Table 1. Standard errors for establishments offering retirement and health
care benefits: Private industry, National Compensation Survey, March 2008

(All establishments = 100 percent)

Characteristics

Retirement benefits

Health care

All plans1

Defined
benefit

Defined
contribution

All establishments

1.6

0.7

1.6

1.9

Establishment characteristics

Goods-producing industries

3.5

2.0

3.2

3.3

    Construction

4.6

3.0

4.5

4.2

    Manufacturing

4.7

1.3

4.7

4.7

Service-providing industries

1.9

0.8

1.9

2.2

    Trade, transportation, and utilities

3.2

1.4

3.1

2.6

        Wholesale trade

5.5

2.3

5.4

4.4

        Retail trade

2.9

1.7

2.8

3.2

        Transportation and warehousing

11.1

10.9

7.5

        Utilities

1.5

10.1

1.9

1.4

    Information

11.2

11.2

7.6

    Financial activities

3.8

2.3

4.9

2.9

        Finance and insurance

3.4

3.0

3.4

2.4

            Credit intermediation and related activities

3.3

4.3

3.3

1.8

            Insurance carriers and related activities

6.2

3.8

6.2

6.0

        Real estate and rental and leasing

8.0

3.9

11.3

6.6

    Professional and business services

4.9

0.6

4.9

4.6

        Professional and technical services

6.5

6.5

6.0

        Administrative and waste services

5.2

5.2

7.4

    Education and health services

8.3

8.2

8.5

        Educational services

16.3

            Junior colleges, colleges, and universities

5.9

5.9

6.7

        Health care and social assistance

9.1

9.1

9.2

    Leisure and hospitality

2.7

2.7

6.0

        Accommodation and food services

3.0

3.0

6.4

    Other services

4.4

1.4

4.2

4.3

1 to 99 workers

1.7

0.8

1.7

2.0

    1 to 49 workers

1.8

0.8

1.8

2.0

    50 to 99 workers

3.0

1.8

2.9

2.4

100 workers or more

2.1

4.5

2.3

1.4

    100 to 499 workers

2.6

4.9

2.8

1.7

    500 workers or more

1.2

5.6

1.4

0.8

Geographic areas

Metropolitan areas

1.9

0.7

1.9

2.1

Nonmetropolitan areas

2.7

2.1

2.8

4.1

New England

3.8

3.8

6.5

Middle Atlantic

4.8

1.9

3.5

2.4

East North Central

2.6

1.2

2.5

3.8

West North Central

3.1

4.2

2.9

3.0

South Atlantic

2.9

1.9

2.8

4.4

East South Central

9.5

9.6

5.5

West South Central

4.8

1.5

4.7

7.4

Mountain

6.6

2.8

8.5

3.7

Pacific

4.0

1.0

3.9

4.1

1Includes defined benefit pension plans and defined contribution retirement plans.

NOTE: Dash indicates no workers in this category or data did not meet publication criteria.