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Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          365
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1998 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
    Characteristics                                                                    
                                                                                       
    ALL RACES                                                                          
                                                                                       
     FEMALE...................           68950     38940      56.5     28581      41.5 
                                                                                       
WORK EXPERIENCE                                                                        
                                                                                       
Worked............................       68950     38940      56.5     28581      41.5 
   Full-time......................       49184     31536      64.1     25456      51.8 
     50 weeks or more.............       38819     26252      67.6     22190      57.2 
     27 to 49 weeks...............        5948      3482      58.5      2428      40.8 
     26 weeks or less.............        4417      1802      40.8       839      19.0 
   Part-time......................       19765      7404      37.5      3125      15.8 
     50 weeks or more.............        9362      3842      41.0      2033      21.7 
     27 to 49 weeks...............        4416      1786      40.4       684      15.5 
     26 weeks or less.............        5988      1777      29.7       407       6.8 
                                                                                       
SIZE OF EMPLOYER                                                                       
                                                                                       
Under 25 persons..................       18736      4002      21.4      2749      14.7 
25 to 99 persons..................        8166      3946      48.3      2708      33.2 
100 to 499 persons................        9730      6380      65.6      4645      47.7 
500 to 999 persons................        4276      3212      75.1      2451      57.3 
1000 persons or more..............       28042     21401      76.3     16027      57.2 
                                                                                       
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB                                                              
                                                                                       
Executive, Administrative, and                                                         
Managerial........................        9256      6257      67.6      5358      57.9 
Professional specialty............       11577      8496      73.4      6947      60.0 
Technical and related support.....        2399      1620      67.5      1238      51.6 
Sales workers.....................        9280      4166      44.9      2424      26.1 
Administrative support, including                                                      
Clerical..........................       16105     10415      64.7      7675      47.7 
Precision production, craft & repair      1436       834      58.0       651      45.3 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          366
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1998 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
Machine operators, assemblers &                                                        
Inspectors........................        3095      1623      52.5      1192      38.5 
Transportation & material moving..         620       301      48.6       195      31.5 
Handlers, equipment cleaners,                                                          
Helpers, & laborers...............        1287       641      49.8       359      27.9 
Service workers...................       13024      4405      33.8      2403      18.5 
   Private household workers......         937        56       6.0        27       2.9 
   Service workers, except private                                                     
   Household......................       12087      4348      36.0      2376      19.7 
Farming, forestry, and fishing....         792       119      15.0        77       9.7 
Armed forces......................          79        64      82.0        62      78.2 
                                                                                       
RELATIONSHIP TO                                                                        
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER                                                                     
                                                                                       
In Families.......................       56099     31139      55.5     23023      41.0 
   Householder....................       18575     10685      57.5      7950      42.8 
     Spouse present...............        9336      5588      59.9      4374      46.9 
     No spouse present............        9239      5097      55.2      3575      38.7 
   Spouse of householder..........       26556     16091      60.6     12960      48.8 
   Child of householder...........        8835      3426      38.8      1467      16.6 
   Other relative of                                                                   
   householder....................        2133       937      43.9       647      30.3 
In unrelated subfamilies..........         486       221      45.5       141      29.1 
Unrelated Individuals.............       12361      7580      61.3      5416      43.8 
   Nonfamily householder..........        9342      5945      63.6      4364      46.7 
   Secondary Individuals..........        3019      1635      54.2      1052      34.9 
                                                                                       
AGE                                                                                    
                                                                                       
Under 65 years....................       66692     37938      56.9     28031      42.0 
   15 to 24 years.................       11913      4464      37.5      1380      11.6 
   25 to 44 years.................       33731     20348      60.3     15461      45.8 
   45 to 64 years.................       21048     13126      62.4     11190      53.2 
65 years and over.................        2257      1002      44.4       550      24.4 
                                                                                       
Mean age...................               38.8      40.0       (x)      41.9       (x) 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          367
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1998 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
                                                                                       
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                      
                                                                                       
Inside metropolitan areas......          56106     32125      57.3     23619      42.1 
  Inside central cities...........       20191     11210      55.5      8000      39.6 
    One million or more...........       12818      6955      54.3      5031      39.2 
    Under one million.............        7373      4255      57.7      2969      40.3 
  Outside central cities..........       35916     20915      58.2     15619      43.5 
    One million or more...........       25159     14587      58.0     10960      43.6 
    Under one million.............       10757      6327      58.8      4660      43.3 
Outside metropolitan areas........       12843      6815      53.1      4962      38.6 
                                                                                       
REGION                                                                                 
                                                                                       
Northeast.........................       13368      7695      57.6      5798      43.4 
Midwest...........................       16737      9915      59.2      7275      43.5 
South.............................       23759     13257      55.8      9669      40.7 
West..............................       15085      8073      53.5      5839      38.7 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          368
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1998 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
                                                                                       
     TOTAL                                                                             
                                                                                       
Without earnings..................         104        18      17.0        12      11.2 
With earnings.....................       68846     38922      56.5     28569      41.5 
   $1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS...........        6970      1631      23.4       325       4.7 
   $2,500 to $4,999...............        4746      1530      32.2       367       7.7 
   $5,000 to $7,499...............        5028      1782      35.4       643      12.8 
   $7,500 to $9,999...............        3837      1547      40.3       716      18.7 
   $10,000 to $12,499.............        5535      2487      44.9      1311      23.7 
   $12,500 to $14,999.............        3662      1831      50.0      1190      32.5 
   $15,000 to $17,499.............        4368      2491      57.0      1721      39.4 
   $17,500 to $19,999.............        3198      1982      62.0      1456      45.5 
   $20,000 to $22,499.............        4713      3007      63.8      2395      50.8 
   $22,500 to $24,999.............        2767      1967      71.1      1627      58.8 
   $25,000 to $27,499.............        3954      2836      71.7      2373      60.0 
   $27,500 to $29,999.............        2029      1573      77.5      1373      67.7 
   $30,000 to $32,499.............        3582      2706      75.6      2383      66.5 
   $32,500 to $34,999.............        1279      1051      82.2       921      72.0 
   $35,000 to $37,499.............        2489      1916      77.0      1759      70.7 
   $37,500 to $39,999.............        1059       878      82.9       810      76.4 
   $40,000 to $42,499.............        2004      1564      78.0      1440      71.9 
   $42,500 to $44,999.............         613       506      82.6       470      76.7 
   $45,000 to $47,499.............        1003       883      88.0       810      80.8 
   $47,500 to $49,999.............         535       460      85.9       430      80.3 
   $50,000 to $52,499.............        1177       954      81.1       918      78.0 
   $52,500 to $54,999.............         373       300      80.5       274      73.5 
   $55,000 to $57,499.............         576       477      82.9       443      76.9 
   $57,500 to $59,999.............         254       207      81.4       196      77.2 
   $60,000 to $62,499.............         656       494      75.2       471      71.7 
   $62,500 to $64,999.............         141       112      79.1       101      71.2 
   $65,000 to $67,499.............         365       318      87.0       302      82.8 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          369
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1998 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
   $67,500 to $69,999.............          85        70      81.4        69      80.5 
   $70,000 to $72,499.............         362       274      75.8       262      72.3 
   $72,500 to $74,999.............          81        63      77.8        60      73.5 
   $75,000 to $77,499.............         210       147      70.0       124      59.2 
   $77,500 to $79,999.............          86        76      89.1        71      82.7 
   $80,000 to $82,499.............         205       145      70.5       133      64.7 
   $82,500 to $84,999.............          34        23      68.4        23      68.4 
   $85,000 to $87,499.............         103        97      94.1        88      85.8 
   $87,500 to $89,999.............          11        10      90.6        10      90.6 
   $90,000 to $92,499.............          69        45      66.0        45      66.0 
   $92,500 to $94,999.............           7         7     100.0         5      70.3 
   $95,000 to $97,499.............          35        32      90.5        32      90.5 
   $97,500 to $99,999.............          14        10      68.2        10      68.2 
   $100,000 and over..............         629       435      69.2       413      65.8 
                                                                                       
   Median earnings..............         17716     23992       (x)     27791       (x) 
     Standard error...............         161       196       (x)       241       (x) 
   Mean earnings..................       22225     27726       (x)     32416       (x) 
     Standard error...............         176       259       (x)       332       (x) 
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Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1998 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE)

                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
    Characteristics                                                                    
                                                                                       
    ALL RACES                                                                          
                                                                                       
     FEMALE...................            5163      1417      27.4       441       8.5 
                                                                                       
WORK EXPERIENCE                                                                        
                                                                                       
Worked............................        5163      1417      27.4       441       8.5 
   Full-time......................        2831       837      29.6       333      11.8 
     50 weeks or more.............        1161       371      32.0       205      17.7 
     27 to 49 weeks...............         563       190      33.6        66      11.7 
     26 weeks or less.............        1107       277      25.0        62       5.6 
   Part-time......................        2332       579      24.8       108       4.6 
     50 weeks or more.............         755       193      25.5        56       7.4 
     27 to 49 weeks...............         500       125      25.1        20       4.1 
     26 weeks or less.............        1077       261      24.3        32       2.9 
                                                                                       
SIZE OF EMPLOYER                                                                       
                                                                                       
Under 25 persons..................        1842       171       9.3        52       2.8 
25 to 99 persons..................         698       197      28.3        62       8.9 
100 to 499 persons................         621       200      32.2        61       9.8 
500 to 999 persons................         247       102      41.1        42      17.1 
1000 persons or more..............        1754       747      42.6       224      12.8 
                                                                                       
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB                                                              
                                                                                       
Executive, Administrative, and                                                         
Managerial........................         163        42      26.1        14       8.8 
Professional specialty............         248        94      37.8        30      12.3 
Technical and related support.....          64        22      34.1         9      13.9 
Sales workers.....................         979       254      25.9        67       6.8 
Administrative support, including                                                      
Clerical..........................         794       290      36.5       105      13.3 
Precision production, craft & repair       100        34      33.7        17      16.8 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          371
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1998 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE)

                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
Machine operators, assemblers &                                                        
Inspectors........................         301        89      29.4        31      10.3 
Transportation & material moving..          74        20      26.7         5       7.2 
Handlers, equipment cleaners,                                                          
Helpers, & laborers...............         175        54      30.6         6       3.5 
Service workers...................        2108       507      24.1       150       7.1 
   Private household workers......         189         8       4.4         5       2.6 
   Service workers, except private                                                     
   Household......................        1920       499      26.0       145       7.5 
Farming, forestry, and fishing....         157        13       8.2         7       4.2 
Armed forces......................           0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
                                                                                       
RELATIONSHIP TO                                                                        
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER                                                                     
                                                                                       
In Families.......................        3616       971      26.8       319       8.8 
   Householder....................        2491       680      27.3       214       8.6 
     Spouse present...............         302        68      22.5        20       6.6 
     No spouse present............        2189       612      28.0       194       8.8 
   Spouse of householder..........         604       162      26.8        79      13.1 
   Child of householder...........         375        88      23.6        18       4.9 
   Other relative of                                                                   
   householder....................         147        41      27.7         7       5.1 
In unrelated subfamilies..........         189        50      26.2        18       9.5 
Unrelated Individuals.............        1358       396      29.2       104       7.7 
   Nonfamily householder..........         732       190      26.0        56       7.7 
   Secondary Individuals..........         626       206      33.0        48       7.7 
                                                                                       
AGE                                                                                    
                                                                                       
Under 65 years....................        5080      1397      27.5       431       8.5 
   15 to 24 years.................        1614       438      27.2        62       3.8 
   25 to 44 years.................        2735       774      28.3       290      10.6 
   45 to 64 years.................         731       185      25.3        79      10.9 
65 years and over.................          83        20      23.4        10      11.5 
                                                                                       
Mean age...................               32.8      32.4       (x)      36.2       (x) 
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Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1998 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE)

                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
                                                                                       
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                      
                                                                                       
Inside metropolitan areas......           3998      1081      27.0       345       8.6 
  Inside central cities...........        2121       590      27.8       194       9.1 
    One million or more...........        1285       339      26.4       121       9.4 
    Under one million.............         835       251      30.1        73       8.7 
  Outside central cities..........        1877       491      26.2       151       8.0 
    One million or more...........        1163       307      26.4        89       7.7 
    Under one million.............         714       184      25.7        62       8.7 
Outside metropolitan areas........        1165       336      28.8        96       8.3 
                                                                                       
REGION                                                                                 
                                                                                       
Northeast.........................         809       263      32.5       123      15.2 
Midwest...........................        1126       322      28.6        88       7.8 
South.............................        1980       540      27.3       164       8.3 
West..............................        1248       292      23.4        66       5.3 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          373
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1998 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE)

                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
                                                                                       
     TOTAL                                                                             
                                                                                       
Without earnings..................          19         4      19.3         4      19.3 
With earnings.....................        5144      1413      27.5       437       8.5 
   $1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS...........        1652       306      18.6        60       3.6 
   $2,500 to $4,999...............        1142       293      25.6        73       6.4 
   $5,000 to $7,499...............        1094       335      30.6       102       9.3 
   $7,500 to $9,999...............         529       168      31.8        41       7.7 
   $10,000 to $12,499.............         439       182      41.4        77      17.6 
   $12,500 to $14,999.............         162        67      41.5        39      24.0 
   $15,000 to $17,499.............          78        42      53.6        29      37.5 
   $17,500 to $19,999.............          34        16      47.2        12      35.5 
   $20,000 to $22,499.............          11         4      37.2         4      37.2 
   $22,500 to $24,999.............           2         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $25,000 to $27,499.............           2         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $27,500 to $29,999.............           0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $30,000 to $32,499.............           0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $32,500 to $34,999.............           0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $35,000 to $37,499.............           0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $37,500 to $39,999.............           0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $40,000 to $42,499.............           0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $42,500 to $44,999.............           0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $45,000 to $47,499.............           0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $47,500 to $49,999.............           0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $50,000 to $52,499.............           0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $52,500 to $54,999.............           0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $55,000 to $57,499.............           0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $57,500 to $59,999.............           0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $60,000 to $62,499.............           0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $62,500 to $64,999.............           0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $65,000 to $67,499.............           0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          374
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1998 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE)

                                                     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..............          4514      5801       (x)      7095       (x) 
     Standard error...............         123       220       (x)       402       (x) 
   Mean earnings..................        4965      6174       (x)      7750       (x) 
     Standard error...............          91       182       (x)       376       (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_003.htm