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The New Health Participation and Access Data from the National 

Compensation Survey

by Jason L. Ford

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Originally Posted: October 26, 2009; Updated March 24, 2015. See note about updates at end of article.

New data on participation in and access to health care benefits allow for the study of the correlation between health care cost 

and health plan participation. This article compares this correlation between two occupational groups: management, 

professional, and related workers and service workers. Although participation is a significant factor in determining the estimates 

of average employer costs for health care benefits, other factors, such as annual hours worked, mix of jobs and industries, and 

the percentage paid by the employer can also have substantial effects. 

Introduction 

The National Compensation Survey (NCS) collects data from employers on the prevalence, or incidence,1

 of employer-provided 

benefits and employer costs of wages and benefits.2 The NCS provides a rich source of data on health care benefits that were 

recently enhanced to provide even more information than previously available. 

The NCS has published estimates on both health insurance coverage rates and data on the cost of health care for many years.3

Until recently, estimates on health care costs and health insurance coverage were not derived from the same sample of 

employers and health plans. The NCS had provided data on employer costs of health insurance premiums separately from its 

data on employee access to and participation in various health care plans.4 Furthermore, among the health care access and 

participation data, estimates were available for medical, dental, vision, and outpatient prescription drug plans, but none were 

available for the entire category of “health care.”

The NCS used the March 2008 data to make the link between employer health care costs and worker access to and 

participation in health insurance plans. This article describes how NCS data on employer costs for health insurance coverage 

and new NCS statistics on worker access to and participation in health insurance plans can be used together to gain greater 

insight into the status of health care coverage in the United States than was previously possible. 

For example, if one group of employees has health care costs that are twice as high as another group but also has twice as 

high a percentage of workers receiving health care, the difference in cost might be due to the difference in the percentage of 

covered workers. If the costs and employee participation rates are not proportional, however, factors other than participation 

could be driving the costs. 

One such factor is the coverage available through the health care plan; separate categories include comprehensive medical 

care, dental care, vision care, and drug plans. NCS has recently added two new series called health participation and health 

access data. These data reveal the percent of employees that are covered by at least one health care plan. 
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The NCS began producing these health care data using the data from March 2008. Users can study these series in terms of 

correlation between costs and participation. While the standard errors are available for the health care data in tables 1 and 2 

(see below), standard errors for the remaining estimates presented in this article are not available; therefore, comparisons 

implied cannot be validated by a statistical test. 

Types of health care coverage data in NCS 

To understand the new health care data, users should be familiar with the types of health care coverage data available in the 

NCS: 

 Access, which indicates the percentage of employees who are in jobs where the employer offers to pay part or all of the cost 

of health care coverage. Some of the employees with access to health care may not choose to participate in a health care 

plan. 

 Participation, which indicates how many employees are actually enrolled in a health care plan. 

 Take-up rates, which indicate the percentage of employees with access that actually participate in the health care plan. 

These concepts are related. The number with access multiplied by the take-up rate will equal the number who participate. 

When comparing data on access to health care plans with data on access to medical, dental, vision, or prescription drug 

benefits, participation and take-up statistics are important. Because employees do not always enroll in available plans, access 

alone is not sufficient to determine the extent of health care coverage. 

A comparison of health coverage to medical coverage for civilian workers 

In many cases, health care coverage data are similar to data for “medical” coverage, which the NCS currently produces. Medical 

coverage refers to any health care plan that provides coverage for the core areas of health care such as doctor's visits and 

hospitalization. (Plans that only cover dental or vision or prescription drug plans are not considered medical care plans by the 

NCS definition.) 

Data from March 2008 indicate that access to health and medical care benefits are virtually identical for all published breakouts 

of workers. When employers offer a health care package, they virtually always offer a medical care plan. Theoretically, 

employers could offer dental, vision, or drug coverage without offering a medical plan. In practice, employers rarely do so. 

Participation is a different matter, however. Here, health care coverage tends to be higher than medical coverage. The reason 

is that some employees who participate in dental or vision plans do not participate in medical plans. These employees are 

counted as participating in health care but not in medical care. Overall, 60 percent of workers participate in at least one health 

care plan, compared with 56 percent who participate in a medical plan. 

In small establishments, the differences in participation between health and medical care are not statistically significant. Among 

employers with 500 or more employees, however, 79 percent of employees participate in health care, compared with 72 

percent who participate in medical care plans. 
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One reason for the difference is that large establishments are more likely to have stand-alone dental plans and vision plans. A 

stand-alone plan is one that offers only dental or vision care, as opposed to a plan in which dental or vision is included in a 

comprehensive medical care plan. If a stand-alone dental or vision plan exists, it is likely that some employees will participate in 

this plan but not the medical plan and therefore cause health participation rates to be higher than medical participation rates. A 

common reason that employees make this choice is that they can be covered under their spouses' medical plan, but their 

spouses do not have a dental or vision plan. Table 1 shows the relationship between the size of the establishment and the 

incidence of stand-alone dental or vision plans: 

Table 1. Percent of employees with access to and participating in stand-alone dental and vision plans, by 

establishment size, March 2008

Establishment 

size

Participation in standalone dental plansAccess to standalone dental plansParticipation in standalone vision plansAccess to standalone vision plans

1-49 14 18 3 4

50-99 20 26 5 7

100-499 28 36 8 9

500+ 42 50 16 19

Since stand-alone dental and vision plans are more common in large establishments, it is not surprising that health participation 

is higher than medical plan participation in these establishments. 

A similar pattern emerges when looking at workers by the level of earnings. Table 2 shows that for those in the lowest 10th

percentile of earnings, the difference between health and medical participation is not statistically significant; however, for those 

in the highest 10th percentile of earnings, health participation is 83 percent and medical participation is 76 percent.5

 These 

highly-paid workers are more likely to have a stand-alone dental or vision plan. Table 2 shows the relationship between standalone dental and vision plans and workers' earnings6

: 

Table 2. Percent of employees with access to and participating in stand-alone dental and vision plans, by 

earnings percentile, March 2008

Earnings 

percentile

Participation in standalone dental plansWith access to standalone dental plansParticipation in standalone vision plansWith access to standalone vision plans

Lowest 10 

percent 5 7 3 3

First 25 

percent 8 12 3 4

Second 25 

percent 24 31 6 8

Third 25 

percent 31 38 9 11

Comparison of health cost and participation in occupational groups: an example of analysis using health care 

data 
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Health care data allow for an analysis of participation rates and costs. This section looks at an example of such analysis by 

occupational group. Occupational groups provide an interesting area for contrast because of the large differences in health 

costs among various groups of workers. 

As table 3 shows, of the five major occupational groups as defined by the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system, 

management, professional, and related workers have by far the highest health care costs on a per hour basis. 

Table 3. Health care cost and participation, by occupational group, March 2008

Occupational group

Average employer cost per 

hour worked for health care

Percent of workers 

participating in health care 

plan

Modeled hourly cost 

per participant

Management, professional, 

and related $3.32 76 $4.37

Service $1.29 38 $3.39

Sales and office $1.84 57 $3.23

Natural resources, 

construction, and 

maintenance

$2.42 66 $3.67

Production, transportation, 

and material moving $2.28 65 $3.51

The modeled hourly cost per participant is an approximation, calculated by multiplying the hourly cost by the inverse of 

participation. The result is an estimate of the average hourly cost for only those who actually participate in a health plan. 

Many factors affect the average cost for hourly health insurance costs. Other than participation and the underlying cost of 

health care, factors include the number of hours worked, the percentage of the cost the employer and employee pay, and 

whether the establishment is in the private sector or the State and local government sector. The level of health coverage and 

the amount of health utilization are also factors, but these are beyond the scope of this article. 

To discover possible reasons why one group of workers has a higher health cost than another group of workers, one must 

consider all the factors. Consider the differences in participation and health costs between two groups: management, 

professional, and related workers and service workers.

7

 Management, professional, and related workers have health care 

participation rates that are 100 percent higher than that of service workers (76 percent compared with 38 percent), but their 

per-hour health cost is 157 percent higher ($3.32 compared with $1.29.) What accounts for the extra 57 percent in higher 

costs? 

Hours worked 

One explanation is that in State and local government, full-time workers in management, professional, and related occupations 

work fewer hours on average than do full-time service workers, which results in higher cost per hour worked for management, 

professional, and related workers. Table 4 shows the average annual hours worked, by sector, for each of these occupational 

groups: 
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Table 4. Annual hours worked, by sector and selected occupational group, March 2008

Occupation Full-time Part-time

State government

Management, professional, and related workers 1,709 646

Service workers 1,847 848

Local government

Management, professional, and related workers 1,453 609

Service workers 1,857 701

Private industry

Management, professional, and related workers 1,862 872

Service workers 1,911 998

Another explanation is that teachers and other educational personnel, who are included in the management, professional, and 

related workers category, tend to work 9 months per year, which brings down the average annual hours in this occupational 

category in local government. 

Participation rates 

Annual health costs allow for comparisons that are not affected by annual hours worked. Annual health costs for management, 

professional, and related workers are $5,412.84, as compared with $2,233.42 for service workers. Annual costs are thus 142 

percent higher for management, professional and related workers than for service workers. As mentioned, the participation rate 

is twice as high for management, professional, and related workers as it is for service workers. Thus, the difference in 

participation still does not account for all of the difference in health care cost. 

Occupational composition 

A second issue that helps explain the cost difference is that management, professional, and related workers are more likely to 

be employed in the State and local government sector, where the employer's health costs are higher. State and local 

government has an average employer health cost of $6,340.60 per employee, as compared with $3,526.84 for the private 

sector. 

Table 5. Percent of workers in selected occupational groups, by sector, March 2008

Management, professional, and related workers Service workers

State and local government 30 16

Private industry 70 84

Some reasons that State and local government health care is more expensive include the following: 

 State and local government has higher participation in health care as compared to private industry (78 percent versus 57 

percent.) 
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 State and local government employers pay a higher percentage of premiums (89 percent vs. 78 percent.) 

If these two factors were the only factors, health care costs would be 56 percent higher in State and local government than in 

private industry. This number can be computed by multiplying the ratio of participation and the ratio of premiums between 

government and private industry. These are not the only factors, however; the actual difference between the annual health 

costs of the government and private sectors is about 80 percent. 

The difference in health costs between the management, professional, and related workers and the service workers are larger 

in the private sector than in the government sector. Table 6 breaks out annual health costs for management, professional, and 

related workers and services workers by the sector of the economy: 

Table 6. Annual employer costs for health care by selected occupational group and sector, March 2008

State government

Management, professional, and related workers $6,470.00

Service $5,904.67

Private industry

Management, professional, and related workers $4,953.79

Service $1,549.22

Much of this difference can be explained by participation. Table 7 shows the participation rate for health insurance for these 

same categories: 

Table 7. Percent of workers participating in an employer-provided health care plan, by selected 

occupation group and sector, March 2008

State government

Management, professional, and related workers 79

Service 71

Private industry

Management, professional, and related workers 74

Service 31

Table 8 provides a modeled annual cost per participant by multiplying the cost by the inverse of the health care participation: 

This cost is an approximation.8
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Table 8. Modeled annual employer cost per participant for health care, by Selected Occupation Groups 

and Sector, March 2008

State government

Management, professional, and related workers $8,189.87

Service $8,316.44

Private industry

Management, professional, and related workers $6,694.31

Service $4,997.48

State and local government costs for health care are similar for management, professional, and related and service workers. 

Private industry costs for health care, however, are about 34 percent higher for management, professional, and related workers 

compared with service workers. Part of this difference can be explained by the fact that private industry employers pay a 

slightly higher percentage of the health costs for management, professional, and related workers (78 percent) than for service 

workers (73 percent.) 

The NCS data suggest that the differences between cost and participation are not caused by individual establishments treating 

their management, professional, and related workers differently than their service workers. Eighty-eight percent of full-time 

workers are in jobs where the establishment does not differentiate between the sampled full-time jobs in terms of offering 

health care plans. For this 88 percent, either all the sampled jobs are offered the same health care plans or none of the 

sampled jobs are offered a health care plan. 

NCS samples a set of jobs in each establishment. This sample is usually four, six, or eight jobs, depending on the size of the 

establishment. If all sampled jobs get the same plans, it is probable (although not certain) that the establishment provides one 

set of health plans to all employees. 

If individual establishments treat their workers similarly, what accounts for the differences in costs of health care between 

management, professional, and related workers and service workers? The ratio of management, professional, and related 

workers to service workers varies from establishment to establishment. In all likelihood, the establishments that employ a 

higher percentage of management, professional, and related workers relative to service workers spend more on health care 

costs. 

Comparison of health cost and participation for industry breakouts 

On the industry side, the NCS publishes data for health costs and health participation for both goods-producing industries and 

service-providing industries. Average costs per hour worked in civilian goods-producing industries are 24 percent higher than in 

service-providing industries ($2.68 vs. $2.17), while participation is 26 percent higher in goods-producing industries (73 percent 

vs. 58 percent.) Thus, participation and cost are roughly equivalent. 

Conclusion 
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Health participation and access data will allow for the study of the correlation between health care cost and health plan 

participation. This article provides an example by comparing this correlation among management, professional, and related 

workers with service workers. While participation is a significant factor in determining the estimates of average employer costs 

of health care benefits, other factors, such as annual hours worked, mix of jobs and industries, and the percentage the 

employer pays can have significant effects. 

For more data on health insurance benefits, see tables A, B, and C; for standard errors, see tables A (SE), B (SE), and C (SE). 

 

Jason L. Ford

IT Specialist, Division of Directly Collected Periodic Surveys, Office of Technology and Survey Processing, Bureau of Labor 

Statistics. 

Telephone: (202) 691-6267; E-mail: Ford.Jason@bls.gov. 

Note about March 24, 2015, updates 

In table 2, on page 3, the participation in stand-alone dental plans should have been 8 percent and with access to stand-alone 

dental plans should have been 12 percent. 

In table 4, on page 5, the full-time annual hours worked should have been 1,857 for service workers in local government. 

Private industry management, professional, and related full-time workers should have been 1,862 and part-time workers 872 

annual hours. The private industry service full-time workers should have been 1,911 and the part-time workers 998 annual 

hours. 

On page 5, the state and local government average employer health cost should have been $6,340.60 per employee and the 

private sector $3,526.84. 

On page 7, the private industry costs for health care in management, professional, and related workers should have been 34 

percent higher than service workers. The employer share of health costs for management, professional, and related workers 

should have been 78 percent. 

On page 7, the percent of full-time workers in jobs where the establishment does not differentiate between sampled full-time 

and part-time jobs when offering health care plans should have been 88 percent. 

Notes 

1 For a discussion on the concepts of incidence, access, participation and take-up rates on health insurance coverage in the 

NCS, see Carl B. Barsky, “Incidence benefits measures in the National Compensation Survey,” Monthly Labor Review, August 

2004, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2004/08/art3full.pdf. 

2 For a list of all NCS publications of survey estimates, and publication of survey estimates from BLS programs that directly 

preceded the NCS, see http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ncspubs.htm. 
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3 See William J. Wiatrowski, “Documenting benefits coverage for all workers”. 

4 See Michael Lettau, “New statistics for health insurance from the National Compensation Survey,” Monthly Labor Review, 

August 2004, available on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2004/08/art6full.pdf. 

5 For an analysis of the relationship of earnings and health coverage, see: Allan Beckmann, “Comparing employer-provided 

medical care benefits for lower and higher wage full-time workers”.

6 Averages for occupations within an establishment were used to produce estimates for worker groups averaging hourly pay 

within the six earnings percentiles: Below the 10th percentile, 10th to under the 25th percentile, 25th to under the 50th percentile, 

50th to under the 75th percentile, 75th to under the 90th percentile, and the 90th percentile and greater. Individual workers can 

fall into an earnings category different from the average for an occupation and establishment into which they are classified. The 

percentile breakouts 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 wages published in the National Compensation Survey: Occupational 

Earnings in the United States, 2007, U.S. Department of Labor, June 2008, bulletin 2704. Values corresponding to the 

percentiles used in the tables are as follows: 

Percentiles

Characteristics

Hourly wage percentiles

10 25 50 (median) 75 90

Civilian workers $8.00 $10.57 $15.70 $24.47 $36.15

Private industry workers $7.85 $10.13 $15.00 $23.25 $34.79

State and local government workers $11.00 $14.45 $20.68 $30.39 $41.66

7 Management, professional, and related occupations are those in the Standard Occupational Classifications (SOC) 110000 to 

299999. Service occupations are those in the range of SOC categories from 310000 to 399999. A full list of the SOC categories 

can be found at http://www.bls.gov/SOC/. 

8 These data are not the direct result of a statistical sample. Instead, these data are derived by multiplying two types of data 

together. These are the rounded annual cost and the rounded participation. 
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Table A. Health insurance benefits: Access, participation, and take-up rates,(1) National Compensation Survey, March 

2008

(All workers=100 percent)

Characteristics

Civilian(2) Private industry State and local government

Access Participation Takeup rate Access Participation Takeup rate Access Participation Takeup rate

All workers 74 60 81 71 57 80 88 78 89

Workercharacteristics

Management, professional,

and related 87 76 87 86 74 86 90 79 88

Management, business,

and financial 94 83 88 94 83 88 - - -

Professional and related 85 73 86 82 70 85 89 79 88

Teachers 83 71 86 - - - 89 78 88

Primary,secondary,

and special education

schoolteachers

91 78 85 - - - 95 84 88

Registerednurses 77 64 84 - - - 93 79 85

Protectiveservice - - - - - - 89 80 90

Service 52 38 73 47 31 68 81 71 88

Sales and office 73 57 78 72 55 77 89 80 90

Sales and related 63 45 71 63 45 71 - - -

Office and administrative

support 79 64 82 77 62 80 89 81 90

Naturalresources,

construction,and

maintenance

78 66 84 77 64 83 94 85 90

Construction, extraction,

farming, fishing, and

forestry

73 60 83 71 58 82 - - -

Installation, maintenance,

and repair 85 72 85 84 71 84 - - -

Production, transportation,

and material moving 79 65 82 78 64 82 84 75 90

Production 83 71 85 83 70 85 - - -

Transportationand

material moving 74 59 79 74 58 78 - - -

Full time 88 73 83 86 70 81 99 88 89

Part time 25 16 67 24 16 65 28 21 76

Union 92 84 91 89 82 92 96 87 90

Footnotes:

(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.

(2) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal

government.

(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 "National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings

in the United States, 2007," available online at http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ncswage2007.htm.

Note: Dashes indicate that data are not available.
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Characteristics

Civilian(2) Private industry State and local government

Access Participation Takeup rate Access Participation Takeup rate Access Participation Takeup rate

Nonunion 71 56 79 69 54 78 81 71 87

Average wage within the

following percentiles:(3)

Less than 10 26 15 59 25 14 58 52 42 81

10 to under 25 52 34 65 48 30 63 82 71 87

25 to under 50 79 62 79 78 59 76 91 82 90

50 to under 75 87 74 86 85 71 84 95 85 89

75 to under 90 91 80 89 88 78 88 97 86 89

90 or greater 93 83 89 91 81 89 97 89 92

Establishment

characteristics

Goods-producing industries 85 73 86 85 73 86 91 89 97

Service-providing industries 72 58 80 68 53 78 88 78 89

Education and health

services 80 65 81 74 56 76 89 78 87

Educationalservices 86 74 86 76 61 80 89 78 88

Elementary and

secondaryschools 88 76 86 78 55 71 89 78 87

Juniorcolleges,

colleges, and

universities

88 77 88 90 77 85 86 77 90

Health care and social

assistance 75 57 76 74 55 75 91 78 86

Hospitals 88 74 84 87 73 85 94 79 84

Public administration 88 80 91 - - - 88 80 91

1 to 99 workers 60 46 76 60 45 75 74 65 87

1 to 49 workers 57 43 76 56 42 75 68 60 88

50 to 99 workers 71 54 77 70 53 76 83 72 87

100 workers or more 86 73 85 84 70 84 90 80 89

100 to 499 workers 81 66 81 81 64 79 85 77 90

500 workers or more 90 79 89 89 78 89 92 81 89

Geographic areas

New England 70 58 82 68 55 81 85 75 87

Middle Atlantic 75 62 83 73 59 81 86 81 95

East North Central 73 59 81 72 57 80 81 72 89

West North Central 72 59 82 69 57 82 84 70 84

Footnotes:

(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.

(2) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal

government.

(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 "National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings

in the United States, 2007," available online at http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ncswage2007.htm.

Note: Dashes indicate that data are not available.
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Characteristics

Civilian(2) Private industry State and local government

Access Participation Takeup rate Access Participation Takeup rate Access Participation Takeup rate

South Atlantic 76 61 80 73 57 78 90 78 87

East South Central 79 66 83 75 63 83 94 78 83

West South Central 70 54 77 67 50 75 90 78 86

Mountain 72 57 78 70 53 76 87 79 91

Pacific 75 65 86 73 61 84 90 85 94

Footnotes:

(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.

(2) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal

government.

(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 "National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings

in the United States, 2007," available online at http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ncswage2007.htm.

Note: Dashes indicate that data are not available.

Table B. Health insurance benefits: Employee participation and share of premiums paid by employer and employee for

single coverage, National Compensation Survey, March 2008

(All workers=100 percent)

Characteristics

Civilian(1) Private industry State and local government

Employer

share of

premium

Employee

share of

premium

Employer

share of

premium

Employee

share of

premium

Employer

share of

premium

Employee

share of

premium

All workers 81 19 78 22 89 11

Workercharacteristics

Management, professional,

and related 82 18 78 22 89 11

Management, business,

and financial 80 20 78 22 - -

Professional and related 83 17 78 22 90 10

Teachers 89 11 - - 91 9

Primary,secondary,

and special education

schoolteachers

90 10 - - 91 9

Registerednurses 77 23 - - 84 16

Protectiveservice - - - - 89 11

Service 78 22 73 27 89 11

Sales and office 78 22 76 24 89 11

Footnotes:

(1) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal

government.

(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 "National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings

in the United States, 2007," available online at http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ncswage2007.htm for more detail.

Note: Dashes indicate that data are not available.
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Characteristics

Civilian(1) Private industry State and local government

Employer

share of

premium

Employee

share of

premium

Employer

share of

premium

Employee

share of

premium

Employer

share of

premium

Employee

share of

premium

Sales and related 74 26 74 26 - -

Office and administrative

support 80 20 78 22 89 11

Naturalresources,

construction,and

maintenance

83 17 83 17 89 11

Construction, extraction,

farming, fishing, and

forestry

86 14 86 14 - -

Installation, maintenance,

and repair 81 19 80 20 - -

Production, transportation,

and material moving 82 18 81 19 91 9

Production 82 18 82 18 - -

Transportationand

material moving 81 19 80 20 - -

Full time 81 19 78 22 89 11

Part time 77 23 75 25 88 12

Union 90 10 90 10 91 9

Nonunion 77 23 76 24 88 12

Average wage within the following percentiles:(2)

Less than 10 71 29 70 30 89 11

10 to under 25 75 25 74 26 88 12

25 to under 50 78 22 76 24 89 11

50 to under 75 82 18 79 21 89 11

75 to under 90 83 17 81 19 89 11

90 or greater 83 17 79 21 91 9

Establishment characteristics

Goods-producing industries 82 18 82 18 87 13

Service-providing industries 80 20 77 23 89 11

Education and health

services 83 17 77 23 90 10

Educationalservices 89 11 80 20 90 10

Elementary and

secondaryschools 90 10 82 18 91 9

Footnotes:

(1) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal

government.

(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 "National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings

in the United States, 2007," available online at http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ncswage2007.htm for more detail.

Note: Dashes indicate that data are not available.
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Characteristics

Civilian(1) Private industry State and local government

Employer

share of

premium

Employee

share of

premium

Employer

share of

premium

Employee

share of

premium

Employer

share of

premium

Employee

share of

premium

Juniorcolleges,

colleges, and

universities

86 14 79 21 89 11

Health care and social

assistance 78 22 76 24 85 15

Hospitals 75 25 73 27 83 17

Public administration 88 12 - - 88 12

1 to 99 workers 80 20 79 21 91 9

1 to 49 workers 81 19 80 20 91 9

50 to 99 workers 79 21 78 22 91 9

100 workers or more 81 19 78 22 89 11

100 to 499 workers 80 20 78 22 91 9

500 workers or more 81 19 77 23 88 12

Geographic areas

New England 76 24 74 26 87 13

Middle Atlantic 83 17 80 20 92 8

East North Central 80 20 78 22 90 10

West North Central 81 19 79 21 90 10

South Atlantic 78 22 76 24 87 13

East South Central 75 25 72 28 89 11

West South Central 80 20 78 22 87 13

Mountain 80 20 78 22 87 13

Pacific 85 15 83 17 90 10

Footnotes:

(1) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal

government.

(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 "National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings

in the United States, 2007," available online at http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ncswage2007.htm for more detail.

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Table C. Health insurance benefits: Employee participation and share of premiums paid by employer and employee for

family coverage, National Compensation Survey, March 2008

(All workers=100 percent)

Characteristics

Civilian(1) Private industry State and local government

Employer

share of

premium

Employee

share of

premium

Employer

share of

premium

Employee

share of

premium

Employer

share of

premium

Employee

share of

premium

All workers 69 31 68 32 73 27

Workercharacteristics

Management, professional,

and related 70 30 68 32 72 28

Management, business,

and financial 70 30 69 31 - -

Professional and related 69 31 68 32 72 28

Teachers 70 30 - - 71 29

Primary,secondary,

and special education

schoolteachers

69 31 - - 70 30

Registerednurses 65 35 - - 70 30

Protectiveservice - - - - 78 22

Service 66 34 63 37 75 25

Sales and office 66 34 65 35 73 27

Sales and related 63 37 63 37 - -

Office and administrative

support 67 33 66 34 74 26

Naturalresources,

construction,and

maintenance

73 27 72 28 74 26

Construction, extraction,

farming, fishing, and

forestry

74 26 73 27 - -

Installation, maintenance,

and repair 72 28 71 29 - -

Production, transportation,

and material moving 74 26 74 26 74 26

Production 76 24 75 25 - -

Transportation and material

moving 71 29 71 29 - -

Full time 69 31 69 31 73 27

Part time 66 34 64 36 74 26

Union 83 17 85 15 81 19

Footnotes:

(1) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal

government.

(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 "National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings

in the United States, 2007," available online at http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ncswage2007.htm. See Technical Note for more detail.

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Characteristics

Civilian(1) Private industry State and local government

Employer

share of

premium

Employee

share of

premium

Employer

share of

premium

Employee

share of

premium

Employer

share of

premium

Employee

share of

premium

Nonunion 65 35 65 35 64 36

Average wage within the following percentiles:(2)

Less than 10 61 39 61 39 60 40

10 to under 25 62 38 62 38 68 32

25 to under 50 65 35 64 36 74 26

50 to under 75 70 30 69 31 73 27

75 to under 90 73 27 73 27 73 27

90 or greater 74 26 71 29 81 19

Establishment characteristics

Goods-producing industries 75 25 75 25 79 21

Service-providing industries 68 32 66 34 73 27

Education and health

services 67 33 63 37 71 29

Educationalservices 70 30 65 35 71 29

Elementary and

secondaryschools 69 31 62 38 70 30

Juniorcolleges,

colleges, and

universities

71 29 65 35 74 26

Health care and social

assistance 64 36 63 37 70 30

Hospitals 65 35 64 36 69 31

Public administration 76 24 - - 76 24

1 to 99 workers 65 35 65 35 73 27

1 to 49 workers 65 35 65 35 70 30

50 to 99 workers 65 35 64 36 76 24

100 workers or more 71 29 70 30 73 27

100 to 499 workers 69 31 69 31 74 26

500 workers or more 72 28 72 28 73 27

Geographic areas

New England 68 32 66 34 79 21

Middle Atlantic 76 24 71 29 89 11

East North Central 75 25 73 27 81 19

West North Central 69 31 70 30 67 33

South Atlantic 64 36 64 36 61 39

Footnotes:

(1) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal

government.

(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 "National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings

in the United States, 2007," available online at http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ncswage2007.htm. See Technical Note for more detail.

Note: Dashes indicate that data are not available.
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Characteristics

Civilian(1) Private industry State and local government

Employer

share of

premium

Employee

share of

premium

Employer

share of

premium

Employee

share of

premium

Employer

share of

premium

Employee

share of

premium

East South Central 61 39 62 38 57 43

West South Central 61 39 63 37 54 46

Mountain 65 35 66 34 61 39

Pacific 74 26 71 29 82 18

Footnotes:

(1) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal

government.

(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 "National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings

in the United States, 2007," available online at http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ncswage2007.htm. See Technical Note for more detail.

Note: Dashes indicate that data are not available.

Standard errors for table A. Health insurance benefits: Access, participation, and take-up rates,(1) National 

Compensation Survey, March 2008

(All workers=100 percent)

Characteristics

Civilian(2) Private industry State and local government

Access Participation Takeup rate Access Participation Takeup rate Access Participation Takeup rate

All workers 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.7

Workercharacteristics

Management, professional,

and related 0.8 0.7 0.4 1.1 1.0 0.5 0.6 0.9 0.8

Management, business,

and financial 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.8 1.1 0.6 - - -

Professional and related 1.0 0.8 0.5 1.4 1.2 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.8

Teachers 1.3 1.3 1.0 - - - 0.7 1.1 0.8

Primary,secondary,

and special education

schoolteachers

2.0 1.5 1.2 - - - 0.5 1.0 0.9

Registerednurses 3.2 3.0 1.2 - - - 1.8 3.4 2.9

Protectiveservice - - - - - - 1.1 1.3 1.0

Service 2.0 2.3 1.9 2.6 2.9 2.9 1.2 1.3 0.8

Sales and office 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.4 1.7 0.9

Sales and related 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 - - -

Office and administrative

support 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.2 1.2 0.9 1.3 1.6 0.8

Footnotes:

(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.

(2) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal

government.

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Characteristics

Civilian(2) Private industry State and local government

Access Participation Takeup rate Access Participation Takeup rate Access Participation Takeup rate

Naturalresources,

construction,and

maintenance

1.4 1.5 0.9 1.5 1.6 0.9 1.8 2.6 1.9

Construction, extraction,

farming, fishing, and

forestry

2.1 2.0 1.3 2.2 2.1 1.3 - - -

Installation, maintenance,

and repair 1.7 1.7 1.0 1.8 1.8 1.0 - - -

Production, transportation,

and material moving 1.2 1.1 0.8 1.3 1.2 0.8 4.1 3.9 1.3

Production 1.7 1.5 0.8 1.7 1.5 0.8 - - -

Transportationand

material moving 1.8 1.6 1.3 1.9 1.7 1.4 - - -

Full time 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.7 0.7

Part time 1.0 0.8 1.9 1.1 0.8 2.1 2.0 1.4 2.9

Union 0.9 1.0 0.5 1.6 1.8 0.8 0.3 0.6 0.5

Nonunion 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.9 1.4 1.3

Establishment characteristics

Goods-producing industries 0.9 1.0 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.7 6.7 6.5 0.6

Service-providing industries 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.9 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.7

Education and health

services 1.2 1.1 0.9 1.9 1.6 1.3 0.5 0.9 1.0

Educationalservices 0.8 1.0 0.8 3.0 3.1 1.9 0.6 0.9 0.9

Elementary and

secondaryschools 0.6 0.9 0.8 3.2 3.9 4.3 0.5 0.8 0.8

Juniorcolleges,

colleges, and

universities

1.1 1.8 1.8 1.2 1.8 1.6 1.4 2.7 2.5

Health care and social

assistance 1.9 1.8 1.4 2.1 1.9 1.5 1.5 2.3 2.2

Hospitals 1.1 1.3 0.8 1.3 1.4 0.8 1.2 2.5 2.8

Public administration 1.1 1.3 0.7 - - - 1.1 1.3 0.7

1 to 99 workers 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 2.5 2.6 1.6

1 to 49 workers 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.3 3.6 3.7 2.3

50 to 99 workers 1.5 1.4 1.1 1.6 1.5 1.2 2.0 2.6 2.2

100 workers or more 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.7

100 to 499 workers 1.0 1.0 0.6 1.2 1.2 0.7 1.1 1.2 0.7

500 workers or more 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.9 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.8 0.9

Geographic areas

Footnotes:

(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.

(2) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal

government.

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Characteristics

Civilian(2) Private industry State and local government

Access Participation Takeup rate Access Participation Takeup rate Access Participation Takeup rate

New England 0.9 2.2 2.5 1.0 2.5 3.0 2.3 2.5 1.7

Middle Atlantic 1.8 1.4 1.1 2.0 1.4 1.3 1.7 1.8 0.3

East North Central 1.2 0.9 0.9 1.4 1.0 1.1 1.6 1.7 1.1

West North Central 1.4 2.0 1.4 1.5 2.1 1.5 2.3 2.8 3.1

South Atlantic 1.3 1.4 0.8 1.4 1.6 1.0 1.5 1.6 1.4

East South Central 5.2 5.4 3.0 6.6 7.0 3.7 2.3 6.1 6.5

West South Central 1.9 2.0 1.2 2.2 2.2 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.4

Mountain 3.8 4.5 2.2 4.1 4.7 2.5 1.8 1.9 1.0

Pacific 1.2 1.4 0.9 1.5 1.6 1.1 0.9 1.2 0.7

Footnotes:

(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.

(2) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal

government.

Note: Dashes indicate that data are not available.

Standard errors for table B. Health insurance benefits: Employee participation and share of premiums paid by

employer and employee for single coverage, National Compensation Survey, March 2008

(All workers=100 percent)

Characteristics

Civilian(1) Private industry State and local government

Employer

share of

premium

Employee

share of

premium

Employer

share of

premium

Employee

share of

premium

Employer

share of

premium

Employee

share of

premium

All workers 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4

Workercharacteristics

Management, professional,

and related 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4

Management, business,

and financial 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 - -

Professional and related 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.4

Teachers 0.5 0.5 - - 0.4 0.4

Primary,secondary,

and special education

schoolteachers

0.5 0.5 - - 0.4 0.4

Registerednurses 1.7 1.7 - - 1.5 1.5

Protectiveservice - - - - 0.8 0.8

Footnotes:

(1) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal

government.

(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 "National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings

in the United States, 2007," available online at http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ncswage2007.htm.

Note: Dashes indicate that data are not available.
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Characteristics

Civilian(1) Private industry State and local government

Employer

share of

premium

Employee

share of

premium

Employer

share of

premium

Employee

share of

premium

Employer

share of

premium

Employee

share of

premium

Service 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 0.6 0.6

Sales and office 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.7

Sales and related 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 - -

Office and administrative

support 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.7

Naturalresources,

construction,and

maintenance

0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6

Construction, extraction,

farming, fishing, and

forestry

0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 - -

Installation, maintenance,

and repair 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 - -

Production, transportation,

and material moving 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

Production 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 - -

Transportationand

material moving 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 - -

Full time 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4

Part time 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.0

Union 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.4

Nonunion 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5

Average wage within the following percentiles:(2)

Less than 10 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.4 1.1 1.1

10 to under 25 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7

25 to under 50 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6

50 to under 75 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5

75 to under 90 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4

90 or greater 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.4

Establishment characteristics

Goods-producing industries 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 1.3 1.3

Service-providing industries 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4

Education and health

services 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.5

Educationalservices 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5

Elementary and

secondaryschools 0.4 0.4 2.2 2.2 0.4 0.4

Footnotes:

(1) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal

government.

(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 "National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings

in the United States, 2007," available online at http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ncswage2007.htm.

Note: Dashes indicate that data are not available.
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Characteristics

Civilian(1) Private industry State and local government

Employer

share of

premium

Employee

share of

premium

Employer

share of

premium

Employee

share of

premium

Employer

share of

premium

Employee

share of

premium

Juniorcolleges,

colleges, and

universities

1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.4

Health care and social

assistance 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1

Hospitals 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.3

Public administration 0.6 0.6 - - 0.6 0.6

1 to 99 workers 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.9

1 to 49 workers 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.3 1.3

50 to 99 workers 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.1 1.1

100 workers or more 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.4

100 to 499 workers 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6

500 workers or more 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.4 0.4

Geographic areas

New England 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 2.0 2.0

Middle Atlantic 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 1.1 1.1

East North Central 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8

West North Central 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5

South Atlantic 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.9

East South Central 3.3 3.3 2.8 2.8 2.2 2.2

West South Central 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.5 1.5

Mountain 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 2.0 2.0

Pacific 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7

Footnotes:

(1) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal

government.

(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 "National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings

in the United States, 2007," available online at http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ncswage2007.htm.

Note: Dashes indicate that data are not available.
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Standard errors for table C. Health insurance benefits: Employee participation and share of premiums paid by

employer and employee for family coverage, National Compensation Survey, March 2008

(All workers=100 percent)

Characteristics

Civilian(1) Private industry State and local government

Employer

share of

premium

Employee

share of

premium

Employer

share of

premium

Employee

share of

premium

Employer

share of

premium

Employee

share of

premium

All workers 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6

Workercharacteristics

Management, professional,

and related 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7

Management, business,

and financial 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 - -

Professional and related 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8

Teachers 0.8 0.8 - - 0.9 0.9

Primary,secondary,

and special education

schoolteachers

1.0 1.0 - - 1.0 1.0

Registerednurses 1.4 1.4 - - 1.7 1.7

Protectiveservice - - - - 1.1 1.1

Service 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.9 0.9

Sales and office 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.9 0.9

Sales and related 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 - -

Office and administrative

support 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.9

Naturalresources,

construction,and

maintenance

0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.1

Construction, extraction,

farming, fishing, and

forestry

1.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 - -

Installation, maintenance,

and repair 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 - -

Production, transportation,

and material moving 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.8 1.8

Production 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 - -

Transportation and material

moving 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 - -

Full time 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.7

Part time 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 2.1 2.1

Union 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8

Footnotes:

(1) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal

government.

(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 "National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings

in the United States, 2007," available online at http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ncswage2007.htm.

Note: Dashes indicate that data are not available.
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Characteristics

Civilian(1) Private industry State and local government

Employer

share of

premium

Employee

share of

premium

Employer

share of

premium

Employee

share of

premium

Employer

share of

premium

Employee

share of

premium

Nonunion 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.0

Average wage within the following percentiles:(2)

Less than 10 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 2.0 2.0

10 to under 25 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0

25 to under 50 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8

50 to under 75 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.9

75 to under 90 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.0

90 or greater 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.0

Establishment characteristics

Goods-producing industries 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 2.5 2.5

Service-providing industries 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6

Education and health

services 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8

Educationalservices 0.8 0.8 1.4 1.4 0.9 0.9

Elementary and

secondaryschools 0.9 0.9 3.6 3.6 1.0 1.0

Juniorcolleges,

colleges, and

universities

1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 2.0 2.0

Health care and social

assistance 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 1.6 1.6

Hospitals 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.9 1.9

Public administration 0.9 0.9 - - 0.9 0.9

1 to 99 workers 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.5

1 to 49 workers 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 2.1 2.1

50 to 99 workers 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 2.0 2.0

100 workers or more 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

100 to 499 workers 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 1.6 1.6

500 workers or more 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.2 0.8 0.8

Geographic areas

New England 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 1.6 1.6

Middle Atlantic 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 1.5 1.5

East North Central 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.4

West North Central 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6

South Atlantic 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.5

Footnotes:

(1) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal

government.

(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 "National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings

in the United States, 2007," available online at http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ncswage2007.htm.

Note: Dashes indicate that data are not available.
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Characteristics

Civilian(1) Private industry State and local government

Employer

share of

premium

Employee

share of

premium

Employer

share of

premium

Employee

share of

premium

Employer

share of

premium

Employee

share of

premium

East South Central 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.7 4.5 4.5

West South Central 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 1.4 1.4

Mountain 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 2.0 2.0

Pacific 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.2 0.8 0.8

Footnotes:

(1) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal

government.

(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 "National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings

in the United States, 2007," available online at http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ncswage2007.htm.

Note: Dashes indicate that data are not available.

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