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TABLE B4

Distribution of Participants
by number of participants, 1996
(numbers in thousands)
Number of Participants Total Plans Single Employer Plans 1/ Multiemployer Plans 2/
Total Defined
Benefit
Defined
Contribution
Total Defined
Benefit
Defined
Contribution
Total Defined
Benefit
Defined
Contribution
TOTAL 91,716 41,111 50,605 80,841 32,467 48,374 10,876 8,644 2,231
2-9 1,375 96 1,280 1,375 95 1,280 3/ 3/ 3/
10-24 2,211 130 2,081 2,211 130 2,081 - - -
25-49 2,685 182 2,503 2,681 180 2,501 3 2 2
50-99 3,301 386 2,914 3,284 384 2,900 17 3 14
100-249 4,933 879 4,055 4,865 841 4,023 69 37 31
250-499 4,816 1,262 3,555 4,627 1,155 3,472 189 106 83
500-999 5,685 1,940 3,745 5,251 1,687 3,565 433 253 180
1,000-2,499 9,491 3,977 5,515 8,438 3,328 5,110 1,053 648 405
2,500-4,999 8,342 3,811 4,531 7,314 3,161 4,152 1,028 650 378
5,000-9,999 9,379 4,669 4,709 8,222 3,801 4,420 1,157 868 289
10,000-19,999 9,543 4,802 4,741 8,307 3,813 4,494 1,236 989 247
20,000-49,999 12,237 6,479 5,759 10,535 5,098 5,437 1,702 1,381 321
50,000 or more 17,719 12,500 5,219 13,732 8,793 4,939 3,987 3,706 280

1/ Includes singte employer plans, plans of controlled groups of corporations and multiple-employer noncollectively bargained plans.
2/ Includes multiemployer plans and multiple-employer collectively bargained plans.
3/ Less than 500.
SOURCE: Form 5500 series reports filed with the Internal Revenue Service for plan years beginning in 1996.

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