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TABLE E5

Distribution of Private Sector Retirees Ages 55 and Over by former and current coverage status under an employer provided health plan and selected demographic characteristics
Item	Number of Retirees (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
TOTAL	17,405	60	35	27	24
Men	8,607	71	48	38	33
Women	8,798	49	23	17	14
RACE
White	15,737	61	37	28	24
Black	1,403	49	22	17	15
All other races	265	49	22	16	14
EDUCATION
Less than 12 full years	6,315	52	26	19	16
High school graduate	6,247	62	38	29	25
Some college-no bachelor's degree	3,109	67	41	33	29
Bachelor's degree	1,228	70	48	38	33
Master's degree or higher	506	75	55	50	43
AGE
55-59	1,473	61	31	24	15
60-64	2,656	64	42	34	21
65-69	3,920	64	40	29	27
70-74	3,730	62	37	28	26
75-79	2,786	57	32	25	24
80 and older	2,841	51	28	21	20
AGE AT RETIREMENT
40-54	3,314	49	20	12	11
55-59	2,975	65	44	35	29
60-64	5,132	70	47	36	32
65-69	2,430	65	33	26	25
70 or older	905	48	21	16	14
Don't know or not available	2,650	49	29	25	20

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