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| Employer Health Benefits 2005 Annual Survey |  |
| | | | Exhibit 3.8: Average Waiting Period For New Employees to be Eligible for Health Coverage, by Firm Size, Region, and Industry, 2005 | | Average Wait for Health Coverage (Months) | | FIRM SIZE | | | ALL SMALL FIRMS (3-199 Workers) | 2.0* | Midsize (200-999 Workers) | 1.7 | Large (1,000-4,999 Workers) | 1.6 | Jumbo (5,000 or More Workers) | 1.4 | | ALL LARGE FIRMS (200 or More Workers) | 1.5 | | REGION | | Northeast | 1.6 | Midwest | 1.4* | South | 1.7 | West | 2.0 | | INDUSTRY | | Mining/Construction/Wholesale | 2.1* | Manufacturing | 1.4 | Transportation/Communications/Utility | 1.4 | Retail | 3.0* | Finance | 1.4 | Service | 1.6 | State/Local Government | 1.2* | Health Care | 1.6 | | ALL FIRM SIZES, REGIONS, AND INDUSTRIES | 1.7 MONTHS |
| * | Estimates are statistically different from All Firm Sizes, Regions, and Industries at p<.05. | | | | | Note: Average waiting period includes covered workers who have no waiting period to be eligible for health coverage. | | | | | Source: Kaiser/HRET Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits, 2005. | | | | | For more information regarding survey methodology, click here to view the Survey Design and Methods section. |
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