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TABLE C5

Uses of Lump Sum Payment: Percent Distribution of Private Pension Plan Lump Sum Recipients Ages 40 and Over
by age at receipt
Uses of Lump Sum Distributions Number of Recipients
(in thousands)
Percent
Age When Received
Total 30-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65 or Older Don't Know or No Response

TOTAL                                 

               9,102

          100

        100

        100

        100

        100

        100

                 100
Retirement savings1/ 2,323 26 25 32 34 34 27 9
Put into business, house, or paid debts 1,456 16 20 12 7 8 8 21
Other savings or investments2/ 1,246 14 11 13 16 23 21 12
Spent3/ 1,818 20 23 17 15 9 15 29
Other or no response 732 8 7 9 5 5 7 18
Multiple uses 1,525 17 15 17 24 21 21 11

1/ IRA, plan with new employer, or other retirement program.

2/ Savings account, other financial instruments, other savings or investments.

3/ Purchased consumer products, paid medical, educational, or general expenses, and other expenditures.

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

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