Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 405
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (BLACK) (BOTH SEXES)
All workers
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristics
BLACK
BOTH SEXES................... 16612 9269 55.8 6763 40.7
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 16612 9269 55.8 6763 40.7
Full-time...................... 13489 8202 60.8 6444 47.8
50 weeks or more............. 10859 7029 64.7 5830 53.7
27 to 49 weeks............... 1353 730 54.0 435 32.2
26 weeks or less............. 1277 443 34.7 178 14.0
Part-time...................... 3123 1067 34.2 319 10.2
50 weeks or more............. 1221 483 39.5 192 15.7
27 to 49 weeks............... 713 275 38.6 66 9.2
26 weeks or less............. 1189 309 26.0 61 5.2
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 persons.................. 3242 565 17.4 336 10.4
25 to 99 persons.................. 1946 763 39.2 462 23.7
100 to 499 persons................ 2319 1280 55.2 907 39.1
500 to 999 persons................ 1102 760 69.0 599 54.4
1000 persons or more.............. 8002 5900 73.7 4458 55.7
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 1485 1086 73.2 941 63.4
Professional specialty............ 1666 1207 72.5 983 59.0
Technical and related support..... 497 324 65.1 262 52.7
Sales workers..................... 1744 806 46.2 471 27.0
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 2659 1832 68.9 1281 48.2
Precision production, craft & repair 1245 643 51.7 536 43.1
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 406
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (BLACK) (BOTH SEXES)
All workers
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
Machine operators, assemblers &
Inspectors........................ 1205 731 60.7 528 43.8
Transportation & material moving.. 887 457 51.5 370 41.7
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 1066 466 43.8 265 24.9
Service workers................... 3801 1580 41.6 1013 26.7
Private household workers...... 150 10 6.4 5 3.1
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 3651 1571 43.0 1008 27.6
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 238 35 14.6 20 8.3
Armed forces...................... 120 100 83.2 93 77.2
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 13131 7301 55.6 5398 41.1
Householder.................... 6211 3681 59.3 2843 45.8
Spouse present............... 3079 2075 67.4 1771 57.5
No spouse present............ 3132 1606 51.3 1073 34.2
Spouse of householder.......... 2938 1869 63.6 1586 54.0
Child of householder........... 2940 1290 43.9 674 22.9
Other relative of
householder.................... 1043 462 44.3 294 28.2
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 73 29 39.8 26 35.6
Unrelated Individuals............. 3400 1938 57.0 1339 39.4
Nonfamily householder.......... 2537 1509 59.5 1059 41.8
Secondary Individuals.......... 864 429 49.7 280 32.4
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 16263 9120 56.1 6685 41.1
15 to 24 years................. 2978 1087 36.5 331 11.1
25 to 44 years................. 9058 5278 58.3 3995 44.1
45 to 64 years................. 4227 2755 65.2 2359 55.8
65 years and over................. 348 149 42.7 78 22.4
Mean age................... 37.1 38.5 (x) 40.6 (x)
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 407
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (BLACK) (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...... 14394 8120 56.4 5956 41.4
Inside central cities........... 8691 4635 53.3 3297 37.9
One million or more........... 6380 3319 52.0 2391 37.5
Under one million............. 2312 1316 56.9 906 39.2
Outside central cities.......... 5703 3485 61.1 2659 46.6
One million or more........... 4246 2594 61.1 2007 47.3
Under one million............. 1457 891 61.2 652 44.7
Outside metropolitan areas........ 2218 1149 51.8 807 36.4
REGION
Northeast......................... 2893 1569 54.2 1192 41.2
Midwest........................... 2983 1665 55.8 1207 40.5
South............................. 9357 5227 55.9 3721 39.8
West.............................. 1379 808 58.6 643 46.6
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 408
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (BLACK) (BOTH SEXES)
All workers
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
TOTAL
Without earnings.................. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
With earnings..................... 16612 9269 55.8 6763 40.7
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 1504 301 20.0 47 3.1
$2,500 to $4,999............... 1068 333 31.2 82 7.7
$5,000 to $7,499............... 1075 358 33.3 112 10.4
$7,500 to $9,999............... 872 371 42.5 138 15.8
$10,000 to $12,499............. 1193 485 40.7 224 18.8
$12,500 to $14,999............. 879 425 48.3 250 28.4
$15,000 to $17,499............. 1091 581 53.3 366 33.6
$17,500 to $19,999............. 905 519 57.4 372 41.1
$20,000 to $22,499............. 1153 719 62.3 550 47.7
$22,500 to $24,999............. 738 481 65.2 366 49.6
$25,000 to $27,499............. 1063 719 67.6 617 58.0
$27,500 to $29,999............. 461 349 75.8 282 61.1
$30,000 to $32,499............. 852 637 74.8 559 65.7
$32,500 to $34,999............. 318 254 79.8 221 69.5
$35,000 to $37,499............. 769 586 76.2 553 71.9
$37,500 to $39,999............. 261 219 84.1 209 79.9
$40,000 to $42,499............. 547 386 70.7 356 65.2
$42,500 to $44,999............. 115 84 73.1 83 72.2
$45,000 to $47,499............. 273 233 85.1 223 81.6
$47,500 to $49,999............. 131 96 73.4 88 67.6
$50,000 to $52,499............. 323 278 85.9 269 83.1
$52,500 to $54,999............. 99 87 88.5 79 79.9
$55,000 to $57,499............. 145 128 88.6 121 83.3
$57,500 to $59,999............. 101 92 90.6 89 87.5
$60,000 to $62,499............. 160 129 81.0 121 76.0
$62,500 to $64,999............. 26 26 100.0 26 100.0
$65,000 to $67,499............. 96 78 81.0 61 63.9
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 409
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (BLACK) (BOTH SEXES)
All workers
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
$67,500 to $69,999............. 29 22 76.9 22 76.9
$70,000 to $72,499............. 93 76 81.4 72 77.8
$72,500 to $74,999............. 19 13 69.3 13 69.3
$75,000 to $77,499............. 29 29 100.0 25 86.2
$77,500 to $79,999............. 15 11 71.3 11 71.3
$80,000 to $82,499............. 25 13 53.5 13 51.6
$82,500 to $84,999............. 8 8 100.0 8 100.0
$85,000 to $87,499............. 31 28 90.7 28 90.7
$87,500 to $89,999............. 3 3 100.0 3 100.0
$90,000 to $92,499............. 17 14 82.4 14 82.4
$92,500 to $94,999............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$95,000 to $97,499............. 3 3 100.0 3 100.0
$97,500 to $99,999............. 8 2 29.2 2 29.2
$100,000 and over.............. 115 92 79.6 84 73.2
Median earnings.............. 19224 25211 (x) 29781 (x)
Standard error............... 298 298 (x) 514 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 22330 27919 (x) 32576 (x)
Standard error............... 260 355 (x) 418 (x)
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 410
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (BLACK) (BOTH SEXES)
Workers in poverty
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristics
BLACK
BOTH SEXES................... 1973 539 27.3 163 8.3
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 1973 539 27.3 163 8.3
Full-time...................... 1202 357 29.7 136 11.4
50 weeks or more............. 546 185 33.9 99 18.2
27 to 49 weeks............... 230 74 32.1 18 7.7
26 weeks or less............. 425 98 23.1 19 4.6
Part-time...................... 772 182 23.6 27 3.5
50 weeks or more............. 230 58 25.4 13 5.8
27 to 49 weeks............... 186 52 28.1 2 1.2
26 weeks or less............. 356 72 20.1 11 3.2
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 persons.................. 599 42 7.0 7 1.2
25 to 99 persons.................. 268 82 30.6 16 6.1
100 to 499 persons................ 275 75 27.3 26 9.3
500 to 999 persons................ 85 41 47.5 18 21.0
1000 persons or more.............. 746 300 40.2 97 13.0
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 38 13 34.8 7 18.4
Professional specialty............ 73 30 41.3 10 14.0
Technical and related support..... 29 1 3.2 0 1.3
Sales workers..................... 309 64 20.8 12 3.9
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 234 93 39.7 26 11.2
Precision production, craft & repair 78 18 23.5 8 9.7
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 411
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (BLACK) (BOTH SEXES)
Workers in poverty
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
Machine operators, assemblers &
Inspectors........................ 132 65 49.3 25 19.2
Transportation & material moving.. 82 15 18.7 5 5.8
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 140 30 21.5 2 1.6
Service workers................... 766 202 26.3 68 8.8
Private household workers...... 33 3 8.0 3 8.0
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 732 199 27.2 65 8.9
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 90 7 8.2 0 0.0
Armed forces...................... 1 0 0.0 0 0.0
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 1473 410 27.9 140 9.5
Householder.................... 1040 313 30.1 109 10.5
Spouse present............... 126 52 41.0 26 20.5
No spouse present............ 915 261 28.6 83 9.1
Spouse of householder.......... 115 19 16.8 12 10.2
Child of householder........... 204 56 27.3 16 7.8
Other relative of
householder.................... 113 22 19.6 3 3.0
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 29 0 0.0 0 0.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 472 129 27.4 24 5.0
Nonfamily householder.......... 286 68 23.9 6 2.2
Secondary Individuals.......... 186 61 32.8 17 9.3
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 1940 533 27.5 161 8.3
15 to 24 years................. 553 141 25.5 20 3.7
25 to 44 years................. 1106 321 29.0 114 10.3
45 to 64 years................. 281 71 25.3 26 9.4
65 years and over................. 33 6 18.2 2 7.4
Mean age................... 33.1 32.6 (x) 35.6 (x)
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 412
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (BLACK) (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...... 1640 433 26.4 136 8.3
Inside central cities........... 1195 302 25.3 96 8.1
One million or more........... 838 199 23.7 65 7.8
Under one million............. 357 103 28.9 31 8.7
Outside central cities.......... 445 131 29.4 40 9.0
One million or more........... 311 85 27.4 31 10.0
Under one million............. 135 46 33.9 9 6.5
Outside metropolitan areas........ 334 107 32.0 27 8.2
REGION
Northeast......................... 329 106 32.1 46 14.0
Midwest........................... 386 110 28.4 31 7.9
South............................. 1144 300 26.2 80 7.0
West.............................. 114 24 21.2 7 5.9
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 413
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (BLACK) (BOTH SEXES)
Workers in poverty
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
TOTAL
Without earnings.................. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
With earnings..................... 1973 539 27.3 163 8.3
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 581 81 13.9 16 2.7
$2,500 to $4,999............... 451 113 25.0 24 5.2
$5,000 to $7,499............... 398 128 32.0 18 4.4
$7,500 to $9,999............... 187 55 29.5 9 4.8
$10,000 to $12,499............. 161 72 44.8 31 19.2
$12,500 to $14,999............. 99 33 33.7 21 20.8
$15,000 to $17,499............. 46 34 72.7 24 51.8
$17,500 to $19,999............. 30 17 57.6 15 50.4
$20,000 to $22,499............. 16 7 39.9 7 39.9
$22,500 to $24,999............. 0 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 414
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (BLACK) (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.............. 4745 6492 (x) 11265 (x)
Standard error............... 206 382 (x) 864 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 5468 7317 (x) 10363 (x)
Standard error............... 179 357 (x) 750 (x)