For release 10:00 A.M. (EDT) TUESDAY, JULY 27, 2010 USDL-10-1044 Technical information: (202) 691-6199 NCSinfo@bls.gov http://www.bls.gov/ebs Media contact: (202) 691-5902 PressOffice@bls.gov EMPLOYEE BENEFITS IN THE UNITED STATES - MARCH 2010 Employer provided retirement plans were a common employee benefit in the United States, available to 74 percent of all full-time workers in private industry in March 2010, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. By contrast, 39 percent of part-time private industry workers had access to a retirement plan. These data are from the National Compensation Survey (NCS), which provides comprehensive measures of occupation earnings, compensation cost trends, and incidence and provisions of employee benefit plans. Access to medical care benefits and paid sick leave benefits were provided to 86 and 74 percent of full-time private industry workers, respectively. Only 24 percent of part-time workers had access to medical care and 26 percent to paid sick leave benefits. (See chart 1.) A worker with access to a medical or retirement plan is defined as having an employer-provided plan available for use, regardless of the workers’ decisions to enroll or participate in the plan. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ NOTE More information will be published in early fall, including March 2010 data for civilian, private industry, and state and local government workers on the incidence and provisions of health care benefits, retirement benefits, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability benefits, paid holidays and vacations, and other selected benefits. In addition, new editions of Program Perspectives will be published featuring the latest benefits data. Program Perspectives brings together employee benefits information from various National Compensation Surveypu blications into one convenient and easy-to-read format. For the latest benefit publications, see: http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The following are additional findings: * Sixty-five percent of private industry employees had access to retirement benefits, compared with 90 percent of state and local government employees. Eighty-five percent of state and local government employees participated in a retirement plan, a significantly greater percentage than for private industry workers, at 50 percent. (See table 1.) * Among full-time state and local government workers, virtually all (99 percent) had access to retirement and medical care benefits. Part-time workers’ access to these benefits was more limited in both private industry and in state and local government. (See tables 1 and 2.) * Medical care benefits were available to 71 percent of private industry workers, compared with 88 percent among state and local government workers. About half of private industry workers participated in a plan, less than the 73 percent of state and local government workers. (See table 2.) * Employers paid 82 percent of the cost of premiums for single coverage and 70 percent of the cost for family coverage, for workers participating in employer sponsored medical plans. The employer share for single coverage was greater in state and local government (89 percent) than in private industry (80 percent). For family coverage, the employer share of premiums was similar for private industry and state and local government, 70 and 73 percent, respectively. (See tables 3 and 4.) More information can be obtained by calling (202) 691-6199, sending e-mail to NCSinfo@bls.gov, or by visiting the BLS Internet site, http://www.bls.gov/ncs/home.htm. Also, BLS Regional Information offices, which are listed on the Internet site, http://www.bls.gov/bls/regncon.htm, are available to answer questions. TECHNICAL NOTE Data in this release are from the National Compensation Survey (NCS), conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This release contains March 2010 data on civilian, private industry, and state and local government workers in the United States. Under the NCS program, information on the incidence and provision of benefits is published in several stages. This news release provides data on the incidence of (access to and participation in) selected benefits and the share of premiums paid by employers and employees for medical care. An extensive number of tables on the incidence of selected benefits will be available in the annual bulletin to be published in early fall, 2010. Data on detailed provisions of health insurance and retirement benefits in private industry for 2010 will be available in 2011. Previous publications containing information on employee benefits for private industry and state and local government workers are available on the BLS website http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs. Calculation details Average wages for occupations within an establishment were used to produce estimates for worker groups averaging hourly pay within the six earnings categories: Lowest 10 percent, lowest 25 percent, second 25 percent, third 25 percent, highest 25 percent, and highest 10 percent. The categories are computed using earnings reported for individual workers in sampled establishment jobs and their scheduled hours of work. Establishments in the survey may report only individual worker earnings for each sampled job. For the calculation of these estimates, the individual worker hourly earnings are appropriately weighted and then arrayed from lowest to highest. The published 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution within each published occupation and are used to determine the wage categories. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown in the data tables, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. The percentile values are based on wages published in the bulletin National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings in the United States, 2009 (Bulletin 2738). Values corresponding to the percentiles used in the tables are as follows: Characteristics Hourly wage percentiles 10 25 50 75 90 (median) Civilian workers $8.40 $11.11 $16.55 $25.97 $38.60 Private industry workers $8.10 $10.63 $15.70 $24.53 $37.02 State and local government $11.64 $15.35 $22.04 $32.53 $44.48 The tables on employer and employee medical premiums (tables 3 and 4) include participants in all medical plans, with calculations for both single and family coverage. The calculations are not based on actual decisions regarding medical coverage made by employees within the occupations. Rather, the premium calculations are based on the assumption that all employees in the occupation have identical coverage. Take-up rates Take-up rates are the percentage of workers with access to a plan who participate in the plan. They are computed by using the number of workers participating in a plan divided by the number of workers with access to the plan, multiplied by 100, and rounded to the nearest one percent. Since the computation of take-up rates is based on the number of workers collected rather than rounded percentage estimates, the take-up rates in the tables may not equal the ratio of participation to access estimates. Leave benefits for teachers Primary, secondary, and special education teachers typically have a work schedule of 37 or 38 weeks per year. Because of this work schedule, they are generally not offered vacation or holidays. In many cases, the time off during winter and spring breaks during the school year is not considered vacation days for the purposes of this survey. Survey scope The March 2010 NCS benefits survey represented about 118 million civilian workers; of this number, about 99 million were private industry workers and 19 million were State and local government workers (see Appendix table 2). Survey response The March 2010 benefits survey included a sample of 18,174 establishments. The definitions in Appendix table 1 are as follows: Responding. The establishment provided information on at least one usable occupation. An occupation is classified as usable if the following data are present: occupational characteristics (full- vs. part-time schedule, union vs. nonunion status, and time vs. incentive pay type), work schedule, and wage data. Refused or unable to provide data. The establishment did not provide earnings, occupational classification, worker characteristics, and work schedule data for any occupation. Out of business or not in survey scope. The establishment is no longer in operation, for example, following a bankruptcy. Establishments not in the survey scope include farm and private households, the self-employed, the federal government, and locations of an establishment out of the sampled area. Also excluded are establishments with no workers within the survey scope (if all employees are also owners, for example). Obtaining information For research articles on employee benefits, see the Monthly Labor Review or Compensation and Working Conditions Online at the BLS Web sites http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/home.htm and http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm. For further technical information, see Chapter 8, "National Compensation Measures," of the BLS Handbook of Methods at: http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/pdf/homch8.pdf and http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm. Table 1. Retirement benefits:(1) Access, participation, and take-up rates,(2) National Compensation Survey, March 2010 (All workers = 100 percent) Civilian(3) Private industry State and local government Characteristics Access Partici- Take-up Access Partici- Take-up Access Partici- Take-up pation rate pation rate pation rate All workers.............. 69 55 80 65 50 76 90 85 95 Worker characteristics Management, professional, and related.............. 83 74 89 80 68 86 92 87 95 Management, business, and financial.......... 86 78 90 85 76 89 - - - Professional and related................ 82 73 88 77 65 84 91 87 95 Teachers............. 86 81 95 - - - 91 87 96 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers........... 92 89 96 - - - 97 94 97 Registered nurses.... 82 69 85 - - - - - - Service.................. 49 32 66 42 23 55 83 79 95 Protective service..... 75 63 84 50 26 51 91 87 96 Sales and office......... 71 56 78 70 53 76 90 86 96 Sales and related...... 66 43 66 66 43 65 - - - Office and administrative support 74 63 84 72 59 82 91 88 96 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.............. 67 55 81 64 51 79 94 91 96 Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry.. 65 50 78 61 45 74 - - - Installation, maintenance, and repair 70 59 84 68 56 83 - - - Production, transportation, and material moving.......... 67 52 78 66 51 77 88 84 96 Production............. 66 52 80 65 52 79 - - - Transportation and material moving........ 68 53 77 67 50 75 - - - Full time................ 78 65 84 74 59 80 99 94 96 Part time................ 39 23 58 39 21 54 40 36 89 Union.................... 92 87 94 88 82 93 97 93 96 Nonunion................. 65 49 77 62 46 74 83 79 95 Average wage within the following categories:(4) Lowest 25 percent...... 43 24 56 40 20 50 74 69 94 Lowest 10 percent.... 31 12 39 30 10 34 60 56 94 Second 25 percent...... 70 54 78 67 48 73 94 89 95 Third 25 percent....... 80 68 86 75 62 82 95 91 96 Highest 25 perecent.... 88 81 92 84 75 89 98 94 96 Highest 10 percent... 90 83 92 87 78 90 97 94 96 Establishment characteristics Goods-producing industries............... 73 60 83 72 60 83 - - - Service-providing industries............... 68 55 80 63 47 75 90 85 95 Education and health services............... 78 67 85 70 55 78 91 87 95 Educational services 87 82 94 74 63 86 91 87 96 Elementary and secondary schools.. 90 87 96 - - - 92 89 97 Junior colleges, colleges, and universities....... 87 79 91 88 78 89 86 79 92 Health care and social assistance.... 72 56 78 70 53 76 92 84 91 Hospitals.......... 89 78 87 - - - 94 84 90 Public administration.. 90 86 96 - - - 90 86 96 1 to 99 workers.......... 52 37 70 51 35 69 77 74 96 1 to 49 workers........ 48 34 71 47 32 69 71 68 95 50 to 99 workers....... 65 46 70 64 43 68 87 84 97 100 workers or more...... 84 72 86 81 66 82 91 87 95 100 to 499 workers..... 79 63 80 78 60 77 88 84 96 500 workers or more.... 88 80 91 85 75 88 93 88 95 Geographic areas New England.............. 67 55 83 63 50 80 86 82 96 Middle Atlantic.......... 72 60 84 68 56 82 92 87 94 East North Central....... 69 56 81 67 52 78 85 82 96 West North Central....... 72 58 81 69 54 78 89 82 92 South Atlantic........... 70 54 76 66 47 71 91 85 94 East South Central....... 68 54 79 62 45 73 90 86 96 West South Central....... 66 52 78 61 44 72 90 88 98 Mountain................. 70 55 79 66 49 75 89 87 97 Pacific.................. 66 54 82 60 47 77 92 89 97 1 Includes defined benefit pension plans and defined contribution retirement plans. Workers are considered as having access or as participating if they have access to or participating in at least one of these plan types. 2 The take-up rate is an estimate of the percentage of workers with access to a plan who participate in the plan, rounded for presentation. See Technical Note for more details. 3 Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government. See Technical Note for further explanation. 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, 2008." See Technical Note for more details. NOTE: Dash indicates no workers in this category or data did not meet publication criteria. Table 2. Medical care benefits: Access, participation, and take-up rates,(1) National Compensation Survey, March 2010 (All workers = 100 percent) Civilian(2) Private industry State and local government Characteristics Access Partici- Take-up Access Partici- Take-up Access Partici- Take-up pation rate pation rate pation rate All workers.............. 73 55 75 71 51 73 88 73 83 Worker characteristics Management, professional, and related.............. 88 68 78 87 66 76 90 73 81 Management, business, and financial.......... 94 74 79 94 74 78 - - - Professional and related................ 85 66 78 83 63 76 89 73 82 Teachers............. 84 67 80 - - - 89 73 82 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers........... 92 73 80 - - - 95 78 82 Registered nurses.... 81 62 76 - - - - - - Service.................. 50 34 67 44 27 61 81 68 85 Protective service..... 73 59 81 48 31 64 89 77 87 Sales and office......... 73 52 71 72 50 70 88 75 84 Sales and related...... 64 41 65 64 41 64 - - - Office and administrative support 79 59 74 78 56 72 89 75 84 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.............. 78 62 79 76 60 78 95 81 86 Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry.. 72 58 80 70 56 80 - - - Installation, maintenance, and repair 84 66 78 83 64 77 - - - Production, transportation, and material moving.......... 76 59 77 76 59 77 82 69 84 Production............. 81 65 80 81 65 80 - - - Transportation and material moving........ 72 53 74 71 52 73 - - - Full time................ 88 67 76 86 64 74 99 82 84 Part time................ 24 14 59 24 14 57 28 19 68 Union.................... 93 78 84 91 77 84 95 79 83 Nonunion................. 70 50 72 68 48 71 81 67 82 Average wage within the following categories:(3) Lowest 25 percent...... 41 25 60 38 22 58 69 56 81 Lowest 10 percent.... 25 13 54 23 12 52 53 41 79 Second 25 percent...... 78 56 72 76 52 69 91 78 85 Third 25 percent....... 88 70 79 86 66 77 95 79 83 Highest 25 perecent.... 92 74 80 90 72 79 97 79 82 Highest 10 percent... 94 75 80 92 72 79 97 80 82 Establishment characteristics Goods-producing industries............... 85 69 81 85 69 81 - - - Service-providing industries............... 71 52 73 68 48 70 88 72 83 Education and health services............... 80 60 75 75 53 70 89 72 81 Educational services 86 68 80 76 54 72 88 72 81 Elementary and secondary schools.. 88 69 79 - - - 89 71 80 Junior colleges, colleges, and universities....... 87 72 83 90 69 76 86 75 87 Health care and social assistance.... 76 54 71 75 52 70 91 76 83 Hospitals.......... 88 69 78 - - - 94 77 82 Public administration.. 88 75 84 - - - 88 75 84 1 to 99 workers.......... 60 43 71 59 42 71 75 64 85 1 to 49 workers........ 56 39 71 55 39 70 68 58 86 50 to 99 workers....... 71 52 73 70 50 72 86 73 84 100 workers or more...... 86 66 77 84 63 74 89 74 82 100 to 499 workers..... 82 60 74 82 59 72 85 72 85 500 workers or more.... 89 71 79 88 68 78 91 74 82 Geographic areas New England.............. 71 52 73 69 49 71 85 71 84 Middle Atlantic.......... 74 57 78 71 53 75 87 78 91 East North Central....... 73 54 75 71 53 74 81 63 78 West North Central....... 72 54 76 70 52 74 84 67 80 South Atlantic........... 75 53 71 72 49 69 91 74 81 East South Central....... 78 60 77 74 55 74 94 80 85 West South Central....... 71 51 72 67 47 69 90 74 82 Mountain................. 73 52 71 71 49 69 86 68 79 Pacific.................. 74 58 79 71 55 77 90 75 83 1 The take-up rate is an estimate of the percentage of workers with access to a plan who participate in the plan, rounded for presentation. See Technical Note for more details. 2 Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government. See Technical Note for further explanation. 3 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, 2008." See Technical Note for more details. NOTE: Dash indicates no workers in this category or data did not meet publication criteria. Table 3. Medical plans: Share of premiums paid by employer and employee for single coverage, National Compensation Survey, March 2010 (In percent) Civilian(1) Private industry State and local government Characteristics Employer Employee Employer Employee Employer Employee share of share of share of share of share of share of premium premium premium premium premium premium All workers participating in single coverage medical plans............ 82 18 80 20 89 11 Worker characteristics Management, professional, and related.............. 84 16 81 19 89 11 Management, business, and financial.......... 82 18 81 19 - - Professional and related................ 84 16 82 18 88 12 Teachers............. 88 12 - - 89 11 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers........... 89 11 - - 89 11 Registered nurses.... 81 19 - - - - Service.................. 82 18 78 22 89 11 Protective service..... 86 14 74 26 89 11 Sales and office......... 80 20 79 21 89 11 Sales and related...... 76 24 76 24 - - Office and administrative support 82 18 80 20 89 11 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.............. 83 17 82 18 90 10 Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry.. 85 15 84 16 - - Installation, maintenance, and repair 82 18 81 19 - - Production, transportation, and material moving.......... 82 18 81 19 89 11 Production............. 81 19 81 19 - - Transportation and material moving........ 82 18 81 19 - - Full time................ 82 18 80 20 89 11 Part time................ 80 20 79 21 86 14 Union.................... 89 11 89 11 90 10 Nonunion................. 80 20 79 21 89 11 Average wage within the following categories:(2) Lowest 25 percent...... 78 22 77 23 89 11 Lowest 10 percent.... 76 24 75 25 89 11 Second 25 percent...... 80 20 79 21 89 11 Third 25 percent....... 83 17 81 19 90 10 Highest 25 perecent.... 84 16 82 18 88 12 Highest 10 percent... 84 16 82 18 89 11 Establishment characteristics Goods-producing industries............... 82 18 82 18 - - Service-providing industries............... 82 18 80 20 89 11 Education and health services............... 85 15 82 18 89 11 Educational services 88 12 80 20 89 11 Elementary and secondary schools.. 89 11 - - 89 11 Junior colleges, colleges, and universities....... 86 14 79 21 89 11 Health care and social assistance.... 82 18 82 18 86 14 Hospitals.......... 82 18 - - 86 14 Public administration.. 89 11 - - 89 11 1 to 99 workers.......... 80 20 80 20 91 9 1 to 49 workers........ 81 19 80 20 92 8 50 to 99 workers....... 80 20 79 21 90 10 100 workers or more...... 83 17 81 19 89 11 100 to 499 workers..... 81 19 79 21 90 10 500 workers or more.... 84 16 82 18 88 12 Geographic areas New England.............. 79 21 78 22 85 15 Middle Atlantic.......... 84 16 82 18 92 8 East North Central....... 82 18 80 20 90 10 West North Central....... 82 18 80 20 90 10 South Atlantic........... 80 20 78 22 88 12 East South Central....... 81 19 77 23 91 9 West South Central....... 83 17 81 19 87 13 Mountain................. 83 17 81 19 90 10 Pacific.................. 83 17 82 18 87 13 1 Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government. See Technical Note for further explanation. 2 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, 2008." See Technical Note for more details. NOTE: Dash indicates no workers in this category or data did not meet publication criteria. Table 4. Medical plans: Share of premiums paid by employer and employee for family coverage, National Compensation Survey, March 2010 (In percent) Civilian(1) Private industry State and local government Characteristics Employer Employee Employer Employee Employer Employee share of share of share of share of share of share of premium premium premium premium premium premium All workers participating in family coverage medical plans............ 70 30 70 30 73 27 Worker characteristics Management, professional, and related.............. 72 28 71 29 72 28 Management, business, and financial.......... 72 28 71 29 - - Professional and related................ 71 29 72 28 71 29 Teachers............. 69 31 - - 70 30 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers........... 67 33 - - 69 31 Registered nurses.... 72 28 - - - - Service.................. 68 32 65 35 74 26 Protective service..... 75 25 63 37 78 22 Sales and office......... 68 32 67 33 74 26 Sales and related...... 65 35 64 36 - - Office and administrative support 69 31 68 32 74 26 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.............. 70 30 69 31 76 24 Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry.. 70 30 68 32 - - Installation, maintenance, and repair 71 29 70 30 - - Production, transportation, and material moving.......... 73 27 73 27 74 26 Production............. 74 26 74 26 - - Transportation and material moving........ 72 28 72 28 - - Full time................ 70 30 70 30 73 27 Part time................ 70 30 69 31 74 26 Union.................... 82 18 83 17 81 19 Nonunion................. 67 33 67 33 65 35 Average wage within the following categories:(2) Lowest 25 percent...... 63 37 63 37 66 34 Lowest 10 percent.... 62 38 62 38 60 40 Second 25 percent...... 67 33 66 34 75 25 Third 25 percent....... 72 28 70 30 73 27 Highest 25 perecent.... 75 25 74 26 76 24 Highest 10 percent... 76 24 75 25 81 19 Establishment characteristics Goods-producing industries............... 74 26 74 26 - - Service-providing industries............... 69 31 68 32 73 27 Education and health services............... 69 31 68 32 70 30 Educational services 69 31 66 34 69 31 Elementary and secondary schools.. 68 32 - - 68 32 Junior colleges, colleges, and universities....... 71 29 69 31 72 28 Health care and social assistance.... 69 31 68 32 74 26 Hospitals.......... 75 25 - - 74 26 Public administration.. 79 21 - - 79 21 1 to 99 workers.......... 65 35 65 35 71 29 1 to 49 workers........ 64 36 64 36 71 29 50 to 99 workers....... 66 34 66 34 71 29 100 workers or more...... 73 27 73 27 73 27 100 to 499 workers..... 71 29 70 30 73 27 500 workers or more.... 75 25 77 23 73 27 Geographic areas New England.............. 74 26 72 28 82 18 Middle Atlantic.......... 77 23 73 27 90 10 East North Central....... 76 24 74 26 85 15 West North Central....... 71 29 71 29 70 30 South Atlantic........... 65 35 65 35 66 34 East South Central....... 63 37 65 35 59 41 West South Central....... 63 37 66 34 54 46 Mountain................. 69 31 69 31 69 31 Pacific.................. 71 29 69 31 79 21 1 Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government. See Technical Note for further explanation. 2 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, 2008." See Technical Note for more details. NOTE: Dash indicates no workers in this category or data did not meet publication criteria. Table 5. Life insurance benefits: Access, participation, and take-up rates,(1) National Compensation Survey, March 2010 (All workers = 100 percent) Civilian(2) Private industry State and local government Characteristics Access Partici- Take-up Access Partici- Take-up Access Partici- Take-up pation rate pation rate pation rate All workers.............. 62 60 96 59 56 96 80 78 97 Worker characteristics Management, professional, and related.............. 79 77 98 78 76 98 81 78 97 Management, business, and financial.......... 85 84 98 85 84 99 - - - Professional and related................ 76 74 98 74 73 98 80 77 97 Teachers............. 74 72 97 - - - 79 77 97 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers........... 79 78 98 - - - 83 82 98 Registered nurses.... 73 71 98 - - - - - - Service.................. 40 37 94 33 31 93 75 72 97 Protective service..... 74 71 96 58 53 90 84 83 98 Sales and office......... 60 58 96 58 56 95 81 79 97 Sales and related...... 49 45 92 48 45 92 - - - Office and administrative support 67 65 97 65 63 97 81 79 97 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.............. 62 59 96 58 56 95 90 89 99 Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry.. 53 50 94 49 46 93 - - - Installation, maintenance, and repair 70 68 97 68 66 97 - - - Production, transportation, and material moving.......... 65 63 97 65 62 96 76 75 99 Production............. 70 68 97 70 68 97 - - - Transportation and material moving........ 60 58 96 59 57 96 - - - Full time................ 76 74 97 73 71 97 90 88 97 Part time................ 16 14 90 15 13 89 23 22 94 Union.................... 84 83 98 82 81 98 87 85 98 Nonunion................. 58 56 96 56 54 96 74 72 97 Average wage within the following categories:(3) Lowest 25 percent...... 30 27 91 26 24 90 62 59 96 Lowest 10 percent.... 16 14 88 13 12 87 46 44 96 Second 25 percent...... 65 63 96 63 60 95 84 82 98 Third 25 percent....... 75 73 97 72 70 97 85 84 98 Highest 25 perecent.... 83 82 98 81 80 99 89 86 97 Highest 10 percent... 86 85 98 84 84 99 89 86 97 Establishment characteristics Goods-producing industries............... 72 70 97 72 70 97 - - - Service-providing industries............... 60 58 96 56 54 96 80 77 97 Education and health services............... 70 67 97 64 61 96 80 77 97 Educational services 77 75 98 67 66 99 79 77 97 Elementary and secondary schools.. 76 75 98 - - - 78 77 98 Junior colleges, colleges, and universities....... 84 80 96 86 85 99 82 77 94 Health care and social assistance.... 65 62 96 63 61 96 82 80 97 Hospitals.......... 86 84 98 - - - 89 85 96 Public administration.. 82 80 98 - - - 82 80 98 1 to 99 workers.......... 44 41 95 43 40 95 64 62 97 1 to 49 workers........ 39 37 95 38 36 95 61 59 96 50 to 99 workers....... 57 55 95 57 54 95 69 67 97 100 workers or more...... 78 76 97 77 75 97 82 80 97 100 to 499 workers..... 71 68 96 71 68 96 73 71 98 500 workers or more.... 86 84 98 86 85 99 85 83 97 Geographic areas New England.............. 60 58 97 58 57 97 72 69 96 Middle Atlantic.......... 60 59 99 56 55 98 84 84 99 East North Central....... 66 63 96 64 61 96 78 74 95 West North Central....... 63 62 97 61 59 96 77 76 99 South Atlantic........... 64 62 97 60 58 97 84 81 97 East South Central....... 67 65 96 63 61 96 83 78 94 West South Central....... 61 57 94 58 54 92 76 74 98 Mountain................. 62 59 96 58 55 95 83 82 98 Pacific.................. 57 55 97 53 51 97 76 75 99 1 The take-up rate is an estimate of the percentage of workers with access to a plan who participate in the plan, rounded for presentation. See Technical Note for more details. 2 Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government. See Technical Note for further explanation. 3 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, 2008." See Technical Note for more details. NOTE: Dash indicates no workers in this category or data did not meet publication criteria. Table 6. Selected paid leave benefits: Access, National Compensation Survey, March 2010 (All workers = 100 percent) Civilian(1) Private industry State and local government Characteristics Paid sick Paid Paid Paid sick Paid Paid Paid sick Paid Paid leave vacation personal leave vacation personal leave vacation personal leave leave leave All workers.............. 67 74 41 62 77 37 89 60 60 Worker characteristics Management, professional, and related.............. 87 74 58 86 87 54 90 44 65 Management, business, and financial.......... 91 94 57 91 96 56 - - - Professional and related................ 86 67 58 84 83 54 90 36 66 Teachers............. 84 17 64 - - - 88 12 70 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers........... 92 12 76 - - - 93 9 79 Registered nurses.... 81 82 62 - - - - - - Service.................. 48 61 28 42 59 24 85 75 51 Protective service..... 69 79 42 37 66 24 89 87 54 Sales and office......... 69 80 41 67 80 40 91 86 55 Sales and related...... 56 70 32 55 70 32 - - - Office and administrative support 77 86 47 74 86 45 92 86 56 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.............. 56 80 28 51 78 26 94 94 46 Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry.. 42 69 20 36 66 17 - - - Installation, maintenance, and repair 69 90 37 66 90 35 - - - Production, transportation, and material moving.......... 55 82 33 54 83 31 87 63 59 Production............. 53 90 30 53 90 30 - - - Transportation and material moving........ 57 74 35 55 75 33 - - - Full time................ 79 86 47 74 91 43 98 67 65 Part time................ 28 36 21 26 37 19 41 20 30 Union.................... 83 73 58 71 87 48 97 57 71 Nonunion................. 64 75 38 61 76 36 83 62 50 Average wage within the following categories:(2) Lowest 25 percent...... 35 54 21 32 53 19 75 56 45 Lowest 10 percent.... 22 40 14 19 39 12 62 40 37 Second 25 percent...... 70 83 41 66 84 39 93 83 58 Third 25 percent....... 80 88 46 75 89 43 94 71 65 Highest 25 perecent.... 87 77 59 84 89 53 96 37 70 Highest 10 percent... 90 73 59 86 89 54 98 34 65 Establishment characteristics Goods-producing industries............... 55 88 30 54 88 30 - - - Service-providing industries............... 69 72 43 64 75 39 89 59 60 Education and health services............... 83 65 58 78 79 53 90 43 65 Educational services 87 40 62 75 53 46 90 36 66 Elementary and secondary schools.. 90 27 70 - - - 90 27 72 Junior colleges, colleges, and universities....... 86 68 49 82 72 56 88 66 45 Health care and social assistance.... 79 84 55 78 83 54 91 90 58 Hospitals.......... 89 89 67 - - - 93 94 53 Public administration.. 89 88 53 - - - 89 88 53 1 to 99 workers.......... 54 70 27 53 70 26 78 67 45 1 to 49 workers........ 53 69 25 52 69 25 72 67 36 50 to 99 workers....... 58 75 34 56 75 32 89 66 58 100 workers or more...... 78 78 53 73 85 50 91 59 62 100 to 499 workers..... 70 79 47 67 82 44 88 59 62 500 workers or more.... 85 77 59 81 89 57 92 59 62 Geographic areas New England.............. 72 71 51 69 75 46 86 48 80 Middle Atlantic.......... 71 74 50 67 77 46 90 58 69 East North Central....... 62 74 44 58 78 40 85 52 64 West North Central....... 67 73 35 62 76 32 89 56 51 South Atlantic........... 65 77 40 60 79 36 93 68 57 East South Central....... 63 75 36 55 77 35 91 67 39 West South Central....... 67 74 37 63 78 32 86 52 61 Mountain................. 65 73 37 62 77 34 85 55 55 Pacific.................. 70 75 37 65 76 33 93 68 58 1 Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government. See Technical Note for further explanation. 2 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, 2008." See Technical Note for more details. NOTE: Dash indicates no workers in this category or data did not meet publication criteria. Appendix table 1. Survey establishment response, National Compensation Survey, March 2010 State and Establishments Total Private local industry govern- ments Total in sampling frame(1).............. 5,224,243 5,008,241 216,002 Total in sample..... 18,174 16,151 2,023 Responding........ 10,791 9,018 1,773 Refused or unable to provide data....... 4,704 4,476 228 Out of business or not in survey scope... 2,679 2,657 22 1 The list of establishments from which the survey sample was selected (sampling frame) was developed from State unemployment insurance reports and is based on the 2007 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). For private industries, an establishment is usually a single physical location. For State and local governments, an establishment is defined as all locations of a government entity. Appendix table 2. Number of workers(1) represented, National Compensation Survey, March 2010 State and Occupational Civilian Private local group(2) workers industry govern- workers ment workers All workers........118,042,100 98,779,100 19,263,000 Management, professional, and related...........34,559,900 23,948,400 10,611,500 Management, business, and financial....... 9,109,700 7,498,000 - Professional and related.........25,450,100 16,450,400 8,999,800 Teachers...... 6,361,600 - 4,971,400 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers.... 4,273,900 - 3,671,500 Registered nurses........ 2,588,700 - - Service...........25,604,400 21,495,200 4,109,200 Protective service......... 3,048,300 1,188,000 1,860,300 Sales and office..30,859,100 28,061,600 2,797,500 Sales and related.........11,326,200 11,175,200 - Office and administrative support.........19,532,900 16,886,400 2,646,400 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance....... 9,664,200 8,691,200 972,900 Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry........ 4,865,200 4,327,200 - Installation, maintenance, and repair.......... 4,798,900 4,364,000 - Production, transportation, and material moving............17,354,500 16,582,600 771,900 Production...... 8,479,200 8,352,300 - Transportation and material moving.......... 8,875,200 8,230,300 - 1 The number of workers represented by the survey are rounded to the nearest 100. Estimates of the number of workers provide a description of the size and composition of the labor force included in the survey. Estimates are not intended, however, for comparison to other statistical series to measure employment trends or levels. 2 The 2000 Standard Occupational Classification system is used to classify workers. NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals. Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.