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Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and, Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  2001 (Hispanic Origin) (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                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                       
    Hispanic Origin                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                       
     Both Sexes.................      17,922     6,666      37.2     4,720      26.3     2,008       283      14.1       104       5.2 
                                                                                                                                       
Work Experience                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                       
Worked..........................      17,922     6,666      37.2     4,720      26.3     2,008       283      14.1       104       5.2 
   Full-time....................      15,078     5,976      39.6     4,451      29.5     1,429       205      14.3        80       5.6 
     50 weeks or more...........      12,016     5,101      42.5     3,985      33.2       776       121      15.6        57       7.3 
     27 to 49 weeks.............       1,770       573      32.4       356      20.1       293        34      11.7        15       5.1 
     26 weeks or less...........       1,292       302      23.4       110       8.5       359        49      13.7         8       2.3 
   Part-time....................       2,844       690      24.2       269       9.5       579        79      13.6        24       4.1 
     50 weeks or more...........       1,456       387      26.6       174      12.0       236        41      17.3        12       5.0 
     27 to 49 weeks.............         493       157      31.7        62      12.5       103        17      16.3         8       7.4 
     26 weeks or less...........         895       146      16.4        33       3.7       240        21       8.7         4       1.9 
                                                                                                                                       
Size of Employer                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
Under 25 persons................       6,082       675      11.1       450       7.4       983        43       4.4        20       2.0 
25 to 99 persons................       2,851       866      30.4       599      21.0       309        44      14.1        15       4.7 
100 to 499 persons..............       2,331     1,026      44.0       703      30.2       204        49      24.2        17       8.2 
500 to 999 persons..............         871       480      55.1       376      43.2        60        17      28.7         9      15.0 
1000 persons or more............       5,788     3,619      62.5     2,592      44.8       453       130      28.6        43       9.5 
                                                                                                                                       
Occupation of Longest Job                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                       
Executive, Administrative,                                                                                                             
and Managerial..................       1,340       792      59.1       682      50.9        35        11      31.9         2       5.8 
Professional specialty..........       1,066       653      61.3       546      51.2        47         9      19.5         2       4.6 
Technical and related support...         385       233      60.6       177      46.1        14         5      38.3         1       8.9 
Sales workers...................       1,703       571      33.6       348      20.4       204        30      14.6         8       3.8 
Administrative support,                                                                                                                
including clerical..............       2,181     1,132      51.9       828      38.0       151        37      24.8        14       9.1 
Precision production,                                                                                                                  
craft & repair..................       2,662       875      32.9       637      23.9       251        24       9.4        10       4.0 
Machine operators, assemblers                                                                                                          
and Inspectors..................       1,491       542      36.4       352      23.6       183        42      23.0        16       8.5 
Transportation & material moving         871       310      35.6       222      25.5        90         6       6.3         4       4.9 
Handlers, equipment cleaners,                                                                                                          
Helpers, & laborers.............       1,396       369      26.4       207      14.8       182        32      17.8         7       4.0 
Service workers.................       3,799     1,029      27.1       619      16.3       599        80      13.4        39       6.5 
 Private household workers......         246        14       5.6         6       2.6        62         0       0.0         0       0.0 
 Service workers, except                                                                                                               
 Private Household..............       3,553     1,015      28.6       613      17.3       538        80      14.9        39       7.2 
Farming, forestry, and fishing..         968       108      11.2        63       6.5       251         6       2.4         1       0.2 
Armed forces....................          63        51      80.6        39      61.3         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 (Hispanic Origin) (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.....................      14,909     5,618      37.7     4,016      26.9     1,546       225      14.5        85       5.5 
   Householder..................       6,550     2,717      41.5     2,020      30.8       920       148      16.1        57       6.2 
     Spouse present.............       4,486     1,938      43.2     1,483      33.1       460        59      12.7        32       6.9 
     No spouse present..........       2,064       779      37.7       537      26.0       460        90      19.5        25       5.4 
   Spouse of householder........       4,005     1,742      43.5     1,366      34.1       311        39      12.7        19       6.3 
   Child of householder.........       2,392       694      29.0       356      14.9       176        23      13.1         7       4.1 
   Other relative of                                                                                                                   
   householder..................       1,962       465      23.7       274      14.0       139        14      10.2         2       1.1 
In unrelated subfamilies........         130        37      28.3        20      15.8        30         5      18.1         5      15.7 
Unrelated Individuals...........       2,883     1,011      35.0       683      23.7       432        53      12.2        13       3.1 
   Nonfamily householder........       1,385       620      44.8       445      32.1       144        23      16.1         7       5.1 
   Secondary Individuals........       1,498       391      26.1       238      15.9       288        30      10.3         6       2.1 
                                                                                                                                       
Age                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                       
Under 65 years..................      17,670     6,569      37.2     4,647      26.3     1,995       279      14.0       101       5.1 
   15 to 24 years...............       3,784     1,038      27.4       462      12.2       533        72      13.5        12       2.2 
   25 to 44 years...............      10,129     3,871      38.2     2,807      27.7     1,193       168      14.1        70       5.9 
   45 to 64 years...............       3,757     1,660      44.2     1,378      36.7       269        40      14.7        20       7.3 
65 years and over...............         252        97      38.3        73      28.8        13         4      27.8         2      15.8 
                                                                                                                                       
Mean age........................        35.3      37.1       (x)      39.0       (x)      32.8      33.9       (x)      37.3       (x) 
                                                                                                                                       
Type of Residence                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                       
Inside metropolitan areas.......      16,405     5,996      36.5     4,281      26.1     1,796       235      13.1        84       4.7 
  Inside central cities.........       8,088     2,814      34.8     1,949      24.1     1,037       149      14.4        46       4.4 
    One million or more.........       5,782     1,880      32.5     1,317      22.8       658        73      11.1        25       3.8 
    Under one million...........       2,306       935      40.5       632      27.4       379        76      20.0        21       5.5 
  Outside central cities........       8,317     3,182      38.3     2,333      28.0       758        86      11.4        39       5.1 
    One million or more.........       6,399     2,485      38.8     1,838      28.7       504        60      12.0        31       6.3 
    Under one million...........       1,918       696      36.3       495      25.8       255        26      10.2         7       2.8 
Outside metropolitan areas......       1,517       670      44.1       438      28.9       212        48      22.6        19       9.0 
                                                                                                                                       
Region                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                       
Northeast.......................       2,400       869      36.2       614      25.6       244        39      15.8         9       3.6 
Midwest.........................       1,573       647      41.2       474      30.1       147        32      21.6        11       7.4 
South...........................       6,184     2,343      37.9     1,574      25.5       713       124      17.5        42       5.8 
West............................       7,766     2,805      36.1     2,058      26.5       904        88       9.8        42       4.7 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and, Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  2001 (Hispanic Origin) (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................          12         1      11.5         0       0.0         4         1      32.3         0       0.0 
With earnings...................      17,910     6,664      37.2     4,720      26.4     2,004       282      14.1       104       5.2 
   $1 TO $2,499 or Loss.........       1,038       155      15.0        29       2.8       355        43      12.0         9       2.4 
   $2,500 to $4,999.............         828       163      19.7        45       5.4       255        26      10.2         5       2.1 
   $5,000 to $7,499.............       1,148       222      19.3        65       5.7       426        61      14.4        18       4.2 
   $7,500 to $9,999.............         975       201      20.6        81       8.3       307        51      16.5        14       4.4 
   $10,000 to $12,499...........       1,745       436      25.0       178      10.2       271        39      14.2        21       7.9 
   $12,500 to $14,999...........       1,068       278      26.0       149      14.0       136        14      10.2         8       6.2 
   $15,000 to $17,499...........       1,595       387      24.2       240      15.1       144        26      17.8        12       8.3 
   $17,500 to $19,999...........       1,020       333      32.7       225      22.0        51         9      17.5         8      15.3 
   $20,000 to $22,499...........       1,549       592      38.2       402      25.9        45         9      18.8         4       8.5 
   $22,500 to $24,999...........         716       326      45.6       236      33.0         8         5      58.8         5      58.8 
   $25,000 to $27,499...........       1,001       445      44.4       353      35.3         5         1      22.6         0       0.0 
   $27,500 to $29,999...........         488       240      49.2       195      40.0         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $30,000 to $32,499...........       1,006       504      50.1       415      41.3         1         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $32,500 to $34,999...........         259       168      64.8       139      53.7         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $35,000 to $37,499...........         592       316      53.4       261      44.2         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $37,500 to $39,999...........         193       115      59.7        96      49.9         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $40,000 to $42,499...........         509       318      62.6       279      54.9         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $42,500 to $44,999...........         118        96      81.6        87      73.4         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $45,000 to $47,499...........         308       200      65.0       178      57.8         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $47,500 to $49,999...........         114        73      64.2        67      59.0         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $50,000 to $52,499...........         326       208      63.8       187      57.3         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $52,500 to $54,999...........          74        46      63.0        40      54.4         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $55,000 to $57,499...........         145       104      72.0        93      64.1         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $57,500 to $59,999...........          67        44      65.1        41      60.3         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $60,000 to $62,499...........         199       127      63.6       117      58.9         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $62,500 to $64,999...........          33        28      84.2        23      70.0         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $65,000 to $67,499...........          98        71      73.2        66      67.6         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $67,500 to $69,999...........          40        33      82.1        29      71.8         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $70,000 to $72,499...........         114        84      73.6        80      70.0         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $72,500 to $74,999...........          16        13      85.1        13      85.1         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $75,000 to $77,499...........          97        75      77.6        74      76.6         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $77,500 to $79,999...........          21        19      89.7        19      89.7         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $80,000 to $82,499...........          65        46      70.6        44      68.3         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $82,500 to $84,999...........          10         5      45.7         4      36.1         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $85,000 to $87,499...........          28        18      63.1        16      56.4         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $87,500 to $89,999...........          12         7      56.0         5      44.3         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $90,000 to $92,499...........          40        28      69.8        24      60.2         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
  $92,500 to $94,999...........            7         0       0.0         0       0.0         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
  $95,000 to $97,499...........           17        16      94.4        14      86.0         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
  $97,500 to $99,999...........            5         2      38.5         1      19.8         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
  $100,000 and over............          227       121      53.1       108      47.4         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
                                                                                                                                       
   Median earnings..............      18,870    26,341       (x)    30,975       (x)     7,302     8,044       (x)    10,740       (x) 
     Standard error.............         275       384       (x)       347       (x)       224       682       (x)     1,069       (x) 
   Mean earnings................      24,412    32,320       (x)    37,093       (x)     7,820     8,702       (x)    10,834       (x) 
     Standard error.............         452       769       (x)       861       (x)       203       564       (x)       980       (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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