| Distribution of Assets by asset size, 1996 (amounts in millions) |
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| Amount of Assets |
Total Plans | Single Employer Plans 1/ | Multiemployer Plans 2/ | ||||||
| Total | Defined Benefit |
Defined Contribution |
Total | Defined Benefit |
Defined Contribution |
Total | Defined |
Defined Contribution |
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| 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 |
| 1-24K | 485 | 5 | 480 | 484 | 4 | 480 | 1 | 1 | 3/ |
| 25-49K | 1,296 | 32 | 1,264 | 1,296 | 32 | 1,264 | 3/ | 3/ | 3/ |
| 50-99K | 4,282 | 153 | 4,129 | 4,278 | 152 | 4,126 | 4 | 3/ | 4 |
| 100-249K | 20,574 | 1,104 | 19,470 | 20,569 | 1,103 | 19,466 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 250-499K | 40,530 | 2,678 | 37,852 | 40,506 | 2,674 | 37,832 | 24 | 4 | 20 |
| 500-999K | 72,147 | 6,113 | 66,034 | 72,053 | 6,085 | 65,968 | 94 | 29 | 66 |
| 1-2.4M | 130,725 | 13,951 | 116,774 | 130,377 | 13,843 | 116,534 | 348 | 108 | 241 |
| 2.5-4.9M | 105,722 | 14,538 | 91,184 | 104,229 | 14,029 | 90,200 | 1,493 | 509 | 984 |
| 5-9.9M | 101,750 | 19,993 | 81,757 | 98,837 | 18,400 | 80,437 | 2,913 | 1,594 | 1,319 |
| 10-24.9M | 152,578 | 47,418 | 105,160 | 142,388 | 40,863 | 101,525 | 10,190 | 6,555 | 3,634 |
| 25-49.9M | 142,132 | 57,465 | 84,667 | 127,506 | 47,327 | 80,179 | 14,626 | 10,138 | 4,488 |
| 50-74.9M | 93,583 | 45,874 | 47,709 | 81,203 | 36,161 | 45,042 | 12,380 | 9,713 | 2,667 |
| 75-99.9M | 76,300 | 36,060 | 40,239 | 65,432 | 27,658 | 37,773 | 10,868 | 8,402 | 2,466 |
| 100-149.9M | 112,011 | 51,039 | 60,971 | 96,103 | 38,529 | 57,574 | 15,908 | 12,510 | 3,398 |
| 150-199.9M | 91,122 | 46,819 | 44,303 | 76,487 | 34,837 | 41,651 | 14,635 | 11,983 | 2,652 |
| 200-249.9M | 66,958 | 36,434 | 30,523 | 57,678 | 28,023 | 29,655 | 9,280 | 8,411 | 869 |
| 250-499.9M | 257,741 | 134,427 | 123,313 | 220,569 | 101,289 | 119,280 | 37,172 | 33,138 | 4,033 |
| 500-999.9M | 302,103 | 172,232 | 129,870 | 261,430 | 135,073 | 126,357 | 40,673 | 37,160 | 3,513 |
| 1-2.49B | 446,559 | 247,205 | 199,354 | 401,852 | 202,498 | 199,354 | 44,707 | 44,707 | - |
| 2.5B or more | 917,685 | 651,855 | 265,830 | 833,849 | 568,019 | 265,830 | 83,836 | 83,836 | - |
| 1/ Includes single employer plans, plans of controlled groups of corporatiions, and multiple-employer noncollectively bargained plans. |
| 2/ Includes multiemployer plans and multiple-employer collectively bargained plans. |
| 3/ Less than $500,000. |
| NOTE: Excludes plans covering only one participant. The letters K, M, and B denote thousands, millions, and billions, respectively. |
| SOURCE: Form 5500 series reports filed with the Internal Revenue Service for plan years beginning in 1996. |
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