SWA2014-Wages | Table 4.12 | 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

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