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Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          511
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (BLACK) (FEMALE)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
    Characteristics                                                                    
                                                                                       
    BLACK                                                                              
                                                                                       
     FEMALE...................            9334      5259      56.3      3809      40.8 
                                                                                       
WORK EXPERIENCE                                                                        
                                                                                       
Worked............................        9334      5259      56.3      3809      40.8 
   Full-time......................        7508      4692      62.5      3578      47.7 
     50 weeks or more.............        5899      3902      66.1      3162      53.6 
     27 to 49 weeks...............         879       502      57.2       305      34.7 
     26 weeks or less.............         730       288      39.4       110      15.1 
   Part-time......................        1826       567      31.0       231      12.6 
     50 weeks or more.............         801       277      34.6       154      19.3 
     27 to 49 weeks...............         385       119      30.9        49      12.7 
     26 weeks or less.............         641       170      26.6        27       4.3 
                                                                                       
SIZE OF EMPLOYER                                                                       
                                                                                       
Under 25 persons..................        1639       309      18.8       202      12.3 
25 to 99 persons..................         879       409      46.6       268      30.5 
100 to 499 persons................        1232       692      56.1       505      41.0 
500 to 999 persons................         599       400      66.7       288      48.1 
1000 persons or more..............        4985      3449      69.2      2546      51.1 
                                                                                       
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB                                                              
                                                                                       
Executive, Administrative, and                                                         
Managerial........................         967       697      72.1       580      60.0 
Professional specialty............        1220       911      74.7       767      62.9 
Technical and related support.....         335       185      55.3       128      38.3 
Sales workers.....................        1111       474      42.7       242      21.8 
Administrative support, including                                                      
Clerical..........................        2160      1469      68.0      1075      49.8 
Precision production, craft & repair       166       119      71.8        87      52.3 
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                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
Machine operators, assemblers &                                                        
Inspectors........................         517       279      54.0       214      41.5 
Transportation & material moving..         133        85      64.2        69      51.6 
Handlers, equipment cleaners,                                                          
Helpers, & laborers...............         238       110      46.1        66      27.6 
Service workers...................        2440       902      37.0       557      22.8 
   Private household workers......         165         5       3.2         3       1.8 
   Service workers, except private                                                     
   Household......................        2275       897      39.4       554      24.3 
Farming, forestry, and fishing....          21         0       0.0         0       0.0 
Armed forces......................          28        27      96.8        24      85.4 
                                                                                       
RELATIONSHIP TO                                                                        
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER                                                                     
                                                                                       
In Families.......................        7492      4176      55.7      3017      40.3 
   Householder....................        3897      2135      54.8      1531      39.3 
     Spouse present...............        1107       695      62.7       578      52.2 
     No spouse present............        2790      1440      51.6       953      34.2 
   Spouse of householder..........        1834      1245      67.9      1043      56.9 
   Child of householder...........        1257       563      44.8       275      21.9 
   Other relative of                                                                   
   householder....................         504       234      46.4       167      33.2 
In unrelated subfamilies..........          92        50      54.2        46      50.5 
Unrelated Individuals.............        1750      1033      59.0       746      42.6 
   Nonfamily householder..........        1392       832      59.8       604      43.4 
   Secondary Individuals..........         358       201      56.0       141      39.4 
                                                                                       
AGE                                                                                    
                                                                                       
Under 65 years....................        9127      5198      56.9      3766      41.3 
   15 to 24 years.................        1663       621      37.3       204      12.2 
   25 to 44 years.................        4933      2995      60.7      2171      44.0 
   45 to 64 years.................        2531      1582      62.5      1392      55.0 
65 years and over.................         207        61      29.7        42      20.4 
                                                                                       
Mean age...................               37.5      38.5       (x)      40.8       (x) 
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                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
                                                                                       
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                      
                                                                                       
Inside metropolitan areas......           8290      4744      57.2      3439      41.5 
  Inside central cities...........        4834      2636      54.5      1867      38.6 
    One million or more...........        3476      1866      53.7      1356      39.0 
    Under one million.............        1358       770      56.7       512      37.7 
  Outside central cities..........        3456      2108      61.0      1572      45.5 
    One million or more...........        2600      1650      63.5      1234      47.5 
    Under one million.............         856       458      53.5       338      39.5 
Outside metropolitan areas........        1044       515      49.3       369      35.4 
                                                                                       
REGION                                                                                 
                                                                                       
Northeast.........................        1625       929      57.2       642      39.5 
Midwest...........................        1817      1042      57.4       756      41.6 
South.............................        5155      2826      54.8      2050      39.8 
West..............................         738       462      62.6       361      48.9 
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                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
                                                                                       
     TOTAL                                                                             
                                                                                       
Without earnings..................           6         0       0.0         0       0.0 
With earnings.....................        9328      5259      56.4      3809      40.8 
   $1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS...........         849       206      24.3        39       4.7 
   $2,500 to $4,999...............         598       154      25.7        36       6.0 
   $5,000 to $7,499...............         654       221      33.8        81      12.3 
   $7,500 to $9,999...............         550       202      36.8       110      20.1 
   $10,000 to $12,499.............         729       263      36.0       127      17.4 
   $12,500 to $14,999.............         540       266      49.2       182      33.8 
   $15,000 to $17,499.............         715       380      53.2       245      34.2 
   $17,500 to $19,999.............         446       283      63.6       199      44.7 
   $20,000 to $22,499.............         657       437      66.4       344      52.4 
   $22,500 to $24,999.............         415       312      75.1       227      54.7 
   $25,000 to $27,499.............         679       465      68.4       372      54.8 
   $27,500 to $29,999.............         208       168      80.6       139      66.8 
   $30,000 to $32,499.............         513       387      75.5       340      66.3 
   $32,500 to $34,999.............         163       137      84.0       112      68.9 
   $35,000 to $37,499.............         289       237      82.2       207      71.6 
   $37,500 to $39,999.............         147       131      88.8       118      80.1 
   $40,000 to $42,499.............         261       220      84.3       202      77.4 
   $42,500 to $44,999.............          92        76      83.2        73      80.0 
   $45,000 to $47,499.............         183       162      88.6       154      84.3 
   $47,500 to $49,999.............          52        51      96.5        50      95.6 
   $50,000 to $52,499.............         149       133      89.4       122      81.8 
   $52,500 to $54,999.............          41        41     100.0        39      94.9 
   $55,000 to $57,499.............          65        54      83.7        49      74.8 
   $57,500 to $59,999.............          11         8      73.8         5      50.8 
   $60,000 to $62,499.............          70        59      84.4        50      70.6 
   $62,500 to $64,999.............          25        25     100.0        18      73.3 
   $65,000 to $67,499.............          27        27     100.0        24      90.1 
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                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
   $67,500 to $69,999.............          17        10      60.8        10      60.8 
   $70,000 to $72,499.............          49        34      68.4        31      62.7 
   $72,500 to $74,999.............           0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $75,000 to $77,499.............          21        19      89.5        16      76.7 
   $77,500 to $79,999.............           9         9     100.0         9     100.0 
   $80,000 to $82,499.............          11         8      74.6         8      74.6 
   $82,500 to $84,999.............           4         4     100.0         4     100.0 
   $85,000 to $87,499.............           3         3     100.0         3     100.0 
   $87,500 to $89,999.............           4         4     100.0         4     100.0 
   $90,000 to $92,499.............          12         9      77.0         9      77.0 
   $92,500 to $94,999.............           8         5      63.7         5      63.7 
   $95,000 to $97,499.............           3         3     100.0         0      13.4 
   $97,500 to $99,999.............           0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $100,000 and over..............          62        47      75.8        44      71.5 
                                                                                       
   Median earnings..............         17671     24244       (x)     27105       (x) 
     Standard error...............         401       487       (x)       348       (x) 
   Mean earnings..................       21292     27240       (x)     31256       (x) 
     Standard error...............         370       558       (x)       701       (x) 
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                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
    Characteristics                                                                    
                                                                                       
    BLACK                                                                              
                                                                                       
     FEMALE...................            1452       421      29.0       112       7.7 
                                                                                       
WORK EXPERIENCE                                                                        
                                                                                       
Worked............................        1452       421      29.0       112       7.7 
   Full-time......................         863       254      29.4        83       9.7 
     50 weeks or more.............         371       108      29.2        48      12.9 
     27 to 49 weeks...............         184        62      33.5        12       6.7 
     26 weeks or less.............         307        84      27.2        23       7.6 
   Part-time......................         589       168      28.5        29       4.9 
     50 weeks or more.............         197        58      29.6        23      11.7 
     27 to 49 weeks...............         113        34      30.3         3       2.7 
     26 weeks or less.............         279        75      26.9         3       0.9 
                                                                                       
SIZE OF EMPLOYER                                                                       
                                                                                       
Under 25 persons..................         368        34       9.2         9       2.5 
25 to 99 persons..................         178        50      27.9         7       4.1 
100 to 499 persons................         185        51      27.6        24      13.2 
500 to 999 persons................          58        21      36.4         7      12.1 
1000 persons or more..............         662       265      40.1        64       9.7 
                                                                                       
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB                                                              
                                                                                       
Executive, Administrative, and                                                         
Managerial........................          36        10      27.0         0       0.0 
Professional specialty............          38        13      34.9         2       5.1 
Technical and related support.....          19         0       0.0         0       0.0 
Sales workers.....................         360       104      28.9        18       5.1 
Administrative support, including                                                      
Clerical..........................         180        70      38.9        23      12.7 
Precision production, craft & repair        23        18      77.7         3      15.2 
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                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
Machine operators, assemblers &                                                        
Inspectors........................         104        21      20.3         8       8.0 
Transportation & material moving..          26        13      51.3         9      35.0 
Handlers, equipment cleaners,                                                          
Helpers, & laborers...............          70        12      17.6         3       3.8 
Service workers...................         588       161      27.3        46       7.8 
   Private household workers......          54         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   Service workers, except private                                                     
   Household......................         534       161      30.1        46       8.6 
Farming, forestry, and fishing....          11         0       0.0         0       0.0 
Armed forces......................           0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
                                                                                       
RELATIONSHIP TO                                                                        
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER                                                                     
                                                                                       
In Families.......................        1170       334      28.6        96       8.2 
   Householder....................         950       279      29.3        86       9.0 
     Spouse present...............          45        11      24.2         7      14.7 
     No spouse present............         905       268      29.6        79       8.8 
   Spouse of householder..........          54        12      22.6         7      13.5 
   Child of householder...........         115        36      31.5         2       2.2 
   Other relative of                                                                   
   householder....................          51         7      13.6         0       0.0 
In unrelated subfamilies..........          24         8      32.3         4      17.8 
Unrelated Individuals.............         258        80      30.8        12       4.8 
   Nonfamily householder..........         167        46      27.9         3       1.7 
   Secondary Individuals..........          92        33      36.2        10      10.5 
                                                                                       
AGE                                                                                    
                                                                                       
Under 65 years....................        1433       418      29.2       112       7.8 
   15 to 24 years.................         483       151      31.3        20       4.0 
   25 to 44 years.................         746       228      30.5        81      10.8 
   45 to 64 years.................         204        39      19.1        12       5.9 
65 years and over.................          19         3      17.3         0       0.0 
                                                                                       
Mean age...................               32.2      30.7       (x)      34.5       (x) 
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                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
                                                                                       
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                      
                                                                                       
Inside metropolitan areas......           1220       365      30.0       100       8.2 
  Inside central cities...........         869       239      27.5        48       5.5 
    One million or more...........         571       162      28.3        35       6.2 
    Under one million.............         298        77      26.0        13       4.2 
  Outside central cities..........         351       126      36.0        52      14.8 
    One million or more...........         267       106      39.7        40      15.1 
    Under one million.............          84        20      24.2        12      13.9 
Outside metropolitan areas........         232        56      24.0        12       5.4 
                                                                                       
REGION                                                                                 
                                                                                       
Northeast.........................         230        88      38.1        29      12.6 
Midwest...........................         315       113      35.9        27       8.6 
South.............................         821       201      24.5        51       6.2 
West..............................          85        19      22.7         5       5.9 
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                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
                                                                                       
     TOTAL                                                                             
                                                                                       
Without earnings..................           3         0       0.0         0       0.0 
With earnings.....................        1448       421      29.1       112       7.8 
   $1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS...........         436       100      23.0        17       3.9 
   $2,500 to $4,999...............         273        82      30.0        17       6.3 
   $5,000 to $7,499...............         307        90      29.3        26       8.6 
   $7,500 to $9,999...............         164        43      26.4         2       1.5 
   $10,000 to $12,499.............         173        58      33.7        28      16.1 
   $12,500 to $14,999.............          55        24      44.4         7      13.5 
   $15,000 to $17,499.............          39        23      59.9        14      37.2 
   $17,500 to $19,999.............           0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $20,000 to $22,499.............           0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $22,500 to $24,999.............           0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $25,000 to $27,499.............           3         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 
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                                                     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..............          5125      5787       (x)      7112       (x) 
     Standard error...............         268       478       (x)      1970       (x) 
   Mean earnings..................        5414      6304       (x)      8143       (x) 
     Standard error...............         186       356       (x)       719       (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_009.htm