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For release 10:00 A.M. (EDT) TUESDAY, JULY 26, 2011 USDL-11-1112 Technical information: (202) 691-6199 NCSinfo@bls.gov http://www.bls.gov/ebs Media contact: (202) 691-5902 PressOffice@bls.gov (NOTE: Some estimates that include access to paid sick leave benefits were corrected in the BLS database on December 7, 2017. For additional information about this correction, see www.bls.gov/bls/errata/ebs-errata-07212017.htm.) EMPLOYEE BENEFITS IN THE UNITED STATES - MARCH 2011 Paid leave benefits continued to be the most widely available benefit offered by employers, with paid vacations available to 91 percent of full-time workers in private industry in March 2011, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Access to these benefits, however, varied by employee and establishment characteristics. In private industry, paid vacation benefits were available to only 37 percent of part-time workers. Paid sick leave was available to 75 percent of full-time workers and 27 percent of part-time workers. (See chart 1.) Paid vacations were available to 90 percent of workers earning wages in the highest 10th percent of private industry employees and only to 38 percent of workers in the lowest 10 percent of private industry wage earners. Access to paid sick leave benefits ranged from 21 percent for the lowest wage category to 87 percent for the highest wage category. (See chart 2.) These data are from the National Compensation Survey (NCS), which provides comprehensive measures of compensation cost trends and incidence and provisions of employee benefit plans. For unmarried domestic partner benefits, about half the workers in state and local government have access to survivor benefits, as compared to 7 percent of the workers in private industry, reflecting in part the difference in the availability of defined benefit plans between these groups. Thirty-three percent of state and local government workers and 29 percent of private sector workers have access to health care benefits for unmarried domestic partners of the same sex. Access to benefits varies by employer and employee characteristics and by whether the unmarried domestic partner is of the same or opposite sex. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ For the first time, the National Compensation Survey produced data on employer-provided benefits available to unmarried domestic partners. Two tables show these benefits. Table 7 has information on survivor benefits in defined benefit retirement plans. Table 8 has data on health care benefits. See the Technical Note for additional information on unmarried domestic partner definitions and data. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Additional findings include: * Sixty-four percent of all private industry employees had access to retirement benefits, compared with 90 percent of state and local government employees. Eighty-five percent of state and local government employees actually participated in a retirement plan, compared with 49 percent of private industry workers. (See table 1.) * Medical care benefits were available to 69 percent of private industry workers, compared with 87 percent among state and local government workers. About half of private industry workers participated in a medical plan, compared with about three-quarters of state and local government workers. (See table 2.) * Full-time workers in state and local government had a high rate of access to employer-provided benefits. Retirement and medical benefits were offered to 99 percent and paid sick leave to 98 percent of full-time workers. By comparison, only 73 percent of full-time employees in private industry had access to retirement benefits, 85 percent to medical care, and 75 percent to paid sick leave. (See tables 1, 2, and 6.) * For single coverage, employers paid 88 percent of the medical care premiums for full-time state and local government workers and 80 percent of the medical care premiums for full-time private industry workers. For family coverage, employers paid 71 percent of the medical care premiums for full-time workers in state and local government and 69 percent in private industry. (See tables 3 and 4.) * Paid sick leave was available to approximately two-thirds of workers. Nearly 9 out of 10 state and local government workers had access, compared with approximately 6 of 10 private industry workers. (See table 6.) More information can be obtained by calling (202) 691-6199, sending e-mail to NCSinfo@bls.gov, or by visiting the BLS Internet site, http://www.bls.gov/ebs/home.htm. Regional information offices, listed on the Internet site, http://www.bls.gov/bls/regncon.htm, also are available to answer any of your questions. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ NOTE More information will be published in early fall, including March 2011 data for civilian, private industry, and state and local government workers on the incidence and provisions of health care benefits, retirement benefits, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability benefits, paid holidays and vacations, and other selected benefits. In addition, new editions of Program Perspectives will be published featuring the latest benefits data. Program Perspectives brings together employee benefits information from various National Compensation Survey publications into one convenient and easy-to-read format. For the latest benefit publications, see: http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
TECHNICAL NOTE Data in this release are from the National Compensation Survey (NCS), conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This release contains March 2011 data on civilian, private industry, and state and local government workers in the United States. Under the NCS program, information on the incidence and provision of benefits is published in several stages. This news release provides data on the incidence of (access to and participation in) selected benefits and the share of premiums paid by employers and employees for medical care. An extensive number of tables on the incidence of selected benefits will be available in the annual bulletin to be published in early fall, 2011. Data on detailed provisions of health insurance in state and local government for 2011 will be available in 2012. Previous publications containing information on employee benefits for private industry and State and local government workers are available on the BLS website http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs. Calculation details Averages for occupations within an establishment were used to produce estimates for worker groups averaging hourly pay within the six earnings percentiles: Lowest 10 percent, lowest 25 percent, second 25 percent, third 25 percent, highest 25 percent, and highest 10 percent. The percentiles are computed using earnings reported for individual workers in sampled establishment jobs and their scheduled hours of work. Establishments in the survey may report only individual worker earnings for each sampled job. For the calculation of percentile estimates, the individual worker hourly earnings are appropriately weighted and then arrayed from lowest to highest. The published 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution within each published occupation. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown in the data tables, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. The percentile values are based on wages published in the bulletin National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings in the United States, 2010 (Bulletin 2753). Values corresponding to the percentiles used in the tables are as follows: Characteristics Hourly wage percentiles 10 25 50 (median) 75 90 Civilian workers $8.50 $11.17 $16.73 $26.25 $39.33 Private industry workers $8.25 $10.69 $15.87 $24.81 $37.89 State and local government $11.77 $15.52 $22.27 $33.01 $45.31 The tables on employer and employee medical premiums (tables 3 and 4) include participants in all medical plans, with calculations for both single and family coverage. The calculations are not based on actual decisions regarding medical coverage made by employees within the occupations. Rather, the premium calculations are based on the assumption that all employees in the occupation have identical coverage. Unmarried domestic partner benefits A domestic partnership is usually understood to mean two unrelated, unmarried adults who share the same household. In order to qualify for domestic partner benefits, an employee may need to demonstrate that his or her ‘eligible partner’ meets certain criteria set by the employer. The employer determines who is a domestic partner. Employers are also not required to offer benefits, regardless of whether or not their State recognizes domestic partners. Analysis of unmarried domestic partner data on defined benefit survivor benefits must take into account the percent of workers who have access to defined benefit plans. For example, employees in private industry have less access to defined benefit plans (20 percent in 2010) than State and local government employees (84 percent in 2010). As a result, approximately 35 percent of private industry employees with access to a defined benefit plan have a plan that provides domestic partner benefits, while the figure in state and local government is 60 percent. Health care Health care is a collective term for preventative and protective coverage for the following measures: medical, dental, vision, and outpatient prescription drug plans. If workers have access to or participate in at least one of these benefits, they are considered as having access to or participating in health care. Medical care Medical care plans provide services or payments for services rendered in the hospital or by a qualified medical care provider. Take-up rates Take-up rates are the percentage of workers with access to a plan who participate in the plan. They are computed by using the number of workers participating in a plan divided by the number of workers with access to the plan, multiplied by 100, and rounded to the nearest one percent. Since the computation of take-up rates is based on the number of workers collected rather than rounded percentage estimates, the take-up rates in the tables may not equal the ratio of participation to access estimates. Leave benefits for teachers Primary, secondary, and special education teachers typically have a work schedule of 37 or 38 weeks per year. Because of this work schedule, they are generally not offered vacation or holidays. In many cases, the time off during winter and spring breaks during the school year is not considered vacation days for the purposes of this survey. Survey scope The March 2011 NCS benefits survey represented about 120 million civilian workers; of this number, about 101 million were private industry workers and 19 million, state and local government workers (see Appendix table 2). Survey response The March 2011 benefits survey included a sample of 17,585 establishments. The definitions in Appendix table 1 are as follows: Responding. The establishment provided information on at least one usable occupation. An occupation is classified as usable if the following data are present: earnings, occupational characteristics (full- vs. part-time schedule, union vs. nonunion status, and time vs. incentive pay type), and work schedule. Refused or unable to provide data. The establishment did not provide earnings, occupational characteristics, and work schedule data for any occupation. Out of business or not in survey scope. The establishment is no longer in operation. Establishments not in the survey scope include farm and private households, the self-employed, the Federal government, and locations of an establishment that are not in the sampled area. Also excluded are establishments with no workers within the survey scope. For example, an establishment where all the workers are also owners would be excluded. Obtaining information For research articles on employee benefits, see the Monthly Labor Review or Compensation and Working Conditions Online at the BLS Web sites http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/home.htm and http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm. For further technical information, see Chapter 8, "National Compensation Measures," of the BLS Handbook of Methods at: http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/pdf/homch8.pdf and http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
Table 1. Retirement benefits:(1) Access, participation, and take-up rates,(2) National Compensation Survey, March 2011 (All workers = 100 percent) Civilian(3) Private industry State and local government Characteristics Access Partici- Take-up Access Partici- Take-up Access Partici- Take-up pation rate pation rate pation rate All workers.............. 68 55 80 64 49 76 90 85 95 Worker characteristics Management, professional, and related.............. 83 74 88 80 68 85 92 87 95 Management, business, and financial.......... 86 78 91 84 75 90 - - - Professional and related................ 82 72 88 78 65 83 92 87 95 Teachers............. 86 81 94 - - - 91 86 95 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers........... 95 90 96 - - - 99 95 96 Registered nurses.... 83 69 83 - - - - - - Service.................. 47 31 66 40 22 56 84 79 95 Protective service..... 74 62 84 49 24 50 91 87 96 Sales and office......... 71 55 78 69 52 76 90 86 95 Sales and related...... 66 44 67 66 44 66 - - - Office and administrative support 73 61 84 71 58 81 92 87 95 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.............. 65 53 81 62 49 79 94 90 96 Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry.. 63 50 80 59 45 76 - - - Installation, maintenance, and repair 68 57 83 66 53 82 - - - Production, transportation, and material moving.......... 67 52 78 66 51 77 87 84 96 Production............. 67 53 79 67 53 79 - - - Transportation and material moving........ 66 51 77 65 49 76 - - - Full time................ 78 65 84 73 59 80 99 94 95 Part time................ 38 22 58 37 20 54 41 37 91 Union.................... 93 88 94 90 83 93 97 92 95 Nonunion................. 64 49 77 61 45 74 84 79 95 Average wage within the following categories:(4) Lowest 25 percent...... 41 23 56 39 19 50 74 70 94 Lowest 10 percent.... 29 12 40 28 10 35 60 56 94 Second 25 percent...... 70 54 78 66 48 73 94 89 95 Third 25 percent....... 78 67 86 74 61 83 95 91 96 Highest 25 perecent.... 88 80 91 84 75 89 98 93 95 Highest 10 percent... 90 83 92 87 79 90 97 92 94 Establishment characteristics Goods-producing industries............... 73 61 83 73 60 83 - - - Service-providing industries............... 67 54 80 62 47 75 90 85 95 Education and health services............... 79 67 85 71 55 77 91 86 95 Educational services 87 82 93 73 63 86 91 87 95 Elementary and secondary schools.. 91 86 95 - - - 92 88 96 Junior colleges, colleges, and universities....... 88 80 91 90 79 88 86 80 93 Health care and social assistance.... 73 56 77 71 54 76 93 86 92 Hospitals.......... 90 78 87 - - - 95 86 90 Public administration.. 90 86 95 - - - 90 86 95 1 to 99 workers.......... 51 36 71 49 34 69 78 75 96 1 to 49 workers........ 46 33 72 45 32 70 73 70 95 50 to 99 workers....... 64 44 69 62 41 66 87 84 97 100 workers or more...... 84 72 85 81 66 82 91 87 95 100 to 499 workers..... 79 62 79 77 59 76 87 84 96 500 workers or more.... 89 81 91 86 76 88 93 88 95 Geographic areas New England.............. 63 53 83 60 48 80 84 81 97 Middle Atlantic.......... 70 58 83 66 53 80 92 85 92 East North Central....... 70 57 82 68 53 79 85 81 95 West North Central....... 70 58 83 66 53 80 89 81 91 South Atlantic........... 69 52 76 64 46 72 91 85 93 East South Central....... 71 56 80 65 47 73 92 89 96 West South Central....... 67 52 78 63 45 72 90 87 98 Mountain................. 68 53 78 65 48 74 89 86 97 Pacific.................. 65 53 82 60 46 77 92 90 98 1 Includes defined benefit pension plans and defined contribution retirement plans. Workers are considered as having access or as participating if they have access to or participating in at least one of these plan types. 2 The take-up rate is an estimate of the percentage of workers with access to a plan who participate in the plan, rounded for presentation. See Technical Note for more details. 3 Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government. See Technical Note for further explanation. 4 The percentile groupings are based on the average wage for each occupation surveyed, which may include workers both above and below the threshold. The percentile values are based on the estimates published in the "National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings in the United States, 2008." See Technical Note for more details. 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/glossary20092010.htm.
Table 2. Medical care benefits: Access, participation, and take-up rates,(1) National Compensation Survey, March 2011 (All workers = 100 percent) Civilian(2) Private industry State and local government Characteristics Access Partici- Take-up Access Partici- Take-up Access Partici- Take-up pation rate pation rate pation rate All workers.............. 72 54 75 69 51 73 87 72 83 Worker characteristics Management, professional, and related.............. 88 68 78 87 66 77 89 73 82 Management, business, and financial.......... 94 73 78 94 72 76 - - - Professional and related................ 85 67 78 83 64 77 89 73 82 Teachers............. 85 68 80 - - - 89 73 82 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers........... 95 77 81 - - - 98 81 82 Registered nurses.... 82 63 77 - - - - - - Service.................. 48 33 70 42 27 65 81 68 84 Protective service..... 72 58 81 47 32 68 88 76 86 Sales and office......... 72 52 72 71 50 70 88 73 82 Sales and related...... 63 42 67 63 42 66 - - - Office and administrative support 78 58 74 76 55 73 89 73 82 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.............. 77 59 77 75 56 75 95 82 86 Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry.. 71 57 80 69 54 79 - - - Installation, maintenance, and repair 83 61 73 81 58 72 - - - Production, transportation, and material moving.......... 76 59 78 75 58 77 82 69 84 Production............. 82 65 80 82 65 80 - - - Transportation and material moving........ 70 53 76 69 52 75 - - - Full time................ 88 67 77 85 64 75 99 82 83 Part time................ 24 14 58 23 13 57 26 18 69 Union.................... 93 77 82 92 75 82 95 78 82 Nonunion................. 69 50 73 67 48 72 81 67 83 Average wage within the following categories:(3) Lowest 25 percent...... 39 24 62 36 21 59 69 57 82 Lowest 10 percent.... 22 12 56 20 11 53 54 43 81 Second 25 percent...... 77 56 73 74 53 71 91 77 84 Third 25 percent....... 87 69 79 85 66 77 94 79 84 Highest 25 perecent.... 93 74 80 91 71 79 97 79 81 Highest 10 percent... 94 75 79 93 73 79 97 79 82 Establishment characteristics Goods-producing industries............... 85 69 81 85 68 81 - - - Service-providing industries............... 70 52 74 66 47 71 87 72 83 Education and health services............... 79 60 76 74 53 72 89 72 81 Educational services 86 69 80 78 56 73 88 72 81 Elementary and secondary schools.. 88 70 79 - - - 89 72 80 Junior colleges, colleges, and universities....... 87 72 82 90 70 78 86 73 84 Health care and social assistance.... 75 54 73 73 52 72 91 75 83 Hospitals.......... 89 71 80 - - - 94 77 82 Public administration.. 88 74 85 - - - 88 74 85 1 to 99 workers.......... 57 42 73 56 41 72 74 63 85 1 to 49 workers........ 53 38 72 53 38 71 67 57 85 50 to 99 workers....... 69 51 74 68 50 73 84 72 86 100 workers or more...... 86 66 77 84 63 74 89 74 82 100 to 499 workers..... 82 60 74 81 58 72 85 71 84 500 workers or more.... 90 71 79 89 69 77 91 74 82 Geographic areas New England.............. 70 51 72 68 47 70 84 68 81 Middle Atlantic.......... 73 57 78 71 53 76 87 77 88 East North Central....... 72 54 75 71 53 75 79 61 77 West North Central....... 70 53 75 67 50 74 84 66 79 South Atlantic........... 73 53 72 69 48 70 90 75 84 East South Central....... 79 62 79 74 55 74 95 86 91 West South Central....... 71 53 74 67 48 72 90 74 82 Mountain................. 72 52 72 70 49 71 87 65 75 Pacific.................. 72 56 77 69 52 76 90 75 83 1 The take-up rate is an estimate of the percentage of workers with access to a plan who participate in the plan, rounded for presentation. See Technical Note for more details. 2 Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government. See Technical Note for further explanation. 3 The percentile groupings are based on the average wage for each occupation surveyed, which may include workers both above and below the threshold. The percentile values are based on the estimates published in the "National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings in the United States, 2008." See Technical Note for more details. 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/glossary20092010.htm.
Table 3. Medical plans: Share of premiums paid by employer and employee for single coverage, National Compensation Survey, March 2011 (In percent) Civilian(1) Private industry State and local government Characteristics Employer Employee Employer Employee Employer Employee share of share of share of share of share of share of premium premium premium premium premium premium All workers participating in single coverage medical plans............ 81 19 80 20 88 12 Worker characteristics Management, professional, and related.............. 83 17 81 19 88 12 Management, business, and financial.......... 82 18 80 20 - - Professional and related................ 83 17 81 19 88 12 Teachers............. 87 13 - - 89 11 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers........... 88 12 - - 88 12 Registered nurses.... 81 19 - - - - Service.................. 81 19 78 22 88 12 Protective service..... 85 15 75 25 88 12 Sales and office......... 79 21 78 22 89 11 Sales and related...... 75 25 75 25 - - Office and administrative support 81 19 79 21 88 12 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.............. 82 18 81 19 89 11 Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry.. 83 17 82 18 - - Installation, maintenance, and repair 81 19 80 20 - - Production, transportation, and material moving.......... 81 19 81 19 88 12 Production............. 81 19 81 19 - - Transportation and material moving........ 81 19 81 19 - - Full time................ 82 18 80 20 88 12 Part time................ 78 22 77 23 84 16 Union.................... 89 11 89 11 89 11 Nonunion................. 79 21 78 22 88 12 Average wage within the following categories:(2) Lowest 25 percent...... 78 22 76 24 88 12 Lowest 10 percent.... 75 25 72 28 89 11 Second 25 percent...... 80 20 78 22 89 11 Third 25 percent....... 82 18 80 20 89 11 Highest 25 perecent.... 83 17 82 18 88 12 Highest 10 percent... 84 16 82 18 90 10 Establishment characteristics Goods-producing industries............... 82 18 82 18 - - Service-providing industries............... 81 19 79 21 88 12 Education and health services............... 84 16 80 20 88 12 Educational services 87 13 80 20 88 12 Elementary and secondary schools.. 88 12 - - 88 12 Junior colleges, colleges, and universities....... 86 14 79 21 89 11 Health care and social assistance.... 81 19 81 19 85 15 Hospitals.......... 81 19 - - 85 15 Public administration.. 89 11 - - 89 11 1 to 99 workers.......... 80 20 79 21 91 9 1 to 49 workers........ 80 20 79 21 91 9 50 to 99 workers....... 79 21 78 22 90 10 100 workers or more...... 82 18 80 20 88 12 100 to 499 workers..... 80 20 79 21 89 11 500 workers or more.... 84 16 81 19 88 12 Geographic areas New England.............. 79 21 77 23 86 14 Middle Atlantic.......... 83 17 81 19 91 9 East North Central....... 82 18 80 20 90 10 West North Central....... 83 17 80 20 92 8 South Atlantic........... 80 20 77 23 88 12 East South Central....... 80 20 77 23 88 12 West South Central....... 81 19 80 20 86 14 Mountain................. 81 19 79 21 89 11 Pacific.................. 83 17 82 18 86 14 1 Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government. See Technical Note for further explanation. 2 The percentile groupings are based on the average wage for each occupation surveyed, which may include workers both above and below the threshold. The percentile values are based on the estimates published in the "National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings in the United States, 2008." See Technical Note for more details. 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/glossary20092010.htm.
Table 4. Medical plans: Share of premiums paid by employer and employee for family coverage, National Compensation Survey, March 2011 (In percent) Civilian(1) Private industry State and local government Characteristics Employer Employee Employer Employee Employer Employee share of share of share of share of share of share of premium premium premium premium premium premium All workers participating in family coverage medical plans............ 70 30 69 31 71 29 Worker characteristics Management, professional, and related.............. 71 29 71 29 70 30 Management, business, and financial.......... 71 29 70 30 - - Professional and related................ 70 30 71 29 69 31 Teachers............. 67 33 - - 69 31 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers........... 66 34 - - 67 33 Registered nurses.... 72 28 - - - - Service.................. 66 34 63 37 73 27 Protective service..... 74 26 62 38 77 23 Sales and office......... 68 32 67 33 73 27 Sales and related...... 65 35 65 35 - - Office and administrative support 69 31 68 32 73 27 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.............. 69 31 68 32 73 27 Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry.. 68 32 66 34 - - Installation, maintenance, and repair 70 30 69 31 - - Production, transportation, and material moving.......... 73 27 73 27 73 27 Production............. 74 26 73 27 - - Transportation and material moving........ 72 28 72 28 - - Full time................ 70 30 69 31 71 29 Part time................ 70 30 70 30 71 29 Union.................... 82 18 83 17 80 20 Nonunion................. 66 34 67 33 64 36 Average wage within the following categories:(2) Lowest 25 percent...... 63 37 63 37 64 36 Lowest 10 percent.... 62 38 61 39 58 42 Second 25 percent...... 67 33 66 34 74 26 Third 25 percent....... 70 30 69 31 71 29 Highest 25 perecent.... 73 27 73 27 75 25 Highest 10 percent... 75 25 74 26 80 20 Establishment characteristics Goods-producing industries............... 73 27 73 27 - - Service-providing industries............... 69 31 68 32 71 29 Education and health services............... 67 33 67 33 68 32 Educational services 67 33 64 36 67 33 Elementary and secondary schools.. 65 35 - - 66 34 Junior colleges, colleges, and universities....... 70 30 69 31 71 29 Health care and social assistance.... 68 32 67 33 72 28 Hospitals.......... 74 26 - - 73 27 Public administration.. 78 22 - - 78 22 1 to 99 workers.......... 64 36 64 36 71 29 1 to 49 workers........ 64 36 63 37 72 28 50 to 99 workers....... 65 35 65 35 70 30 100 workers or more...... 72 28 73 27 72 28 100 to 499 workers..... 70 30 70 30 72 28 500 workers or more.... 74 26 76 24 72 28 Geographic areas New England.............. 74 26 72 28 82 18 Middle Atlantic.......... 76 24 73 27 89 11 East North Central....... 75 25 73 27 85 15 West North Central....... 71 29 72 28 69 31 South Atlantic........... 65 35 64 36 66 34 East South Central....... 62 38 65 35 54 46 West South Central....... 62 38 65 35 52 48 Mountain................. 67 33 67 33 66 34 Pacific.................. 70 30 68 32 77 23 1 Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government. See Technical Note for further explanation. 2 The percentile groupings are based on the average wage for each occupation surveyed, which may include workers both above and below the threshold. The percentile values are based on the estimates published in the "National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings in the United States, 2008." See Technical Note for more details. 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/glossary20092010.htm.
Table 5. Life insurance benefits: Access, participation, and take-up rates,(1) National Compensation Survey, March 2011 (All workers = 100 percent) Civilian(2) Private industry State and local government Characteristics Access Partici- Take-up Access Partici- Take-up Access Partici- Take-up pation rate pation rate pation rate All workers.............. 61 59 97 58 56 97 80 78 97 Worker characteristics Management, professional, and related.............. 78 76 98 77 76 98 81 78 97 Management, business, and financial.......... 85 84 98 85 84 99 - - - Professional and related................ 75 74 98 73 72 98 80 77 97 Teachers............. 75 73 98 - - - 79 77 97 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers........... 82 81 98 - - - 86 84 98 Registered nurses.... 72 71 98 - - - - - - Service.................. 38 36 95 31 29 94 75 73 97 Protective service..... 72 69 96 54 49 90 84 83 98 Sales and office......... 60 57 96 58 55 96 81 79 98 Sales and related...... 48 45 92 48 44 92 - - - Office and administrative support 66 65 97 64 62 97 81 79 98 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.............. 61 59 96 58 55 96 90 89 99 Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry.. 53 51 96 49 46 95 - - - Installation, maintenance, and repair 68 66 97 66 64 97 - - - Production, transportation, and material moving.......... 65 63 97 64 62 97 76 75 99 Production............. 71 69 97 71 69 97 - - - Transportation and material moving........ 59 57 97 58 56 96 - - - Full time................ 76 74 97 73 71 97 90 88 98 Part time................ 15 14 91 14 13 91 23 21 94 Union.................... 85 83 98 83 81 98 86 85 98 Nonunion................. 57 55 96 55 53 96 74 72 97 Average wage within the following categories:(3) Lowest 25 percent...... 28 26 92 25 22 91 62 60 97 Lowest 10 percent.... 15 14 91 13 12 90 46 44 95 Second 25 percent...... 64 62 96 61 59 95 84 82 97 Third 25 percent....... 75 73 97 71 69 97 85 84 98 Highest 25 perecent.... 83 82 98 81 80 99 89 87 97 Highest 10 percent... 87 85 98 85 84 99 89 86 97 Establishment characteristics Goods-producing industries............... 72 70 97 72 70 97 - - - Service-providing industries............... 59 57 97 55 53 96 80 77 97 Education and health services............... 69 67 97 62 61 98 80 77 97 Educational services 77 75 98 68 67 99 79 77 97 Elementary and secondary schools.. 77 75 98 - - - 78 77 98 Junior colleges, colleges, and universities....... 83 80 96 86 85 99 82 77 94 Health care and social assistance.... 63 61 97 61 60 97 83 80 97 Hospitals.......... 85 84 98 - - - 89 85 97 Public administration.. 82 80 98 - - - 82 80 98 1 to 99 workers.......... 42 40 96 41 39 96 64 62 97 1 to 49 workers........ 38 36 95 37 35 95 63 61 96 50 to 99 workers....... 55 54 97 55 53 97 66 64 98 100 workers or more...... 78 76 97 76 74 97 82 80 97 100 to 499 workers..... 70 68 96 70 67 96 73 72 98 500 workers or more.... 85 84 98 86 84 99 85 83 97 Geographic areas New England.............. 60 58 97 58 56 98 72 69 95 Middle Atlantic.......... 60 59 99 56 55 98 84 83 99 East North Central....... 66 63 96 64 61 97 78 74 95 West North Central....... 63 61 97 60 58 97 78 77 99 South Atlantic........... 61 59 97 57 55 97 83 80 97 East South Central....... 69 66 96 64 62 96 85 80 94 West South Central....... 61 58 95 58 54 94 76 75 98 Mountain................. 61 58 95 57 54 95 84 82 98 Pacific.................. 55 53 97 51 49 97 76 75 99 1 The take-up rate is an estimate of the percentage of workers with access to a plan who participate in the plan, rounded for presentation. See Technical Note for more details. 2 Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government. See Technical Note for further explanation. 3 The percentile groupings are based on the average wage for each occupation surveyed, which may include workers both above and below the threshold. The percentile values are based on the estimates published in the "National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings in the United States, 2008." See Technical Note for more details. 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/glossary20092010.htm.
Table 6. Selected paid leave benefits: Access, National Compensation Survey, March 2011 (All workers = 100 percent) Civilian(1) Private industry State and local government Characteristics Paid sick Paid Paid Paid sick Paid Paid Paid sick Paid Paid leave vacation personal leave vacation personal leave vacation personal leave leave leave All workers.............. 67 74 42 63 77 38 89 60 59 Worker characteristics Management, professional, and related.............. 87 74 59 86 87 56 90 43 64 Management, business, and financial.......... 91 94 59 91 96 59 - - - Professional and related................ 85 67 59 83 83 55 90 36 65 Teachers............. 84 17 64 - - - 88 12 69 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers........... 94 12 75 - - - 96 9 78 Registered nurses.... 81 82 63 - - - - - - Service.................. 50 61 28 43 58 24 84 75 51 Protective service..... 69 77 42 39 62 25 89 87 53 Sales and office......... 68 80 42 66 79 41 90 85 54 Sales and related...... 56 69 33 55 69 33 - - - Office and administrative support 76 86 48 74 86 46 91 86 55 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.............. 56 81 28 51 80 26 94 94 45 Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry.. 44 72 22 38 69 19 - - - Installation, maintenance, and repair 67 91 35 64 90 33 - - - Production, transportation, and material moving.......... 55 82 33 54 83 32 87 63 59 Production............. 55 90 31 54 90 31 - - - Transportation and material moving........ 56 74 35 54 75 33 - - - Full time................ 79 87 48 75 91 45 98 67 64 Part time................ 28 35 20 27 37 19 41 21 29 Union.................... 84 74 59 71 90 49 97 57 70 Nonunion................. 64 74 38 62 76 37 83 62 49 Average wage within the following categories:(2) Lowest 25 percent...... 36 53 21 32 51 18 75 56 44 Lowest 10 percent.... 23 40 13 21 38 11 62 41 37 Second 25 percent...... 69 83 43 66 84 41 93 84 57 Third 25 percent....... 79 89 47 74 90 43 94 70 63 Highest 25 perecent.... 88 78 60 85 89 56 96 36 71 Highest 10 percent... 90 75 61 87 90 58 98 34 64 Establishment characteristics Goods-producing industries............... 56 88 31 56 88 31 - - - Service-providing industries............... 69 72 43 64 75 40 89 59 59 Education and health services............... 83 66 58 78 80 54 90 43 64 Educational services 87 40 61 76 57 46 90 36 65 Elementary and secondary schools.. 90 27 70 - - - 91 27 72 Junior colleges, colleges, and universities....... 86 68 47 82 72 54 88 66 43 Health care and social assistance.... 79 84 55 78 84 55 91 90 55 Hospitals.......... 89 90 70 - - - 93 93 49 Public administration.. 89 88 53 - - - 89 88 53 1 to 99 workers.......... 55 70 28 54 70 27 78 66 44 1 to 49 workers........ 53 68 25 52 68 25 72 68 37 50 to 99 workers....... 60 75 35 58 76 33 87 64 56 100 workers or more...... 78 79 54 73 86 51 91 59 61 100 to 499 workers..... 69 79 47 67 82 45 87 59 60 500 workers or more.... 86 78 61 82 90 60 92 59 61 Geographic areas New England.............. 72 71 49 70 75 44 84 48 81 Middle Atlantic.......... 71 74 52 67 76 49 90 58 70 East North Central....... 62 74 44 58 78 41 85 52 63 West North Central....... 66 72 34 61 76 30 89 56 50 South Atlantic........... 65 77 40 60 79 36 93 68 56 East South Central....... 65 76 38 58 78 38 92 67 38 West South Central....... 68 75 39 64 80 35 86 52 59 Mountain................. 66 74 38 63 77 35 84 55 52 Pacific.................. 69 74 37 65 75 33 93 68 58 1 Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government. See Technical Note for further explanation. 2 The percentile groupings are based on the average wage for each occupation surveyed, which may include workers both above and below the threshold. The percentile values are based on the estimates published in the "National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings in the United States, 2008." See Technical Note for more details. 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/glossary20092010.htm.
Table 7. Defined benefit retirement survivor benefits: Access(1) for unmarried domestic partners, National Compensation Survey, March 2011 (All workers = 100 percent) Civilian(2) Private industry State and local government Characteristics Same sex Opposite Same sex Opposite Same sex Opposite sex sex sex All workers.............. 14 14 7 7 50 49 Worker characteristics Management, professional, and related.............. 24 23 11 10 54 52 Management, business, and financial.......... 21 20 15 14 - - Professional and related................ 25 24 9 9 54 53 Teachers............. 43 41 - - 54 51 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers........... 50 49 - - 57 56 Registered nurses.... 16 15 - - - - Service.................. 9 9 3 3 42 42 Protective service..... 28 27 3 3 45 44 Sales and office......... 12 11 8 7 52 51 Sales and related...... 5 4 4 4 - - Office and administrative support 16 15 10 9 53 53 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.............. 12 11 8 7 46 46 Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry.. 11 11 6 6 - - Installation, maintenance, and repair 13 12 10 9 - - Production, transportation, and material moving.......... 10 9 8 7 40 41 Production............. 6 5 6 4 - - Transportation and material moving........ 13 13 11 10 - - Full time................ 17 16 9 8 55 54 Part time................ 6 6 4 4 21 21 Union.................... 38 36 25 22 54 51 Nonunion................. 10 10 6 5 47 48 Average wage within the following categories:(3) Lowest 25 percent...... 4 4 2 2 38 38 Lowest 10 percent.... 1 1 1 1 30 30 Second 25 percent...... 11 11 5 5 51 50 Third 25 percent....... 17 16 9 8 52 52 Highest 25 perecent.... 27 26 15 14 59 57 Highest 10 percent... 28 26 16 15 61 55 Establishment characteristics Goods-producing industries............... 7 6 6 6 - - Service-providing industries............... 16 15 8 7 50 49 Education and health services............... 24 24 7 7 53 51 Educational services 44 42 4 3 54 52 Elementary and secondary schools.. 49 48 - - 53 52 Junior colleges, colleges, and universities....... 37 35 6 5 55 53 Health care and social assistance.... 11 10 8 8 43 44 Hospitals.......... 20 20 - - 39 42 Public administration.. 49 48 - - 49 48 1 to 99 workers.......... 5 4 3 3 34 34 1 to 49 workers........ 4 4 3 3 31 31 50 to 99 workers....... 7 7 5 4 40 39 100 workers or more...... 23 22 12 12 52 51 100 to 499 workers..... 12 12 7 7 42 42 500 workers or more.... 33 32 19 18 56 54 Geographic areas New England.............. 11 10 8 7 32 27 Middle Atlantic.......... 17 15 9 8 61 54 East North Central....... 7 6 7 5 - - West North Central....... - 8 5 4 - - South Atlantic........... 13 13 6 6 46 46 East South Central....... 19 19 5 5 67 68 West South Central....... 14 14 5 5 57 58 Mountain................. 14 14 6 6 61 60 Pacific.................. 24 23 12 12 84 82 1 The percentage of workers with access to the benefit reflects both the availability of the benefit and the employer’s policy on providing the benefit to unmarried domestic partners. For example, this table shows that 14 percent of all civilian workers have access to a defined benefit retirement plan that provided survivor benefits for unmarried domestic partners. Data from March 2010 show that 31 percent of civilian workers had access to a defined benefit retirement plan. 2 Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government. See Technical Note for further explanation. 3 The percentile groupings are based on the average wage for each occupation surveyed, which may include workers both above and below the threshold. The percentile values are based on the estimates published in the "National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings in the United States, 2008." See Technical Note for more details. 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/glossary20092010.htm.
Table 8. Health care benefits: Access(1) for unmarried domestic partners, National Compensation Survey, March 2011 (All workers = 100 percent) Civilian(2) Private industry State and local government Characteristics Same sex Opposite Same sex Opposite Same sex Opposite sex sex sex All workers.............. 30 25 29 25 33 28 Worker characteristics Management, professional, and related.............. 42 36 46 38 34 29 Management, business, and financial.......... 50 43 52 45 - - Professional and related................ 40 33 43 35 34 29 Teachers............. 31 26 - - 31 26 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers........... 28 24 - - 30 25 Registered nurses.... 31 24 - - - - Service.................. 19 15 17 14 30 24 Protective service..... 29 20 20 10 35 26 Sales and office......... 30 26 30 26 36 31 Sales and related...... 24 20 24 20 - - Office and administrative support 34 30 34 29 37 32 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.............. 23 18 22 18 29 22 Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry.. 17 17 16 16 - - Installation, maintenance, and repair 29 20 29 20 - - Production, transportation, and material moving.......... 25 21 25 21 29 26 Production............. 24 20 24 20 - - Transportation and material moving........ 26 22 26 22 - - Full time................ 37 31 36 31 37 31 Part time................ 10 8 9 8 13 12 Union.................... 49 38 46 31 53 45 Nonunion................. 27 23 28 24 17 14 Average wage within the following categories:(3) Lowest 25 percent...... 11 9 11 9 15 13 Lowest 10 percent.... 7 5 6 4 8 7 Second 25 percent...... 26 23 26 23 35 29 Third 25 percent....... 37 31 35 30 37 31 Highest 25 perecent.... 49 40 50 41 47 39 Highest 10 percent... 57 48 59 49 57 49 Establishment characteristics Goods-producing industries............... 27 23 27 24 - - Service-providing industries............... 31 25 30 25 33 28 Education and health services............... 30 26 29 25 32 27 Educational services 33 27 38 29 32 26 Elementary and secondary schools.. 28 24 - - 28 24 Junior colleges, colleges, and universities....... 49 37 58 43 43 33 Health care and social assistance.... 28 25 28 24 35 31 Hospitals.......... 34 26 - - 36 32 Public administration.. 37 31 - - 37 31 1 to 99 workers.......... 18 16 18 16 16 15 1 to 49 workers........ 17 15 17 15 12 11 50 to 99 workers....... 23 20 23 20 22 21 100 workers or more...... 41 33 42 34 36 30 100 to 499 workers..... 32 28 34 30 22 19 500 workers or more.... 49 38 54 41 40 34 Geographic areas New England.............. 37 33 38 33 34 28 Middle Atlantic.......... 34 28 31 24 54 49 East North Central....... 22 14 22 15 23 - West North Central....... 19 16 20 16 - - South Atlantic........... 21 16 22 18 12 7 East South Central....... 17 12 21 14 2 3 West South Central....... 19 18 20 19 10 11 Mountain................. 41 34 39 33 51 36 Pacific.................. 57 53 52 48 84 82 1 The percentage of workers with access to the benefit reflects both the availability of the benefit and the employer’s policy on providing the benefit to unmarried domestic partners. For example, this table shows that 30 percent of all civilian workers have access to a health care plan that provide coverage for unmarried same sex domestic partners. Data from March 2010 show that 74 percent of civilian workers had access to a health care plan. 2 Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government. See Technical Note for further explanation. 3 The percentile groupings are based on the average wage for each occupation surveyed, which may include workers both above and below the threshold. The percentile values are based on the estimates published in the "National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings in the United States, 2008." See Technical Note for more details. 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/glossary20092010.htm.
Appendix table 1. Survey establishment response, National Compensation Survey, March 2011 State and Establishments Total Private local industry govern- ments Total in sampling frame(1).............. 5,167,424 4,950,028 217,397 Total in sample..... 17,585 15,566 2,019 Responding........ 10,475 8,727 1,748 Refused or unable to provide data....... 4,591 4,343 248 Out of business or not in survey scope... 2,519 2,496 23 1 The list of establishments from which the survey sample was selected (sampling frame) was developed from State unemployment insurance reports and is based on the 2007 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). For private industries, an establishment is usually a single physical location. For State and local governments, an establishment is defined as all locations of a government entity. NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals.
Appendix table 2. Number of workers(1) represented, National Compensation Survey, March 2011 State and Occupational Civilian Private local group(2) workers industry govern- workers ment workers All workers........119,726,200 100,764,900 18,961,200 Management, professional, and related...........35,035,700 24,576,700 10,459,000 Management, business, and financial....... 9,362,500 7,785,200 - Professional and related.........25,673,100 16,791,500 8,881,600 Teachers...... 6,190,800 - 4,921,200 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers.... 4,128,500 - 3,602,900 Registered nurses........ 2,683,500 - - Service...........26,216,500 22,190,000 4,026,500 Protective service......... 3,024,800 1,214,300 1,810,400 Sales and office..31,364,800 28,600,200 2,764,600 Sales and related.........11,452,500 11,303,100 - Office and administrative support.........19,912,300 17,297,100 2,615,200 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance....... 9,401,500 8,443,700 957,800 Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry........ 4,746,700 4,217,700 - Installation, maintenance, and repair.......... 4,654,800 4,226,000 - Production, transportation, and material moving............17,707,600 16,954,300 753,300 Production...... 8,534,300 8,416,300 - Transportation and material moving.......... 9,173,300 8,538,000 - 1 The number of workers represented by the survey are rounded to the nearest 100. Estimates of the number of workers provide a description of the size and composition of the labor force included in the survey. Estimates are not intended, however, for comparison to other statistical series to measure employment trends or levels. 2 The 2000 Standard Occupational Classification system is used to classify workers. NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals. Dashes indicate that no estimates for this characteristic are provided in this publication.