| Pension Plan
Benefits of Plans by type of plan, 1975-1993 (amounts in millions) |
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| Year | Total Plans | Single Employer Plans1/ | Multiemployer Plans2/ | ||||||
| Total | Defined Benefit | Defined Contribution | Total | Defined Benefit | Defined Contribution | Total | Defined Benefit | Defined Contribution | |
| 1975 | $19,065 | $12,903 | $6,161 | $16,559 | $10,457 | $6,102 | $2,505 | $2,446 | $60 |
| 1976 | 20,980 | 13,994 | 6,986 | 18,008 | 11,101 | 6,907 | 2,972 | 2,893 | 79 |
| 1977 | 22,950 | 15,249 | 7,702 | 19,957 | 12,353 | 7,604 | 2,993 | 2,896 | 98 |
| 1978 | 26,516 | 17,661 | 8,855 | 23,333 | 14,485 | 8,748 | 3,283 | 3,176 | 108 |
| 1979 | 28,680 | 18,688 | 9,991 | 25,272 | 15,386 | 9,886 | 3,408 | 3,302 | 106 |
| 1980 | 35,280 | 22,148 | 13,132 | 31,485 | 18,524 | 12,961 | 3,795 | 3,624 | 171 |
| 1981 | 44,753 | 27,334 | 17,420 | 40,281 | 22,987 | 17,294 | 4,473 | 4,347 | 125 |
| 1982 | 55,307 | 33,875 | 21,432 | 50,219 | 28,957 | 21,263 | 5,088 | 4,918 | 170 |
| 1983 | 65,333 | 36,976 | 28,357 | 59,547 | 31,507 | 28,040 | 5,786 | 5,469 | 317 |
| 1984 | 79,086 | 46,513 | 32,573 | 72,510 | 40,269 | 32,241 | 6,576 | 6,244 | 332 |
| 1985 | 101,898 | 54,466 | 47,432 | 94,792 | 47,801 | 46,991 | 7,106 | 6,665 | 441 |
| 1986 | 130,483 | 67,974 | 62,509 | 122,613 | 60,612 | 62,000 | 7,870 | 7,361 | 579 |
| 1987 | 122,254 | 66,241 | 56,013 | 113,834 | 58,345 | 55,489 | 8,420 | 7,896 | 524 |
| 1988 | 118,645 | 60,450 | 58,195 | 109,446 | 51,910 | 57,535 | 9,200 | 8,540 | 660 |
| 1989 | 132,049 | 66,707 | 65,342 | 121,750 | 57,236 | 64,514 | 10,299 | 9,471 | 828 |
| 1990 | 129,405 | 66,363 | 63,042 | 118,227 | 56,079 | 62,147 | 11,178 | 10,284 | 894 |
| 1991 | 135,552 | 71,503 | 64,048 | 123,986 | 61,081 | 62,904 | 11,566 | 10,422 | 1,144 |
| 1992 | 152,441 | 77,853 | 74,588 | 139,247 | 66,287 | 72,960 | 13,194 | 11,566 | 1,628 |
| 1993 | 156,305 | 79,093 | 77,212 | 142,471 | 66,847 | 75,625 | 13,834 | 12,246 | 1,587 |
1/Amounts shown include both benefits paid directly from trust and premium payments made by plans to insurance carriers. Amounts exclude benefits made directly by insurance carriers.
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 1975-1993 plan years.