| Distribution of Assets by number of participants, 1996 (amounts in millions) | |||||||||
| 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 | $3,136,281 | $1,585,397 | $1,550,884 | $2,837,125 | $1,316,599 | $1,520,526 | $299,156 | $268,798 | $30,358 |
| None or not reported | 3,047 | 895 | 2,152 | 2,981 | 853 | 2,127 | 66 | 41 | 25 |
| 2-9 | 119,260 | 11,122 | 108,138 | 118,865 | 10,730 | 108,136 | 395 | 392 | 2 |
| 10-24 | 88,727 | 3,885 | 84,842 | 88,727 | 3,885 | 84,842 | - | - | - |
| 25-49 | 71,908 | 4,588 | 67,320 | 71,741 | 4,433 | 67,308 | 167 | 154 | 12 |
| 50-99 | 77,042 | 8,087 | 68,955 | 76,560 | 7,969 | 68,592 | 482 | 119 | 363 |
| 100-249 | 102,897 | 18,261 | 84,636 | 100,805 | 16,875 | 83,930 | 2,092 | 1,385 | 706 |
| 250-499 | 99,625 | 28,300 | 71,325 | 93,980 | 24,136 | 69,843 | 5,645 | 4,164 | 1,482 |
| 500-999 | 128,569 | 47,817 | 80,752 | 114,962 | 37,844 | 77,118 | 13,607 | 9,973 | 3,633 |
| 1,000-2,499 | 238,037 | 109,407 | 128,630 | 206,600 | 84,620 | 121,980 | 31,436 | 24,787 | 6,650 |
| 2,500-4,999 | 236,535 | 117,524 | 119,011 | 204,459 | 91,813 | 112,646 | 32,076 | 25,711 | 6,366 |
| 5,000-9,999 | 318,264 | 166,327 | 151,937 | 284,050 | 135,077 | 148,973 | 34,213 | 31,250 | 2,963 |
| 10,000-19,999 | 345,356 | 189,295 | 156,061 | 306,652 | 153,946 | 152,706 | 38,704 | 35,349 | 3,355 |
| 20,000-49,999 | 530,161 | 271,123 | 259,039 | 484,100 | 229,304 | 254,796 | 46,062 | 41,819 | 4,243 |
| 50,000 or more | 776,854 | 608,768 | 168,086 | 682,643 | 515,113 | 167,529 | 94,211 | 93,654 | 557 |
| 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 plan years beginning in 1996. |
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