
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 415
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (BLACK) (MALE)
All workers
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristics
BLACK
MALE................... 7695 4208 54.7 3204 41.6
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 7695 4208 54.7 3204 41.6
Full-time...................... 6586 3882 58.9 3130 47.5
50 weeks or more............. 5400 3391 62.8 2865 53.1
27 to 49 weeks............... 627 310 49.5 188 30.0
26 weeks or less............. 560 181 32.3 77 13.8
Part-time...................... 1110 326 29.4 74 6.6
50 weeks or more............. 394 129 32.7 43 10.9
27 to 49 weeks............... 240 108 45.1 24 10.0
26 weeks or less............. 475 89 18.7 7 1.4
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 persons.................. 1724 301 17.5 207 12.0
25 to 99 persons.................. 965 399 41.4 256 26.6
100 to 499 persons................ 1117 637 57.1 492 44.0
500 to 999 persons................ 456 298 65.3 241 52.8
1000 persons or more.............. 3433 2572 74.9 2008 58.5
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 553 383 69.4 348 62.9
Professional specialty............ 601 393 65.3 332 55.1
Technical and related support..... 228 164 71.6 131 57.4
Sales workers..................... 645 320 49.7 218 33.8
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 596 412 69.1 276 46.3
Precision production, craft & repair 1054 527 50.0 454 43.1
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 416
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (BLACK) (MALE)
All workers
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
Machine operators, assemblers &
Inspectors........................ 671 462 68.9 356 53.1
Transportation & material moving.. 795 418 52.6 345 43.4
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 859 372 43.3 207 24.1
Service workers................... 1374 639 46.5 437 31.8
Private household workers...... 7 0 0.0 0 0.0
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 1367 639 46.7 437 31.9
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 214 31 14.6 20 9.2
Armed forces...................... 106 88 82.9 81 76.2
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 5860 3234 55.2 2520 43.0
Householder.................... 2524 1606 63.6 1402 55.6
Spouse present............... 2033 1394 68.6 1228 60.4
No spouse present............ 491 212 43.1 174 35.4
Spouse of householder.......... 1140 697 61.2 609 53.5
Child of householder........... 1631 678 41.6 351 21.5
Other relative of
householder.................... 565 254 44.9 157 27.8
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 14 4 26.8 4 26.8
Unrelated Individuals............. 1818 970 53.4 680 37.4
Nonfamily householder.......... 1260 701 55.6 503 39.9
Secondary Individuals.......... 558 269 48.3 177 31.8
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 7533 4135 54.9 3163 42.0
15 to 24 years................. 1377 479 34.8 150 10.9
25 to 44 years................. 4198 2396 57.1 1906 45.4
45 to 64 years................. 1959 1260 64.3 1107 56.5
65 years and over................. 162 73 45.1 41 25.2
Mean age................... 37.1 38.4 (x) 40.4 (x)
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 417
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (BLACK) (MALE)
All workers
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
TYPE OF RESIDENCE
Inside metropolitan areas...... 6656 3638 54.7 2764 41.5
Inside central cities........... 3902 1948 49.9 1420 36.4
One million or more........... 2852 1363 47.8 989 34.7
Under one million............. 1050 586 55.8 430 41.0
Outside central cities.......... 2754 1690 61.3 1345 48.8
One million or more........... 2029 1220 60.1 980 48.3
Under one million............. 725 470 64.8 365 50.3
Outside metropolitan areas........ 1039 571 54.9 439 42.2
REGION
Northeast......................... 1344 648 48.2 487 36.2
Midwest........................... 1323 714 54.0 551 41.7
South............................. 4349 2441 56.1 1829 42.1
West.............................. 680 405 59.6 337 49.6
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 418
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (BLACK) (MALE)
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..................... 7695 4208 54.7 3204 41.6
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 639 93 14.5 5 0.8
$2,500 to $4,999............... 460 151 32.9 32 7.0
$5,000 to $7,499............... 377 115 30.4 42 11.2
$7,500 to $9,999............... 294 108 36.8 32 10.8
$10,000 to $12,499............. 413 130 31.6 58 13.9
$12,500 to $14,999............. 309 151 49.0 89 28.7
$15,000 to $17,499............. 468 217 46.5 124 26.4
$17,500 to $19,999............. 381 192 50.3 137 36.0
$20,000 to $22,499............. 540 296 54.8 232 43.0
$22,500 to $24,999............. 381 225 59.1 174 45.5
$25,000 to $27,499............. 607 406 66.9 354 58.3
$27,500 to $29,999............. 236 167 70.7 142 60.2
$30,000 to $32,499............. 460 333 72.3 278 60.3
$32,500 to $34,999............. 129 94 72.7 77 59.9
$35,000 to $37,499............. 418 313 74.8 289 69.1
$37,500 to $39,999............. 117 94 80.6 88 75.0
$40,000 to $42,499............. 334 229 68.4 211 63.3
$42,500 to $44,999............. 57 33 58.2 33 58.2
$45,000 to $47,499............. 166 138 83.3 128 77.4
$47,500 to $49,999............. 78 50 63.4 49 62.6
$50,000 to $52,499............. 195 160 81.8 154 78.9
$52,500 to $54,999............. 55 49 89.1 48 86.5
$55,000 to $57,499............. 97 88 90.2 82 84.1
$57,500 to $59,999............. 56 49 88.0 46 82.3
$60,000 to $62,499............. 95 75 79.1 73 76.9
$62,500 to $64,999............. 10 10 100.0 10 100.0
$65,000 to $67,499............. 50 34 68.2 20 40.5
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 419
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (BLACK) (MALE)
All workers
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
$67,500 to $69,999............. 20 16 82.3 16 82.3
$70,000 to $72,499............. 52 36 70.6 33 64.1
$72,500 to $74,999............. 17 11 65.0 11 65.0
$75,000 to $77,499............. 16 16 100.0 15 95.9
$77,500 to $79,999............. 1 0 0.0 0 0.0
$80,000 to $82,499............. 20 10 52.6 10 50.3
$82,500 to $84,999............. 2 2 100.0 2 100.0
$85,000 to $87,499............. 27 24 89.5 24 89.5
$87,500 to $89,999............. 3 3 100.0 3 100.0
$90,000 to $92,499............. 14 11 78.6 11 78.6
$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............. 8 2 29.2 2 29.2
$100,000 and over.............. 94 76 80.9 69 73.1
Median earnings.............. 22351 27794 (x) 31638 (x)
Standard error............... 380 661 (x) 427 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 25437 31608 (x) 35934 (x)
Standard error............... 438 583 (x) 667 (x)
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 420
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (BLACK) (MALE)
Workers in poverty
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristics
BLACK
MALE................... 618 121 19.5 39 6.3
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 618 121 19.5 39 6.3
Full-time...................... 398 89 22.4 32 8.0
50 weeks or more............. 155 42 27.2 30 19.1
27 to 49 weeks............... 83 14 16.8 0 0.0
26 weeks or less............. 160 33 20.6 2 1.5
Part-time...................... 220 32 14.3 7 3.0
50 weeks or more............. 76 15 19.4 4 5.2
27 to 49 weeks............... 49 9 18.0 0 0.0
26 weeks or less............. 95 8 8.4 3 2.9
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 persons.................. 268 12 4.3 2 0.9
25 to 99 persons.................. 71 19 26.8 2 3.5
100 to 499 persons................ 83 25 30.7 8 9.6
500 to 999 persons................ 12 5 40.4 0 0.0
1000 persons or more.............. 184 60 32.4 26 14.1
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 4 0 0.0 0 0.0
Professional specialty............ 22 4 18.6 0 0.0
Technical and related support..... 2 0 0.0 0 0.0
Sales workers..................... 56 6 11.0 3 5.2
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 44 12 28.0 4 9.0
Precision production, craft & repair 65 14 20.8 5 7.5
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 421
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (BLACK) (MALE)
Workers in poverty
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
Machine operators, assemblers &
Inspectors........................ 44 29 65.7 17 39.2
Transportation & material moving.. 63 10 15.5 5 7.5
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 96 14 14.6 2 2.3
Service workers................... 141 28 19.6 3 1.9
Private household workers...... 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 141 28 19.6 3 1.9
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 79 4 5.1 0 0.0
Armed forces...................... 1 0 0.0 0 0.0
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 387 67 17.3 32 8.2
Householder.................... 147 42 28.9 21 14.5
Spouse present............... 83 39 47.3 21 25.5
No spouse present............ 63 3 4.6 0 0.0
Spouse of householder.......... 64 5 7.3 5 7.3
Child of householder........... 112 19 16.5 4 3.9
Other relative of
householder.................... 64 1 2.3 1 2.3
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 7 0 0.0 0 0.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 223 54 24.0 7 3.1
Nonfamily householder.......... 142 31 22.1 4 2.8
Secondary Individuals.......... 82 22 27.3 3 3.6
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 604 118 19.5 36 6.0
15 to 24 years................. 189 30 15.9 6 3.1
25 to 44 years................. 298 70 23.5 26 8.6
45 to 64 years................. 117 18 15.3 5 4.0
65 years and over................. 14 2 18.0 2 18.0
Mean age................... 33.8 33.0 (x) 38.1 (x)
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 422
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (BLACK) (MALE)
Workers in poverty
With employer offered pension
Plan at work
Included in plan
Number Number Percent Number Percent
TYPE OF RESIDENCE
Inside metropolitan areas...... 491 98 19.9 25 5.1
Inside central cities........... 359 70 19.3 16 4.5
One million or more........... 256 46 17.9 6 2.4
Under one million............. 103 24 22.9 10 9.7
Outside central cities.......... 132 28 21.6 9 6.8
One million or more........... 99 15 15.4 4 4.2
Under one million............. 33 13 40.4 5 14.9
Outside metropolitan areas........ 126 23 17.8 13 10.7
REGION
Northeast......................... 107 14 12.9 1 1.4
Midwest........................... 118 32 26.9 7 5.9
South............................. 345 67 19.5 28 8.1
West.............................. 48 8 16.1 2 4.7
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and 423
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (BLACK) (MALE)
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..................... 618 121 19.5 39 6.3
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 235 19 8.3 2 1.0
$2,500 to $4,999............... 142 31 21.7 3 1.9
$5,000 to $7,499............... 107 34 31.3 7 6.4
$7,500 to $9,999............... 51 7 14.7 0 0.0
$10,000 to $12,499............. 28 5 17.3 2 8.2
$12,500 to $14,999............. 21 8 38.7 8 38.7
$15,000 to $17,499............. 15 8 56.7 8 56.7
$17,500 to $19,999............. 9 5 52.0 5 52.0
$20,000 to $22,499............. 8 3 42.4 3 42.4
$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 424
Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 1998 (BLACK) (MALE)
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.............. 3794 5743 (x) 14073 (x)
Standard error............... 367 684 (x) 1684 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 4545 6937 (x) 12331 (x)
Standard error............... 345 801 (x) 1488 (x)