Table 3. Standard errors for medical care benefits: Amount of lifetime maximum, private industry workers, National Compensation Survey, 2011 Amount of lifetime maximum With Not Characteristics lifetime Unlimited Other determin- maximum 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th maximum able percentile percentile percentile percentile percentile (median) All workers............................. 1.3 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 1.5 – – Worker characteristic Management, professional, and related... 2.2 0 0 138,744 0 0 2.3 – – Management, business, and financial... 2.7 98,107 0 0 0 0 2.6 – – Professional and related.............. 2.6 0 – – 0 0 2.9 – – Service................................. 4.3 – 0 – – 0 4.1 – 1.9 Protective service.................... – – – – – – 16.4 – 0.5 Sales and office........................ 2.3 0 – 0 0 0 2.9 – – Sales and related..................... 3.1 – – 480,625 0 0 3.8 – – Office and administrative support..... 2.9 0 – 0 0 0 3.3 – – Natural resources, construction, and maintenance............................. 4.5 0 – – 0 0 4.6 – – Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry................. 6.6 0 0 0 – 0 6.7 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair 6.1 0 – 1,038,268 0 0 6.0 – 2.3 Production, transportation, and material moving.................................. 3.0 254,890 0 0 0 0 3.0 – – Production............................ 3.6 235,253 224,792 – 0 0 3.7 – 2.9 Transportation and material moving.... 4.5 – 0 277,489 – 0 4.5 – – Full time............................... 1.4 0 – 0 0 0 1.5 – – Part time............................... 4.4 0 – – 0 – 4.3 – – Union................................... 3.8 – 98,107 240,312 98,107 679,706 3.8 – – Nonunion................................ 1.5 0 – 98,107 0 0 1.7 – – Average wage within the following categories:(1) Lowest 25 percent..................... 4.1 – 0 0 1,139,901 0 4.6 – – Lowest 10 percent................... 7.4 118,137 138,744 0 196,214 0 7.1 – 5.5 Second 25 percent..................... 2.1 0 – 0 0 0 2.2 – – Third 25 percent...................... 2.2 0 69,372 0 0 0 2.0 – – Highest 25 percent.................... 1.7 0 – 98,107 0 0 1.8 – – Highest 10 percent.................. 2.4 0 0 – 0 0 2.4 – – Establishment characteristic Goods-producing industries.............. 3.4 49,054 0 0 0 0 3.4 – – Construction.......................... 5.8 69,372 196,214 0 – 0 5.8 – – Manufacturing......................... 4.1 183,542 – – 0 0 4.0 – 2.0 Service-providing industries............ 1.6 0 259,567 0 0 0 1.8 – – Trade, transportation, and utilities.. 2.8 – 0 0 0 0 2.6 – – Wholesale trade..................... 6.2 0 – 0 0 0 6.1 – 1.3 Retail trade........................ 3.7 19,621 219,374 219,374 – 0 3.7 – – Utilities........................... 6.6 379,967 0 0 0 0 6.7 – 4.9 Information........................... – – – – – – 5.2 – 2.4 Financial activities.................. 4.0 0 – – 0 0 4.1 – – Finance and insurance............... 2.7 0 0 – 0 0 3.2 – – Credit intermediation and related activities........................ 2.7 0 392,428 0 0 0 3.7 – 3.2 Insurance carriers and related activities........................ 5.3 0 0 196,214 – 0 5.5 – – Professional and business services.... 4.1 0 – – 0 0 4.9 – – Professional and technical services 5.6 – 325,384 – 0 0 5.9 – 1.6 Education and health services......... 2.6 0 – 0 196,214 0 3.3 – – Educational services................ 3.8 0 – 0 – 0 3.9 – 0.2 Junior colleges, colleges, and universities...................... 4.0 0 – 0 – 0 4.0 – 0.4 Healthcare and social assistance.... 3.2 0 – 196,214 0 0 4.1 – – Leisure and hospitality............... 9.6 – 219,374 – – 707,460 9.5 – 3.7 1 to 99 workers......................... 2.2 0 – – 0 0 2.3 – – 1 to 49 workers....................... 2.7 0 519,134 – 0 0 2.7 – – 50 to 99 workers...................... 3.8 0 – 588,643 0 0 4.2 – – 100 workers or more..................... 2.0 162,692 0 0 1,359,412 0 2.2 – – 100 to 499 workers.................... 2.8 – 49,054 0 0 0 3.0 – – 500 workers or more................... 2.3 0 0 0 – 0 2.3 – – Geographic area New England............................. 4.1 310,242 0 0 325,384 – 9.2 – 5.8 Middle Atlantic......................... 3.0 – 0 – – 0 3.4 – 0.7 East North Central...................... 3.2 0 554,977 – 0 0 3.3 – – West North Central...................... 6.0 0 0 – 0 0 5.0 – – South Atlantic.......................... 2.3 245,268 0 0 – 0 2.4 – – East South Central...................... 6.6 0 – 0 – 0 6.9 – – West South Central...................... 4.4 0 – – 0 0 5.0 – – Mountain................................ 4.4 – 0 259,567 – 0 6.5 – – Pacific................................. 4.4 0 – 98,107 0 0 4.2 – – 1 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/glossary20112012.htm.