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TABLE D3

Number of Private Pension Annuity Recipients and Average Annual Pension Benefit
by industry, occupation, and collective bargaining status
(recipients in thousands)
Item Total Men Women
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

INDUSTRY
Mining 161 6,000 8,054 145 6,000 8,245 16 1/ 1/
Construction 420 7,620 11,913 410 7,620 12,021 10 1/ 1/
Manufacturing:
  Durable goods 2,231 6,000 9,446 1,723 7,200 10,764 508 3,360 4,779
  Nondurable   goods 1,148 3,636 7,658 746 6,000 9,866 402 1,560 3,938
Transportation 469 10,200 13,491 423 10,800 14,003 46 1/ 1/
Communications and public utilities 595 12,000 13,622 388 12,780 15,799 207 8,400 9,779
Trade:
  Wholesale 257 6,000 12,459 200 6,300 14,395 57 1/ 1/
  Retail 709 3,240 7,548 332 4,860 11,299 377 2,064 4,302
Finance, insurance, and real estate 219 5,400 12,031 122 9,600 15,446 98 4,620 8,498
Services 871 4,500 8,260 371 7,800 13,291 500 3,000 4,773
Other or don't know 113 4,488 10,719 85 4,800 12,257 29 1/ 1/

OCCUPATION
White-collar workers:
Executive, administrative, and managerial 1,004 10,800 16,481 788 12,000 18,300 216 6,336 9,639
Professional specialty 774 10,392 13,439 561 12,000 15,689 213 4,800 7,500
Technicians and related support 188 10,200 13,383 141 13,200 16,863 47 1/ 1/
Sales 477 4,800 9,102 299 7,524 12,093 177 3,240 4,419
Administrative support, including clerical 1,063 4,308 7,307 302 6,720 11,788 761 3,420 5,450
Blue-collar workers:
Precision production, craft and repair 1,500 6,480 9,744 1,363 6,720 9,953 137 3,600 7,191
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors 1,008 3,600 4,969 582 4,932 6,499 426 1,368 3,004
Transportation and material moving 431 7,452 10,068 427 7,620 10,169 4 1/ 1/
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers 263 5,700 7,101 216 6,096 8,013 47 1/ 1/
Service 342 3,000 5,452 162 6,000 8,222 180 2,400 3,232
Other or don't know 146 3,816 8,611 104 7,140 11,589 42 1/ 1/

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING STATUS
Covered by union contract 3,373 6,000 9,272 2,589 7,140 10,399 784 3,576 5,513
Not covered by union contract 3,747 5,736 10,140 2,292 8,868 13,490 1,455 2,964 5,090
Don't know or no response 74 1/ 1/ 64 1/ 1/ 10 1/ 1/

1/ 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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