Table 20. Medical care benefits: Eligibility requirements, private industry workers, National Compensation Survey, 2011 (All workers participating in medical care plans = 100 percent) Service requirement With With no Not Characteristics Total service Median service determin- requirem- Greater Not service requirem- able ent 1 month 2 months 3 months than 3 determin- requirem- ent months able ent (in months) All workers............................. 100 61 25 5 22 8 1 – 25 14 Worker characteristic Management, professional, and related... 100 49 27 4 15 2 1 1 35 16 Professional and related.............. 100 53 28 – 18 – 1 – 34 14 Service................................. 100 71 23 – 29 10 – 3 15 13 Protective service.................... 100 63 – – – – – – – – Sales and office........................ 100 63 25 6 22 10 1 – 23 14 Sales and related..................... 100 65 16 – 26 19 – 3 20 15 Office and administrative support..... 100 62 29 – 19 6 – – 24 14 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance............................. 100 69 22 5 24 17 1 3 15 15 Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry................. 100 72 13 – 23 30 – 3 11 17 Installation, maintenance, and repair 100 68 28 – 26 – (1) – 18 14 Production, transportation, and material moving.................................. 100 69 24 8 28 10 (1) 3 20 11 Production............................ 100 68 28 8 24 8 (1) – 22 10 Transportation and material moving.... 100 70 18 – 32 13 – 3 18 11 Full time............................... 100 61 26 5 22 7 1 – 25 14 Part time............................... 100 63 14 – 15 24 – 3 23 14 Union................................... 100 58 15 – 22 17 – 3 33 9 Nonunion................................ 100 62 26 6 22 7 1 2 23 15 Average wage within the following categories:(2) Lowest 25 percent..................... 100 72 16 – 31 15 – 3 12 16 Lowest 10 percent................... 100 76 – – 19 25 (1) 3 – – Second 25 percent..................... 100 68 26 6 26 10 1 3 19 13 Third 25 percent...................... 100 63 26 5 23 7 1 – 24 13 Highest 25 percent.................... 100 51 26 4 14 6 1 – 34 16 Highest 10 percent.................. 100 47 28 – 11 – – 1 36 16 Establishment characteristic Goods-producing industries.............. 100 65 22 8 24 11 (1) 3 22 14 Manufacturing......................... 100 63 23 9 23 7 – – 26 12 Service-providing industries............ 100 60 25 5 21 7 1 – 26 14 Trade, transportation, and utilities.. 100 69 17 4 30 17 (1) 3 20 11 Wholesale trade..................... 100 67 35 – 21 – (1) – 18 15 Retail trade........................ 100 75 9 – 32 29 – 3 13 12 Utilities........................... 100 47 28 – – – (1) – 49 4 Financial activities.................. 100 52 35 – 10 – (1) 1 33 15 Finance and insurance............... 100 48 37 – – – (1) 1 36 16 Credit intermediation and related activities........................ 100 55 42 – – – – 1 32 13 Professional and business services.... 100 47 22 – 14 – 4 – 37 16 Professional and technical services 100 43 20 – – – 6 – 44 14 Education and health services......... 100 65 38 – 19 – (1) 1 21 14 Educational services: Junior colleges, colleges, and universities........................ 100 53 39 – 12 – – 1 39 8 Healthcare and social assistance.... 100 69 41 – 19 – (1) 1 18 13 Leisure and hospitality............... 100 76 – – 41 14 3 3 – – 1 to 99 workers......................... 100 67 25 5 29 6 2 3 19 14 1 to 49 workers....................... 100 67 26 4 29 5 3 3 18 15 50 to 99 workers...................... 100 67 23 – 28 – (1) 3 22 11 100 workers or more..................... 100 56 25 6 16 9 (1) 2 29 14 100 to 499 workers.................... 100 62 26 6 18 13 (1) – 24 14 500 workers or more................... 100 49 23 – 14 5 – 2 36 15 Geographic area Middle Atlantic......................... 100 54 19 – 18 9 – – 29 17 East North Central...................... 100 62 25 – 24 7 – – 23 14 West North Central...................... 100 67 32 – 27 – (1) – 20 13 South Atlantic.......................... 100 60 22 – 24 10 – 3 26 13 East South Central...................... 100 72 30 – 27 – 1 – 17 11 West South Central...................... 100 77 31 8 29 6 3 – 17 6 Mountain................................ 100 66 25 – 24 – 1 – 23 11 Pacific................................. 100 51 24 – 14 8 – – 32 17 1 Less than 0.5. 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, 2010." See Technical Note for more details. 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/glossary20112012.htm.