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Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          571
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (NON-HISPANIC WHITE) (FEMALE)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
    Characteristics                                                                    
                                                                                       
    NON-HISPANIC WHITE                                                                 
                                                                                       
     FEMALE...................           51646     29735      57.6     22539      43.6 
                                                                                       
WORK EXPERIENCE                                                                        
                                                                                       
Worked............................       51646     29735      57.6     22539      43.6 
   Full-time......................       35994     23840      66.2     19825      55.1 
     50 weeks or more.............       28985     20173      69.6     17414      60.1 
     27 to 49 weeks...............        4160      2523      60.7      1817      43.7 
     26 weeks or less.............        2848      1144      40.2       594      20.8 
   Part-time......................       15652      5895      37.7      2715      17.3 
     50 weeks or more.............        7530      3070      40.8      1746      23.2 
     27 to 49 weeks...............        3505      1526      43.5       652      18.6 
     26 weeks or less.............        4617      1299      28.1       317       6.9 
                                                                                       
SIZE OF EMPLOYER                                                                       
                                                                                       
Under 25 persons..................       14720      3401      23.1      2472      16.8 
25 to 99 persons..................        6347      3194      50.3      2307      36.4 
100 to 499 persons................        7042      4859      69.0      3664      52.0 
500 to 999 persons................        2942      2272      77.2      1818      61.8 
1000 persons or more..............       20595     16008      77.7     12278      59.6 
                                                                                       
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB                                                              
                                                                                       
Executive, Administrative, and                                                         
Managerial........................        7412      5063      68.3      4332      58.4 
Professional specialty............        9558      7001      73.2      5813      60.8 
Technical and related support.....        1966      1398      71.1      1083      55.1 
Sales workers.....................        7369      3193      43.3      1929      26.2 
Administrative support, including                                                      
Clerical..........................       12253      7942      64.8      6052      49.4 
Precision production, craft & repair      1048       626      59.7       508      48.5 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          572
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (NON-HISPANIC WHITE) (FEMALE)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
Machine operators, assemblers &                                                        
Inspectors........................        1722      1035      60.1       753      43.7 
Transportation & material moving..         443       263      59.4       180      40.6 
Handlers, equipment cleaners,                                                          
Helpers, & laborers...............         770       413      53.6       253      32.8 
Service workers...................        8403      2664      31.7      1552      18.5 
   Private household workers......         628        36       5.7        17       2.7 
   Service workers, except private                                                     
   Household......................        7775      2628      33.8      1536      19.8 
Farming, forestry, and fishing....         648        92      14.2        49       7.6 
Armed forces......................          54        45      82.7        35      65.2 
                                                                                       
RELATIONSHIP TO                                                                        
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER                                                                     
                                                                                       
In Families.......................       41205     23321      56.6     17736      43.0 
   Householder....................       12896      7649      59.3      5919      45.9 
     Spouse present...............        7932      4799      60.5      3799      47.9 
     No spouse present............        4964      2850      57.4      2120      42.7 
   Spouse of householder..........       20997     13052      62.2     10589      50.4 
   Child of householder...........        6308      2161      34.3       905      14.3 
   Other relative of                                                                   
   householder....................        1004       460      45.8       324      32.2 
In unrelated subfamilies..........         349       158      45.2       107      30.6 
Unrelated Individuals.............       10092      6256      62.0      4696      46.5 
   Nonfamily householder..........        7560      4927      65.2      3819      50.5 
   Secondary Individuals..........        2532      1329      52.5       877      34.7 
                                                                                       
AGE                                                                                    
                                                                                       
Under 65 years....................       49652     28963      58.3     22102      44.5 
   15 to 24 years.................        8741      3108      35.6      1036      11.9 
   25 to 44 years.................       23653     14679      62.1     11399      48.2 
   45 to 64 years.................       17257     11175      64.8      9668      56.0 
65 years and over.................        1994       772      38.7       437      21.9 
                                                                                       
Mean age...................               39.7      41.0       (x)      42.7       (x) 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          573
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (NON-HISPANIC 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......          40451     23716      58.6     17973      44.4 
  Inside central cities...........       11537      6733      58.4      4973      43.1 
    One million or more...........        6616      3865      58.4      2921      44.2 
    Under one million.............        4921      2868      58.3      2052      41.7 
  Outside central cities..........       28914     16983      58.7     13000      45.0 
    One million or more...........       19475     11339      58.2      8747      44.9 
    Under one million.............        9439      5644      59.8      4253      45.1 
Outside metropolitan areas........       11195      6019      53.8      4566      40.8 
                                                                                       
REGION                                                                                 
                                                                                       
Northeast.........................       10414      6046      58.1      4714      45.3 
Midwest...........................       14380      8690      60.4      6599      45.9 
South.............................       16545      9343      56.5      7089      42.8 
West..............................       10307      5656      54.9      4137      40.1 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          574
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (NON-HISPANIC WHITE) (FEMALE)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
                                                                                       
     TOTAL                                                                             
                                                                                       
Without earnings..................          72        12      16.9         2       3.2 
With earnings.....................       51574     29723      57.6     22537      43.7 
   $1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS...........        5109      1118      21.9       294       5.8 
   $2,500 to $4,999...............        3628      1182      32.6       286       7.9 
   $5,000 to $7,499...............        3330      1156      34.7       447      13.4 
   $7,500 to $9,999...............        2601      1067      41.0       552      21.2 
   $10,000 to $12,499.............        3764      1563      41.5       855      22.7 
   $12,500 to $14,999.............        2215      1112      50.2       662      29.9 
   $15,000 to $17,499.............        3362      1882      56.0      1265      37.6 
   $17,500 to $19,999.............        2291      1491      65.1      1106      48.3 
   $20,000 to $22,499.............        3505      2261      64.5      1808      51.6 
   $22,500 to $24,999.............        1916      1356      70.8      1167      60.9 
   $25,000 to $27,499.............        3009      2198      73.0      1843      61.3 
   $27,500 to $29,999.............        1486      1193      80.3      1041      70.1 
   $30,000 to $32,499.............        2867      2114      73.7      1924      67.1 
   $32,500 to $34,999.............        1037       814      78.5       716      69.0 
   $35,000 to $37,499.............        1862      1414      75.9      1292      69.4 
   $37,500 to $39,999.............         925       790      85.4       708      76.5 
   $40,000 to $42,499.............        1702      1358      79.8      1236      72.6 
   $42,500 to $44,999.............         561       475      84.7       436      77.8 
   $45,000 to $47,499.............         986       787      79.9       755      76.6 
   $47,500 to $49,999.............         514       453      88.2       429      83.6 
   $50,000 to $52,499.............         963       748      77.7       689      71.6 
   $52,500 to $54,999.............         291       248      85.2       224      77.0 
   $55,000 to $57,499.............         500       427      85.5       415      82.9 
   $57,500 to $59,999.............         169       152      89.9       151      89.3 
   $60,000 to $62,499.............         563       416      73.9       394      70.0 
   $62,500 to $64,999.............         181       170      94.0       160      88.6 
   $65,000 to $67,499.............         312       269      86.3       259      82.9 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          575
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (NON-HISPANIC WHITE) (FEMALE)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
   $67,500 to $69,999.............         104        95      91.3        90      86.7 
   $70,000 to $72,499.............         291       233      79.9       229      78.8 
   $72,500 to $74,999.............         107        78      73.0        71      66.4 
   $75,000 to $77,499.............         231       181      78.5       174      75.2 
   $77,500 to $79,999.............          42        26      63.0        25      58.9 
   $80,000 to $82,499.............         152       132      87.0       122      79.9 
   $82,500 to $84,999.............          36        28      76.8        28      76.8 
   $85,000 to $87,499.............         111        82      73.3        79      71.3 
   $87,500 to $89,999.............          30        30     100.0        30     100.0 
   $90,000 to $92,499.............          89        65      73.3        63      71.2 
   $92,500 to $94,999.............          19        17      87.1        17      87.1 
   $95,000 to $97,499.............          53        41      77.3        37      69.4 
   $97,500 to $99,999.............          12        10      85.4        10      85.4 
   $100,000 and over..............         649       488      75.2       447      68.8 
                                                                                       
   Median earnings..............         19441     25765       (x)     29859       (x) 
     Standard error...............         208       164       (x)       265       (x) 
   Mean earnings..................       23764     29771       (x)     34021       (x) 
     Standard error...............         208       300       (x)       325       (x) 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          576
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (NON-HISPANIC WHITE) (FEMALE)

                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
    Characteristics                                                                    
                                                                                       
    NON-HISPANIC WHITE                                                                 
                                                                                       
     FEMALE...................            2624       712      27.1       215       8.2 
                                                                                       
WORK EXPERIENCE                                                                        
                                                                                       
Worked............................        2624       712      27.1       215       8.2 
   Full-time......................        1291       383      29.6       144      11.2 
     50 weeks or more.............         474       146      30.8        81      17.2 
     27 to 49 weeks...............         291        92      31.6        34      11.7 
     26 weeks or less.............         526       144      27.5        29       5.5 
   Part-time......................        1333       330      24.7        70       5.3 
     50 weeks or more.............         439        97      22.0        26       5.9 
     27 to 49 weeks...............         291        84      28.7        32      11.0 
     26 weeks or less.............         603       149      24.8        13       2.1 
                                                                                       
SIZE OF EMPLOYER                                                                       
                                                                                       
Under 25 persons..................        1039       106      10.2        33       3.1 
25 to 99 persons..................         320        51      15.8        19       5.9 
100 to 499 persons................         261       107      40.9        27      10.2 
500 to 999 persons................          79        31      38.8        13      17.0 
1000 persons or more..............         925       418      45.2       123      13.3 
                                                                                       
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB                                                              
                                                                                       
Executive, Administrative, and                                                         
Managerial........................         144        47      32.9        27      19.1 
Professional specialty............         160        70      44.0        27      17.0 
Technical and related support.....          23        12      53.9         5      21.4 
Sales workers.....................         578       145      25.1        33       5.8 
Administrative support, including                                                      
Clerical..........................         359       130      36.3        56      15.6 
Precision production, craft & repair        56        13      22.8         9      15.4 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          577
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (NON-HISPANIC WHITE) (FEMALE)

                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
Machine operators, assemblers &                                                        
Inspectors........................         138        49      35.7         0       0.3 
Transportation & material moving..          32         8      25.3         6      18.5 
Handlers, equipment cleaners,                                                          
Helpers, & laborers...............          95        48      51.0         5       5.2 
Service workers...................         952       184      19.3        46       4.8 
   Private household workers......         118        10       8.7         0       0.0 
   Service workers, except private                                                     
   Household......................         834       174      20.8        46       5.5 
Farming, forestry, and fishing....          87         5       5.4         1       0.7 
Armed forces......................           2         1      32.9         0       0.0 
                                                                                       
RELATIONSHIP TO                                                                        
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER                                                                     
                                                                                       
In Families.......................        1474       411      27.9       139       9.4 
   Householder....................         945       265      28.0        79       8.3 
     Spouse present...............         163        46      28.0        23      14.2 
     No spouse present............         782       219      28.0        56       7.1 
   Spouse of householder..........         329        91      27.7        57      17.2 
   Child of householder...........         163        50      31.0         4       2.4 
   Other relative of                                                                   
   householder....................          37         4      11.9         0       0.0 
In unrelated subfamilies..........         118        29      24.6        10       8.2 
Unrelated Individuals.............        1032       273      26.4        66       6.4 
   Nonfamily householder..........         558       162      29.0        44       7.8 
   Secondary Individuals..........         475       111      23.3        22       4.7 
                                                                                       
AGE                                                                                    
                                                                                       
Under 65 years....................        2578       708      27.5       214       8.3 
   15 to 24 years.................         985       271      27.5        46       4.7 
   25 to 44 years.................        1110       302      27.2        93       8.3 
   45 to 64 years.................         483       135      28.0        76      15.7 
65 years and over.................          47         4       8.7         0       0.9 
                                                                                       
Mean age...................               32.9      32.3       (x)      38.7       (x) 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          578
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (NON-HISPANIC 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......           1752       490      28.0       148       8.5 
  Inside central cities...........         687       215      31.3        51       7.5 
    One million or more...........         314        83      26.5        25       8.1 
    Under one million.............         373       132      35.4        26       7.0 
  Outside central cities..........        1065       275      25.8        97       9.1 
    One million or more...........         668       188      28.2        72      10.8 
    Under one million.............         397        87      21.9        25       6.3 
Outside metropolitan areas........         872       222      25.4        66       7.6 
                                                                                       
REGION                                                                                 
                                                                                       
Northeast.........................         403       113      28.2        48      11.9 
Midwest...........................         756       218      28.9        40       5.3 
South.............................         845       210      24.9        80       9.4 
West..............................         620       170      27.4        47       7.6 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          579
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (NON-HISPANIC 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.....................        2618       712      27.2       215       8.2 
   $1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS...........         902       182      20.2        39       4.3 
   $2,500 to $4,999...............         586       188      32.1        29       4.9 
   $5,000 to $7,499...............         611       187      30.5        75      12.2 
   $7,500 to $9,999...............         273        66      24.0        38      13.9 
   $10,000 to $12,499.............         168        53      31.3        24      14.1 
   $12,500 to $14,999.............          30        16      54.0         0       1.5 
   $15,000 to $17,499.............          34        11      33.3         5      14.1 
   $17,500 to $19,999.............           7         4      61.8         3      46.2 
   $20,000 to $22,499.............           2         2     100.0         2     100.0 
   $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                                          580
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  1999 (NON-HISPANIC 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..............          4235      4810       (x)      6328       (x) 
     Standard error...............         183       298       (x)       411       (x) 
   Mean earnings..................        4418      5045       (x)      5816       (x) 
     Standard error...............         129       264       (x)       550       (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_015.htm