Table 46. Standard errors for dental care benefits: Coverage for orthodontia, state and local government workers, National Compensation Survey, 2011 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............................. – 1.5 1.5 0.3 0.0 – 1.7 1.7 – 0.0 $0 Worker characteristic Management, professional, and related... – 1.6 1.6 0.4 0.0 – 1.4 1.4 – 0.0 0 Professional and related.............. – 1.7 1.7 0.5 0.0 – 1.6 1.6 – 0.0 0 Teachers............................ – 2.4 2.4 0.6 0.0 – 2.5 2.5 0.6 0.0 234 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... – 2.5 2.5 0.8 0.0 – 2.8 2.8 0.8 0.0 70 Service................................. – 2.2 2.2 0.4 0.0 – 2.4 2.5 – 0.0 0 Protective service.................... – 3.1 3.0 0.5 0.0 – 3.1 3.2 – 0.0 0 Sales and office........................ – 3.3 3.3 0.4 0.0 – 3.3 3.3 0.4 0.0 0 Office and administrative support..... – 3.3 3.3 0.4 0.0 – 3.5 3.5 0.4 0.0 0 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance............................. – 5.2 5.0 0.9 0.0 – 5.1 5.1 – 0.0 0 Production, transportation, and material moving.................................. – 3.4 3.4 1.0 0.0 – 3.3 3.3 – 0.0 0 Full time............................... – 1.6 1.5 0.3 0.0 – 1.7 1.7 – 0.0 0 Part time............................... – 4.4 4.5 1.3 0.0 – 3.8 4.1 1.3 0.0 212 Union................................... – 1.8 1.8 0.4 0.0 – 1.9 1.9 – 0.0 0 Nonunion................................ – 2.5 2.4 0.4 0.0 – 2.1 2.2 – 0.0 0 Average wage within the following categories:(3) Lowest 25 percent..................... – 3.0 3.0 0.6 0.0 – 2.6 2.7 0.6 0.0 0 Lowest 10 percent................... – 4.7 4.6 1.1 0.0 – 3.8 4.1 1.1 0.0 0 Second 25 percent..................... – 2.2 2.2 0.4 0.0 – 2.5 2.5 – 0.0 0 Third 25 percent...................... – 2.0 1.9 0.4 0.0 – 2.0 2.0 – 0.0 0 Highest 25 percent.................... – 1.7 1.8 0.4 0.0 – 1.6 1.6 – 0.0 0 Highest 10 percent.................. – 2.3 2.3 0.5 0.0 – 2.4 2.4 – 0.0 91 Establishment characteristic Service-providing industries............ – 1.5 1.5 0.3 0.0 – 1.7 1.7 – 0.0 0 Education and health services......... – 1.9 1.9 0.4 0.0 – 1.9 1.8 – 0.0 0 Educational services................ – 2.0 2.0 0.5 0.0 – 1.9 1.9 – 0.0 20 Elementary and secondary schools.. – 2.1 2.1 0.7 0.0 – 2.0 2.0 – 0.0 116 Junior colleges, colleges, and universities...................... – 4.4 4.4 0.4 0.0 – 4.0 4.1 0.4 0.0 0 Health care and social assistance... – 3.9 3.9 – 0.0 – 3.4 3.4 – 0.0 0 Hospitals......................... – 5.3 5.3 – 0.0 – 4.6 4.6 – 0.0 0 Public administration................. – 2.2 2.2 0.3 0.0 – 2.4 2.5 – 0.0 0 1 to 99 workers......................... – 4.2 4.5 1.9 0.0 – 3.9 4.1 1.9 0.0 0 1 to 49 workers....................... – 5.5 5.5 0.7 0.0 – 5.5 5.4 0.7 0.0 0 50 to 99 workers...................... – 5.9 6.2 3.8 0.0 – 6.1 6.5 3.8 0.0 172 100 workers or more..................... – 1.6 1.6 0.3 0.0 – 1.7 1.7 – 0.0 0 100 to 499 workers.................... – 3.0 3.0 0.6 0.0 – 3.0 3.0 0.6 0.0 0 500 workers or more................... – 1.7 1.7 0.4 0.0 – 1.7 1.8 – 0.0 0 State government........................ – 2.7 2.7 0.2 0.0 – 2.7 2.7 0.2 0.0 0 Local government........................ – 1.7 1.7 0.4 0.0 – 2.0 2.0 – 0.0 0 Geographic area New England............................. – 7.6 7.9 0.3 0.0 – 4.6 5.3 1.1 0.0 0 Middle Atlantic......................... – 3.5 3.5 0.3 13.5 – 3.5 3.6 – 0.0 496 East North Central...................... – 2.9 3.1 0.7 11.8 – 2.2 2.2 0.7 0.0 0 West North Central...................... – 8.1 7.5 1.3 0.0 – 9.4 9.4 – 0.0 0 South Atlantic.......................... – 4.0 3.9 0.4 0.0 – 3.4 3.4 0.2 0.0 0 East South Central...................... – 12.0 10.9 5.8 0.0 – – 13.2 5.8 – 0 West South Central...................... – 6.0 6.4 1.2 0.0 – 4.4 4.1 1.2 0.0 103 Mountain................................ – 4.2 4.2 0.4 0.0 – – 6.0 0.4 – 0 Pacific................................. – 1.9 1.9 0.6 0.0 – 1.8 1.9 0.6 0.0 196 1 Coverage for orthodontia care benefits may be subject to scheduled allowance, deductible, or coinsurance provisions, in addition to maximum dollar amounts. 2 Note: Medians include only those plans that have 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. NOTE: 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.