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Paid Leave combinations: Access

Table 46. Paid leave combinations: Access, private industry workers,  National Compensation Survey,
March 2013

(All workers = 100 percent)

Characteristics

Personal
leave and
vacation

Personal
leave and
sick leave

Sick leave
and
vacation

Vacation
and
holidays

Personal
leave, sick
leave, or
paid family
leave1

Personal
leave, sick
leave, paid
family
leave, or
vacation1

Personal
leave,
vacation, or
holidays1

All workers

37

33

59

72

67

81

83

Worker characteristics

              

Management, professional, and related

54

52

80

86

88

92

93

    Management, business, and financial

59

55

88

95

93

97

98

    Professional and related

52

50

76

81

86

90

90

Service

20

17

37

45

45

61

64

    Protective service

32

26

48

67

59

77

84

Sales and office

40

36

63

75

70

82

84

    Sales and related

32

27

50

61

59

72

75

    Office and administrative support

45

42

71

83

78

88

90

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

28

23

51

77

59

83

89

    Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and
     forestry

17

13

34

62

44

73

82

    Installation, maintenance, and repair

36

31

65

89

72

92

94

Production, transportation, and material moving

31

23

52

79

64

86

89

    Production

30

21

54

88

65

92

95

    Transportation and material moving

32

25

51

70

63

80

83

Full time

45

40

72

87

80

93

95

Part time

12

10

19

27

31

44

49

Union

49

40

70

89

82

94

95

Nonunion

35

32

57

70

66

79

82

Average wage within the following categories:2

              

    Lowest 25 percent

14

11

27

40

36

55

60

        Lowest 10 percent

7

6

16

27

24

45

49

    Second 25 percent

38

32

61

79

71

86

89

    Third 25 percent

44

40

72

87

80

93

93

    Highest 25 percent

56

53

82

89

89

94

95

        Highest 10 percent

57

54

85

90

92

95

95

Establishment characteristics

              

Goods-producing industries

30

23

56

86

65

91

94

    Construction

16

13

38

64

46

74

84

    Manufacturing

36

27

62

94

73

97

98

Service-providing industries

38

35

59

69

68

79

81

    Trade, transportation, and utilities

34

29

57

72

67

81

83

        Wholesale trade

36

33

74

89

80

93

94

        Retail trade

30

24

46

62

57

73

77

        Transportation and warehousing

43

38

70

80

80

91

90

        Utilities

60

58

91

99

93

100

100

    Information

70

70

90

93

94

97

97

    Financial activities

61

58

86

92

92

95

96

        Finance and insurance

67

64

90

96

95

98

98

            Credit intermediation and related activities

64

61

91

97

96

98

99

            Insurance carriers and related activities

72

67

89

97

95

98

98

        Real estate and rental and leasing

42

38

70

76

79

86

88

    Professional and business services

40

37

64

76

72

82

86

        Professional and technical services

52

48

80

90

87

92

93

        Administrative and waste services

23

22

44

59

51

68

76

    Education and health services

47

46

70

74

80

84

86

        Educational services

32

42

52

53

80

81

75

            Junior colleges, colleges, and universities

43

46

68

71

87

89

86

        Healthcare and social assistance

50

46

73

78

80

85

88

    Leisure and hospitality

12

10

23

32

31

51

53

        Accommodation and food services

10

8

20

31

27

50

51

    Other services

29

26

49

64

58

74

73

1 to 99 workers

26

23

48

62

57

73

76

    1 to 49 workers

25

22

47

60

55

71

74

    50 to 99 workers

31

27

54

69

63

80

82

100 workers or more

49

44

71

84

80

89

91

    100 to 499 workers

44

38

64

80

74

87

89

    500 workers or more

56

53

79

89

87

93

94

Geographic areas

              

New England

41

38

61

72

72

82

83

Middle Atlantic

49

44

61

72

73

81

83

East North Central

38

32

54

73

65

81

83

West North Central

29

24

57

72

66

80

81

South Atlantic

37

33

59

74

67

82

85

East South Central

36

31

55

73

64

82

86

West South Central

34

30

62

76

69

83

85

Mountain

33

30

56

67

61

78

82

Pacific

29

27

60

68

66

76

78

1Includes workers with access to one or more of these leave benefits.


NOTE: For definitions of major plans, key provisions, and related terms, see
the "Glossary of Employee Benefit Terms" at
www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/glossary20122013.htm.

2Surveyed occupations are classified into wage categories based on the
average wage for the occupation, which may include workers with earnings
both above and below the threshold.  The categories were formed using
percentile estimates generated using data from the National Compensation
Survey publication, "Employer Costs for Employee Compensation - March
2013."