Table 19. Standard errors for life insurance plans: Method of benefit payment, civilian
workers,1 National Compensation Survey, March 2010
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Basic life insurance method of payment
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Fixed
multiple of
annual
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Flat dollar
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dollar
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Primary, secondary, and special education
school teachers
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Office and administrative support
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Natural resources, construction, and maintenance
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Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and
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Installation, maintenance, and repair
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Average wage within the following categories:2
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Establishment characteristics
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Education and health services
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Elementary and secondary schools
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1Includes 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.
2The 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, 2009." See Technical Note for more details.
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/glossary20092010.htm.
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