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Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          471
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (WHITE) (MALE)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
    Characteristics                                                                    
                                                                                       
    WHITE                                                                              
                                                                                       
     MALE...................             66800     37775      56.6     31210      46.7 
                                                                                       
WORK EXPERIENCE                                                                        
                                                                                       
Worked............................       66800     37775      56.6     31210      46.7 
   Full-time......................       58237     35283      60.6     30378      52.2 
     50 weeks or more.............       49160     31600      64.3     28054      57.1 
     27 to 49 weeks...............        5468      2498      45.7      1752      32.0 
     26 weeks or less.............        3609      1185      32.8       572      15.8 
   Part-time......................        8563      2493      29.1       832       9.7 
     50 weeks or more.............        3685      1165      31.6       509      13.8 
     27 to 49 weeks...............        1837       553      30.1       167       9.1 
     26 weeks or less.............        3041       775      25.5       157       5.2 
                                                                                       
SIZE OF EMPLOYER                                                                       
                                                                                       
Under 25 persons..................       21296      4975      23.4      4021      18.9 
25 to 99 persons..................        9155      4865      53.1      3833      41.9 
100 to 499 persons................        9075      6241      68.8      5098      56.2 
500 to 999 persons................        3215      2272      70.7      1924      59.9 
1000 persons or more..............       24059     19423      80.7     16334      67.9 
                                                                                       
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB                                                              
                                                                                       
Executive, Administrative, and                                                         
Managerial........................       10077      6558      65.1      6030      59.8 
Professional specialty............        8498      6210      73.1      5506      64.8 
Technical and related support.....        1879      1387      73.8      1155      61.5 
Sales workers.....................        7870      4172      53.0      3234      41.1 
Administrative support, including                                                      
Clerical..........................        3321      2279      68.6      1783      53.7 
Precision production, craft & repair     12346      6413      51.9      5478      44.4 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          472
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (WHITE) (MALE)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
Machine operators, assemblers &                                                        
Inspectors........................        4134      2661      64.4      2223      53.8 
Transportation & material moving..        4397      2305      52.4      1848      42.0 
Handlers, equipment cleaners,                                                          
Helpers, & laborers...............        4084      1770      43.3      1088      26.6 
Service workers...................        6683      3071      45.9      2149      32.2 
   Private household workers......          38         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   Service workers, except private                                                     
   Household......................        6645      3071      46.2      2149      32.3 
Farming, forestry, and fishing....        2976       505      17.0       344      11.6 
Armed forces......................         535       444      82.9       371      69.4 
                                                                                       
RELATIONSHIP TO                                                                        
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER                                                                     
                                                                                       
In Families.......................       53206     30353      57.0     25556      48.0 
   Householder....................       30493     19302      63.3     17087      56.0 
     Spouse present...............       28012     18017      64.3     16063      57.3 
     No spouse present............        2481      1285      51.8      1024      41.3 
   Spouse of householder..........       10983      6690      60.9      6032      54.9 
   Child of householder...........        9459      3538      37.4      1844      19.5 
   Other relative of                                                                   
   householder....................        2270       824      36.3       593      26.1 
In unrelated subfamilies..........         197        71      35.9        42      21.2 
Unrelated Individuals.............       13397      7352      54.9      5612      41.9 
   Nonfamily householder..........        9343      5382      57.6      4206      45.0 
   Secondary Individuals..........        4054      1970      48.6      1407      34.7 
                                                                                       
AGE                                                                                    
                                                                                       
Under 65 years....................       63889     36672      57.4     30441      47.6 
   15 to 24 years.................       11037      3850      34.9      1551      14.1 
   25 to 44 years.................       31833     19300      60.6     16404      51.5 
   45 to 64 years.................       21019     13521      64.3     12485      59.4 
65 years and over.................        2910      1103      37.9       769      26.4 
                                                                                       
Mean age...................               39.6      40.8       (x)      42.4       (x) 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          473
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (WHITE) (MALE)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
                                                                                       
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                      
                                                                                       
Inside metropolitan areas......          53470     30778      57.6     25399      47.5 
  Inside central cities...........       16744      9127      54.5      7257      43.3 
    One million or more...........       10195      5309      52.1      4308      42.3 
    Under one million.............        6549      3818      58.3      2948      45.0 
  Outside central cities..........       36726     21651      59.0     18142      49.4 
    One million or more...........       25057     14766      58.9     12477      49.8 
    Under one million.............       11669      6885      59.0      5665      48.5 
Outside metropolitan areas........       13329      6998      52.5      5811      43.6 
                                                                                       
REGION                                                                                 
                                                                                       
Northeast.........................       12451      7325      58.8      6193      49.7 
Midwest...........................       16974     10662      62.8      8931      52.6 
South.............................       21955     12093      55.1      9789      44.6 
West..............................       15420      7696      49.9      6298      40.8 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          474
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (WHITE) (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.....................       66762     37775      56.6     31210      46.7 
   $1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS...........        4157       843      20.3       199       4.8 
   $2,500 to $4,999...............        2557       719      28.1       156       6.1 
   $5,000 to $7,499...............        2585       668      25.8       201       7.8 
   $7,500 to $9,999...............        1868       544      29.1       235      12.6 
   $10,000 to $12,499.............        3001       871      29.0       455      15.2 
   $12,500 to $14,999.............        1857       698      37.6       411      22.1 
   $15,000 to $17,499.............        3283      1180      35.9       746      22.7 
   $17,500 to $19,999.............        2185       983      45.0       686      31.4 
   $20,000 to $22,499.............        3421      1604      46.9      1154      33.7 
   $22,500 to $24,999.............        2049      1110      54.2       830      40.5 
   $25,000 to $27,499.............        3421      1911      55.9      1553      45.4 
   $27,500 to $29,999.............        1823      1259      69.1      1078      59.1 
   $30,000 to $32,499.............        3705      2392      64.5      2124      57.3 
   $32,500 to $34,999.............        1547      1124      72.6       924      59.7 
   $35,000 to $37,499.............        3256      2215      68.0      1983      60.9 
   $37,500 to $39,999.............        1261       972      77.1       857      68.0 
   $40,000 to $42,499.............        3426      2275      66.4      2097      61.2 
   $42,500 to $44,999.............         959       735      76.6       662      69.0 
   $45,000 to $47,499.............        1977      1507      76.2      1403      70.9 
   $47,500 to $49,999.............        1047       868      82.9       838      80.1 
   $50,000 to $52,499.............        2556      1831      71.7      1708      66.8 
   $52,500 to $54,999.............         680       551      81.0       518      76.1 
   $55,000 to $57,499.............        1329      1075      80.9      1005      75.7 
   $57,500 to $59,999.............         559       452      80.9       424      75.9 
   $60,000 to $62,499.............        1913      1392      72.7      1321      69.1 
   $62,500 to $64,999.............         391       345      88.3       334      85.3 
   $65,000 to $67,499.............         981       755      77.0       717      73.1 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          475
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (WHITE) (MALE)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
   $67,500 to $69,999.............         337       275      81.7       259      76.9 
   $70,000 to $72,499.............        1032       801      77.6       766      74.2 
   $72,500 to $74,999.............         258       220      85.3       211      81.6 
   $75,000 to $77,499.............         954       699      73.2       680      71.2 
   $77,500 to $79,999.............         219       170      77.8       167      76.5 
   $80,000 to $82,499.............         841       655      77.9       623      74.1 
   $82,500 to $84,999.............         152       133      88.0       120      79.0 
   $85,000 to $87,499.............         371       293      79.1       277      74.7 
   $87,500 to $89,999.............          79        69      87.0        69      87.0 
   $90,000 to $92,499.............         420       307      73.0       299      71.2 
   $92,500 to $94,999.............          73        62      86.1        60      82.2 
   $95,000 to $97,499.............         253       197      77.7       164      64.7 
   $97,500 to $99,999.............          87        71      82.0        67      77.6 
   $100,000 and over..............        3893      2944      75.6      2832      72.8 
                                                                                       
   Median earnings..............         30793     39475       (x)     42401       (x) 
     Standard error...............         137       392       (x)       237       (x) 
   Mean earnings..................       40502     50328       (x)     55764       (x) 
     Standard error...............         341       505       (x)       583       (x) 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          476
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (WHITE) (MALE)

                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
    Characteristics                                                                    
                                                                                       
    WHITE                                                                              
                                                                                       
     MALE...................              3196       591      18.5       227       7.1 
                                                                                       
WORK EXPERIENCE                                                                        
                                                                                       
Worked............................        3196       591      18.5       227       7.1 
   Full-time......................        2365       428      18.1       193       8.2 
     50 weeks or more.............        1173       202      17.2       152      12.9 
     27 to 49 weeks...............         476        83      17.3        27       5.7 
     26 weeks or less.............         716       144      20.1        14       2.0 
   Part-time......................         831       163      19.6        34       4.1 
     50 weeks or more.............         309        71      23.0        18       5.9 
     27 to 49 weeks...............         135        23      17.1         0       0.0 
     26 weeks or less.............         387        69      17.7        16       4.0 
                                                                                       
SIZE OF EMPLOYER                                                                       
                                                                                       
Under 25 persons..................        1654       104       6.3        50       3.0 
25 to 99 persons..................         426        59      13.9        12       2.8 
100 to 499 persons................         294        91      30.9        32      10.8 
500 to 999 persons................         134        46      34.2        17      12.6 
1000 persons or more..............         688       291      42.3       116      16.9 
                                                                                       
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB                                                              
                                                                                       
Executive, Administrative, and                                                         
Managerial........................         203        40      19.6        28      13.7 
Professional specialty............         136        39      29.0        19      13.9 
Technical and related support.....          65        32      49.5        11      16.8 
Sales workers.....................         278        53      19.0        19       6.8 
Administrative support, including                                                      
Clerical..........................         103        28      27.1        10      10.1 
Precision production, craft & repair       593        69      11.7        31       5.3 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          477
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (WHITE) (MALE)

                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
Machine operators, assemblers &                                                        
Inspectors........................         217        62      28.5        23      10.5 
Transportation & material moving..         226        49      21.7        17       7.7 
Handlers, equipment cleaners,                                                          
Helpers, & laborers...............         400        92      23.0        30       7.5 
Service workers...................         527        98      18.6        24       4.6 
   Private household workers......           8         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   Service workers, except private                                                     
   Household......................         519        98      18.8        24       4.7 
Farming, forestry, and fishing....         446        26       5.8        10       2.3 
Armed forces......................           4         4      87.3         4      87.3 
                                                                                       
RELATIONSHIP TO                                                                        
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER                                                                     
                                                                                       
In Families.......................        1914       316      16.5       150       7.8 
   Householder....................        1032       168      16.3        87       8.4 
     Spouse present...............         833       137      16.4        78       9.3 
     No spouse present............         199        31      15.8         9       4.5 
   Spouse of householder..........         421        82      19.4        52      12.3 
   Child of householder...........         315        42      13.2         3       1.0 
   Other relative of                                                                   
   householder....................         146        25      16.9         8       5.6 
In unrelated subfamilies..........          53         4       7.1         2       4.3 
Unrelated Individuals.............        1230       271      22.0        75       6.1 
   Nonfamily householder..........         695       145      20.9        45       6.4 
   Secondary Individuals..........         535       126      23.5        30       5.6 
                                                                                       
AGE                                                                                    
                                                                                       
Under 65 years....................        3137       578      18.4       223       7.1 
   15 to 24 years.................        1003       213      21.2        39       3.9 
   25 to 44 years.................        1563       268      17.1       121       7.8 
   45 to 64 years.................         570        97      17.1        63      11.1 
65 years and over.................          59        13      21.2         4       6.0 
                                                                                       
Mean age...................               33.8      33.2       (x)      39.3       (x) 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          478
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (WHITE) (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......           2353       427      18.1       159       6.7 
  Inside central cities...........        1054       192      18.2        52       4.9 
    One million or more...........         622        85      13.6        31       5.0 
    Under one million.............         432       107      24.9        21       4.8 
  Outside central cities..........        1299       235      18.1       107       8.2 
    One million or more...........         836       155      18.5        68       8.2 
    Under one million.............         463        80      17.2        39       8.3 
Outside metropolitan areas........         843       164      19.5        68       8.1 
                                                                                       
REGION                                                                                 
                                                                                       
Northeast.........................         419        78      18.7        34       8.2 
Midwest...........................         643       141      21.9        46       7.1 
South.............................        1194       248      20.8        98       8.2 
West..............................         941       123      13.1        49       5.2 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          479
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (WHITE) (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.....................        3191       591      18.5       227       7.1 
   $1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS...........         923       134      14.5        38       4.1 
   $2,500 to $4,999...............         552       116      21.0        29       5.2 
   $5,000 to $7,499...............         660       123      18.6        36       5.5 
   $7,500 to $9,999...............         350        64      18.3        27       7.6 
   $10,000 to $12,499.............         306        61      19.9        30       9.6 
   $12,500 to $14,999.............         147        30      20.4        18      12.3 
   $15,000 to $17,499.............         163        31      19.2        21      13.2 
   $17,500 to $19,999.............          51        21      40.2        20      38.3 
   $20,000 to $22,499.............          21         5      23.9         5      23.9 
   $22,500 to $24,999.............          12         7      57.5         4      35.7 
   $25,000 to $27,499.............           5         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.............           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                                          480
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (WHITE) (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..............          5458      5934       (x)      8550       (x) 
     Standard error...............         168       388       (x)      1098       (x) 
   Mean earnings..................        5754      6610       (x)      8462       (x) 
     Standard error...............         154       374       (x)       759       (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_005.htm