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

Table 11. Standard errors for medical care benefits, single coverage: Employer and employee
premiums by employee contribution requirement, civilian workers,1 March 2017
Characteristics Average
flat monthly
employer
premium 		Employee contribution not
required 		Employee contribution required
Percent of
participating
employees 		Average
flat monthly
employer
premium 		Percent of
participating
employees 		Average
flat monthly
employer
premium 		Average
flat monthly
employee
contribution
All workers
$3.05
0.5
$6.68
0.5
$2.84
$1.18
Worker characteristics
           
Management, professional, and related
4.99
1.0
7.49
1.0
5.08
2.01
    Management, business, and financial
5.76
1.0
14.15
1.0
5.50
2.60
    Professional and related
5.63
1.2
6.74
1.2
6.18
2.56
        Teachers
5.33
1.5
8.02
1.5
6.74
5.99
            Primary, secondary, and special education
             school teachers
7.84
1.9
9.51
1.9
10.04
7.35
        Registered nurses
12.80
3.4
16.83
3.4
14.44
3.90
Service
9.21
1.9
20.60
1.9
10.50
4.58
    Protective service
7.61
2.7
14.69
2.7
10.99
3.98
Sales and office
4.59
0.9
14.09
0.9
3.46
1.84
    Sales and related
7.24
1.1
38.10
1.1
5.52
2.80
    Office and administrative support
4.41
1.1
14.75
1.1
3.89
2.80
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance
6.52
2.1
13.10
2.1
7.05
3.60
    Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and
     forestry
10.71
4.1
20.02
4.1
11.48
6.41
    Installation, maintenance, and repair
7.68
2.3
18.39
2.3
6.91
3.88
Production, transportation, and material moving
5.93
1.4
19.57
1.4
5.41
2.48
    Production
8.17
1.5
16.08
1.5
8.23
3.11
    Transportation and material moving
8.67
2.0
25.13
2.0
6.64
3.28
Full time
3.05
0.5
6.36
0.5
2.84
1.18
Part time
15.30
1.9
30.59
1.9
13.53
5.78
Union
5.32
1.5
13.50
1.5
4.51
2.48
Nonunion
3.32
0.5
8.30
0.5
3.10
1.32
Average wage within the following categories:2
           
    Lowest 25 percent
9.16
1.1
28.36
1.1
9.86
4.89
        Lowest 10 percent
18.11
2.0
56.71
2.0
14.29
10.24
    Second 25 percent
3.57
0.8
9.46
0.8
3.24
2.01
    Third 25 percent
3.88
0.7
8.87
0.7
3.66
1.60
    Highest 25 percent
4.34
1.0
6.16
1.0
4.43
1.98
        Highest 10 percent
6.08
1.3
9.53
1.3
6.38
2.88
Establishment characteristics
           
Goods-producing industries
5.63
1.4
13.13
1.4
4.77
2.67
Service-providing industries
3.51
0.5
7.61
0.5
3.32
1.30
    Education and health services
6.15
1.0
8.76
1.0
6.95
3.01
        Educational services
3.78
1.0
6.44
1.0
4.83
4.34
            Elementary and secondary schools
5.63
1.3
8.28
1.3
7.28
5.81
            Junior colleges, colleges, and universities
7.23
1.8
24.39
1.8
7.81
3.79
        Health care and social assistance
10.32
1.8
18.80
1.8
10.99
4.14
            Hospitals
11.03
1.9
15.42
1.9
12.39
2.32
    Public administration
5.77
1.4
8.53
1.4
7.39
2.53
1 to 99 workers
4.75
0.8
9.76
0.8
4.60
2.37
    1 to 49 workers
6.07
1.1
11.36
1.1
5.81
2.80
    50 to 99 workers
5.96
1.1
17.81
1.1
6.31
3.96
100 workers or more
3.38
0.7
9.26
0.7
3.14
1.18
    100 to 499 workers
4.79
1.1
14.17
1.1
3.94
1.62
    500 workers or more
4.18
0.9
8.98
0.9
4.42
1.76
Geographic areas
           
Northeast
6.08
0.9
7.81
0.9
7.23
2.21
    New England
9.75
1.9
45.36
1.9
9.57
4.25
    Middle Atlantic
8.91
1.2
9.17
1.2
9.99
2.67
South
5.60
0.7
12.17
0.7
5.09
2.03
    South Atlantic
9.45
1.1
21.90
1.1
8.62
2.63
    East South Central
9.63
1.3
31.84
1.3
7.48
3.88
    West South Central
7.36
1.4
12.07
1.4
6.14
4.24
Midwest
4.98
1.2
17.47
1.2
4.34
2.27
    East North Central
5.95
1.4
13.35
1.4
5.64
2.98
    West North Central
9.82
2.1
44.05
2.1
6.85
2.96
West
6.83
1.4
14.29
1.4
5.90
2.67
    Mountain
14.64
1.1
19.63
1.1
14.52
3.04
    Pacific
7.22
2.0
17.85
2.0
4.91
3.74
1Includes workers in private industry and state and local government. See Technical Note for further explanation.
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 wage data for March 2017.

Note: For definitions of major plans, key provisions, and related terms, see the "Glossary of Employee Benefit Terms" at
www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/glossary20162017.htm.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.