
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 395
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (FEMALE)
All workers
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristics
WHITE
FEMALE................... 56824 32169 56.6 23748 41.8
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 56824 32169 56.6 23748 41.8
Full-time...................... 39870 25792 64.7 20985 52.6
50 weeks or more............. 31507 21446 68.1 18226 57.8
27 to 49 weeks............... 4909 2925 59.6 2081 42.4
26 weeks or less............. 3454 1420 41.1 678 19.6
Part-time...................... 16955 6377 37.6 2762 16.3
50 weeks or more............. 8158 3341 41.0 1810 22.2
27 to 49 weeks............... 3787 1548 40.9 615 16.2
26 weeks or less............. 5009 1488 29.7 338 6.7
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 persons.................. 16361 3577 21.9 2511 15.3
25 to 99 persons.................. 6819 3453 50.6 2416 35.4
100 to 499 persons................ 8151 5507 67.6 4061 49.8
500 to 999 persons................ 3437 2605 75.8 1989 57.9
1000 persons or more.............. 22057 17026 77.2 12771 57.9
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 7858 5280 67.2 4531 57.7
Professional specialty............ 9919 7255 73.1 5959 60.1
Technical and related support..... 1984 1356 68.3 1019 51.4
Sales workers..................... 7755 3499 45.1 2074 26.7
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 13480 8663 64.3 6425 47.7
Precision production, craft & repair 1133 661 58.3 523 46.1
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 396
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (FEMALE)
All workers
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
Machine operators, assemblers &
Inspectors........................ 2343 1256 53.6 940 40.1
Transportation & material moving.. 506 255 50.3 166 32.9
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 1007 512 50.8 286 28.4
Service workers................... 10033 3277 32.7 1712 17.1
Private household workers...... 752 41 5.5 19 2.5
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 9281 3236 34.9 1693 18.2
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 749 107 14.3 68 9.1
Armed forces...................... 57 47 83.5 44 78.3
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 46161 25657 55.6 19053 41.3
Householder.................... 14169 8250 58.2 6226 43.9
Spouse present............... 7879 4681 59.4 3640 46.2
No spouse present............ 6289 3569 56.7 2586 41.1
Spouse of householder.......... 23475 14159 60.3 11368 48.4
Child of householder........... 7077 2620 37.0 1034 14.6
Other relative of
householder.................... 1441 628 43.6 426 29.6
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 414 194 46.9 118 28.5
Unrelated Individuals............. 10249 6318 61.6 4577 44.7
Nonfamily householder.......... 7728 4946 64.0 3682 47.6
Secondary Individuals.......... 2521 1372 54.4 895 35.5
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 54808 31267 57.0 23252 42.4
15 to 24 years................. 9742 3626 37.2 1108 11.4
25 to 44 years................. 27177 16520 60.8 12651 46.6
45 to 64 years................. 17889 11120 62.2 9493 53.1
65 years and over................. 2017 902 44.7 496 24.6
Mean age................... 39.1 40.3 (x) 42.2 (x)
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 397
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (FEMALE)
All workers
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
TYPE OF RESIDENCE
Inside metropolitan areas...... 45436 26076 57.4 19264 42.4
Inside central cities........... 14092 7857 55.8 5614 39.8
One million or more........... 8338 4525 54.3 3254 39.0
Under one million............. 5754 3333 57.9 2360 41.0
Outside central cities.......... 31344 18219 58.1 13650 43.5
One million or more........... 21693 12548 57.8 9445 43.5
Under one million............. 9651 5670 58.8 4205 43.6
Outside metropolitan areas........ 11388 6093 53.5 4484 39.4
REGION
Northeast......................... 11389 6586 57.8 4951 43.5
Midwest........................... 14712 8771 59.6 6478 44.0
South............................. 18040 10092 55.9 7503 41.6
West.............................. 12684 6720 53.0 4816 38.0
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 398
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (FEMALE)
All workers
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
TOTAL
Without earnings.................. 96 18 18.3 12 12.1
With earnings..................... 56728 32151 56.7 23736 41.8
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 5808 1353 23.3 275 4.7
$2,500 to $4,999............... 3966 1286 32.4 296 7.5
$5,000 to $7,499............... 4085 1464 35.8 540 13.2
$7,500 to $9,999............... 3064 1206 39.4 569 18.6
$10,000 to $12,499............. 4498 2029 45.1 1090 24.2
$12,500 to $14,999............. 2930 1487 50.8 986 33.7
$15,000 to $17,499............. 3568 2044 57.3 1419 39.8
$17,500 to $19,999............. 2473 1558 63.0 1140 46.1
$20,000 to $22,499............. 3860 2470 64.0 1985 51.4
$22,500 to $24,999............. 2298 1645 71.6 1383 60.2
$25,000 to $27,499............. 3341 2431 72.8 2045 61.2
$27,500 to $29,999............. 1722 1325 76.9 1175 68.3
$30,000 to $32,499............. 3015 2268 75.2 1993 66.1
$32,500 to $34,999............. 1040 853 82.0 747 71.8
$35,000 to $37,499............. 2031 1563 76.9 1421 70.0
$37,500 to $39,999............. 874 719 82.3 655 74.9
$40,000 to $42,499............. 1702 1327 78.0 1227 72.1
$42,500 to $44,999............. 520 429 82.5 395 76.0
$45,000 to $47,499............. 864 759 87.8 690 79.8
$47,500 to $49,999............. 471 401 85.3 378 80.4
$50,000 to $52,499............. 977 782 80.1 749 76.6
$52,500 to $54,999............. 307 244 79.4 227 74.0
$55,000 to $57,499............. 489 397 81.3 365 74.6
$57,500 to $59,999............. 182 140 77.3 132 72.7
$60,000 to $62,499............. 554 406 73.3 391 70.5
$62,500 to $64,999............. 123 96 77.9 85 68.9
$65,000 to $67,499............. 292 251 85.9 238 81.6
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 399
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (FEMALE)
All workers
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
$67,500 to $69,999............. 65 55 83.8 54 82.5
$70,000 to $72,499............. 302 221 73.0 208 68.8
$72,500 to $74,999............. 71 56 79.4 53 74.6
$75,000 to $77,499............. 190 129 68.1 110 57.9
$77,500 to $79,999............. 68 62 91.4 57 83.4
$80,000 to $82,499............. 174 119 68.3 111 63.6
$82,500 to $84,999............. 28 17 61.5 17 61.5
$85,000 to $87,499............. 93 87 93.5 78 84.3
$87,500 to $89,999............. 11 10 90.3 10 90.3
$90,000 to $92,499............. 60 40 66.6 40 66.6
$92,500 to $94,999............. 7 7 100.0 5 70.3
$95,000 to $97,499............. 29 26 88.5 26 88.5
$97,500 to $99,999............. 14 10 68.2 10 68.2
$100,000 and over.............. 564 382 67.7 363 64.4
Median earnings.............. 17951 24292 (x) 27797 (x)
Standard error............... 189 213 (x) 257 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 22583 28056 (x) 32715 (x)
Standard error............... 206 304 (x) 390 (x)
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 400
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (FEMALE)
Workers in poverty
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristics
WHITE
FEMALE................... 3580 940 26.2 307 8.6
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 3580 940 26.2 307 8.6
Full-time...................... 1897 536 28.2 221 11.6
50 weeks or more............. 734 223 30.3 129 17.6
27 to 49 weeks............... 380 123 32.3 46 12.1
26 weeks or less............. 783 190 24.3 45 5.8
Part-time...................... 1683 404 24.0 86 5.1
50 weeks or more............. 566 135 23.8 45 8.0
27 to 49 weeks............... 351 81 23.2 18 5.2
26 weeks or less............. 765 187 24.5 23 3.0
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 persons.................. 1431 128 8.9 48 3.3
25 to 99 persons.................. 471 130 27.7 48 10.2
100 to 499 persons................ 410 148 36.1 42 10.3
500 to 999 persons................ 159 57 36.0 24 14.9
1000 persons or more.............. 1109 476 42.9 145 13.1
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 117 25 21.0 5 4.5
Professional specialty............ 177 60 33.8 20 11.4
Technical and related support..... 32 21 65.8 8 26.7
Sales workers..................... 666 187 28.0 57 8.6
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 574 199 34.7 83 14.4
Precision production, craft & repair 75 29 38.5 14 18.8
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 401
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (FEMALE)
Workers in poverty
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
Machine operators, assemblers &
Inspectors........................ 202 49 24.2 19 9.5
Transportation & material moving.. 55 14 25.9 5 9.7
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 121 30 24.8 4 3.1
Service workers................... 1416 317 22.4 84 6.0
Private household workers...... 151 6 3.7 2 1.6
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 1265 311 24.6 82 6.5
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 145 9 6.5 7 4.6
Armed forces...................... 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 2377 595 25.0 207 8.7
Householder.................... 1518 392 25.8 123 8.1
Spouse present............... 250 53 21.3 16 6.2
No spouse present............ 1268 339 26.7 107 8.4
Spouse of householder.......... 516 137 26.6 72 14.0
Child of householder........... 255 49 19.1 7 2.7
Other relative of
householder.................... 87 17 19.7 6 6.4
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 164 49 29.7 18 11.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 1039 296 28.4 82 7.9
Nonfamily householder.......... 553 147 26.6 49 8.9
Secondary Individuals.......... 486 148 30.5 32 6.6
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 3520 924 26.2 297 8.4
15 to 24 years................. 1165 310 26.6 44 3.8
25 to 44 years................. 1814 490 27.0 199 11.0
45 to 64 years................. 541 124 22.9 54 9.9
65 years and over................. 60 16 26.6 10 16.0
Mean age................... 32.9 32.5 (x) 36.9 (x)
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 402
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (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...... 2661 699 26.3 226 8.5
Inside central cities........... 1192 337 28.3 108 9.1
One million or more........... 639 175 27.5 60 9.4
Under one million............. 553 161 29.2 48 8.7
Outside central cities.......... 1469 362 24.7 118 8.0
One million or more........... 897 227 25.3 62 6.9
Under one million............. 572 135 23.6 56 9.7
Outside metropolitan areas........ 919 241 26.2 81 8.8
REGION
Northeast......................... 568 171 30.2 78 13.8
Midwest........................... 835 238 28.5 63 7.5
South............................. 1112 289 25.9 106 9.6
West.............................. 1065 242 22.7 59 5.6
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 403
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (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..................... 3561 936 26.3 303 8.5
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 1220 228 18.7 47 3.8
$2,500 to $4,999............... 803 206 25.6 52 6.5
$5,000 to $7,499............... 743 223 30.0 84 11.3
$7,500 to $9,999............... 374 107 28.8 32 8.5
$10,000 to $12,499............. 287 113 39.5 48 16.7
$12,500 to $14,999............. 74 38 51.4 25 33.7
$15,000 to $17,499............. 40 16 39.0 13 31.9
$17,500 to $19,999............. 13 3 26.2 2 11.7
$20,000 to $22,499............. 3 1 35.8 1 35.8
$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 404
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (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.............. 4244 5384 (x) 6561 (x)
Standard error............... 146 268 (x) 405 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 4639 5647 (x) 6907 (x)
Standard error............... 103 207 (x) 408 (x)