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7% of Employees Eligible for Long Term Care Insurance

Tue, 12/10/2002 - 12:00am — Karen Stevenson
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The 2000 National Compensation Survey determined that 7% of all employees are eligible for long term care insurance as an employee benefit. Professional and technical employees, those who work in larger companies, and those who are represented by unions were much more likely to be eligible for this benefit.

Percent of Workers Eligible for Group Long Term Care Insurance
All Employees
Total 7%
By Classification of Worker
Professional, technical, and related 14%
Clerical and sales 7%
Blue-collar and service 4%
By Full-Time/Part-Time Status
Full Time 8%
Part Time 2%
By Union Membership
Union 15%
Non-Union 6%
By Company Type
Goods-Producing 5%
Service-Producing 8%
By Company Size
1-99 Workers 5%
100+ Workers 10%
Source: National Compensation Survey: Employee Benefits in Private Industry in the United States, 2000

The 2000 National Compensation Survey determined that 7% of all employees are eligible for long term care insurance as an employee benefit. Professional and technical employees, those who work in larger companies, and those who are represented by unions were much more likely to be eligible for this benefit.

Percent of Workers Eligible for Group Long Term Care Insurance
All Employees
Total 7%
By Classification of Worker
Professional, technical, and related 14%
Clerical and sales 7%
Blue-collar and service 4%
By Full-Time/Part-Time Status
Full Time 8%
Part Time 2%
By Union Membership
Union 15%
Non-Union 6%
By Company Type
Goods-Producing 5%
Service-Producing 8%
By Company Size
1-99 Workers 5%
100+ Workers 10%
Source: National Compensation Survey: Employee Benefits in Private Industry in the United States, 2000