3.27%    4.52%    2.85%    5.67%    4.25%    4.24%   
Mississippi 3.47%    4.06%    11.12%    3.01%    5.66%    4.28%   
Tennessee 3.95%    4.40%    12.32%    11.52%    9.20%    4.21%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 2.61%    2.82%    0.72%    10.76%    1.26%    3.66%   
Louisiana 4.12%    4.03%    13.21%    8.78%    8.74%    4.29%   
Oklahoma 4.25%    5.14%    12.20%    0.96%    8.10%    5.10%   
Texas 2.27%    2.85%    4.43%    3.93%    4.15%    2.71%   
Mountain:
Arizona 5.12%    5.54%    --    7.88%    8.90%    5.97%   
Colorado 4.59%    5.47%    17.88%    6.67%    10.19%    5.12%   
Idaho 5.03%    5.65%    12.51%    16.26%    13.44%    4.86%   
Montana 5.03%    5.56%    9.61%    21.70% * 13.21%    5.43%   
Nevada 3.57%    4.54%    10.74%    3.72%    3.81%    4.27%   
New Mexico 4.06%    5.29%    3.44%    9.16%    8.01%    4.74%   
Utah 4.77%    6.06%    14.17%    4.44%    5.19%    5.47%   
Wyoming 4.06%    4.58%    13.35%    6.10%    5.69%    4.63%   
Pacific:
Alaska 4.30%    3.59%    15.21%    10.50%    10.46%    4.69%   
California 3.22%    3.89%    9.18%    7.74%    10.09%    3.42%   
Hawaii 4.11%    5.35%    6.57%    8.73%    10.22%    4.63%   
Oregon 4.49%    5.89%    9.06%    8.71%    4.38%    4.94%   
Washington 4.64%    5.49%    3.60%    9.87%    0.09%    5.00%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2019 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.

** 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.