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Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          451
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
    Characteristics                                                                    
                                                                                       
    ALL RACES                                                                          
                                                                                       
     FEMALE...................           70485     39203      55.6     29373      41.7 
                                                                                       
WORK EXPERIENCE                                                                        
                                                                                       
Worked............................       70485     39203      55.6     29373      41.7 
   Full-time......................       50765     32117      63.3     26185      51.6 
     50 weeks or more.............       40421     27038      66.9     22976      56.8 
     27 to 49 weeks...............        5892      3392      57.6      2379      40.4 
     26 weeks or less.............        4451      1687      37.9       830      18.6 
   Part-time......................       19720      7086      35.9      3188      16.2 
     50 weeks or more.............        9433      3646      38.7      2054      21.8 
     27 to 49 weeks...............        4289      1796      41.9       764      17.8 
     26 weeks or less.............        5998      1644      27.4       370       6.2 
                                                                                       
SIZE OF EMPLOYER                                                                       
                                                                                       
Under 25 persons..................       19119      4110      21.5      2940      15.4 
25 to 99 persons..................        8442      4025      47.7      2858      33.9 
100 to 499 persons................        9545      6157      64.5      4584      48.0 
500 to 999 persons................        4021      2927      72.8      2287      56.9 
1000 persons or more..............       29358     21984      74.9     16704      56.9 
                                                                                       
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB                                                              
                                                                                       
Executive, Administrative, and                                                         
Managerial........................        9415      6363      67.6      5417      57.5 
Professional specialty............       11858      8645      72.9      7169      60.5 
Technical and related support.....        2606      1770      67.9      1349      51.7 
Sales workers.....................        9688      4096      42.3      2399      24.8 
Administrative support, including                                                      
Clerical..........................       16402     10513      64.1      7952      48.5 
Precision production, craft & repair      1529       868      56.8       674      44.1 
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Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
Machine operators, assemblers &                                                        
Inspectors........................        3062      1578      51.5      1141      37.2 
Transportation & material moving..         639       373      58.4       266      41.6 
Handlers, equipment cleaners,                                                          
Helpers, & laborers...............        1283       621      48.4       376      29.3 
Service workers...................       13044      4176      32.0      2503      19.2 
   Private household workers......        1090        49       4.5        27       2.5 
   Service workers, except private                                                     
   Household......................       11954      4128      34.5      2476      20.7 
Farming, forestry, and fishing....         869       122      14.1        63       7.3 
Armed forces......................          90        77      85.9        65      71.9 
                                                                                       
RELATIONSHIP TO                                                                        
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER                                                                     
                                                                                       
In Families.......................       56847     31042      54.6     23340      41.1 
   Householder....................       19624     11094      56.5      8372      42.7 
     Spouse present...............       10374      6158      59.4      4867      46.9 
     No spouse present............        9250      4936      53.4      3506      37.9 
   Spouse of householder..........       26159     15906      60.8     12911      49.4 
   Child of householder...........        8805      3133      35.6      1413      16.1 
   Other relative of                                                                   
   householder....................        2259       910      40.3       643      28.5 
In unrelated subfamilies..........         559       250      44.7       175      31.3 
Unrelated Individuals.............       13079      7911      60.5      5858      44.8 
   Nonfamily householder..........        9696      6191      63.9      4722      48.7 
   Secondary Individuals..........        3383      1719      50.8      1136      33.6 
                                                                                       
AGE                                                                                    
                                                                                       
Under 65 years....................       68148     38322      56.2     28863      42.4 
   15 to 24 years.................       12177      4244      34.9      1431      11.8 
   25 to 44 years.................       33849     20165      59.6     15420      45.6 
   45 to 64 years.................       22122     13912      62.9     12011      54.3 
65 years and over.................        2338       882      37.7       510      21.8 
                                                                                       
Mean age...................               39.0      40.4       (x)      42.2       (x) 
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Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
                                                                                       
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                      
                                                                                       
Inside metropolitan areas......          57420     32286      56.2     24167      42.1 
  Inside central cities...........       20641     11187      54.2      8120      39.3 
    One million or more...........       13107      6960      53.1      5157      39.3 
    Under one million.............        7535      4226      56.1      2963      39.3 
  Outside central cities..........       36779     21099      57.4     16047      43.6 
    One million or more...........       25585     14574      57.0     11157      43.6 
    Under one million.............       11194      6524      58.3      4889      43.7 
Outside metropolitan areas........       13065      6918      52.9      5206      39.8 
                                                                                       
REGION                                                                                 
                                                                                       
Northeast.........................       13374      7530      56.3      5791      43.3 
Midwest...........................       17140     10224      59.6      7687      44.8 
South.............................       24431     13404      54.9      9985      40.9 
West..............................       15541      8046      51.8      5909      38.0 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          454
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
                                                                                       
     TOTAL                                                                             
                                                                                       
Without earnings..................          98        13      13.7         2       2.4 
With earnings.....................       70387     39190      55.7     29370      41.7 
   $1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS...........        6926      1493      21.6       366       5.3 
   $2,500 to $4,999...............        4877      1484      30.4       375       7.7 
   $5,000 to $7,499...............        4739      1565      33.0       611      12.9 
   $7,500 to $9,999...............        3780      1443      38.2       737      19.5 
   $10,000 to $12,499.............        5491      2147      39.1      1164      21.2 
   $12,500 to $14,999.............        3352      1585      47.3       966      28.8 
   $15,000 to $17,499.............        4894      2590      52.9      1727      35.3 
   $17,500 to $19,999.............        3187      2013      63.2      1473      46.2 
   $20,000 to $22,499.............        4811      3056      63.5      2453      51.0 
   $22,500 to $24,999.............        2617      1838      70.2      1529      58.4 
   $25,000 to $27,499.............        4181      2958      70.7      2446      58.5 
   $27,500 to $29,999.............        1881      1480      78.7      1279      68.0 
   $30,000 to $32,499.............        3767      2786      74.0      2517      66.8 
   $32,500 to $34,999.............        1317      1042      79.1       900      68.3 
   $35,000 to $37,499.............        2410      1851      76.8      1684      69.9 
   $37,500 to $39,999.............        1154       988      85.6       882      76.4 
   $40,000 to $42,499.............        2222      1752      78.9      1587      71.4 
   $42,500 to $44,999.............         720       608      84.5       562      78.1 
   $45,000 to $47,499.............        1308      1064      81.3      1008      77.1 
   $47,500 to $49,999.............         617       543      88.0       515      83.4 
   $50,000 to $52,499.............        1261      1000      79.3       920      73.0 
   $52,500 to $54,999.............         360       311      86.5       284      78.9 
   $55,000 to $57,499.............         621       522      84.1       500      80.6 
   $57,500 to $59,999.............         200       176      88.3       173      86.5 
   $60,000 to $62,499.............         701       527      75.1       492      70.2 
   $62,500 to $64,999.............         241       217      89.8       194      80.3 
   $65,000 to $67,499.............         376       325      86.6       311      82.7 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          455
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
   $67,500 to $69,999.............         136       116      85.7       111      82.2 
   $70,000 to $72,499.............         395       297      75.1       287      72.5 
   $72,500 to $74,999.............         109        80      73.6        73      67.2 
   $75,000 to $77,499.............         295       234      79.3       220      74.6 
   $77,500 to $79,999.............          51        35      67.8        33      64.4 
   $80,000 to $82,499.............         183       154      84.1       143      78.2 
   $82,500 to $84,999.............          45        36      81.3        36      81.3 
   $85,000 to $87,499.............         120        87      72.2        85      70.4 
   $87,500 to $89,999.............          41        41     100.0        41     100.0 
   $90,000 to $92,499.............         109        77      70.0        75      68.2 
   $92,500 to $94,999.............          29        24      81.8        24      81.8 
   $95,000 to $97,499.............          65        51      78.7        44      68.2 
   $97,500 to $99,999.............          14        12      87.4        12      87.4 
   $100,000 and over..............         783       582      74.3       532      68.0 
                                                                                       
   Median earnings..............         18389     25322       (x)     29141       (x) 
     Standard error...............         163       131       (x)       262       (x) 
   Mean earnings..................       22960     29141       (x)     33349       (x) 
     Standard error...............         161       234       (x)       257       (x) 
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Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE)

                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
    Characteristics                                                                    
                                                                                       
    ALL RACES                                                                          
                                                                                       
     FEMALE...................            5177      1334      25.8       403       7.8 
                                                                                       
WORK EXPERIENCE                                                                        
                                                                                       
Worked............................        5177      1334      25.8       403       7.8 
   Full-time......................        2802       752      26.8       285      10.2 
     50 weeks or more.............        1102       309      28.0       166      15.1 
     27 to 49 weeks...............         562       166      29.5        52       9.3 
     26 weeks or less.............        1137       278      24.4        67       5.9 
   Part-time......................        2375       581      24.5       118       5.0 
     50 weeks or more.............         798       187      23.4        61       7.6 
     27 to 49 weeks...............         488       145      29.7        40       8.2 
     26 weeks or less.............        1090       250      22.9        17       1.6 
                                                                                       
SIZE OF EMPLOYER                                                                       
                                                                                       
Under 25 persons..................        1842       160       8.7        48       2.6 
25 to 99 persons..................         658       125      19.0        31       4.7 
100 to 499 persons................         564       186      33.0        66      11.7 
500 to 999 persons................         179        56      31.1        22      12.0 
1000 persons or more..............        1936       807      41.7       237      12.3 
                                                                                       
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB                                                              
                                                                                       
Executive, Administrative, and                                                         
Managerial........................         212        65      30.6        32      14.9 
Professional specialty............         237        96      40.7        34      14.2 
Technical and related support.....          50        16      32.5         7      14.8 
Sales workers.....................        1101       287      26.1        64       5.8 
Administrative support, including                                                      
Clerical..........................         695       227      32.6        94      13.5 
Precision production, craft & repair       121        37      30.7        13      11.0 
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Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE)

                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
Machine operators, assemblers &                                                        
Inspectors........................         360        95      26.3        18       5.0 
Transportation & material moving..          62        21      34.2        15      23.9 
Handlers, equipment cleaners,                                                          
Helpers, & laborers...............         204        75      36.9        11       5.5 
Service workers...................        1966       406      20.6       113       5.8 
   Private household workers......         258        12       4.8         2       0.8 
   Service workers, except private                                                     
   Household......................        1708       394      23.0       111       6.5 
Farming, forestry, and fishing....         168         8       4.5         2       0.9 
Armed forces......................           2         1      32.9         0       0.0 
                                                                                       
RELATIONSHIP TO                                                                        
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER                                                                     
                                                                                       
In Families.......................        3504       889      25.4       296       8.5 
   Householder....................        2423       651      26.9       210       8.7 
     Spouse present...............         301        67      22.4        34      11.5 
     No spouse present............        2123       584      27.5       176       8.3 
   Spouse of householder..........         542       122      22.6        77      14.2 
   Child of householder...........         378        99      26.2         8       2.2 
   Other relative of                                                                   
   householder....................         161        16       9.9         1       0.7 
In unrelated subfamilies..........         167        39      23.6        14       8.3 
Unrelated Individuals.............        1507       406      26.9        93       6.2 
   Nonfamily householder..........         815       240      29.5        60       7.3 
   Secondary Individuals..........         692       166      23.9        33       4.8 
                                                                                       
AGE                                                                                    
                                                                                       
Under 65 years....................        5095      1325      26.0       402       7.9 
   15 to 24 years.................        1774       488      27.5        80       4.5 
   25 to 44 years.................        2458       637      25.9       223       9.1 
   45 to 64 years.................         863       200      23.2        98      11.4 
65 years and over.................          82         9      10.4         2       2.0 
                                                                                       
Mean age...................               32.8      31.7       (x)      36.7       (x) 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          458
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE)

                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
                                                                                       
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                      
                                                                                       
Inside metropolitan areas......           3918      1023      26.1       313       8.0 
  Inside central cities...........        2130       556      26.1       142       6.7 
    One million or more...........        1248       294      23.6        86       6.9 
    Under one million.............         883       262      29.6        56       6.4 
  Outside central cities..........        1788       467      26.1       171       9.6 
    One million or more...........        1186       332      28.0       128      10.7 
    Under one million.............         601       135      22.4        43       7.2 
Outside metropolitan areas........        1259       311      24.7        90       7.1 
                                                                                       
REGION                                                                                 
                                                                                       
Northeast.........................         783       226      28.8        89      11.4 
Midwest...........................        1158       360      31.1        75       6.5 
South.............................        2006       484      24.1       158       7.9 
West..............................        1230       264      21.5        81       6.6 
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Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE)

                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
                                                                                       
     TOTAL                                                                             
                                                                                       
Without earnings..................          10         0       0.0         0       0.0 
With earnings.....................        5167      1334      25.8       403       7.8 
   $1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS...........        1703       323      19.0        62       3.6 
   $2,500 to $4,999...............        1097       312      28.5        58       5.3 
   $5,000 to $7,499...............        1105       309      27.9       116      10.5 
   $7,500 to $9,999...............         562       137      24.4        52       9.3 
   $10,000 to $12,499.............         458       144      31.5        69      15.1 
   $12,500 to $14,999.............         120        50      42.1        12      10.3 
   $15,000 to $17,499.............          94        40      43.1        22      23.1 
   $17,500 to $19,999.............          15        10      63.6         7      47.3 
   $20,000 to $22,499.............           6         5      80.0         5      80.0 
   $22,500 to $24,999.............           3         3     100.0         0       0.0 
   $25,000 to $27,499.............           4         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                                          460
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE)

                                                     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..............          4506      5254       (x)      6766       (x) 
     Standard error...............         128       232       (x)       339       (x) 
   Mean earnings..................        4853      5724       (x)      7009       (x) 
     Standard error...............          90       190       (x)       384       (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_003.htm