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Employee Benefits Survey

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National Compensation Survey: Employee Benefits in the United States, March 2011

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Civilian
Private industry
State and local government

Civilian

(includes private industry and State and local government establishments)

Civilian by Benefit Types

Retirement Benefits
Health Care Benefits
Life, Short-term Disability, and Long-term Disability Insurance Benefits
Holiday, Vacation, Sick, and Other Leave Benefits
Other Benefits
Benefit Combinations

Retirement Benefits, March 2011

Retirement benefits: Access, participation, and take-up rates

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Defined benefit retirement plans: Open and frozen plans

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Defined benefit frozen retirement plans: Benefits accrual

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Defined benefit frozen retirement plans: Selected attributes

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Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Defined benefit frozen retirement plans: Plan alternatives

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Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Defined contribution retirement plans: Selected attributes

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Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Health Care Benefits, March 2011

Health care benefits: Access, participation, and take-up rates

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Health care benefits: Share of premiums paid by employer and employee

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Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Medical care benefits: Share of premiums paid by employer and employee

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Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Medical care benefits, single coverage: Employer and employee premiums by employee contribution requirement

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Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Medical care benefits, single coverage: Employee participation by type of contribution

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Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Medical care benefits, family coverage: Employer and employee premiums by employee contribution requirement

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Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Medical care benefits, family coverage: Employee participation by type of contribution

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Medical care benefits: Monthly employee contributions for single and family coverage

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Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Medical care benefit combinations: Access

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Life, Short-term Disability, and Long-term Disability Insurance Benefits, March 2011

Insurance benefits: Access, participation, and take-up rates

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Life insurance plans: Employee contribution requirement

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Life insurance plans: Method of benefit payment

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Life insurance plans: Fixed multiple of annual earnings benefit formulas

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Life insurance plans: Maximum benefit amount

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Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Life insurance plans: Flat-dollar amount benefit formulas

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Short-term disability plans: Method of funding

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Short-term disability plans: Employee contribution requirement

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Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Short-term disability plans: Method of benefit payment

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Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Short-term disability plans: Duration of benefits

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Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Short-term disability plans: Fixed percent of annual earnings

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Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Short-term disability plans: Maximum benefit amounts

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Long-term disability plans: Employee contribution requirement

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Long-term disability plans: Method of benefit payment

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Long-term disability plans: Fixed percent of annual earnings

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Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Long-term disability plans: Maximum benefit amounts

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Holiday, Vacation, Sick, and Other Leave Benefits, March 2011

Leave benefits: Access

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Paid holidays: Number of days provided

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Paid sick leave: Type of provision

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Paid sick leave: Number of annual days by service requirement

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Paid sick leave: Carryover provisions

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Paid vacations: Number of annual days by service requirement

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Consolidated leave plans: Access

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Paid leave combinations: Access

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Other Benefits, March 2011

Quality of life benefits: Access

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Financial benefits: Access

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Health-related benefits: Access

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Nonproduction bonuses: Access

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Unmarried domestic partner benefits: Access

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Benefit Combinations, March 2011

Medical care benefit combinations: Access

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Paid leave combinations: Access

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Private Industry

(excludes agricultural establishments, private households, and the self-employed)

Private by Benefit Types

Retirement Benefits
Health Care Benefits
Life, Short-term Disability, and Long-term Disability Insurance Benefits
Holiday, Vacation, Sick, and Other Leave Benefits
Other Benefits
Benefit Combinations

Retirement Benefits, March 2011

Establishments offering retirement benefits

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Retirement benefits: Access, participation, and take-up rates

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Defined benefit retirement plans: Employee contribution requirement and method of contribution

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Defined benefit retirement plans: Open and frozen plans

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Defined benefit frozen retirement plans: Benefits accrual

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Defined benefit frozen retirement plans: Selected attributes

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Defined benefit frozen retirement plans: Plan alternatives

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Defined contribution retirement plans: Selected attributes

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Health Care Benefits, March 2011

Establishments offering health benefits

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Health care benefits: Access, participation, and take-up rates

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Health care benefits: Share of premiums paid by employer and employee

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Medical care benefits: Share of premiums paid by employer and employee

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Medical care benefits, single coverage: Employer and employee premiums by employee contribution requirement

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Medical care benefits, single coverage: Employee participation by type of contribution

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Medical care benefits, family coverage: Employer and employee premiums by employee contribution requirement

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Medical care benefits, family coverage: Employee participation by type of contribution

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Medical care benefits: Monthly employee contributions for single and family coverage

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Medical care benefit combinations: Access

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Life, Short-term Disability, and Long-term Disability Insurance Benefits, March 2011

Insurance benefits: Access, participation, and take-up rates

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Life insurance plans: Employee contribution requirement

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Life insurance plans: Method of benefit payment

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Life insurance plans: Fixed multiple of annual earnings benefit formulas

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Life insurance plans: Maximum benefit amount

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Life insurance plans: Flat-dollar amount benefit formulas

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Short-term disability plans: Method of funding

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Short-term disability plans: Employee contribution requirement

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Short-term disability plans: Method of benefit payment

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Short-term disability plans: Duration of benefits

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Short-term disability plans: Fixed percent of annual earnings

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Short-term disability plans: Maximum benefit amounts

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Long-term disability plans: Employee contribution requirement

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Long-term disability plans: Method of benefit payment

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Long-term disability plans: Fixed percent of annual earnings

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Long-term disability plans: Maximum benefit amounts

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Holiday, Vacation, Sick, and Other Leave Benefits, March 2011

Leave benefits: Access

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Paid holidays: Number of days provided

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Paid sick leave: Type of provision

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Paid sick leave: Number of annual days by service requirement

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Paid sick leave: Carryover provisions

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Paid vacations: Number of annual days by service requirement

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Consolidated leave plans: Access

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Paid leave combinations: Access

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Other Benefits, March 2011

Quality of life benefits: Access

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Financial benefits: Access

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Health-related benefits: Access

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Nonproduction bonuses: Access

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Unmarried domestic partner benefits: Access

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Benefit Combinations, March 2011

Medical care benefit combinations: Access

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Paid leave combinations: Access

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

State and Local Government

(excludes Federal employees)

Government by Benefit Types

Retirement Benefits
Health Care Benefits
Life, Short-term Disability, and Long-term Disability Insurance Benefits
Holiday, Vacation, Sick, and Other Leave Benefits
Other Benefits
Benefit Combinations

Retirement Benefits, March 2011

Retirement benefits: Access, participation, and take-up rates

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Defined benefit retirement plans: Employee contribution requirement and method of contribution

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Defined benefit retirement plans: Open and frozen plans

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Defined benefit frozen retirement plans: Benefits accrual

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Defined benefit frozen retirement plans: Selected attributes

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Defined benefit frozen retirement plans: Plan alternatives

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Defined contribution retirement plans: Selected attributes

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Health Care Benefits, March 2011

Health care benefits: Access, participation, and take-up rates

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Health care benefits: Share of premiums paid by employer and employee

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Medical care benefits: Share of premiums paid by employer and employee

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Medical care benefits, single coverage: Employer and employee premiums by employee contribution requirement

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Medical care benefits, family coverage: Employer and employee premiums by employee contribution requirement

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Medical care benefits: Monthly employee contributions for single and family coverage

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Medical care benefit combinations: Access

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Life, Short-term Disability, and Long-term Disability Insurance Benefits, March 2011

Insurance benefits: Access, participation, and take-up rates

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Life insurance plans: Employee contribution requirement

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Life insurance plans: Method of benefit payment

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Life insurance plans: Fixed multiple of annual earnings benefit formulas

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Life insurance plans: Maximum benefit amount

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Life insurance plans: Flat-dollar amount benefit formulas

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Short-term disability plans: Method of funding

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Short-term disability plans: Employee contribution requirement

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Short-term disability plans: Method of benefit payment

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Short-term disability plans: Duration of benefits

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Short-term disability plans: Fixed percent of annual earnings

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Short-term disability plans: Maximum benefit amounts

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Long-term disability plans: Employee contribution requirement

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Long-term disability plans: Method of benefit payment

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Long-term disability plans: Fixed percent of annual earnings

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Long-term disability plans: Maximum benefit amounts

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Holiday, Vacation, Sick, and Other Leave Benefits, March 2011

Leave benefits: Access

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Paid holidays: Number of days provided

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Paid sick leave: Type of provision

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Paid sick leave: Number of annual days by service requirement

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Paid sick leave: Carryover provisions

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Paid vacations: Number of annual days by service requirement

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Consolidated leave plans: Access

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Paid leave combinations: Access

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Other Benefits, March 2011

Quality of life benefits: Access

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Financial benefits: Access

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Health-related benefits: Access

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Nonproduction bonuses: Access

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Unmarried domestic partner benefits: Access

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Benefit Combinations March 2011

Medical care benefit combinations: Access

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)

Paid leave combinations: Access

Data Table (HTML) (PDF)
Standard Errors (HTML) (PDF)