Table 39. Traditional defined benefit plans: Disability retirement benefits, private industry workers, National Compensation Survey, 2010 (All workers participating in traditional defined benefit plans = 100 percent) Disabili- Disability retirement begins Disabili- ty ty Not Characteristics Total retireme- retireme- determin- nt Immediat- Not nt not able available e(1) Deferred determin- available able Worker characteristic All workers............................. 100 71 47 23 1 17 12 Management, professional, and related... 100 54 33 20 1 28 18 Professional and related.............. 100 60 36 22 2 27 13 Service................................. 100 85 56 – – – – Sales and office........................ 100 67 37 28 1 23 10 Office and administrative support..... 100 68 34 33 1 20 12 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance............................. 100 88 63 25 – – – Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry................. 100 92 69 – – – – Production, transportation, and material moving.................................. 100 79 58 21 – 7 14 Transportation and material moving.... 100 83 59 24 – – – Full time............................... 100 70 47 22 1 17 13 Part time............................... 100 79 48 30 1 19 2 Union................................... 100 90 64 26 – 7 3 Nonunion................................ 100 55 33 21 1 26 19 Average wage within the following categories:(2) Lowest 25 percent..................... 100 77 46 31 – – – Second 25 percent..................... 100 74 47 27 (3) 14 12 Third 25 percent...................... 100 75 52 22 1 14 12 Highest 25 percent.................... 100 65 42 22 1 21 14 Highest 10 percent.................. 100 52 32 19 1 30 18 Establishment characteristic Goods-producing industries.............. 100 77 59 18 1 – – Manufacturing......................... 100 75 55 19 1 – – Service-providing industries............ 100 68 42 26 1 21 11 Trade, transportation, and utilities.. 100 80 55 25 – 16 5 Financial activities.................. 100 63 30 33 (3) 27 10 Finance and insurance............... 100 61 30 31 (3) 28 11 Education and health services......... 100 71 52 – – 22 6 Health care and social assistance... 100 76 55 – – – – 1 to 99 workers......................... 100 72 59 – – 13 15 1 to 49 workers....................... 100 80 69 – – – – 100 workers or more..................... 100 71 44 26 1 18 11 100 to 499 workers.................... 100 67 42 25 (3) 17 16 500 workers or more................... 100 73 45 27 1 19 8 Geographic area Middle Atlantic......................... 100 64 41 23 – 19 18 East North Central...................... 100 80 57 23 (3) 7 14 West North Central...................... 100 77 58 18 (3) – – South Atlantic.......................... 100 70 37 32 1 – – West South Central...................... 100 69 30 39 – 31 1 Mountain................................ 100 65 – – (3) – – Pacific................................. 100 73 62 – – – – 1 Immediate disability pensions may be supplemented by additional allowances until an employee reaches a specified age or becomes eligible for Social Security. 2 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, 2009." See Technical Note for more details. 3 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.