Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, gender, race and 131
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1997 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE) (Numbers in thousands)
All workers
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristics
ALL RACES
FEMALE................... 67851 37153 54.8 27022 39.8
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 67851 37153 54.8 27022 39.8
Full-time...................... 47817 29963 62.7 24063 50.3
50 weeks or more............. 37715 25001 66.3 21080 55.9
27 to 49 weeks............... 5870 3345 57.0 2256 38.4
26 weeks or less............. 4231 1617 38.2 728 17.2
Part-time...................... 20034 7189 35.9 2959 14.8
50 weeks or more............. 9592 3783 39.4 1910 19.9
27 to 49 weeks............... 4322 1743 40.3 729 16.9
26 weeks or less............. 6121 1663 27.2 321 5.2
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 people................... 18318 3471 18.9 2324 12.7
25 to 99 people................... 8095 3785 46.8 2630 32.5
100 to 499 people................. 9210 5728 62.2 4159 45.2
500 to 999 people................. 4079 3019 74.0 2257 55.3
1000 people or more............... 28148 21150 75.1 15652 55.6
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 8858 5768 65.1 4900 55.3
Professional specialty............ 11180 8002 71.6 6406 57.3
Technical and related support..... 2582 1813 70.2 1387 53.7
Sales workers..................... 9257 3975 42.9 2227 24.1
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 16246 10228 63.0 7500 46.2
Precision production, craft & repair 1365 722 52.9 519 38.0
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, gender, race and 132
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1997 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE) (Numbers in thousands)
All workers
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
Machine operators, assemblers &
Inspectors........................ 3352 1665 49.7 1222 36.4
Transportation & material moving.. 591 324 54.8 239 40.4
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 1159 546 47.1 274 23.7
Service workers................... 12395 3914 31.6 2208 17.8
Private household workers...... 982 37 3.7 12 1.2
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 11414 3878 34.0 2197 19.2
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 749 97 13.0 64 8.6
Armed forces...................... 115 99 85.4 75 65.1
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 55145 29688 53.8 21697 39.3
Householder.................... 17327 9694 55.9 7109 41.0
Spouse present............... 8308 4824 58.1 3634 43.7
No spouse present............ 9019 4870 54.0 3475 38.5
Spouse of householder.......... 27273 16139 59.2 12693 46.5
Child of householder........... 8569 2986 34.8 1316 15.4
Other relative of
householder.................... 1975 869 44.0 578 29.3
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 503 207 41.1 130 25.9
Unrelated Individuals............. 12203 7258 59.5 5195 42.6
Nonfamily householder.......... 8982 5629 62.7 4206 46.8
Secondary Individuals.......... 3221 1629 50.6 989 30.7
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 65650 36280 55.3 26532 40.4
15 to 24 years................. 11628 4094 35.2 1319 11.3
25 to 44 years................. 33715 19879 59.0 14869 44.1
45 to 64 years................. 20307 12307 60.6 10344 50.9
65 years and over................. 2201 873 39.7 490 22.3
Mean age................... 38.7 39.8 (x) 41.7 (x)
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, gender, race and 133
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1997 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE) (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...... 55103 30763 55.8 22392 40.6
Inside central cities........... 19890 10842 54.5 7761 39.0
One million or more........... 12758 6763 53.0 4954 38.8
Under one million............. 7132 4080 57.2 2808 39.4
Outside central cities.......... 35214 19920 56.6 14631 41.6
One million or more........... 24436 13834 56.6 10183 41.7
Under one million............. 10777 6086 56.5 4448 41.3
Outside metropolitan areas........ 12748 6390 50.1 4630 36.3
REGION
Northeast......................... 12951 7045 54.4 5242 40.5
Midwest........................... 16647 9931 59.7 7200 43.3
South............................. 23558 12652 53.7 9162 38.9
West.............................. 14694 7525 51.2 5417 36.9
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, gender, race and 134
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1997 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE) (Numbers in thousands)
All workers
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
TOTAL
Without earnings.................. 115 10 9.0 3 2.5
With earnings..................... 67736 37142 54.8 27019 39.9
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 7559 1777 23.5 336 4.4
$2,500 to $4,999............... 4724 1386 29.3 324 6.9
$5,000 to $7,499............... 5250 1740 33.1 580 11.0
$7,500 to $9,999............... 3940 1566 39.7 726 18.4
$10,000 to $12,499............. 5771 2453 42.5 1351 23.4
$12,500 to $14,999............. 3371 1801 53.4 1156 34.3
$15,000 to $17,499............. 4736 2652 56.0 1840 38.8
$17,500 to $19,999............. 3212 1996 62.1 1524 47.5
$20,000 to $22,499............. 4866 3049 62.7 2435 50.0
$22,500 to $24,999............. 2539 1848 72.8 1538 60.6
$25,000 to $27,499............. 3631 2604 71.7 2241 61.7
$27,500 to $29,999............. 1776 1413 79.6 1248 70.3
$30,000 to $32,499............. 3487 2618 75.1 2345 67.3
$32,500 to $34,999............. 1273 1084 85.2 976 76.7
$35,000 to $37,499............. 2117 1687 79.7 1530 72.3
$37,500 to $39,999............. 1014 807 79.5 743 73.2
$40,000 to $42,499............. 1736 1353 77.9 1232 71.0
$42,500 to $44,999............. 557 456 81.9 416 74.7
$45,000 to $47,499............. 1083 884 81.6 828 76.4
$47,500 to $49,999............. 554 445 80.3 401 72.3
$50,000 to $52,499............. 1065 842 79.1 783 73.6
$52,500 to $54,999............. 271 207 76.3 187 69.1
$55,000 to $57,499............. 470 407 86.6 378 80.4
$57,500 to $59,999............. 210 177 84.6 164 78.1
$60,000 to $62,499............. 591 411 69.6 377 63.9
$62,500 to $64,999............. 125 100 79.9 90 72.2
$65,000 to $67,499............. 254 188 73.9 175 68.8
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, gender, race and 135
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1997 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE) (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............. 92 77 83.5 70 75.9
$70,000 to $72,499............. 182 144 79.4 139 76.5
$72,500 to $74,999............. 60 54 89.3 52 86.9
$75,000 to $77,499............. 196 147 75.2 133 67.7
$77,500 to $79,999............. 40 32 78.7 32 78.7
$80,000 to $82,499............. 126 107 84.7 104 82.7
$82,500 to $84,999............. 39 29 74.3 28 73.4
$85,000 to $87,499............. 87 64 73.1 61 70.4
$87,500 to $89,999............. 10 10 100.0 10 100.0
$90,000 to $92,499............. 83 68 82.1 59 71.9
$92,500 to $94,999............. 14 12 84.7 12 84.7
$95,000 to $97,499............. 41 32 78.3 28 67.6
$97,500 to $99,999............. 26 26 100.0 26 100.0
$100,000 and over.............. 559 393 70.3 339 60.8
Median earnings.............. 16716 22706 (x) 26896 (x)
Standard error............... 108 204 (x) 144 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 20968 26463 (x) 30841 (x)
Standard error............... 159 226 (x) 282 (x)
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, gender, race and 136
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1997 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE) (Numbers in thousands)
Workers in poverty
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristics
ALL RACES
FEMALE................... 5304 1366 25.7 389 7.3
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 5304 1366 25.7 389 7.3
Full-time...................... 2613 722 27.6 262 10.0
50 weeks or more............. 964 263 27.2 149 15.4
27 to 49 weeks............... 660 213 32.2 71 10.8
26 weeks or less............. 988 247 25.0 42 4.3
Part-time...................... 2691 643 23.9 126 4.7
50 weeks or more............. 937 217 23.2 50 5.4
27 to 49 weeks............... 502 149 29.6 46 9.1
26 weeks or less............. 1252 277 22.2 30 2.4
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 people................... 1910 170 8.9 41 2.2
25 to 99 people................... 659 141 21.4 49 7.5
100 to 499 people................. 661 188 28.4 46 6.9
500 to 999 people................. 173 62 35.7 15 8.4
1000 people or more............... 1901 805 42.3 237 12.5
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 186 65 35.2 23 12.2
Professional specialty............ 353 112 31.7 36 10.3
Technical and related support..... 61 25 40.8 10 16.6
Sales workers..................... 1066 335 31.4 72 6.8
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 746 239 32.0 58 7.8
Precision production, craft & repair 114 31 27.1 13 11.5
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, gender, race and 137
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1997 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE) (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........................ 374 82 22.0 38 10.1
Transportation & material moving.. 65 13 19.6 6 9.9
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 186 60 32.1 16 8.5
Service workers................... 2017 394 19.5 110 5.4
Private household workers...... 224 2 0.7 2 0.7
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 1793 392 21.9 108 6.0
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 137 11 7.8 7 4.8
Armed forces...................... 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 3569 914 25.6 279 7.8
Householder.................... 2412 653 27.0 213 8.8
Spouse present............... 272 44 16.0 16 6.0
No spouse present............ 2140 609 28.5 197 9.2
Spouse of householder.......... 572 147 25.7 50 8.8
Child of householder........... 454 88 19.4 11 2.4
Other relative of
householder.................... 131 27 20.5 5 3.6
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 182 39 21.3 11 6.3
Unrelated Individuals............. 1553 412 26.6 98 6.3
Nonfamily householder.......... 828 221 26.7 56 6.7
Secondary Individuals.......... 725 191 26.4 42 5.9
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 5232 1347 25.7 379 7.2
15 to 24 years................. 1679 407 24.2 75 4.5
25 to 44 years................. 2744 770 28.1 226 8.2
45 to 64 years................. 809 170 21.1 78 9.6
65 years and over................. 72 18 25.6 10 13.4
Mean age................... 32.9 32.4 (x) 36.3 (x)
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, gender, race and 138
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1997 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE) (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...... 4038 1021 25.3 281 7.0
Inside central cities........... 2110 524 24.8 142 6.7
One million or more........... 1304 280 21.5 65 5.0
Under one million............. 806 243 30.2 77 9.5
Outside central cities.......... 1928 497 25.8 140 7.2
One million or more........... 1225 337 27.5 92 7.5
Under one million............. 703 160 22.7 48 6.8
Outside metropolitan areas........ 1266 345 27.2 107 8.5
REGION
Northeast......................... 814 196 24.1 53 6.5
Midwest........................... 1137 358 31.5 108 9.5
South............................. 2105 517 24.6 143 6.8
West.............................. 1249 294 23.5 84 6.8
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, gender, race and 139
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1997 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE) (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..................... 5296 1366 25.8 389 7.3
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 1851 344 18.6 56 3.0
$2,500 to $4,999............... 1083 277 25.6 47 4.4
$5,000 to $7,499............... 1170 338 28.8 95 8.1
$7,500 to $9,999............... 628 182 29.0 71 11.4
$10,000 to $12,499............. 392 143 36.6 65 16.5
$12,500 to $14,999............. 76 40 52.7 21 27.2
$15,000 to $17,499............. 60 26 44.0 19 32.0
$17,500 to $19,999............. 26 11 44.4 10 39.6
$20,000 to $22,499............. 4 0 0.0 0 0.0
$22,500 to $24,999............. 2 0 0.0 0 0.0
$25,000 to $27,499............. 0 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............. 3 3 100.0 3 100.0
$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 140
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1997 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE) (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.............. 4339 5455 (x) 7381 (x)
Standard error............... 132 214 (x) 453 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 4642 5708 (x) 7765 (x)
Standard error............... 84 176 (x) 394 (x)