AFT: Publications: American Teacher: February 2000 - The benefits gap--Where the gaps are

Where the gaps are

HEALTH CARE COVERAGE

Traditional workers: 83 percent

Contingent workers: 61 percent

Temporary workers: 46 percent

PARTICIPATION IN RETIREMENT PLANS

Contingent workers: 16 percent

Temporary workers: 4 percent

Note: Health care coverage figures do not indicate the percentage of workers who were offered insurance through their employers, only those who had some kind of coverage. Many workers in nontraditional arrangements report that the plans offered are too costly for them to participate in.
SOURCE: EMPLOYEE BENEFIT RESEARCH INSTITUTE