Table 8. HEALTH CARE BENEFITS: Access for unmarried domestic partners
Table 8. Health care benefits: Access(1) for unmarried domestic partners, National
Compensation Survey, March 2011
(All workers = 100 percent)
Civilian(2) Private industry State and local
government
Characteristics
Same sex Opposite Same sex Opposite Same sex Opposite
sex sex sex
All workers.............. 30 25 29 25 33 28
Worker characteristics
Management, professional,
and related.............. 42 36 46 38 34 29
Management, business,
and financial.......... 50 43 52 45 - -
Professional and
related................ 40 33 43 35 34 29
Teachers............. 31 26 - - 31 26
Primary, secondary,
and special
education school
teachers........... 28 24 - - 30 25
Registered nurses.... 31 24 - - - -
Service.................. 19 15 17 14 30 24
Protective service..... 29 20 20 10 35 26
Sales and office......... 30 26 30 26 36 31
Sales and related...... 24 20 24 20 - -
Office and
administrative support 34 30 34 29 37 32
Natural resources,
construction, and
maintenance.............. 23 18 22 18 29 22
Construction,
extraction, farming,
fishing, and forestry.. 17 17 16 16 - -
Installation,
maintenance, and repair 29 20 29 20 - -
Production,
transportation, and
material moving.......... 25 21 25 21 29 26
Production............. 24 20 24 20 - -
Transportation and
material moving........ 26 22 26 22 - -
Full time................ 37 31 36 31 37 31
Part time................ 10 8 9 8 13 12
Union.................... 49 38 46 31 53 45
Nonunion................. 27 23 28 24 17 14
Average wage within the
following categories:(3)
Lowest 25 percent...... 11 9 11 9 15 13
Lowest 10 percent.... 7 5 6 4 8 7
Second 25 percent...... 26 23 26 23 35 29
Third 25 percent....... 37 31 35 30 37 31
Highest 25 perecent.... 49 40 50 41 47 39
Highest 10 percent... 57 48 59 49 57 49
Establishment
characteristics
Goods-producing
industries............... 27 23 27 24 - -
Service-providing
industries............... 31 25 30 25 33 28
Education and health
services............... 30 26 29 25 32 27
Educational services 33 27 38 29 32 26
Elementary and
secondary schools.. 28 24 - - 28 24
Junior colleges,
colleges, and
universities....... 49 37 58 43 43 33
Health care and
social assistance.... 28 25 28 24 35 31
Hospitals.......... 34 26 - - 36 32
Public administration.. 37 31 - - 37 31
1 to 99 workers.......... 18 16 18 16 16 15
1 to 49 workers........ 17 15 17 15 12 11
50 to 99 workers....... 23 20 23 20 22 21
100 workers or more...... 41 33 42 34 36 30
100 to 499 workers..... 32 28 34 30 22 19
500 workers or more.... 49 38 54 41 40 34
Geographic areas
New England.............. 37 33 38 33 34 28
Middle Atlantic.......... 34 28 31 24 54 49
East North Central....... 22 14 22 15 23 -
West North Central....... 19 16 20 16 - -
South Atlantic........... 21 16 22 18 12 7
East South Central....... 17 12 21 14 2 3
West South Central....... 19 18 20 19 10 11
Mountain................. 41 34 39 33 51 36
Pacific.................. 57 53 52 48 84 82
1 The percentage of workers with access to the benefit reflects both the
availability of the benefit and the employer’s policy on providing the benefit to
unmarried domestic partners. For example, this table shows that 30 percent of all
civilian workers have access to a health care plan that provide coverage for
unmarried same sex domestic partners. Data from March 2010 show that 74 percent of
civilian workers had access to a health care plan.
2 Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private
households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government. See
Technical Note for further explanation.
3 The percentile groupings are based on the average wage for each occupation
surveyed, which may include workers both above and below the threshold. The
percentile values are based on the estimates published in the "National Compensation
Survey: Occupational Earnings in the United States, 2008." See Technical Note for
more details.
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/glossary20092010.htm.
