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Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and, Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  2001 (White) (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                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                       
    White                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                       
     Female.................          58,293    32,497      55.7    24,309      41.7     3,226       817      25.3       225       7.0 
                                                                                                                                       
Work Experience                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                       
Worked..........................      58,293    32,497      55.7    24,309      41.7     3,226       817      25.3       225       7.0 
   Full-time....................      41,562    26,335      63.4    21,471      51.7     1,669       449      26.9       151       9.1 
     50 weeks or more...........      33,430    22,102      66.1    18,736      56.0       751       183      24.3        88      11.7 
     27 to 49 weeks.............       4,866     2,892      59.4     2,040      41.9       333        99      29.6        23       6.9 
     26 weeks or less...........       3,266     1,341      41.1       695      21.3       585       168      28.7        40       6.8 
   Part-time....................      16,731     6,162      36.8     2,839      17.0     1,557       368      23.6        74       4.7 
     50 weeks or more...........       8,533     3,369      39.5     1,854      21.7       603       164      27.2        36       6.0 
     27 to 49 weeks.............       3,636     1,443      39.7       642      17.7       305        70      23.0        15       4.9 
     26 weeks or less...........       4,561     1,350      29.6       343       7.5       649       134      20.6        22       3.4 
                                                                                                                                       
Size of Employer                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
Under 25 persons................      16,880     3,920      23.2     2,754      16.3     1,257       110       8.7        36       2.9 
25 to 99 persons................       7,091     3,475      49.0     2,527      35.6       416        71      17.0        23       5.6 
100 to 499 persons..............       7,607     4,987      65.6     3,735      49.1       348       130      37.5        38      11.0 
500 to 999 persons..............       3,451     2,554      74.0     2,008      58.2       132        65      49.2        21      15.6 
1000 persons or more............      23,265    17,561      75.5    13,285      57.1     1,073       442      41.2       107       9.9 
                                                                                                                                       
Occupation of Longest Job                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                       
Executive, Administrative,                                                                                                             
and Managerial..................       8,658     5,917      68.3     5,088      58.8       126        31      24.8        10       8.0 
Professional specialty..........      10,675     7,673      71.9     6,329      59.3       206        57      27.8        25      12.1 
Technical and related support...       2,310     1,554      67.2     1,176      50.9        47        15      32.4         5      11.2 
Sales workers...................       7,800     3,517      45.1     2,100      26.9       646       199      30.8        33       5.1 
Administrative support,                                                                                                                
including clerical..............      13,264     8,184      61.7     6,196      46.7       490       179      36.5        58      11.9 
Precision production,                                                                                                                  
craft & repair..................       1,219       661      54.3       509      41.7        67        14      20.2         4       5.5 
Machine operators, assemblers                                                                                                          
and Inspectors..................       2,028     1,098      54.1       787      38.8       139        47      33.5        14      10.0 
Transportation & material moving         520       268      51.6       183      35.2        48         7      13.7         1       2.4 
Handlers, equipment cleaners,                                                                                                          
Helpers, & laborers.............       1,018       463      45.5       261      25.7        98        19      19.2         5       5.0 
Service workers.................      10,008     3,006      30.0     1,575      15.7     1,238       244      19.7        67       5.4 
 Private household workers......         663        40       6.0        21       3.1       116         6       5.2         5       4.3 
 Service workers, except                                                                                                               
 Private Household..............       9,344     2,967      31.7     1,554      16.6     1,122       238      21.2        62       5.5 
Farming, forestry, and fishing..         737       119      16.2        78      10.6       121         6       5.1         3       2.4 
Armed forces....................          55        36      64.6        28      51.0         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 (White) (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.....................      46,623    25,643      55.0    19,456      41.7     1,980       470      23.7       154       7.8 
   Householder..................      16,949     9,815      57.9     7,473      44.1     1,341       349      26.0       111       8.2 
     Spouse present.............      10,626     6,317      59.4     4,951      46.6       262        65      24.8        28      10.7 
     No spouse present..........       6,323     3,498      55.3     2,522      39.9     1,078       284      26.3        83       7.7 
   Spouse of householder........      21,289    12,895      60.6    10,486      49.3       373        80      21.5        34       9.2 
   Child of householder.........       6,722     2,248      33.4     1,012      15.1       183        27      14.7         5       2.7 
   Other relative of                                                                                                                   
   householder..................       1,662       686      41.3       485      29.2        83        14      16.5         4       4.6 
In unrelated subfamilies........         419       214      51.1       121      28.9       112        50      44.7        12      11.0 
Unrelated Individuals...........      11,251     6,640      59.0     4,733      42.1     1,134       297      26.2        59       5.2 
   Nonfamily householder........       8,314     5,100      61.3     3,772      45.4       598       140      23.5        28       4.7 
   Secondary Individuals........       2,937     1,540      52.4       961      32.7       536       157      29.3        31       5.7 
                                                                                                                                       
Age                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                       
Under 65 years..................      56,187    31,692      56.4    23,853      42.5     3,171       804      25.3       222       7.0 
   15 to 24 years...............       9,619     3,393      35.3     1,128      11.7     1,082       307      28.3        47       4.3 
   25 to 44 years...............      26,466    15,710      59.4    12,160      45.9     1,531       372      24.3       132       8.6 
   45 to 64 years...............      20,102    12,589      62.6    10,565      52.6       558       124      22.3        42       7.6 
65 years and over...............       2,106       805      38.2       456      21.7        55        14      25.2         3       6.1 
                                                                                                                                       
Mean age........................        39.9      41.2       (x)      42.9       (x)      33.1      32.4       (x)      36.3       (x) 
                                                                                                                                       
Type of Residence                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                       
Inside metropolitan areas.......      47,010    26,529      56.4    19,893      42.3     2,412       631      26.2       160       6.6 
  Inside central cities.........      14,387     7,842      54.5     5,758      40.0     1,012       267      26.4        59       5.9 
    One million or more.........       8,386     4,482      53.4     3,338      39.8       502        88      17.5        26       5.2 
    Under one million...........       6,001     3,361      56.0     2,419      40.3       510       179      35.1        33       6.5 
  Outside central cities........      32,623    18,687      57.3    14,136      43.3     1,400       364      26.0       101       7.2 
    One million or more.........      22,412    12,895      57.5     9,757      43.5       851       199      23.4        63       7.4 
    Under one million...........      10,211     5,791      56.7     4,379      42.9       549       165      30.0        38       6.9 
Outside metropolitan areas......      11,283     5,968      52.9     4,416      39.1       814       186      22.9        65       7.9 
                                                                                                                                       
Region                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                       
Northeast.......................      11,552     6,650      57.6     5,160      44.7       517       124      23.9        50       9.6 
Midwest.........................      15,298     9,025      59.0     6,832      44.7       742       215      29.0        48       6.5 
South...........................      18,672    10,228      54.8     7,506      40.2     1,112       298      26.8        76       6.8 
West............................      12,771     6,594      51.6     4,811      37.7       854       181      21.1        51       6.0 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and, Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  2001 (White) (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................          71        12      17.1         0       0.0        11         0       0.0         0       0.0 
With earnings...................      58,222    32,485      55.8    24,309      41.8     3,214       817      25.4       225       7.0 
   $1 TO $2,499 or Loss.........       4,966     1,163      23.4       265       5.3       966       192      19.9        41       4.2 
   $2,500 to $4,999.............       3,399       977      28.8       246       7.2       587       145      24.8        24       4.1 
   $5,000 to $7,499.............       3,564     1,088      30.5       385      10.8       650       170      26.1        42       6.4 
   $7,500 to $9,999.............       2,765     1,013      36.7       431      15.6       523       158      30.2        41       7.8 
   $10,000 to $12,499...........       4,262     1,681      39.4       846      19.9       324       105      32.4        47      14.6 
   $12,500 to $14,999...........       2,426     1,122      46.3       680      28.0        75        13      17.4        11      14.7 
   $15,000 to $17,499...........       3,777     1,800      47.6     1,171      31.0        62        19      30.7         8      13.7 
   $17,500 to $19,999...........       2,583     1,477      57.2     1,040      40.2        12         7      59.3         5      38.4 
   $20,000 to $22,499...........       3,825     2,252      58.9     1,733      45.3        12         6      52.5         5      45.6 
   $22,500 to $24,999...........       2,117     1,374      64.9     1,042      49.2         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $25,000 to $27,499...........       3,260     2,168      66.5     1,772      54.4         3         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $27,500 to $29,999...........       1,635     1,183      72.3       995      60.9         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $30,000 to $32,499...........       3,406     2,461      72.3     2,122      62.3         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $32,500 to $34,999...........       1,151       861      74.8       742      64.5         1         1     100.0         1     100.0 
   $35,000 to $37,499...........       2,502     1,909      76.3     1,690      67.5         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $37,500 to $39,999...........       1,013       804      79.4       732      72.3         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $40,000 to $42,499...........       2,140     1,670      78.0     1,487      69.5         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $42,500 to $44,999...........         582       484      83.1       429      73.7         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $45,000 to $47,499...........       1,169       930      79.6       861      73.7         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $47,500 to $49,999...........         628       506      80.6       465      74.0         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $50,000 to $52,499...........       1,422     1,125      79.1     1,053      74.0         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $52,500 to $54,999...........         384       319      83.0       304      79.2         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $55,000 to $57,499...........         646       558      86.4       521      80.6         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $57,500 to $59,999...........         248       218      87.7       207      83.5         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $60,000 to $62,499...........         831       663      79.8       606      73.0         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $62,500 to $64,999...........         168       139      82.9       116      69.2         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $65,000 to $67,499...........         424       323      76.3       299      70.6         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $67,500 to $69,999...........         159       146      91.8       136      85.8         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $70,000 to $72,499...........         400       315      78.6       309      77.2         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $72,500 to $74,999...........          89        72      81.4        65      73.1         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $75,000 to $77,499...........         351       252      71.8       233      66.3         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $77,500 to $79,999...........          86        68      79.0        63      72.8         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $80,000 to $82,499...........         275       189      68.7       177      64.3         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $82,500 to $84,999...........          82        68      83.2        61      75.1         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $85,000 to $87,499...........         151       126      84.0       111      74.0         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $87,500 to $89,999...........          32        25      78.4        25      78.4         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $90,000 to $92,499...........         186       156      83.6       145      77.8         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
  $92,500 to $94,999...........           23        21      91.4        21      91.4         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
  $95,000 to $97,499...........           73        54      73.9        52      71.1         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
  $97,500 to $99,999...........           31        25      81.7        21      69.8         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
  $100,000 and over............          995       700      70.4       650      65.4         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
                                                                                                                                       
   Median earnings..............      20,896    27,770       (x)    31,825       (x)     5,210     6,041       (x)     7,887       (x) 
     Standard error.............         124       292       (x)       144       (x)       171       330       (x)       718       (x) 
   Mean earnings................      26,631    32,904       (x)    37,779       (x)     5,345     6,154       (x)     7,768       (x) 
     Standard error.............         252       319       (x)       393       (x)       121       233       (x)       533       (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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