Table 1. Percent of employees eligibile for long-term care insurance, private industry, 2003
Worker and establishment characteristics Percent

All workers

11
Worker characteristics

White-collar occupations

16

Blue-collar occupations

7

Service occupations

4

Full time

13

Part time

4

Union

16

Nonunion

11

Average wage less than $15

6

Average wage $15 or greater

19
Establishment characteristics
Industry

Goods-producing

11

Service-producing

11
Size of establishment

1-99 workers

3

100 workers or more

20
Area

Metropolitan areas

12

Nonmetropolitan areas

4
Region

New England

11

Middle Atlantic

12

East North Central

10

West North Central

7

South Atlantic

14

East South Central

7

West South Central

10

Mountain

7

Pacific

14