Table S-41 Funding of Underfunded PBGC-Insured Plans (1980-2001) Single-Employer Program

Beginning of Year Assets (in millions) Liabilities* (in millions) Underfunding (in millions) Funding Ratio PBGC Rate
1980 $53,840 $73,996 $20,156 73% 8.50%
1985 28,722 39,904 11,182 72% 9.75%
1986 41,780 56,499 14,719 74% 8.50%
1987 62,942 83,634 20,692 75% 7.50%
1988 68,920 91,261 22,341 76% 8.25%
1989 99,682 126,022 26,340 79% 7.75%
1990 95,068 130,758 35,689 73% 7.25%
1991 147,301 181,786 34,485 81% 7.25%
1992 172,372 219,900 47,528 78% 6.25%
1993 215,695 275,317 59,622 78% 6.40%
1994 308,516 384,085 75,569 80% 5.65%
1995 218,493 255,771 37,278 85% 7.15%
1996 493,597 576,668 83,071 86% 5.30%
1997 353,823 401,729 47,906 88% 5.80%
1998 358,514 407,756 49,242 88% 5.40%
1999 413,446 467,683 54,237 88% 5.30%
2000 63,218 69,784 6,566 91% 7.00%
2001 277,543 310,899 33,356 89% 6.40%
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.
Estimates for 2000 reported last year have been updated.
Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up across columns.
* Vested liabilities have been adjusted to the PBGC rate that, along with an assumed mortality table, reflects the cost to purchase an annuity at the beginning of the relevant year.
The assumed mortality table was UP-84 for 1980-1992 and GAM-83 for 1993-2001.

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