Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, gender, race and 141
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1997 (WHITE) (BOTH SEXES) (Numbers in thousands)
All workers
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristics
WHITE
BOTH SEXES................... 121637 66472 54.6 51559 42.4
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 121637 66472 54.6 51559 42.4
Full-time...................... 95447 57607 60.4 48084 50.4
50 weeks or more............. 77847 49748 63.9 43247 55.6
27 to 49 weeks............... 10567 5272 49.9 3630 34.3
26 weeks or less............. 7032 2587 36.8 1207 17.2
Part-time...................... 26190 8865 33.8 3475 13.3
50 weeks or more............. 11995 4473 37.3 2146 17.9
27 to 49 weeks............... 5832 2230 38.2 866 14.8
26 weeks or less............. 8362 2162 25.9 463 5.5
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 people................... 37420 7508 20.1 5571 14.9
25 to 99 people................... 15930 7786 48.9 5898 37.0
100 to 499 people................. 15927 10444 65.6 8108 50.9
500 to 999 people................. 6640 5005 75.4 3944 59.4
1000 people or more............... 45719 35730 78.2 28038 61.3
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 17216 10881 63.2 9543 55.4
Professional specialty............ 17883 12972 72.5 10766 60.2
Technical and related support..... 3901 2737 70.2 2175 55.8
Sales workers..................... 15277 7048 46.1 4797 31.4
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 16940 10744 63.4 7968 47.0
Precision production, craft & repair 13681 6860 50.1 5772 42.2
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, gender, race and 142
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1997 (WHITE) (BOTH SEXES) (Numbers in thousands)
All workers
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
Machine operators, assemblers &
Inspectors........................ 6738 3909 58.0 3060 45.4
Transportation & material moving.. 4684 2487 53.1 1950 41.6
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 4763 2097 44.0 1180 24.8
Service workers................... 16383 5736 35.0 3576 21.8
Private household workers...... 846 32 3.7 9 1.0
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 15537 5704 36.7 3567 23.0
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 3507 477 13.6 312 8.9
Armed forces...................... 665 523 78.7 461 69.3
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 98057 53251 54.3 41852 42.7
Householder.................... 45078 26971 59.8 22760 50.5
Spouse present............... 36599 22493 61.5 19415 53.0
No spouse present............ 8479 4477 52.8 3345 39.4
Spouse of householder.......... 32759 19236 58.7 15562 47.5
Child of householder........... 16663 5724 34.4 2642 15.9
Other relative of
householder.................... 3556 1320 37.1 888 25.0
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 673 257 38.1 158 23.5
Unrelated Individuals............. 22907 12965 56.6 9549 41.7
Nonfamily householder.......... 16427 9907 60.3 7563 46.0
Secondary Individuals.......... 6480 3058 47.2 1985 30.6
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 117205 64825 55.3 50535 43.1
15 to 24 years................. 20205 6998 34.6 2406 11.9
25 to 44 years................. 59796 35070 58.6 27999 46.8
45 to 64 years................. 37204 22757 61.2 20130 54.1
65 years and over................. 4431 1647 37.2 1023 23.1
Mean age................... 39.1 40.2 (x) 42.0 (x)
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, gender, race and 143
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1997 (WHITE) (BOTH SEXES) (Numbers in thousands)
All workers
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
TYPE OF RESIDENCE
Inside metropolitan areas...... 97224 54226 55.8 42151 43.4
Inside central cities........... 30683 16334 53.2 12399 40.4
One million or more........... 18659 9525 51.0 7418 39.8
Under one million............. 12023 6810 56.6 4981 41.4
Outside central cities.......... 66542 37892 56.9 29752 44.7
One million or more........... 45574 26029 57.1 20599 45.2
Under one million............. 20968 11863 56.6 9153 43.7
Outside metropolitan areas........ 24412 12246 50.2 9408 38.5
REGION
Northeast......................... 23591 13201 56.0 10429 44.2
Midwest........................... 31105 18702 60.1 14630 47.0
South............................. 39566 20965 53.0 16054 40.6
West.............................. 27373 13605 49.7 10447 38.2
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, gender, race and 144
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1997 (WHITE) (BOTH SEXES) (Numbers in thousands)
All workers
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
TOTAL
Without earnings.................. 121 10 8.3 2 1.7
With earnings..................... 121516 66462 54.7 51557 42.4
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 10780 2324 21.6 455 4.2
$2,500 to $4,999............... 6512 1911 29.3 416 6.4
$5,000 to $7,499............... 7114 2282 32.1 755 10.6
$7,500 to $9,999............... 5353 1928 36.0 883 16.5
$10,000 to $12,499............. 8198 3009 36.7 1645 20.1
$12,500 to $14,999............. 5032 2323 46.2 1454 28.9
$15,000 to $17,499............. 7039 3376 48.0 2284 32.4
$17,500 to $19,999............. 4674 2564 54.9 1905 40.8
$20,000 to $22,499............. 7723 4255 55.1 3272 42.4
$22,500 to $24,999............. 4232 2668 63.0 2170 51.3
$25,000 to $27,499............. 6717 4227 62.9 3617 53.8
$27,500 to $29,999............. 3185 2267 71.2 1986 62.4
$30,000 to $32,499............. 6952 4662 67.1 4111 59.1
$32,500 to $34,999............. 2494 1950 78.2 1732 69.4
$35,000 to $37,499............. 4949 3655 73.9 3303 66.7
$37,500 to $39,999............. 2233 1703 76.3 1582 70.8
$40,000 to $42,499............. 4557 3243 71.2 2962 65.0
$42,500 to $44,999............. 1412 1139 80.7 1062 75.2
$45,000 to $47,499............. 2905 2268 78.1 2113 72.7
$47,500 to $49,999............. 1296 999 77.1 925 71.4
$50,000 to $52,499............. 3326 2423 72.9 2243 67.4
$52,500 to $54,999............. 752 575 76.5 544 72.3
$55,000 to $57,499............. 1694 1344 79.4 1257 74.2
$57,500 to $59,999............. 541 469 86.6 439 81.0
$60,000 to $62,499............. 1959 1405 71.7 1333 68.1
$62,500 to $64,999............. 423 372 87.9 354 83.6
$65,000 to $67,499............. 1105 855 77.4 811 73.4
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, gender, race and 145
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1997 (WHITE) (BOTH SEXES) (Numbers in thousands)
All workers
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
$67,500 to $69,999............. 377 320 84.8 311 82.3
$70,000 to $72,499............. 1113 838 75.3 791 71.1
$72,500 to $74,999............. 233 202 86.5 190 81.5
$75,000 to $77,499............. 866 596 68.9 560 64.7
$77,500 to $79,999............. 165 127 77.2 118 71.7
$80,000 to $82,499............. 753 573 76.1 567 75.3
$82,500 to $84,999............. 196 156 79.9 141 72.2
$85,000 to $87,499............. 352 291 82.8 283 80.4
$87,500 to $89,999............. 93 70 75.9 68 73.3
$90,000 to $92,499............. 454 333 73.3 311 68.5
$92,500 to $94,999............. 74 65 88.6 65 88.6
$95,000 to $97,499............. 171 123 72.2 116 67.9
$97,500 to $99,999............. 115 97 84.9 94 82.0
$100,000 and over.............. 3398 2473 72.8 2327 68.5
Median earnings.............. 21961 30052 (x) 33690 (x)
Standard error............... 88 138 (x) 257 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 29700 37084 (x) 42451 (x)
Standard error............... 205 306 (x) 367 (x)
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, gender, race and 146
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1997 (WHITE) (BOTH SEXES) (Numbers in thousands)
Workers in poverty
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristics
WHITE
BOTH SEXES................... 6973 1552 22.3 497 7.1
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 6973 1552 22.3 497 7.1
Full-time...................... 3954 903 22.8 369 9.3
50 weeks or more............. 1751 360 20.6 216 12.3
27 to 49 weeks............... 902 235 26.0 75 8.4
26 weeks or less............. 1301 308 23.7 78 6.0
Part-time...................... 3019 649 21.5 127 4.2
50 weeks or more............. 1051 220 20.9 42 4.0
27 to 49 weeks............... 611 173 28.3 56 9.1
26 weeks or less............. 1358 257 18.9 30 2.2
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 people................... 3214 247 7.7 101 3.1
25 to 99 people................... 870 173 19.9 66 7.6
100 to 499 people................. 719 194 27.0 64 8.9
500 to 999 people................. 193 88 45.7 31 16.2
1000 people or more............... 1977 851 43.0 235 11.9
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 327 75 23.0 38 11.7
Professional specialty............ 403 117 29.0 40 9.9
Technical and related support..... 80 30 37.7 11 14.2
Sales workers..................... 1021 329 32.3 75 7.3
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 590 201 34.0 50 8.4
Precision production, craft & repair 741 117 15.7 46 6.2
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, gender, race and 147
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1997 (WHITE) (BOTH SEXES) (Numbers in thousands)
Workers in poverty
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
Machine operators, assemblers &
Inspectors........................ 480 114 23.7 46 9.6
Transportation & material moving.. 271 47 17.5 15 5.6
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 494 128 26.0 41 8.3
Service workers................... 2006 344 17.1 106 5.3
Private household workers...... 181 2 0.8 2 0.8
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 1826 342 18.8 105 5.7
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 550 41 7.4 20 3.6
Armed forces...................... 11 9 83.5 9 83.5
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 4346 910 20.9 351 8.1
Householder.................... 2710 605 22.3 263 9.7
Spouse present............... 1230 246 20.0 138 11.2
No spouse present............ 1480 359 24.3 125 8.4
Spouse of householder.......... 864 180 20.9 75 8.6
Child of householder........... 569 90 15.9 9 1.5
Other relative of
householder.................... 204 34 16.7 5 2.3
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 213 49 23.1 14 6.4
Unrelated Individuals............. 2414 593 24.6 132 5.5
Nonfamily householder.......... 1313 314 23.9 80 6.1
Secondary Individuals.......... 1101 279 25.3 52 4.7
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 6859 1528 22.3 485 7.1
15 to 24 years................. 2145 546 25.5 101 4.7
25 to 44 years................. 3461 761 22.0 257 7.4
45 to 64 years................. 1254 221 17.7 127 10.1
65 years and over................. 114 24 20.8 12 10.3
Mean age................... 33.5 32.0 (x) 36.8 (x)
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, gender, race and 148
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1997 (WHITE) (BOTH SEXES) (Numbers in thousands)
Workers in poverty
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
TYPE OF RESIDENCE
Inside metropolitan areas...... 5103 1082 21.2 316 6.2
Inside central cities........... 2352 475 20.2 130 5.5
One million or more........... 1414 235 16.6 63 4.5
Under one million............. 938 240 25.6 67 7.1
Outside central cities.......... 2751 606 22.0 186 6.8
One million or more........... 1664 382 22.9 118 7.1
Under one million............. 1086 225 20.7 68 6.3
Outside metropolitan areas........ 1870 470 25.2 181 9.7
REGION
Northeast......................... 985 222 22.6 65 6.6
Midwest........................... 1449 395 27.2 124 8.6
South............................. 2390 508 21.2 164 6.9
West.............................. 2148 428 19.9 143 6.6
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, gender, race and 149
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1997 (WHITE) (BOTH SEXES) (Numbers in thousands)
Workers in poverty
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
TOTAL
Without earnings.................. 15 0 0.0 0 0.0
With earnings..................... 6959 1552 22.3 497 7.1
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 2319 366 15.8 72 3.1
$2,500 to $4,999............... 1310 337 25.7 58 4.4
$5,000 to $7,499............... 1455 376 25.8 123 8.5
$7,500 to $9,999............... 816 190 23.3 81 9.9
$10,000 to $12,499............. 619 149 24.0 78 12.5
$12,500 to $14,999............. 173 56 32.3 24 14.0
$15,000 to $17,499............. 163 43 26.3 31 19.3
$17,500 to $19,999............. 61 18 30.1 16 26.5
$20,000 to $22,499............. 37 14 38.7 10 25.6
$22,500 to $24,999............. 3 3 100.0 3 100.0
$25,000 to $27,499............. 1 1 100.0 1 100.0
$27,500 to $29,999............. 2 0 0.0 0 0.0
$30,000 to $32,499............. 1 0 0.0 0 0.0
$32,500 to $34,999............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$35,000 to $37,499............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$37,500 to $39,999............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$40,000 to $42,499............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$42,500 to $44,999............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$45,000 to $47,499............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$47,500 to $49,999............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$50,000 to $52,499............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$52,500 to $54,999............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$55,000 to $57,499............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$57,500 to $59,999............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$60,000 to $62,499............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$62,500 to $64,999............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$65,000 to $67,499............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, gender, race and 150
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1997 (WHITE) (BOTH SEXES) (Numbers in thousands)
Workers in poverty
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
$67,500 to $69,999............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$70,000 to $72,499............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$72,500 to $74,999............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$75,000 to $77,499............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$77,500 to $79,999............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$80,000 to $82,499............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$82,500 to $84,999............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$85,000 to $87,499............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$87,500 to $89,999............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$90,000 to $92,499............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$92,500 to $94,999............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$95,000 to $97,499............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$97,500 to $99,999............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$100,000 and over.............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Median earnings.............. 4716 5491 (x) 7396 (x)
Standard error............... 125 205 (x) 420 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 4964 5905 (x) 7750 (x)
Standard error............... 90 183 (x) 394 (x)