Table 13. Medical care benefits: Eligibility requirements, private industry workers, National Compensation Survey, 2008 (All workers participating in medical care plans = 100 percent) Service requirement With With no Not Characteristic 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 61 24 7 22 7 (1) – 27 12 Worker characteristic Management, professional, and related... 100 47 27 5 10 4 (1) 1 40 13 Management, business, and financial... 100 49 28 6 12 2 (1) 1 35 15 Professional and related.............. 100 45 27 – 9 – (1) 1 43 12 Service................................. 100 66 24 – 33 5 – 3 22 11 Sales and office........................ 100 65 24 8 26 7 (1) – 25 10 Sales and related..................... 100 76 19 10 35 12 – 3 17 7 Office and administrative support..... 100 60 26 7 21 5 1 2 28 11 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance............................. 100 72 15 12 30 14 1 3 20 8 Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry................. 100 68 – – 24 19 – 3 24 8 Installation, maintenance, and repair 100 76 19 11 35 10 1 3 16 8 Production, transportation, and material moving.................................. 100 70 22 11 28 9 1 3 17 14 Production............................ 100 71 24 12 27 7 1 – 14 15 Transportation and material moving.... 100 68 19 8 30 10 1 3 21 11 Full time............................... 100 61 24 7 23 7 (1) 2 28 11 Union................................... 100 61 18 9 22 12 (1) 3 24 15 Nonunion................................ 100 61 25 7 22 6 (1) 2 28 11 Average wage within the following percentiles:(2) Less than 10.......................... 100 78 – – 25 – – 3 – – 25 to under 50........................ 100 69 22 9 28 10 (1) 3 21 10 50 to under 75........................ 100 66 24 9 26 6 (1) – 24 11 75 to under 90........................ 100 58 27 6 18 7 (1) 2 32 11 90 or greater......................... 100 44 25 5 10 – – 1 45 11 Establishment characteristic Goods-producing industries.............. 100 67 23 13 21 9 (1) 2 20 13 Construction.......................... 100 76 16 13 30 17 – 3 19 5 Manufacturing......................... 100 63 26 13 20 5 (1) 2 21 15 Service-providing industries............ 100 59 24 5 23 7 (1) – 30 11 Trade, transportation, and utilities.. 100 69 18 7 31 12 1 3 21 10 Wholesale trade..................... 100 65 19 – 33 – – 3 22 12 Retail trade........................ 100 77 17 10 31 18 1 3 14 9 Transportation and warehousing...... 100 59 17 – 32 – – 3 33 8 Utilities........................... 100 38 – – – – – – 43 19 Information........................... 100 58 24 – 26 – (1) – 29 13 Financial activities.................. 100 61 28 11 20 – – 2 33 6 Finance and insurance............... 100 55 34 4 14 – – 1 39 6 Credit intermediation and related activities........................ 100 55 32 – 14 – – 1 40 5 Insurance carriers and related activities........................ 100 52 33 – 15 – – 1 41 7 Real estate and rental and leasing.. 100 83 – – 40 – – – – – Professional and business services.... 100 50 23 – 18 – – – 32 17 Professional and technical services 100 43 25 – – – – – 46 11 Education and health services......... 100 57 32 – 17 – 1 1 34 8 Educational services................ 100 35 30 – – (1) – 1 60 5 Junior colleges, colleges, and universities...................... 100 36 30 – – 1 – 1 57 7 Health care and social assistance... 100 61 32 – 19 – 1 – 30 9 Leisure and hospitality............... 100 58 22 – 30 – – 3 31 11 Accommodation and food services..... 100 65 – – 36 – – 3 32 3 Other services........................ 100 41 – – – – – – 46 12 1 to 99 workers......................... 100 65 21 8 26 9 (1) 3 27 8 1 to 49 workers....................... 100 64 21 9 25 8 1 3 28 9 50 to 99 workers...................... 100 67 21 – 30 11 – 3 25 8 100 workers or more..................... 100 58 25 7 19 6 (1) 2 28 14 100 to 499 workers.................... 100 67 28 9 23 7 (1) 2 21 12 500 workers or more................... 100 47 22 6 15 5 (1) 2 37 16 Geographic area New England............................. 100 51 19 8 19 – – 2 36 14 Middle Atlantic......................... 100 67 26 – 27 – 1 – 25 8 East North Central...................... 100 65 28 9 22 6 (1) 2 22 13 West North Central...................... 100 68 31 10 21 – – 2 23 8 South Atlantic.......................... 100 57 18 7 26 6 (1) 3 35 8 East South Central...................... 100 61 29 – 22 – – – 29 10 West South Central...................... 100 64 26 – 23 – (1) 2 26 10 Mountain................................ 100 58 25 – 14 14 – – 30 13 Pacific................................. 100 55 18 7 21 9 1 3 27 17 1 Less than 0.5 percent. 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, 2007." 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/glossary20082009.htm.