Table 42. Dental care benefits: Median percent of covered charges paid
     by plan for selected services, private industry workers, National
     Compensation Survey, 2008

     (Includes all workers participating in dental care plans)
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                              Preventi-   Basic     Major  
                  Characteristic                  ve    services- services-
                                              services-    (2)       (3)   
                                                 (1)                       
                                                                           
                                                                           
     All workers.............................       100        80        50
                                                                           
              Worker characteristic                                        
                                                                           
     Management, professional, and related...       100        80        50
       Management, business, and financial...       100        80        50
       Professional and related..............       100        80        50
     Service.................................       100        80        50
     Sales and office........................       100        80        50
       Sales and related.....................       100        80        50
       Office and administrative support.....       100        80        50
     Natural resources, construction, and                                  
     maintenance.............................       100        80        50
       Construction, extraction, farming,                                  
       fishing, and forestry.................       100        80        60
       Installation, maintenance, and repair        100        80        50
     Production, transportation, and material                              
     moving..................................       100        80        50
       Production............................       100        80        50
       Transportation and material moving....       100        80        50
                                                                           
     Full time...............................       100        80        50
     Part time...............................       100        80        50
                                                                           
     Union...................................       100        80        50
     Nonunion................................       100        80        50
                                                                           
     Average wage within the following                                     
     percentiles:(4)                                                       
       Less than 10..........................       100        80        50
       10 to under 25........................       100        80        50
       25 to under 50........................       100        80        50
       50 to under 75........................       100        80        50
       75 to under 90........................       100        80        50
       90 or greater.........................       100        80        50
                                                                           
           Establishment characteristic                                    
                                                                           
     Goods-producing industries..............       100        80        50
       Construction..........................       100        80        50
       Manufacturing.........................       100        80        50
     Service-providing industries............       100        80        50
       Trade, transportation, and utilities..       100        80        50
         Wholesale trade.....................       100        80        50
         Retail trade........................       100        80        50
         Transportation and warehousing......       100        80        50
         Utilities...........................       100        80        50
       Information...........................       100        80        50
       Financial activities..................       100        80        50
         Finance and insurance...............       100        80        50
           Credit intermediation and related                               
           activities........................       100        80        50
           Insurance carriers and related                                  
           activities........................       100        80        50
         Real estate and rental and leasing..       100        80        50
       Professional and business services....       100        80        50
         Professional and technical services        100        80        50
         Administrative and waste services...       100        80        50
       Education and health services.........       100        80        50
         Educational services................       100        80        50
           Junior colleges, colleges, and                                  
           universities......................       100        80        50
         Health care and social assistance...       100        80        50
       Leisure and hospitality...............       100        80        50
         Accommodation and food services.....       100        80        50
       Other services........................       100        80        50
                                                                           
     1 to 99 workers.........................       100        80        50
       1 to 49 workers.......................       100        80        50
       50 to 99 workers......................       100        80        50
     100 workers or more.....................       100        80        50
       100 to 499 workers....................       100        80        50
       500 workers or more...................       100        80        50
                                                                           
                 Geographic area                                           
                                                                           
     New England.............................       100        80        50
     Middle Atlantic.........................       100        80        50
     East North Central......................       100        80        50
     West North Central......................       100        80        50
     South Atlantic..........................       100        80        50
     East South Central......................       100        80        50
     West South Central......................       100        80        50
     Mountain................................       100        80        50
     Pacific.................................       100        80        50

       1 Preventative services include dental exams, cleanings, and other
     preventive care.
       2 Basic services include dental services such as fillings, dental
     surgery, periodontal care, and endodontics.
       3 Major services include dental procedures such as crowns and
     prosthetics.
       4 The percentile groupings are based on the average wage for each
     occupation surveyed, which may include workers both above and below
     the threshold. The percentile values are based on the estimates
     published in the "National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings
     in the United States, 2007." See Technical Note for more details.
     
     NOTE: For definitions of major plans, key provisions, and related
     terms, see the "Glossary of Employee Benefit Terms" at
     www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/glossary20082009.htm.