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   Section 3: Employee Coverage, Eligibility, and Participation, 2004: Exhibit 3.6: Average Waiting Period for New Employees...
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Exhibit 3.6: Average Waiting Period for New Employees to be Eligible for Health Coverage, by Firm Size, Region, and Industry, 2004
 

 

Average Wait for Health Coverage (Months)

FIRM SIZE

 

ALL SMALL FIRMS (3-199 Workers)

 2.1*

Midsize (200-999 Workers)

1.6

Large (1,000-4,999 Workers)

1.6

Jumbo (5,000 or More Workers)

 1.2*

ALL LARGE FIRMS (200 or More Workers)

 1.3*

REGION

 

Northeast

1.5

Midwest

 1.3*

South

1.7

West

1.8

INDUSTRY

 

Mining/Construction/Wholesale

 2.4*

Manufacturing

 1.3*

Transportation/Communications/Utility

1.3

Retail

 2.8*

Finance

1.3

Service

1.5

State/Local Government

 1.2*

Health Care

1.5

ALL FIRM SIZES, REGIONS, AND INDUSTRIES

1.6 MONTHS

* Estimate is statistically different from All Firms at p<.05.

Source: Kaiser/HRET Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits: 2004.


The Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and Educational Trust
Program Area: Health Care Marketplace Project | Publication Date: 09/26/2006

 

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