Table 22. Distribution of private wage and salary workers employed by firm with plan but not in plan by reason for nonparticipation, full and part-time status, and gender, 1995, 1997, and 1999
Item	Number of workers (in thousands)	Total	Percent distribution
			Type of job not eligible	Don't work enough hours per week or weeks per year	Haven't worked long enough or too young	Choose not to participate 1/	Other	Don't know
1995
Total	11,273	100	8	20	36	24	10	1
Men	5,103	100	8	14	39	25	12	1
Women	6,170	100	9	24	34	23	9	1
Full-time
Total	7,349	100	6	4	47	31	12	1
Men	3,799	100	6	3	46	30	13	1
Women	3,550	100	5	5	47	33	10	1
Part-time
Total	3,924	100	13	50	17	10	8	1
Men	1,304	100	13	49	18	11	8	2/
Women	2,620	100	14	51	17	10	8	1
1997
Total	12,407	100	7	20	37	24	10	2
Men	5,627	100	7	16	39	25	11	2
Women	6,779	100	8	24	34	23	10	2
Full-time
Total	8,114	100	5	4	47	30	11	2
Men	4,205	100	5	3	47	31	12	3
Women	3,909	100	5	5	48	30	11	2
Part-time
Total	4,293	100	12	51	17	11	8	1
Men	1,422	100	12	54	18	7	7	1
Women	2,870	100	11	50	18	13	9	1
1999
Total	13,135	100	6	19	36	27	10	2
Men	5,881	100	5	15	39	27	11	2
Women	7,255	100	7	22	34	26	9	1
Full-time
Total	8,947	100	4	5	44	34	11	2
Men	4,481	100	4	4	45	33	12	2
Women	4,461	100	5	6	43	34	10	2
Part-time
Total	4,188	100	9	50	20	12	8	1
Men	1,399	100	10	50	19	10	9	1
Women	2,789	100	9	49	21	13	8	1

1/ Includes all workers who did not participate because they said they it was either too expensive, a poor investment, or they choose not to participate.

2/ Less than .5 percent.

NOTE: Excludes self-employed incorporated workers.

SOURCE: Current Population Survey, February 1995,1997,1999 Contingent Work Supplement.