Share of full-time private-sector employees participating in various retirement plans, 1989–2010

Year Any Defined-contribution plan Defined-benefit plan
1989– 1990 62% 40% 42%
1990– 1991 60% 39% 39%
1991– 1992 61% 40% 39%
1993– 1994 58% 40% 33%
1994– 1995 60% 44% 33%
1995– 1996 61% 46% 32%
1996– 1997 62% 47% 32%
1999 56% 42% 25%
2000 55% 42% 22%
2003 58% 48% 24%
2005 60% 50% 25%
2006 60% 51% 23%
2007 60% 50% 23%
2008 60% 51% 24%
2009 61% 51% 24%
2010 59% 50% 22%

Note: The defined-contribution and defined-benefit lines also include employees who have both types of plans.

Source: Authors' estimates based on Wiatrowski (2011), Chart 1

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