September 4, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Access to paid leave, 2011

Wage and salary workers with access to paid leave at their main job by selected characteristics, 2011
Characteristic	Percent
Total, 15 years and over	59.0
Race
White	58.9
Black or African American	60.6
Asian	62.2
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	43.0
Non-Hispanic	61.4
Age
15 to 24 years	26.0
25 to 34 years	63.0
35 to 44 years	65.6
45 to 54 years	69.7
55 to 64 years	63.9
65 years and over	45.5
Sex
Men	60.3
Women	57.5
Educational attainment (25 years and over)
Less than a high school diploma	34.9
High school graduates, no college	61.1
Some college or associate degree	66.4
Bachelor's degree and higher	71.6

These data are featured in the TED article, Access to paid leave, 2011.

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