Table 1. Percent of workers with access to retirement plans, State and local government workers, National Compensation Survey, March, 2008
Total Retirement plan with employer contribution Defined benefit plan with Defined contribution plan with Employee-contribution only plan with no other plan Total defined benefit plans Total defined contribution plans Total employee-contribution-only plans
No other plan Defined contribution plan Employee-contribution-only plan Defined contribution and employee-contribution-only plan No other plan Employee-contribution-only plan

All workers

92 90 25 10 35 14 3 3 2 84 30 54
Worker characteristics

Management, professional, and related

94 92 26 9 36 16 2 2 2 87 30 56

Professional and related

94 91 27 9 36 15 2 2 2 87 28 55

Teachers

94 91 31 9 36 13 * 2 2 89 24 54

Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers

98 97 37 9 43 7 * * 1 97 16 52

Service

86 84 24 10 32 11 4 3 3 77 28 49

Protective service

92 91 23 13 33 15 3 4 2 84 35 53

Sales and office

93 91 20 11 36 14 5 3 2 82 34 56

Office and administrative support

94 92 21 10 37 15 5 3 2 83 33 57

Full time

99 99 26 11 39 16 3 3 1 92 34 59

Part time

52 40 18 2 13 4 2 1 12 38 9 30

Union

98 97 28 10 42 15 1 1 1 96 26 59

Nonunion

87 84 22 9 29 14 5 4 4 74 33 51
Establishment characteristics

Education and health services

94 91 27 9 36 14 3 2 3 86 28 55

Educational services

94 91 29 8 38 13 1 2 3 89 23 55

Elementary and secondary schools

94 93 35 8 41 8 * * 2 92 16 51

Junior colleges, colleges, and universities

91 86 10 10 28 29 2 6 6 78 47 69

Health care and social assistance

94 92 13 15 22 22 16 5 2 71 57 51

Hospitals

96 93 11 14 21 22 19 6 3 68 60 52

Public administration

91 89 22 12 34 16 3 3 2 83 33 54

State government

96 93 11 9 37 31 2 3 3 88 45 74

Local government

91 89 30 10 34 9 4 3 2 82 25 48

Asterisk equals less than 0.5 percent.