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Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and, Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  2001 (White) (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                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                       
    White                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                       
     Male.................            67,910    37,814      55.7    30,960      45.6     3,024       588      19.4       239       7.9 
                                                                                                                                       
Work Experience                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                       
Worked..........................      67,910    37,814      55.7    30,960      45.6     3,024       588      19.4       239       7.9 
   Full-time....................      59,451    35,358      59.5    30,043      50.5     2,131       389      18.2       192       9.0 
     50 weeks or more...........      50,047    31,130      62.2    27,339      54.6     1,179       208      17.6       133      11.2 
     27 to 49 weeks.............       5,959     2,890      48.5     2,035      34.1       435        83      19.0        30       7.0 
     26 weeks or less...........       3,445     1,339      38.9       669      19.4       517        98      19.0        29       5.6 
   Part-time....................       8,458     2,456      29.0       918      10.8       892       199      22.3        47       5.3 
     50 weeks or more...........       3,662     1,197      32.7       518      14.1       309        57      18.5        18       5.8 
     27 to 49 weeks.............       1,705       568      33.3       208      12.2       178        48      27.1        13       7.2 
     26 weeks or less...........       3,092       691      22.3       192       6.2       405        94      23.2        17       4.1 
                                                                                                                                       
Size of Employer                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
Under 25 persons................      22,079     5,157      23.4     4,182      18.9     1,645       111       6.7        51       3.1 
25 to 99 persons................       9,338     4,874      52.2     3,791      40.6       391        89      22.7        26       6.7 
100 to 499 persons..............       8,841     5,958      67.4     4,851      54.9       237        78      32.9        36      15.3 
500 to 999 persons..............       3,340     2,423      72.5     1,996      59.7       105        49      46.8        24      23.3 
1000 persons or more............      24,311    19,402      79.8    16,140      66.4       645       261      40.5       101      15.7 
                                                                                                                                       
Occupation of Longest Job                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                       
Executive, Administrative,                                                                                                             
and Managerial..................      10,551     6,897      65.4     6,246      59.2       140        24      17.0         7       5.3 
Professional specialty..........       8,787     6,430      73.2     5,644      64.2       142        53      37.2        33      23.1 
Technical and related support...       1,733     1,258      72.6     1,048      60.5        36         9      26.3         6      15.6 
Sales workers...................       7,751     4,071      52.5     3,192      41.2       304        74      24.5        22       7.1 
Administrative support,                                                                                                                
including clerical..............       3,492     2,310      66.1     1,744      49.9       118        47      39.9        14      11.5 
Precision production,                                                                                                                  
craft & repair..................      12,944     6,465      49.9     5,436      42.0       607        86      14.2        40       6.6 
Machine operators, assemblers                                                                                                          
and Inspectors..................       3,971     2,433      61.3     1,926      48.5       174        43      24.7        19      11.1 
Transportation & material moving       4,641     2,404      51.8     1,906      41.1       202        31      15.3        16       8.0 
Handlers, equipment cleaners,                                                                                                          
Helpers, & laborers.............       4,144     1,715      41.4     1,028      24.8       378        94      24.8        23       6.1 
Service workers.................       6,700     2,964      44.2     2,116      31.6       522        97      18.6        46       8.7 
 Private household workers......          37         7      18.0         5      12.1         3         0       0.0         0       0.0 
 Service workers, except                                                                                                               
 Private Household..............       6,663     2,957      44.4     2,111      31.7       519        97      18.7        46       8.8 
Farming, forestry, and fishing..       2,726       482      17.7       337      12.3       381        15       4.0         4       1.0 
Armed forces....................         470       384      81.8       337      71.7        20        15      73.8        10      51.3 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and, Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  2001 (White) (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.....................      53,848    30,245      56.2    25,215      46.8     1,804       326      18.1       148       8.2 
   Householder..................      28,956    18,091      62.5    15,799      54.6     1,007       198      19.6        99       9.8 
     Spouse present.............      26,254    16,786      63.9    14,776      56.3       782       151      19.3        87      11.1 
     No spouse present..........       2,702     1,305      48.3     1,023      37.9       225        47      20.7        12       5.5 
   Spouse of householder........      13,239     8,112      61.3     7,218      54.5       407        72      17.7        41      10.1 
   Child of householder.........       9,074     3,164      34.9     1,564      17.2       265        42      15.8         4       1.7 
   Other relative of                                                                                                                   
   householder..................       2,580       878      34.0       635      24.6       125        15      11.7         3       2.6 
In unrelated subfamilies........         207        59      28.7        34      16.3        44         4       9.4         1       1.5 
Unrelated Individuals...........      13,855     7,509      54.2     5,711      41.2     1,176       258      21.9        91       7.7 
   Nonfamily householder........       9,636     5,652      58.7     4,385      45.5       668       161      24.1        56       8.4 
   Secondary Individuals........       4,219     1,858      44.0     1,326      31.4       508        97      19.0        35       6.9 
                                                                                                                                       
Age                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                       
Under 65 years..................      65,139    36,772      56.5    30,274      46.5     2,996       583      19.4       235       7.8 
   15 to 24 years...............      10,711     3,645      34.0     1,462      13.6       889       199      22.4        30       3.4 
   25 to 44 years...............      31,740    18,641      58.7    15,636      49.3     1,503       277      18.4       136       9.0 
   45 to 64 years...............      22,688    14,486      63.8    13,176      58.1       604       106      17.6        69      11.4 
65 years and over...............       2,771     1,041      37.6       687      24.8        28         5      19.8         4      15.5 
                                                                                                                                       
Mean age........................        40.0      41.4       (x)      42.9       (x)      33.9      32.8       (x)      38.5       (x) 
                                                                                                                                       
Type of Residence                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                       
Inside metropolitan areas.......      54,757    30,826      56.3    25,352      46.3     2,270       425      18.7       169       7.4 
  Inside central cities.........      16,794     8,890      52.9     6,982      41.6     1,073       199      18.6        73       6.8 
    One million or more.........      10,337     5,223      50.5     4,141      40.1       603        93      15.5        41       6.8 
    Under one million...........       6,457     3,667      56.8     2,841      44.0       470       106      22.6        32       6.8 
  Outside central cities........      37,962    21,936      57.8    18,370      48.4     1,197       226      18.9        96       8.0 
    One million or more.........      26,214    15,210      58.0    12,821      48.9       750       120      16.0        58       7.7 
    Under one million...........      11,748     6,726      57.3     5,548      47.2       447       106      23.7        38       8.5 
Outside metropolitan areas......      13,153     6,988      53.1     5,609      42.6       753       163      21.6        70       9.4 
                                                                                                                                       
Region                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                       
Northeast.......................      13,184     7,815      59.3     6,522      49.5       408        88      21.7        28       6.8 
Midwest.........................      17,047    10,188      59.8     8,526      50.0       566       160      28.2        69      12.3 
South...........................      22,207    12,024      54.1     9,654      43.5     1,057       199      18.8        77       7.2 
West............................      15,472     7,787      50.3     6,258      40.4       993       141      14.2        65       6.6 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and, Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  2001 (White) (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................          75        13      17.2         0       0.0        11         1      12.6         0       0.0 
With earnings...................      67,835    37,801      55.7    30,960      45.6     3,013       587      19.5       239       7.9 
   $1 TO $2,499 or Loss.........       3,501       645      18.4       158       4.5       729       112      15.3        27       3.8 
   $2,500 to $4,999.............       2,271       627      27.6       174       7.7       435       107      24.6        50      11.4 
   $5,000 to $7,499.............       2,436       677      27.8       192       7.9       587       112      19.0        32       5.5 
   $7,500 to $9,999.............       1,772       546      30.8       170       9.6       439        86      19.5        27       6.3 
   $10,000 to $12,499...........       3,043       899      29.5       396      13.0       318        50      15.7        27       8.4 
   $12,500 to $14,999...........       1,653       536      32.4       252      15.3       161        36      22.4        23      14.4 
   $15,000 to $17,499...........       2,979     1,095      36.7       683      22.9       172        41      24.0        25      14.7 
   $17,500 to $19,999...........       1,940       777      40.1       503      25.9        77        20      25.9        12      15.0 
   $20,000 to $22,499...........       3,601     1,467      40.7     1,064      29.6        67        16      23.7        10      14.5 
   $22,500 to $24,999...........       2,142     1,127      52.6       818      38.2        12         5      41.4         5      39.0 
   $25,000 to $27,499...........       3,515     1,800      51.2     1,434      40.8         9         1      15.0         0       0.0 
   $27,500 to $29,999...........       1,762     1,062      60.3       863      49.0         3         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $30,000 to $32,499...........       4,224     2,389      56.5     1,988      47.1         3         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $32,500 to $34,999...........       1,409       964      68.4       826      58.7         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $35,000 to $37,499...........       3,215     2,153      67.0     1,905      59.2         1         1     100.0         1     100.0 
   $37,500 to $39,999...........       1,255       902      71.9       802      64.0         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $40,000 to $42,499...........       3,342     2,280      68.2     2,034      60.9         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $42,500 to $44,999...........         928       719      77.5       658      70.9         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $45,000 to $47,499...........       2,164     1,633      75.5     1,461      67.5         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $47,500 to $49,999...........         898       688      76.7       635      70.8         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $50,000 to $52,499...........       2,926     2,056      70.3     1,926      65.8         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $52,500 to $54,999...........         718       550      76.6       506      70.4         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $55,000 to $57,499...........       1,374     1,063      77.3     1,003      73.0         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $57,500 to $59,999...........         497       396      79.7       370      74.5         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $60,000 to $62,499...........       1,923     1,403      72.9     1,338      69.5         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $62,500 to $64,999...........         399       333      83.5       308      77.2         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $65,000 to $67,499...........       1,086       848      78.1       781      71.9         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $67,500 to $69,999...........         397       306      77.2       293      73.8         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $70,000 to $72,499...........       1,246       913      73.2       840      67.4         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $72,500 to $74,999...........         220       197      89.6       187      85.1         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $75,000 to $77,499...........       1,213       938      77.3       883      72.8         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $77,500 to $79,999...........         213       175      82.1       164      77.1         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $80,000 to $82,499...........         968       745      77.0       696      71.9         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $82,500 to $84,999...........         186       157      84.1       147      78.8         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $85,000 to $87,499...........         532       415      77.9       387      72.7         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $87,500 to $89,999...........         107        90      83.7        88      82.2         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $90,000 to $92,499...........         622       483      77.7       458      73.6         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
  $92,500 to $94,999...........          145       118      81.4       106      73.0         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
  $95,000 to $97,499...........          264       208      78.9       202      76.5         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
  $97,500 to $99,999...........          144       112      77.8       105      72.7         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
  $100,000 and over............        4,603     3,309      71.9     3,155      68.5         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
                                                                                                                                       
   Median earnings..............      31,954    41,353       (x)    45,957       (x)     6,458     6,666       (x)     8,439       (x) 
     Standard error.............         121       167       (x)       236       (x)       183       425       (x)     1,089       (x) 
   Mean earnings................      44,078    54,110       (x)    59,788       (x)     6,774     7,620       (x)     9,202       (x) 
     Standard error.............         385       563       (x)       650       (x)       175       382       (x)       645       (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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