Share of workers with paid leave, by wage group, 2011

	Percent with access to:			Number of paid holidays*
	Paid sick days	Paid vacation	Paid family leave
All	67%	74%	12%	8
By wage
Bottom 10 percent	23%	40%	4%	5
Lowest quarter	36	53	5	6
Second quarter	69	83	11	8
Third quarter	79	89	14	9
Top quarter	88	78	19	10
Top 10 percent	90	75	20	10
By union status
Union	84%	74%	15%	10
Nonunion	64	74	11	8

	Number of paid sick days by length of service*				Number of vacation days by length of service*
	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	20 yrs	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	20 yrs
All	9	9	10	10	10	14	17	19
Union	10	11	11	12	10	14	17	21
Nonunion	8	9	9	10	10	14	17	19

* For those with such paid leave

Note: Data are for civilian workers, defined as workers in the private sector and state and local government but not the federal government.

Source: Authors' analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Employee Benefits Survey published tables

Documentation and methodology

Computed from BLS Employee Benefits Survey, Holiday, Vacation, Sick, and Other Leave Benefits, March 2011, data tables 34, 36, and 38; http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/benefits/2011/benefits_leave.htm.