Table 3. Medical plans: Share of premiums paid by employer and employee for single coverage
Table 3. Medical plans: Share of premiums paid by employer and employee for single
coverage, National Compensation Survey, March 2012
(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............ 81 19 79 21 87 13
Worker characteristics
Management, professional,
and related.............. 83 17 81 19 87 13
Management, business,
and financial.......... 81 19 80 20 – –
Professional and
related................ 83 17 81 19 87 13
Teachers............. 86 14 – – 87 13
Primary, secondary,
and special
education school
teachers........... 87 13 – – 87 13
Registered nurses.... 80 20 – – – –
Service.................. 80 20 77 23 88 12
Protective service..... 85 15 77 23 88 12
Sales and office......... 79 21 78 22 88 12
Sales and related...... 74 26 74 26 – –
Office and
administrative support 81 19 79 21 88 12
Natural resources,
construction, and
maintenance.............. 82 18 81 19 88 12
Construction,
extraction, farming,
fishing, and forestry.. 84 16 83 17 – –
Installation,
maintenance, and repair 81 19 80 20 – –
Production,
transportation, and
material moving.......... 81 19 80 20 87 13
Production............. 80 20 80 20 – –
Transportation and
material moving........ 81 19 80 20 – –
Full time................ 81 19 80 20 87 13
Part time................ 75 25 74 26 83 17
Union.................... 88 12 88 12 88 12
Nonunion................. 79 21 78 22 87 13
Average wage within the
following categories:(2)
Lowest 25 percent...... 76 24 75 25 87 13
Lowest 10 percent.... 75 25 72 28 88 12
Second 25 percent...... 80 20 78 22 88 12
Third 25 percent....... 82 18 80 20 88 12
Highest 25 perecent.... 83 17 81 19 86 14
Highest 10 percent... 83 17 82 18 89 11
Establishment
characteristics
Goods-producing
industries............... 82 18 82 18 – –
Service-providing
industries............... 81 19 79 21 87 13
Education and health
services............... 83 17 80 20 87 13
Educational services 85 15 79 21 87 13
Elementary and
secondary schools.. 86 14 – – 87 13
Junior colleges,
colleges, and
universities....... 85 15 79 21 88 12
Health care and
social assistance.... 81 19 80 20 86 14
Hospitals.......... 82 18 – – 86 14
Public administration.. 88 12 – – 88 12
1 to 99 workers.......... 80 20 79 21 91 9
1 to 49 workers........ 80 20 79 21 91 9
50 to 99 workers....... 79 21 78 22 91 9
100 workers or more...... 82 18 80 20 87 13
100 to 499 workers..... 80 20 79 21 88 12
500 workers or more.... 83 17 81 19 87 13
Geographic areas
New England.............. 77 23 75 25 84 16
Middle Atlantic.......... 83 17 81 19 89 11
East North Central....... 81 19 80 20 89 11
West North Central....... 82 18 79 21 91 9
South Atlantic........... 80 20 78 22 87 13
East South Central....... 81 19 78 22 87 13
West South Central....... 81 19 80 20 86 14
Mountain................. 81 19 79 21 88 12
Pacific.................. 82 18 81 19 86 14
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. For definitions of major plans, key provisions, and related terms, see
the "Glossary of Employee Benefit Terms" at www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/glossary20112012.htm.