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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) (Female)
                        (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                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                       
     Female.................          71,308    39,701      55.7    29,529      41.4     4,692     1,223      26.1       354       7.5 
                                                                                                                                       
Work Experience                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                       
Worked..........................      71,308    39,701      55.7    29,529      41.4     4,692     1,223      26.1       354       7.5 
   Full-time....................      51,876    32,584      62.8    26,332      50.8     2,528       708      28.0       247       9.8 
     50 weeks or more...........      41,651    27,377      65.7    23,051      55.3     1,144       313      27.4       163      14.2 
     27 to 49 weeks.............       6,085     3,536      58.1     2,466      40.5       512       150      29.3        35       6.9 
     26 weeks or less...........       4,140     1,670      40.3       816      19.7       872       245      28.1        49       5.6 
   Part-time....................      19,432     7,118      36.6     3,198      16.5     2,165       515      23.8       107       4.9 
     50 weeks or more...........       9,753     3,828      39.2     2,073      21.3       795       207      26.1        51       6.4 
     27 to 49 weeks.............       4,174     1,680      40.3       739      17.7       441       123      28.0        29       6.6 
     26 weeks or less...........       5,505     1,610      29.2       386       7.0       929       184      19.8        27       2.9 
                                                                                                                                       
Size of Employer                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
Under 25 persons................      19,511     4,430      22.7     3,113      16.0     1,675       136       8.1        47       2.8 
25 to 99 persons................       8,421     4,042      48.0     2,909      34.5       595       114      19.1        41       6.9 
100 to 499 persons..............       9,393     5,991      63.8     4,430      47.2       568       199      35.0        57      10.1 
500 to 999 persons..............       4,338     3,093      71.3     2,415      55.7       222        87      39.2        27      12.0 
1000 persons or more............      29,645    22,146      74.7    16,662      56.2     1,631       689      42.2       182      11.2 
                                                                                                                                       
Occupation of Longest Job                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                       
Executive, Administrative,                                                                                                             
and Managerial..................      10,167     6,928      68.1     5,949      58.5       176        42      23.7        14       8.1 
Professional specialty..........      12,652     9,083      71.8     7,508      59.3       276        85      30.8        39      14.1 
Technical and related support...       2,777     1,887      68.0     1,429      51.5        60        23      38.2         9      14.5 
Sales workers...................       9,370     4,167      44.5     2,460      26.2       952       274      28.8        47       4.9 
Administrative support,                                                                                                                
including clerical..............      16,049    10,029      62.5     7,513      46.8       707       251      35.5        83      11.7 
Precision production,                                                                                                                  
craft & repair..................       1,500       807      53.8       621      41.4        91        22      23.8         6       6.5 
Machine operators, assemblers                                                                                                          
and Inspectors..................       2,767     1,493      54.0     1,057      38.2       214        73      34.0        21       9.7 
Transportation & material moving         673       362      53.8       244      36.2        64        12      19.2         1       1.8 
Handlers, equipment cleaners,                                                                                                          
Helpers, & laborers.............       1,311       609      46.5       342      26.1       163        36      21.9         9       5.3 
Service workers.................      13,169     4,155      31.6     2,280      17.3     1,857       396      21.3       122       6.6 
 Private household workers......         813        48       5.9        25       3.1       154         6       4.1         5       3.2 
 Service workers, except                                                                                                               
 Private Household..............      12,356     4,107      33.2     2,255      18.2     1,703       390      22.9       117       6.9 
Farming, forestry, and fishing..         797       129      16.2        82      10.3       131        10       7.9         3       2.2 
Armed forces....................          76        52      69.4        44      57.7         1         0       0.0         0       0.0 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and, Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  2001 (All Races) (Female)
                        (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.....................      57,120    31,419      55.0    23,596      41.3     3,125       812      26.0       267       8.5 
   Householder..................      21,959    12,690      57.8     9,540      43.4     2,212       623      28.1       193       8.7 
     Spouse present.............      12,380     7,360      59.5     5,796      46.8       324        73      22.7        32       9.8 
     No spouse present..........       9,579     5,329      55.6     3,744      39.1     1,888       549      29.1       161       8.5 
   Spouse of householder........      24,538    14,814      60.4    12,006      48.9       474       112      23.7        50      10.6 
   Child of householder.........       8,200     2,876      35.1     1,328      16.2       289        39      13.7         7       2.4 
   Other relative of                                                                                                                   
   householder..................       2,424     1,040      42.9       722      29.8       150        38      25.0        17      11.3 
In unrelated subfamilies........         505       255      50.5       154      30.6       142        52      37.0        12       8.7 
Unrelated Individuals...........      13,683     8,027      58.7     5,779      42.2     1,425       359      25.2        74       5.2 
   Nonfamily householder........      10,185     6,231      61.2     4,640      45.6       772       179      23.1        38       4.9 
   Secondary Individuals........       3,498     1,796      51.3     1,139      32.6       653       181      27.7        36       5.5 
                                                                                                                                       
Age                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                       
Under 65 years..................      68,926    38,786      56.3    29,005      42.1     4,617     1,204      26.1       347       7.5 
   15 to 24 years...............      11,777     4,223      35.9     1,403      11.9     1,554       411      26.5        66       4.3 
   25 to 44 years...............      33,232    19,680      59.2    15,117      45.5     2,290       611      26.7       219       9.6 
   45 to 64 years...............      23,917    14,883      62.2    12,485      52.2       773       181      23.4        61       7.9 
65 years and over...............       2,382       915      38.4       525      22.0        75        20      26.1         7       9.1 
                                                                                                                                       
Mean age........................        39.6      40.9       (x)      42.6       (x)      33.0      32.7       (x)      36.1       (x) 
                                                                                                                                       
Type of Residence                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                       
Inside metropolitan areas.......      58,567    33,019      56.4    24,641      42.1     3,619       977      27.0       268       7.4 
  Inside central cities.........      20,465    11,123      54.3     8,078      39.5     1,868       511      27.4       141       7.5 
    One million or more.........      12,766     6,755      52.9     5,016      39.3     1,042       219      21.0        73       7.0 
    Under one million...........       7,699     4,367      56.7     3,062      39.8       826       293      35.4        68       8.2 
  Outside central cities........      38,102    21,896      57.5    16,563      43.5     1,751       466      26.6       128       7.3 
    One million or more.........      26,671    15,451      57.9    11,727      44.0     1,076       269      25.0        82       7.6 
    Under one million...........      11,431     6,446      56.4     4,836      42.3       675       197      29.2        46       6.8 
Outside metropolitan areas......      12,741     6,682      52.4     4,888      38.4     1,073       246      22.9        85       7.9 
                                                                                                                                       
Region                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                       
Northeast.......................      13,856     7,850      56.7     6,088      43.9       747       177      23.7        71       9.6 
Midwest.........................      17,408    10,215      58.7     7,684      44.1     1,043       298      28.6        72       6.9 
South...........................      24,596    13,639      55.5     9,883      40.2     1,864       535      28.7       147       7.9 
West............................      15,448     7,997      51.8     5,874      38.0     1,038       213      20.5        63       6.1 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and, Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  2001 (All Races) (Female)
                        (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................          76        12      16.0         0       0.0        12         0       0.0         0       0.0 
With earnings...................      71,232    39,689      55.7    29,529      41.5     4,680     1,223      26.1       354       7.6 
   $1 TO $2,499 or Loss.........       5,974     1,401      23.4       302       5.1     1,348       252      18.7        47       3.5 
   $2,500 to $4,999.............       4,118     1,179      28.6       292       7.1       856       221      25.8        38       4.5 
   $5,000 to $7,499.............       4,312     1,325      30.7       444      10.3       918       247      27.0        60       6.5 
   $7,500 to $9,999.............       3,427     1,271      37.1       541      15.8       753       230      30.6        68       9.0 
   $10,000 to $12,499...........       5,122     2,028      39.6     1,003      19.6       490       159      32.5        66      13.4 
   $12,500 to $14,999...........       3,107     1,395      44.9       823      26.5       146        35      23.9        24      16.7 
   $15,000 to $17,499...........       4,661     2,225      47.7     1,447      31.0       114        46      40.0        28      24.6 
   $17,500 to $19,999...........       3,286     1,898      57.8     1,308      39.8        30        18      58.0        10      31.5 
   $20,000 to $22,499...........       4,727     2,792      59.1     2,142      45.3        19        11      58.0         9      46.7 
   $22,500 to $24,999...........       2,633     1,729      65.7     1,274      48.4         2         2     100.0         2     100.0 
   $25,000 to $27,499...........       4,034     2,667      66.1     2,185      54.2         4         1      35.3         1      35.3 
   $27,500 to $29,999...........       2,098     1,521      72.5     1,282      61.1         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $30,000 to $32,499...........       4,169     3,000      72.0     2,590      62.1         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $32,500 to $34,999...........       1,445     1,077      74.5       942      65.2         1         1     100.0         1     100.0 
   $35,000 to $37,499...........       3,042     2,291      75.3     2,031      66.8         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $37,500 to $39,999...........       1,252     1,003      80.1       904      72.2         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $40,000 to $42,499...........       2,599     2,003      77.1     1,782      68.6         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $42,500 to $44,999...........         697       580      83.1       518      74.3         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $45,000 to $47,499...........       1,425     1,118      78.4     1,038      72.8         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $47,500 to $49,999...........         749       605      80.7       549      73.3         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $50,000 to $52,499...........       1,678     1,317      78.5     1,244      74.1         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $52,500 to $54,999...........         452       376      83.0       354      78.3         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $55,000 to $57,499...........         788       664      84.3       621      78.8         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $57,500 to $59,999...........         295       260      88.3       244      82.7         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $60,000 to $62,499...........         994       792      79.7       723      72.7         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $62,500 to $64,999...........         193       163      84.6       138      71.9         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $65,000 to $67,499...........         541       419      77.4       393      72.6         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $67,500 to $69,999...........         200       184      92.2       172      85.8         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $70,000 to $72,499...........         478       377      78.9       368      77.1         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $72,500 to $74,999...........         117        93      79.9        86      73.6         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $75,000 to $77,499...........         397       290      73.1       267      67.1         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $77,500 to $79,999...........          97        75      77.8        70      72.2         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $80,000 to $82,499...........         313       215      68.6       202      64.4         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $82,500 to $84,999...........          86        72      84.1        65      74.9         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $85,000 to $87,499...........         173       147      85.0       129      74.5         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $87,500 to $89,999...........          42        34      81.7        34      81.7         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $90,000 to $92,499...........         208       173      83.2       160      77.1         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
  $92,500 to $94,999...........           24        22      91.8        22      91.8         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
  $95,000 to $97,499...........           83        64      77.0        58      70.5         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
  $97,500 to $99,999...........           35        26      75.4        22      64.9         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
  $100,000 and over............        1,163       819      70.4       761      65.5         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
                                                                                                                                       
   Median earnings..............      20,851    27,439       (x)    31,661       (x)     5,371     6,397       (x)     8,664       (x) 
     Standard error.............         111       179       (x)       130       (x)       146       277       (x)       544       (x) 
   Mean earnings................      26,391    32,508       (x)    37,417       (x)     5,594     6,637       (x)     8,678       (x) 
     Standard error.............         225       282       (x)       349       (x)       103       204       (x)       443       (x) 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
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