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Pension Plan Assets by type of plan, 1978-1997 1/ (amounts in millions) |
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| Total | Defined Benefit |
Defined Contribution |
Total | Defined Benefit |
Defined Contribution |
Total | Defined Benefit |
Defined Contribution |
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| 1978 | $377,195 | $272,684 | $104,511 | $343,183 | $239,884 | $103,299 | $34,012 | $32,800 | $1,211 |
| 1979 | 445,430 | 319,595 | 125,835 | 404,724 | 280,326 | 124,398 | 40,706 | 39,269 | 1,437 |
| 1980 | 563,551 | 401,455 | 162,096 | 514,583 | 353,967 | 160,616 | 48,968 | 47,488 | 1,480 |
| 1981 | 628,916 | 444,376 | 184,540 | 572,101 | 389,846 | 182,615 | 56,814 | 54,890 | 1,924 |
| 1982 | 788,987 | 553,419 | 235,567 | 716,281 | 483,536 | 232,744 | 72,706 | 69,883 | 2,823 |
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| 1983 | 923,470 | 642,359 | 281,111 | 843,693 | 566,369 | 277,323 | 79,777 | 75,990 | 3,788 |
| 1984 | 1,044,592 | 700,669 | 343,922 | 947,373 | 608,703 | 338,670 | 97,212 | 91,966 | 5,246 |
| 1985 | 1,252,739 | 826,117 | 426,622 | 1,136,417 | 716,107 | 420,310 | 116,322 | 110,010 | 6,312 |
| 1986 | 1,382,910 | 895,073 | 487,837 | 1,251,034 | 772,205 | 478,830 | 131,876 | 122,868 | 9,008 |
| 1987 | 1,402,488 | 877,269 | 525,219 | 1,266,694 | 751,475 | 515,219 | 135,794 | 125,794 | 10,000 |
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| 1988 | 1,503,635 | 911,982 | 591,653 | 1,351,845 | 772,381 | 579,464 | 151,790 | 139,601 | 12,189 |
| 1989 | 1,675,597 | 987,971 | 687,626 | 1,505,319 | 832,148 | 673,171 | 170,278 | 155,822 | 14,455 |
| 1990 | 1,674,139 | 961,904 | 712,236 | 1,496,300 | 798,167 | 698,133 | 177,839 | 163,737 | 14,102 |
| 1991 | 1,936,271 | 1,101,987 | 834,284 | 1,743,190 | 926,424 | 816,766 | 193,080 | 175,562 | 17,518 |
| 1992 | 2,094,087 | 1,146,798 | 947,289 | 1,879,033 | 955,621 | 923,412 | 215,053 | 191,177 | 23,877 |
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| 1993 | 2,316,272 | 1,248,180 | 1,068,092 | 2,091,468 | 1,049,915 | 1,041,553 | 224,804 | 198,265 | 26,540 |
| 1994 | 2,298,556 | 1,210,856 | 1,087,700 | 2,070,804 | 1,010,275 | 1,060,529 | 227,752 | 200,581 | 27,171 |
| 1995 | 2,723,735 | 1,402,079 | 1,321,657 | 2,458,153 | 1,163,416 | 1,294,737 | 265,582 | 238,663 | 26,920 |
| 1996 | 3,136,281 | 1,585,397 | 1,550,884 | 2,837,125 | 1,316,599 | 1,520,526 | 299,156 | 268,798 | 30,358 |
| 1997 | 3,553,757 | 1,735,604 | 1,818,152 | 3,213,304 | 1,432,788 | 1,780,516 | 340,452 | 302,816 | 37,636 |
| 1/ Asset amounts shown exclude funds held by life insurance companies under allocated group insurance contracts for payment of retirement benefits. These excluded funds make up roughly 10 to 15 percent of total private fund assets. |
| 2/ Includes single employer plans, plans of controlled groups of corporations, and multiple-employer noncollectively bargained plans. |
| 3/ Includes multiemployer plans and multiple-employer collectively bargained plans. |
| SOURCE: Form 5500 series reports filed with the Internal Revenue Service for 1978-97 plan years. |
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