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Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and, Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  2001 (White Non-Hispanic) (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 Non-Hispanic                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                       
     Male.................            58,045    34,375      59.2    28,470      49.0     1,940       473      24.4       186       9.6 
                                                                                                                                       
Work Experience                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                       
Worked..........................      58,045    34,375      59.2    28,470      49.0     1,940       473      24.4       186       9.6 
   Full-time....................      50,569    32,144      63.6    27,638      54.7     1,253       298      23.8       146      11.6 
     50 weeks or more...........      42,797    28,304      66.1    25,145      58.8       684       146      21.3        97      14.2 
     27 to 49 weeks.............       4,975     2,647      53.2     1,884      37.9       235        71      30.3        24      10.1 
     26 weeks or less...........       2,797     1,193      42.7       609      21.8       334        81      24.2        25       7.4 
   Part-time....................       7,476     2,230      29.8       832      11.1       688       175      25.5        41       5.9 
     50 weeks or more...........       3,204     1,064      33.2       464      14.5       238        48      20.1        16       6.7 
     27 to 49 weeks.............       1,534       527      34.4       192      12.5       135        43      31.5        12       9.2 
     26 weeks or less...........       2,739       639      23.3       176       6.4       315        85      26.9        12       3.8 
                                                                                                                                       
Size of Employer                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
Under 25 persons................      18,418     4,783      26.0     3,929      21.3     1,038        83       8.0        36       3.5 
25 to 99 persons................       7,628     4,355      57.1     3,433      45.0       216        66      30.3        19       8.6 
100 to 499 persons..............       7,517     5,380      71.6     4,452      59.2       149        62      42.0        28      18.9 
500 to 999 persons..............       2,890     2,186      75.6     1,802      62.4        78        41      52.0        19      25.0 
1000 persons or more............      21,593    17,670      81.8    14,855      68.8       460       221      48.1        84      18.2 
                                                                                                                                       
Occupation of Longest Job                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                       
Executive, Administrative,                                                                                                             
and Managerial..................       9,920     6,553      66.1     5,941      59.9       127        22      17.3         7       5.5 
Professional specialty..........       8,336     6,165      74.0     5,428      65.1       124        52      41.7        32      25.6 
Technical and related support...       1,561     1,134      72.6       948      60.7        32         6      18.6         4      13.3 
Sales workers...................       7,092     3,830      54.0     3,023      42.6       233        66      28.2        20       8.6 
Administrative support,                                                                                                                
including clerical..............       2,938     2,034      69.2     1,543      52.5        87        41      46.9        10      11.3 
Precision production,                                                                                                                  
craft & repair..................      10,639     5,720      53.8     4,893      46.0       385        69      18.0        34       8.7 
Machine operators, assemblers                                                                                                          
and Inspectors..................       3,132     2,117      67.6     1,722      55.0        77        23      29.7         9      11.7 
Transportation & material moving       3,878     2,132      55.0     1,715      44.2       122        25      20.9        12       9.9 
Handlers, equipment cleaners,                                                                                                          
Helpers, & laborers.............       3,062     1,458      47.6       872      28.5       237        76      32.1        18       7.4 
Service workers.................       5,083     2,480      48.8     1,796      35.3       314        67      21.2        27       8.7 
 Private household workers......          24         4      16.0         3      14.1         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
 Service workers, except                                                                                                               
 Private Household..............       5,059     2,477      49.0     1,793      35.4       313        67      21.2        27       8.7 
Farming, forestry, and fishing..       1,978       402      20.3       282      14.3       183        12       6.6         3       1.8 
Armed forces....................         427       349      81.8       308      72.1        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 Non-Hispanic) (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.....................      45,859    27,401      59.7    23,130      50.4       969       234      24.1       104      10.8 
   Householder..................      25,184    16,562      65.8    14,616      58.0       558       143      25.6        71      12.6 
     Spouse present.............      23,154    15,469      66.8    13,743      59.4       412       108      26.3        63      15.2 
     No spouse present..........       2,030     1,092      53.8       873      43.0       146        34      23.6         8       5.4 
   Spouse of householder........      11,622     7,455      64.1     6,678      57.5       211        55      25.9        30      14.3 
   Child of householder.........       7,730     2,774      35.9     1,363      17.6       164        30      18.2         1       0.4 
   Other relative of                                                                                                                   
   householder..................       1,323       610      46.1       474      35.8        35         6      17.8         3       9.2 
In unrelated subfamilies........         142        49      34.2        29      20.5        33         4      12.3         1       2.0 
Unrelated Individuals...........      12,044     6,925      57.5     5,311      44.1       938       235      25.1        81       8.6 
   Nonfamily householder........       8,810     5,292      60.1     4,128      46.9       588       148      25.1        50       8.6 
   Secondary Individuals........       3,234     1,633      50.5     1,182      36.6       350        88      25.0        31       8.8 
                                                                                                                                       
Age                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                       
Under 65 years..................      55,421    33,390      60.2    27,827      50.2     1,921       469      24.4       183       9.5 
   15 to 24 years...............       8,627     3,103      36.0     1,188      13.8       621       171      27.5        22       3.6 
   25 to 44 years...............      25,995    16,635      64.0    14,173      54.5       818       207      25.3       100      12.3 
   45 to 64 years...............      20,799    13,653      65.6    12,466      59.9       482        91      18.9        60      12.5 
65 years and over...............       2,625       984      37.5       644      24.5        20         4      22.6         3      16.7 
                                                                                                                                       
Mean age........................        40.8      41.9       (x)      43.2       (x)      34.6      32.6       (x)      39.2       (x) 
                                                                                                                                       
Type of Residence                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                       
Inside metropolitan areas.......      45,772    27,753      60.6    23,090      50.4     1,305       334      25.6       127       9.7 
  Inside central cities.........      12,422     7,475      60.2     5,971      48.1       523       153      29.1        55      10.5 
    One million or more.........       7,176     4,269      59.5     3,459      48.2       246        66      26.7        33      13.3 
    Under one million...........       5,247     3,206      61.1     2,512      47.9       278        87      31.3        22       8.1 
  Outside central cities........      33,350    20,278      60.8    17,120      51.3       781       181      23.2        71       9.1 
    One million or more.........      22,697    13,883      61.2    11,813      52.0       477        87      18.2        37       7.9 
    Under one million...........      10,653     6,394      60.0     5,306      49.8       304        94      31.1        34      11.2 
Outside metropolitan areas......      12,273     6,622      54.0     5,380      43.8       636       139      21.9        60       9.4 
                                                                                                                                       
Region                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                       
Northeast.......................      12,040     7,420      61.6     6,244      51.9       311        76      24.5        27       8.6 
Midwest.........................      16,153     9,812      60.7     8,241      51.0       488       141      28.9        62      12.7 
South...........................      18,732    10,823      57.8     8,843      47.2       680       152      22.3        53       7.7 
West............................      11,120     6,319      56.8     5,142      46.2       461       104      22.5        45       9.7 
Table NC8. Pension plan coverage of workers, by Selected Characteristics, sex, race and, Hispanic origin, and poverty status:  2001 (White Non-Hispanic) (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................          67        11      17.0         0       0.0         7         0       0.0         0       0.0 
With earnings...................      57,978    34,363      59.3    28,470      49.1     1,934       473      24.5       186       9.6 
   $1 TO $2,499 or Loss.........       3,074       592      19.3       150       4.9       576       101      17.6        24       4.1 
   $2,500 to $4,999.............       1,958       564      28.8       153       7.8       330        97      29.3        45      13.5 
   $5,000 to $7,499.............       1,959       601      30.7       167       8.5       373        92      24.6        24       6.3 
   $7,500 to $9,999.............       1,356       480      35.4       147      10.8       287        69      24.0        23       8.1 
   $10,000 to $12,499...........       2,193       725      33.1       337      15.4       158        38      23.9        21      13.5 
   $12,500 to $14,999...........       1,101       427      38.8       209      19.0        63        24      37.8        16      26.0 
   $15,000 to $17,499...........       2,088       905      43.3       563      27.0        69        26      37.3        16      23.8 
   $17,500 to $19,999...........       1,345       631      46.9       410      30.5        34        15      43.7         8      22.2 
   $20,000 to $22,499...........       2,697     1,194      44.3       892      33.1        26         9      35.3         7      26.5 
   $22,500 to $24,999...........       1,726       965      55.9       712      41.2         6         2      31.0         2      25.8 
   $25,000 to $27,499...........       2,883     1,569      54.4     1,256      43.6         6         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $27,500 to $29,999...........       1,477       939      63.6       765      51.8         2         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $30,000 to $32,499...........       3,619     2,146      59.3     1,792      49.5         2         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $32,500 to $34,999...........       1,249       862      69.0       743      59.5         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $35,000 to $37,499...........       2,855     1,978      69.3     1,765      61.8         1         1     100.0         1     100.0 
   $37,500 to $39,999...........       1,144       846      74.0       754      65.9         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $40,000 to $42,499...........       3,019     2,094      69.4     1,874      62.1         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $42,500 to $44,999...........         848       656      77.3       604      71.2         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $45,000 to $47,499...........       1,945     1,494      76.8     1,334      68.6         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $47,500 to $49,999...........         822       640      77.9       592      72.0         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $50,000 to $52,499...........       2,693     1,911      71.0     1,797      66.7         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $52,500 to $54,999...........         666       518      77.8       480      72.1         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $55,000 to $57,499...........       1,272       995      78.2       941      74.0         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $57,500 to $59,999...........         449       367      81.6       343      76.4         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $60,000 to $62,499...........       1,793     1,321      73.7     1,262      70.4         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $62,500 to $64,999...........         378       316      83.7       293      77.6         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $65,000 to $67,499...........       1,023       804      78.5       739      72.2         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $67,500 to $69,999...........         368       282      76.7       271      73.7         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $70,000 to $72,499...........       1,166       855      73.3       785      67.3         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $72,500 to $74,999...........         210       189      90.2       180      85.5         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $75,000 to $77,499...........       1,151       890      77.3       836      72.6         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $77,500 to $79,999...........         199       161      81.3       151      76.0         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $80,000 to $82,499...........         915       708      77.4       659      72.1         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $82,500 to $84,999...........         177       152      85.7       143      80.6         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $85,000 to $87,499...........         506       397      78.5       371      73.5         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $87,500 to $89,999...........         102        85      83.8        85      83.7         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
   $90,000 to $92,499...........         594       461      77.7       438      73.8         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
  $92,500 to $94,999...........          138       118      85.0       106      76.2         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
  $95,000 to $97,499...........          251       197      78.2       191      76.2         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
  $97,500 to $99,999...........          141       111      79.2       104      74.0         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
  $100,000 and over............        4,427     3,216      72.7     3,073      69.4         0         0       0.0         0       0.0 
                                                                                                                                       
   Median earnings..............      35,229    42,098       (x)    46,761       (x)     5,408     6,050       (x)     7,641       (x) 
     Standard error.............         165       173       (x)       248       (x)       231       463       (x)     1,144       (x) 
   Mean earnings................      46,853    55,795       (x)    61,307       (x)     5,567     6,917       (x)     8,542       (x) 
     Standard error.............         435       608       (x)       697       (x)       213       403       (x)       707       (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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