Table 1. Medical care benefits: Plan type, state and local government workers, National Compensation Survey, 2011 (All workers participating in medical care plans = 100 percent) Fee-for-service plan Health maintenance organization Characteristics Total Preferred Point of Exclusive Not Not Total Traditio- provider service provider determin- Total Traditio- Open determin- nal organiza- plan organiza- able nal access able tion tion All workers............................. 100 73 1 62 5 4 – 27 23 5 – Worker characteristic Management, professional, and related... 100 73 2 62 5 4 – 27 22 5 – Professional and related.............. 100 73 2 62 5 4 – 27 22 5 – Teachers............................ 100 75 2 65 5 3 – 25 20 5 – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 100 76 2 65 5 3 – 24 19 5 – Service................................. 100 72 1 62 4 5 – 28 23 5 – Protective service.................... 100 69 – 59 3 5 – 31 25 7 – Sales and office........................ 100 70 – 60 4 5 – 30 25 5 – Office and administrative support..... 100 70 – 59 4 5 – 30 25 5 – Natural resources, construction, and maintenance............................. 100 75 – 65 – – – 25 20 5 – Production, transportation, and material moving.................................. 100 74 – 64 4 4 – 26 20 6 – Full time............................... 100 73 2 62 5 4 – 27 22 5 – Part time............................... 100 68 – 56 7 4 – 32 28 4 – Union................................... 100 63 2 54 4 4 – 37 31 6 – Nonunion................................ 100 82 1 70 6 5 – 18 15 4 – Average wage within the following categories:(1) Lowest 25 percent..................... 100 82 – 70 5 5 – 18 15 4 – Lowest 10 percent................... 100 83 – 71 6 5 – 17 13 – – Second 25 percent..................... 100 72 – 62 4 5 – 28 23 4 – Third 25 percent...................... 100 73 2 61 5 4 – 27 22 5 – Highest 25 percent.................... 100 66 1 57 4 4 – 34 28 6 – Highest 10 percent.................. 100 60 2 52 4 2 – 40 33 7 – Establishment characteristic Service-providing industries............ 100 73 2 62 5 5 – 27 23 5 – Education and health services......... 100 75 2 64 5 4 – 25 20 5 – Educational services................ 100 75 2 65 4 4 – 25 20 4 – Elementary and secondary schools.. 100 75 2 65 4 4 – 25 20 5 – Junior colleges, colleges, and universities...................... 100 75 – 66 – 5 – 25 22 3 – Health care and social assistance... 100 75 – 53 15 5 – 25 19 – – Hospitals......................... 100 74 – 48 20 4 – 26 18 – – Public administration................. 100 67 1 58 3 5 – 33 27 5 – 1 to 99 workers......................... 100 83 – 70 – 7 – 17 13 – – 1 to 49 workers....................... 100 83 – 69 – – – 17 14 – – 50 to 99 workers...................... 100 83 – 71 – 5 – 17 13 – – 100 workers or more..................... 100 71 1 61 5 4 – 29 24 5 – 100 to 499 workers.................... 100 82 – 72 5 4 – 18 15 4 – 500 workers or more................... 100 68 1 57 5 4 – 32 27 5 – State government........................ 100 72 – 62 – 7 – 28 26 2 – Local government........................ 100 73 2 62 6 4 – 27 21 6 – Geographic area New England............................. 100 54 – 37 – – – 46 36 – – Middle Atlantic......................... 100 72 3 66 – 1 – 28 20 8 – East North Central...................... 100 77 – 70 – 2 – 23 21 – – West North Central...................... 100 89 – 73 – – – 11 – 5 – South Atlantic.......................... 100 73 – 59 – 8 – 27 22 5 – West South Central...................... – 86 (2) 75 – – – 14 11 3 – Mountain................................ 100 71 – 46 – 19 – 29 23 – – Pacific................................. 100 45 – 37 – 3 – 55 51 4 – 1 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. 2 Less than 0.5. NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals. Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data do 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.