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Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and, Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  2001 (Black) (Both Sexes)
                        (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                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                       
    Black                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                       
     Both Sexes.................      17,025     9,478      55.7     6,951      40.8     1,770       482      27.2       163       9.2 
                                                                                                                                       
Work Experience                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                       
Worked..........................      17,025     9,478      55.7     6,951      40.8     1,770       482      27.2       163       9.2 
   Full-time....................      14,115     8,496      60.2     6,619      46.9     1,073       313      29.2       122      11.4 
     50 weeks or more...........      11,348     7,306      64.4     5,950      52.4       495       170      34.4        93      18.7 
     27 to 49 weeks.............       1,563       774      49.6       507      32.4       215        56      25.9        17       8.1 
     26 weeks or less...........       1,205       416      34.5       163      13.5       363        87      24.1        12       3.3 
   Part-time....................       2,910       982      33.7       332      11.4       697       169      24.2        40       5.8 
     50 weeks or more...........       1,171       410      35.1       184      15.7       202        46      23.0        16       8.1 
     27 to 49 weeks.............         579       256      44.2       107      18.5       157        58      36.6        18      11.7 
     26 weeks or less...........       1,161       316      27.2        41       3.5       338        65      19.2         6       1.6 
                                                                                                                                       
Size of Employer                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
Under 25 persons................       3,342       645      19.3       443      13.3       520        44       8.4        15       2.9 
25 to 99 persons................       1,868       836      44.8       587      31.4       237        47      19.8        19       7.8 
100 to 499 persons..............       2,287     1,300      56.8       930      40.7       231        74      32.2        23      10.0 
500 to 999 persons..............       1,154       688      59.6       492      42.6       104        32      31.2        12      11.6 
1000 persons or more............       8,375     6,009      71.7     4,499      53.7       680       285      41.9        94      13.8 
                                                                                                                                       
Occupation of Longest Job                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                       
Executive, Administrative,                                                                                                             
and Managerial..................       1,595     1,071      67.2       917      57.5        66        15      23.0         2       3.4 
Professional specialty..........       1,940     1,386      71.4     1,145      59.0        78        29      36.7        12      15.9 
Technical and related support...         499       379      75.9       302      60.5         8         5      54.2         1      15.9 
Sales workers...................       1,734       763      44.0       451      26.0       299        72      24.3        21       7.0 
Administrative support,                                                                                                                
including clerical..............       2,704     1,847      68.3     1,327      49.1       199        80      40.0        31      15.5 
Precision production,                                                                                                                  
craft & repair..................       1,184       628      53.0       526      44.4        91        17      18.3         8       8.6 
Machine operators, assemblers                                                                                                          
and Inspectors..................       1,132       656      57.9       485      42.9        87        32      36.5        12      14.3 
Transportation & material moving       1,011       565      55.9       426      42.1        53        18      34.2         4       7.3 
Handlers, equipment cleaners,                                                                                                          
Helpers, & laborers.............         980       464      47.3       267      27.3       136        26      18.9         4       2.9 
Service workers.................       3,898     1,601      41.1     1,019      26.1       702       180      25.7        66       9.4 
 Private household workers......         112         6       5.2         5       4.1        30         0       0.0         0       0.0 
 Service workers, except                                                                                                               
 Private Household..............       3,786     1,595      42.1     1,014      26.8       672       180      26.8        66       9.8 
Farming, forestry, and fishing..         259        49      19.1        23       9.0        51         9      17.5         1       2.0 
Armed forces....................          88        68      77.7        61      69.8         0         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 (Black) (Both Sexes)
                        (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.....................      13,187     7,304      55.4     5,330      40.4     1,325       380      28.7       130       9.8 
   Householder..................       6,549     3,910      59.7     2,943      44.9       923       295      31.9        91       9.8 
     Spouse present.............       3,186     2,011      63.1     1,677      52.6       129        37      28.4        14      11.3 
     No spouse present..........       3,364     1,900      56.5     1,266      37.6       794       258      32.5        76       9.6 
   Spouse of householder........       3,094     1,931      62.4     1,576      51.0       121        39      32.3        22      18.1 
   Child of householder.........       2,445       966      39.5       480      19.6       191        20      10.6         2       1.0 
   Other relative of                                                                                                                   
   householder..................       1,099       498      45.3       331      30.1        90        26      28.5        15      16.9 
In unrelated subfamilies........          84        41      48.6        34      40.5        32         2       7.4         0       0.0 
Unrelated Individuals...........       3,755     2,133      56.8     1,587      42.3       413       100      24.2        33       8.0 
   Nonfamily householder........       2,805     1,718      61.2     1,291      46.0       263        71      27.0        24       9.1 
   Secondary Individuals........         950       415      43.7       296      31.2       150        29      19.4         9       6.1 
                                                                                                                                       
Age                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                       
Under 65 years..................      16,565     9,291      56.1     6,839      41.3     1,736       473      27.2       159       9.2 
   15 to 24 years...............       2,970     1,108      37.3       396      13.3       577       126      21.8        31       5.3 
   25 to 44 years...............       8,700     5,203      59.8     3,912      45.0       875       276      31.6        97      11.1 
   45 to 64 years...............       4,895     2,980      60.9     2,531      51.7       285        71      24.9        31      11.1 
65 years and over...............         460       187      40.6       112      24.3        34         9      26.6         4      10.5 
                                                                                                                                       
Mean age........................        38.2      39.4       (x)      41.2       (x)      33.0      33.7       (x)      36.4       (x) 
                                                                                                                                       
Type of Residence                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                       
Inside metropolitan areas.......      15,131     8,562      56.6     6,296      41.6     1,469       412      28.0       130       8.8 
  Inside central cities.........       8,484     4,617      54.4     3,275      38.6     1,037       291      28.0       101       9.7 
    One million or more.........       6,141     3,236      52.7     2,357      38.4       706       178      25.3        62       8.7 
    Under one million...........       2,343     1,381      58.9       918      39.2       331       112      34.0        39      11.8 
  Outside central cities........       6,647     3,945      59.4     3,022      45.5       432       121      27.9        29       6.7 
    One million or more.........       5,051     3,119      61.7     2,419      47.9       267        76      28.5        15       5.8 
    Under one million...........       1,596       826      51.8       603      37.8       165        44      27.0        13       8.2 
Outside metropolitan areas......       1,895       915      48.3       655      34.6       301        71      23.5        33      11.0 
                                                                                                                                       
Region                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                       
Northeast.......................       3,167     1,685      53.2     1,311      41.4       312        70      22.5        29       9.3 
Midwest.........................       2,944     1,662      56.4     1,197      40.6       356        99      27.8        29       8.0 
South...........................       9,415     5,240      55.7     3,757      39.9     1,015       292      28.7        98       9.7 
West............................       1,500       891      59.4       686      45.8        87        22      24.6         7       7.6 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and, Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  2001 (Black) (Both Sexes)
                        (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................           9         0       0.0         0       0.0         4         0       0.0         0       0.0 
With earnings...................      17,016     9,478      55.7     6,951      40.8     1,767       482      27.3       163       9.2 
   $1 TO $2,499 or Loss.........       1,357       323      23.8        63       4.6       492        74      15.1        10       2.0 
   $2,500 to $4,999.............         852       239      28.0        53       6.2       323        91      28.0        15       4.8 
   $5,000 to $7,499.............         854       269      31.5        88      10.4       326        95      29.1        30       9.2 
   $7,500 to $9,999.............         746       292      39.1       128      17.1       259        85      32.9        36      13.9 
   $10,000 to $12,499...........       1,051       382      36.4       167      15.9       182        58      31.6        19      10.6 
   $12,500 to $14,999...........         713       281      39.5       152      21.4        78        26      32.9        16      21.1 
   $15,000 to $17,499...........       1,146       547      47.7       356      31.0        72        34      47.3        23      32.4 
   $17,500 to $19,999...........         845       462      54.7       277      32.8        24        12      51.3         6      23.9 
   $20,000 to $22,499...........       1,184       690      58.3       494      41.7         7         4      62.3         3      42.1 
   $22,500 to $24,999...........         611       410      67.1       261      42.7         3         3     100.0         3     100.0 
   $25,000 to $27,499...........       1,103       715      64.8       578      52.4         1         1     100.0         1     100.0 
   $27,500 to $29,999...........         589       410      69.6       333      56.5         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $30,000 to $32,499...........       1,094       783      71.5       663      60.6         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $32,500 to $34,999...........         414       305      73.6       267      64.4         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $35,000 to $37,499...........         751       523      69.7       460      61.3         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $37,500 to $39,999...........         312       238      76.2       207      66.3         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $40,000 to $42,499...........         698       522      74.8       470      67.3         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $42,500 to $44,999...........         190       154      81.1       141      74.0         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $45,000 to $47,499...........         393       304      77.4       287      73.0         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $47,500 to $49,999...........         183       135      73.8       117      63.7         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $50,000 to $52,499...........         401       307      76.5       291      72.6         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $52,500 to $54,999...........          86        75      87.3        69      79.7         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $55,000 to $57,499...........         206       153      74.5       143      69.5         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $57,500 to $59,999...........          60        51      85.0        46      76.3         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $60,000 to $62,499...........         261       216      82.6       198      75.9         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $62,500 to $64,999...........          38        31      81.3        28      73.2         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $65,000 to $67,499...........         139       110      79.1       109      78.4         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $67,500 to $69,999...........          50        47      94.3        46      92.0         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $70,000 to $72,499...........         114        84      73.9        77      67.6         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $72,500 to $74,999...........          22        13      59.1        13      59.1         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $75,000 to $77,499...........          98        73      75.3        69      70.5         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $77,500 to $79,999...........          21        15      72.8        11      52.6         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $80,000 to $82,499...........          90        60      66.2        54      59.5         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $82,500 to $84,999...........           8         8     100.0         7      85.4         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $85,000 to $87,499...........          25        23      89.1        23      89.1         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $87,500 to $89,999...........           7         6      89.8         5      69.1         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $90,000 to $92,499...........          51        39      77.4        37      73.5         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
  $92,500 to $94,999...........            8         3      35.6         3      35.6         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
  $95,000 to $97,499...........           17        16      93.2        14      82.9         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
  $97,500 to $99,999...........            7         3      42.5         3      42.5         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
  $100,000 and over............          219       159      72.7       146      66.5         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
                                                                                                                                       
   Median earnings..............      21,994    28,287       (x)    31,983       (x)     5,521     7,014       (x)     9,318       (x) 
     Standard error.............         231       498       (x)       263       (x)       270       486       (x)       767       (x) 
   Mean earnings................      26,567    32,289       (x)    36,927       (x)     6,009     7,557       (x)     9,990       (x) 
     Standard error.............         415       552       (x)       641       (x)       192       381       (x)       686       (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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