Table 39. Dental care benefits: Coverage for selected services, private industry workers, National Compensation Survey, 2008 (All workers participating in dental care plans = 100 percent) Orthodontia Preventi- Basic Major Characteristic ve services- services- services- (2) (3) Employee Dependent (1) Total and only dependent All workers............................. 100 100 97 72 37 35 Worker characteristic Management, professional, and related... 100 100 97 73 40 33 Management, business, and financial... 100 100 97 75 40 35 Professional and related.............. 100 100 97 72 39 32 Service................................. 100 100 98 66 27 39 Sales and office........................ 100 100 98 72 38 34 Sales and related..................... 100 100 97 57 36 20 Office and administrative support..... 100 100 98 79 38 41 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance............................. 100 100 93 71 37 34 Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry................. 100 100 93 62 27 35 Installation, maintenance, and repair 100 100 93 80 46 34 Production, transportation, and material moving.................................. 100 100 97 75 36 40 Production............................ 100 100 97 75 32 43 Transportation and material moving.... 100 100 98 76 41 35 Full time............................... 100 100 97 72 37 35 Part time............................... 100 100 97 76 31 45 Union................................... 100 100 98 76 40 36 Nonunion................................ 100 100 97 71 36 35 Average wage within the following percentiles:(4) Less than 10.......................... 100 100 97 71 29 42 10 to under 25........................ 100 100 98 63 31 32 25 to under 50........................ 100 100 97 73 34 39 50 to under 75........................ 100 100 97 71 33 38 75 to under 90........................ 100 100 97 74 41 33 90 or greater......................... 100 100 95 75 44 31 Establishment characteristic Goods-producing industries.............. 100 100 95 76 35 41 Construction.......................... 100 100 91 58 24 34 Manufacturing......................... 100 100 97 82 39 42 Service-providing industries............ 100 100 98 71 37 34 Trade, transportation, and utilities.. 100 100 96 67 40 27 Wholesale trade..................... 100 100 91 64 36 27 Retail trade........................ 100 100 97 57 37 20 Transportation and warehousing...... 100 100 100 90 53 37 Utilities........................... 100 100 96 82 37 45 Information........................... 100 100 99 84 67 17 Financial activities.................. 100 100 97 82 40 42 Finance and insurance............... 100 100 97 83 44 39 Credit intermediation and related activities........................ 100 100 97 83 31 52 Insurance carriers and related activities........................ 100 100 98 81 50 32 Real estate and rental and leasing.. 100 100 95 79 – – Professional and business services.... 100 100 100 69 36 33 Professional and technical services 100 100 100 79 51 28 Administrative and waste services... 100 100 100 58 – – Education and health services......... 100 100 97 71 31 41 Educational services................ 99 99 96 76 51 26 Junior colleges, colleges, and universities...................... 99 99 95 76 43 34 Health care and social assistance... 100 100 97 70 27 43 Leisure and hospitality............... 100 100 100 60 22 37 Accommodation and food services..... 100 100 100 54 – – Other services........................ 100 100 100 63 – – 1 to 99 workers......................... 100 100 99 63 34 29 1 to 49 workers....................... 100 100 98 63 35 28 50 to 99 workers...................... 100 100 99 63 32 32 100 workers or more..................... 100 100 96 77 38 38 100 to 499 workers.................... 100 100 96 73 38 35 500 workers or more................... 100 100 97 81 39 42 Geographic area New England............................. 100 100 96 71 37 33 Middle Atlantic......................... 100 100 96 72 35 38 East North Central...................... 100 100 97 74 38 36 West North Central...................... 100 100 98 75 33 42 South Atlantic.......................... 100 100 95 67 34 32 East South Central...................... 100 100 97 74 30 44 West South Central...................... 100 100 99 73 39 34 Mountain................................ 100 100 98 84 41 43 Pacific................................. 100 100 98 69 39 30 1 Preventative services include dental exams, cleanings, and other preventive care. 2 Basic services include dental services such as fillings, dental surgery, periodontal care, and endodontics. 3 Major services include dental procedures such as crowns and prosthetics. 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, 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.