Table 3. Prepaid medical plans: percent of workers by choice of plan providers, private industry, March 2006
Characteristics Choice of plan providers
Restricted, no option to go outside network Restricted, option to go outside network Not determinable

All workers

58 39 3

White-collar occupations

58 39 3

Blue-collar occupations

59 40 2

Service occupations

57 38 5

Full time

58 39 3

Part time

58 41 1

Union

67 32 2

Nonunion

57 41 3

Average wage less than $15 per hour

58 39 3

Average wage $15 or greater per hour

58 39 2

Goods producing

60 39 1

Service producing

57 39 3

1 to 99 workers

58 39 2

100 or more workers

58 39 3

Metropolitan areas

59 38 3

Nonmetropolitan areas

44 53 3