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TABLE B2

Percent of Workers and Retirees Ages 40 and Over Who Are Receiving, Have Received, or Expect to Receive Pension Benefits Based on Former Employment
by age and current labor force status
(percent)
Age Total In Labor Force Retired1/
Total Private Sector2/ Public Sector3/ Employment Sector
Not Determinable

TOTAL
Total                      32             24             49 42 70 66
40-54 24 23 42 36 62 66
55-59 31 26 47 39 70 72
60-64 39 28 53 46 73 75
65-69 49 35 54 49 70 77
70-74 48 29 52 45 71 65
75-79 47 30 49 41 72 56
80 and older 40 21 41 34 66 53
55 and older 41 28 50 43 71 66
65 and older 47 32 50 43 70 64

MEN
Total 36 27 58 53 74 74
40-54 25 24 44 37 63 84
55-59 36 32 54 46 75 80
60-64 46 34 63 58 75 88
65-69 58 43 65 61 73 87
70-74 56 35 61 56 76 71
75-79 56 30 59 53 78 69
80 and older 49 26 51 45 73 52
55 and older 49 34 60 55 75 74
65 and older 55 38 60 55 75 71

WOMEN
Total 28 21 41 33 66 54
40-54 23 22 40 35 61 51
55-59 25 19 40 33 66 52
60-64 31 20 44 35 72 55
65-69 38 25 44 36 67 61
70-74 39 20 42 34 67 56
75-79 39 28 39 29 67 47
80 and older 32 15 33 23 61 54
55 and older 33 21 41 32 66 54
65 and older 37 23 40 31 66 55

1/Retirees are defined as persons who have withdrawn from the labor force and who formerly worked for the same employer for a period of five years or more or who have received, currently receive, or expect to receive pension benefits based on former employment.

2/Job with pension coverage or longest job was in private sector.

3/Job with pension coverage or longest job was in public sector.

SOURCE: Retiree Pension and Health Benefits Supplement to the September 1994 Current Population Survey.

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