Employer Health Benefits 2006: Exhibit 3.6: Percentage of Covered Workers in Firms with a Waiting Period for New Employees to Be Covered and Average Waiting Period in Months, by Firm Size, Region, and Industry, 2006

Employer Health Benefits 2006 Annual Survey

Section 3: Exhibit 3.6: Percentage of Covered Workers in Firms with a Waiting Period...

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Exhibit 3.6: Percentage of Covered Workers in Firms with a Waiting Period for New Employees to Be Covered and Average Waiting Period in Months, by Firm Size, Region, and Industry, 2006

	Percentage of Covered Workers in Firms With Waiting Period	Among Covered Workers with a Waiting Period, Average Waiting Period (Months)
FIRM SIZE
All Small Firms (3-199 Workers)	81%*	2.5*
All Large Firms (200 or More Workers)	69*	2.0*
REGION
Northeast	63%*	2.1
Midwest	72	1.8*
South	77	2.3
West	79	2.4*
INDUSTRY
Agriculture/Mining/Construction	94%*	2.8*
Manufacturing	67	2.1
Transportation/Communications/Utilities	65	2.3
Wholesale	78	2.5
Retail	92*	2.7*
Finance	70	2.0
Service	73	2.1
State/Local Government	64	1.8*
Health Care	75	1.8*
ALL FIRMS	73%	2.2

^*	Estimate is statistically different from estimate for all other firms not in the indicated size, region, or industry category at p<.05.

	Source: Kaiser/HRET Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits, 2006.

	For more information regarding survey methodology, click here to view the Survey Design and Methods section.

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