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TABLE B1

Distribution of Pension Plans by number of participants, 1996
Number of Participants	Total Plans			Single Employer Plans ^1/			Multiemployer Plans ^2/
Number of Participants	Total	Defined Benefit	Defined Contribution	Total	Defined Benefit	Defined Contribution	Total	Defined Benefit	Defined Contribution
TOTAL	696,224	63,657	632,566	692,957	61,790	631,167	3,267	1,867	1,399
None or not reported	57,083	6,312	50,771	57,009	6,286	50,722	75	26	49
2-9	309,611	21,746	287,865	309,534	21,697	287,836	78	49	28
10-24	141,183	8,371	132,812	141,183	8,371	132,812	-	-	-
25-49	77,276	5,288	71,988	77,183	5,238	71,945	94	51	43
50-99	47,366	5,386	41,980	47,161	5,349	41,812	205	37	168
100-249	30,716	5,304	25,411	30,317	5,093	25,224	398	211	187
250-499	13,830	3,561	10,269	13,313	3,274	10,039	517	287	230
500-999	8,076	2,732	5,344	7,471	2,381	5,090	605	351	254
1,000-2,499	6,080	2,524	3,556	5,422	2,123	3,299	658	401	257
2,500-4,999	2,403	1,088	1,315	2,110	904	1,206	293	184	109
5,000-9,999	1,353	672	681	1,185	547	638	168	125	43
10,000-19,999	681	341	340	592	270	322	89	71	18
20,000-49,999	395	217	178	341	172	169	54	45	9
50,000 or more	170	114	56	137	85	52	33	29	4

^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.

NOTE: Excludes plans covering only one participant.

SOURCE: Form 5500 series reports filed with the Internal Revenue Service for plan years beginning in 1996.

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