Table 46. Dental care benefits: Coverage for orthodontia, state and local government workers, National Compensation Survey, 2011 (All workers participating in dental care plans = 100 percent) Employee and dependent Dependent only Median(2) Characteristics Median(2) Median(2) lifetime Full Coverage No Not percent Full Coverage No Not percent maximum coverage with coverage determin- of coverage with coverage determin- of limits(1) able covered limits(1) able covered charges charges All workers............................. – 48 50 2 50 – 29 69 – 50 $1,500 Worker characteristic Management, professional, and related... – 47 50 3 50 – 28 69 – 50 1,500 Professional and related.............. – 47 51 2 50 – 28 70 – 50 1,500 Teachers............................ – 44 53 3 50 – 29 68 3 50 1,300 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... – 43 54 3 50 – 28 69 3 50 1,200 Service................................. – 48 51 2 50 – 29 70 – 50 1,500 Protective service.................... – 49 50 1 50 – 27 71 – 50 1,500 Sales and office........................ – 50 49 2 50 – 28 71 2 50 1,500 Office and administrative support..... – 50 49 2 50 – 27 71 2 50 1,500 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance............................. – 46 52 2 50 – 34 65 – 50 1,500 Production, transportation, and material moving.................................. – 46 50 3 50 – 32 66 – 50 1,500 Full time............................... – 47 51 2 50 – 29 69 – 50 1,500 Part time............................... – 55 40 5 50 – 21 74 5 50 1,500 Union................................... – 47 50 3 50 – 31 66 – 50 1,500 Nonunion................................ – 48 50 1 50 – 25 74 – 50 1,500 Average wage within the following categories:(3) Lowest 25 percent..................... – 46 52 2 50 – 25 73 2 50 1,500 Lowest 10 percent................... – 47 51 2 50 – 24 74 2 50 1,500 Second 25 percent..................... – 48 50 2 50 – 30 68 – 50 1,500 Third 25 percent...................... – 49 50 1 50 – 29 70 – 50 1,500 Highest 25 percent.................... – 47 50 3 50 – 30 67 – 50 1,500 Highest 10 percent.................. – 46 52 2 50 – 32 66 – 50 1,500 Establishment characteristic Service-providing industries............ – 48 50 2 50 – 28 69 – 50 1,500 Education and health services......... – 46 51 3 50 – 27 70 – 50 1,500 Educational services................ – 46 51 3 50 – 28 68 – 50 1,500 Elementary and secondary schools.. – 44 52 5 50 – 26 70 – 50 1,250 Junior colleges, colleges, and universities...................... – 52 47 (4) 50 – 35 65 (4) 50 1,500 Health care and social assistance... – 47 53 – 50 – 24 76 – 50 1,500 Hospitals......................... – 46 54 – 50 – 25 75 – 50 1,500 Public administration................. – 52 47 1 50 – 28 71 – 50 1,500 1 to 99 workers......................... – 37 60 3 50 – 33 64 3 50 1,500 1 to 49 workers....................... – 33 66 1 50 – 36 63 1 50 1,500 50 to 99 workers...................... – 43 52 5 50 – 29 66 5 50 1,500 100 workers or more..................... – 49 49 2 50 – 28 70 – 50 1,500 100 to 499 workers.................... – 40 58 2 50 – 28 70 2 50 1,500 500 workers or more................... – 52 46 2 50 – 28 70 – 50 1,500 State government........................ – 54 45 (4) 50 – 34 66 (4) 50 1,500 Local government........................ – 45 52 3 50 – 26 71 – 50 1,500 Geographic area New England............................. – 39 60 (4) 50 – 20 78 2 50 1,200 Middle Atlantic......................... – 44 54 2 50 – 42 56 – 50 1,840 East North Central...................... – 37 62 1 60 – 50 49 1 50 1,500 West North Central...................... – 39 60 2 50 – 41 59 – 50 1,500 South Atlantic.......................... – 37 62 1 50 – 26 73 (4) 50 1,500 East South Central...................... – 42 51 8 50 – – 63 8 – 1,000 West South Central...................... – 53 45 2 50 – 24 75 2 50 1,500 Mountain................................ – 59 41 1 50 – – 84 1 – 1,500 Pacific................................. – 64 31 5 50 – 11 85 5 50 1,500 1 Coverage for orthodontia care benefits may be subject to scheduled allowance, deductible, or coinsurance provisions, in addition to maximum dollar amounts. 2 Medians include only those plans that have the specified provision. 3 The categories are based on the average wage for each occupation surveyed, which may include workers with earnings both above and below the threshold. The average wages are based on the estimates published in the "National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings in the United States, 2010." See Technical Note for more details. 4 Less than 0.5. NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals. Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data do 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/glossary20102011.htm.