PBGC-Insured Participants by Participant Status (1980-2001)
Single-Employer Program
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Although the total number of participants that PBGC covers has grown,
the percentage of these participants that are active workers fell from 78
percent in 1980 to 51 percent in 2001.
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The greatest participant growth since 1980 has occurred among separated
vested participants.
Reference Table S-32 of the PBGC Pension Insurance
Data Book 2003.
Source: Internal Revenue Service Form 5500 Series filings for single-employer
plans.
Data for plan years prior to 1999 include only plans with 100 or more participants.
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