
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)
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 370
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)
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 372
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)