| Running | | Disposal | Central
| Water | Electricity | Facilities | Heat
----------------------+---------+-------------+------------+---------
_Households_: | | | |
Blue collar | 29.0 | 95.2 | 32.7 | 0.8
White collar | 72.6 | 99.3 | 73.0 | 4.9
Cooperative farm | 6.5 | 91.6 | 7.2 | 0.0
Cooperative artisan | 37.1 | 98.4 | 40.2 | 0.2
Other | 54.0 | 96.5 | 56.7 | 2.9
| | | |
ALL HOUSING | 30.7 | 94.7 | 32.7 | 1.4
----------------------+---------|-------------+------------+---------
Source: Adapted from U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Technical
Services, Joint Publications Research Service--JPRS (Washington),
_Translations on Eastern Europe: Political, Sociological, and Military
Affairs_, "Aspects of Standard of Living Analyzed," (JPRS 48,717, No.
126, 1969).

SOCIAL BENEFITS

In addition to receiving free medical care, all citizens are entitled to
a variety of social benefits, including sickness and disability pay,
pensions, maternity benefits, and family allowances. Most of these are
administered by the trade unions, but pensions are under the
jurisdiction of the Ministry of Finance. They are financed by the
central government and by contributions from the employers based on a
percentage of gross salaries and wages paid.

All workers are entitled to paid sick leave after three months' service.
In the case of accidents at work, there is no waiting period. Lump-sum
compensation for temporary disablement because of an accident at work
ranges in amount, depending on severity of injury and length of
service. During the period of disablement, the worker is entitled to
benefits ranging from 30 to 100 percent of his wage, depending on the
severity of the disablement and on his income. Prolonged or permanent
disability entitles the worker to a pension.

Old-age pensions are based on the years of service and kind of work
performed. The pensionable age is fifty-five for women and sixty for
men, but earlier retirement is possible for certain categories of work.
Pension payments range from 55 to 80 percent of wages based on a scale
covering the last five years of employment or, in some cases, three