Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, gender, race and 121
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1997 (ALL RACES) (MALE) (Numbers in thousands)
All workers
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristics
ALL RACES
MALE................... 76731 41662 54.3 33689 43.9
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 76731 41662 54.3 33689 43.9
Full-time...................... 66160 38525 58.2 32661 49.4
50 weeks or more............. 54933 34085 62.0 30012 54.6
27 to 49 weeks............... 6643 2865 43.1 1951 29.4
26 weeks or less............. 4585 1575 34.4 699 15.2
Part-time...................... 10571 3137 29.7 1028 9.7
50 weeks or more............. 4288 1408 32.8 579 13.5
27 to 49 weeks............... 2303 769 33.4 246 10.7
26 weeks or less............. 3980 961 24.1 203 5.1
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 people................... 24076 4751 19.7 3707 15.4
25 to 99 people................... 10279 4938 48.0 3953 38.5
100 to 499 people................. 9841 6383 64.9 5168 52.5
500 to 999 people................. 4012 2956 73.7 2417 60.2
1000 people or more............... 28523 22633 79.4 18445 64.7
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 10455 6428 61.5 5782 55.3
Professional specialty............ 9639 7033 73.0 6012 62.4
Technical and related support..... 2074 1464 70.6 1182 57.0
Sales workers..................... 8567 4121 48.1 3157 36.9
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 4319 2927 67.8 2190 50.7
Precision production, craft & repair 14179 7029 49.6 5985 42.2
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, gender, race and 122
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1997 (ALL RACES) (MALE) (Numbers in thousands)
All workers
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
Machine operators, assemblers &
Inspectors........................ 5249 3250 61.9 2592 49.4
Transportation & material moving.. 5218 2702 51.8 2128 40.8
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 4809 2103 43.7 1255 26.1
Service workers................... 8484 3621 42.7 2617 30.9
Private household workers...... 37 0 0.0 0 0.0
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 8446 3621 42.9 2617 31.0
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 3026 426 14.1 281 9.3
Armed forces...................... 713 559 78.4 505 70.8
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 61291 33421 54.5 27518 44.9
Householder.................... 36456 22368 61.4 19643 53.9
Spouse present............... 33277 20775 62.4 18380 55.2
No spouse present............ 3179 1594 50.1 1263 39.7
Spouse of householder.......... 10079 5788 57.4 5082 50.4
Child of householder........... 11781 4218 35.8 2057 17.5
Other relative of
householder.................... 2976 1047 35.2 736 24.8
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 290 92 31.7 62 21.4
Unrelated Individuals............. 15150 8149 53.8 6109 40.3
Nonfamily householder.......... 10692 6135 57.4 4735 44.3
Secondary Individuals.......... 4458 2014 45.2 1374 30.8
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 73995 40695 55.0 33028 44.6
15 to 24 years................. 12421 4318 34.8 1571 12.6
25 to 44 years................. 38727 22377 57.8 18591 48.0
45 to 64 years................. 22847 14000 61.3 12866 56.3
65 years and over................. 2736 967 35.3 661 24.2
Mean age................... 39.0 40.1 (x) 41.8 (x)
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, gender, race and 123
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1997 (ALL RACES) (MALE) (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...... 62405 34603 55.4 28074 45.0
Inside central cities........... 22091 11551 52.3 9039 40.9
One million or more........... 14214 7129 50.2 5633 39.6
Under one million............. 7876 4422 56.1 3406 43.2
Outside central cities.......... 40314 23052 57.2 19035 47.2
One million or more........... 27957 16045 57.4 13368 47.8
Under one million............. 12357 7008 56.7 5667 45.9
Outside metropolitan areas........ 14326 7059 49.3 5615 39.2
REGION
Northeast......................... 14316 8026 56.1 6602 46.1
Midwest........................... 18137 10932 60.3 9004 49.6
South............................. 26664 14041 52.7 11063 41.5
West.............................. 17614 8663 49.2 7020 39.9
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, gender, race and 124
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1997 (ALL RACES) (MALE) (Numbers in thousands)
All workers
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
TOTAL
Without earnings.................. 38 0 1.2 0 0.0
With earnings..................... 76694 41661 54.3 33689 43.9
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 5337 1032 19.3 208 3.9
$2,500 to $4,999............... 3166 901 28.5 149 4.7
$5,000 to $7,499............... 3342 977 29.2 324 9.7
$7,500 to $9,999............... 2529 728 28.8 318 12.6
$10,000 to $12,499............. 4202 1224 29.1 628 14.9
$12,500 to $14,999............. 2732 1031 37.8 630 23.1
$15,000 to $17,499............. 3999 1590 39.8 1020 25.5
$17,500 to $19,999............. 2624 1234 47.0 863 32.9
$20,000 to $22,499............. 4511 2172 48.1 1569 34.8
$22,500 to $24,999............. 2630 1464 55.7 1162 44.2
$25,000 to $27,499............. 4443 2466 55.5 2085 46.9
$27,500 to $29,999............. 2002 1301 65.0 1124 56.2
$30,000 to $32,499............. 4775 3017 63.2 2615 54.8
$32,500 to $34,999............. 1582 1152 72.8 1015 64.1
$35,000 to $37,499............. 3650 2623 71.9 2362 64.7
$37,500 to $39,999............. 1607 1210 75.3 1132 70.4
$40,000 to $42,499............. 3561 2470 69.4 2261 63.5
$42,500 to $44,999............. 1029 828 80.4 770 74.8
$45,000 to $47,499............. 2272 1729 76.1 1607 70.7
$47,500 to $49,999............. 921 694 75.4 645 70.0
$50,000 to $52,499............. 2710 1912 70.6 1768 65.2
$52,500 to $54,999............. 584 457 78.4 440 75.5
$55,000 to $57,499............. 1441 1108 76.9 1038 72.0
$57,500 to $59,999............. 379 330 86.9 310 81.7
$60,000 to $62,499............. 1711 1244 72.7 1194 69.8
$62,500 to $64,999............. 346 315 91.2 304 87.8
$65,000 to $67,499............. 997 781 78.4 744 74.6
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, gender, race and 125
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1997 (ALL RACES) (MALE) (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............. 350 302 86.0 297 84.6
$70,000 to $72,499............. 1050 784 74.7 742 70.7
$72,500 to $74,999............. 195 164 83.9 151 77.4
$75,000 to $77,499............. 765 521 68.1 494 64.6
$77,500 to $79,999............. 145 108 74.6 99 68.4
$80,000 to $82,499............. 685 511 74.6 495 72.2
$82,500 to $84,999............. 176 141 80.3 127 72.1
$85,000 to $87,499............. 314 255 81.1 249 79.2
$87,500 to $89,999............. 88 64 72.5 61 69.7
$90,000 to $92,499............. 421 309 73.4 289 68.5
$92,500 to $94,999............. 68 61 90.8 61 90.8
$95,000 to $97,499............. 151 110 72.4 107 70.4
$97,500 to $99,999............. 103 85 83.1 82 79.9
$100,000 and over.............. 3102 2257 72.8 2152 69.4
Median earnings.............. 26843 35517 (x) 39204 (x)
Standard error............... 122 152 (x) 318 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 35630 44417 (x) 49618 (x)
Standard error............... 300 454 (x) 526 (x)
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, gender, race and 126
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1997 (ALL RACES) (MALE) (Numbers in thousands)
Workers in poverty
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristics
ALL RACES
MALE................... 4185 797 19.0 294 7.0
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 4185 797 19.0 294 7.0
Full-time...................... 2793 570 20.4 253 9.0
50 weeks or more............. 1381 268 19.4 165 12.0
27 to 49 weeks............... 570 97 17.0 30 5.3
26 weeks or less............. 842 205 24.4 57 6.8
Part-time...................... 1393 226 16.3 41 2.9
50 weeks or more............. 400 70 17.5 15 3.8
27 to 49 weeks............... 266 56 21.0 23 8.5
26 weeks or less............. 727 101 13.8 3 0.4
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 people................... 2082 129 6.2 66 3.2
25 to 99 people................... 538 101 18.7 41 7.5
100 to 499 people................. 394 84 21.3 38 9.6
500 to 999 people................. 151 68 44.7 25 16.7
1000 people or more............... 1020 416 40.8 124 12.1
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 209 30 14.3 22 10.8
Professional specialty............ 182 45 24.9 16 8.5
Technical and related support..... 48 21 43.2 6 13.2
Sales workers..................... 380 72 18.9 19 5.0
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 147 61 41.8 16 10.6
Precision production, craft & repair 786 112 14.2 46 5.9
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, gender, race and 127
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1997 (ALL RACES) (MALE) (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........................ 311 85 27.4 39 12.5
Transportation & material moving.. 312 57 18.4 23 7.2
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 466 126 27.0 40 8.6
Service workers................... 850 144 17.0 40 4.8
Private household workers...... 7 0 0.0 0 0.0
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 843 144 17.1 40 4.8
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 482 32 6.7 15 3.2
Armed forces...................... 12 11 85.5 11 85.5
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 2618 463 17.7 227 8.7
Householder.................... 1491 311 20.8 181 12.1
Spouse present............... 1190 251 21.1 150 12.6
No spouse present............ 301 60 19.9 31 10.4
Spouse of householder.......... 450 63 13.9 42 9.2
Child of householder........... 498 61 12.3 5 1.0
Other relative of
householder.................... 178 29 16.2 0 0.0
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 64 13 20.5 2 3.5
Unrelated Individuals............. 1503 320 21.3 64 4.3
Nonfamily householder.......... 865 177 20.5 46 5.3
Secondary Individuals.......... 638 143 22.4 18 2.8
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 4117 790 19.2 291 7.1
15 to 24 years................. 1250 299 23.9 50 4.0
25 to 44 years................. 2079 343 16.5 149 7.2
45 to 64 years................. 788 148 18.8 92 11.7
65 years and over................. 68 7 10.2 2 3.2
Mean age................... 33.8 32.0 (x) 37.8 (x)
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, gender, race and 128
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1997 (ALL RACES) (MALE) (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...... 3183 578 18.2 203 6.4
Inside central cities........... 1676 309 18.4 95 5.7
One million or more........... 1114 187 16.7 53 4.7
Under one million............. 562 122 21.8 42 7.6
Outside central cities.......... 1507 269 17.9 108 7.2
One million or more........... 922 160 17.3 68 7.4
Under one million............. 585 109 18.7 40 6.9
Outside metropolitan areas........ 1003 219 21.8 90 9.0
REGION
Northeast......................... 606 133 22.0 44 7.3
Midwest........................... 768 152 19.7 44 5.7
South............................. 1536 301 19.6 117 7.6
West.............................. 1276 211 16.5 89 6.9
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, gender, race and 129
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1997 (ALL RACES) (MALE) (Numbers in thousands)
Workers in poverty
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
TOTAL
Without earnings.................. 8 0 0.0 0 0.0
With earnings..................... 4177 797 19.1 294 7.0
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 1364 199 14.6 55 4.0
$2,500 to $4,999............... 708 181 25.5 30 4.3
$5,000 to $7,499............... 821 169 20.6 58 7.1
$7,500 to $9,999............... 467 73 15.6 38 8.2
$10,000 to $12,499............. 430 72 16.7 44 10.3
$12,500 to $14,999............. 143 40 28.3 20 14.3
$15,000 to $17,499............. 146 33 22.3 26 17.9
$17,500 to $19,999............. 49 8 16.6 6 12.1
$20,000 to $22,499............. 38 17 43.9 10 25.4
$22,500 to $24,999............. 5 5 100.0 5 100.0
$25,000 to $27,499............. 4 1 29.6 1 29.6
$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 130
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1997 (ALL RACES) (MALE) (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.............. 5048 5275 (x) 7760 (x)
Standard error............... 163 326 (x) 770 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 5328 6131 (x) 7996 (x)
Standard error............... 131 299 (x) 601 (x)