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
|
- * Percentages are weighted to the population of workers.
- ** Production category includes Production, Agricultural, Forest and Fishery workers.
- CI indicates confidence interval.
- Totals in categories may not sum to all worker totals because of missing and unknown values.