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Health care benefits: Access, participation, and take-up rates Data Table
Table 9. Health care benefits: Access, participation, and take-up rates,1 civilian workers,2 National Compensation Survey, March 2009
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(All workers = 100 percent)
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Characteristics
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Medical care
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Dental care
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Vision care
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Outpatient prescription drug coverage
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Access
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Participation
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Take-up rate
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Access
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Participation
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Take-up rate
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Access
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Participation
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Take-up rate
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Access
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Participation
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Take-up rate
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All workers
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74 |
56 |
76 |
48 |
38 |
79 |
29 |
22 |
77 |
72 |
54 |
75 |
Worker characteristics
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Management, professional, and related
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87 |
69 |
80 |
59 |
49 |
83 |
36 |
29 |
79 |
85 |
68 |
79 |
Management, business, and financial
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94 |
76 |
81 |
66 |
56 |
85 |
38 |
31 |
81 |
92 |
75 |
81 |
Professional and related
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84 |
67 |
79 |
56 |
46 |
83 |
36 |
28 |
78 |
83 |
65 |
79 |
Teachers
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84 |
67 |
80 |
50 |
43 |
85 |
32 |
26 |
81 |
83 |
66 |
80 |
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers
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92 |
73 |
80 |
55 |
47 |
85 |
34 |
27 |
80 |
89 |
71 |
80 |
Registered nurses
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78 |
60 |
77 |
57 |
45 |
78 |
30 |
23 |
75 |
76 |
59 |
77 |
Service
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51 |
35 |
69 |
32 |
24 |
75 |
20 |
14 |
71 |
50 |
34 |
69 |
Protective service
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75 |
60 |
80 |
44 |
37 |
84 |
31 |
24 |
76 |
73 |
58 |
80 |
Sales and office
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73 |
53 |
72 |
48 |
36 |
75 |
25 |
19 |
75 |
71 |
51 |
72 |
Sales and related
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63 |
41 |
65 |
41 |
28 |
67 |
21 |
15 |
71 |
61 |
40 |
65 |
Office and administrative support
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79 |
59 |
75 |
52 |
41 |
79 |
28 |
22 |
77 |
77 |
58 |
75 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance
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78 |
63 |
81 |
46 |
39 |
86 |
32 |
26 |
82 |
75 |
61 |
80 |
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry
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73 |
59 |
82 |
40 |
35 |
87 |
27 |
23 |
84 |
69 |
56 |
81 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair
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85 |
68 |
80 |
52 |
44 |
85 |
37 |
30 |
81 |
82 |
65 |
79 |
Production, transportation, and material moving
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77 |
59 |
76 |
50 |
39 |
79 |
30 |
24 |
78 |
75 |
57 |
76 |
Production
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82 |
66 |
81 |
53 |
44 |
83 |
31 |
25 |
81 |
79 |
63 |
80 |
Transportation and material moving
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72 |
52 |
71 |
46 |
34 |
74 |
30 |
22 |
76 |
71 |
50 |
71 |
Full time
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88 |
68 |
77 |
57 |
46 |
81 |
34 |
27 |
78 |
86 |
66 |
77 |
Part time
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24 |
14 |
58 |
16 |
10 |
65 |
10 |
7 |
67 |
23 |
14 |
58 |
Union
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92 |
78 |
84 |
70 |
61 |
87 |
53 |
45 |
85 |
90 |
76 |
84 |
Nonunion
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70 |
51 |
73 |
44 |
34 |
77 |
24 |
18 |
74 |
68 |
50 |
73 |
Wage percentiles:3
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Lowest 10 percent
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26 |
13 |
51 |
14 |
9 |
63 |
10 |
6 |
60 |
24 |
13 |
51 |
Lowest 25 percent
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42 |
25 |
59 |
23 |
15 |
65 |
13 |
8 |
64 |
40 |
24 |
59 |
Second 25 percent
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79 |
58 |
74 |
49 |
37 |
76 |
27 |
20 |
75 |
76 |
56 |
74 |
Third 25 percent
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87 |
69 |
80 |
56 |
46 |
83 |
34 |
28 |
80 |
84 |
67 |
79 |
Highest 25 percent
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92 |
74 |
81 |
66 |
56 |
85 |
42 |
34 |
81 |
90 |
73 |
81 |
Highest 10 percent
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92 |
75 |
81 |
70 |
59 |
85 |
44 |
36 |
81 |
91 |
73 |
81 |
Establishment characteristics
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Goods-producing industries
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85 |
70 |
82 |
56 |
47 |
85 |
33 |
27 |
84 |
82 |
67 |
82 |
Service-providing industries
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71 |
53 |
74 |
46 |
36 |
78 |
28 |
21 |
76 |
70 |
52 |
74 |
Education and health services
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80 |
61 |
76 |
49 |
39 |
80 |
29 |
22 |
76 |
79 |
60 |
76 |
Educational services
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86 |
70 |
81 |
50 |
42 |
84 |
32 |
26 |
80 |
85 |
68 |
80 |
Elementary and secondary schools
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88 |
70 |
80 |
50 |
42 |
84 |
33 |
26 |
80 |
87 |
69 |
80 |
Junior colleges, colleges, and universities
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87 |
73 |
83 |
55 |
46 |
84 |
34 |
27 |
80 |
87 |
72 |
83 |
Health care and social assistance
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76 |
55 |
72 |
49 |
37 |
77 |
27 |
20 |
73 |
74 |
53 |
72 |
Hospitals
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88 |
69 |
79 |
69 |
55 |
79 |
40 |
31 |
76 |
86 |
67 |
78 |
Public administration
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88 |
76 |
86 |
59 |
51 |
86 |
43 |
35 |
80 |
87 |
75 |
86 |
1 to 99 workers
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60 |
43 |
72 |
31 |
24 |
78 |
18 |
14 |
74 |
58 |
42 |
72 |
1 to 49 workers
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56 |
40 |
72 |
27 |
21 |
77 |
15 |
11 |
74 |
54 |
39 |
72 |
50 to 99 workers
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72 |
53 |
73 |
41 |
32 |
79 |
27 |
20 |
73 |
69 |
51 |
73 |
100 workers or more
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86 |
66 |
77 |
62 |
50 |
80 |
38 |
30 |
78 |
84 |
65 |
77 |
100 to 499 workers
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81 |
61 |
75 |
57 |
44 |
77 |
31 |
25 |
79 |
79 |
59 |
74 |
500 workers or more
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89 |
71 |
80 |
67 |
55 |
83 |
43 |
34 |
78 |
88 |
70 |
80 |
Geographic areas
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New England
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72 |
53 |
73 |
51 |
41 |
80 |
22 |
17 |
76 |
70 |
51 |
73 |
Middle Atlantic
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75 |
59 |
79 |
50 |
40 |
81 |
34 |
28 |
81 |
72 |
56 |
79 |
East North Central
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73 |
54 |
74 |
48 |
37 |
79 |
26 |
20 |
75 |
72 |
53 |
74 |
West North Central
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71 |
54 |
77 |
46 |
37 |
81 |
19 |
15 |
81 |
69 |
53 |
76 |
South Atlantic
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75 |
55 |
74 |
44 |
34 |
76 |
28 |
19 |
68 |
73 |
54 |
73 |
East South Central
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78 |
60 |
78 |
45 |
35 |
77 |
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76 |
58 |
77 |
West South Central
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70 |
52 |
74 |
36 |
27 |
75 |
18 |
14 |
75 |
68 |
50 |
74 |
Mountain
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72 |
51 |
71 |
47 |
38 |
80 |
27 |
21 |
79 |
70 |
50 |
71 |
Pacific
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75 |
59 |
79 |
59 |
49 |
83 |
43 |
35 |
81 |
72 |
57 |
79 |
1The take-up rate is an estimate of the percentage of workers with access to a plan who participate in the plan, rounded for presentation. See Technical Note for more details.
2Includes 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.
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/glossary20082009.htm.
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