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Standard Errors
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Table 8. Standard errors for defined contribution retirement plans: Selected attributes, State and local government workers, March 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||
Characteristics | Employee contribution | Employee contribution option |
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Required | Not required | Pretax | Not pretax | ||||||||||||||||
All workers
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4.5 |
4.5 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
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Worker characteristics |
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Management, professional, and related
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4.9 |
4.9 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
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Professional and related
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5.1 |
5.1 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
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Teachers
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6.7 |
6.7 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
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Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers |
7.5 |
7.5 |
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Service
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4.8 |
4.8 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
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Protective service
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6.7 |
6.7 |
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Sales and office
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7.5 |
7.5 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
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Office and administrative support
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7.8 |
7.8 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
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Natural resources, construction, and maintenance
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7.3 |
7.3 |
6.9 |
6.9 |
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Production, transportation, and material moving
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8.6 |
8.6 |
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Full time
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4.5 |
4.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
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Part time
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7.0 |
7.0 |
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Union
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8.9 |
8.9 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
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Nonunion
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3.6 |
3.6 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
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Average wage within the following categories:1
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Lowest 25 percent
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3.9 |
3.9 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
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Lowest 10 percent
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5.1 |
5.1 |
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Second 25 percent
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6.5 |
6.5 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
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Third 25 percent
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6.7 |
6.7 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
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Highest 25 percent
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4.3 |
4.3 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
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Highest 10 percent
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5.2 |
5.2 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
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Establishment characteristics |
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Service-providing industries
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4.5 |
4.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
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Education and health services
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5.2 |
5.2 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
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Educational services
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6.2 |
6.2 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
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Elementary and secondary schools
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7.1 |
7.1 |
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Junior colleges, colleges, and universities
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8.0 |
8.0 |
5.7 |
5.7 |
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Health care and social assistance
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5.5 |
5.5 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
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Hospitals
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6.4 |
6.4 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
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Public administration
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7.5 |
7.5 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
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1 to 99 workers
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6.5 |
6.5 |
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50 to 99 workers
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9.0 |
9.0 |
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100 workers or more
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4.7 |
4.7 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
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100 to 499 workers
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6.2 |
6.2 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
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500 workers or more
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4.9 |
4.9 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
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State government
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7.6 |
7.6 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
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Local government
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3.8 |
3.8 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
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Geographic areas |
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South
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4.4 |
4.4 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
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South Atlantic
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6.0 |
6.0 |
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East South Central
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10.8 |
10.8 |
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Midwest
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8.8 |
8.8 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
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East North Central
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6.6 |
6.6 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
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West
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10.2 |
10.2 |
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Mountain
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11.4 |
11.4 |
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Pacific
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13.1 |
13.1 |
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