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Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          441
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  2000 (ALL RACES) (MALE)
(Current Population Survey.  Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
    Characteristics                                                                    
                                                                                       
    ALL RACES                                                                          
                                                                                       
     MALE...................            79,180    45,200      57.1    36,591      46.2 
                                                                                       
WORK EXPERIENCE                                                                        
                                                                                       
Worked............................      79,180    45,200      57.1    36,591      46.2 
   Full-time......................      68,985    41,804      60.6    35,492      51.4 
     50 weeks or more.............      58,765    37,251      63.4    32,790      55.8 
     27 to 49 weeks...............       6,106     3,008      49.3     2,043      33.5 
     26 weeks or less.............       4,114     1,545      37.6       659      16.0 
   Part-time......................      10,194     3,396      33.3     1,099      10.8 
     50 weeks or more.............       4,546     1,654      36.4       711      15.6 
     27 to 49 weeks...............       1,981       737      37.2       191       9.6 
     26 weeks or less.............       3,667     1,005      27.4       197       5.4 
                                                                                       
SIZE OF EMPLOYER                                                                       
                                                                                       
Under 25 persons..................      23,924     5,693      23.8     4,622      19.3 
25 to 99 persons..................      10,650     5,633      52.9     4,361      40.9 
100 to 499 persons................      10,692     7,280      68.1     5,897      55.1 
500 to 999 persons................       3,817     2,809      73.6     2,242      58.7 
1000 persons or more..............      30,096    23,784      79.0    19,469      64.7 
                                                                                       
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB                                                              
                                                                                       
Executive, Administrative, and                                                         
Managerial........................      11,413     7,698      67.5     6,912      60.6 
Professional specialty............      10,289     7,555      73.4     6,558      63.7 
Technical and related support.....       2,224     1,669      75.0     1,388      62.4 
Sales workers.....................       8,815     4,628      52.5     3,518      39.9 
Administrative support, including                                                      
Clerical..........................       4,430     2,938      66.3     2,189      49.4 
Precision production, craft & repair    14,493     7,500      51.7     6,473      44.7 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          442
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  2000 (ALL RACES) (MALE)
(Current Population Survey.  Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
Machine operators, assemblers &                                                        
Inspectors........................       4,875     2,961      60.7     2,423      49.7 
Transportation & material moving..       5,485     3,018      55.0     2,365      43.1 
Handlers, equipment cleaners,                                                          
Helpers, & laborers...............       5,205     2,357      45.3     1,287      24.7 
Service workers...................       8,142     3,799      46.7     2,679      32.9 
   Private household workers......          50         2       4.0         2       4.0 
   Service workers, except private                                                     
   Household......................       8,092     3,797      46.9     2,677      33.1 
Farming, forestry, and fishing....       3,180       606      19.1       389      12.2 
Armed forces......................         630       471      74.8       409      64.8 
                                                                                       
RELATIONSHIP TO                                                                        
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER                                                                     
                                                                                       
In Families.......................      62,212    35,770      57.5    29,554      47.5 
   Householder....................      33,963    21,518      63.4    18,789      55.3 
     Spouse present...............      30,558    19,740      64.6    17,434      57.1 
     No spouse present............       3,405     1,778      52.2     1,355      39.8 
   Spouse of householder..........      13,933     8,709      62.5     7,807      56.0 
   Child of householder...........      11,198     4,389      39.2     2,168      19.4 
   Other relative of                                                                   
   householder....................       3,117     1,153      37.0       790      25.3 
In unrelated subfamilies..........         186        69      37.0        44      23.4 
Unrelated Individuals.............      16,782     9,361      55.8     6,993      41.7 
   Nonfamily householder..........      11,453     6,740      58.8     5,193      45.3 
   Secondary Individuals..........       5,329     2,621      49.2     1,800      33.8 
                                                                                       
AGE                                                                                    
                                                                                       
Under 65 years....................      75,918    43,921      57.9    35,716      47.0 
   15 to 24 years.................      12,962     4,980      38.4     1,929      14.9 
   25 to 44 years.................      37,985    22,795      60.0    19,009      50.0 
   45 to 64 years.................      24,972    16,147      64.7    14,778      59.2 
65 years and over.................       3,261     1,278      39.2       875      26.8 
                                                                                       
Mean age...................               39.5      40.7       (x)      42.4       (x) 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          443
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  2000 (ALL RACES) (MALE)
(Current Population Survey.  Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
                                                                                       
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                      
                                                                                       
Inside metropolitan areas......         64,710    37,424      57.8    30,381      46.9 
  Inside central cities...........      22,404    12,208      54.5     9,498      42.4 
    One million or more...........      14,444     7,590      52.5     5,941      41.1 
    Under one million.............       7,960     4,618      58.0     3,557      44.7 
  Outside central cities..........      42,306    25,216      59.6    20,883      49.4 
    One million or more...........      29,737    17,850      60.0    14,878      50.0 
    Under one million.............      12,569     7,366      58.6     6,004      47.8 
Outside metropolitan areas........      14,469     7,776      53.7     6,210      42.9 
                                                                                       
REGION                                                                                 
                                                                                       
Northeast.........................      14,737     8,790      59.6     7,333      49.8 
Midwest...........................      19,053    11,608      60.9     9,443      49.6 
South.............................      27,192    15,192      55.9    12,122      44.6 
West..............................      18,198     9,610      52.8     7,692      42.3 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          444
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  2000 (ALL RACES) (MALE)
(Current Population Survey.  Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
                                                                                       
     TOTAL                                                                             
                                                                                       
Without earnings..................          82         9      11.4         2       2.8 
With earnings.....................      79,098    45,190      57.1    36,588      46.3 
   $1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS...........       4,403     1,004      22.8       184       4.2 
   $2,500 to $4,999...............       2,707       878      32.4       145       5.3 
   $5,000 to $7,499...............       2,990       885      29.6       268       9.0 
   $7,500 to $9,999...............       2,085       738      35.4       264      12.7 
   $10,000 to $12,499.............       3,666     1,165      31.8       551      15.0 
   $12,500 to $14,999.............       2,320       894      38.5       491      21.2 
   $15,000 to $17,499.............       3,703     1,351      36.5       846      22.8 
   $17,500 to $19,999.............       2,651     1,096      41.3       669      25.2 
   $20,000 to $22,499.............       4,473     2,038      45.6     1,443      32.3 
   $22,500 to $24,999.............       2,441     1,411      57.8     1,064      43.6 
   $25,000 to $27,499.............       4,131     2,311      56.0     1,806      43.7 
   $27,500 to $29,999.............       1,926     1,233      64.0     1,037      53.8 
   $30,000 to $32,499.............       4,937     2,972      60.2     2,598      52.6 
   $32,500 to $34,999.............       1,509     1,077      71.4       972      64.4 
   $35,000 to $37,499.............       3,825     2,417      63.2     2,078      54.3 
   $37,500 to $39,999.............       1,609     1,148      71.4       966      60.1 
   $40,000 to $42,499.............       3,641     2,503      68.7     2,301      63.2 
   $42,500 to $44,999.............       1,066       839      78.7       763      71.6 
   $45,000 to $47,499.............       2,433     1,891      77.7     1,731      71.1 
   $47,500 to $49,999.............       1,190       924      77.7       869      73.0 
   $50,000 to $52,499.............       3,091     2,274      73.6     2,161      69.9 
   $52,500 to $54,999.............         662       538      81.2       495      74.7 
   $55,000 to $57,499.............       1,714     1,375      80.2     1,309      76.4 
   $57,500 to $59,999.............         606       473      78.1       456      75.2 
   $60,000 to $62,499.............       2,430     1,721      70.8     1,604      66.0 
   $62,500 to $64,999.............         451       367      81.4       341      75.7 
   $65,000 to $67,499.............       1,152       952      82.6       903      78.4 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          445
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  2000 (ALL RACES) (MALE)
(Current Population Survey.  Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                        All workers                    
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
   $67,500 to $69,999.............         397       316      79.6       308      77.6 
   $70,000 to $72,499.............       1,395     1,107      79.4     1,056      75.7 
   $72,500 to $74,999.............         224       187      83.7       182      81.4 
   $75,000 to $77,499.............       1,312       961      73.3       891      67.9 
   $77,500 to $79,999.............         286       224      78.4       216      75.5 
   $80,000 to $82,499.............       1,052       871      82.8       825      78.5 
   $82,500 to $84,999.............         154       138      89.3       127      82.2 
   $85,000 to $87,499.............         568       425      74.8       404      71.1 
   $87,500 to $89,999.............          72        66      92.1        66      92.1 
   $90,000 to $92,499.............         614       501      81.7       477      77.7 
   $92,500 to $94,999.............          91        78      86.4        75      83.3 
   $95,000 to $97,499.............         256       205      80.2       198      77.5 
   $97,500 to $99,999.............         144        99      68.7        91      63.2 
   $100,000 and over..............       4,723     3,536      74.9     3,357      71.1 
                                                                                       
   Median earnings..............        31,039    39,950       (x)    44,504       (x) 
     Standard error...............         112       278       (x)       491       (x) 
   Mean earnings..................      41,927    51,079       (x)    57,250       (x) 
     Standard error...............         350       498       (x)       587       (x) 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          446
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  2000 (ALL RACES) (MALE)
(Current Population Survey.  Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
    Characteristics                                                                    
                                                                                       
    ALL RACES                                                                          
                                                                                       
     MALE...................             3,686       802      21.8       277       7.5 
                                                                                       
WORK EXPERIENCE                                                                        
                                                                                       
Worked............................       3,686       802      21.8       277       7.5 
   Full-time......................       2,555       549      21.5       223       8.7 
     50 weeks or more.............       1,313       234      17.8       149      11.4 
     27 to 49 weeks...............         456       125      27.5        28       6.1 
     26 weeks or less.............         786       190      24.2        47       5.9 
   Part-time......................       1,131       253      22.4        53       4.7 
     50 weeks or more.............         411       106      25.9        28       6.9 
     27 to 49 weeks...............         201        46      22.9         9       4.3 
     26 weeks or less.............         519       100      19.3        17       3.2 
                                                                                       
SIZE OF EMPLOYER                                                                       
                                                                                       
Under 25 persons..................       1,826       103       5.6        48       2.6 
25 to 99 persons..................         512       134      26.2        45       8.8 
100 to 499 persons................         388       100      25.7        26       6.6 
500 to 999 persons................         106        32      30.0        14      12.9 
1000 persons or more..............         854       434      50.8       144      16.9 
                                                                                       
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB                                                              
                                                                                       
Executive, Administrative, and                                                         
Managerial........................         165        36      21.7        13       8.0 
Professional specialty............         144        53      36.7        21      14.5 
Technical and related support.....          27        15      54.6         4      14.2 
Sales workers.....................         353        59      16.7        14       3.9 
Administrative support, including                                                      
Clerical..........................         191        76      39.9        15       7.8 
Precision production, craft & repair       554        91      16.3        30       5.5 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          447
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  2000 (ALL RACES) (MALE)
(Current Population Survey.  Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
Machine operators, assemblers &                                                        
Inspectors........................         251        81      32.3        37      14.6 
Transportation & material moving..         304        56      18.3        34      11.2 
Handlers, equipment cleaners,                                                          
Helpers, & laborers...............         537       157      29.1        40       7.5 
Service workers...................         700       146      20.8        50       7.1 
   Private household workers......          15         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   Service workers, except private                                                     
   Household......................         686       146      21.3        50       7.2 
Farming, forestry, and fishing....         442        22       5.0         8       1.9 
Armed forces......................          15        11      73.4        11      73.4 
                                                                                       
RELATIONSHIP TO                                                                        
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER                                                                     
                                                                                       
In Families.......................       2,260       442      19.6       200       8.8 
   Householder....................       1,234       238      19.3       112       9.0 
     Spouse present...............         968       195      20.1       104      10.7 
     No spouse present............         266        43      16.1         8       2.9 
   Spouse of householder..........         496        89      17.9        47       9.5 
   Child of householder...........         386        82      21.3        25       6.4 
   Other relative of                                                                   
   householder....................         143        33      23.4        16      11.5 
In unrelated subfamilies..........          50        10      19.7         5      10.5 
Unrelated Individuals.............       1,376       350      25.4        72       5.2 
   Nonfamily householder..........         724       156      21.6        36       5.0 
   Secondary Individuals..........         652       194      29.8        36       5.5 
                                                                                       
AGE                                                                                    
                                                                                       
Under 65 years....................       3,600       793      22.0       274       7.6 
   15 to 24 years.................       1,083       299      27.7        50       4.6 
   25 to 44 years.................       1,730       371      21.4       158       9.1 
   45 to 64 years.................         787       123      15.7        66       8.3 
65 years and over.................          86         9      10.3         3       3.7 
                                                                                       
Mean age...................               34.8      32.0       (x)      36.4       (x) 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          448
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  2000 (ALL RACES) (MALE)
(Current Population Survey.  Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
                                                                                       
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                      
                                                                                       
Inside metropolitan areas......          2,825       645      22.8       229       8.1 
  Inside central cities...........       1,437       352      24.5       121       8.4 
    One million or more...........         857       201      23.5        70       8.2 
    Under one million.............         580       150      25.9        51       8.8 
  Outside central cities..........       1,388       293      21.1       108       7.8 
    One million or more...........         829       177      21.4        62       7.4 
    Under one million.............         559       116      20.8        46       8.3 
Outside metropolitan areas........         861       157      18.3        48       5.5 
                                                                                       
REGION                                                                                 
                                                                                       
Northeast.........................         520       128      24.6        54      10.3 
Midwest...........................         713       151      21.2        46       6.4 
South.............................       1,413       314      22.2       126       8.9 
West..............................       1,041       210      20.2        52       5.0 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          449
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  2000 (ALL RACES) (MALE)
(Current Population Survey.  Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                     Workers in poverty                
                                                    With employer offered pension      
                                                             Plan at work              
                                                                     Included in plan  
                                        Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
                                                                                       
     TOTAL                                                                             
                                                                                       
Without earnings..................          13         0       0.0         0       0.0 
With earnings.....................       3,673       802      21.8       277       7.5 
   $1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS...........       1,032       152      14.7        46       4.5 
   $2,500 to $4,999...............         580       181      31.2        41       7.1 
   $5,000 to $7,499...............         795       191      24.0        52       6.6 
   $7,500 to $9,999...............         409       105      25.8        36       8.9 
   $10,000 to $12,499.............         343        42      12.2        17       4.8 
   $12,500 to $14,999.............         166        29      17.3        11       6.8 
   $15,000 to $17,499.............         196        49      25.2        33      16.9 
   $17,500 to $19,999.............          70        20      28.9        12      17.1 
   $20,000 to $22,499.............          50        20      40.1        15      30.9 
   $22,500 to $24,999.............          11         3      22.7         3      22.7 
   $25,000 to $27,499.............           9         1      15.1         1      15.1 
   $27,500 to $29,999.............          12         8      69.0         8      69.0 
   $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                                          450
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  2000 (ALL RACES) (MALE)
(Current Population Survey.  Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                     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..............         5,707     5,893       (x)     7,444       (x) 
     Standard error...............         149       290       (x)       749       (x) 
   Mean earnings..................       6,183     7,033       (x)     9,231       (x) 
     Standard error...............         148       310       (x)       667       (x) 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: (hhes-info@census.gov) Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff
Last revised: December 10, 2001
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032001/noncash/nc8_002.htm