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May. 29, 2004
There are nearly 25 million part-time workers in the United States, and they lag behind full-time employees in benefit coverage. But at Starbucks, where 64 percent of the staff is part-time, all employees working at least 20 hours per week have equal access to benefits.
| Type of benefit | Percentage of U.S. part-timers with access | Percentage of U.S. full-timers with access |
| Retirement | 27 | 68 |
| Health care | ||
| 20 | 84 |
| 13 | 56 |
| 8 | 35 |
| Paid holidays | 37 | 89 |
| Paid sick leave | 24 | 70 |
| Life insurance | 10 | 63 |
| Disability insurance (short-term) | 14 | 47 |
| Bonus and stock options | 28 | 52 |
| Employer-assisted child care | 8 | 16 |
| Source: BLS National Compensation Survey, March 2004 | ||
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