Table 4. Medical care benefits: Eligibility requirements, state and local government workers, National Compensation Survey, 2011 (All workers participating in medical care plans = 100 percent) Service requirement With With no Not Characteristics Total service Median service determin- requirem- Greater Not service requirem- able ent 1 month 2 months 3 months than 3 determin- requirem- ent months able ent (in months) All workers............................. 100 46 35 7 4 – – 1 45 9 Worker characteristic Management, professional, and related... 100 44 35 6 2 – – 1 47 9 Professional and related.............. 100 43 34 6 2 – – 1 48 9 Teachers............................ 100 41 33 6 1 – – 1 49 10 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 100 41 33 6 1 – (1) 1 47 12 Service................................. 100 49 34 8 7 – – 1 43 8 Protective service.................... 100 49 33 9 7 – – 1 41 9 Sales and office........................ 100 46 34 5 6 – – 1 46 9 Office and administrative support..... 100 45 34 6 5 – – 1 46 9 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance............................. 100 52 35 9 7 – – 1 37 10 Production, transportation, and material moving.................................. 100 57 39 – 7 – 1 1 34 9 Full time............................... 100 46 35 7 4 – – 1 45 9 Part time............................... 100 36 30 2 – – 1 1 54 10 Union................................... 100 36 24 8 3 (1) (1) 1 51 13 Nonunion................................ 100 56 45 5 5 – – 1 39 5 Average wage within the following categories:(2) Lowest 25 percent..................... 100 56 42 6 7 – – 1 38 6 Lowest 10 percent................... 100 59 44 – 9 – (1) 1 37 4 Second 25 percent..................... 100 46 35 6 5 – – 1 45 9 Third 25 percent...................... 100 47 35 6 5 – – 1 46 8 Highest 25 percent.................... 100 39 29 8 2 – – 1 50 12 Highest 10 percent.................. 100 33 23 8 2 – – 1 54 13 Establishment characteristic Service-providing industries............ 100 46 35 6 4 – – 1 45 9 Education and health services......... 100 44 35 6 3 – – 1 48 9 Educational services................ 100 42 34 6 1 – – 1 49 9 Elementary and secondary schools.. 100 42 34 6 2 – – 1 46 12 Junior colleges, colleges, and universities...................... 100 39 34 – – – – 1 59 2 Health care and social assistance... 100 58 41 6 11 – – 1 38 4 Hospitals......................... 100 65 47 3 15 – – 1 31 4 Public administration................. 100 48 34 7 7 – – 1 43 9 1 to 99 workers......................... 100 56 40 9 – – (1) 1 40 4 1 to 49 workers....................... 100 55 37 – – – 1 1 38 7 50 to 99 workers...................... 100 58 44 – – – – 1 42 1 100 workers or more..................... 100 45 34 6 4 – – 1 46 9 100 to 499 workers.................... 100 49 36 7 5 – – 1 44 7 500 workers or more................... 100 43 33 6 3 – – 1 47 10 State government........................ 100 41 34 7 – – – 1 58 1 Local government........................ 100 48 35 6 6 – – 1 40 12 Geographic area New England............................. 100 36 – 18 – – 1 – 47 17 Middle Atlantic......................... 100 32 9 18 – – 1 2 60 8 East North Central...................... 100 40 31 2 7 – – 1 51 10 West North Central...................... 100 59 47 – – – – 1 36 5 South Atlantic.......................... 100 46 36 – 5 – – 1 46 8 Mountain................................ 100 43 33 – – – 3 1 – – Pacific................................. 100 28 25 – – – (1) 1 57 15 1 Less than 0.5. 2 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: 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.