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Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, gender, race and                                       201
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1997 (HISPANIC ORIGIN) (BOTH SEXES) (Numbers in thousands)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
    Characteristics                                                                    
                                                                                       
    HISPANIC ORIGIN                                                                    
                                                                                       
     BOTH SEXES...................       14321      5236      36.6      3747      26.2 
                                                                                       
WORK EXPERIENCE                                                                        
                                                                                       
Worked............................       14321      5236      36.6      3747      26.2 
   Full-time......................       11725      4613      39.3      3539      30.2 
     50 weeks or more.............        9120      3937      43.2      3140      34.4 
     27 to 49 weeks...............        1400       446      31.9       295      21.1 
     26 weeks or less.............        1205       230      19.1       104       8.6 
   Part-time......................        2596       623      24.0       208       8.0 
     50 weeks or more.............        1137       310      27.3       142      12.5 
     27 to 49 weeks...............         499       148      29.6        52      10.5 
     26 weeks or less.............         960       164      17.1        14       1.5 
                                                                                       
SIZE OF EMPLOYER                                                                       
                                                                                       
Under 25 people...................        4698       440       9.4       292       6.2 
25 to 99 people...................        2271       590      26.0       396      17.4 
100 to 499 people.................        1913       759      39.7       574      30.0 
500 to 999 people.................         767       436      56.9       309      40.3 
1000 people or more...............        4671      3011      64.5      2177      46.6 
                                                                                       
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB                                                              
                                                                                       
Executive, Administrative, and                                                         
Managerial........................        1004       527      52.5       424      42.2 
Professional specialty............         994       637      64.1       514      51.7 
Technical and related support.....         291       163      56.1       130      44.5 
Sales workers.....................        1362       457      33.6       260      19.1 
Administrative support, including                                                      
Clerical..........................        1776       940      52.9       663      37.4 
Precision production, craft & repair      1824       640      35.1       500      27.4 
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Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1997 (HISPANIC ORIGIN) (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........................        1464       471      32.2       330      22.6 
Transportation & material moving..         706       244      34.6       185      26.2 
Handlers, equipment cleaners,                                                          
Helpers, & laborers...............        1004       315      31.4       188      18.7 
Service workers...................        2956       723      24.5       459      15.5 
   Private household workers......         279         7       2.4         4       1.6 
   Service workers, except private                                                     
   Household......................        2677       717      26.8       455      17.0 
Farming, forestry, and fishing....         889        85       9.5        69       7.7 
Armed forces......................          50        32      63.1        26      51.5 
                                                                                       
RELATIONSHIP TO                                                                        
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER                                                                     
                                                                                       
In Families.......................       12142      4476      36.9      3234      26.6 
   Householder....................        5334      2175      40.8      1688      31.6 
     Spouse present...............        3837      1651      43.0      1337      34.8 
     No spouse present............        1498       525      35.0       351      23.4 
   Spouse of householder..........        3162      1340      42.4      1004      31.7 
   Child of householder...........        2225       631      28.4       333      15.0 
   Other relative of                                                                   
   householder....................        1421       330      23.2       210      14.8 
In unrelated subfamilies..........         125        25      20.0        17      13.5 
Unrelated Individuals.............        2053       735      35.8       496      24.2 
   Nonfamily householder..........        1074       471      43.9       340      31.7 
   Secondary Individuals..........         979       263      26.9       156      15.9 
                                                                                       
AGE                                                                                    
                                                                                       
Under 65 years....................       14102      5181      36.7      3705      26.3 
   15 to 24 years.................        3026       738      24.4       262       8.7 
   25 to 44 years.................        8026      3087      38.5      2298      28.6 
   45 to 64 years.................        3050      1356      44.5      1145      37.5 
65 years and over.................         219        55      25.0        43      19.5 
                                                                                       
Mean age...................               35.5      37.3       (x)      39.4       (x) 
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Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1997 (HISPANIC ORIGIN) (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......          13060      4765      36.5      3440      26.3 
  Inside central cities...........        6646      2271      34.2      1645      24.8 
    One million or more...........        4929      1522      30.9      1105      22.4 
    Under one million.............        1717       748      43.6       540      31.5 
  Outside central cities..........        6414      2494      38.9      1794      28.0 
    One million or more...........        4956      1956      39.5      1424      28.7 
    Under one million.............        1458       539      36.9       371      25.4 
Outside metropolitan areas........        1261       471      37.4       308      24.4 
                                                                                       
REGION                                                                                 
                                                                                       
Northeast.........................        2151       733      34.1       560      26.0 
Midwest...........................        1093       436      39.9       301      27.5 
South.............................        4756      1865      39.2      1318      27.7 
West..............................        6321      2201      34.8      1569      24.8 
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Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1997 (HISPANIC ORIGIN) (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..................          15         2      15.8         0       0.0 
With earnings.....................       14306      5233      36.6      3747      26.2 
   $1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS...........        1283       171      13.4        18       1.4 
   $2,500 to $4,999...............         825       155      18.8        29       3.6 
   $5,000 to $7,499...............        1161       220      18.9        66       5.6 
   $7,500 to $9,999...............         999       190      19.0        85       8.5 
   $10,000 to $12,499.............        1762       383      21.7       229      13.0 
   $12,500 to $14,999.............         951       271      28.5       181      19.1 
   $15,000 to $17,499.............        1266       425      33.6       281      22.2 
   $17,500 to $19,999.............         658       285      43.3       210      31.9 
   $20,000 to $22,499.............        1032       428      41.5       298      28.9 
   $22,500 to $24,999.............         491       242      49.4       186      37.9 
   $25,000 to $27,499.............         664       382      57.6       316      47.6 
   $27,500 to $29,999.............         318       176      55.4       143      45.0 
   $30,000 to $32,499.............         610       362      59.3       301      49.4 
   $32,500 to $34,999.............         172       121      70.2       103      60.0 
   $35,000 to $37,499.............         406       252      62.1       223      54.9 
   $37,500 to $39,999.............         186       118      63.6       110      59.1 
   $40,000 to $42,499.............         344       223      64.8       204      59.3 
   $42,500 to $44,999.............          79        53      67.0        51      64.9 
   $45,000 to $47,499.............         158       120      76.3       115      72.7 
   $47,500 to $49,999.............          79        61      78.0        56      70.9 
   $50,000 to $52,499.............         187       121      64.8       117      62.6 
   $52,500 to $54,999.............          36        26      72.9        23      64.8 
   $55,000 to $57,499.............          97        76      78.0        73      75.0 
   $57,500 to $59,999.............          31        25      81.0        24      75.1 
   $60,000 to $62,499.............          77        52      67.6        47      60.7 
   $62,500 to $64,999.............          33        25      75.3        25      75.3 
   $65,000 to $67,499.............          46        40      86.8        35      75.8 
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Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1997 (HISPANIC ORIGIN) (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.............          16        11      72.0        10      63.9 
   $70,000 to $72,499.............          57        44      76.5        31      54.7 
   $72,500 to $74,999.............          13        12      91.9        10      80.9 
   $75,000 to $77,499.............          46        37      79.6        30      65.4 
   $77,500 to $79,999.............           9         7      82.7         7      80.4 
   $80,000 to $82,499.............          44        34      77.6        34      77.6 
   $82,500 to $84,999.............           3         1      40.3         1      40.3 
   $85,000 to $87,499.............           9         5      51.8         5      51.8 
   $87,500 to $89,999.............           2         2     100.0         2     100.0 
   $90,000 to $92,499.............          13        10      71.8        10      71.8 
   $92,500 to $94,999.............           5         5     100.0         5     100.0 
   $95,000 to $97,499.............           5         3      58.9         3      58.9 
   $97,500 to $99,999.............           3         3     100.0         3     100.0 
   $100,000 and over..............         128        54      42.3        48      37.3 
                                                                                       
   Median earnings..............         15336     23404       (x)     27301       (x) 
     Standard error...............         198       625       (x)       531       (x) 
   Mean earnings..................       20352     27975       (x)     32169       (x) 
     Standard error...............         413       713       (x)       875       (x) 
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Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1997 (HISPANIC ORIGIN) (BOTH SEXES) (Numbers in thousands)

                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
    Characteristics                                                                    
                                                                                       
    HISPANIC ORIGIN                                                                    
                                                                                       
     BOTH SEXES...................        2012       284      14.1       106       5.3 
                                                                                       
WORK EXPERIENCE                                                                        
                                                                                       
Worked............................        2012       284      14.1       106       5.3 
   Full-time......................        1359       196      14.4        92       6.8 
     50 weeks or more.............         720       108      15.0        57       8.0 
     27 to 49 weeks...............         262        40      15.3        16       6.3 
     26 weeks or less.............         377        48      12.8        18       4.7 
   Part-time......................         653        88      13.5        14       2.1 
     50 weeks or more.............         216        29      13.3         6       2.8 
     27 to 49 weeks...............         111        18      16.3         2       1.7 
     26 weeks or less.............         326        41      12.6         6       1.9 
                                                                                       
SIZE OF EMPLOYER                                                                       
                                                                                       
Under 25 people...................         902        36       4.0         7       0.8 
25 to 99 people...................         298        20       6.8         9       3.1 
100 to 499 people.................         239        29      12.0        11       4.4 
500 to 999 people.................          70        23      33.2         9      13.5 
1000 people or more...............         504       176      34.9        69      13.7 
                                                                                       
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB                                                              
                                                                                       
Executive, Administrative, and                                                         
Managerial........................          39         6      14.2         2       4.5 
Professional specialty............          43         4       9.3         3       7.0 
Technical and related support.....          14         2      17.8         0       0.0 
Sales workers.....................         226        46      20.5         8       3.7 
Administrative support, including                                                      
Clerical..........................         138        39      28.4        17      12.5 
Precision production, craft & repair       209        24      11.7        13       6.2 
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Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1997 (HISPANIC ORIGIN) (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........................         227        28      12.2        12       5.4 
Transportation & material moving..          81        10      12.3         2       2.2 
Handlers, equipment cleaners,                                                          
Helpers, & laborers...............         169        34      20.0        16       9.7 
Service workers...................         621        81      13.1        24       3.9 
   Private household workers......          87         2       1.8         2       1.8 
   Service workers, except private                                                     
   Household......................         534        80      14.9        23       4.3 
Farming, forestry, and fishing....         243         8       3.1         6       2.3 
Armed forces......................           3         2      77.1         2      77.1 
                                                                                       
RELATIONSHIP TO                                                                        
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER                                                                     
                                                                                       
In Families.......................        1597       222      13.9        88       5.5 
   Householder....................         946       150      15.8        70       7.4 
     Spouse present...............         507        71      14.1        46       9.0 
     No spouse present............         438        78      17.8        24       5.6 
   Spouse of householder..........         317        32      10.1        12       3.8 
   Child of householder...........         211        21      10.0         4       2.0 
   Other relative of                                                                   
   householder....................         124        19      15.5         1       1.1 
In unrelated subfamilies..........          36         7      18.7         0       0.0 
Unrelated Individuals.............         378        56      14.7        18       4.8 
   Nonfamily householder..........         159        17      10.6         6       3.6 
   Secondary Individuals..........         219        39      17.6        12       5.6 
                                                                                       
AGE                                                                                    
                                                                                       
Under 65 years....................        2002       283      14.1       106       5.3 
   15 to 24 years.................         566        91      16.1        22       4.0 
   25 to 44 years.................        1128       154      13.7        58       5.1 
   45 to 64 years.................         308        37      12.2        26       8.4 
65 years and over.................          10         1      13.8         0       0.0 
                                                                                       
Mean age...................               32.8      31.7       (x)      35.5       (x) 
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Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1997 (HISPANIC ORIGIN) (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......           1789       233      13.0        82       4.6 
  Inside central cities...........        1052       143      13.6        57       5.4 
    One million or more...........         775        79      10.3        28       3.7 
    Under one million.............         277        64      23.0        29      10.4 
  Outside central cities..........         737        90      12.2        25       3.4 
    One million or more...........         499        59      11.8        16       3.3 
    Under one million.............         238        31      13.1         8       3.5 
Outside metropolitan areas........         223        51      22.9        24      10.7 
                                                                                       
REGION                                                                                 
                                                                                       
Northeast.........................         249        34      13.8        11       4.3 
Midwest...........................         140        15      10.8         4       3.0 
South.............................         665       120      18.1        54       8.1 
West..............................         957       115      12.0        37       3.8 
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Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1997 (HISPANIC ORIGIN) (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..................           2         0       0.0         0       0.0 
With earnings.....................        2010       284      14.1       106       5.3 
   $1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS...........         505        49       9.8         9       1.8 
   $2,500 to $4,999...............         338        49      14.4         7       2.1 
   $5,000 to $7,499...............         383        62      16.3        21       5.5 
   $7,500 to $9,999...............         253        36      14.1        18       7.2 
   $10,000 to $12,499.............         327        53      16.1        29       9.0 
   $12,500 to $14,999.............          83        12      14.5         5       6.6 
   $15,000 to $17,499.............          79        13      16.5         8      10.6 
   $17,500 to $19,999.............          26         5      18.3         3      13.1 
   $20,000 to $22,499.............          15         4      29.2         2      14.0 
   $22,500 to $24,999.............           1         1     100.0         1     100.0 
   $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.............           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 
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Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1997 (HISPANIC ORIGIN) (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..............          6059      6763       (x)      9611       (x) 
     Standard error...............         245       567       (x)      1030       (x) 
   Mean earnings..................        6385      7243       (x)      9360       (x) 
     Standard error...............         181       482       (x)       794       (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/031998/noncash/8_010.htm