Table 1. Medical care benefits: Plan type, private industry 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 79 3 60 10 7 – 21 17 4 – Worker characteristic Management, professional, and related... 100 76 2 52 13 8 – 24 18 6 – Management, business, and financial... – 78 3 57 10 9 – 22 18 4 – Professional and related.............. 100 75 2 49 16 8 – 25 18 – – Service................................. 100 70 – 54 8 8 – 30 26 – – Protective service.................... 100 – – 58 – – – – – – – Sales and office........................ 100 81 4 60 10 7 – 19 16 4 – Sales and related..................... 100 85 – 70 6 – – 15 13 – – Office and administrative support..... 100 78 – 55 12 7 – 22 18 4 – Natural resources, construction, and maintenance............................. 100 86 – 76 4 5 – 14 12 – – Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry................. 100 86 – 76 3 – – 14 12 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair 100 87 – 75 4 6 – 13 12 – – Production, transportation, and material moving.................................. 100 84 – 68 6 5 – 16 13 3 – Production............................ 100 83 – 69 – – – 17 12 – – Transportation and material moving.... 100 85 – 68 – – – 15 13 – – Full time............................... 100 79 3 60 10 7 – 21 17 4 – Part time............................... 100 83 – 63 7 – – 17 15 – – Union................................... 100 75 – 62 6 4 – 25 23 1 – Nonunion................................ 100 80 3 60 10 7 – 20 15 5 – Average wage within the following categories:(1) Lowest 25 percent..................... 100 80 – 65 5 – – 20 18 – – Lowest 10 percent................... 100 – – 60 – – – – – – – Second 25 percent..................... 100 79 2 59 11 7 – 21 17 – – Third 25 percent...................... 100 79 3 61 9 6 – 21 17 4 – Highest 25 percent.................... 100 79 3 58 10 8 – 21 16 5 – Highest 10 percent.................. 100 81 2 57 12 9 – 19 15 4 – Establishment characteristic Goods-producing industries.............. 100 82 – 71 – 5 – 18 14 3 – Construction.......................... – 84 – 77 – – – 16 15 – – Manufacturing......................... 100 83 – 71 – 5 – 17 14 – – Service-providing industries............ 100 78 3 57 11 7 – 22 17 4 – Trade, transportation, and utilities.. 100 84 – 74 4 – – 16 14 3 – Wholesale trade..................... 100 76 – 68 – – – 24 20 – – Retail trade........................ 100 86 – 80 – – – 14 12 – – Utilities........................... 100 76 – 69 – – – 24 17 – – Information........................... – 76 – 55 – 12 – 24 – – – Financial activities.................. 100 84 – 51 18 13 – 16 13 – – Finance and insurance............... 100 84 3 53 16 13 – 16 12 – – Credit intermediation and related activities........................ 100 86 – 49 21 14 – 14 10 3 – Insurance carriers and related activities........................ – 81 4 63 6 – – 19 15 – – Professional and business services.... 100 77 – 56 – 10 – 23 17 – – Professional and technical services 100 77 – 58 – – – 23 15 – – Education and health services......... 100 72 – 36 27 – – 28 22 – – Educational services................ – 60 – 46 9 – – 40 34 5 – Junior colleges, colleges, and universities...................... 100 71 – 52 13 – – 29 21 8 – Healthcare and social assistance.... 100 75 – 34 31 – – 25 19 – – Leisure and hospitality............... 100 – – 69 – – – – – – – 1 to 99 workers......................... 100 77 2 61 8 6 – 23 18 5 – 1 to 49 workers....................... 100 75 2 60 8 6 – 25 18 7 – 50 to 99 workers...................... 100 80 – 63 10 – – 20 17 – – 100 workers or more..................... 100 81 4 59 11 8 – 19 15 3 – 100 to 499 workers.................... 100 83 – 66 6 7 – 17 15 – – 500 workers or more................... 100 80 3 51 16 9 – 20 16 4 – Geographic area New England............................. – 72 – 52 4 10 – 28 19 – – Middle Atlantic......................... 100 78 – 50 15 10 – 22 15 7 – East North Central...................... 100 82 – 68 7 – – 18 17 – – West North Central...................... 100 89 2 70 12 5 – 11 – – – South Atlantic.......................... 100 84 4 63 12 – – 16 11 – – East South Central...................... 100 – – 74 – – – – – – – West South Central...................... 100 88 – 68 10 – – 12 – – – Mountain................................ 100 84 – 63 – 8 – 16 11 – – Pacific................................. 100 58 – 43 7 5 – 42 39 – – 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. 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/glossary20112012.htm.