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TABLE D2

Number of Private Pension Annuity Recipients and Average Annual Pension Benefit by selected economic characteristics (recipients in thousands)
Item	Total			Men			Women
Item	Number of Pension Recipients	Median Benefit Amount	Mean Benefit Amount	Number of Pension Recipients	Median Benefit Amount	Mean Benefit Amount	Number of Pension Recipients	Median Benefit Amount	Mean Benefit Amount
TOTAL	7,194	$6,000	$9,714	4,945	$7,800	$11,784	2,249	$3,000	$5,230
YEAR OF INITIAL BENEFIT RECEIPT
Prior to 1975	521	3,492	5,805	363	3,744	6,808	158	1,416	3,092
1975-79	805	4,080	7,756	558	5,580	9,992	247	1,764	2,896
1980-84	1,451	5,100	7,836	1,002	6,756	9,337	449	3,036	4,824
1985-89	1,955	6,720	9,759	1,375	9,072	11,478	580	3,060	5,528
1990-92	1,374	8,100	12,865	899	10,800	16,350	475	4,212	6,584
1993-94^1/	791	8,760	12,781	548	9,780	15,568	243	4,800	6,820
Don't know or no response	297	3,468	7,112	199	4,800	9,603	98	588	1,108
PRE-RETIREMENT ANNUAL EARNINGS (IN 1994 DOLLARS)
Under $10,000	103	1,308	2,760	22	2/	2/	81	1,116	1,930
10,000-14,999	159	1,608	2,926	42	2/	2/	116	1,440	2,523
15,000-19,999	312	2,616	3,914	104	3,240	5,380	209	2,040	3,156
20,000-24,999	370	3,000	5,411	162	3,828	7,133	208	2,400	4,088
25,000-29,999	391	4,800	7,740	231	5,304	8,416	160	4,224	6,746
30,000-39,999	813	7,800	9,670	583	8,400	10,235	230	6,612	8,243
40,000-49,999	553	8,400	10,767	479	8,400	10,966	74	2/	2/
50,000 or more	1,250	12,000	17,062	1,100	12,984	18,106	151	7,032	9,506
Don't know or no response	3,243	4,488	7,746	2,223	5,760	9,454	1,020	2,088	4,204
SIZE OF FIRM
Less than 25	289	3,900	5,953	193	4,800	6,970	96	2,820	3,938
25-99	362	3,600	7,499	227	4,680	9,835	135	1,584	3,285
100-249	459	2,880	5,542	285	4,800	6,725	173	1,380	3,709
250-499	388	3,780	7,525	255	4,752	9,555	133	2,688	3,810
500-999	422	3,600	8,189	277	6,000	10,392	145	1,704	3,443
1,000 or more	4,828	7,200	11,001	3,420	9,288	13,010	1,408	4,032	6,211
Don't know or no response	448	3,600	6,730	289	6,000	9,356	159	1,308	2,764
AGE OF INITIAL BENEFIT RECEIPT
30-49	290	8,400	9,260	207	9,780	10,564	83	3,768	6,699
50-54	410	10,200	14,144	299	12,000	15,651	110	8,100	8,907
55-59	1,486	7,200	10,967	1,047	9,600	13,241	440	3,636	5,958
60-64	2,841	6,000	10,186	1,987	8,004	12,504	854	3,228	4,890
65 and older	1,847	4,320	7,208	1,191	6,000	8,639	655	2,340	4,633
Don't know or no response	321	3,132	6,658	214	4,800	8,680	107	588	1,097
LENGTH OF SERVICE
Less than 10	403	1,476	6,108	207	2,124	8,911	196	924	3,237
10-14	703	2,400	5,319	395	2,880	6,916	308	1,848	3,340
15-19	843	3,180	5,484	451	4,500	7,200	392	2,400	3,537
20-24	1,069	4,800	7,544	624	6,000	9,298	445	3,600	5,146
25 or more	3,829	9,120	12,758	3,037	9,876	14,062	791	5,496	7,712
Don't know or no response	347	2,424	5,043	231	3,960	6,660	116	1,200	2,118
TYPE OF PLAN
Defined benefit	4,748	6,300	10,204	3,358	8,316	12,066	1,389	3,300	5,624
Defined contribution	1,612	4,800	8,851	1,033	7,140	11,454	579	2,640	4,618
Don't know or no response	835	4,800	8,198	554	5,400	10,313	281	2,688	4,457

^1/ Excludes persons retiring during the last 3-4 months of 1994.

^2/ Not computed where base is less than 75,000.

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

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