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Standard Errors
Leave benefits: Access

Table 32. Standard errors for leave benefits: Access, civilian workers,1 March 2018
Characteristics Paid
holidays 		Paid sick
leave 		Paid
vacations 		Paid
personal
leave 		Paid
funeral
leave 		Paid jury
duty
leave 		Paid
military
leave 		Family leave
Paid Unpaid
All workers
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.5
Worker characteristics
                 
Management, professional, and related
0.7
0.8
0.8
1.2
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.5
    Management, business, and financial
0.5
0.7
0.7
2.0
1.3
1.2
1.6
1.5
0.5
    Professional and related
0.8
1.0
0.9
1.2
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.0
0.7
        Teachers
2.0
2.1
1.9
1.8
2.1
2.3
1.8
1.3
0.9
            Primary, secondary, and special education
             school teachers
2.7
2.4
2.8
2.3
2.6
2.8
2.5
1.7
0.8
        Registered nurses
1.2
2.0
1.2
1.9
3.7
2.9
3.9
2.8
1.3
Service
1.8
1.6
1.7
1.4
1.4
1.7
1.0
1.0
1.2
    Protective service
3.8
3.9
3.3
3.6
3.8
3.9
2.9
1.3
1.7
Sales and office
0.9
1.0
0.9
1.1
1.0
1.2
0.9
0.7
0.6
    Sales and related
1.7
1.5
1.8
1.3
1.3
1.6
1.2
1.1
0.9
    Office and administrative support
0.7
1.1
0.7
1.4
1.2
1.7
1.0
0.9
0.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance
1.4
1.4
1.7
1.3
1.8
1.7
1.1
0.7
1.1
    Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and
     forestry
2.6
2.1
2.6
1.5
2.3
2.5
1.8
0.9
2.1
    Installation, maintenance, and repair
1.3
1.9
1.6
2.1
1.8
1.8
1.4
1.1
1.4
Production, transportation, and material moving
1.2
2.2
1.5
1.8
1.4
1.6
1.4
0.6
1.0
    Production
1.1
3.0
1.5
2.5
2.0
2.3
1.9
0.7
1.5
    Transportation and material moving
1.6
2.5
2.0
2.3
2.2
2.1
1.9
0.9
1.3
Full time
0.5
0.6
0.5
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.5
0.4
Part time
1.8
1.8
1.7
1.0
1.1
1.4
0.8
0.7
1.1
Union
0.9
0.8
1.1
1.3
1.1
1.0
1.2
0.9
0.8
Nonunion
0.7
0.8
0.7
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.6
0.6
0.6
Average wage within the following categories:2
                 
    Lowest 25 percent
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.2
1.1
1.1
0.7
0.9
1.0
        Lowest 10 percent
2.6
2.1
2.2
1.1
1.7
2.4
1.2
0.7
1.5
    Second 25 percent
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.4
1.3
1.2
0.6
0.8
    Third 25 percent
0.8
0.8
0.8
1.2
1.2
1.0
0.9
0.7
0.6
    Highest 25 percent
0.5
0.6
0.7
1.2
0.9
0.9
1.0
0.9
0.4
        Highest 10 percent
0.9
0.8
1.1
1.8
1.3
1.4
1.6
1.6
0.7
Establishment characteristics
                 
Goods-producing industries
0.9
1.8
1.2
1.7
1.4
1.4
1.2
0.8
0.9
Service-providing industries
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.6
0.5
0.6
    Education and health services
1.0
1.5
1.5
1.9
1.7
1.6
1.4
1.4
0.9
        Educational services
1.1
0.9
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.1
0.8
            Elementary and secondary schools
1.6
1.2
1.4
1.2
1.8
2.0
1.6
1.3
0.9
            Junior colleges, colleges, and universities
1.2
1.0
1.5
2.1
1.4
1.4
1.4
2.0
0.6
        Health care and social assistance
1.4
2.3
1.8
3.1
2.5
2.1
2.0
2.1
1.4
            Hospitals
0.8
0.9
0.8
2.5
1.7
1.4
2.7
2.9
1.1
    Public administration
0.8
0.8
0.9
2.2
1.9
1.3
1.5
1.2
1.1
1 to 99 workers
1.0
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.1
0.7
0.6
0.9
    1 to 49 workers
1.2
1.4
1.2
1.3
1.1
1.3
0.7
0.8
1.0
    50 to 99 workers
1.7
1.9
1.9
2.0
1.9
2.1
1.5
1.4
1.7
100 workers or more
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.5
    100 to 499 workers
1.0
1.0
0.9
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.1
0.9
0.6
    500 workers or more
1.0
0.8
0.8
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.0
0.7
Geographic areas
                 
Northeast
1.0
1.6
1.5
1.3
1.4
1.8
1.3
1.0
1.1
    New England
1.7
2.8
2.6
2.3
2.1
1.8
2.5
1.6
2.1
    Middle Atlantic
1.2
1.8
1.7
1.5
1.6
2.1
1.5
1.1
1.2
South
0.9
1.4
1.2
1.6
1.3
1.3
1.0
0.7
0.9
    South Atlantic
1.2
2.1
1.7
2.3
1.8
1.8
1.2
0.7
1.2
    East South Central
1.6
3.6
2.2
4.1
4.6
4.1
4.8
1.6
2.8
    West South Central
1.9
2.2
2.2
1.9
2.1
1.8
1.1
1.5
1.3
Midwest
1.9
1.5
1.5
1.6
1.3
1.4
1.3
0.8
1.0
    East North Central
2.4
2.0
1.4
2.0
1.8
1.8
1.6
1.1
1.3
    West North Central
3.3
2.1
3.8
2.6
1.3
2.1
1.9
0.9
1.7
West
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.5
1.5
1.0
1.4
1.0
    Mountain
2.2
2.9
3.0
2.0
2.2
2.3
1.3
2.8
2.3
    Pacific
1.3
0.9
1.0
1.7
1.9
1.8
1.3
1.5
0.9
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 2018.

Note: For definitions of major plans, key provisions, and related terms, see the "Glossary of Employee Benefit Terms" at
www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/national-compensation-survey-glossary-of-employee-benefit-terms.htm.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.