January 24, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Medical care benefits, March 2011
Medical care benefits: access and participation rates, by wage category, private industry workers, March 2011
| Characteristic |
Access |
Participation |
All workers |
69% |
51% |
Wage percentile |
|
|
Lowest 25 percent |
36 |
21 |
Second 25 percent |
74 |
53 |
Third 25 percent |
85 |
66 |
Highest 25 percent |
91 |
71 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Medical care benefits, March 2011.
Medical care benefits: share of premiums paid by employer and employee, by wage category, private industry workers, March 2011
| Characteristic |
Employer share |
Employee share |
Single coverage |
|
|
All workers |
80% |
20% |
Wage percentile |
|
|
Lowest 25 percent |
76 |
24 |
Second 25 percent |
78 |
22 |
Third 25 percent |
80 |
20 |
Highest 25 percent |
82 |
18 |
Family coverage |
|
|
All workers |
69 |
31 |
Wage percentile |
|
|
Lowest 25 percent |
63 |
37 |
Second 25 percent |
66 |
34 |
Third 25 percent |
69 |
31 |
Highest 25 percent |
73 |
27 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Medical care benefits, March 2011.
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