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Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          435
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1998 (HISPANIC ORIGIN) (BOTH SEXES)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
    Characteristics                                                                    
                                                                                       
    HISPANIC ORIGIN                                                                    
                                                                                       
     BOTH SEXES...................       14690      5874      40.0      4176      28.4 
                                                                                       
WORK EXPERIENCE                                                                        
                                                                                       
Worked............................       14690      5874      40.0      4176      28.4 
   Full-time......................       12236      5229      42.7      3939      32.2 
     50 weeks or more.............        9628      4474      46.5      3535      36.7 
     27 to 49 weeks...............        1500       491      32.7       281      18.8 
     26 weeks or less.............        1108       264      23.8       122      11.0 
   Part-time......................        2454       645      26.3       237       9.7 
     50 weeks or more.............        1132       343      30.3       148      13.0 
     27 to 49 weeks...............         439       124      28.2        52      11.8 
     26 weeks or less.............         882       179      20.2        38       4.3 
                                                                                       
SIZE OF EMPLOYER                                                                       
                                                                                       
Under 25 persons..................        4749       576      12.1       385       8.1 
25 to 99 persons..................        2154       616      28.6       406      18.9 
100 to 499 persons................        2162      1025      47.4       713      33.0 
500 to 999 persons................         727       428      58.8       322      44.3 
1000 persons or more..............        4897      3229      65.9      2351      48.0 
                                                                                       
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB                                                              
                                                                                       
Executive, Administrative, and                                                         
Managerial........................        1039       597      57.5       495      47.7 
Professional specialty............         911       609      66.8       500      54.8 
Technical and related support.....         271       171      62.9       136      50.3 
Sales workers.....................        1501       560      37.3       328      21.9 
Administrative support, including                                                      
Clerical..........................        1827      1062      58.1       750      41.0 
Precision production, craft & repair      1848       666      36.1       521      28.2 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          436
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1998 (HISPANIC ORIGIN) (BOTH SEXES)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
Machine operators, assemblers &                                                        
Inspectors........................        1456       552      37.9       389      26.7 
Transportation & material moving..         658       275      41.8       200      30.4 
Handlers, equipment cleaners,                                                          
Helpers, & laborers...............        1113       332      29.8       194      17.5 
Service workers...................        3066       896      29.2       555      18.1 
   Private household workers......         256         9       3.7         7       2.8 
   Service workers, except private                                                     
   Household......................        2811       887      31.6       548      19.5 
Farming, forestry, and fishing....         951       115      12.0        79       8.3 
Armed forces......................          48        38      78.9        29      60.1 
                                                                                       
RELATIONSHIP TO                                                                        
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER                                                                     
                                                                                       
In Families.......................       12330      4968      40.3      3607      29.3 
   Householder....................        5660      2501      44.2      1914      33.8 
     Spouse present...............        3952      1787      45.2      1424      36.0 
     No spouse present............        1708       714      41.8       490      28.7 
   Spouse of householder..........        3284      1462      44.5      1123      34.2 
   Child of householder...........        2070       663      32.0       338      16.3 
   Other relative of                                                                   
   householder....................        1315       342      26.0       231      17.6 
In unrelated subfamilies..........         169        31      18.5        25      14.9 
Unrelated Individuals.............        2191       874      39.9       544      24.8 
   Nonfamily householder..........        1194       559      46.8       367      30.8 
   Secondary Individuals..........         998       316      31.6       177      17.7 
                                                                                       
AGE                                                                                    
                                                                                       
Under 65 years....................       14470      5812      40.2      4129      28.5 
   15 to 24 years.................        3123       857      27.4       306       9.8 
   25 to 44 years.................        8172      3471      42.5      2558      31.3 
   45 to 64 years.................        3175      1484      46.7      1266      39.9 
65 years and over.................         220        62      28.2        47      21.5 
                                                                                       
Mean age...................               35.6      37.1       (x)      39.3       (x) 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          437
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1998 (HISPANIC ORIGIN) (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......          13575      5363      39.5      3842      28.3 
  Inside central cities...........        6799      2602      38.3      1828      26.9 
    One million or more...........        4984      1802      36.2      1293      25.9 
    Under one million.............        1815       801      44.1       536      29.5 
  Outside central cities..........        6776      2761      40.7      2014      29.7 
    One million or more...........        5277      2191      41.5      1588      30.1 
    Under one million.............        1499       570      38.0       426      28.4 
Outside metropolitan areas........        1115       511      45.8       334      29.9 
                                                                                       
REGION                                                                                 
                                                                                       
Northeast.........................        2164       893      41.3       659      30.4 
Midwest...........................        1147       508      44.2       374      32.6 
South.............................        5003      2082      41.6      1473      29.4 
West..............................        6376      2392      37.5      1671      26.2 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          438
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1998 (HISPANIC ORIGIN) (BOTH SEXES)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
                                                                                       
     TOTAL                                                                             
                                                                                       
Without earnings..................           7         0       0.0         0       0.0 
With earnings.....................       14683      5874      40.0      4176      28.4 
   $1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS...........        1121       190      16.9        45       4.0 
   $2,500 to $4,999...............         839       176      20.9        48       5.7 
   $5,000 to $7,499...............        1209       255      21.1        95       7.9 
   $7,500 to $9,999...............         871       203      23.3        86       9.9 
   $10,000 to $12,499.............        1676       427      25.5       216      12.9 
   $12,500 to $14,999.............        1027       320      31.1       197      19.2 
   $15,000 to $17,499.............        1322       451      34.1       288      21.8 
   $17,500 to $19,999.............         762       301      39.5       193      25.3 
   $20,000 to $22,499.............        1013       459      45.3       324      31.9 
   $22,500 to $24,999.............         542       285      52.6       206      38.0 
   $25,000 to $27,499.............         720       393      54.6       315      43.7 
   $27,500 to $29,999.............         369       234      63.2       189      51.2 
   $30,000 to $32,499.............         700       439      62.7       383      54.6 
   $32,500 to $34,999.............         173       122      70.5       101      58.4 
   $35,000 to $37,499.............         425       267      63.0       245      57.7 
   $37,500 to $39,999.............         149       106      71.1        99      66.3 
   $40,000 to $42,499.............         375       234      62.3       204      54.3 
   $42,500 to $44,999.............         101        78      77.4        73      72.4 
   $45,000 to $47,499.............         183       133      72.8       125      68.3 
   $47,500 to $49,999.............          93        71      76.5        67      72.1 
   $50,000 to $52,499.............         217       166      76.3       154      71.1 
   $52,500 to $54,999.............          51        31      60.8        27      53.0 
   $55,000 to $57,499.............          98        77      78.3        75      75.9 
   $57,500 to $59,999.............          46        39      83.7        34      73.3 
   $60,000 to $62,499.............         143       110      76.5        99      68.7 
   $62,500 to $64,999.............          12         8      61.9         8      61.9 
   $65,000 to $67,499.............          47        39      82.1        39      82.1 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          439
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1998 (HISPANIC ORIGIN) (BOTH SEXES)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
   $67,500 to $69,999.............          20        16      76.8        16      76.8 
   $70,000 to $72,499.............          65        47      72.8        40      61.2 
   $72,500 to $74,999.............           9         8      84.8         8      84.8 
   $75,000 to $77,499.............          42        28      68.2        28      68.2 
   $77,500 to $79,999.............          13         7      55.7         7      51.8 
   $80,000 to $82,499.............          33        23      68.6        23      68.6 
   $82,500 to $84,999.............           4         2      60.7         2      60.7 
   $85,000 to $87,499.............          26        14      54.0        14      54.0 
   $87,500 to $89,999.............           5         4      86.1         4      86.1 
   $90,000 to $92,499.............          15         7      46.4         6      39.5 
   $92,500 to $94,999.............           5         5     100.0         4      72.5 
   $95,000 to $97,499.............          12         9      71.7         9      71.7 
   $97,500 to $99,999.............           2         2     100.0         2     100.0 
   $100,000 and over..............         147        92      62.4        81      55.1 
                                                                                       
   Median earnings..............         16132     23879       (x)     28483       (x) 
     Standard error...............         192       563       (x)       716       (x) 
   Mean earnings..................       21709     28678       (x)     33128       (x) 
     Standard error...............         499       681       (x)       763       (x) 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          440
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1998 (HISPANIC ORIGIN) (BOTH SEXES)

                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
    Characteristics                                                                    
                                                                                       
    HISPANIC ORIGIN                                                                    
                                                                                       
     BOTH SEXES...................        2042       343      16.8       158       7.7 
                                                                                       
WORK EXPERIENCE                                                                        
                                                                                       
Worked............................        2042       343      16.8       158       7.7 
   Full-time......................        1477       249      16.9       129       8.7 
     50 weeks or more.............         810       157      19.4       104      12.8 
     27 to 49 weeks...............         249        41      16.4        14       5.5 
     26 weeks or less.............         419        51      12.2        11       2.6 
   Part-time......................         564        94      16.7        29       5.2 
     50 weeks or more.............         191        39      20.7        15       8.1 
     27 to 49 weeks...............         108        17      15.3         5       4.8 
     26 weeks or less.............         266        38      14.5         9       3.3 
                                                                                       
SIZE OF EMPLOYER                                                                       
                                                                                       
Under 25 persons..................         946        56       5.9        34       3.6 
25 to 99 persons..................         266        27      10.2        16       6.0 
100 to 499 persons................         260        45      17.4        17       6.6 
500 to 999 persons................          63        30      46.7        13      20.1 
1000 persons or more..............         506       186      36.7        78      15.4 
                                                                                       
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB                                                              
                                                                                       
Executive, Administrative, and                                                         
Managerial........................          34         7      21.3         4      11.8 
Professional specialty............          37        18      47.2         5      12.1 
Technical and related support.....           6         2      32.8         1       9.0 
Sales workers.....................         226        43      19.1        13       5.8 
Administrative support, including                                                      
Clerical..........................         164        54      32.9        27      16.2 
Precision production, craft & repair       246        28      11.5        15       6.3 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          441
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1998 (HISPANIC ORIGIN) (BOTH SEXES)

                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
Machine operators, assemblers &                                                        
Inspectors........................         191        24      12.5         9       5.0 
Transportation & material moving..          62        16      26.0        10      15.5 
Handlers, equipment cleaners,                                                          
Helpers, & laborers...............         202        31      15.4        11       5.7 
Service workers...................         603       107      17.7        55       9.1 
   Private household workers......          93         4       4.3         3       2.9 
   Service workers, except private                                                     
   Household......................         511       103      20.1        52      10.2 
Farming, forestry, and fishing....         267        11       4.0         8       2.9 
Armed forces......................           3         3     100.0         0       8.3 
                                                                                       
RELATIONSHIP TO                                                                        
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER                                                                     
                                                                                       
In Families.......................        1584       280      17.7       140       8.9 
   Householder....................         985       195      19.8       106      10.8 
     Spouse present...............         493        81      16.5        49      10.0 
     No spouse present............         492       113      23.0        57      11.6 
   Spouse of householder..........         297        41      13.8        22       7.3 
   Child of householder...........         194        31      16.0         6       2.9 
   Other relative of                                                                   
   householder....................         108        13      12.2         7       6.1 
In unrelated subfamilies..........          68         1       2.2         0       0.0 
Unrelated Individuals.............         390        62      15.9        17       4.5 
   Nonfamily householder..........         156        24      15.2        10       6.4 
   Secondary Individuals..........         235        39      16.4         7       3.2 
                                                                                       
AGE                                                                                    
                                                                                       
Under 65 years....................        2032       342      16.8       156       7.7 
   15 to 24 years.................         575        82      14.3        13       2.2 
   25 to 44 years.................        1217       209      17.2       105       8.6 
   45 to 64 years.................         240        51      21.3        39      16.2 
65 years and over.................          10         1      13.1         1      13.1 
                                                                                       
Mean age...................               32.3      33.6       (x)      37.8       (x) 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          442
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1998 (HISPANIC ORIGIN) (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......           1873       297      15.8       139       7.4 
  Inside central cities...........        1059       186      17.5        78       7.3 
    One million or more...........         731       107      14.7        47       6.4 
    Under one million.............         327        78      24.0        31       9.4 
  Outside central cities..........         814       111      13.7        61       7.5 
    One million or more...........         563        79      14.1        39       6.8 
    Under one million.............         251        32      12.7        23       9.0 
Outside metropolitan areas........         169        47      27.6        19      11.3 
                                                                                       
REGION                                                                                 
                                                                                       
Northeast.........................         287        65      22.8        24       8.3 
Midwest...........................         127        31      24.4        13      10.5 
South.............................         675       136      20.1        73      10.8 
West..............................         953       111      11.7        48       5.0 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          443
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1998 (HISPANIC ORIGIN) (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.....................        2042       343      16.8       158       7.7 
   $1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS...........         455        58      12.7        16       3.5 
   $2,500 to $4,999...............         319        45      14.2        18       5.7 
   $5,000 to $7,499...............         452        74      16.3        20       4.5 
   $7,500 to $9,999...............         232        37      15.8        16       7.1 
   $10,000 to $12,499.............         299        54      18.0        35      11.8 
   $12,500 to $14,999.............         122        24      19.9        15      12.5 
   $15,000 to $17,499.............         113        37      32.8        27      24.0 
   $17,500 to $19,999.............          32         6      17.9         4      12.1 
   $20,000 to $22,499.............          11         7      62.2         3      29.0 
   $22,500 to $24,999.............           2         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $25,000 to $27,499.............           4         1      31.3         1      31.3 
   $27,500 to $29,999.............           1         1     100.0         1     100.0 
   $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                                          444
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1998 (HISPANIC ORIGIN) (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..............          6366      7330       (x)     10581       (x) 
     Standard error...............         209       706       (x)       842       (x) 
   Mean earnings..................        6738      8062       (x)      9811       (x) 
     Standard error...............         189       503       (x)       794       (x) 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/031999/noncash/8_010.htm