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| Distribution of Retirees
Who Did Not Continue Employer Provided Coverage by reason for discontinuation: comparison of 1988 and 1994 |
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| Reason for Discontinuation | 1988 | 1994 | ||||
| Total1/ | Private Sector | Public Sector | Total | Private Sector | Public Sector | |
NUMBER OF RETIREES (in thousands) |
3,543 |
2,966 |
549 |
5,305 |
4,234 |
1,003 |
PERCENT |
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| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Eligibility period expired | 32 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
| Too expensive | 21 | 22 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Covered by another plan | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 23 |
| Did not want/need coverage | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Medicare coverage | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Had to be eligible for pension | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Age/service eligibility requirement not met | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Other | 19 | 19 | 14 | 29 | 31 | 22 |
| Don't know or no response | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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1/Total includes retirees of not determinable employment sector. SOURCE: Data for 1988 are tabulated from the Retiree Health Supplement to the August 1988 Current Population Survey. Data for 1994 are tabulated from the Retiree Pension and Health Supplement to the September 1994 Current Population Survey. |
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