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TABLE E5

Number of Participants in Pension Plans by type of plan, 1975-95 (numbers in thousands)
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	44,511	33,004	11,507	35,724	24,514	11,210	8,787	8,490	297
1976	47,679	34,207	13,472	39,072	25,927	13,145	8,607	8,280	327
1977	50,236	34,997	15,239	41,637	26,754	14,884	8,598	8,243	355
1978	52,371	36,103	16,268	43,665	27,762	15,903	8,707	8,341	365
1979	55,097	36,810	18,287	46,085	28,275	17,810	9,013	8,536	477
1980	57,903	37,979	19,924	48,910	29,555	19,354	8,993	8,423	570
1981	60,564	38,903	21,661	51,326	30,331	20,995	9,238	8,572	666
1982	63,243	38,633	24,610	54,105	30,289	23,816	9,138	8,343	794
1983	69,147	40,025	29,122	59,645	31,405	28,240	9,501	8,620	881
1984	73,895	40,980	32,915	64,244	32,329	31,915	9,651	8,651	1,000
1985	74,665	39,692	34,973	65,414	31,436	33,978	9,251	8,256	995
1986	76,672	39,989	36,682	67,069	31,676	35,392	9,603	8,313	1,290
1987	78,223	39,958	38,265	68,550	31,650	36,900	9,673	8,308	1,365
1988	77,685	40,722	36,963	67,734	32,386	35,348	9,951	8,336	1,615
1989	76,405	39,958	36,447	65,964	31,248	34,716	10,441	8,710	1,731
1990	76,924	38,832	38,091	67,003	30,522	36,481	9,921	8,311	1,611
1991	77,662	39,027	38,634	67,583	30,683	36,900	10,079	8,344	1,735
1992	81,914	39,531	42,383	71,783	31,395	40,388	10,131	8,136	1,995
1993	83,870	40,267	43,603	73,770	32,151	41,619	10,100	8,116	1,983
1994	85,117	40,338	44,778	74,940	32,197	42,743	10,177	8,142	2,035
1995	87,452	39,736	47,716	76,969	31,341	45,629	10,483	8,395	2,088

^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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