Characteristics | NHIS sample | Estimated # of U.S. workers | % with paid sick leave* | 95% CI | Estimated # of workers with no sick leave |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
All workers | 11,826 | 127,067,000 | 61.9 | 60.7-63.1 | 48,352,000 |
Occupation | |||||
Management | 874 | 10,120,800 | 81.1 | 77.5-84.2 | 1,915,200 |
Professional/Technical | 3,281 | 35,349,700 | 79.0 | 77.1-80.7 | 7,442,100 |
Services | 1,997 | 21,028,300 | 41.2 | 38.3-44.1 | 12,373,000 |
Sales/Office | 2,873 | 30,406,100 | 64.3 | 62.3-66.3 | 10,843,800 |
Production** | 2,423 | 27,492,200 | 53.9 | 51.4-56.4 | 14,818,500 |
Class of worker | |||||
Private | 9,577 | 104,319,000 | 57.0 | 55.7-58.3 | 44,858,100 |
Federal | 306 | 3,063,100 | 91.5 | 86.6-94.7 | 260,200 |
State | 858 | 8,967,500 | 81.5 | 77.5-85.0 | 1,655,200 |
Local | 975 | 10,717,600 | 85.3 | 82.2-87.9 | 1,578,500 |
Years on the job | |||||
0-1 | 3,250 | 35,737,500 | 45.1 | 42.9-47.3 | 19,632,200 |
2-5 | 3,542 | 38,651,600 | 60.3 | 58.1-62.4 | 15,353,000 |
6-15 | 3,115 | 32,914,500 | 71.9 | 69.8-73.9 | 9,236,480 |
16+ | 1,704 | 18,662,600 | 79.4 | 76.8-81.7 | 3,854,130 |
Number of employees | |||||
< 10 | 2,073 | 22,388,100 | 41.6 | 39.0-44.1 | 13,086,000 |
10-49 | 3,084 | 34,408,900 | 53.1 | 50.8-55.4 | 16,136,000 |
50-249 | 2,878 | 31,806,300 | 69.4 | 67.0-71.7 | 9,737,850 |
250+ | 2,485 | 32,820,100 | 79.4 | 77.4-81.3 | 6,760,420 |