Standard Errors
Health-related benefits: Access

Table 42. Standard errors for health-related benefits: Access, State
and local government workers, National Compensation Survey,
March 2011

Characteristics

Long-term
care
insurance1

Retiree health care
benefits2

Under age
65

Age 65 and
over

All workers

1.3

1.4

1.3

Worker characteristics

      

Management, professional, and related

1.4

1.3

1.2

    Professional and related

1.5

1.3

1.2

        Teachers

1.4

1.5

1.3

            Primary, secondary, and special education
             school teachers

1.3

1.6

1.6

Service

1.7

1.9

2.0

    Protective service

2.6

2.7

3.0

Sales and office

2.4

2.8

2.6

    Office and administrative support

2.4

2.8

2.6

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

3.0

3.3

3.3

Production, transportation, and material moving

2.8

3.8

4.0

Full time

1.5

1.4

1.3

Part time

1.4

2.2

2.1

Union

1.3

1.4

1.3

Nonunion

2.1

2.1

1.9

Average wage within the following categories:3

      

    Lowest 25 percent

2.1

2.4

2.3

        Lowest 10 percent

2.5

3.0

2.9

    Second 25 percent

2.0

2.0

2.1

    Third 25 percent

1.5

1.5

1.7

    Highest 25 percent

1.4

1.5

1.3

        Highest 10 percent

1.9

2.2

1.9

Establishment characteristics

      

Service-providing industries

1.4

1.4

1.3

    Education and health services

1.8

1.5

1.3

        Educational services

1.8

1.6

1.5

            Elementary and secondary schools

1.2

1.5

1.4

            Junior colleges, colleges, and universities

5.4

3.7

3.7

        Health care and social assistance

4.5

3.4

3.9

            Hospitals

5.9

4.3

5.4

    Public administration

1.6

1.9

1.9

1 to 99 workers

2.0

3.5

3.2

    1 to 49 workers

2.2

3.6

3.5

    50 to 99 workers

3.8

5.2

5.0

100 workers or more

1.5

1.3

1.2

    100 to 499 workers

1.8

2.5

2.3

    500 workers or more

1.8

1.3

1.2

State government

4.2

2.5

2.5

Local government

0.8

1.5

1.3

Geographic areas

      

Middle Atlantic

0.4

1.0

1.2

East North Central

2.6

2.6

2.4

West North Central

–

5.3

6.6

South Atlantic

2.8

2.2

2.7

East South Central

–

10.6

8.9

West South Central

2.3

3.5

3.5

Mountain

1.9

4.8

4.0

Pacific

2.6

3.7

2.8

1A health plan that provides long-term (more than 1 year) custodial care, home care, or nursing
home care. The plan, although sponsored by the employer, may be fully paid for by the employee.

2A health plan that provides coverage to a retiree beyond what is mandated by COBRA or other
health continuation laws. The plan, although sponsored by the employer, may be fully paid for by the
employee.

3The categories are based on the average wage for each occupation surveyed, which may include
workers with earnings both above and below the threshold. The average wages are based on the
estimates published in the "National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings in the United
States, 2010." See Technical Note for more details.


NOTE: Dash indicates no workers in this category or data did not meet publication criteria. For
definitions of major plans, key provisions, and related terms, see the "Glossary of Employee Benefit
Terms" at www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/glossary20102011.htm.