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Standard Errors Defined contribution retirement plans: Selected attributes
Table 8. Standard errors for defined contribution retirement plans: Selected attributes, State and local government workers, National Compensation Survey, March 2011
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Employee contribution
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Employee contribution option
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Required
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Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers
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Office and administrative support
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Natural resources, construction, and maintenance
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Average wage within the following categories:1
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Establishment characteristics
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Education and health services
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Elementary and secondary schools
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Junior colleges, colleges, and universities
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Health care and social assistance
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1The 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.
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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.
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