Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 375
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (BOTH SEXES)
All workers
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristics
WHITE
BOTH SEXES................... 122824 69771 56.8 54474 44.4
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 122824 69771 56.8 54474 44.4
Full-time...................... 97467 60877 62.5 50847 52.2
50 weeks or more............. 80418 52739 65.6 45795 56.9
27 to 49 weeks............... 10240 5430 53.0 3763 36.7
26 weeks or less............. 6809 2708 39.8 1288 18.9
Part-time...................... 25357 8894 35.1 3628 14.3
50 weeks or more............. 11789 4551 38.6 2320 19.7
27 to 49 weeks............... 5619 2177 38.7 816 14.5
26 weeks or less............. 7949 2166 27.3 492 6.2
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 persons.................. 37426 8277 22.1 6284 16.8
25 to 99 persons.................. 15709 8183 52.1 6132 39.0
100 to 499 persons................ 17169 11745 68.4 9129 53.2
500 to 999 persons................ 6702 5070 75.7 4019 60.0
1000 persons or more.............. 45818 36495 79.7 28911 63.1
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 17627 11647 66.1 10288 58.4
Professional specialty............ 18445 13552 73.5 11451 62.1
Technical and related support..... 3777 2709 71.7 2141 56.7
Sales workers..................... 15450 7497 48.5 5115 33.1
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 16862 10946 64.9 8197 48.6
Precision production, craft & repair 13727 7372 53.7 6279 45.7
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 376
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (BOTH SEXES)
All workers
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
Machine operators, assemblers &
Inspectors........................ 6568 3925 59.8 3114 47.4
Transportation & material moving.. 4657 2469 53.0 1897 40.7
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 5006 2249 44.9 1340 26.8
Service workers................... 16420 6221 37.9 3757 22.9
Private household workers...... 795 42 5.3 19 2.4
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 15626 6179 39.5 3738 23.9
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 3635 635 17.5 427 11.8
Armed forces...................... 650 547 84.3 467 71.9
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 98720 55703 56.4 44073 44.6
Householder.................... 45528 28051 61.6 23724 52.1
Spouse present............... 36729 23152 63.0 20058 54.6
No spouse present............ 8799 4899 55.7 3666 41.7
Spouse of householder.......... 33214 20213 60.9 16695 50.3
Child of householder........... 16491 6084 36.9 2711 16.4
Other relative of
householder.................... 3486 1355 38.9 944 27.1
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 649 273 42.1 176 27.2
Unrelated Individuals............. 23450 13791 58.8 10224 43.6
Nonfamily householder.......... 16884 10509 62.2 8023 47.5
Secondary Individuals.......... 6567 3282 50.0 2201 33.5
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 118140 67886 57.5 53315 45.1
15 to 24 years................. 20458 7660 37.4 2656 13.0
25 to 44 years................. 59222 35838 60.5 29045 49.0
45 to 64 years................. 38461 24389 63.4 21615 56.2
65 years and over................. 4683 1885 40.2 1159 24.7
Mean age................... 39.3 40.5 (x) 42.2 (x)
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 377
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (BOTH SEXES)
All workers
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
TYPE OF RESIDENCE
Inside metropolitan areas...... 98220 56587 57.6 44223 45.0
Inside central cities........... 30721 16966 55.2 12757 41.5
One million or more........... 18501 9839 53.2 7547 40.8
Under one million............. 12221 7127 58.3 5210 42.6
Outside central cities.......... 67499 39621 58.7 31466 46.6
One million or more........... 46507 27390 58.9 21907 47.1
Under one million............. 20992 12231 58.3 9559 45.5
Outside metropolitan areas........ 24604 13184 53.6 10251 41.7
REGION
Northeast......................... 23890 13959 58.4 11093 46.4
Midwest........................... 31544 19273 61.1 15155 48.0
South............................. 39387 21794 55.3 16943 43.0
West.............................. 28003 14746 52.7 11284 40.3
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 378
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (BOTH SEXES)
All workers
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
TOTAL
Without earnings.................. 121 18 14.6 12 9.7
With earnings..................... 122703 69753 56.8 54463 44.4
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 9802 2204 22.5 506 5.2
$2,500 to $4,999............... 6477 1929 29.8 456 7.0
$5,000 to $7,499............... 6777 2265 33.4 794 11.7
$7,500 to $9,999............... 4914 1849 37.6 786 16.0
$10,000 to $12,499............. 7656 3026 39.5 1540 20.1
$12,500 to $14,999............. 5057 2261 44.7 1429 28.3
$15,000 to $17,499............. 6731 3265 48.5 2265 33.6
$17,500 to $19,999............. 4621 2543 55.0 1767 38.2
$20,000 to $22,499............. 7422 4183 56.4 3213 43.3
$22,500 to $24,999............. 4323 2815 65.1 2271 52.5
$25,000 to $27,499............. 6823 4418 64.8 3649 53.5
$27,500 to $29,999............. 3705 2661 71.8 2328 62.9
$30,000 to $32,499............. 7082 4876 68.9 4277 60.4
$32,500 to $34,999............. 2455 1879 76.6 1643 66.9
$35,000 to $37,499............. 5286 3733 70.6 3370 63.8
$37,500 to $39,999............. 2272 1760 77.5 1594 70.2
$40,000 to $42,499............. 5052 3714 73.5 3418 67.7
$42,500 to $44,999............. 1497 1218 81.3 1117 74.6
$45,000 to $47,499............. 2933 2342 79.9 2161 73.7
$47,500 to $49,999............. 1463 1218 83.3 1165 79.6
$50,000 to $52,499............. 3566 2691 75.5 2544 71.4
$52,500 to $54,999............. 923 713 77.2 665 72.0
$55,000 to $57,499............. 1755 1413 80.5 1310 74.7
$57,500 to $59,999............. 718 584 81.4 539 75.1
$60,000 to $62,499............. 2218 1658 74.8 1566 70.6
$62,500 to $64,999............. 454 366 80.5 344 75.7
$65,000 to $67,499............. 1170 958 81.9 917 78.4
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 379
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (BOTH SEXES)
All workers
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
$67,500 to $69,999............. 388 343 88.3 335 86.3
$70,000 to $72,499............. 1276 973 76.3 912 71.5
$72,500 to $74,999............. 227 206 90.9 187 82.5
$75,000 to $77,499............. 1039 730 70.3 667 64.2
$77,500 to $79,999............. 239 201 84.1 192 80.3
$80,000 to $82,499............. 854 657 76.9 635 74.3
$82,500 to $84,999............. 171 146 85.0 141 82.2
$85,000 to $87,499............. 383 293 76.5 273 71.4
$87,500 to $89,999............. 129 108 83.7 99 77.2
$90,000 to $92,499............. 478 358 74.9 342 71.5
$92,500 to $94,999............. 115 95 83.2 86 74.8
$95,000 to $97,499............. 276 236 85.7 226 81.9
$97,500 to $99,999............. 111 84 75.6 82 73.5
$100,000 and over.............. 3866 2781 71.9 2652 68.6
Median earnings.............. 23595 30747 (x) 35227 (x)
Standard error............... 159 106 (x) 136 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 31215 38169 (x) 43573 (x)
Standard error............... 206 286 (x) 347 (x)
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 380
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (BOTH SEXES)
Workers in poverty
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristics
WHITE
BOTH SEXES................... 6776 1636 24.1 628 9.3
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 6776 1636 24.1 628 9.3
Full-time...................... 4298 1046 24.3 475 11.1
50 weeks or more............. 2126 506 23.8 307 14.4
27 to 49 weeks............... 794 197 24.8 76 9.6
26 weeks or less............. 1378 343 24.9 92 6.7
Part-time...................... 2478 589 23.8 153 6.2
50 weeks or more............. 858 218 25.4 83 9.7
27 to 49 weeks............... 525 125 23.8 32 6.1
26 weeks or less............. 1095 247 22.6 39 3.5
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 persons.................. 3158 258 8.2 120 3.8
25 to 99 persons.................. 870 230 26.5 94 10.8
100 to 499 persons................ 719 247 34.4 84 11.7
500 to 999 persons................ 289 114 39.6 50 17.4
1000 persons or more.............. 1740 786 45.1 281 16.1
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 280 50 17.7 26 9.1
Professional specialty............ 318 98 30.7 39 12.4
Technical and related support..... 68 37 54.6 15 21.3
Sales workers..................... 914 262 28.7 80 8.8
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 677 217 32.1 89 13.1
Precision production, craft & repair 657 138 21.1 87 13.3
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 381
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (BOTH SEXES)
Workers in poverty
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
Machine operators, assemblers &
Inspectors........................ 463 105 22.7 46 9.8
Transportation & material moving.. 312 72 23.2 22 6.9
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 536 132 24.5 40 7.5
Service workers................... 1963 463 23.6 148 7.5
Private household workers...... 158 6 3.6 2 1.5
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 1806 457 25.3 145 8.1
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 569 43 7.6 27 4.7
Armed forces...................... 19 19 100.0 11 56.6
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 4369 998 22.8 431 9.9
Householder.................... 2696 641 23.8 272 10.1
Spouse present............... 1249 257 20.6 142 11.4
No spouse present............ 1447 384 26.6 129 8.9
Spouse of householder.......... 970 237 24.5 132 13.6
Child of householder........... 505 91 18.1 16 3.2
Other relative of
householder.................... 198 28 14.0 11 5.4
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 238 55 23.0 18 7.5
Unrelated Individuals............. 2169 584 26.9 180 8.3
Nonfamily householder.......... 1196 310 25.9 112 9.4
Secondary Individuals.......... 973 274 28.2 68 6.9
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 6646 1614 24.3 618 9.3
15 to 24 years................. 2053 541 26.4 104 5.1
25 to 44 years................. 3496 822 23.5 373 10.7
45 to 64 years................. 1097 251 22.9 141 12.8
65 years and over................. 130 22 16.9 11 8.4
Mean age................... 33.6 32.9 (x) 37.0 (x)
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 382
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (BOTH SEXES)
Workers in poverty
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
TYPE OF RESIDENCE
Inside metropolitan areas...... 5017 1198 23.9 451 9.0
Inside central cities........... 2275 588 25.9 212 9.3
One million or more........... 1296 311 24.0 126 9.7
Under one million............. 979 278 28.4 86 8.8
Outside central cities.......... 2741 610 22.3 239 8.7
One million or more........... 1680 372 22.1 128 7.6
Under one million............. 1061 238 22.4 111 10.5
Outside metropolitan areas........ 1759 438 24.9 178 10.1
REGION
Northeast......................... 983 268 27.3 126 12.8
Midwest........................... 1467 405 27.6 144 9.8
South............................. 2222 534 24.0 216 9.7
West.............................. 2103 428 20.4 142 6.8
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 383
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (BOTH SEXES)
Workers in poverty
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
TOTAL
Without earnings.................. 26 4 14.3 4 14.3
With earnings..................... 6750 1632 24.2 625 9.3
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 2116 369 17.4 112 5.3
$2,500 to $4,999............... 1291 323 25.0 97 7.5
$5,000 to $7,499............... 1456 409 28.1 139 9.6
$7,500 to $9,999............... 683 180 26.3 75 11.0
$10,000 to $12,499............. 673 180 26.7 83 12.3
$12,500 to $14,999............. 231 71 30.7 50 21.7
$15,000 to $17,499............. 206 70 34.1 48 23.5
$17,500 to $19,999............. 53 15 28.3 8 15.9
$20,000 to $22,499............. 26 9 36.2 6 22.5
$22,500 to $24,999............. 2 0 11.7 0 0.0
$25,000 to $27,499............. 7 1 18.2 1 18.2
$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 384
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (BOTH SEXES)
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.............. 4938 5760 (x) 6846 (x)
Standard error............... 121 193 (x) 351 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 5209 6198 (x) 7337 (x)
Standard error............... 93 185 (x) 355 (x)