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Standard Errors
Paid holidays: Number of days provided

Table 33. Standard errors for paid holidays: Number of days provided, private industry workers, March 2018
Characteristics Paid holidays Mean
number
of days
Median
number
of days
Less
than 5
days
5
days
6
days
7
days
8
days
9
days
10
days
11
days
12
days
13
days
14
days
Greater
than 14
days
All workers
0.5
0.4
1.0
0.7
0.7
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.9
Worker characteristics
                           
Management, professional, and related
0.4
0.1
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.0
0.9
0.7
1.0
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.1
0.9
    Management, business, and financial
0.5
0.2
1.9
1.1
1.5
1.1
1.3
1.0
1.1
0.6
0.4
0.5
0.1
0.0
    Professional and related
0.5
0.1
1.6
1.7
1.5
1.5
0.9
0.7
1.1
0.4
0.7
0.7
0.1
0.1
Service
2.4
2.5
2.5
2.7
1.6
1.0
0.9
0.7
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.3
    Protective service
3.8
0.9
0.5
0.9
Sales and office
0.9
0.5
1.3
0.8
1.0
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
    Sales and related
2.1
0.9
1.5
1.0
1.1
0.7
0.7
1.2
0.4
0.3
0.1
0.0
    Office and administrative support
0.6
0.4
1.7
1.1
1.4
0.7
0.9
0.9
0.6
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance
0.8
0.9
1.7
1.9
1.3
0.8
1.3
0.6
0.5
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.0
    Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and
     forestry
1.3
1.4
3.2
2.9
2.2
1.1
1.3
0.5
0.5
0.1
0.9
    Installation, maintenance, and repair
1.0
0.9
2.0
2.0
1.4
1.0
1.7
0.9
0.6
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.1
0.0
Production, transportation, and material moving
0.6
0.5
1.7
1.0
1.4
0.9
1.1
0.9
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.6
0.1
0.0
    Production
0.7
0.7
1.9
1.2
1.7
1.4
1.5
1.4
0.8
0.9
0.1
0.8
    Transportation and material moving
1.1
0.5
2.6
1.6
2.3
0.9
1.4
1.0
0.4
0.1
0.8
Full time
0.5
0.4
1.1
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.0
Part time
2.2
1.1
2.0
1.6
1.2
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.3
0.4
[1]
0.2
0.1
0.0
Union
0.3
2.3
1.0
1.7
2.1
1.5
2.0
0.7
0.5
1.1
0.2
0.1
Nonunion
0.6
0.5
1.0
0.8
0.7
0.5
0.6
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.0
Average wage within the following categories:2
                           
    Lowest 25 percent
2.0
1.6
1.4
2.1
1.1
0.6
0.6
0.4
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.0
        Lowest 10 percent
4.2
1.2
3.5
2.4
2.0
0.9
1.2
0.2
0.0
    Second 25 percent
0.7
0.7
1.3
1.1
1.0
0.8
0.7
0.8
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.1
0.0
    Third 25 percent
0.5
0.3
1.5
0.9
1.1
0.8
0.8
0.6
0.5
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.1
0.0
    Highest 25 percent
0.4
0.2
1.2
1.0
1.1
1.2
0.9
1.0
0.9
0.5
0.3
0.6
0.1
0.1
        Highest 10 percent
0.5
0.5
1.7
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.2
1.3
1.1
0.8
0.3
0.7
0.1
0.0
Establishment characteristics
                           
Goods-producing industries
0.3
0.5
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.4
0.9
0.7
0.3
0.4
0.6
0.1
0.7
    Construction
1.2
1.4
2.5
2.2
1.7
1.1
1.0
0.8
0.1
0.4
    Manufacturing
0.4
1.2
1.2
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.3
1.0
0.5
0.8
0.1
0.0
Service-providing industries
0.7
0.5
1.1
0.9
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.0
    Trade, transportation, and utilities
1.0
0.7
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.5
0.7
0.6
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.0
        Wholesale trade
1.1
0.5
1.8
1.8
2.6
1.6
2.1
1.3
0.7
0.7
0.1
0.1
        Retail trade
2.1
1.2
1.6
1.3
0.8
0.6
0.2
0.2
[1]
0.1
0.0
        Transportation and warehousing
0.9
2.8
3.3
5.4
0.9
1.9
2.6
0.8
0.2
0.0
        Utilities
2.7
4.5
4.4
2.6
2.9
0.2
0.3
    Information
2.5
2.7
1.7
2.4
2.6
0.2
0.0
    Financial activities
0.3
1.4
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.4
0.7
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.0
        Finance and insurance
0.7
0.8
1.9
1.6
1.8
0.7
0.6
0.3
0.2
0.1
1.0
            Credit intermediation and related activities
1.2
0.5
2.1
1.4
2.7
1.2
0.6
0.3
0.1
0.0
            Insurance carriers and related activities
1.4
1.6
2.4
2.0
1.8
1.2
1.1
0.1
0.0
        Real estate and rental and leasing
1.6
5.8
2.9
2.3
3.3
1.4
0.2
0.7
    Professional and business services
1.2
0.4
2.5
1.9
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.9
1.1
0.7
0.2
0.0
        Professional and technical services
2.5
2.1
2.9
2.6
3.0
1.8
2.1
0.2
1.0
        Administrative and waste services
2.1
1.0
3.5
2.9
3.0
2.4
1.6
2.8
0.2
0.5
    Education and health services
1.1
1.9
3.3
2.8
2.4
1.6
1.5
1.0
1.5
0.4
0.9
0.5
0.2
0.0
        Educational services
0.6
0.7
1.3
1.4
2.1
1.9
1.3
1.3
1.3
3.5
0.4
0.9
            Junior colleges, colleges, and universities
0.2
0.9
1.6
1.1
1.7
1.5
1.7
2.2
1.2
2.7
0.3
0.1
        Health care and social assistance
1.3
3.7
3.3
2.8
1.8
1.6
1.1
1.6
0.5
0.2
0.0
    Leisure and hospitality
5.6
4.2
4.1
1.9
1.2
0.8
0.3
0.0
        Accommodation and food services
6.3
4.3
5.8
2.5
0.4
0.0
    Other services
2.1
1.8
3.8
3.3
2.8
1.4
3.6
1.6
0.3
1.2
1 to 99 workers
0.6
0.5
1.4
1.3
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.5
0.5
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
    1 to 49 workers
0.9
0.5
1.8
1.7
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.6
0.5
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.0
    50 to 99 workers
2.1
1.2
2.6
1.7
1.8
1.3
1.4
1.1
1.3
0.3
0.1
0.0
100 workers or more
0.8
0.7
1.2
1.1
1.0
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.6
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.1
0.0
    100 to 499 workers
1.0
1.1
1.5
1.4
1.2
1.1
1.1
0.7
0.8
0.4
0.1
0.7
    500 workers or more
1.6
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.5
0.8
0.6
0.5
0.9
0.1
0.0
Geographic areas
                           
Northeast
0.8
0.3
1.1
1.5
1.5
1.3
0.9
1.3
0.9
0.5
0.1
0.0
    New England
2.1
2.1
2.0
3.9
2.0
3.3
2.6
1.6
1.3
0.6
0.2
1.2
    Middle Atlantic
0.8
0.4
1.4
1.8
1.1
1.6
0.8
1.5
1.1
0.6
0.1
0.2
South
1.2
0.6
1.7
1.6
1.1
0.9
1.0
0.6
0.5
0.3
0.1
0.0
    South Atlantic
1.8
0.9
2.6
2.6
1.0
1.5
1.4
0.6
0.8
0.3
0.1
0.0
    East South Central
0.6
4.3
1.7
4.0
1.6
1.0
0.6
1.4
    West South Central
1.2
1.3
2.6
2.4
2.4
1.3
1.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.2
0.0
Midwest
0.5
0.4
1.6
0.9
0.8
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.6
0.4
0.1
0.7
0.1
1.1
    East North Central
0.5
0.5
1.8
1.1
0.8
1.2
1.1
1.3
0.8
0.5
0.1
1.0
0.2
0.9
    West North Central
1.1
0.4
3.4
1.6
2.1
1.2
2.2
1.2
0.8
0.5
0.1
0.6
West
1.0
1.6
2.6
1.4
1.8
1.1
1.0
1.1
1.1
0.5
0.1
0.2
    Mountain
2.3
0.5
5.4
2.0
4.1
2.2
1.7
0.8
1.5
0.2
0.5
    Pacific
0.9
2.4
2.7
1.8
1.7
1.3
1.2
1.5
1.4
0.5
0.1
0.0
1Less than 0.05.
2Surveyed 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.

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/national-compensation-survey-glossary-of-employee-benefit-terms.htm.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.