Table 34. Standard errors for paid sick leave: Type of provision, private
industry workers, National Compensation Survey, March 2010
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Sick leave provision
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Fixed number
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As needed2
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Other basis3
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Management, business, and financial
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Office and administrative support
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Natural resources, construction, and maintenance
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Installation, maintenance, and repair
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Production, transportation, and material moving
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Transportation and material moving
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Average wage within the following categories:4
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Establishment characteristics
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Goods-producing industries
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Service-providing industries
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Trade, transportation, and utilities
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Transportation and warehousing
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Credit intermediation and related activities
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Insurance carriers and related activities
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Real estate and rental and leasing
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Professional and business services
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Professional and technical services
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Administrative and waste services
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Education and health services
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Junior colleges, colleges, and universities
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Health care and social assistance
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Accommodation and food services
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1Employees earn or accrue a specified number of sick leave days per year. This number may vary by
length of service.
2Plan does not specify maximum number of days.
3Includes sick leave plans, such as those available as part of consolidated leave plans, which may also
provide vacations, personal leave, etc.
4The 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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