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Short-term disability plans: Duration of benefits

Table 25. Short-term disability plans: Duration of benefits, State and local government workers, National
Compensation Survey, March 2014

(All workers with short-term disability coverage = 100 percent)

Characteristics

Fixed
duration

Number of weeks1

Duration
varies

10th
percentile

25th
percentile

50th
percentile
(median)

75th
percentile

90th
percentile

All workers

83

13

22

26

26

52

17

Worker characteristics

              

Management, professional, and related

81

13

22

26

–

52

19

    Professional and related

78

13

22

26

–

52

22

        Teachers

77

13

22

26

52

52

23

            Primary, secondary, and special education
             school teachers

74

13

22

26

52

52

26

Service

86

–

24

26

26

52

14

    Protective service

86

–

25

26

26

52

14

Sales and office

81

–

22

26

26

52

19

    Office and administrative support

81

–

21

26

26

52

19

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

88

–

24

26

26

52

12

Production, transportation, and material moving

78

–

22

26

26

–

22

Full time

83

13

22

26

–

52

17

Union

77

–

24

26

26

52

23

Nonunion

89

13

21

26

52

52

11

Average wage within the following categories2:

              

    Lowest 25 percent

84

13

21

26

–

52

16

    Second 25 percent

88

–

22

26

26

52

12

    Third 25 percent

82

–

24

26

–

52

18

    Highest 25 percent

77

13

22

26

26

52

23

Establishment characteristics

              

Service-providing industries

82

13

22

26

26

52

18

    Education and health services

80

14

22

26

–

52

20

        Educational services

77

–

22

26

–

52

23

            Elementary and secondary schools

74

–

22

26

52

52

26

            Junior colleges, colleges, and universities

88

25

26

26

26

52

12

        Health care and social assistance

93

13

20

26

26

52

7

    Public administration

86

–

24

26

26

52

14

100 workers or more

82

13

22

26

26

52

18

    100 to 499 workers

87

12

20

26

26

52

13

    500 workers or more

81

–

22

26

–

52

19

State government

94

–

25

26

26

52

6

Local government

78

13

22

26

–

52

22

Geographic areas

              

Northeast

79

26

26

26

26

–

21

    Middle Atlantic

78

26

26

26

26

–

22

South

95

13

22

26

52

52

5

    South Atlantic

94

22

22

–

52

52

6

Midwest

63

13

20

26

–

52

37

    East North Central

57

–

20

26

48

52

43

    West North Central

81

13

18

24

26

–

19

1The 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles designate position within each published series. For example, at the 50th percentile or median, half of the
participating workers receive the same as or more than the benefit shown, and half receive the same as or less than the benefit shown. At the 25th percentile,
one-fourth of the participating workers receive the same or less than the benefit&nb sp;shown. The remaining percentiles follow the same logic.

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 ECEC data for March 2014.


Note: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals. 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/glossary20132014.htm.