| Distribution of Active Participants by type of plan, 1996 1/ (numbers in thousands) |
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| Type of Plan | Total Plans | Single Employer Plans 2/ | Multiemployer Plans 3/ |
| TOTAL | 67,888 | 61,417 | 6,470 |
| Defined benefit | 23,262 | 18,681 | 4,581 |
| Defined contribution | 44,625 | 42,736 | 1,889 |
| Profit sharing and thrift-savings | 35,256 | 34,961 | 295 |
| Stock bonus | 3,041 | 3,041 | - |
| Target benefit | 132 | 128 | 3 |
| Money purchase | 4,131 | 2,706 | 1,425 |
| Annuity-403(b)(1) | 108 | 95 | 13 |
| Custodial account-403(b)7 | 12 | 12 | - |
| IRAs or annuities (Code 408) | 25 | 21 | 3 |
| Other defined contribution | 1,919 | 1,771 | 148 |
| 1/ Active participants include any workers currently in employment covered by a plan and who are earning or retaining credited service under a plan. Active participants also include any nonvested former employees who have not yet incurred a break in service. |
| 2/ Includes single employer plans, plans of controlled groups of corporations, and multiple-employer noncollectively bargained plans. |
| 3/ Includes multiemployer plans and multiple-employer collectively bargained plans. |
| SOURCE: Form 5500 series reports filed with the Internal Revenue Service for plan years beginning in 1996. |
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