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Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          355
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1998 (ALL RACES) (MALE)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
    Characteristics                                                                    
                                                                                       
    ALL RACES                                                                          
                                                                                       
     MALE...................             77323     43749      56.6     35428      45.8 
                                                                                       
WORK EXPERIENCE                                                                        
                                                                                       
Worked............................       77323     43749      56.6     35428      45.8 
   Full-time......................       67305     40731      60.5     34442      51.2 
     50 weeks or more.............       56957     36253      63.6     31789      55.8 
     27 to 49 weeks...............        6208      2926      47.1      1943      31.3 
     26 weeks or less.............        4141      1553      37.5       710      17.1 
   Part-time......................       10018      3018      30.1       987       9.8 
     50 weeks or more.............        4248      1417      33.4       587      13.8 
     27 to 49 weeks...............        2123       751      35.4       230      10.8 
     26 weeks or less.............        3648       849      23.3       170       4.7 
                                                                                       
SIZE OF EMPLOYER                                                                       
                                                                                       
Under 25 persons..................       23971      5222      21.8      4135      17.2 
25 to 99 persons..................       10265      5321      51.8      4114      40.1 
100 to 499 persons................       10574      7142      67.5      5780      54.7 
500 to 999 persons................        3898      2899      74.4      2374      60.9 
1000 persons or more..............       28615     23165      81.0     19025      66.5 
                                                                                       
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB                                                              
                                                                                       
Executive, Administrative, and                                                         
Managerial........................       10818      7020      64.9      6327      58.5 
Professional specialty............        9798      7145      72.9      6197      63.2 
Technical and related support.....        2132      1588      74.5      1316      61.7 
Sales workers.....................        8791      4507      51.3      3381      38.5 
Administrative support, including                                                      
Clerical..........................        4236      2879      68.0      2185      51.6 
Precision production, craft & repair     14136      7464      52.8      6406      45.3 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          356
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1998 (ALL RACES) (MALE)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
Machine operators, assemblers &                                                        
Inspectors........................        5171      3298      63.8      2661      51.5 
Transportation & material moving..        5102      2709      53.1      2140      41.9 
Handlers, equipment cleaners,                                                          
Helpers, & laborers...............        5050      2212      43.8      1328      26.3 
Service workers...................        8170      3739      45.8      2572      31.5 
   Private household workers......          53         1       1.6         0       0.0 
   Service workers, except private                                                     
   Household......................        8118      3738      46.1      2572      31.7 
Farming, forestry, and fishing....        3192       575      18.0       388      12.2 
Armed forces......................         726       612      84.3       527      72.6 
                                                                                       
RELATIONSHIP TO                                                                        
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER                                                                     
                                                                                       
In Families.......................       61402     34850      56.8     28790      46.9 
   Householder....................       35580     22357      62.8     19705      55.4 
     Spouse present...............       32384     20730      64.0     18390      56.8 
     No spouse present............        3196      1627      50.9      1315      41.2 
   Spouse of householder..........       11313      6987      61.8      6147      54.3 
   Child of householder...........       11605      4417      38.1      2181      18.8 
   Other relative of                                                                   
   householder....................        2903      1089      37.5       756      26.0 
In unrelated subfamilies..........         255        86      33.5        65      25.3 
Unrelated Individuals.............       15657      8809      56.3      6574      42.0 
   Nonfamily householder..........       10852      6539      60.3      5029      46.3 
   Secondary Individuals..........        4805      2270      47.2      1545      32.2 
                                                                                       
AGE                                                                                    
                                                                                       
Under 65 years....................       74412     42649      57.3     34690      46.6 
   15 to 24 years.................       12683      4752      37.5      1783      14.1 
   25 to 44 years.................       38217     22830      59.7     19188      50.2 
   45 to 64 years.................       23512     15067      64.1     13718      58.3 
65 years and over.................        2910      1099      37.8       739      25.4 
                                                                                       
Mean age...................               39.2      40.4       (x)      42.0       (x) 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          357
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1998 (ALL RACES) (MALE)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
                                                                                       
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                      
                                                                                       
Inside metropolitan areas......          62753     35934      57.3     29103      46.4 
  Inside central cities...........       21999     11805      53.7      9124      41.5 
    One million or more...........       14124      7232      51.2      5712      40.4 
    Under one million.............        7875      4573      58.1      3412      43.3 
  Outside central cities..........       40754     24129      59.2     19979      49.0 
    One million or more...........       28308     16866      59.6     14070      49.7 
    Under one million.............       12446      7263      58.4      5908      47.5 
Outside metropolitan areas........       14569      7815      53.6      6326      43.4 
                                                                                       
REGION                                                                                 
                                                                                       
Northeast.........................       14456      8292      57.4      6844      47.3 
Midwest...........................       18630     11494      61.7      9437      50.7 
South.............................       26483     14536      54.9     11574      43.7 
West..............................       17753      9426      53.1      7572      42.7 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          358
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1998 (ALL RACES) (MALE)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
                                                                                       
     TOTAL                                                                             
                                                                                       
Without earnings..................          28         0       0.0         0       0.0 
With earnings.....................       77295     43749      56.6     35428      45.8 
   $1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS...........        4923      1027      20.9       247       5.0 
   $2,500 to $4,999...............        3094       824      26.6       197       6.4 
   $5,000 to $7,499...............        3230       980      30.3       311       9.6 
   $7,500 to $9,999...............        2259       765      33.9       256      11.3 
   $10,000 to $12,499.............        3745      1176      31.4       522      13.9 
   $12,500 to $14,999.............        2562       969      37.8       555      21.7 
   $15,000 to $17,499.............        3879      1562      40.3      1049      27.0 
   $17,500 to $19,999.............        2659      1241      46.7       813      30.6 
   $20,000 to $22,499.............        4329      2123      49.0      1542      35.6 
   $22,500 to $24,999.............        2559      1471      57.5      1119      43.7 
   $25,000 to $27,499.............        4236      2482      58.6      2025      47.8 
   $27,500 to $29,999.............        2334      1582      67.8      1366      58.5 
   $30,000 to $32,499.............        4740      3069      64.7      2668      56.3 
   $32,500 to $34,999.............        1607      1169      72.7      1021      63.5 
   $35,000 to $37,499.............        3842      2584      67.3      2324      60.5 
   $37,500 to $39,999.............        1563      1166      74.6      1055      67.5 
   $40,000 to $42,499.............        3854      2725      70.7      2506      65.0 
   $42,500 to $44,999.............        1070       847      79.2       780      72.9 
   $45,000 to $47,499.............        2310      1778      77.0      1643      71.2 
   $47,500 to $49,999.............        1113       891      80.1       860      77.2 
   $50,000 to $52,499.............        2926      2168      74.1      2045      69.9 
   $52,500 to $54,999.............         691       534      77.3       501      72.5 
   $55,000 to $57,499.............        1411      1143      81.0      1059      75.1 
   $57,500 to $59,999.............         609       505      83.0       465      76.4 
   $60,000 to $62,499.............        1850      1386      74.9      1307      70.6 
   $62,500 to $64,999.............         359       294      82.1       284      79.1 
   $65,000 to $67,499.............         959       770      80.3       727      75.9 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          359
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1998 (ALL RACES) (MALE)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
   $67,500 to $69,999.............         366       320      87.3       313      85.3 
   $70,000 to $72,499.............        1082       835      77.1       778      71.9 
   $72,500 to $74,999.............         183       168      92.1       153      83.6 
   $75,000 to $77,499.............         901       641      71.2       596      66.2 
   $77,500 to $79,999.............         180       147      81.7       143      79.6 
   $80,000 to $82,499.............         736       570      77.5       556      75.6 
   $82,500 to $84,999.............         153       138      90.2       133      87.0 
   $85,000 to $87,499.............         330       239      72.6       224      68.0 
   $87,500 to $89,999.............         136       116      85.3       103      75.4 
   $90,000 to $92,499.............         457       352      77.0       336      73.5 
   $92,500 to $94,999.............         115        94      81.6        86      75.0 
   $95,000 to $97,499.............         257       221      86.0       211      81.9 
   $97,500 to $99,999.............         113        82      72.1        80      70.1 
   $100,000 and over..............        3573      2596      72.7      2468      69.1 
                                                                                       
   Median earnings..............         28755     36389       (x)     40641       (x) 
     Standard error...............         233       159       (x)       147       (x) 
   Mean earnings..................       37180     45170       (x)     50393       (x) 
     Standard error...............         295       399       (x)       465       (x) 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          360
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1998 (ALL RACES) (MALE)

                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
    Characteristics                                                                    
                                                                                       
    ALL RACES                                                                          
                                                                                       
     MALE...................              4037       875      21.7       381       9.4 
                                                                                       
WORK EXPERIENCE                                                                        
                                                                                       
Worked............................        4037       875      21.7       381       9.4 
   Full-time......................        2960       641      21.6       304      10.3 
     50 weeks or more.............        1642       349      21.2       223      13.6 
     27 to 49 weeks...............         505        88      17.3        30       6.0 
     26 weeks or less.............         812       205      25.2        50       6.2 
   Part-time......................        1077       234      21.8        76       7.1 
     50 weeks or more.............         379        99      26.1        43      11.5 
     27 to 49 weeks...............         240        59      24.4        14       5.7 
     26 weeks or less.............         458        77      16.8        19       4.2 
                                                                                       
SIZE OF EMPLOYER                                                                       
                                                                                       
Under 25 persons..................        2116       155       7.3        80       3.8 
25 to 99 persons..................         484       121      25.1        48      10.0 
100 to 499 persons................         414       131      31.7        56      13.6 
500 to 999 persons................         146        66      45.1        26      18.2 
1000 persons or more..............         877       402      45.8       170      19.3 
                                                                                       
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB                                                              
                                                                                       
Executive, Administrative, and                                                         
Managerial........................         178        28      15.5        23      12.8 
Professional specialty............         170        45      26.2        22      13.0 
Technical and related support.....          44        17      37.4         6      13.9 
Sales workers.....................         337        98      29.0        31       9.2 
Administrative support, including                                                      
Clerical..........................         155        34      21.7        10       6.6 
Precision production, craft & repair       688       129      18.8        81      11.8 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          361
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1998 (ALL RACES) (MALE)

                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
Machine operators, assemblers &                                                        
Inspectors........................         319        92      28.9        43      13.6 
Transportation & material moving..         329        71      21.7        22       6.5 
Handlers, equipment cleaners,                                                          
Helpers, & laborers...............         535       122      22.7        42       7.9 
Service workers...................         740       180      24.4        66       8.9 
   Private household workers......           7         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   Service workers, except private                                                     
   Household......................         733       180      24.6        66       9.0 
Farming, forestry, and fishing....         519        41       7.9        23       4.4 
Armed forces......................          21        19      88.1        11      49.9 
                                                                                       
RELATIONSHIP TO                                                                        
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER                                                                     
                                                                                       
In Families.......................        2552       512      20.0       270      10.6 
   Householder....................        1429       312      21.8       175      12.2 
     Spouse present...............        1160       257      22.1       152      13.1 
     No spouse present............         269        55      20.4        22       8.3 
   Spouse of householder..........         541       118      21.8        74      13.7 
   Child of householder...........         394        70      17.6        14       3.4 
   Other relative of                                                                   
   householder....................         188        13       6.7         7       3.9 
In unrelated subfamilies..........          81         6       7.4         0       0.0 
Unrelated Individuals.............        1403       357      25.5       111       7.9 
   Nonfamily householder..........         805       205      25.4        71       8.8 
   Secondary Individuals..........         598       153      25.5        40       6.7 
                                                                                       
AGE                                                                                    
                                                                                       
Under 65 years....................        3949       864      21.9       374       9.5 
   15 to 24 years.................        1136       282      24.8        68       6.0 
   25 to 44 years.................        2106       430      20.4       210      10.0 
   45 to 64 years.................         707       151      21.4        96      13.5 
65 years and over.................          88        11      12.9         7       7.7 
                                                                                       
Mean age...................               34.2      33.2       (x)      37.5       (x) 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          362
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1998 (ALL RACES) (MALE)

                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
                                                                                       
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                      
                                                                                       
Inside metropolitan areas......           3021       641      21.2       266       8.8 
  Inside central cities...........        1537       335      21.8       128       8.3 
    One million or more...........         984       190      19.3        78       7.9 
    Under one million.............         553       145      26.2        50       9.0 
  Outside central cities..........        1484       306      20.6       138       9.3 
    One million or more...........         933       176      18.9        73       7.8 
    Under one million.............         551       130      23.5        65      11.8 
Outside metropolitan areas........        1016       235      23.1       114      11.2 
                                                                                       
REGION                                                                                 
                                                                                       
Northeast.........................         570       120      21.0        53       9.2 
Midwest...........................         791       211      26.6        91      11.5 
South.............................        1512       326      21.6       145       9.6 
West..............................        1164       219      18.8        92       7.9 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          363
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1998 (ALL RACES) (MALE)

                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
                                                                                       
     TOTAL                                                                             
                                                                                       
Without earnings..................           7         0       0.0         0       0.0 
With earnings.....................        4030       875      21.7       381       9.4 
   $1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS...........        1201       186      15.5        73       6.1 
   $2,500 to $4,999...............         665       149      22.4        47       7.1 
   $5,000 to $7,499...............         877       242      27.6        72       8.2 
   $7,500 to $9,999...............         377        80      21.3        43      11.5 
   $10,000 to $12,499.............         431        75      17.4        41       9.4 
   $12,500 to $14,999.............         186        41      22.0        33      17.9 
   $15,000 to $17,499.............         197        68      34.3        45      22.7 
   $17,500 to $19,999.............          53        18      34.0        13      25.1 
   $20,000 to $22,499.............          31        12      37.8         8      26.3 
   $22,500 to $24,999.............           0         0     100.0         0       0.0 
   $25,000 to $27,499.............           8         1      17.4         1      17.4 
   $27,500 to $29,999.............           1         1     100.0         1     100.0 
   $30,000 to $32,499.............           3         3     100.0         3     100.0 
   $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                                          364
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1998 (ALL RACES) (MALE)

                                                     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..............          5423      6063       (x)      7434       (x) 
     Standard error...............         142       239       (x)       685       (x) 
   Mean earnings..................        5623      6805       (x)      8104       (x) 
     Standard error...............         139       294       (x)       537       (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/031999/noncash/8_002.htm