Table 42. Standard errors for outpatient prescription drug benefits:(1) Type of
coverage, state and local government workers, National Compensation Survey, 2011
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                Mail   Coverage 
            Characteristics               Generic  Brand-na-   order      for   
                                           drugs    me drugs   drugs   formulary
                                                                        drugs(2)
                                                                                
                                                                                
All workers.............................       (3)       0.1       1.5       1.0
                                                                                
         Worker characteristic                                                  
                                                                                
Management, professional, and related...       (3)       0.1       1.5       1.1
  Professional and related..............       (3)       0.1       1.6       1.2
    Teachers............................       (3)       0.1       1.9       1.6
      Primary, secondary, and special                                           
      education school teachers.........       (3)       0.1       2.0       1.9
Service.................................       (3)       0.2       2.0       1.6
  Protective service....................       (3)       (3)       2.4       2.4
Sales and office........................       (3)       0.1       1.9       1.5
  Office and administrative support.....       (3)       0.1       1.8       1.6
Natural resources, construction, and                                            
maintenance.............................       (3)       0.3       3.3       1.9
Production, transportation, and material                                        
moving..................................       (3)       0.2       2.7       3.6
                                                                                
Full time...............................       (3)       0.1       1.4       1.0
Part time...............................       (3)       0.6       5.7       3.5
                                                                                
Union...................................       (3)       0.2       1.1       1.3
Nonunion................................       (3)       (3)       2.8       1.1
                                                                                
Average wage within the following                                               
categories:(4)                                                                  
  Lowest 25 percent.....................       (3)       0.2       3.1       1.8
    Lowest 10 percent...................       (3)       (3)       4.3       3.1
  Second 25 percent.....................       (3)       0.1       1.6       1.4
  Third 25 percent......................       (3)       0.1       1.5       1.6
  Highest 25 percent....................       (3)       0.1       1.3       1.3
    Highest 10 percent..................       (3)       0.2       1.1       2.0
                                                                                
      Establishment characteristic                                              
                                                                                
Service-providing industries............       (3)       0.1       1.5       1.0
  Education and health services.........       (3)       0.1       2.1       1.2
    Educational services................       (3)       0.2       2.1       1.3
      Elementary and secondary schools..       (3)       0.2       1.8       1.5
      Junior colleges, colleges, and                                            
      universities......................       (3)       0.1       4.1       1.3
    Health care and social assistance...       (3)       (3)       3.3       2.2
      Hospitals.........................       (3)       (3)       4.2       3.1
  Public administration.................       (3)       (3)       1.7       1.5
                                                                                
1 to 99 workers.........................       (3)       0.1       2.4       2.9
  1 to 49 workers.......................       (3)       0.2       4.0       4.8
  50 to 99 workers......................       (3)       (3)       3.5       2.7
100 workers or more.....................       (3)       0.1       1.6       1.0
  100 to 499 workers....................       (3)       0.3       2.1       2.5
  500 workers or more...................       (3)       0.1       1.9       1.0
                                                                                
State government........................       (3)       (3)       2.8       0.7
Local government........................       (3)       0.1       1.3       1.3
                                                                                
            Geographic area                                                     
                                                                                
New England.............................       (3)       0.1       5.9       2.0
Middle Atlantic.........................       (3)       0.5       2.0       3.1
East North Central......................       (3)       (3)       2.6       3.1
West North Central......................       (3)       0.2       4.6       3.0
South Atlantic..........................       (3)       0.1       2.4       1.9
West South Central......................       (3)       (3)       3.5       1.7
Mountain................................       (3)       (3)       2.9       2.9
Pacific.................................       (3)       0.2       0.9       1.9

  1 Outpatient prescription drug benefits include both stand-alone drug plans
and prescription drug benefits included as part of a medical plan.
  2 These are both generic and brand names drugs approved by the health care
provider. Drugs not approved by the health care provider are nonformulary drugs,
for which enrollees receive less generous benefits, such as a higher copayment
per prescription.
  3 Less than 0.05.
  4 The 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: 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.