
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and, Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 2001 (Black) (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
Black
Male................. 7,901 4,276 54.1 3,222 40.8 576 131 22.7 50 8.6
Work Experience
Worked.......................... 7,901 4,276 54.1 3,222 40.8 576 131 22.7 50 8.6
Full-time.................... 6,780 3,958 58.4 3,120 46.0 371 95 25.5 40 10.7
50 weeks or more........... 5,492 3,433 62.5 2,815 51.3 166 54 32.2 26 15.5
27 to 49 weeks............. 717 334 46.6 221 30.9 74 16 21.8 10 13.1
26 weeks or less........... 571 191 33.4 84 14.8 131 25 19.1 4 3.3
Part-time.................... 1,121 318 28.3 102 9.1 205 36 17.7 10 4.8
50 weeks or more........... 405 120 29.7 63 15.7 54 9 15.8 3 4.8
27 to 49 weeks............. 208 77 36.8 25 12.1 43 7 17.3 5 11.1
26 weeks or less........... 508 121 23.8 13 2.6 108 20 18.8 3 2.3
Size of Employer
Under 25 persons................ 1,800 328 18.2 222 12.3 225 21 9.3 8 3.4
25 to 99 persons................ 955 447 46.8 324 34.0 83 11 13.0 4 5.0
100 to 499 persons.............. 1,022 593 58.1 447 43.8 47 18 37.8 5 10.5
500 to 999 persons.............. 519 319 61.4 228 44.0 26 13 48.7 7 24.9
1000 persons or more............ 3,606 2,589 71.8 2,000 55.5 195 69 35.2 26 13.6
Occupation of Longest Job
Executive, Administrative,
and Managerial.................. 636 404 63.6 352 55.4 26 7 26.7 0 0.0
Professional specialty.......... 686 470 68.4 382 55.7 23 3 12.4 0 0.0
Technical and related support... 177 146 82.6 119 66.9 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Sales workers................... 652 301 46.1 201 30.9 46 10 22.0 8 17.1
Administrative support,
including clerical.............. 640 424 66.2 302 47.2 26 13 50.2 8 30.3
Precision production,
craft & repair.................. 1,039 541 52.0 463 44.6 75 11 14.9 6 7.5
Machine operators, assemblers
and Inspectors.................. 632 374 59.1 297 47.0 32 13 41.4 9 28.2
Transportation & material moving 874 478 54.7 370 42.3 39 13 33.7 4 10.1
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............. 777 361 46.5 213 27.4 79 9 11.1 0 0.0
Service workers................. 1,485 676 45.5 449 30.2 189 47 24.7 14 7.4
Private household workers...... 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Service workers, except
Private Household.............. 1,482 676 45.6 449 30.3 189 47 24.7 14 7.4
Farming, forestry, and fishing.. 226 41 18.3 20 8.8 41 5 11.2 1 2.4
Armed forces.................... 76 59 78.7 53 70.2 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) (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..................... 5,868 3,151 53.7 2,403 41.0 347 73 21.1 26 7.5
Householder.................. 2,644 1,626 61.5 1,337 50.5 160 46 28.6 15 9.5
Spouse present............. 2,075 1,327 64.0 1,126 54.3 87 29 33.8 11 12.3
No spouse present.......... 570 299 52.5 210 36.9 73 16 22.4 4 6.2
Spouse of householder........ 1,288 780 60.6 670 52.0 57 14 25.4 8 14.7
Child of householder......... 1,355 498 36.8 238 17.6 100 9 9.0 0 0.0
Other relative of
householder.................. 581 247 42.6 159 27.3 30 4 13.2 2 6.9
In unrelated subfamilies........ 27 9 35.4 7 27.4 10 0 0.0 0 0.0
Unrelated Individuals........... 2,007 1,115 55.6 811 40.4 219 58 26.4 24 10.9
Nonfamily householder........ 1,353 825 61.0 606 44.8 132 40 30.4 19 14.1
Secondary Individuals........ 654 290 44.3 205 31.4 87 18 20.3 5 5.9
Age
Under 65 years.................. 7,656 4,179 54.6 3,166 41.3 562 128 22.7 50 8.8
15 to 24 years............... 1,396 491 35.2 191 13.7 189 38 19.8 13 6.8
25 to 44 years............... 3,989 2,337 58.6 1,807 45.3 252 70 27.7 22 8.8
45 to 64 years............... 2,271 1,351 59.5 1,168 51.4 121 21 16.9 15 12.1
65 years and over............... 244 96 39.4 56 23.0 13 3 23.5 0 0.0
Mean age........................ 38.3 39.5 (x) 41.3 (x) 34.1 34.4 (x) 37.6 (x)
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas....... 7,044 3,864 54.9 2,896 41.1 468 106 22.6 33 7.0
Inside central cities......... 3,860 2,037 52.8 1,459 37.8 305 76 24.8 24 7.9
One million or more......... 2,775 1,415 51.0 1,035 37.3 226 56 24.7 17 7.5
Under one million........... 1,086 621 57.2 423 39.0 79 20 25.2 7 9.3
Outside central cities........ 3,183 1,828 57.4 1,437 45.1 163 30 18.6 9 5.3
One million or more......... 2,385 1,442 60.4 1,138 47.7 98 13 13.3 1 1.5
Under one million........... 798 386 48.3 299 37.4 66 17 26.6 7 11.1
Outside metropolitan areas...... 857 411 48.0 326 38.1 108 25 23.2 17 15.6
Region
Northeast....................... 1,422 773 54.3 614 43.1 107 20 19.2 7 6.9
Midwest......................... 1,312 728 55.5 537 40.9 95 25 26.4 9 9.5
South........................... 4,377 2,314 52.9 1,710 39.1 335 76 22.5 31 9.2
West............................ 789 460 58.3 361 45.7 38 10 25.5 2 6.2
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and, Hispanic origin, and poverty status: 2001 (Black) (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................ 8 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 0 0.0 0 0.0
With earnings................... 7,893 4,276 54.2 3,222 40.8 572 131 22.9 50 8.7
$1 TO $2,499 or Loss......... 630 140 22.3 35 5.5 187 24 12.8 4 2.4
$2,500 to $4,999............. 354 93 26.3 17 4.7 104 26 25.1 4 3.5
$5,000 to $7,499............. 331 93 28.0 38 11.5 109 26 24.1 14 12.6
$7,500 to $9,999............. 282 101 35.9 52 18.3 80 27 34.4 15 18.5
$10,000 to $12,499........... 445 138 30.9 61 13.7 37 7 19.4 3 8.8
$12,500 to $14,999........... 208 80 38.3 48 23.0 16 6 37.6 3 21.0
$15,000 to $17,499........... 495 212 42.9 140 28.3 32 11 32.7 4 12.7
$17,500 to $19,999........... 329 149 45.2 84 25.5 6 2 33.1 1 15.2
$20,000 to $22,499........... 552 278 50.4 186 33.8 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$22,500 to $24,999........... 257 153 59.3 95 37.1 1 1 100.0 1 100.0
$25,000 to $27,499........... 530 320 60.3 257 48.4 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$27,500 to $29,999........... 225 138 61.2 98 43.3 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$30,000 to $32,499........... 527 360 68.2 295 56.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$32,500 to $34,999........... 187 135 72.3 110 58.7 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$35,000 to $37,499........... 366 250 68.4 212 58.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$37,500 to $39,999........... 153 105 68.8 90 58.6 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$40,000 to $42,499........... 391 286 73.1 260 66.6 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$42,500 to $44,999........... 99 79 80.1 72 73.2 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$45,000 to $47,499........... 219 173 78.8 160 73.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$47,500 to $49,999........... 107 77 71.7 68 63.6 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$50,000 to $52,499........... 254 189 74.2 174 68.2 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$52,500 to $54,999........... 41 39 94.8 35 85.2 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$55,000 to $57,499........... 120 89 74.8 81 68.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$57,500 to $59,999........... 36 31 86.6 30 84.2 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$60,000 to $62,499........... 162 132 81.4 122 74.9 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$62,500 to $64,999........... 20 15 71.3 13 63.7 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$65,000 to $67,499........... 77 57 74.5 56 73.1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$67,500 to $69,999........... 19 16 84.6 16 84.6 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$70,000 to $72,499........... 83 58 69.7 52 62.4 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$72,500 to $74,999........... 10 8 79.6 8 79.6 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$75,000 to $77,499........... 73 54 73.9 50 69.3 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$77,500 to $79,999........... 14 12 83.4 7 53.2 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$80,000 to $82,499........... 65 42 64.3 36 55.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$82,500 to $84,999........... 6 6 100.0 5 80.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$85,000 to $87,499........... 14 13 90.8 13 90.8 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$87,500 to $89,999........... 5 5 100.0 3 69.7 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$90,000 to $92,499........... 33 25 73.5 25 73.5 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$92,500 to $94,999........... 7 2 25.4 2 25.4 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$95,000 to $97,499........... 13 12 91.0 12 91.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$97,500 to $99,999........... 4 2 46.9 2 46.9 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$100,000 and over............ 148 113 76.2 103 69.9 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Median earnings.............. 25,297 31,696 (x) 36,134 (x) 4,885 6,465 (x) 8,024 (x)
Standard error............. 380 381 (x) 560 (x) 474 911 (x) 1,022 (x)
Mean earnings................ 29,921 37,148 (x) 41,705 (x) 5,461 7,153 (x) 8,817 (x)
Standard error............. 674 1,055 (x) 1,218 (x) 342 718 (x) 1,160 (x)