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Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and, Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  2001 (All Races) (Male)
                        (Source: Current Population Survey,  March 2002.)

                                    ----------------- All Workers ------------------  -------------- Workers in Poverty -------------- 
                                                  with Employer Offered Pension                     with Employer Offered Pension      
                                              ============ Plan at Work ============            ============ Plan at work ============ 
                                                                  -Included in Plan-                                -Included in Plan- 
                                      Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent    Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
    Characteristics                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                       
    All Races                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                       
     Male.................            80,300    44,358      55.2    35,916      44.7     3,875       771      19.9       301       7.8 
                                                                                                                                       
Work Experience                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                       
Worked..........................      80,300    44,358      55.2    35,916      44.7     3,875       771      19.9       301       7.8 
   Full-time....................      70,125    41,400      59.0    34,842      49.7     2,669       517      19.4       242       9.1 
     50 weeks or more...........      58,728    36,388      62.0    31,677      53.9     1,424       277      19.4       167      11.7 
     27 to 49 weeks.............       7,092     3,406      48.0     2,375      33.5       533       104      19.5        41       7.7 
     26 weeks or less...........       4,305     1,606      37.3       790      18.4       712       136      19.2        34       4.8 
   Part-time....................      10,175     2,958      29.1     1,074      10.6     1,206       254      21.0        59       4.9 
     50 weeks or more...........       4,341     1,430      32.9       624      14.4       396        72      18.2        22       5.6 
     27 to 49 weeks.............       2,013       677      33.6       239      11.9       237        58      24.5        18       7.4 
     26 weeks or less...........       3,821       852      22.3       211       5.5       573       124      21.6        20       3.4 
                                                                                                                                       
Size of Employer                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
Under 25 persons................      25,206     5,728      22.7     4,591      18.2     2,001       137       6.8        61       3.0 
25 to 99 persons................      10,890     5,596      51.4     4,305      39.5       509       108      21.2        34       6.7 
100 to 499 persons..............      10,384     6,841      65.9     5,506      53.0       308        96      31.3        41      13.4 
500 to 999 persons..............       4,129     2,922      70.8     2,356      57.1       140        67      47.8        31      22.4 
1000 persons or more............      29,691    23,272      78.4    19,157      64.5       917       363      39.5       134      14.6 
                                                                                                                                       
Occupation of Longest Job                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                       
Executive, Administrative,                                                                                                             
and Managerial..................      11,785     7,641      64.8     6,893      58.5       176        33      18.8         7       4.2 
Professional specialty..........      10,426     7,552      72.4     6,525      62.6       186        64      34.1        36      19.2 
Technical and related support...       2,117     1,552      73.3     1,278      60.4        39        10      25.9         6      14.1 
Sales workers...................       8,865     4,535      51.2     3,502      39.5       397        89      22.6        30       7.4 
Administrative support,                                                                                                                
including clerical..............       4,400     2,886      65.6     2,155      49.0       165        67      40.5        22      13.1 
Precision production,                                                                                                                  
craft & repair..................      14,539     7,254      49.9     6,098      41.9       705       101      14.4        46       6.5 
Machine operators, assemblers                                                                                                          
and Inspectors..................       4,835     2,918      60.4     2,307      47.7       219        60      27.7        33      14.9 
Transportation & material moving       5,724     2,960      51.7     2,334      40.8       264        47      17.9        21       7.8 
Handlers, equipment cleaners,                                                                                                          
Helpers, & laborers.............       5,205     2,187      42.0     1,321      25.4       495       112      22.7        26       5.2 
Service workers.................       8,771     3,853      43.9     2,712      30.9       779       149      19.1        61       7.9 
 Private household workers......          48         7      14.1         5       9.4         9         0       0.0         0       0.0 
 Service workers, except                                                                                                               
 Private Household..............       8,724     3,846      44.1     2,707      31.0       770       149      19.3        61       8.0 
Farming, forestry, and fishing..       3,056       549      18.0       377      12.3       431        22       5.1         5       1.1 
Armed forces....................         577       473      81.9       415      71.9        20        15      74.5        10      50.8 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and, Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  2001 (All Races) (Male)
                        (Source: Current Population Survey,  March 2002.)

                                    ----------------- All Workers ------------------  -------------- Workers in Poverty -------------- 
                                                  with Employer Offered Pension                     with Employer Offered Pension      
                                              ============ Plan at Work ============            ============ Plan at work ============ 
                                                                  -Included in Plan-                                -Included in Plan- 
                                      Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent    Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
                                                                                                                                       
Relationship to Family Householder                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                       
In Families.....................      63,232    35,162      55.6    29,020      45.9     2,316       431      18.6       184       8.0 
   Householder..................      33,486    20,773      62.0    18,017      53.8     1,263       259      20.5       122       9.7 
     Spouse present.............      29,998    19,071      63.6    16,717      55.7       951       193      20.3       104      11.0 
     No spouse present..........       3,488     1,702      48.8     1,301      37.3       313        66      21.1        18       5.6 
   Spouse of householder........      15,209     9,255      60.8     8,202      53.9       485        93      19.2        51      10.6 
   Child of householder.........      11,016     3,877      35.2     1,918      17.4       399        57      14.3         6       1.4 
   Other relative of                                                                                                                   
   householder..................       3,520     1,257      35.7       882      25.1       169        21      12.6         5       3.2 
In unrelated subfamilies........         249        70      28.3        42      17.1        57         4       7.2         1       1.1 
Unrelated Individuals...........      16,819     9,126      54.3     6,853      40.7     1,502       336      22.4       116       7.7 
   Nonfamily householder........      11,621     6,850      58.9     5,243      45.1       861       212      24.7        75       8.7 
   Secondary Individuals........       5,197     2,276      43.8     1,611      31.0       642       124      19.2        42       6.5 
                                                                                                                                       
Age                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                       
Under 65 years..................      77,177    43,177      55.9    35,140      45.5     3,830       761      19.9       296       7.7 
   15 to 24 years...............      12,816     4,375      34.1     1,732      13.5     1,183       262      22.2        46       3.9 
   25 to 44 years...............      38,048    22,223      58.4    18,417      48.4     1,863       366      19.6       165       8.8 
   45 to 64 years...............      26,313    16,579      63.0    14,990      57.0       784       133      17.0        86      10.9 
65 years and over...............       3,123     1,181      37.8       776      24.9        45         9      20.8         5      11.2 
                                                                                                                                       
Mean age........................        39.7      41.2       (x)      42.7       (x)      33.9      32.8       (x)      38.2       (x) 
                                                                                                                                       
Type of Residence                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                       
Inside metropolitan areas.......      65,826    36,737      55.8    29,810      45.3     2,951       574      19.4       213       7.2 
  Inside central cities.........      22,435    11,801      52.6     9,079      40.5     1,513       303      20.1       104       6.9 
    One million or more.........      14,390     7,237      50.3     5,643      39.2       920       163      17.8        60       6.5 
    Under one million...........       8,045     4,564      56.7     3,436      42.7       593       140      23.6        44       7.5 
  Outside central cities........      43,391    24,935      57.5    20,731      47.8     1,438       270      18.8       108       7.5 
    One million or more.........      30,445    17,625      57.9    14,720      48.3       890       143      16.1        63       7.1 
    Under one million...........      12,946     7,310      56.5     6,011      46.4       548       127      23.1        45       8.2 
Outside metropolitan areas......      14,473     7,622      52.7     6,106      42.2       924       197      21.3        89       9.6 
                                                                                                                                       
Region                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                       
Northeast.......................      15,412     8,948      58.1     7,416      48.1       563       115      20.4        37       6.5 
Midwest.........................      18,940    11,212      59.2     9,297      49.1       705       196      27.8        84      12.0 
South...........................      27,544    14,838      53.9    11,740      42.6     1,456       283      19.4       108       7.4 
West............................      18,403     9,361      50.9     7,463      40.6     1,151       177      15.3        73       6.3 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and, Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  2001 (All Races) (Male)
                        (Source: Current Population Survey,  March 2002.)

                                    ----------------- All Workers ------------------  -------------- Workers in Poverty -------------- 
                                                  with Employer Offered Pension                     with Employer Offered Pension      
                                              ============ Plan at Work ============            ============ Plan at work ============ 
                                                                  -Included in Plan-                                -Included in Plan- 
                                      Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent    Number    Number   Percent    Number   Percent 
                                                                                                                                       
   Total                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                       
Without earnings................          91        13      14.1         0       0.0        19         1       7.3         0       0.0 
With earnings...................      80,209    44,345      55.3    35,916      44.8     3,856       769      19.9       301       7.8 
   $1 TO $2,499 or Loss.........       4,376       820      18.7       201       4.6       989       146      14.8        32       3.3 
   $2,500 to $4,999.............       2,776       765      27.5       199       7.2       584       141      24.1        53       9.1 
   $5,000 to $7,499.............       2,951       818      27.7       246       8.3       752       153      20.3        52       6.9 
   $7,500 to $9,999.............       2,178       670      30.8       231      10.6       557       119      21.4        43       7.6 
   $10,000 to $12,499...........       3,720     1,108      29.8       488      13.1       382        65      16.9        31       8.1 
   $12,500 to $14,999...........       1,999       653      32.7       319      16.0       185        42      22.8        27      14.5 
   $15,000 to $17,499...........       3,720     1,393      37.4       870      23.4       219        54      24.8        32      14.6 
   $17,500 to $19,999...........       2,383       969      40.7       617      25.9        85        22      25.8        12      14.7 
   $20,000 to $22,499...........       4,391     1,849      42.1     1,325      30.2        71        18      24.9        11      16.2 
   $22,500 to $24,999...........       2,532     1,343      53.0       958      37.8        16         6      41.7         6      39.8 
   $25,000 to $27,499...........       4,267     2,216      51.9     1,765      41.4         9         1      15.0         0       0.0 
   $27,500 to $29,999...........       2,067     1,238      59.9       987      47.8         3         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $30,000 to $32,499...........       5,029     2,907      57.8     2,406      47.8         4         1      20.9         1      20.9 
   $32,500 to $34,999...........       1,657     1,123      67.8       955      57.6         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $35,000 to $37,499...........       3,777     2,529      66.9     2,224      58.9         2         1      57.8         1      57.8 
   $37,500 to $39,999...........       1,479     1,057      71.5       926      62.6         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $40,000 to $42,499...........       3,941     2,679      68.0     2,383      60.5         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $42,500 to $44,999...........       1,084       836      77.1       760      70.1         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $45,000 to $47,499...........       2,504     1,878      75.0     1,687      67.4         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $47,500 to $49,999...........       1,037       785      75.7       720      69.4         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $50,000 to $52,499...........       3,367     2,371      70.4     2,211      65.7         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $52,500 to $54,999...........         793       614      77.5       561      70.8         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $55,000 to $57,499...........       1,567     1,197      76.3     1,124      71.7         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $57,500 to $59,999...........         556       444      79.8       413      74.2         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $60,000 to $62,499...........       2,212     1,627      73.6     1,536      69.4         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $62,500 to $64,999...........         450       375      83.3       344      76.4         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $65,000 to $67,499...........       1,236       954      77.2       881      71.3         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $67,500 to $69,999...........         438       343      78.4       327      74.7         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $70,000 to $72,499...........       1,438     1,046      72.7       950      66.1         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $72,500 to $74,999...........         239       214      89.6       203      84.8         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $75,000 to $77,499...........       1,374     1,059      77.1       997      72.6         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $77,500 to $79,999...........         245       200      81.6       184      75.2         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $80,000 to $82,499...........       1,124       852      75.8       791      70.4         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $82,500 to $84,999...........         206       173      84.3       161      78.1         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $85,000 to $87,499...........         574       452      78.8       424      74.0         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $87,500 to $89,999...........         119       101      85.2        95      79.8         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $90,000 to $92,499...........         705       544      77.2       518      73.5         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
  $92,500 to $94,999...........          160       128      79.9       113      70.7         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
  $95,000 to $97,499...........          290       232      80.2       223      77.0         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
  $97,500 to $99,999...........          158       122      77.4       115      72.7         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
  $100,000 and over............        5,091     3,661      71.9     3,480      68.4         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
                                                                                                                                       
   Median earnings..............      31,364    40,667       (x)    45,148       (x)     6,181     6,598       (x)     8,308       (x) 
     Standard error.............         110       154       (x)       264       (x)       162       356       (x)       799       (x) 
   Mean earnings................      42,711    52,558       (x)    58,263       (x)     6,535     7,490       (x)     9,228       (x) 
     Standard error.............         345       506       (x)       587       (x)       150       323       (x)       560       (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/032002/noncash/nc8_002.htm