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Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          551
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (NON-HISPANIC WHITE) (BOTH SEXES)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
    Characteristics                                                                    
                                                                                       
    NON-HISPANIC WHITE                                                                 
                                                                                       
     BOTH SEXES...................      109965     64404      58.6     51391      46.7 
                                                                                       
WORK EXPERIENCE                                                                        
                                                                                       
Worked............................      109965     64404      58.6     51391      46.7 
   Full-time......................       86603     56211      64.9     47917      55.3 
     50 weeks or more.............       71978     49207      68.4     43381      60.3 
     27 to 49 weeks...............        8757      4786      54.7      3421      39.1 
     26 weeks or less.............        5868      2219      37.8      1114      19.0 
   Part-time......................       23362      8192      35.1      3474      14.9 
     50 weeks or more.............       10798      4135      38.3      2207      20.4 
     27 to 49 weeks...............        5208      2040      39.2       805      15.5 
     26 weeks or less.............        7356      2017      27.4       462       6.3 
                                                                                       
SIZE OF EMPLOYER                                                                       
                                                                                       
Under 25 persons..................       33107      8033      24.3      6228      18.8 
25 to 99 persons..................       13949      7589      54.4      5787      41.5 
100 to 499 persons................       14923     10627      71.2      8405      56.3 
500 to 999 persons................        5788      4338      74.9      3576      61.8 
1000 persons or more..............       42198     33816      80.1     27395      64.9 
                                                                                       
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB                                                              
                                                                                       
Executive, Administrative, and                                                         
Managerial........................       16965     11340      66.8     10119      59.6 
Professional specialty............       17662     12957      73.4     11092      62.8 
Technical and related support.....        3704      2688      72.6      2179      58.8 
Sales workers.....................       14566      7095      48.7      4959      34.0 
Administrative support, including                                                      
Clerical..........................       15156      9995      65.9      7657      50.5 
Precision production, craft & repair     11547      6403      55.5      5479      47.4 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          552
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (NON-HISPANIC WHITE) (BOTH SEXES)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
Machine operators, assemblers &                                                        
Inspectors........................        5037      3364      66.8      2715      53.9 
Transportation & material moving..        4199      2353      56.0      1870      44.5 
Handlers, equipment cleaners,                                                          
Helpers, & laborers...............        3924      1896      48.3      1161      29.6 
Service workers...................       13854      5361      38.7      3450      24.9 
   Private household workers......         662        36       5.4        17       2.5 
   Service workers, except private                                                     
   Household......................       13192      5325      40.4      3433      26.0 
Farming, forestry, and fishing....        2815       498      17.7       328      11.6 
Armed forces......................         535       455      85.1       383      71.7 
                                                                                       
RELATIONSHIP TO                                                                        
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER                                                                     
                                                                                       
In Families.......................       87436     51125      58.5     41318      47.3 
   Householder....................       39913     25480      63.8     21803      54.6 
     Spouse present...............       32981     21521      65.3     18783      57.0 
     No spouse present............        6933      3959      57.1      3020      43.6 
   Spouse of householder..........       30634     19225      62.8     16190      52.8 
   Child of householder...........       14609      5359      36.7      2547      17.4 
   Other relative of                                                                   
   householder....................        2279      1060      46.5       779      34.2 
In unrelated subfamilies..........         470       212      45.0       135      28.7 
Unrelated Individuals.............       22059     13067      59.2      9938      45.1 
   Nonfamily householder..........       16142      9970      61.8      7787      48.2 
   Secondary Individuals..........        5917      3097      52.3      2151      36.4 
                                                                                       
AGE                                                                                    
                                                                                       
Under 65 years....................      105190     62567      59.5     50214      47.7 
   15 to 24 years.................       17945      6516      36.3      2387      13.3 
   25 to 44 years.................       50760     32181      63.4     26407      52.0 
   45 to 64 years.................       36485     23870      65.4     21420      58.7 
65 years and over.................        4775      1837      38.5      1177      24.6 
                                                                                       
Mean age...................               40.0      41.1       (x)      42.7       (x) 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          553
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (NON-HISPANIC WHITE) (BOTH SEXES)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
                                                                                       
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                      
                                                                                       
Inside metropolitan areas......          86135     51673      60.0     41211      47.8 
  Inside central cities...........       24488     14529      59.3     11221      45.8 
    One million or more...........       14068      8284      58.9      6548      46.5 
    Under one million.............       10420      6245      59.9      4673      44.8 
  Outside central cities..........       61647     37144      60.3     29990      48.6 
    One million or more...........       41455     24921      60.1     20305      49.0 
    Under one million.............       20192     12223      60.5      9684      48.0 
Outside metropolitan areas........       23830     12731      53.4     10180      42.7 
                                                                                       
REGION                                                                                 
                                                                                       
Northeast.........................       21934     13043      59.5     10635      48.5 
Midwest...........................       30628     19018      62.1     15275      49.9 
South.............................       35530     20231      56.9     16000      45.0 
West..............................       21874     12112      55.4      9481      43.3 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          554
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (NON-HISPANIC WHITE) (BOTH SEXES)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
                                                                                       
     TOTAL                                                                             
                                                                                       
Without earnings..................         105        12      11.6         2       2.2 
With earnings.....................      109860     64392      58.6     51389      46.8 
   $1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS...........        8840      1902      21.5       477       5.4 
   $2,500 to $4,999...............        5846      1835      31.4       434       7.4 
   $5,000 to $7,499...............        5479      1766      32.2       620      11.3 
   $7,500 to $9,999...............        4081      1547      37.9       751      18.4 
   $10,000 to $12,499.............        5953      2299      38.6      1231      20.7 
   $12,500 to $14,999.............        3505      1685      48.1       990      28.3 
   $15,000 to $17,499.............        5763      2852      49.5      1875      32.5 
   $17,500 to $19,999.............        3942      2293      58.2      1672      42.4 
   $20,000 to $22,499.............        6246      3616      57.9      2780      44.5 
   $22,500 to $24,999.............        3619      2338      64.6      1897      52.4 
   $25,000 to $27,499.............        5943      3881      65.3      3239      54.5 
   $27,500 to $29,999.............        3058      2321      75.9      2005      65.6 
   $30,000 to $32,499.............        6130      4282      69.9      3859      62.9 
   $32,500 to $34,999.............        2452      1854      75.6      1579      64.4 
   $35,000 to $37,499.............        4789      3426      71.5      3098      64.7 
   $37,500 to $39,999.............        2091      1696      81.1      1511      72.2 
   $40,000 to $42,499.............        4853      3461      71.3      3179      65.5 
   $42,500 to $44,999.............        1453      1157      79.7      1053      72.5 
   $45,000 to $47,499.............        2806      2192      78.1      2068      73.7 
   $47,500 to $49,999.............        1497      1272      85.0      1222      81.6 
   $50,000 to $52,499.............        3364      2483      73.8      2312      68.7 
   $52,500 to $54,999.............         936       768      82.1       712      76.1 
   $55,000 to $57,499.............        1769      1465      82.8      1386      78.4 
   $57,500 to $59,999.............         704       590      83.7       561      79.7 
   $60,000 to $62,499.............        2376      1743      73.4      1659      69.8 
   $62,500 to $64,999.............         550       499      90.6       479      87.0 
   $65,000 to $67,499.............        1246       987      79.2       939      75.3 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          555
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (NON-HISPANIC WHITE) (BOTH SEXES)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
   $67,500 to $69,999.............         417       349      83.8       330      79.2 
   $70,000 to $72,499.............        1266       993      78.5       958      75.7 
   $72,500 to $74,999.............         352       286      81.3       270      76.6 
   $75,000 to $77,499.............        1134       849      74.8       822      72.5 
   $77,500 to $79,999.............         252       189      75.3       185      73.4 
   $80,000 to $82,499.............         957       764      79.9       723      75.5 
   $82,500 to $84,999.............         185       158      85.6       145      78.3 
   $85,000 to $87,499.............         476       369      77.5       351      73.8 
   $87,500 to $89,999.............         105        95      90.2        95      90.2 
   $90,000 to $92,499.............         494       364      73.7       355      71.7 
   $92,500 to $94,999.............          91        78      86.1        75      83.1 
   $95,000 to $97,499.............         301       233      77.6       196      65.2 
   $97,500 to $99,999.............          95        79      83.5        75      79.5 
   $100,000 and over..............        4446      3373      75.9      3221      72.5 
                                                                                       
   Median earnings..............         25697     32254       (x)     36845       (x) 
     Standard error...............         117       124       (x)       153       (x) 
   Mean earnings..................       33879     41626       (x)     47066       (x) 
     Standard error...............         242       348       (x)       409       (x) 
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Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (NON-HISPANIC WHITE) (BOTH SEXES)

                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
    Characteristics                                                                    
                                                                                       
    NON-HISPANIC WHITE                                                                 
                                                                                       
     BOTH SEXES...................        4783      1185      24.8       390       8.2 
                                                                                       
WORK EXPERIENCE                                                                        
                                                                                       
Worked............................        4783      1185      24.8       390       8.2 
   Full-time......................        2791       719      25.8       290      10.4 
     50 weeks or more.............        1163       293      25.2       198      17.0 
     27 to 49 weeks...............         607       162      26.6        55       9.0 
     26 weeks or less.............        1021       265      25.9        37       3.7 
   Part-time......................        1992       466      23.4       100       5.0 
     50 weeks or more.............         677       157      23.2        42       6.2 
     27 to 49 weeks...............         407       103      25.3        32       7.9 
     26 weeks or less.............         908       206      22.7        26       2.9 
                                                                                       
SIZE OF EMPLOYER                                                                       
                                                                                       
Under 25 persons..................        2178       190       8.7        73       3.4 
25 to 99 persons..................         561        96      17.1        29       5.1 
100 to 499 persons................         448       185      41.4        50      11.2 
500 to 999 persons................         187        72      38.6        30      16.1 
1000 persons or more..............        1410       643      45.6       208      14.8 
                                                                                       
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB                                                              
                                                                                       
Executive, Administrative, and                                                         
Managerial........................         324        84      25.9        54      16.5 
Professional specialty............         283       105      37.2        43      15.1 
Technical and related support.....          83        41      49.4        14      17.1 
Sales workers.....................         793       186      23.5        48       6.1 
Administrative support, including                                                      
Clerical..........................         427       153      35.9        62      14.5 
Precision production, craft & repair       441        72      16.4        36       8.1 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          557
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (NON-HISPANIC WHITE) (BOTH SEXES)

                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
Machine operators, assemblers &                                                        
Inspectors........................         285        98      34.5        17       5.8 
Transportation & material moving..         204        46      22.6        20       9.8 
Handlers, equipment cleaners,                                                          
Helpers, & laborers...............         339       119      35.0        25       7.3 
Service workers...................        1280       258      20.2        62       4.9 
   Private household workers......         122        10       8.4         0       0.0 
   Service workers, except private                                                     
   Household......................        1159       248      21.4        62       5.4 
Farming, forestry, and fishing....         319        18       5.7         7       2.1 
Armed forces......................           6         4      73.7         4      63.7 
                                                                                       
RELATIONSHIP TO                                                                        
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER                                                                     
                                                                                       
In Families.......................        2572       639      24.8       248       9.6 
   Householder....................        1558       383      24.6       142       9.1 
     Spouse present...............         651       144      22.1        77      11.9 
     No spouse present............         908       239      26.4        65       7.1 
   Spouse of householder..........         547       156      28.6        95      17.4 
   Child of householder...........         380        81      21.2         4       1.0 
   Other relative of                                                                   
   householder....................          86        18      21.5         7       7.9 
In unrelated subfamilies..........         142        29      20.5        10       6.8 
Unrelated Individuals.............        2069       518      25.0       132       6.4 
   Nonfamily householder..........        1190       298      25.1        84       7.1 
   Secondary Individuals..........         880       220      25.0        48       5.5 
                                                                                       
AGE                                                                                    
                                                                                       
Under 65 years....................        4683      1172      25.0       386       8.2 
   15 to 24 years.................        1682       440      26.2        74       4.4 
   25 to 44 years.................        2080       513      24.6       181       8.7 
   45 to 64 years.................         922       219      23.8       131      14.2 
65 years and over.................         100        14      13.9         4       4.0 
                                                                                       
Mean age...................               33.7      32.8       (x)      39.4       (x) 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          558
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (NON-HISPANIC WHITE) (BOTH SEXES)

                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
                                                                                       
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                      
                                                                                       
Inside metropolitan areas......           3176       821      25.8       264       8.3 
  Inside central cities...........        1225       349      28.5        76       6.2 
    One million or more...........         571       136      23.8        41       7.2 
    Under one million.............         654       213      32.6        35       5.3 
  Outside central cities..........        1952       471      24.2       189       9.7 
    One million or more...........        1240       323      26.0       134      10.8 
    Under one million.............         712       149      20.9        55       7.7 
Outside metropolitan areas........        1607       365      22.7       126       7.8 
                                                                                       
REGION                                                                                 
                                                                                       
Northeast.........................         728       184      25.3        80      11.0 
Midwest...........................        1343       347      25.8        79       5.9 
South.............................        1656       393      23.7       148       9.0 
West..............................        1057       262      24.7        83       7.8 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          559
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (NON-HISPANIC WHITE) (BOTH SEXES)

                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
                                                                                       
     TOTAL                                                                             
                                                                                       
Without earnings..................          10         0       0.0         0       0.0 
With earnings.....................        4773      1185      24.8       390       8.2 
   $1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS...........        1652       299      18.1        73       4.4 
   $2,500 to $4,999...............         988       283      28.6        56       5.7 
   $5,000 to $7,499...............        1080       293      27.1       103       9.5 
   $7,500 to $9,999...............         492       118      23.9        59      11.9 
   $10,000 to $12,499.............         320       100      31.3        49      15.3 
   $12,500 to $14,999.............          94        35      37.0        11      11.8 
   $15,000 to $17,499.............          85        24      28.2        11      13.2 
   $17,500 to $19,999.............          31        18      59.7        17      56.2 
   $20,000 to $22,499.............          18         6      32.8         6      32.8 
   $22,500 to $24,999.............          10        10     100.0         4      42.5 
   $25,000 to $27,499.............           4         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $27,500 to $29,999.............           0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $30,000 to $32,499.............           0         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, sex, race and                                          560
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (NON-HISPANIC WHITE) (BOTH SEXES)

                                                     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..............          4360      5097       (x)      6592       (x) 
     Standard error...............         147       249       (x)       402       (x) 
   Mean earnings..................        4528      5452       (x)      6535       (x) 
     Standard error...............         112       237       (x)       528       (x) 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032000/noncash/8_013.htm