EXPERIMENTAL SERIES

Table 1: Local Area Benefit Access for 15 Metropolitan Areas, National Compensation Survey, December 2008
Area Name Retirement Benefits Medical Care Benefits Life Insurance
Access Standard Error Access Standard Error Access Standard Error

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL CSA

74* 2.9 84* 2.9 75* 3.6

Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA

60 4.3 73 6.7 58 5.4

Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI CSA

71 2.9 77 1.8 70* 1.5

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CSA

64 4.2 71 4.6 66 5.5

Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA

76* 2.9 80 3.7 70 4.9

Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX CSA

66 3.6 76 6.1 63 4.5

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA

60* 2.8 70* 1.8 52* 2.0

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL MSA

-- -- 73 4.6 60 5.2

Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA

-- -- 78 5.0 70 4.8

New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA

63 2.5 75 3.0 60 2.3

Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA

-- -- 74 1.8 63 3.1

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA

64 6.9 69 4.8 -- --

San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA

63 3.9 76 3.6 58 4.0

Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA

71 6.8 84* 5.6 65 6.0

Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA

72 3.4 79 4.1 67 4.0

United States (March 2008)

66 0.6 74 0.7 62 0.7

*Indicates a statistically significant difference from the national estimate at a 90-percent confidence level.

NOTE: Dash indicates insufficient sample size or response rate to publish