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TABLE B20

Selected Characteristics of Private Pension Plan Recipients Ages 65 and Over
by work status and type of benefit
Item In Labor Force Retired
Annuity and Lump Sum Annuity Only Lump Sum Only Annuity and Lump Sum Annuity Only Lump Sum Only

AGES 65 AND OLDER
Number of Recipients
(in thousands)
105 363        292 872 3,813       944
Men                             83 275 148 614 2,533 465
Women 22 89 143 258 1,280 480
Median Age at Initial Benefit Receipt
Annuity 63 62 - 62 62 -
Lump Sum 62 - 58 62 - 63
Pre-Retirement Earnings1/ (1994 dollars)
Mean 61,764 47,038 45,031 52,119 44,173 36,113
Median 58,129 35,442 35,100 43,368 34,194 26,000
Annuity Benefit Amount
Mean Annual Amount 9,367 10,434 - 10,861 7,840 -
Median Annual Amount 4,308 6,000 - 6,612 4,800 -
Lump Sum Amount (1994 dollars)
Mean Amount 41,619 - 36,115 41,776 - 34,965
Median Amount 17,217 - 13,559 19,723 - 16,463

1/For recipients of both an annuity and a lump sum, the pre-retirement earnings are for the year prior to the start of the annuity.

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

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