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Leave benefits: Access
Table 32. Leave benefits: Access, civilian workers,1 March 2018
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(All workers = 100 percent)
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Characteristics
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Paid holidays
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Paid sick leave
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Paid vacations
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Paid personal leave
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Paid funeral leave
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Paid jury duty leave
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Paid military leave
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Family leave2
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Paid
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Unpaid
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All workers
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77 |
74 |
75 |
45 |
59 |
61 |
34 |
17 |
89 |
Worker characteristics
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Management, professional, and related
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82 |
90 |
78 |
62 |
77 |
80 |
50 |
27 |
94 |
Management, business, and financial
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95 |
94 |
95 |
63 |
79 |
82 |
50 |
29 |
95 |
Professional and related
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76 |
89 |
71 |
62 |
76 |
79 |
49 |
27 |
93 |
Teachers
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34 |
86 |
18 |
62 |
75 |
79 |
56 |
24 |
93 |
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers
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30 |
96 |
17 |
78 |
80 |
86 |
58 |
27 |
96 |
Registered nurses
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90 |
92 |
90 |
68 |
77 |
84 |
46 |
26 |
95 |
Service
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57 |
56 |
59 |
28 |
37 |
41 |
19 |
11 |
83 |
Protective service
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78 |
77 |
79 |
40 |
60 |
65 |
49 |
17 |
90 |
Sales and office
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83 |
76 |
80 |
48 |
59 |
60 |
31 |
18 |
89 |
Sales and related
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74 |
65 |
71 |
40 |
46 |
48 |
22 |
14 |
86 |
Office and administrative support
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88 |
82 |
86 |
53 |
66 |
66 |
36 |
20 |
91 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance
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80 |
65 |
77 |
32 |
48 |
48 |
23 |
11 |
84 |
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry
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70 |
54 |
65 |
22 |
34 |
36 |
15 |
7 |
81 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair
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89 |
76 |
88 |
41 |
61 |
60 |
31 |
14 |
87 |
Production, transportation, and material moving
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84 |
66 |
82 |
39 |
62 |
60 |
32 |
8 |
88 |
Production
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90 |
63 |
87 |
37 |
64 |
61 |
30 |
8 |
87 |
Transportation and material moving
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79 |
69 |
78 |
41 |
60 |
59 |
34 |
8 |
88 |
Full time
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88 |
85 |
87 |
54 |
70 |
71 |
40 |
21 |
91 |
Part time
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43 |
40 |
38 |
18 |
26 |
28 |
14 |
7 |
80 |
Union
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81 |
90 |
75 |
63 |
83 |
85 |
55 |
21 |
93 |
Nonunion
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76 |
71 |
75 |
43 |
55 |
57 |
30 |
17 |
88 |
Average wage within the following categories:3
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Lowest 25 percent
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55 |
47 |
53 |
24 |
31 |
34 |
14 |
8 |
82 |
Lowest 10 percent
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43 |
31 |
43 |
14 |
23 |
27 |
9 |
5 |
77 |
Second 25 percent
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83 |
77 |
84 |
45 |
62 |
62 |
32 |
16 |
89 |
Third 25 percent
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90 |
86 |
89 |
54 |
71 |
73 |
41 |
20 |
91 |
Highest 25 percent
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84 |
92 |
80 |
63 |
80 |
83 |
53 |
28 |
95 |
Highest 10 percent
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84 |
93 |
80 |
63 |
81 |
84 |
56 |
30 |
95 |
Establishment characteristics
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Goods-producing industries
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90 |
69 |
87 |
39 |
62 |
61 |
31 |
10 |
88 |
Service-providing industries
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75 |
75 |
73 |
47 |
59 |
61 |
34 |
19 |
89 |
Education and health services
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74 |
87 |
69 |
59 |
72 |
75 |
42 |
23 |
93 |
Educational services
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53 |
90 |
41 |
61 |
79 |
83 |
60 |
24 |
93 |
Elementary and secondary schools
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39 |
92 |
27 |
71 |
79 |
84 |
58 |
25 |
92 |
Junior colleges, colleges, and universities
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82 |
89 |
71 |
43 |
85 |
88 |
72 |
24 |
97 |
Health care and social assistance
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88 |
85 |
87 |
58 |
67 |
70 |
30 |
22 |
94 |
Hospitals
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94 |
94 |
93 |
69 |
85 |
88 |
50 |
31 |
96 |
Public administration
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91 |
92 |
90 |
54 |
85 |
89 |
77 |
24 |
96 |
1 to 99 workers
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71 |
63 |
69 |
35 |
45 |
47 |
20 |
13 |
82 |
1 to 49 workers
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70 |
61 |
69 |
31 |
41 |
42 |
18 |
12 |
80 |
50 to 99 workers
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73 |
69 |
69 |
44 |
58 |
61 |
28 |
15 |
88 |
100 workers or more
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83 |
84 |
81 |
56 |
73 |
75 |
47 |
22 |
95 |
100 to 499 workers
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84 |
80 |
82 |
52 |
67 |
68 |
37 |
19 |
95 |
500 workers or more
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83 |
89 |
81 |
60 |
81 |
84 |
59 |
25 |
94 |
Geographic areas
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Northeast
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77 |
77 |
75 |
55 |
68 |
74 |
40 |
23 |
88 |
New England
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77 |
79 |
74 |
52 |
69 |
74 |
44 |
20 |
93 |
Middle Atlantic
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77 |
76 |
75 |
56 |
67 |
74 |
39 |
23 |
87 |
South
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78 |
71 |
76 |
45 |
60 |
63 |
36 |
16 |
87 |
South Atlantic
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78 |
70 |
76 |
46 |
60 |
61 |
34 |
14 |
88 |
East South Central
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78 |
67 |
75 |
38 |
58 |
61 |
37 |
16 |
84 |
West South Central
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77 |
75 |
75 |
47 |
62 |
66 |
39 |
20 |
85 |
Midwest
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74 |
67 |
74 |
44 |
58 |
57 |
28 |
14 |
90 |
East North Central
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75 |
67 |
74 |
43 |
58 |
56 |
27 |
16 |
89 |
West North Central
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74 |
69 |
73 |
44 |
57 |
59 |
29 |
12 |
92 |
West
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77 |
82 |
76 |
40 |
52 |
52 |
30 |
18 |
90 |
Mountain
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77 |
72 |
78 |
44 |
56 |
59 |
31 |
17 |
91 |
Pacific
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77 |
87 |
75 |
38 |
50 |
49 |
30 |
19 |
90 |
1Includes workers in private industry and state and local government. See Technical Note for further explanation.
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2The sum of paid and unpaid family leave may exceed 100 percent because some workers have access to both types of plans.
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3Surveyed occupations are classified into wage categories based on the average wage for the occupation, which may include workers with earnings both above and below the threshold. The categories were formed using percentile estimates generated using wage data for March 2018.
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Note: For definitions of major plans, key provisions, and related terms, see the "Glossary of Employee Benefit Terms" at www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/national-compensation-survey-glossary-of-employee-benefit-terms.htm.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
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