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TABLE E10

Number of Active Participants in Pension Plans with 100 or More Participants *by type of plan, 1977-1996* (numbers in thousands)
Year	Total Plans			Single Employer Plans ^1/			Multiemployer Plans 2/
Year	Total	Defined Benefit	Defined Contribution	Total	Defined Benefit	Defined Contribution	Total	Defined Benefit	Defined Contribution
1977	37,774	26,223	11,551	30,807	19,586	11,221	6,966	6,637	329
1978	39,730	27,361	12,369	32,798	20,765	12,033	6,931	6,596	335
1979	41,826	27,779	14,027	34,712	21,125	13,586	7,115	6,675	440
1980	43,620	28,305	15,315	36,687	21,889	14,798	6,933	6,416	517
1981	44,830	28,125	16,704	37,839	21,749	16,090	6,991	6,376	615
a
1982	46,741	27,782	18,959	39,897	21,664	18,233	6,844	6,118	726
1983	51,428	28,104	23,324	44,546	22,025	22,520	6,882	6,078	804
1984	54,184	28,331	25,853	47,468	22,484	24,984	6,716	5,846	870
1985	55,041	27,145	27,896	48,564	21,591	26,973	6,476	5,553	923
1986	55,706	26,820	28,886	49,150	21,427	27,723	6,556	5,393	1,163
a
1987	55,599	26,760	28,838	49,067	21,504	27,563	6,531	5,256	1,275
1988	54,428	26,555	27,872	47,765	21,348	26,417	6,663	5,207	1,456
1989	53,262	26,004	27,258	46,278	20,595	25,683	6,983	5,409	1,574
1990	53,887	25,182	28,705	47,481	20,228	27,252	6,406	4,954	1,453
1991	53,334	24,633	28,701	46,881	19,726	27,155	6,453	4,907	1,546
a
1992	55,224	24,340	31,184	49,249	19,752	29,497	6,275	4,588	1,687
1993	56,019	24,192	31,827	49,887	19,739	30,148	6,132	4,453	1,679
1994	56,181	23,759	32,422	50,118	19,368	30,750	6,064	4,392	1,672
1995	57,201	22,724	34,477	50,916	18,202	32,714	6,285	4,523	1,762
1996	58,706	22,546	36,160	52,255	17,968	34,286	6,451	4,577	1,873

^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.

NOTE: The number of participants includes double counting of workers in more than one plan.

SOURCE: Form 5500 series reports filed with the Internal Revenue Service for 1977-96 plan years.

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