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Paid sick leave: Limit on days accumulated

Table 37. Standard errors for paid sick leave: Limit on days accumulated,  private industry
workers,  National Compensation Survey, March 2014

Characteristics

Limit on paid sick leave days accumulated (in number of days)1

Mean
number of
days

10th
percentile

25th
percentile

50th
percentile
(median)

75th
percentile

90th
percentile

All workers

1.4

0.7

0.0

2.2

10.9

1.7

Worker characteristics

            

Management, professional, and related

1.2

3.1

8.1

13.1

10.0

3.1

    Management, business, and financial

–

1.8

9.3

13.3

7.3

2.3

    Professional and related

1.3

5.3

10.8

9.6

16.1

4.3

Service

–

2.8

5.8

10.7

11.6

2.4

    Protective service

–

–

–

–

–

6.9

Sales and office

–

2.2

1.8

2.7

7.6

2.1

    Sales and related

0.9

5.7

0.0

1.0

11.4

2.6

    Office and administrative support

–

4.6

0.0

15.9

13.9

2.7

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

0.9

1.7

3.4

–

5.2

4.3

    Installation, maintenance, and repair

–

2.5

3.0

–

7.3

4.7

Full time

1.5

2.6

0.0

1.9

14.9

1.7

Nonunion

–

0.2

0.0

0.0

15.8

1.4

Average wage within the following categories2:

            

    Second 25 percent

0.8

2.8

0.2

0.0

14.9

1.7

    Third 25 percent

0.5

2.0

0.0

5.6

5.2

2.2

    Highest 25 percent

1.1

1.0

6.5

11.1

2.0

3.6

        Highest 10 percent

1.8

2.9

11.3

12.7

47.9

7.1

Establishment characteristics

            

Service-providing industries

1.0

1.6

0.0

6.4

4.5

1.9

    Trade, transportation, and utilities

0.8

5.4

0.0

23.5

14.9

2.7

        Wholesale trade

–

–

–

1.4

–

4.4

        Retail trade

1.2

5.7

0.0

0.4

5.8

1.3

        Utilities

16.5

18.8

17.9

0.0

8.6

4.1

    Information

2.5

–

10.3

17.4

0.0

7.7

    Financial activities

–

0.0

6.5

2.1

32.5

3.7

        Finance and insurance

1.5

–

3.4

0.0

12.1

4.5

            Credit intermediation and related activities

0.0

–

9.2

2.7

35.2

5.3

        Real estate and rental and leasing

–

–

–

–

–

5.3

    Professional and business services

–

–

2.8

13.0

31.6

6.1

        Professional and technical services

–

–

0.9

–

–

5.4

    Education and health services

2.3

1.0

3.2

15.8

20.3

4.3

        Educational services

2.2

8.1

4.5

0.9

15.9

4.2

            Junior colleges, colleges, and universities

1.1

10.1

–

6.6

9.4

2.9

        Health care and social assistance

2.6

1.0

12.4

7.7

25.3

5.2

    Other services

–

–

–

–

–

5.6

1 to 99 workers

–

1.8

2.2

9.7

0.0

3.3

    1 to 49 workers

–

1.7

1.2

8.7

8.6

2.3

    50 to 99 workers

1.2

2.7

5.8

8.9

–

8.4

100 workers or more

1.2

3.0

2.2

12.9

8.0

2.0

    100 to 499 workers

1.2

2.0

1.3

1.8

17.1

1.7

Geographic areas

            

Northeast

1.9

2.9

9.4

19.6

11.7

5.2

    New England

–

–

7.0

–

35.3

5.9

    Middle Atlantic

0.0

2.4

11.9

20.0

12.0

6.7

South

0.7

1.3

4.7

0.0

12.7

2.1

    South Atlantic

–

1.3

1.3

10.9

14.4

2.9

    East South Central

–

–

6.7

3.3

22.3

6.1

    West South Central

1.0

–

1.8

5.1

11.5

3.8

Midwest

0.0

3.9

0.6

16.5

13.2

3.4

    East North Central

0.7

6.0

0.9

11.4

15.6

2.5

West

1.3

1.9

4.3

1.5

3.3

2.9

    Mountain

1.5

5.7

0.6

7.4

18.1

4.3

    Pacific

0.0

0.6

3.4

5.0

3.9

3.7

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