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Table 38. Standard errors for savings and thrift plans: Investment choices for employee funds, private industry workers, 2019
Characteristics
Investment
choice
available
Available investments
No
investment
choice
available
Not
determinable
Company
stock
Common
stock
Diversified
investments
Lifecycle
funds
Other1
Investment
choice exists
but not
determinable
Worker characteristics
All workers ...............................................................
1.1
1.3
1.9
1.6
2.1
1.8
0.7
–
–
Management, professional, and related ..................
2.4
2.0
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.9
1.5
–
–
Management, business, and financial .................
1.5
3.0
3.6
3.5
3.5
4.1
3.1
–
–
Professional and related ......................................
3.9
2.2
4.0
3.9
4.1
3.6
1.0
–
3.9
Service .....................................................................
4.0
1.4
4.5
4.5
6.9
4.2
2.1
–
4.0
Sales and office .......................................................
0.7
1.8
2.5
1.2
2.7
2.6
0.8
–
–
Sales and related .................................................
1.0
3.6
3.0
1.6
3.2
3.9
1.3
–
1.0
Office and administrative support ........................
1.0
2.9
2.6
1.8
3.4
3.2
1.1
–
–
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance
1.6
4.0
2.4
3.2
3.7
4.3
0.9
–
–
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and
forestry ...............................................................
3.8
–
5.4
3.8
5.2
–
–
–
–
Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................
1.6
4.8
3.1
4.3
4.2
5.6
1.5
–
–
Production, transportation, and material moving .....
1.6
2.5
2.7
2.5
3.8
2.9
1.2
–
–
Production ............................................................
2.7
2.4
3.4
2.8
5.5
3.4
1.0
–
–
Transportation and material moving ....................
1.6
4.4
4.5
4.5
3.6
4.1
2.4
–
–
Full time ...................................................................
1.2
1.3
1.9
1.7
2.0
1.9
0.7
–
–
Part time ..................................................................
0.6
3.3
2.8
1.5
7.7
4.0
1.3
–
0.6
Union ...................................................