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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) 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
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