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Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          471
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  2000 (WHITE) (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                                                                    
                                                                                       
    WHITE                                                                              
                                                                                       
     MALE...................            67,100    38,653      57.6    31,539      47.0 
                                                                                       
WORK EXPERIENCE                                                                        
                                                                                       
Worked............................      67,100    38,653      57.6    31,539      47.0 
   Full-time......................      58,410    35,734      61.2    30,599      52.4 
     50 weeks or more.............      49,976    31,931      63.9    28,266      56.6 
     27 to 49 weeks...............       5,131     2,576      50.2     1,795      35.0 
     26 weeks or less.............       3,303     1,227      37.2       538      16.3 
   Part-time......................       8,690     2,919      33.6       940      10.8 
     50 weeks or more.............       3,928     1,413      36.0       612      15.6 
     27 to 49 weeks...............       1,717       647      37.7       156       9.1 
     26 weeks or less.............       3,045       859      28.2       172       5.6 
                                                                                       
SIZE OF EMPLOYER                                                                       
                                                                                       
Under 25 persons..................      21,147     5,164      24.4     4,203      19.9 
25 to 99 persons..................       9,237     5,027      54.4     3,934      42.6 
100 to 499 persons................       9,076     6,348      69.9     5,191      57.2 
500 to 999 persons................       3,097     2,343      75.7     1,874      60.5 
1000 persons or more..............      24,542    19,772      80.6    16,337      66.6 
                                                                                       
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB                                                              
                                                                                       
Executive, Administrative, and                                                         
Managerial........................      10,156     6,952      68.5     6,263      61.7 
Professional specialty............       8,790     6,489      73.8     5,678      64.6 
Technical and related support.....       1,892     1,427      75.4     1,195      63.2 
Sales workers.....................       7,759     4,160      53.6     3,210      41.4 
Administrative support, including                                                      
Clerical..........................       3,493     2,393      68.5     1,769      50.6 
Precision production, craft & repair    12,898     6,690      51.9     5,823      45.1 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          472
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  2000 (WHITE) (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........................       4,004     2,442      61.0     1,994      49.8 
Transportation & material moving..       4,396     2,443      55.6     1,910      43.5 
Handlers, equipment cleaners,                                                          
Helpers, & laborers...............       4,126     1,847      44.8     1,000      24.2 
Service workers...................       6,187     2,913      47.1     2,047      33.1 
   Private household workers......          32         2       6.2         2       6.2 
   Service workers, except private                                                     
   Household......................       6,155     2,911      47.3     2,045      33.2 
Farming, forestry, and fishing....       2,902       519      17.9       318      11.0 
Armed forces......................         496       378      76.2       333      67.1 
                                                                                       
RELATIONSHIP TO                                                                        
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER                                                                     
                                                                                       
In Families.......................      53,151    30,874      58.1    25,686      48.3 
   Householder....................      29,458    18,778      63.7    16,511      56.0 
     Spouse present...............      26,790    17,407      65.0    15,443      57.6 
     No spouse present............       2,668     1,371      51.4     1,068      40.0 
   Spouse of householder..........      12,092     7,611      62.9     6,853      56.7 
   Child of householder...........       9,300     3,651      39.3     1,740      18.7 
   Other relative of                                                                   
   householder....................       2,300       835      36.3       582      25.3 
In unrelated subfamilies..........         161        58      35.6        33      20.2 
Unrelated Individuals.............      13,788     7,721      56.0     5,820      42.2 
   Nonfamily householder..........       9,556     5,634      59.0     4,372      45.8 
   Secondary Individuals..........       4,232     2,088      49.3     1,448      34.2 
                                                                                       
AGE                                                                                    
                                                                                       
Under 65 years....................      64,169    37,509      58.5    30,750      47.9 
   15 to 24 years.................      11,001     4,255      38.7     1,640      14.9 
   25 to 44 years.................      31,556    19,034      60.3    16,082      51.0 
   45 to 64 years.................      21,612    14,220      65.8    13,028      60.3 
65 years and over.................       2,931     1,144      39.0       790      26.9 
                                                                                       
Mean age...................               39.8      41.0       (x)      42.6       (x) 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          473
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  2000 (WHITE) (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......         53,914    31,581      58.6    25,875      48.0 
  Inside central cities...........      16,690     9,227      55.3     7,276      43.6 
    One million or more...........      10,267     5,424      52.8     4,297      41.9 
    Under one million.............       6,423     3,803      59.2     2,979      46.4 
  Outside central cities..........      37,224    22,354      60.1    18,599      50.0 
    One million or more...........      25,824    15,670      60.7    13,126      50.8 
    Under one million.............      11,400     6,685      58.6     5,473      48.0 
Outside metropolitan areas........      13,186     7,072      53.6     5,664      43.0 
                                                                                       
REGION                                                                                 
                                                                                       
Northeast.........................      12,743     7,754      60.8     6,516      51.1 
Midwest...........................      17,093    10,485      61.3     8,617      50.4 
South.............................      21,835    12,304      56.4     9,919      45.4 
West..............................      15,429     8,110      52.6     6,487      42.0 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          474
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  2000 (WHITE) (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..................          79         9      11.8         2       2.9 
With earnings.....................      67,021    38,644      57.7    31,537      47.1 
   $1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS...........       3,587       778      21.7       146       4.1 
   $2,500 to $4,999...............       2,279       777      34.1       116       5.1 
   $5,000 to $7,499...............       2,503       786      31.4       246       9.8 
   $7,500 to $9,999...............       1,706       590      34.6       198      11.6 
   $10,000 to $12,499.............       3,027       942      31.1       438      14.5 
   $12,500 to $14,999.............       1,848       629      34.1       339      18.3 
   $15,000 to $17,499.............       3,019     1,080      35.8       672      22.3 
   $17,500 to $19,999.............       2,153       849      39.4       483      22.4 
   $20,000 to $22,499.............       3,681     1,663      45.2     1,162      31.6 
   $22,500 to $24,999.............       2,060     1,178      57.2       900      43.7 
   $25,000 to $27,499.............       3,343     1,850      55.3     1,449      43.3 
   $27,500 to $29,999.............       1,562     1,020      65.3       865      55.4 
   $30,000 to $32,499.............       4,117     2,497      60.7     2,183      53.0 
   $32,500 to $34,999.............       1,325       944      71.2       852      64.3 
   $35,000 to $37,499.............       3,230     2,064      63.9     1,796      55.6 
   $37,500 to $39,999.............       1,375     1,016      73.9       859      62.5 
   $40,000 to $42,499.............       3,190     2,208      69.2     2,021      63.4 
   $42,500 to $44,999.............         946       762      80.5       696      73.6 
   $45,000 to $47,499.............       2,102     1,637      77.9     1,501      71.4 
   $47,500 to $49,999.............       1,013       805      79.5       764      75.4 
   $50,000 to $52,499.............       2,680     1,954      72.9     1,862      69.5 
   $52,500 to $54,999.............         582       476      81.9       438      75.3 
   $55,000 to $57,499.............       1,531     1,227      80.1     1,170      76.5 
   $57,500 to $59,999.............         548       424      77.5       410      74.8 
   $60,000 to $62,499.............       2,126     1,530      72.0     1,425      67.0 
   $62,500 to $64,999.............         389       319      82.0       301      77.3 
   $65,000 to $67,499.............       1,043       856      82.1       814      78.0 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          475
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  2000 (WHITE) (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.............         347       273      78.5       270      77.8 
   $70,000 to $72,499.............       1,188       949      79.9       909      76.5 
   $72,500 to $74,999.............         199       170      85.5       165      82.9 
   $75,000 to $77,499.............       1,200       894      74.5       829      69.1 
   $77,500 to $79,999.............         251       198      79.0       192      76.7 
   $80,000 to $82,499.............         893       734      82.2       705      79.0 
   $82,500 to $84,999.............         130       121      92.5       110      84.1 
   $85,000 to $87,499.............         513       390      76.0       372      72.6 
   $87,500 to $89,999.............          64        59      91.2        59      91.2 
   $90,000 to $92,499.............         519       426      82.0       409      78.7 
   $92,500 to $94,999.............          80        70      87.1        68      84.2 
   $95,000 to $97,499.............         233       184      78.9       177      75.9 
   $97,500 to $99,999.............         115        75      65.8        75      65.1 
   $100,000 and over..............       4,324     3,240      74.9     3,093      71.5 
                                                                                       
   Median earnings..............        31,665    40,746       (x)    45,577       (x) 
     Standard error...............         123       174       (x)       232       (x) 
   Mean earnings..................      43,220    52,520       (x)    58,806       (x) 
     Standard error...............         392       551       (x)       648       (x) 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          476
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  2000 (WHITE) (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                                                                    
                                                                                       
    WHITE                                                                              
                                                                                       
     MALE...................             2,875       559      19.4       188       6.5 
                                                                                       
WORK EXPERIENCE                                                                        
                                                                                       
Worked............................       2,875       559      19.4       188       6.5 
   Full-time......................       2,026       376      18.6       154       7.6 
     50 weeks or more.............       1,100       176      16.0       105       9.5 
     27 to 49 weeks...............         354        87      24.5        20       5.7 
     26 weeks or less.............         572       113      19.8        28       5.0 
   Part-time......................         849       182      21.5        34       4.0 
     50 weeks or more.............         315        71      22.5        16       5.1 
     27 to 49 weeks...............         174        45      25.6         9       4.9 
     26 weeks or less.............         359        67      18.7         9       2.6 
                                                                                       
SIZE OF EMPLOYER                                                                       
                                                                                       
Under 25 persons..................       1,531        85       5.5        42       2.7 
25 to 99 persons..................         378        89      23.6        29       7.8 
100 to 499 persons................         301        79      26.2        16       5.5 
500 to 999 persons................          80        25      32.0        12      15.3 
1000 persons or more..............         586       281      47.9        88      15.0 
                                                                                       
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB                                                              
                                                                                       
Executive, Administrative, and                                                         
Managerial........................         140        33      23.3        13       8.9 
Professional specialty............         104        28      27.1         8       8.1 
Technical and related support.....          24        12      48.7         1       3.1 
Sales workers.....................         291        55      18.9        14       4.7 
Administrative support, including                                                      
Clerical..........................         132        54      40.7        15      11.3 
Precision production, craft & repair       479        78      16.3        27       5.6 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          477
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  2000 (WHITE) (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........................         196        57      28.8        23      11.8 
Transportation & material moving..         233        46      19.6        27      11.4 
Handlers, equipment cleaners,                                                          
Helpers, & laborers...............         389        91      23.4        17       4.4 
Service workers...................         472        79      16.8        29       6.1 
   Private household workers......          10         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   Service workers, except private                                                     
   Household......................         462        79      17.1        29       6.2 
Farming, forestry, and fishing....         404        18       4.4         6       1.4 
Armed forces......................          11         9      82.0         9      82.0 
                                                                                       
RELATIONSHIP TO                                                                        
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER                                                                     
                                                                                       
In Families.......................       1,780       306      17.2       135       7.6 
   Householder....................       1,020       178      17.5        85       8.3 
     Spouse present...............         826       153      18.5        77       9.4 
     No spouse present............         195        25      12.9         8       3.9 
   Spouse of householder..........         413        68      16.5        34       8.2 
   Child of householder...........         249        48      19.1        16       6.3 
   Other relative of                                                                   
   householder....................          97        12      12.4         1       0.8 
In unrelated subfamilies..........          40         8      20.2         3       8.7 
Unrelated Individuals.............       1,056       245      23.2        49       4.7 
   Nonfamily householder..........         601       117      19.5        27       4.5 
   Secondary Individuals..........         455       128      28.1        22       4.8 
                                                                                       
AGE                                                                                    
                                                                                       
Under 65 years....................       2,796       550      19.7       185       6.6 
   15 to 24 years.................         841       221      26.3        33       3.9 
   25 to 44 years.................       1,358       242      17.8       103       7.6 
   45 to 64 years.................         596        87      14.5        48       8.1 
65 years and over.................          79         9      11.2         3       4.0 
                                                                                       
Mean age...................               35.0      31.8       (x)      37.2       (x) 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          478
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  2000 (WHITE) (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......          2,154       427      19.8       146       6.8 
  Inside central cities...........         997       204      20.4        57       5.7 
    One million or more...........         569       104      18.2        29       5.2 
    Under one million.............         427       100      23.4        27       6.4 
  Outside central cities..........       1,157       223      19.3        89       7.7 
    One million or more...........         668       125      18.7        46       6.9 
    Under one million.............         489        98      20.0        43       8.8 
Outside metropolitan areas........         721       132      18.3        42       5.8 
                                                                                       
REGION                                                                                 
                                                                                       
Northeast.........................         393        86      21.8        37       9.4 
Midwest...........................         578       107      18.6        33       5.7 
South.............................       1,030       201      19.5        76       7.4 
West..............................         874       165      18.8        42       4.8 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and                                          479
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  2000 (WHITE) (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.....................       2,862       559      19.5       188       6.6 
   $1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS...........         761        76      10.0        21       2.8 
   $2,500 to $4,999...............         425       132      31.0        26       6.1 
   $5,000 to $7,499...............         648       153      23.7        48       7.4 
   $7,500 to $9,999...............         298        66      22.0        18       6.0 
   $10,000 to $12,499.............         285        32      11.3        13       4.7 
   $12,500 to $14,999.............         149        25      16.9        10       6.4 
   $15,000 to $17,499.............         166        28      16.7        18      10.7 
   $17,500 to $19,999.............          63        20      32.4        12      19.1 
   $20,000 to $22,499.............          37        14      39.2        10      26.6 
   $22,500 to $24,999.............          11         3      22.7         3      22.7 
   $25,000 to $27,499.............           8         1       9.1         1       9.1 
   $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                                          480
Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  2000 (WHITE) (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..............         5,946     6,161       (x)     7,421       (x) 
     Standard error...............         162       302       (x)       966       (x) 
   Mean earnings..................       6,414     7,459       (x)     9,955       (x) 
     Standard error...............         174       381       (x)       835       (x) 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: (hhes-info@census.gov) Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff
Last revised: December 10, 2001
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