PBGC-Insured Participants by Participant Status (1980-2002)
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 50 percent in 2002.
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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 2004.
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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