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Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          441
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (ALL RACES) (MALE)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
    Characteristics                                                                    
                                                                                       
    ALL RACES                                                                          
                                                                                       
     MALE...................             78498     43991      56.0     36111      46.0 
                                                                                       
WORK EXPERIENCE                                                                        
                                                                                       
Worked............................       78498     43991      56.0     36111      46.0 
   Full-time......................       68393     41109      60.1     35155      51.4 
     50 weeks or more.............       57530     36742      63.9     32477      56.5 
     27 to 49 weeks...............        6401      2924      45.7      2013      31.4 
     26 weeks or less.............        4462      1444      32.4       665      14.9 
   Part-time......................       10104      2882      28.5       956       9.5 
     50 weeks or more.............        4333      1367      31.5       608      14.0 
     27 to 49 weeks...............        2090       608      29.1       180       8.6 
     26 weeks or less.............        3681       907      24.6       168       4.6 
                                                                                       
SIZE OF EMPLOYER                                                                       
                                                                                       
Under 25 persons..................       24123      5491      22.8      4410      18.3 
25 to 99 persons..................       10576      5477      51.8      4309      40.7 
100 to 499 persons................       10648      7057      66.3      5703      53.6 
500 to 999 persons................        3854      2712      70.4      2256      58.5 
1000 persons or more..............       29295     23254      79.4     19433      66.3 
                                                                                       
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB                                                              
                                                                                       
Executive, Administrative, and                                                         
Managerial........................       11243      7206      64.1      6618      58.9 
Professional specialty............        9938      7215      72.6      6374      64.1 
Technical and related support.....        2236      1659      74.2      1386      62.0 
Sales workers.....................        8796      4539      51.6      3483      39.6 
Administrative support, including                                                      
Clerical..........................        4270      2856      66.9      2200      51.5 
Precision production, craft & repair     13871      7219      52.0      6146      44.3 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          442
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (ALL RACES) (MALE)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
Machine operators, assemblers &                                                        
Inspectors........................        5086      3215      63.2      2668      52.5 
Transportation & material moving..        5402      2875      53.2      2303      42.6 
Handlers, equipment cleaners,                                                          
Helpers, & laborers...............        5115      2189      42.8      1335      26.1 
Service workers...................        8674      3913      45.1      2745      31.6 
   Private household workers......          57         1       2.3         0       0.0 
   Service workers, except private                                                     
   Household......................        8617      3912      45.4      2745      31.9 
Farming, forestry, and fishing....        3195       537      16.8       372      11.6 
Armed forces......................         671       567      84.4       481      71.6 
                                                                                       
RELATIONSHIP TO                                                                        
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER                                                                     
                                                                                       
In Families.......................       62145     35042      56.4     29289      47.1 
   Householder....................       34755     21867      62.9     19326      55.6 
     Spouse present...............       31563     20216      64.0     18034      57.1 
     No spouse present............        3192      1651      51.7      1292      40.5 
   Spouse of householder..........       12692      7728      60.9      6912      54.5 
   Child of householder...........       11545      4321      37.4      2226      19.3 
   Other relative of                                                                   
   householder....................        3153      1126      35.7       826      26.2 
In unrelated subfamilies..........         232        77      33.3        44      19.1 
Unrelated Individuals.............       16120      8871      55.0      6777      42.0 
   Nonfamily householder..........       11121      6454      58.0      5069      45.6 
   Secondary Individuals..........        4999      2417      48.4      1708      34.2 
                                                                                       
AGE                                                                                    
                                                                                       
Under 65 years....................       75291     42781      56.8     35259      46.8 
   15 to 24 years.................       13061      4526      34.7      1771      13.6 
   25 to 44 years.................       38048     22923      60.2     19322      50.8 
   45 to 64 years.................       24183     15333      63.4     14166      58.6 
65 years and over.................        3206      1210      37.7       851      26.6 
                                                                                       
Mean age...................               39.3      40.6       (x)      42.2       (x) 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          443
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (ALL RACES) (MALE)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
                                                                                       
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                      
                                                                                       
Inside metropolitan areas......          63894     36364      56.9     29827      46.7 
  Inside central cities...........       22382     11952      53.4      9490      42.4 
    One million or more...........       14299      7382      51.6      5969      41.7 
    Under one million.............        8083      4570      56.5      3520      43.6 
  Outside central cities..........       41512     24412      58.8     20337      49.0 
    One million or more...........       28830     16903      58.6     14177      49.2 
    Under one million.............       12682      7510      59.2      6160      48.6 
Outside metropolitan areas........       14604      7627      52.2      6284      43.0 
                                                                                       
REGION                                                                                 
                                                                                       
Northeast.........................       14398      8338      57.9      6989      48.5 
Midwest...........................       18870     11690      62.0      9748      51.7 
South.............................       27229     14863      54.6     11935      43.8 
West..............................       18000      9100      50.6      7439      41.3 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          444
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (ALL RACES) (MALE)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
                                                                                       
     TOTAL                                                                             
                                                                                       
Without earnings..................          38         0       0.0         0       0.0 
With earnings.....................       78460     43991      56.1     36111      46.0 
   $1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS...........        4955       986      19.9       213       4.3 
   $2,500 to $4,999...............        3112       835      26.9       172       5.5 
   $5,000 to $7,499...............        3047       814      26.7       242       7.9 
   $7,500 to $9,999...............        2305       656      28.4       288      12.5 
   $10,000 to $12,499.............        3662      1049      28.6       553      15.1 
   $12,500 to $14,999.............        2331       872      37.4       501      21.5 
   $15,000 to $17,499.............        4042      1515      37.5       939      23.2 
   $17,500 to $19,999.............        2615      1196      45.7       823      31.5 
   $20,000 to $22,499.............        4291      2073      48.3      1484      34.6 
   $22,500 to $24,999.............        2445      1310      53.6       991      40.5 
   $25,000 to $27,499.............        4065      2278      56.0      1854      45.6 
   $27,500 to $29,999.............        2174      1499      69.0      1273      58.6 
   $30,000 to $32,499.............        4472      2847      63.7      2544      56.9 
   $32,500 to $34,999.............        1766      1294      73.2      1083      61.3 
   $35,000 to $37,499.............        3785      2575      68.0      2293      60.6 
   $37,500 to $39,999.............        1479      1146      77.5      1015      68.6 
   $40,000 to $42,499.............        3980      2658      66.8      2462      61.9 
   $42,500 to $44,999.............        1049       814      77.6       734      70.0 
   $45,000 to $47,499.............        2254      1710      75.9      1591      70.6 
   $47,500 to $49,999.............        1168       969      83.0       923      79.1 
   $50,000 to $52,499.............        2888      2070      71.7      1925      66.7 
   $52,500 to $54,999.............         761       619      81.4       580      76.2 
   $55,000 to $57,499.............        1512      1209      80.0      1133      74.9 
   $57,500 to $59,999.............         648       534      82.4       503      77.7 
   $60,000 to $62,499.............        2133      1540      72.2      1456      68.3 
   $62,500 to $64,999.............         452       396      87.7       384      84.9 
   $65,000 to $67,499.............        1110       852      76.8       815      73.4 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          445
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (ALL RACES) (MALE)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
   $67,500 to $69,999.............         395       327      82.9       311      78.8 
   $70,000 to $72,499.............        1171       915      78.1       871      74.4 
   $72,500 to $74,999.............         277       235      85.1       224      80.9 
   $75,000 to $77,499.............        1044       768      73.6       737      70.6 
   $77,500 to $79,999.............         260       208      80.2       205      79.0 
   $80,000 to $82,499.............         925       728      78.7       692      74.8 
   $82,500 to $84,999.............         174       156      89.5       142      81.8 
   $85,000 to $87,499.............         410       318      77.7       302      73.6 
   $87,500 to $89,999.............          83        73      87.7        73      87.7 
   $90,000 to $92,499.............         478       355      74.3       348      72.7 
   $92,500 to $94,999.............          93        83      89.2        77      83.0 
   $95,000 to $97,499.............         268       209      78.1       176      65.7 
   $97,500 to $99,999.............          99        83      84.2        79      80.4 
   $100,000 and over..............        4284      3212      75.0      3098      72.3 
                                                                                       
   Median earnings..............         30104     37928       (x)     41815       (x) 
     Standard error...............         132       358       (x)       151       (x) 
   Mean earnings..................       39202     48817       (x)     54304       (x) 
     Standard error...............         302       448       (x)       520       (x) 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          446
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (ALL RACES) (MALE)

                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
    Characteristics                                                                    
                                                                                       
    ALL RACES                                                                          
                                                                                       
     MALE...................              3989       772      19.4       288       7.2 
                                                                                       
WORK EXPERIENCE                                                                        
                                                                                       
Worked............................        3989       772      19.4       288       7.2 
   Full-time......................        2887       568      19.7       243       8.4 
     50 weeks or more.............        1396       258      18.4       187      13.4 
     27 to 49 weeks...............         565       110      19.5        29       5.2 
     26 weeks or less.............         926       201      21.7        26       2.8 
   Part-time......................        1102       204      18.5        45       4.1 
     50 weeks or more.............         395        88      22.3        29       7.4 
     27 to 49 weeks...............         178        29      16.3         0       0.0 
     26 weeks or less.............         530        87      16.5        16       2.9 
                                                                                       
SIZE OF EMPLOYER                                                                       
                                                                                       
Under 25 persons..................        1965       125       6.4        54       2.8 
25 to 99 persons..................         532        81      15.2        18       3.3 
100 to 499 persons................         391       112      28.8        41      10.5 
500 to 999 persons................         173        67      38.8        21      12.0 
1000 persons or more..............         928       387      41.7       154      16.6 
                                                                                       
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB                                                              
                                                                                       
Executive, Administrative, and                                                         
Managerial........................         225        44      19.4        32      14.1 
Professional specialty............         164        52      31.7        22      13.4 
Technical and related support.....          65        32      49.5        11      16.8 
Sales workers.....................         330        63      19.2        20       6.2 
Administrative support, including                                                      
Clerical..........................         175        55      31.2        16       9.3 
Precision production, craft & repair       676        88      13.0        35       5.1 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          447
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (ALL RACES) (MALE)

                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
Machine operators, assemblers &                                                        
Inspectors........................         289        77      26.7        26       9.0 
Transportation & material moving..         288        72      25.1        27       9.2 
Handlers, equipment cleaners,                                                          
Helpers, & laborers...............         532       114      21.4        36       6.7 
Service workers...................         747       142      19.0        47       6.2 
   Private household workers......          14         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   Service workers, except private                                                     
   Household......................         733       142      19.3        47       6.4 
Farming, forestry, and fishing....         493        30       6.1        14       2.7 
Armed forces......................           4         4      87.3         4      87.3 
                                                                                       
RELATIONSHIP TO                                                                        
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER                                                                     
                                                                                       
In Families.......................        2442       437      17.9       199       8.2 
   Householder....................        1259       214      17.0       113       9.0 
     Spouse present...............        1000       166      16.6        93       9.3 
     No spouse present............         259        49      18.8        20       7.8 
   Spouse of householder..........         505       107      21.3        64      12.7 
   Child of householder...........         483        90      18.6        14       2.9 
   Other relative of                                                                   
   householder....................         194        26      13.3         8       4.2 
In unrelated subfamilies..........          63         5       7.6         2       3.6 
Unrelated Individuals.............        1484       330      22.3        86       5.8 
   Nonfamily householder..........         797       164      20.6        54       6.8 
   Secondary Individuals..........         688       166      24.2        32       4.7 
                                                                                       
AGE                                                                                    
                                                                                       
Under 65 years....................        3911       756      19.3       281       7.2 
   15 to 24 years.................        1289       289      22.4        44       3.4 
   25 to 44 years.................        1897       347      18.3       159       8.4 
   45 to 64 years.................         726       121      16.6        78      10.7 
65 years and over.................          78        16      20.5         7       8.9 
                                                                                       
Mean age...................               33.7      32.7       (x)      39.3       (x) 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          448
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (ALL RACES) (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......           2993       564      18.9       206       6.9 
  Inside central cities...........        1465       269      18.4        79       5.4 
    One million or more...........         907       142      15.6        54       5.9 
    Under one million.............         558       128      22.9        25       4.5 
  Outside central cities..........        1528       295      19.3       127       8.3 
    One million or more...........        1014       198      19.5        78       7.7 
    Under one million.............         514        97      18.8        49       9.5 
Outside metropolitan areas........         996       208      20.9        82       8.2 
                                                                                       
REGION                                                                                 
                                                                                       
Northeast.........................         570       113      19.9        41       7.2 
Midwest...........................         787       167      21.2        59       7.5 
South.............................        1541       334      21.7       126       8.1 
West..............................        1091       158      14.5        62       5.7 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          449
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (ALL RACES) (MALE)

                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
                                                                                       
     TOTAL                                                                             
                                                                                       
Without earnings..................           5         0       0.0         0       0.0 
With earnings.....................        3984       772      19.4       288       7.2 
   $1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS...........        1163       161      13.9        40       3.4 
   $2,500 to $4,999...............         698       147      21.0        36       5.1 
   $5,000 to $7,499...............         840       181      21.5        58       6.9 
   $7,500 to $9,999...............         421        78      18.5        31       7.3 
   $10,000 to $12,499.............         382        88      23.2        43      11.3 
   $12,500 to $14,999.............         185        41      22.0        21      11.4 
   $15,000 to $17,499.............         191        41      21.4        29      15.2 
   $17,500 to $19,999.............          59        23      39.0        20      33.1 
   $20,000 to $22,499.............          22         5      23.2         5      23.2 
   $22,500 to $24,999.............          12         7      57.5         4      35.7 
   $25,000 to $27,499.............           9         1      10.5         1      10.5 
   $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.............           1         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                                          450
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (ALL RACES) (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..............          5387      6081       (x)      8338       (x) 
     Standard error...............         147       301       (x)      1021       (x) 
   Mean earnings..................        5702      6682       (x)      8533       (x) 
     Standard error...............         136       313       (x)       632       (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/032000/noncash/8_002.htm