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| Distribution of Retirees
Ages 55 and Older by coverage status under employer provided pension1/ and health2/ plans |
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| Employment Sector and Gender | Number
of Retirees3/ (in thousands) |
Percent with Both Employer Provided Pension and Health Benefits4/ | Percent with Employer Provided Pension Benefits Only | Percent with Employer Provided Health Benefits Only |
| AGE 55 OR OLDER | ||||
| Total | ||||
| Total | 23,437 | 23 | 25 | 7 |
| Private sector | 17,405 | 18 | 24 | 6 |
| Public sector | 5,610 | 38 | 28 | 11 |
| Sector not determinable | 421 | 27 | 34 | 24 |
| Men | ||||
| Total | 11,587 | 31 | 27 | 9 |
| Private sector | 8,607 | 26 | 27 | 7 |
| Public sector | 2,734 | 45 | 28 | 12 |
| Sector not determinable | 246 | 32 | 36 | 22 |
| Women | ||||
| Total | 11,850 | 15 | 23 | 6 |
| Private sector | 8,798 | 9 | 20 | 4 |
| Public sector | 2,876 | 32 | 28 | 10 |
| Sector not determinable | 175 | 20 | 30 | 27 |
| AGE 65 OR OLDER | ||||
| Total | ||||
| Total | 17,833 | 24 | 24 | 8 |
| Private sector | 13,276 | 19 | 23 | 6 |
| Public sector | 4,224 | 41 | 27 | 11 |
| Sector not determinable | 333 | 28 | 34 | 25 |
| Men | ||||
| Total | 8,864 | 32 | 27 | 9 |
| Private sector | 6,673 | 27 | 27 | 8 |
| Public sector | 2,002 | 48 | 27 | 13 |
| Sector not determinable | 189 | 34 | 35 | 23 |
| Women | ||||
| Total | 8,969 | 16 | 22 | 6 |
| Private sector | 6,603 | 10 | 20 | 5 |
| Public sector | 2,222 | 34 | 27 | 10 |
| Sector not determinable | 144 | 19 | 32 | 28 |
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1/Includes retirees receiving pension annuities, retirees entitled to a vested pension benefit but not yet in pay status, and retirees who received a lump sum pension distribution either after age 54 or at an earlier age and rolled the distribution over into retirement savings. 2/Includes only retirees with health coverage that can be continued for life. 3/Retirees are defined as those who have withdrawn from the labor force and who formerly worked for the same employer for a period of five years or more or who receive pension benefits or health coverage based on their former employment. 4/The employment sector for retirees receiving both benefits is based on the employer providing pension benefits. Health benefits may or may not be provided by the same employer or by an employer in the same sector. SOURCE: Retiree Pension and
Health Benefits Supplement to the September 1994 Current Population Survey. |
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