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Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          481
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (WHITE) (FEMALE)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
    Characteristics                                                                    
                                                                                       
    WHITE                                                                              
                                                                                       
     FEMALE...................           57851     32243      55.7     24301      42.0 
                                                                                       
WORK EXPERIENCE                                                                        
                                                                                       
Worked............................       57851     32243      55.7     24301      42.0 
   Full-time......................       40715     25952      63.7     21418      52.6 
     50 weeks or more.............       32557     21918      67.3     18804      57.8 
     27 to 49 weeks...............        4710      2737      58.1      1958      41.6 
     26 weeks or less.............        3447      1298      37.7       656      19.0 
   Part-time......................       17136      6291      36.7      2883      16.8 
     50 weeks or more.............        8272      3268      39.5      1851      22.4 
     27 to 49 weeks...............        3772      1615      42.8       697      18.5 
     26 weeks or less.............        5092      1408      27.7       334       6.6 
                                                                                       
SIZE OF EMPLOYER                                                                       
                                                                                       
Under 25 persons..................       16496      3633      22.0      2639      16.0 
25 to 99 persons..................        7200      3449      47.9      2490      34.6 
100 to 499 persons................        7889      5244      66.5      3917      49.7 
500 to 999 persons................        3249      2412      74.2      1915      58.9 
1000 persons or more..............       23017     17504      76.1     13340      58.0 
                                                                                       
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB                                                              
                                                                                       
Executive, Administrative, and                                                         
Managerial........................        7902      5348      67.7      4556      57.7 
Professional specialty............       10051      7327      72.9      6082      60.5 
Technical and related support.....        2140      1510      70.6      1174      54.9 
Sales workers.....................        8139      3447      42.4      2065      25.4 
Administrative support, including                                                      
Clerical..........................       13651      8704      63.8      6623      48.5 
Precision production, craft & repair      1273       700      55.0       552      43.4 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          482
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (WHITE) (FEMALE)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
Machine operators, assemblers &                                                        
Inspectors........................        2328      1195      51.3       857      36.8 
Transportation & material moving..         491       282      57.4       195      39.7 
Handlers, equipment cleaners,                                                          
Helpers, & laborers...............         966       474      49.0       290      30.0 
Service workers...................       10025      3091      30.8      1802      18.0 
   Private household workers......         871        40       4.5        20       2.3 
   Service workers, except private                                                     
   Household......................        9154      3052      33.3      1782      19.5 
Farming, forestry, and fishing....         822       115      14.0        62       7.6 
Armed forces......................          62        50      80.9        41      65.7 
                                                                                       
RELATIONSHIP TO                                                                        
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER                                                                     
                                                                                       
In Families.......................       46609     25482      54.7     19262      41.3 
   Householder....................       14948      8520      57.0      6521      43.6 
     Spouse present...............        8846      5210      58.9      4080      46.1 
     No spouse present............        6102      3310      54.2      2441      40.0 
   Spouse of householder..........       23043     13972      60.6     11293      49.0 
   Child of householder...........        7083      2400      33.9      1038      14.7 
   Other relative of                                                                   
   householder....................        1535       590      38.5       410      26.7 
In unrelated subfamilies..........         439       187      42.5       122      27.8 
Unrelated Individuals.............       10802      6575      60.9      4917      45.5 
   Nonfamily householder..........        7963      5152      64.7      3979      50.0 
   Secondary Individuals..........        2839      1423      50.1       938      33.0 
                                                                                       
AGE                                                                                    
                                                                                       
Under 65 years....................       55766     31439      56.4     23843      42.8 
   15 to 24 years.................        9989      3444      34.5      1167      11.7 
   25 to 44 years.................       27112     16169      59.6     12482      46.0 
   45 to 64 years.................       18665     11826      63.4     10194      54.6 
65 years and over.................        2085       804      38.6       458      22.0 
                                                                                       
Mean age...................               39.3      40.7       (x)      42.5       (x) 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          483
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (WHITE) (FEMALE)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
                                                                                       
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                      
                                                                                       
Inside metropolitan areas......          46183     26016      56.3     19585      42.4 
  Inside central cities...........       14409      7882      54.7      5758      40.0 
    One million or more...........        8613      4611      53.5      3435      39.9 
    Under one million.............        5796      3271      56.4      2323      40.1 
  Outside central cities..........       31774     18134      57.1     13827      43.5 
    One million or more...........       21733     12243      56.3      9407      43.3 
    Under one million.............       10041      5891      58.7      4420      44.0 
Outside metropolitan areas........       11668      6228      53.4      4715      40.4 
                                                                                       
REGION                                                                                 
                                                                                       
Northeast.........................       11268      6361      56.5      4968      44.1 
Midwest...........................       14891      8928      60.0      6755      45.4 
South.............................       18673     10313      55.2      7769      41.6 
West..............................       13020      6641      51.0      4809      36.9 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          484
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (WHITE) (FEMALE)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
                                                                                       
     TOTAL                                                                             
                                                                                       
Without earnings..................          78        13      17.2         2       3.0 
With earnings.....................       57773     32230      55.8     24299      42.1 
   $1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS...........        5754      1230      21.4       318       5.5 
   $2,500 to $4,999...............        4091      1281      31.3       323       7.9 
   $5,000 to $7,499...............        3877      1263      32.6       497      12.8 
   $7,500 to $9,999...............        3066      1197      39.0       613      20.0 
   $10,000 to $12,499.............        4534      1791      39.5       989      21.8 
   $12,500 to $14,999.............        2658      1248      47.0       742      27.9 
   $15,000 to $17,499.............        3937      2114      53.7      1427      36.2 
   $17,500 to $19,999.............        2604      1658      63.7      1222      46.9 
   $20,000 to $22,499.............        3904      2472      63.3      1985      50.8 
   $22,500 to $24,999.............        2114      1482      70.1      1264      59.8 
   $25,000 to $27,499.............        3306      2382      72.1      1980      59.9 
   $27,500 to $29,999.............        1587      1257      79.2      1097      69.1 
   $30,000 to $32,499.............        3098      2279      73.6      2072      66.9 
   $32,500 to $34,999.............        1101       864      78.4       756      68.7 
   $35,000 to $37,499.............        2009      1525      75.9      1388      69.1 
   $37,500 to $39,999.............         955       812      85.0       730      76.5 
   $40,000 to $42,499.............        1821      1438      79.0      1301      71.5 
   $42,500 to $44,999.............         607       515      85.0       473      78.0 
   $45,000 to $47,499.............        1062       841      79.2       802      75.5 
   $47,500 to $49,999.............         538       469      87.2       445      82.8 
   $50,000 to $52,499.............        1020       795      77.9       734      72.0 
   $52,500 to $54,999.............         304       261      85.7       237      77.9 
   $55,000 to $57,499.............         529       445      84.1       432      81.7 
   $57,500 to $59,999.............         176       159      90.3       158      89.7 
   $60,000 to $62,499.............         599       442      73.7       419      69.9 
   $62,500 to $64,999.............         191       179      93.7       169      88.5 
   $65,000 to $67,499.............         325       280      86.1       268      82.5 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          485
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (WHITE) (FEMALE)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
   $67,500 to $69,999.............         107        98      91.6        93      87.1 
   $70,000 to $72,499.............         302       238      79.0       235      77.9 
   $72,500 to $74,999.............         108        79      73.3        72      66.8 
   $75,000 to $77,499.............         241       188      77.9       177      73.5 
   $77,500 to $79,999.............          43        26      61.3        25      57.2 
   $80,000 to $82,499.............         159       138      86.8       127      80.0 
   $82,500 to $84,999.............          38        30      78.1        30      78.1 
   $85,000 to $87,499.............         115        84      73.2        82      71.3 
   $87,500 to $89,999.............          30        30     100.0        30     100.0 
   $90,000 to $92,499.............          92        65      71.1        63      69.0 
   $92,500 to $94,999.............          21        19      88.2        19      88.2 
   $95,000 to $97,499.............          55        41      75.1        37      67.5 
   $97,500 to $99,999.............          12        10      85.4        10      85.4 
   $100,000 and over..............         685       504      73.6       457      66.8 
                                                                                       
   Median earnings..............         18431     25397       (x)     29299       (x) 
     Standard error...............         181       148       (x)       278       (x) 
   Mean earnings..................       23127     29295       (x)     33492       (x) 
     Standard error...............         185       266       (x)       286       (x) 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          486
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (WHITE) (FEMALE)

                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
    Characteristics                                                                    
                                                                                       
    WHITE                                                                              
                                                                                       
     FEMALE...................            3451       862      25.0       278       8.1 
                                                                                       
WORK EXPERIENCE                                                                        
                                                                                       
Worked............................        3451       862      25.0       278       8.1 
   Full-time......................        1802       474      26.3       189      10.5 
     50 weeks or more.............         690       192      27.9       112      16.2 
     27 to 49 weeks...............         353       104      29.4        40      11.3 
     26 weeks or less.............         759       178      23.4        37       4.9 
   Part-time......................        1650       388      23.5        89       5.4 
     50 weeks or more.............         552       120      21.8        38       6.9 
     27 to 49 weeks...............         351        99      28.1        37      10.5 
     26 weeks or less.............         747       168      22.5        15       2.0 
                                                                                       
SIZE OF EMPLOYER                                                                       
                                                                                       
Under 25 persons..................        1378       125       9.1        39       2.8 
25 to 99 persons..................         440        61      13.8        23       5.3 
100 to 499 persons................         345       131      37.9        38      11.1 
500 to 999 persons................         112        35      30.9        15      13.0 
1000 persons or more..............        1176       510      43.4       164      13.9 
                                                                                       
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB                                                              
                                                                                       
Executive, Administrative, and                                                         
Managerial........................         166        52      31.5        31      18.9 
Professional specialty............         177        79      45.0        32      18.0 
Technical and related support.....          27        16      60.0         7      27.3 
Sales workers.....................         695       173      24.8        42       6.1 
Administrative support, including                                                      
Clerical..........................         467       151      32.3        70      15.1 
Precision production, craft & repair        87        17      19.6        10      11.4 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          487
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (WHITE) (FEMALE)

                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
Machine operators, assemblers &                                                        
Inspectors........................         235        70      29.9         6       2.7 
Transportation & material moving..          36         8      22.0         6      16.1 
Handlers, equipment cleaners,                                                          
Helpers, & laborers...............         118        54      45.7         5       4.2 
Service workers...................        1289       233      18.1        67       5.2 
   Private household workers......         195        12       6.3         2       1.1 
   Service workers, except private                                                     
   Household......................        1094       220      20.2        65       5.9 
Farming, forestry, and fishing....         152         8       5.0         2       1.0 
Armed forces......................           2         1      32.9         0       0.0 
                                                                                       
RELATIONSHIP TO                                                                        
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER                                                                     
                                                                                       
In Families.......................        2137       520      24.3       188       8.8 
   Householder....................        1361       343      25.2       114       8.4 
     Spouse present...............         240        55      22.9        28      11.6 
     No spouse present............        1121       288      25.7        86       7.7 
   Spouse of householder..........         442       108      24.3        67      15.2 
   Child of householder...........         235        60      25.4         6       2.5 
   Other relative of                                                                   
   householder....................          98         9       9.0         1       1.2 
In unrelated subfamilies..........         139        31      22.2        10       7.0 
Unrelated Individuals.............        1176       311      26.5        81       6.9 
   Nonfamily householder..........         615       186      30.2        57       9.2 
   Secondary Individuals..........         560       125      22.3        24       4.2 
                                                                                       
AGE                                                                                    
                                                                                       
Under 65 years....................        3393       856      25.2       277       8.2 
   15 to 24 years.................        1209       315      26.0        57       4.7 
   25 to 44 years.................        1561       384      24.6       134       8.6 
   45 to 64 years.................         623       158      25.3        85      13.7 
65 years and over.................          59         5       9.1         2       2.8 
                                                                                       
Mean age...................               33.1      32.4       (x)      38.0       (x) 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          488
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (WHITE) (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......           2494       622      24.9       205       8.2 
  Inside central cities...........        1123       294      26.2        88       7.8 
    One million or more...........         594       118      19.9        44       7.5 
    Under one million.............         529       176      33.2        44       8.3 
  Outside central cities..........        1371       328      23.9       117       8.6 
    One million or more...........         872       218      25.0        86       9.9 
    Under one million.............         499       110      22.1        31       6.2 
Outside metropolitan areas........         958       240      25.1        73       7.6 
                                                                                       
REGION                                                                                 
                                                                                       
Northeast.........................         514       128      24.8        58      11.2 
Midwest...........................         808       231      28.6        44       5.5 
South.............................        1135       280      24.7       107       9.4 
West..............................         995       223      22.4        70       7.0 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          489
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (WHITE) (FEMALE)

                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
                                                                                       
     TOTAL                                                                             
                                                                                       
Without earnings..................           7         0       0.0         0       0.0 
With earnings.....................        3445       862      25.0       278       8.1 
   $1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS...........        1169       210      18.0        42       3.6 
   $2,500 to $4,999...............         768       217      28.2        37       4.8 
   $5,000 to $7,499...............         746       206      27.6        86      11.5 
   $7,500 to $9,999...............         363        88      24.2        49      13.5 
   $10,000 to $12,499.............         265        80      30.2        40      15.0 
   $12,500 to $14,999.............          53        26      49.3         5       9.3 
   $15,000 to $17,499.............          54        17      32.1         7      13.6 
   $17,500 to $19,999.............          15        10      63.4         7      46.9 
   $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.............           1         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                                          490
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (WHITE) (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..............          4300      5052       (x)      6739       (x) 
     Standard error...............         150       273       (x)       381       (x) 
   Mean earnings..................        4631      5472       (x)      6630       (x) 
     Standard error...............         109       239       (x)       475       (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_006.htm