| Distribution of Participants by number of participants, 1996 (numbers in thousands) |
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| 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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