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TABLE E1

Distribution of Retirees Ages 55 and Over
by former and current coverage status under an employer provided health plan
Employment Sector 1/ and Gender Number of Retirees2/
(in thousands)		 Percent with Employer Provided Health Coverage at Time of Retirement Percent who Continued Employer Provided Health Coverage After Retirement Percent Currently Covered Under Employer Provided Health Plan Percent with Employer Provided Health Coverage that can be Continued for Life

AGE 55 OR OLDER
Total
Total                23,437                          65                          42                          34                            30
Private sector 17,405 60 35 27 24
Public sector 5,610 80 62 54 49
Sector not determinable 421 76 60 55 51
Men
Total 11,587 75 54 45 39
Private sector 8,607 71 48 38 33
Public sector 2,734 88 73 64 57
Sector not determinable 246 81 64 57 54
Women
Total 11,850 55 31 24 21
Private sector 8,798 49 23 17 14
Public sector 2,876 73 52 45 41
Sector not determinable 175 70 56 53 48

AGE 55 - 64
Total
Total 5,603 68 45 37 25
Private sector 4,129 63 38 30 19
Public sector 1,386 84 64 55 41
Sector not determinable 89 78 63 57 45
Men
Total 2,723 78 59 51 34
Private sector 1,934 74 52 44 29
Public sector 732 90 76 68 49
Sector not determinable 57 84 63 55 42
Women
Total 2,881 58 31 23 15
Private sector 2,195 53 25 18 10
Public sector 654 77 50 41 32
Sector not determinable 31 67 63 63 49

AGE 65 OR OLDER
Total
Total 17,833 64 41 33 32
Private sector 13,276 59 35 26 25
Public sector 4,224 79 61 54 52
Sector not determinable 333 76 60 55 53
Men
Total 8,864 75 53 43 41
Private sector 6,673 71 47 36 35
Public sector 2,002 87 71 62 60
Sector not determinable 189 81 64 58 57
Women
Total 8,969 54 30 24 23
Private sector 6,603 47 23 16 15
Public sector 2,222 72 52 46 44
Sector not determinable 144 70 54 51 47

1/The employment sector for retirees who receive both employer provided pension and health benefits is based on the employer providing pension benefits. Health benefits may or may not be provided by the same employer or by an employer in the same sector.

2/Retirees are defined as those who have withdrawn from the labor force and who formerly worked for the same employer for a period of five years or more or who receive pension benefits or health coverage based on their former employment.

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

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