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TABLE E3

Number of Pension Plans with 100 or More Participants by type of plan, 1975-95
Year	Total Plans			Single Employer Plans^1/			Multiemployer Plans^2/
Year	Total	Defined Benefit	Defined Contribution	Total	Defined Benefit	Defined Contribution	Total	Defined Benefit	Defined Contribution
1975	28,622	20,035	8,587	26,366	18,016	8,350	2,256	2,019	237
1976	30,125	20,560	9,565	27,906	18,615	9,291	2,219	1,945	274
1977	30,617	20,397	10,220	28,415	18,487	9,928	2,202	1,910	292
1978	34,333	22,933	11,400	32,042	20,915	11,127	2,290	2,018	273
1979	35,587	23,346	12,241	33,212	21,289	11,923	2,375	2,057	318
1980	37,855	24,505	13,350	35,402	22,424	12,978	2,453	2,081	372
1981	40,243	24,989	15,254	37,680	22,877	14,803	2,563	2,113	450
1982	42,198	25,398	16,800	39,518	23,271	16,247	2,680	2,127	553
1983	44,702	25,979	18,723	41,975	23,888	18,087	2,727	2,091	636
1984	45,491	25,103	20,388	42,763	23,033	19,731	2,728	2,070	657
1985	48,658	24,742	23,917	45,897	22,619	23,279	2,761	2,123	638
1986	50,958	24,474	26,484	48,139	22,426	25,713	2,818	2,047	771
1987	51,791	23,421	28,370	48,988	21,432	27,556	2,802	1,988	814
1988	54,397	22,805	31,593	51,530	20,870	30,661	2,867	1,935	932
1989	55,650	21,419	34,231	52,807	19,531	33,275	2,844	1,888	956
1990	53,164	19,242	33,922	50,556	17,521	33,035	2,608	1,721	887
1991	53,777	18,454	35,324	51,118	16,750	34,368	2,660	1,704	956
1992	58,053	18,738	39,315	55,302	17,019	38,283	2,751	1,719	1,032
1993	59,482	18,660	40,822	56,722	16,938	39,784	2,760	1,722	1,038
1994	61,638	18,100	43,538	58,851	16,421	42,430	2,787	1,679	1,108
1995	62,287	17,087	45,200	59,486	15,371	44,115	2,802	1,716	1,086

^1/ Includes single employer plans, plans of controlled groups of corporations, and multiple-employer noncollectively bargained plans.
^2/ Includes multiemployer plans and multiple-employer collectively bargained plans.

SOURCE: Form 5500 series reports filed with the Internal Revenue Service for 1975-95 plan years.

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