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TABLE E7

Number of Participants in Pension Plans With 100 or More Participants by type of plan, 1975-1994 (numbers in thousands)
Year	Total Plans			Single Employer Plans^1/			Multiemployer Plans^2/
Year	Total	Defined Benefit	Defined Contribution	Total	Defined Benefit	Defined Contribution	Total	Defined Benefit	Defined Contribution
1975	40,431	31,452	8,979	31,658	22,971	8,686	8,773	8,480	293
1976	43,019	32,412	10,607	34,424	24,140	10,284	8,595	8,272	323
1977	45,120	33,004	12,115	36,533	24,769	11,764	8,586	8,235	351
1978	47,228	34,275	12,953	38,537	25,941	12,596	8,691	8,334	357
1979	49,708	35,008	14,700	40,713	26,483	14,230	8,996	8,526	470
1980	52,162	35,984	16,178	43,185	27,575	15,610	8,977	8,408	568
1981	54,266	36,748	17,518	45,043	28,183	16,861	9,223	8,565	657
1982	56,366	36,446	19,920	47,248	28,112	19,136	9,118	8,332	785
1983	62,275	37,871	24,404	52,790	29,261	23,529	9,485	8,610	875
1984	67,009	38,967	28,042	57,375	30,316	27,059	9,634	8,640	995
1985	67,112	37,633	29,478	57,877	29,384	28,493	9,235	8,248	986
1986	68,746	37,956	30,790	59,155	29,651	29,503	9,591	8,305	1,286
1987	69,810	37,950	31,860	60,150	29,650	30,500	9,660	8,300	1,360
1988	69,340	39,002	30,338	59,404	30,673	28,732	9,935	8,326	1,606
1989	68,205	38,562	29,643	57,776	29,856	27,920	10,429	8,705	1,724
1990	68,655	37,553	31,102	58,752	29,247	29,505	9,904	8,306	1,598
1991	69,221	37,801	31,420	59,157	29,465	29,694	10,063	8,336	1,727
1992	72,838	38,402	34,436	62,724	30,270	32,454	10,114	8,132	1,982
1993	74,783	39,237	35,546	64,703	31,127	33,576	10,080	8,110	1,969
1994	75,964	39,394	36,570	65,807	31,262	34,546	10,157	8,133	2,024

^1/ Includes single employer plans, plans of controlled groups of corporations, and multiple-employer noncollectively bargained plans.
^2/ Includes multiemployer plans and multiple-employer collectively bargained plans.

SOURCE: Form 5500 series reports filed with the Internal Revenue Service for 1975-94 plan years.

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